DEED OF ASSIGNMENT THIS DEED OF ASSIGNMENT is made the 26th dav of may, 2007 BETWEEN SAMETRO COMPANY LIMITED, Limited liability company registered under the laws of Ghana with its registered office situate at 4/1 Old Ashanti Road, Takoradi in the...

Exhibit 99.6

DEED OF ASSIGNMENT THIS DEED OF ASSIGNMENT is made the 26th dav of may,

2007 BETWEEN SAMETRO COMPANY LIMITED, Limited liability company registered

under the laws of Ghana with its registered office situate at 0/0 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx,

Takoradi in the Western Region of the Republic of Ghana and its postal address as

P.O. BOX MC 279, Takoradi aforesaid (hereinafter called "the ASSIGNOR") acting

by its Managing Director Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Etroo of the one part AND XXXXXX

RESOURCES a company with its office situate at No.2, Second Close,. Airport

Residential Area, Accra, in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana and

its postal address as X.X. XXX XX 0000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, aforesaid (hereinafter

called "the ASSIGNEE") acting by its managing director H. Xxxx Xxxx of the other

part. WHEREAS X. Xxxxx Gold Mines Limited was incorporated on the 26th of

June, I989 and a Certificate to Commence Business was issued on 11th of July1989.

B. The Government of the Republic of Ghana ("the Government) granted a thirty-

year mining lease dated 4th September, 1990 and registered as NO. LVB396A/90

("the Bonte Mining Lease") to Bonte Gold . 1

Mines Limited to conduct mining operations at Esaase Bontefufuo in the

Amansie West District of the Xxxxxxx Region covering an area of 27.03

x.x.xx and more particularly described in the Bonte Mining Lease and

attached hereto as Appendix A. C. On the application of its majority shareholder,

Akrokeri-Ashanti Gold Mines Inc., the High Court presided over by Her Lordship

Xxxxxxx Xxxxx on 25 March 2004 placed Bonte Gold Mines Limited into Official

Liquidation. Pursuant to Section 7 of the Bodies Corporate (Official Liquidation)

Act, 1963 (Act 180) the Registrar of Companies, was appointed as Official

Liquidator for the orderly winding up of the company. D. By a Deed of Assignment

"hereinafter called "the First - Assignment") - a copy of which is attached hereto

and marked Appendix B - made the 4' day of July 2005 BETWEEN THE OFFICIAL

LIQUIDATOR OF BONTE GOLD MINES LTD (hereinafter called .the "First Assignor")

of the one part and the Assignor herein of the other part ALL the unexpired

residue of the term granted in the Mining Lease was assigned to the Assignor

herein with effect from the 4th day of July 2005 SUBJECT TO the approval of the

Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines and subject also to the terms and conditions

stated in the First Assignment. E. The Assignor has fulfilled all financial obligations

to the First Assignor - see copy of the letter from the First Assignor verifying this

fact attached hereto and marked Appendix C. F. The Assignor herein entered into a

joint venture agreement with the Assignee whereby the Assignee was to develop

the mine by way of extensive exploration, by way of drilling and sampling thereby

raising the economic potential of the mine. G. The Assignee has fulfilled all its

obligations under the joint venture agreement aforesaid. 2

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H. The Assignor has agreed to assign the unexpired residue of the Mining Lease to

the Assignee I. Pursuant to "the said agreement and in consideration of the

issuance of 80,000 shares to the assignor by the Assignee and in further

consideration of the payment by the Assignee of all debts of the Assignor including

completing the payment of all monies due the Official Liquidator, the Assignor as

beneficial owner hereby ASSIGNS TO THE ASSIGNEE ALL (THAT thE ESAASE

CONCESSION for all the residue of the First Assignment SUBJECT TO the approval

of the Minster of Lands, Forestry and Mines and SUBJECT also to the terms and

conditions contained in the Mining Lease and the First Assignment. IN WITNESS

WHEREOF THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE HEREUNTO SET THEIR HANDS AND NAMES

THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN SIGNED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE

ASSIGNOR BY XXXXXX XXXXXX ETROO MANAGING DIRECTOR In the presence of

SIGNED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSIGNEE BY IN THE PRESENCE OF .3