My gut told me that we are not hearing the whole story on the Rio Tinto / China issue (maybe I‘ve been hanging around here too long ;) I went hunting... here’s a great article I found that helps describe the very Powerful Interests in the metals industry. Of course, I realize that this comes as no revelation to this crowd. Rio Tinto Deal Reveals Some Interesting Faces In Finance By Phil Butler at Pamil Visions PR http://www.pamil-visions.net/rio-tinto-and-chinas-hunger-for-resources/213276/