RIioTinto would know what JDR are sitting on.
For management to come out and say this in a public bulletin would carry weight, and management would have had possible correspondence with RioTinto before releasing such in my opinion.
JDR management are extremely conservative, so this type of reporting would indicate they know a lot more than we do.
Exciting times ahead for JDR holders. Given that this news from management came out today, I would expect a market sensitive announcement to be released to asx on this topic soon.
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