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EXHIBIT 10.5
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Ministry of Mines, Energy and Minerals Division
Mineral Titles Branch
RECORD OF 2 POST CLAIM
Mineral Tenure Act
Section 24
Greenwood 380262
Mining Division Tenure No.
B.D. Henry August 28, 2000
Gold Commissioner Date of Record
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APPLICATION TO RECORD A 2 POST CLAIM
I, James Thom, #47-1224 Balmaral Road, Victoria, British Columbia
V8T 1B3, 250-995-1266 Client No. 141136,
AGENT FOR Reid Anderson, 204-1425 Marine Drive, North Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada, V7T 1B9, 604-605-0885, Client No. 142996,
hereby apply for a record of a 2 post claim for the location as
outlined on the attached copy of mineral titles reference map No.
082E066, in the Greenwood Mining Division.
ACCESS
Describe how you gained access to the location: include references
to roads, trails, topographic features, permanent landmarks and a
description of the legal post location.
The initial post for the Sun #500 Claim is located 3,700 meters at
a bearing of 46 degrees true north from the southern most draining
creek of South Sandrift Lake. To get to the initial post for the Sun
#500 Claim travel north of Christian Valley, until Barth Creek road
turn off on the left comes by. Turn onto Barth Creek road and travel
about 7km until Copper road turn off, on the right. Take Copper road
to Copper East road (Copper East road becomes deactivated and Copper
East road takes over). On Copper East road there is a bridge about 100
meters from the start. From the bridge Sun #100 and Sun #200 IP's can
be found by going 1,000 meters at a bearing of 16 degrees from Sun #100
and Sun #200 initial post. Sun #500 adjoins Sun #300, below it; Sun
#600 to the right of it; and Sun #700 above it.
GPS Co-ordinates taken of posts: Yes [ ] No [ x ] If yes, complete
information chart on reverse.
TAG INFORMATION
I have securely fastened the metal identification tag embossed
"INITIAL POST (No. 1)" to the legal post (or witness post*) and
impressed this information on the tag:
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TAG NO. 698490 M
INITIAL POST (No. 1)
CLAIM NAME Sun #500
LOCATOR James Thom
AGENT FOR R. Anderson
DATE COMMENCED 28-August-00
TIME COMMENCED 10:45
DIR. TO F.P. 16 degrees
METRES TO RIGHT 0 meters
METRES TO LEFT 500 meters
Time is a.m. 12:00 equals Noon.
Direction, means a bearing measured between 0 degrees and 360 degrees,
where 0 degrees is the bearing of true north.
I have securely affixed the portion of the metal identification tag
embossed "FINAL POST (No. 2)" to the final post (or the witness post*)
and impressed this information on the tag:
TAG NO. 698490 M
INITIAL POST (No. 2)
CLAIM NAME Sun #500
LOCATOR James Thom
AGENT FOR R. Anderson
DIST. FORM I.P. 500 meters
DATED COMPLETED 28-August-00
TIME COMPLETED 12:00
* If a witness post was placed for the legal corner post: Bearing
from witness post to true position of legal corner post is
__________ degrees, at a distance of __________ metres.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I have complied with all the terms and conditions of the Mineral
Tenure Act and Regulation pertaining to the location of 2 post claims
and have attached a plan of the location on which the positions of the
legal and final post (and witness and identification post if
applicable) are indicated. The tag information supplied above is the
identical information that I impressed upon the respective tags affixed
to the applicable post when I located this claim, and this information
is true and correct.
/s/ James Thom
Signature of Locator