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Tin tops Rio’s demand list for battery metals A research list, prepared by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, singles out old-fashioned tin as the metal tipped to be the most exposed to new technology from electric vehicles to robotics. Mining giant Rio Tinto Group also include vanadium, niobium, lithium, silver, zinc and salt as potential investment targets, according to head of Rio’s Ventures unit. The unit, set up to review incorporating materials outside of the miner’s existing portfolio, is assessing deals with the study providing “a guide to some areas where we at venture will be looking for opportunities and willing to invest”. “We are very much active. We are looking for those investments right now, and if we find one in a few months or so, then you’ll see us invest”.

reading this article and knowing that not only for the tin but the expansive areas of broken hill type mineralisation in huge quantities as well, one would think they, RIO would have to be spying a glancing eye at CSD at the least, total tin resource is around 75,000t from memory plus alluvial and they still have Jeanie river as well don't forget, mill in place, running, fully permitted tin mine ready to go.................. must have some value and definitely not what spii paid all those years ago $40mil,not including CSD assets, a lot has been improved since then, oh well not long now.......................................