Contract of mortgage of maximum amount

EXHIBIT 10.12

Contract of mortgage of maximum amount

No. : 2008002

Mortgagee: Nanchang Branch, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.

Head: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Domicile: 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx

Post Code: 330003

Telex:____________

Contact Number: 0000-0000000

Fax:____________

Mortgager: Guixi Yixin Copper Co., Ltd.

Legal Representative: Hu Shihong

Domicile: Guixi Industrial Zone

Post Code: 335400

Telex:____________

Contact Number: 0000-0000000

Fax: 0000-0000000

Signing location:_________________________

In order to ensure the settlement of the debts successively arising within particular period between the mortgagee ( referred to as the “creditor”) and the debtor Guixi Yixin Copper Co., Ltd., the mortgager is voluntary to provide guarantee to the mortgagee by its own property. Both parties hereof establish the contract after negotiation in accordance with provisions of applicable laws.

Article 1 Definition and interpretation

Otherwise indicated in the contract, or:

(1) “Claims between the mortgagee and the mortgager” include the claims (including principal, interest, penalty rate, compound interest, penalty, damage indemnity and expense for the mortgager’s realization of claims, etc.) formed relating to the financing operations such as local and foreign currency borrowing, loan, trade financing (application for letter of credit, trust receipt, packing loan, export xxxx purchase, export collection xxxx purchased and import documentary credit), acceptance, discount, bills repurchase and guarantee, etc.)

(2) “Mortgage value period of validity” is an uninterrupted successive period fixed expressly by both parities involving in the contract to specify the claim period of mortgage and guarantee. During the proposed period, any claim arising, irrespective of whether single liability of the creditor exceeds the period, the mortgager promises to bear the obligation of mortgage and guarantee for all debt balances under the maximum mortgage principal limit through the guaranty hereof.

(3) “Principal” means the debt principal caused when the debtor transacting the business, which includes but not limited to the principal of local or foreign currency borrowings, principal of trade financing, amount of bank acceptances, amount of xxxx discount, advances arising under letter of credits and debt principal led to guarantee obligation under the mortgager’s guarantee to the debtor, etc.), but excludes guarantee deposit, deposit bills or national debts provided by the creditor or third person to guarantee corresponding claim principal and discount of bank acceptances or credit balance impawned hereby.

(4) “Mortgage maximum principal limit” means the maximum principal amount fixed expressly by both signing parties in order to clarify the scope of the claim under mortgage and guarantee. Under the principal limit, regardless the times of the credits appearing between the mortgagee and the debtor, the mortgager will bear the guarantee obligation for overall credit balance hereof (including the principal, interest, penalty rate, compound interest, penalty, damage indemnity and expenses for the mortgager’s realization of claims, etc.).

(5) “Expenses for the mortgager’s realization of claim” includes but no limited to lawsuit cost, arbitration expense, property preservation expense, execution application cost, attorney fee, handling fee, announcement expense, evaluation expense, identification expense, auction fee, realization expense, guaranty disposal fee, transfer fee, communication fee and travel expense, etc.

(6) The mortgagee practices balance control to the credit of the debtor. The balance means the debt balance sum of the debtor to the mortgagee within the period of validity of mortgage and guarantee, which comprises the two parts, namely, the unexpired balance and the due unpaid balance as follows:

1. The unexpired balance means various to-be-paid debts formed when the debt performance term is not expired yet.

2. The due unpaid balance means the entire debt balance unsettled by the debtor and the mortgager when the debt performance term is expired.

(7) “Main contract” means the contract singed by the mortgagee and the debtor, within the period of validity of the mortgage rate, to detail amount of each debt, debt performance period and other rights and obligates, and the credit and debt contract of mortgage guarantee at maximum amount which existed before establishing the maximum amount hypothec and carried forward upon the approval of the mortgager.

Article 2 The credit under mortgage guarantee

The credit under mortgage guarantee of the contract is all claims incurred, under the mortgage maximum principal limit, between the mortgagee and the debtor within the Mortgage value period of validity.

The following credits, existing prior to the establishment of the maximum amount hypothec, are approved by the mortgager to be carried forward into the credit scope of mortgage guarantee at maximum specified in the contract.

Article 3 Mortgage value period of validity

(1) The mortgage value period of validity is from June 26, 2008 to May 27, 2009.

(2) Otherwise indicated in the contract, the occurrence date of the debts guaranteed by the guaranty shall be within the mortgage value period of validity. The date of expiration of each debt is allowed to exceed the date of expiration of the mortgage value period of validity, which means no matter unit debt of the debtor exceeds the date of expiration of the mortgage value period of validity or not, the mortgager promises to bear the obligation of mortgage and guarantee for all debt balances under the maximum mortgage principal limit through the guaranty hereof.

Article 4 Mortgage maximum principal limit

i. In the contract, the mortgage maximum principal limit applies the currency of _RMB______, with an amount (in word) of _five million yuan only.

ii. In the mortgage maximum principal limit, irrespective of the time and each amount of the credits between the mortgagee and the debtor, the obligation of mortgage guarantee covers all credit balances under the mortgage maximum principal limit (including the principal, interest, penalty rate, compound interest, penalty, damage indemnity and expenses for the mortgager’s realization of claims, etc.).

Article 5 Guaranty

The mortgager is voluntary to set the mortgage by land. See the Guaranty List (Annex) for details of the guaranty. The efficacy of the guaranty covers the accessory items of the guaranty from right, subrogation right, attachments, mixtures, processed items and yields.

During the duration of the mortgage, the efficacy of the hypothec covers the yields generated by the guaranty (including natural yields separated from the guaranty and legal yields that can be received by mortgager upon the guaranty.

Article 6 Guarantee scope

The guarantee scope of mortgage covers all credit balances arising within the mortgage valve period of validity and under the mortgage maximum principal limit ( including but not limited to the principal, interest, penalty rate, compound interest, penalty, damage indemnity and expenses for the mortgager’s realization of claims, etc.).

The credits of the mortgage guarantee at maximum amount which existed before establishing the maximum amount hypothec and carried forward into the contract upon the approval of the mortgager.

Regardless of various guarantees (including mortgage, hypothecation and warranty) under the items of the main contract, the mortgage shall guarantee for the debt above by all guaranties hereof. In case that the mortgage registration authority requires to make the guaranty guarantee partial debts of the main contract, the requisition has no legal efficacy to the mortgager and the mortgagee and will not be deemed as modification to the agreed scope of mortgage guarantee in the contract.

Article 7 Mortgage period

(i) The hypothec exists simultaneously with the debt under guarantee. The hypothec is eliminated only after the s the debt is settled.

(ii) Under the requisition of the mortgage registration authority, the mortgage period is registered from June 26, 2008 to May 27, 2009. When the mortgage period expires but the debtor does not clear the debt:

1. The hypothec possessed by the mortgagee according to laws in unchanged; and

2. The mortgager shall complete the registration procedures for continued mortgage.

Article 8 Occupation of guaranty

1. The mortgaged property under the contract should be occupied and preserved by mortgager, and the mortgager agrees to receive the inspection on mortgaged property from mortgagee at any time.

2. The mortgager should keep, maintain and protect the mortgaged property well, and adopt effective measures to guarantee the safety and integrity of the mortgaged property. If the mortgaged property is needed to be repaired, the mortgager should immediately repair it, and bear the expense incurred.

3. During the mortgage period, the mortgagee is entitled to levy and occupy the yields of guaranty.

Article 9 Insurance of guaranty

1. Before the guaranty is delivered to the mortgagee by mortgager, if the guaranty is required to be insured by mortgagee, the guaranty should be in full insurance according to the insurance type required by mortgagee.

2. In the period of validity for the contract, mortgager should keep the insurance continuity. If the mortgager discontinues the insurance, the mortgagee has the right to continue insurance, and the related expenses will be paid by mortgager, and mortgager will take full responsibility for all losses due to discontinued insurance.

3. Mortgagee is the first beneficiary for the insurance of guaranty. If the insurance compensation is not enough for the settlement of the guaranty mortgage loan at maximum amount, the mortgagee will have the right of recourse against the debtor.

Article 10 Mortgage registration

1.     Within  1 working days after signing the contract, mortgager should transact the mortgage registration procedures in related authority along with the contract in accordance with Property Law of the People's Republic of China and Guarantee Law of the People's Republic of China.

2.     After the registration procedure for mortgaged property is transacted by mortgager, the related registration documents will be occupied by mortgagee.

3.     The mortgager will transact the mortgage registration at maximum amount for guaranty, which is effective for each debt in the maximum amount, and the mortgager will not transact the mortgage registration procedure one by one, except as otherwise stipulated by two Parties or mortgage registration department.

4.     If the guaranty yield is needed to transact the mortgage registration procedure, the mortgager should transact the mortgage registration procedure for the guaranty yield well.

Article 11 Expenses

All the expenses under the contract (including but not limited to mortgage registration fee, contract survey’s fee, and the expenses for insurance, transportation, storage, keeping, evaluation, maintenance and punishment of the mortgage property,) will be assumed by mortgager, except as otherwise stipulated by contracting parties.

Article 12 Realization of hypothec

1. If one of the following circumstances occurs, the mortgagee will be authorized to directly dispose the guaranty by the mortgager (including but not limited to guaranty discount or direct auction, and guaranty sales), and the obtained money will be used to pay for the debts.

(1) The debtor does not pay off the mortgaged debts according to the main contract (including the interest on principal for debts which is declared to come to end because of the violation of debtor and mortgager):

(2) The value of guaranty is reduced or will be reduced due to the factors like market changes;

(3) The operation condition of the debtor becomes seriously worse, and the debtor loses the business honor or has the possibility or probably looses the performance ability, the mortgagee is needed to collect the mortgaged debts in advance;

(4) Other situations that the mortgagee has right to dispose the guaranty in accordance with the laws and regulations or the contract.

 2. If there are more than two mortgagers, the mortgagee will have right to dispose any or each mortgager’s guaranty when implementing the hypothec.

Article 13 Statement and promise of the mortgager

1. Mortgager is a legal entity, legally registered and established and validly existing, and has legal guarantor qualification and is capable of settling debts, which is voluntary to assume and carry out the guarantee liability.

2. The mortgager has been already approved by the governing units such as upper authority or company’s board of directors to sign the contract, and has obtained all necessary authorizations.

3. The mortgager signs and implements the contract, not violating any provision or agreement which has restraining force to the assets, not violating any guarantee agreement and other agreements signed by mortgager and other people, and not violating any other document, agreement and promise contents which have restraining force to mortgager.

4. The mortgager will provide all exact, true, complete and valid documents, data, reports and vouchers to the mortgagee, and will receive mortgagee’s inspection and supervision on the business activities and financial conditions.

5. Leasing, mortgage, pledge or other right limitations are not settled for the guaranty, and the currency for guaranty is not limited by law and the agreement. The property, which is not in accordance with the law or the agreement having restraining force to the mortgager, can not be circulated or is limited to be circulated.

6. Mortgager has complete ownership for the guaranty. If the guaranty belongs to joint property, the joint owners have already agreed the mortgage at maximum amount under the contract in written, and the mortgager shall take full legal responsibilities caused by the right disputes of the guaranty.

7. The mortgager clearly knows the business scope and the limits to authorization of the debtor.

8. The mortgager has already recognized all the items of the contract fully, and has paid more attention to the items in boldface of the contract. The mortgagee has provided necessary interpretations to the articles of the contract on the require of mortgager, and the mortgager has already knew and fully understood the definitions of the contract items and the corresponding legal consequences, and is voluntary to provide guaranty mortgage for the main contract’s debtor and carry out the joint settlement liability in accordance with the contract.

9. If the event of causing the guaranty value reduced occurs, such as market change, and natural disaster etc, the mortgager will immediately notify the mortgagee in written within 3 days after the happening of the event. If the mortgager does not notify the mortgagee in time, the mortgagee will have right to require the mortgager to assume the responsibility of breach to contract.

10. Mortgager has the right to claim repayment from the debtor on the basis of not affecting the further debts repayment of the debtor after implementing the mortgage liability. However, if the debtor simultaneously faces repayment from mortgager and any payment requirement from the mortgagee under the contract, the mortgager will agree the debtor to pay mortgagee’s debts preferentially.

11. If the debtor and the mortgager has already signed or will sign the counter-guarantee agreement on the guarantee obligations under the contract, the counter-guarantee agreement should not damage any right enjoyed by the mortgagee under the contract legally or actually.

12. If the mortgaged property is lost or it’s value is obviously reduced, which is caused by natural disaster, accident, violation or other situations, the mortgager should immediately adopt measures to prevent the loss from further enlargement, and in time notify the mortgagee in written.

13. Before completing the settlement of mortgaged debts, if the guaranty value is obviously reduced, the mortgager will adopt effective measures to make up the guaranty value or provide new full-amount and effective mortgage according to mortgagee’s requirement.

14. Before completing the settlement of mortgaged debts, the mortgager shall ensure to keep, use and maintain the guaranty well, and will ensure not to dispose the guaranty in the manner of renting, lending, re-mortgaging, pledge, and sales without the agreement from the mortgagee.

15. When the main debtor does not carry out the debts legally, no matter whether the mortgagee has other mortgages on the debts under the main contract (including but not limited to guarantee, mortgage, pledge, letter of guarantee, standby and any other assure means), the mortgager will take full security liabilities.

Article 14 Mortgagee’s rights

1. Mortgagee has right to require the mortgager to provide the financial report, financial statement and other data reflecting the business circumstance and credit circumstance at any time.

2. If there are more than two mortgagers, the mortgagee has right to dispose any or each mortgager’s guaranty when implementing the hypothec.

3.

When the main debtor does not carry out the debts legally, no matter whether the mortgagee has other mortgages on the debts under the main contract (including but not limited to guarantee, mortgage, pledge, letter of guarantee, standby and any other assure means), mortgagee shall have right to directly require the mortgager to take full security liabilities under the mortgage contract, and is not needed to firstly carry out other guarantee rights.

4.

Before confirming the obligatory right mortgaged and guaranteed at maximum amount, the mortgager has right to transfer partial or full obligatory rights and the corresponding hypothec without the prior consent of mortgager.

Article 15 Alteration of main contract under mortgage

The mortgager confirms that the alteration of main contract agreed by the mortgagee and debtor is regarded as having obtained prior consent with mortgager without notification of the mortgager, and the liability to guarantee for the mortgager shall not be reduced thereby.

Article 16 Liability for breach of contract

In case that the mortgager violates any term herein, the mortgagee reserves the right to adopt one or several measures listed below:

(1) Request the mortgager to correct contract violation in a limited period;

(2) Request the mortgager to provide new, sufficient and effective guarantee;

(3) Withdraw partial or all guaranteed liabilities in advance, process the guaranty and settle the guaranteed liabilities with the proceeds;

(4) Request the mortgager to compensate for losses;

(5) Deduct payment from any account of the mortgager and pay the mortgager indemnity and other expenses due.

Article 17 Independence of warrantor’s obligations

(1) The mortgager guarantees that the debtor performs all obligations stipulated in the main contract, and in case of any violation of terms of the main contract (including but not limited to the usage of liability fund by the debtor not in accordance with the term of the main contract), the performance of guarantee obligations under the contract conducted by the mortgager shall not be affected.

(2) The obligations of the mortgager under the contract is independent and not be affected by relationship between any party of the contract and a third party, unless otherwise agreed herein.

Article 18 Governing, applicable law and dispute settlement

(1) The laws of the People's Republic of China apply to the conclusion, validity, interpretation, performance and dispute settlement under the contract.

(2) Any dispute or controversy incurring in the performance of the contract or relevant to the contract shall be settled through negotiation; in case that negotiation fails, it shall be settled according to ① method:

①  File a lawsuit to the people’s court in the location of the mortgagee.

②  Submit to arbitration committee (arbitration place: ____) for arbitration, which shall be conducted in accordance with the existing effective arbitration provisions. The arbitration ruling is final and binding on all parties.

③  Other methods:

Article 19 Notice

(1) Any notice or communication under the mortgage contract shall be delivered to the other party in writing as the communication address recorded on the cover the contract.

(2) Any alteration of the communication address of any party of the contract shall be notified to the other party within 3 days after the date of alteration, otherwise the party shall undertake all legal consequences.

(3) Any notice or communication delivered as the aforesaid address shall be regarded as being delivered on the following date:

①  The fifth working day upon the delivery of registration in case of letter;

②  The date on which the other party receives, confirms and feeds it back in case of telex;

③  The date on which the addressee signs in in case of special-purpose delivery by a worker.

(4)   In case that any alteration of the mortgager name, legal representative, address and other matters is not notified to the mortgagee in writing, that the mortgagee delivers all notices or documents to the mortgager per the materials recorded in the contract shall be regarded having delivered.

Article 20 Execution of the contract and miscellaneous

(1) The contract shall go into effect upon signing or sealing of both parties.

(2) In accordance with rules and regulations in China, in case of any mortgage in need of registration under the contract, the mortgager shall handle legitimate registration procedure in conjunction with the mortgagee immediately upon signing the contract.

(3) During the effectiveness of the contract, any tolerance, grace, preference or delayed execution of the rights and interests under the contract offered by the mortgagee to the debtor and warrantor shall not harm, affect or limit all rights and interests enjoyed by the mortgagee in accordance with relevant laws, stipulations of administrative rules and regulations, and terms of the contract, shall not be regarded as abandonment of any right and interest of the mortgagee under the contract, and shall not affect any obligation of the mortgager under the contract.

(4) Annexes herein are the integral part of the contract and shall have the same legal effect as the text of the contract.

(5) “Working day” in the contract refers to the business day of the bank. During execution of the contract, in case of a certain withdrawal or payment date is a non-business day, it shall apply to the next business day.

(6) The contract shall terminate upon liquidation of all liabilities guaranteed under the contract. Upon termination of the contract, the mortgagee shall return the ownership certificate of the guaranty in store to the mortgager.

(7) During the period agreed in Article 3 (1) of the contract, any contract, agreement and other legal documents signed for the formation of debtor-creditor relationship of the mortgagee and debtor, if not confirmed in relevant contract, agreement and other legal document for the usage of guaranty mortgage herein, shall be deemed as guaranty mortgage for the contract.

(8) The contract original is made in three copies held by the mortgagee, mortgager and the registration department respectively with equal legal force.

Article 21 Supplementary provision

Mortgagee (official seal):

Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Nanchang Branch

Head or authorized agent (seal): Xxxxx Xxxxxxx

Date:

Mortgager (official seal): Guixi Yixin Copper Co., Ltd.

Legal representative or authorized agent (seal): Hu Shihong

Date:

Registration department (official seal):

Head (seal):

Date:

Annex 1 :

Uner the No.____________ Mortgage Contract at Maximum Amount:

Guaranty List (Real Estate)

Guaranty name
Owner	Guixi Yixin Copper Co., Ltd.
User
Type			Service life
Domicile
Metes and bounds	East			West
	South			North
Floor area (square meter)	46904.52m2		Building area (square meter)
Structure			Floor number				Level
Construction cost (RMB Yuan)			Present value (RMB Yuan)				93.809 thousand Yuan
Property certificate number
Issuing authority	Housing Administrative Bureau of Guixi City
Issuing date
Insurance type

Mortgager (seal): Guixi Yixin Copper Co., Ltd.

Mortgagee (official seal): Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Nanchang Branch

Bank operator (signature):

           Filling date: _____________

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