OPTION TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT
made as
of the 31st
day of
December 2005.
BETWEEN:
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XXX XXXXXX TAI,
an
individual, residing at 00-0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
(hereinafter
referred to as the "Vendor")
PARTIES
OF THE FIRST PART
AND:
EASTERN
EXPLORATION COMPANY.,
a
company
duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, having an office
at
00-0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
(hereinafter
referred to as "EEC")
OF
THE SECOND PART
WHEREAS:
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Vendor
is the sole beneficial owner of 100% of the mineral claims Map Staked
License 11334M located on the Ship Harbour Claim Block, Port Hope
Xxxxxxx
Area in Eastern Labrador, Newfoundland Canada as described in Schedule
"A"
attached hereto and forming part hereof (hereinafter together with
any
form of successor or substitute mineral tenure called the "Claim").
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The
parties now wish to enter into an agreement granting to EEC the exclusive
right and option to acquire an undivided 100% of the right, title
and
interest in and to the Claim on the terms and conditions as hereinafter
set forth.
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NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES
that in
consideration of the premises and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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INTERPRETATION
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In
this Agreement:
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(a)
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"Effective
Date" means the date that both parties have signed this Agreement;
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(b)
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"Mineral
Products" means the products derived from operating the Claim as
a mine;
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(c)
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"Net
Smelter Returns" means the proceeds received by EEC from any smelter
or
other purchaser from the sale of any ores, concentrates or minerals
produced from the Claim after deducting from such proceeds the following
charges only to the extent that they are not deducted by the smelter
or
other purchaser in computing the proceeds:
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(i)
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the
cost of transportation of the ores, concentrates or minerals from
the
Claim to such smelter or other purchaser, including related transport;
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(ii)
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smelting
and refining charges including penalties; and
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(iii)
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marketing
costs.
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(d)
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"Option"
means the option granted by Vendor to EEC pursuant to Section 3;
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(e)
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"Operating
the Claim as a mine" or "Operation of the Claim as a mine" means
any or
all of the mining, milling, smelting, refining or other recovery
of ores,
minerals, metals or concentrates or values thereof, derived from
the
Claim;
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(f)
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"Dollars
($)" means legal currency of Canada.
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2.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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2.1
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EEC
represents and warrants to Vendor that:
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(a)
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EEC
is a body corporate duly incorporated, organized and validly subsisting
under the laws of its incorporating jurisdiction;
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(b)
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EEC
has full power and authority to carry on its business and to enter
into
this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated
by this Agreement;
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(c)
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neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor any of the agreements
referred to herein or contemplated hereby, nor the consummation of
the
transactions hereby contemplated will conflict with, result in the
breach
of or accelerate the performance required by any agreement to which
EEC is
a party; and
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the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the agreements contemplated
hereby will not violate or result in the breach of laws of any
jurisdiction applicable or pertaining thereto or of EEC's contenting
documents.
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Vendor
represents and warrants to EEC:
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the
Claim consists of the mineral claims Map Staked License 11334M located
on
the Ship Harbour Claim Block, Port Hope Xxxxxxx Area in Eastern Labrador,
Newfoundland Canada which has been duly and validly staked and recorded,
as accurately described in Schedule "A", is presently in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is located and, except
as
set forth herein, is free and clear of all liens, charges and
encumbrances;
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Vendor
is the sole beneficial owner of a 100% interest in and to the Claim
and
has the exclusive right to enter into this Agreement and all necessary
authority to dispose of an undivided 100% interest in and to the
Claim in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
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no
person, firm or corporation has any proprietary or possessory interest
in
the Claim other than Vendor and no person is entitled to any royalty
or
other payment in the nature of
rent or royalty on any minerals, ores, metals or concentrates or
any other
such products removed from the Claim;
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(d)
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neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor any of the agreements
referred to herein or contemplated hereby, nor the consummation of
the
transactions hereby contemplated will conflict with, result in the
breach
of or accelerate the performance required by any agreement to which
Vendor
is a party or by which he is bound;
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(e)
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the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the agreements contemplated
hereby will not violate or result in the breach of the laws of any
jurisdiction applicable or pertaining thereto.
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The
representations and warranties hereinbefore set out are conditions
on
which the parties have relied in entering into this Agreement and
will
survive the acquisition of any interest in the Claim by EEC and each
party
will indemnify and save the other party harmless from all loss, damage,
costs, actions and suits arising out of or in connection with any
breach
or any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or condition
made by
the other party and contained in this Agreement.
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3.
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OPTION
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3.1
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Vendor
hereby gives and grants to EEC the sole and exclusive right and option
to
acquire an undivided 100% of the right, title and interest of Vendor
in
and to the Claim, subject only to Vendor receiving the annual payments
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement for and in consideration
of
the following:
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(a)
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EEC,
or its permitted assigns, incurring exploration expenditures on the
Claims
of a minimum of $12,500 on or before March 31, 2007;
and
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EEC,
or its permitted assigns, incurring exploration expenditures on the
Claims
of a further $45,000 (for aggregate minimum exploration expenses
of
$57,500) on or before March 31, 2008; and
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Upon
exercise of the Option, EEC agrees to pay Vendor, commencing July
1, 2008,
the sum of $35,000 per annum for so long as EEC, or its permitted
assigns,
holds any interest in the Claims. Failure to make any such annual
payment
shall result in termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Section
5.1.
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4.
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RIGHT
OF ENTRY
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4.1
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Until
such time as the Option has been exercised, EEC, its employees, agents
and
independent contractors, will have the sole and exclusive right and
option
to:
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(a)
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enter
upon the Claims;
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have
exclusive and quiet possession thereof;
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do
such prospecting, exploration, development or other mining work thereon
and thereunder as EEC in its sole discretion may consider advisable;
and
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bring
and erect upon the Claims such facilities as EEC may consider advisable.
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5.
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TERMINATION
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5.1
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Subject
to Section 8, this Agreement and the Option will terminate:
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(a)
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on
March 31, 2007 at 11:59 P.M., unless on or before that date, EEC
has
incurred exploration expenditures of a minimum of $12,500 on the
Claims;
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on
March 31, 2008 at 11:59 P.M., unless EEC has incurred a further $45,000
of
exploration expenditures on the Claims (for an aggregate of $57,500);
or
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at
11:59 P.M. on July 1 of each and every year, commencing on July 1,
2008,
unless EEC or its successor or assign has paid to Vendor the sum
of
$35,000 on or before that date.
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6.
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COVENANTS
OF VENDOR
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Vendor
will:
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not
do any act or thing which would or might in any way adversely affect
the
rights of EEC hereunder;
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make
available to EEC and its representatives all records and files in
the
possession of Vendor relating to the Claims and permit EEC and its
representatives at its own expense to take abstracts therefrom and
make
copies thereof; and
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promptly
provide EEC with any and all notices and correspondence from government
agencies in respect of the Claims.
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COVENANTS
OF EEC
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EEC
will:
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keep
the Claims free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances
arising
from their operations hereunder and in good standing by the doing
and
filing of all necessary work and by the doing of all other acts and
things
and making all other payments which may be necessary in that regard;
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permit
Vendor, or its representatives duly authorized by it in writing,
at their
own risk and expense, access to the Claims at all reasonable times
and to
all records prepared by EEC in connection with work done on or with
respect to the Claims;
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conduct
all work on or with respect to the Claims in a careful and miner-like
manner and in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial
and local
laws, rules, orders and regulations, and indemnify and save Vendor
harmless from any and all Claims, suits, actions made or brought
against
it as a result of work done by EEC on or with respect to the Claims;
and
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obtain
and maintain, or cause any contractor engaged hereunder to obtain
and
maintain, during any period in which active work is carried out hereunder,
adequate insurance.
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EXERCISE
OF OPTION
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8.1
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Once
EEC has incurred the exploration expenditures, and made the payments
set
out in Section 3.1, EEC will, subject to the right of Vendor to receive
the obligation of EEC to make the annual payments set out in Section
3.2,
own an undivided 100% of Vendor's right, title, and interest in and
to the
Claims.
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9.
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OBLIGATIONS
OF EEC AFTER TERMINATION
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In
the event of the termination of the Option, EEC will:
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leave
the Claims in good standing for a minimum of one (1) year under all
applicable legislation, free and clear of all liens, charges and
encumbrances arising from this Agreement or their operations hereunder
and
in a safe and orderly condition;
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deliver
to Vendor within 60 days of its written request a comprehensive report
on
all work carried out by EEC on the Claims (limited to factual matter
only)
together with copies of all maps, drill logs, assay results and other
technical data compiled by EEC with respect to the Claims;
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have
the right, and obligation on demand made by Vendor, to remove from
the
Claims within six (6) months of the effective date of termination
all
facilities erected, installed or brought upon the Claims by or at
the
instance of EEC provided that at the option of Vendor, any or all
of
facilities not so removed will become the property of Vendor; and
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deliver
to Vendor a duly executed transfer in registrable form of an undivided
100% right, title and interest in and to the Claims in favor of Vendor,
or
its nominee.
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10.
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TRANSFER
OF TITLE
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Upon
the request of EEC, Vendor will deliver to EEC a duly executed transfer
in
registrable form of an undivided 100% of Vendor's right, title and
interest in and to the Claims in favor of EEC which EEC will be entitled
to register against title to the Claims provided that transfer of
legal
title to the Claims as set forth in this Subsection 10.1 is for
administrative convenience only and beneficial ownership of an undivided
100% interest in the Claims will pass to EEC only in accordance with
the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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REGISTRATION
OF AGREEMENT
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12.1
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Notwithstanding
Section 10 of this Agreement, EEC or Vendor will have the right at
any
time to register this Agreement or a Memorandum thereof against title
to
the Claims.
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12.
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DISPOSITION
OF CLAIMS
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12.1
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EEC
may at any time sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any
portion
of its interest in and to the Claims and this Agreement provided
that, at
any time, EEC has first obtained the consent in writing of Vendor,
such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld and further provided that,
at any
time during the currency of this Agreement, any purchaser, grantee
or
transferee of any such interest will have first delivered to Vendor
its
agreement related to this Agreement and to the Claims, containing:
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a
covenant with Vendor by such transferee to perform all the obligations
of
EEC to be performed under this Agreement in respect of the interest
to be
acquired by it from EEC, and
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a
provision subjecting any further sale, transfer or other disposition
of
such interest in the Claims and this Agreement or any portion thereof
to
the restrictions contained in this Subsection 12.1.
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The
provisions or Subsection 13.1 of this Agreement will not prevent
either
party from entering into an amalgamation or corporate reorganization
which
will have the effect in law of the amalgamated or surviving company
possessing all the property, rights and interests and being subject
to all
the debts, liabilities and obligations of each amalgamating or predecessor
company.
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13.
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ABANDONMENT
OF PROPERTY
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13.l
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EEC
shall have the unfettered right at any time after the exercise of
the
Option to abandon all or any part of its interest in the Claims by
delivering a notice in writing of their intention to do so to Vendor,
such
notice to list the part or parts of the Claims to be abandoned, and
if
within 30 days of receipt of such notice Vendor delivers to EEC a
notice
("Reacquisition Notice") stating its intention to reacquire all or
part or
parts of the Claims, EEC will deliver to Vendor duly executed recordable
transfers of its interest in such part or parts of the Claims as
Vendor
has set forth in the Reacquisition Notice, such part or parts to
be in
good standing for at least one year beyond the date of delivery of
such
transfers and to be free and clear of all liens, charges, and encumbrances
arising from the operations of EEC or its agents or subcontractors
hereunder.
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CONFIDENTIAL
NATURE OF INFORMATION
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15.1
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The
parties agree that all information obtained from the work carried
out
hereunder and under the operation of this Agreement will be the exclusive
property of the parties and will not be used other than for the activities
contemplated hereunder except as required by law or by the rules
and
regulations of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction, or with
the
written consent of both parties, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed
that
a party will not be liable to the other party for the fraudulent
or
negligent disclosure of information by any of its employees, servants
or
agents, provided that such party has taken reasonable steps to ensure
the
preservation of the confidential nature of such information.
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FURTHER
ASSURANCES
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The
parties hereto agree that they and each of them will execute all
documents
and do all acts and things within their respective powers to carry
out and
implement the provisions or intent of this Agreement.
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NOTICE
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Any
notice, direction or other instrument required or permitted to be
given
under this Agreement will be in writing and will be given by the
delivery
or the same or by mailing the same by prepaid registered or certified
mail
in each case addressed as follows:
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if
to Vendor
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00-0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
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Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx Tai
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if
to Eastern
Exploration Company
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00-0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X
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Any
notice, direction or other instrument aforesaid will, if delivered,
be
deemed to have been given and received on the day it was delivered,
and if
mailed, be deemed to have been given and received on the fifth business
day following the day of mailing, except in the event of disruption
of the
postal services in which event notice will be deemed to be received
only
when actually received.
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Any
party may at any time give to the other notice in writing of any
change of
address of the party giving such notice and from and after the giving
of
such notice, the address or addresses therein specified will be deemed
to
be the address of such party for the purpose of giving notice hereunder.
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HEADINGS
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The
headings to the respective sections herein will not be deemed part
of this
Agreement but will be regarded as having been used for convenience
only.
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DEFAULT
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If
any party (a "Defaulting Party") is in default of any requirement
herein
set forth other than the provisions of Section 5 for which notice
of
default need not be given, the party affected by such default will
give
written notice to the defaulting Party specifying the default and
the
Defaulting Party will not lose any rights under this Agreement, unless
within 30 days after the giving of notice of default by the affected
party
the Defaulting Party has cured the default by the appropriate performance
and if the Defaulting Party fails within such period to cure any
such
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default,
the affected party will be entitled to seek any remedy it may have
on
account of such default.
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PAYMENT
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20.1
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All
references to monies hereunder will be in Canadian funds except where
otherwise designated. All payments to be made to any party hereunder
will
be mailed or delivered to such party at its address for notice purposes
as
provided herein, or for the account of such party at such bank or
banks in
Canada as such party may designate from time to time by written notice.
Said bank or banks will be deemed the agent of the designating party
for
the purpose of receiving and collecting such payment.
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ENUREMENT
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21.1
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Subject
to Section 13, this Agreement will ensure to the benefit of and be
binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
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22.
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TERMS
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22.1
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The
terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance
with the laws of British Columbia.
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23.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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23.1
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No
party will be liable for its failure to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement due to a cause beyond its control (except those
caused by its own lack of funds) including, but not limited to acts
of
God, fire, flood, explosion, strikes, lockouts or other industrial
disturbances, laws, rules and regulations or orders of any duly
constituted governmental authority or non- availability of materials
or
transportation (each an "Intervening Event").
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All
time limits imposed by this Agreement, other than those imposed by
Section
5, will be extended by a period equivalent to the period of delay
resulting from an Intervening Event described in Subsection 23.1.
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A
party relying on the provisions of Subsection 23.1 will take all
reasonable steps to eliminate an Intervening Event and, if possible,
will
perform its obligations under this Agreement as far as practical,
but
nothing herein will require such party to settle or adjust any labor
dispute or to question or to test the validity of any law, rule,
regulation or order of any duly constituted governmental authority
or to
complete its obligations under this Agreement if an Intervening Event
renders completion impossible.
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24.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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24.1
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This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
replaces and supersedes all prior agreements, memoranda, correspondence,
communications, negotiations and
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representations,
whether verbal or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.
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25.
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TIME
OF ESSENCE
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25.1
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Time
will be of the essence in this Agreement.
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26.
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ENFORCEMENT
OF AGREEMENT
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26.1
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The
covenants, promises, terms and conditions contained herein will be
binding
upon the parties jointly and severally and may be enforced by each
as
against each other inter se.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the
parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.
XXXXXXX
XXX XXXXXX TAI
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Per:
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This
is
SCHEDULE
"A"
to an
Agreement made as of the 31st
day of
December, 2005 between
VENDOR
and
EASTERN
EXPLORATION COMPANY.
Map
Staked License 011334M located on the Ship Harbour Claim Block, Port Hope
Xxxxxxx Area in Eastern Labrador, Newfoundland Canada. Beginning at the
Northeast corner of the herein described parcel of land, and said corner having
UTM coordinates of 5 000 000 X, 000 000 X; of Zone 21; thence South 500 meters,
thence East 500 meters, thence South 1,000 meters, thence West 2,000 meters,
thence North 1,500 meters, thence East 1,500 meters to the point of beginning.
All bearings are referenced to the UTM grid, Zone 21. NAD27.