After reading your recollections, this past post from 3/01/13, really hits home............

"The statement has been made that Teck will treat us fairly, as not to look bad to their peers and complicate future JV deals/partnership/backin agreements. BS. I don't believe a word of it. They are in business to make money and answer to their shareholders just as we are beholding to ES & EE. They are going to make the best deal possible to come out smelling like a rose. Teck does not care one iota about CUU stockholders. The cheaper they can buyout CUU the more they can make selling a % to another partner. ES doesn't want to go into the mining business, and EE is into making $$$$$$$. Teck is putting the SQUEEZE on ES. I sincerely hope we don't get the leftover table scraps. Elmer & Ernesto will not LOSE money. That I guarantee. I'm sure their SP ave's show that. The retail will be the ones trying to keep their heads above water IMHO."