As an investor in ARU the worst thing ARU could do ( IMHO) is to sell the asset without putting it into another company. All the money they received would be taxable ( In Ecuador as well as Canada) ...at whatever the corporate rates are and there would be a lot less left over for distribution ( as dividends) and they would have to keep a lot of money to explore the rest of the property..

IMO this is not a smart alternative....

The best deal would be to sell the stock of a company that holds FDN whether you get stock or cash for it....