The clock has begun and this was confirmed in my phone call with Elmer. I expect the negotiations to be collaborative and consultative in nature. The opportunity for sygergies to be realized are signficant. Teck's vast resources + Copper's Fox intimate knowledge of Schaft Creek make for a winning combo.

Let's remember one key clue to the collegial relationship between TCK and CUU: it was Teck who put Elmer on the Liard Board.

SF