When it comes to Schaft creek, smoke and mirrors are more likely than anything else. So there maybe more than a shred of truth to your theory. If environmental monitoring studies are underway, and if optimization is the final part of the EA permit submission then building roads etc could be feasible this year. Especially, since a potential EA needs to be approved before the Federal election. Look what happened to Teck's copper investments in S. America after the government's froze their operations. Based on this timeline, EA submission has to be submitted latest one year from now, for approval prior to Fall 2015 election date.