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THIS AGREEMENT made
as of the 30 th
Day of
March, 2007
BETWEEN:
Robert
Rosenblat
(hereinafter
referred to as the "Optionor") |
and
Element92
Resources Corp. a company
incorporated under the laws of Wyoming (hereinafter referred to as
the "Optionee")
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Optionor is the
legal and beneficial owner of certain mining claims; |
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Optionee wishes to
acquire an interest in said mining claims from Optionor on the
terms |
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and conditions
herein contained;
NOW THEREFORE
THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties
agree as follows:
l. THE
CLAIMS
1.1 This Agreement
shall cover those mining claims located in Huddersfield Township
and Clapham Township, in the Province of Quebec, Canada more
particularly described in Schedule A attached hereto (hereinafter
called the "Claims").
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY OPTIONOR |
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Optionor represents
and warrants to Optionee that: |
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(a) Optionor is the
legal and beneficial owner (subject to this Agreement) of a one
hundred percent (100%) interest in the Claims as they exist at the
date hereof and is the recorded owner of the Claims, free and clear
of any liens, charges, encumbrances, or surface rights restrictions
whatsoever, and the Optionor has not granted to any party other
than the Optionee any rights to or in respect of the Claims,
(whether by agreement or otherwise);
(b) Optionor is a
resident of Canada for the purposes of the Income Tax Act of
Canada;
(c) Optionor has
the full power and capacity to hold its legal and beneficial
interest in the Claims, to acquire and hold recorded title to the
Claims and to enter into and to carry out all the terms of this
Agreement;
(d) The Claims are
validly staked, located, duly recorded in the name of Optionor and
in good standing pursuant to all applicable Laws (as hereinafter
defined) and all taxes, rents, charges and assessments with respect
thereto have been paid in full as of the date hereof;
(e) To the best of
the Optionor' s knowledge there are no adverse claims or challenges
against, or to the ownership of, or title to, the Claims or
substances thereon, therein or therefrom nor to the knowledge of
Optionor, is there any basis therefor;
(f) All necessary
information and data (including, without limitation, all
geological, geophysical and assay results and maps) concerning the
Claims and prior exploration and development work carried out
thereon and within the Optionor's knowledge has been disclosed and
provided to Optionee;
(g) Optionor has no
information or knowledge of any facts pertaining to the Claims or
substances thereon, therein or therefrom not disclosed in writing
to Optionee which, if known to Optionee, might reasonably be
expected to deter Optionee from completing the transactions
contemplated hereby on the terms and conditions contained
herein;
(h) Optionor has
not directly or indirectly caused, permitted or allowed any
contaminants as defined in the Environmental Protection Act
pollutants, wastes or toxic substances (collectively
“Hazardous Substances”) to be released, discharged,
placed, escaped, leached or disposed of on, into, under or through
the lands (including watercourses, improvements thereon and
contents thereof) comprising the Claims or nearby areas and, so far
as Optionor is aware, no Hazardous Substances or underground
storage tanks are contained, harbored or otherwise present in or
upon such lands (including watercourses, improvements thereon and
contents thereof) or nearby areas;
(i) To the best of
the Optionor's knowledge at this time there are no obligations or
commitments for reclamation, closure or other environmental
corrective, clean-up or remediation action directly or indirectly
relating to the Claims;
(j) To the best of
the Optionor's knowledge there are no actions, suits,
investigations or proceedings before any court, arbitrator,
administrative agency or other tribunal or Governmental whether
current, pending or threatened, which directly or indirectly relate
to or affect the Claims (including the ownership and
existing or past
uses thereof and the compliance with Laws of the lands comprising
the Claims) nor is Optionor' aware of any facts which would lead
Optionor to suspect that the same might be initiated or
threatened;
(k) The activities
directly or indirectly in relation to the Claims and use of the
lands comprising the Claims by Optionor and, to the best of
Optionor's knowledge, by any other person have been in compliance
with all Laws and Optionor has not received any notice nor is
Optionor aware after reasonable inquiry of any sue breach or
violation having been alleged; and
(1) No
environmental audit, assessment, study or test has been conducted
in relation to the lands comprising the Claims by or on behalf of
Optionor nor is Optionor aware of any of the same having been
conducted by or on behalf of any other person (including any
governmental authority).
2.2 The
representations and warranties contained in this section 2 are
provided for the exclusive benefit of Optionee and shall survive
the execution of this Agreement for a period of two years or until
termination of the Option (as herein defined), whichever shall
first occur and Optionee shall be entitled to rely upon the same
notwithstanding any independent investigations Optionee may make or
could have made at any time, unless specifically waived by
Optionee. The breach of any representation, warranty or covenant
contained in this Agreement may be waived by Optionee, either in
whole or in part, at any time without prejudice to Optionee's
rights in respect of any other or continuing breach of the same or
any other representation, warranty or covenant. No waiver by
Optionee of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant
shall be binding unless in writing. Any waiver shall be limited to
the specific purpose for which it is glen.
2.3 For the
purposes of this Agreement, "Laws" means all federal, provincial,
territorial, municipal or local statutes, regulations and by-laws
applicable to the parties hereto or to the Claims or to any
activities thereon, including all orders, notices, roles,
decisions, guidelines, policies, directions, permits, approvals,
licenses and similar authorizations issued, rendered or imposed by
any level of government including any ministry, department or
administrative or regulatory agency or authority.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY OPTIONEE |
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Optionee represents
and warrants to Optionor that: |
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(a)
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Optionee is a
company duly incorporated under the laws of the State of
Wyoming. |
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(b)
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Optionee has the
full power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to carry
out all the terms hereof; and |
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(c)
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Optionee has full
power and capacity to hold its interest in the Claims, and to
acquire and hold recorded title to the claims. |
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GRANT OF
OPTION TO EARN INTEREST |
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| 4.1
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In consideration of
Optionee agreeing to: |
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pay to Optionor a
total of US$45,000 and in the amounts set forth in section
4.2(a); |
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issue to the
Optionor a total of 1,500,000 treasury shares of the Optionee in
installments at the times and in the amounts as set forth in
section 4.2(b );and |
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incur costs for
exploration and/or development work, including any remediation, on
or for the benefit of the Claims as provided herein (subject to
Section 4.5, ("Work Costs") of at least US$1,250 per claim in
unequal installments at the times and in the amounts set forth in
section 4.2(b), subject to the terms and conditions herein
contained. |
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Optionor hereby
grants to Optionee the sole, exclusive and irrevocable option to
acquire a one hundred percent (100%) interest in the Claims free
and clear of any liens, charges and encumbrances (the
"Option").
4.2 In order to
maintain its Option to acquire a one hundred percent (100%)
interest in the Claims, Optionee shall:
(a) make option
payments to Optionor in the following amounts at the following
times:
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US$10,000 on
signing of this Agreement; |
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US$15,000 or before
April 30, 2008; |
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US$20,000 or before
April 30, 2009 |
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(b) issue shares to
the Optionor in the following amounts at the following
times:
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500,000 common
shares on signing this agreement |
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| (ii)
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500,00 common
shares on or before April 30, 2008 |
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500,00 common
shares or before April 30, 2009 |
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(c) incur Work
Costs in the following amounts at the following times:
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a Minimum of
US$,1,250 per claim or before April 30, 2008; |
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a Minimum of
US$,1,500 per claim or before April 30, 2009 |
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Work Costs incurred
by any date in excess of the minimum required to be incurred by
such date to maintain Optionee 's interest hereunder shall carry
forward to the following period. If any of the minimum Work Costs
have not been incurred for the immediately preceding year, Optionee
may maintain its interest in the Claims by paying the deficiency in
cash to Optionor within 2 months of the close of the period in
which the deficiency occurred, and such payment shall be deemed to
be Work Costs incurred by Optionee for the purposes of this
Agreement.
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4.3 In addition to
and notwithstanding anything herein contained, the parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that if, subsequent to the date or dates on
or before which the Work Costs referred to in section 4.2(c) are
required to be either incurred by Optionee or paid by Optionee to
Optionor pursuant to section 4.2(c), it is determined upon
examination or audit, whether by Optionee or Optionor, that such
Work Costs have not been incurred or paid to Optionor, Optionee
shall not lose any of its rights hereunder and the Option shall not
terminate provided Optionee pays to Optionor 100% of such
deficiency in Work Costs:
(a) if Optionee
determines such deficiency, within thirty (30) days following such
determination; or
(b) if Optionor
determines such deficiency, within thirty (30) days following
notice to Optionee of such determination.
4.4 Notwithstanding
anything herein contained and in addition to any other rights
Optionee may have in this circumstance, in the event exploration
and development work in tended to be conducted on or for the
benefit of the Claims is mistakenly conducted outside the Claim
boundaries as a consequence of it being subsequently discovered or
determined by survey or otherwise that the Claim boundaries are not
located where the parties understood them to be on the date of this
Agreement, such exploration and development work shall constitute
Work Costs hereunder and Optionee shall suffer no forfeiture with
respect to any interest earned or to be earned
hereunder.
4.5 "Work Costs"
means all costs including all reasonable payments, expenses,
obligations and liabilities of whatsoever kind or nature made or
incurred, directly or indirectly, by Optionee which relate directly
to the exploration, evaluation, development and operation of the
Claims or any portion thereof including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, monies expended:
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to determine the
existence, location, extent or quality of a mineral resource on the
Property; |
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to carry out any
survey or do any geophysical, geochemical or geological work or
drilling, assaying, testing or bulk sampling on the
Claims; |
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to pay for taxes,
fees, charges, rentals |
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to pay the fees,
wages, salaries, traveling expenses and fringe benefits of persons
engaged in work in respect of or for the benefit of the Claims or
any portion thereof and in paying for the foo |
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