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Major Mine Projects

Three projects are currently approaching production decisions:

Yukon Zinc Corp.’s Wolverine (zinc-silver-lead-copper-gold)

  • Bankable feasibility study early 2006
  • Production target for 2007
    • NI 43-101 compliant resource measured and indicated 4.52 mt grading 12.04% Zn, 351.5 g/t Ag, 1.15% Cu, 1.68 g/t Au, and 1.57% Pb and inferred 1.69 mt of 12.16% Zn, 385.1 g/t Ag, 1.23% Cu, 1.71 g/t Au and 1.74% Pb.

Sherwood Copper Corp.’s Minto (coppergold- silver)

  • Production target early 2007
  • 6.5 mt grading 2.3 %Cu, 9.3 g/t Au, and .48 g/t Ag
  • Open pit / underground with 11 year mine life

Cash Minerals Ltd.’s Division Mountain (coal) deposits

  • NI 43-101 compliant resource of 52.5mt of high volatile “B” Bituminous coal
  • Potential 22 year life, open pit mine to produce 900,000 tpy for Asian and other markets
  • 360,000 ha of coal-bearing stratigraphy in Yukon
  • Feasibility study to be completed in early 2006

 

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