I'm sorry to see that Vette got pushed out. He may not have posted since Oct. 4, but that last post was a good one and not much has really happened publically since then. I believe he still stays closer to the action than most, just by picking up the phone and digging. Just because some don't post for a while, don't assume they're not still invested or following the story.

Some hubs are more active than others. One of the advantages of a hub leader is seeing all the posts. You can do just as much good by re-instating previously flagged posts in the interests of fairness as opposed to constantly flagging marginal posts. There are a lot of non-hub flaggers!

So as for CUU content, I'm still invested. I'll be more than happy if there is no significant 2014 drill program announced. I would think Teck has enough info to set the pit parameters and finalize the daily tonnage for the EA. And why wouldn't Teck want to flip our interest to a chosen partner to make a profit and share in the capex and risk going forward. It's up to Teck and Senor E to arrive at a fair price and Teck can afford to pay more because they have 75% at very low cost, and will make a profit on the flip anyway. Don't underestimate a safe jurisdiction and long term mine life with reasonable grading on 4 resources.

Can't say it's been a fun 4 years, but I've enjoyed most of it. And for Vette, well ... we lost a good one!