Came across a nice little article on Keevil in the Mining Hall of Fame. I'm sure he's up to speed on our little project. We'll see if Teck's new VP tries to play hardball, or perhaps everyone decides to play nice (e.g. CUU makes a large profit, and Teck who will take the risk to build the mine, have potential for an even larger profit).

If you don't remember who Keevil is from Vette's posts and some others, he has been at the helm of Teck for a very long time and owns a substantial portion of the co.

Excerpt:

"Keevil is a shrewd deal-maker with an uncanny ability to recognize emerging situations in their early stages, for example, the Northeast B.C. coal developments, the Hemlo gold camp, and Voisey’s Bay. In 1986 Teck surprised the corporate community by joining with Metallgesellschaft and MIM to buy a 31% interest in Cominco Limited. Eventually Teck bought out its partners. In 2001 it increased its interest to 100%, and Teck Cominco was born.

For decades, Norman Keevil has had the reputation of dealing fairly with prospectors and junior mining companies. His pursuit of win-win scenarios has made Teck the “Partner of Choice” for many of them."

http://mininghalloffame.ca/inductees/2004-2006/dr._norman_b._keevil1