IMO they would of walked away and let copper fox do there drilling as the season is well in. I dont think Teck's intention is to screw management over by dragging this out without letting them drill... this is a big indication to me that Teck is still very serious. I think we care more about the market conditions than they do. like everyone else that has mentioned on this board that Teck is securing land for the next 100 years. Lets say we fast forward 50 years into the future how much good land realisticly would there be on hand? near to none....