Yes, it was astronomical. Clearly the market has suffered. One could postulate that Falconbridge, as it then was, is better off as part of a company that has other mineral interests around the world than it would be if it were solely focused on nickel. Again, there's a silver lining in the cloud we see right now.
Xstrata would make the case that they're not in violation of their undertakings. Given the current economic meltdown in nickel markets worldwide, they believe they were entitled to do what they did. I had a discussion with them, as did my officials, to see what it would mean to them if I took a contrary position. As a result of those discussions, we were able to get further undertakings to the tune of a further investment in the Fraser Morgan project and the Fraser mine, as well as the Nickel Rim South mine, the big one. It was on their books, but they hadn't really committed to it.
Now we have about $290 million to $390 million worth of commitments, depending on how the research goes, on the Fraser mine. This will keep jobs going and perhaps expand jobs in the future. I believe this is the best deal, given the current state of nickel, that we could get for Sudbury. Again, we'd rather not have to have these discussions with Xstrata or anyone else, but the reality is that I was on the side of the workers and we've done the best we could for them under the circumstances.
