{"id":1185518,"date":"2020-05-20T14:28:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T19:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1024439"},"modified":"2020-05-20T14:28:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T19:28:44","slug":"rio-tintos-kennecott-starts-drilling-at-frisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1185518","title":{"rendered":"Rio Tinto\u2019s Kennecott starts drilling at Frisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Tinto\u2019s (NYSE: RIO ASX: RIO) subsidiary Kennecott has kicked off an initial four-hole 2,000m drill program at Alderan Resources\u2019 Frisco copper\/gold\/silver project in Utah. <\/p>\n<div class='ad-slot' id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {    googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');    googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function (event) {        if (event.isEmpty) {            var id = event.slot.getSlotElementId();            var x = document.getElementById(id);            if(x == null) return;            if (x.parentElement.classList.contains('ad-slot')) {                x.parentElement.style.display = 'none';            }\t\t\t\t        }    });});<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Kennecott will spend an initial $6 million on exploration at the project area to gain a 55% interest in the project, it said.  <\/p>\n<p>Rio Tinto&#8217;s subsidiary will earn 70% of the project by completing three stages which will total $30 million exploration expenditure.   <\/p>\n<p>Alderan said in a <a href=\"http:\/\/alderanresources.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Rio-Tinto-subsidiary-Kennecott-commences-drilling-at-Frisco.pdf\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"release (opens in a new tab)\">release<\/a> that during the March 2020 quarter, Kennecott conducted field visits to assess ground conditions and determine logistics and safety requirements to support an initial drill program. <\/p>\n<p>Kennecott plans an initial diamond drill program to follow up 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