AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.6

AGREEMENT

Dated:		September 16, 2004
Between:		Metropolitan Mines Corporation, Limited, an Idaho Corporation,		“Metropolitan”
		and
		Sterling Mining Company, an Idaho Corporation		“Sterling”

RECITALS:

1. Metropolitan is the owner of certain patented and unpatented mining claims in Shoshone County, Idaho, as more particularly set forth in Exhibit “1” attached hereto.

2. Sterling has leased the property and assets known as the Sunshine Mine from Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc. and American Reclamation, Inc. and various leases and agreements held by Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc. were assigned to Sterling in said Lease, including the agreements set forth herein.

3. Metropolitan and Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc (then known as Sunshine Mining Company) have for many years been parties to certain agreements concerning the Metropolitan patented and unpatented claims. Those Agreements are as follows:

a. Agreement dated January 6, 1941 - attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and by this reference incorporated herein.

b. Agreement dated January 11, 1941 - attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and by this reference incorporated herein.

c. Letter Modification dated December 23, 1944 - attached hereto as Exhibit “C” and by this reference incorporated herein.

d. Memorandum of Agreement dated August 17, 1945 - attached hereto as Exhibit “D” and by this reference incorporated herein.

Collectively the foregoing Agreements are referred to as the “Prior Agreements.”

4. Some uncertainty exists as to the status of the Prior Agreements and Sterling and Metropolitan desire to reinstate and reaffirm the Prior Agreements and enter into additional agreements for the purpose of exploring, developing and mining the Metropolitan property.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth and in consideration of the mutual benefits to accrue and expected to accrue to the parties hereto from this Agreement, the adequacy and sufficiency thereof is hereby acknowledge, the parties agree with each other as follows:

Section 1. Adoption of Recitals.

The recitals set forth above are adopted as part of the Agreement of the parties, and the facts set forth therein are acknowledged and agreed to be true, accurate and complete.

1.1 Specifically, Sterling and Metropolitan reaffirm and reinstate the Prior Agreements. All the terms and provisions set forth in said Prior Agreements shall be and remain in full force and effect, except as modified herein.

Section 2. Prior Agreements.

2.1 The Prior Agreements provide, among other things, the granting of right of ways, the right to search, explore, develop and mine Metropolitan’s property and remove rock and ore. The Prior Agreements also provided for ownership of ore within the Metropolitan property and further defined that ownership as follows:

2.1.1 Yankee Girl Vein—net proceeds from ore are to be divided sixteen percent (16%) to Metropolitan and eight four percent (84%) to Sunshine (now Sterling by virtue of the Sterling—Sunshine Lease.

2.1.1.1 The Yankee Girl Vein is defined as anything within two hundred feet (200’) north or south of the Yankee Girl Vein.

2.1.2 Everything south of the Yankee Girl Vein is divided fifty percent (50%) to Metropolitan and fifty percent (50%) to Sunshine (now Sterling—by virtue of the Sterling—Sunshine Lease).

2.2 Subsequent to execution of the Prior Agreements, Sunshine reportedly abandoned twenty-five (25) of the unpatented claims, the subject of the Prior Agreements. Sterling relocated said claims and renamed said claims prior to the execution of this Agreement. Sterling shall, as a part of this Agreement convey by appropriate instrument(s) the area previously located by the twenty five (25) unpatented claims set forth in Exhibit “2” to Metropolitan and said unpatented claims shall become a part of this Agreement and Prior Agreements as if the claims had never been abandoned and subsequently relocated by Sterling.

2.2.1 Sterling relocated the twenty five (25) abandoned claims utilizing names and physical locations which are different than those originally utilized by Metropolitan. Notwithstanding said differences, Sterling will use its best efforts to identify the previously abandoned area, convey the area and said unpatented claims shall be treated as the same claims named in the Prior Agreements.

2.2.1.1 If it is subsequently discovered that the claims relocated by Sterling cannot be accurately matched to the original names, the parties agree the claims set forth in Exhibit “2” shall, none the less, be treated as set forth in Section 2.2.

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2.2.1.2 If any open ground is discovered within the claim group set forth in Exhibit “2,” Sterling shall locate the same and said claim(s) shall be a part of this Agreement and conveyed to Metropolitan.

2.3 It is intended by Metropolitan that all of its patented and unpatented claims in Shoshone County, Idaho be included in this Agreement. Metropolitan owns a partial interest in the patented claims set forth in Exhibit “1,” Table 2.

Section 3. Ores not covered by Prior Agreements.

To the extent the Prior Agreements did not apply to all ores within the Metropolitan property, Metropolitan and Sterling hereby agree that any ores not so covered shall be treated in the same manner as set forth in the Prior Agreements, that is, divided fifty percent (50%) to Metropolitan and fifty percent (50%) to Sterling, subject to the provisions in the Prior Agreements for costs and charges.

3.1 Destroyer Group. Metropolitan and Sterling agree that the claim group previously owned by Metropolitan and known as the Destroyer Group shall also be a part of this Agreement. Those claims previously consisted of eleven (11) unpatented claims know as Izard, Conner, Burns, Bell, Wadleigh, Moffett, Charrette, Haradon, Halligan, Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx, when owned by Metropolitan. The Destroyer Group had been abandoned and relocated by Sterling, in much the same manner as the 25 unpatented claims set forth in section 2.2. Said claims are listed in Exhibit “2.”

3.1.1 Sterling shall use its best efforts to determine the number and names of the unpatented claims relocated by Sterling which previously comprised the area known as the Destroyer Group and convey those unpatented claims to Metropolitan.

3.1.2 The ores within the unpatented claims set forth in this section 3.1, shall be treated as a part of this Agreement, that is, divided fifty percent (50%) to Metropolitan and fifty percent (50%) to Sterling, subject to the provisions in the Prior Agreements for costs and charges.

Section 4. Other Consideration; Advance Royalties.

4.1 As and for additional consideration for entering into this Agreement, Metropolitan and Sterling agree as follows:

4.1.1 Metropolitan shall deliver to Sterling 200,000 shares of Metropolitan restricted common shares;

4.1.2 Commencing on the Effective Date and monthly thereafter, Sterling shall pay to Metropolitan as advance royalty One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per month until such time as ore is produced from the Metropolitan property. Thereafter, no advance royalties shall be due.

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4.1.2.1 All advance royalties paid by Sterling shall be treated as direct cost as provided in paragraph 9 of the Agreement dated August 17, 1945, attached hereto as Exhibit “D.”

Section 5. Claim Maintenance Fee.

Sterling shall pay all governmental rental fees for unpatented claims assessed against Metropolitan’s ownership in the unpatented claims beginning with calendar year 2005.

Section 6. Effective Date.

The “Effective Date” shall be the date of execution of this Agreement by Sterling and Metropolitan.

Section 7. Notices.

7.1 Notices to the parties to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered, or if mailed, shall be effective on the date following mailing by certified mail addressed to the party indicated below or at such other address as the party may indicate to other in writing:

Sterling:		Sterling Mining Company 411 Coeur d’Alene Ave., Suite 1-A Coeur d’Xxxxx, XX 00000
Metropolitan:		Metropolitan Mines Corporation, Limited X.X. Xxx 000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

8.1 This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Idaho.

8.2 This Agreement shall be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

8.3 The headings or captions contained in each section of this lease are for ease of reference and convenience only, and shall not be considered in connection with the construction of this Agreement or any section hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year shown above by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		STERLING MINING COMPANY, INC
		By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx Xx Xxxxx
				Xxxxxxx Xx Xxxxx, President
				Printed Name and Title
ATTEST:
Printed Name and Title
		METROPOLITAN MINES CORPORATION, LIMITED
		By:		/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
				Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President
				Printed Name and Title
ATTEST:
Xxxxxx X’Xxxxx, Secretary

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STATE OF IDAHO              )

                                                 :ss.

COUNTY OF SHOSHONE  )

On this      day of                     , 2004, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of Idaho, personally appeared                      and                     ,                      and                      respectively, of Sterling Mining Company, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and each on oath stated that he/she was authorized to execute said instrument.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this      day of                     , 2004.

		NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Idaho
My Commission Expires:		Residing at:

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STATE OF IDAHO              )

                                                 :ss.

COUNTY OF SHOSHONE  )

On this      day of                     , 2004, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of Idaho, personally appeared Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X’Xxxxx, President and Secretary respectively, of Metropolitan Mines Corporation, Limited, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and each on oath stated that he/she was authorized to execute said instrument.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this      day of                     , 2004.

		NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Idaho
My Commission Expires:		Residing at:

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Metropolitan Mining Company Limited Land Ownership

Table 1: Metropolitan’s unpatented mineral lode claims.

Serial No		Claim Name/Number		County		Mr Twn Rug Xxx
XXX00000		XXXX G		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 023
IMC22332		LAUREL		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22358		GRANT		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22359		XXXXXX		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22360		KING		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22361		XXXX NO 1		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22362		XXXX NO 2		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22365		XXXXXXXX		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22369		SAXON		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 023
IMC22373		STEDEBAKER		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 023
IMC22374		TOUGH GOING		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22376		UTICA		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22377		XXXXX		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22379		NI WOT		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC22380		BOSTON FRACTION		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022

Table 2:

Metropolitan’s Patented mineral lode claims,

only partially owned by Metropolitan in Shoshone County

Name		Survey Number
Xxxxxxxx		3272
Plover		3272

Exhibit “1”

Unpatented claims to be conveyed to Metropolitan, to be subject to the provisions of the Agreement:

Serial Xx		Xxxxxx Xx		Xxxxxx		Xx Xxx Xxx Xxx
XXX000000		COMNER		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
XXX000000		PEARL		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186436		IZARD		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 028
XXX000000		IZARD FR.		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186441		XXXXX		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186442		XXXX		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186091		MET #2		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186092		MET #1		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186093		MET #5		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC185847		MET #4		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC185848		MET #3		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186088		MET #8		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186089		MET#6		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186090		MET #7		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186094		MET #10		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186095		MET #11		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186451		XXXXXXXX		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 028
XXX000000		XXXXXXXX FR.		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 027
IMC186482		MET #1 FR.		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
XXX000000		MET #13 FR.		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186484		MET #12		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 028
IMC186485		MET #13		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186487		MET #14		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 021
IMC186900		METROPOLITAN 2 FRACT		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022
IMC186901		METROPOLITAN		SHOSHONE		08 0480N 0030E 022

Claims, in addition to the above which were previously a part of the Destroyer Group, to be conveyed to Metropolitan, to be subject to the provisions of the Agreement:

IMC186453		XXXXXXX (ptn.)
IMC186455		XXXXXXX (ptn.)
IMC186456		MALLIGAN (ptn.) (was previously Xxxxxxxx)
XXX000000		XXXXXXX # 0 (xxx.)
XXX000000		MET #12 (ptn. of new claim)
IMC 186487		MET #14 (ptn. of new claim)
IMC186488		MET #15 (ptn. of new claim)
IMC186489		MET #16 (ptn. of new claim)
IMC186490		MET #17 (ptn. of new claim)
IMC186491		MET#18 (ptn. of new claim)
IMC186469		CRESENT #1 (ptn.)
v IMC186881		COLBERT 2 (ptn.)

Exhibit “2”