"Nothing is stopping us from selling our share of the project or the entire company, for that matter, to Newmont and that may give them some leverage in getting a better deal on the rest of the project share they seek."

edit: A Teck-rejected ROFO is the only way we can sell to Newmont just the project share (for any dollar amount more than the rejected ROFO price).

But a total company buy out would be the guaranteed way for Newmont to secure the 25%.