Much thanks for taking this on. If you hit the show at the right time, the Booth will give you all kinds of time to ask questions. I only hope it is Mike or possibly Elmer you can talk to, although it sounds like Elmer will be a busy lad.

Great questions so far. I would also like to know if the Company has in fact hired a Consultant to value the Company, is this a standard practice in the industry? Haven't really heard much of this before. I'm assuming Teck approved the Consultant selection? Who is the firm doing it? Are there any conditions tied to the process, or is it just to provide an outside opinion on the valuation range. Whose idea was it? I'm thinking Teck needs independent support that their shareholders can see to help justify the huge gap between current share prices and their proposed purchase price.

Secondly, when Teck makes its offer, what is the disclosure process? I'm assuming nothing will be accepted before all the shareholders can approve it, but I would like to see that the process allows for outside bids once the share price has been disclosed before there is a deal signed conditional on shareholder approval. I think there are many big players that want in and we really need a "bidding war". Most of us minority longs would gladly accept Sr. Ernesto's price, but what if the market is willing to pay significantly more than a friendly settlement with Teck? Just asking.

You've taken on a big job and we all look forward to your reporting of the results. It will give us solid info to chew on to get us through the next 6 weeks. Thank you very much.