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Exhibit 15.1
[LETTERHEAD OF LAVERY, DE BILLY]
Montreal, July 10, 2000
Diamond Discoveries International Corp.
119 West 23rd Street
Suite 508
New York, NY 10011
Mr. Peter Ferderber
114 Villeneuve
Val d'Or, Quebec J9P 3L7
Mr. Stanley G. Hawkins
111 Richmond Street West
Suite 402
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2G4
Re: Title opinion on Mining Exploration Permits
Gentlemen:
We are legal counsel for Peter Ferderber and Stanley G. Hawkins.
We have conducted or caused to be conducted such searches and have reviewed such
documentation as we have considered necessary in the circumstances, in order to
provide this opinion, based upon which it is our opinion that:
Peter Ferderber ("Ferderber") is the recorded owner of the Mining Exploration
Permits hereinafter described under the provisions of the Mining Act of Quebec,
located in the province of Quebec, which are in good standing at the date of our
review of Ferderber's titles, namely July 10, 2000 and, at that time, were
subject only to the charges shown below:
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MINING AREA NUMBER OF EXPIRY DATE
EXPLORATION S.N.R.C. HECTARES
PERMITS
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1472 24 P11 19,700 October 17, 2004
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1473 24 P07 6,750 October 17, 2004
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1482 24 P07 6,580 November 8, 2004
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1483 24 Pl0 6,100 November 4, 2004
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1499 24 P07 2,175 December 8, 2004
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1517 24 P09 5,200 March 30, 2005
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At the date of examination, there were no liens, charges or encumbrances
registered against any of the Mining Exploration Permits.
No physical verification of the location and no survey of the area covered by
the Mining Exploration Permits have been conducted therefore, we make no
representations or warranties in regard thereto.
This opinion is given solely to the benefit of the persons to whom it is
addressed.
Yours truly,
/s/ LAVERY, de BILLY
LAVERY, de BILLY
