Just speaking for ourselves, we currently have three different financial arrangements with the EDC. Two are specifically related to projects; one is a general environmental line of credit.
In terms of partnerships in other countries, we have joint venture arrangements with one other Canadian mining company in one of our mines. Also, in our Kupol mine in Russia, the autonomous government of the Chukotka region is a 25% equity holder in the project, and we own the other 75%.
As I said, we have a joint venture partner. It happens to be Barrick, at Round Mountain, which is a mine in Nevada in the United States.
Our concern for joint venturing under the bill with respect to the EDC issue or the financing issue generally is that when you enter into a joint venture partnership, the partners agree to take on certain financial responsibilities for the development and operation of the project. If one of our partners knew that we had exposure to EDC financing that was at risk, they would likely not be very happy about it. They would not be happy with the thought that there was a possibility that, halfway through the development of the $2 billion project, if something happens and we are found to be operating in a manner inconsistent with guidelines, the EDC is required to pull either its financing, its credit, or in some cases its political risk insurance.
That would cause tremendous complications for the partnership. We've now lost our financing. We could end up being sued by our partner, which would not be the case we'd want to be in. It would also make other mining companies look twice and look hard at Canadian mining companies as potential partners for joint venture developments.