nobody is going to loose money if they don't sell

That could happen but it is not necessarily true, you could have a positive return but loosing on purchasing power or missing out on other opportunities with a better return.... again, time is very important when calcualting results from investing.

Because of how far we are into the drill season without any plans gives me a strong indication that Teck will reward CUU with a fair price offer

Teck is on the other side of the negotiating table where they have the opposite interest from our side, while we are trying to get the best possible offer they are trying to pay us as little as possible. Time is on their side, we are selling this at the worst possible moment for selling huge projects. So forget about respects and rewards, they are looking for deals, it's all business, no emotions here, you better get ready for a low offer, whatever it is for you, and if we get more you will be happier.