From what I can see there is a deal already. We are setting up the final numbers by squeezing a few million extra out of the FS. We will provide area details and a few relevent holes based off the last years data. Then we hand them the FS and the clock begins. If we get time we will drill based off the Mira data. If Teck is ready they will offer right after the Mira data. Teck should have already seen cores and be waiting on the assays from the south and the discovery zone.
If we get an offer during a market collapse it would not reflect the moment. If there is a total global collapse and money gets wiped out then nothing will matter for at least 6 months to a year. Let's say the EU goes under. The countries would have to revive their printing presses and that takes a bit of time. Then would come the sorting out of who owes what. This would impact the USA and us but for a limited time. If the greenback went down the NAU would replace it over night. There'd still be some sorting to do. The domino effect would kick in. But after a year or so, it would get sorted.