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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000101594-07-000133
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-Q
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070517
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070517

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			US ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000101594
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				830205516
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-Q
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06814
		FILM NUMBER:		07861616

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		877 NORTH 8TH WEST
		STREET 2:		GLEN L LARSEN BLDG
		CITY:			RIVERTON
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			82501
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3078569271

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		877 NORTH 8TH WEST
		CITY:			RIVERTON
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			82501

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN STATES MINING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19851229
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              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="border-bottom: #e2eef6;">&#160;</td>
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              <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="border-bottom: white;">&#160;</td>
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              <td width="2%" style="border-bottom: #e2eef6;">&#160;</td>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: white;">&#160;</td>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="border-bottom: white;">&#160;</td>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: white;">&#160;</td>
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      Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
      2007
      and 2006 and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
      months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, have been prepared by the Company without
      audit. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006 which
      was
      derived from financial statements audited by Moss Adams, LLP, independent public
      accountants, as indicated on their report for the year ended December 31, 2006
      (not included). In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying financial
      statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring
      accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company
      as
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      prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
      United States of America have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that
      these financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company's December
      31, 2006 Form 10-K. The results of operations for the periods ended March 31,
      2007 and 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the
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      generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
      estimates based on certain assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect
      the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
      assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported
      amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.</font></div>
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      measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement
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      that the Company recognize in its financial statements, the impact of a tax
      position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit,
      based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also provides guidance
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      periods and disclosure. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective beginning January
      1, 2007 with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle
      recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings, goodwill,
      deferred income taxes and income taxes payable in the Consolidated Balance
      Sheets. The adoption of FIN 48 has no significant impact on the financial
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      Measurements&#8221; (&#8220;FAS 157&#8221;). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework
      for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and
      expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions for FAS 157
      are effective for the Company&#8217;s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. The
      Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this statement
      will have on the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial position, results of
      operations or cash flows.</font></div>
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      Bulletin No. 108, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Considering
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      misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of
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      November 15, 2006. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have an impact on our
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      certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured
      at fair value. SFAS 159 will be effective for us on January 1, 2008. We are
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      Accounting Standards Board and does not believe that any of those statements
      will have a material adverse affect on the financial statements of the Company
      when adopted.</font></div>
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      accounts of the Company, the accounts of its majority-owned or controlled
      subsidiaries Plateau Resources Limited, Inc. (&#8220;Plateau&#8221;) (100%); Four Nines
      Gold, Inc. ("FNG") (50.9%); Sutter Gold Mining Inc. (&#8220;Sutter&#8221;) (49.6%); Crested
      Corp. (&#8220;Crested&#8221;) (70.9%); Yellow Stone Fuels, Inc. (&#8220;YSFI&#8221;) (35.9%) U.S. Moly
      Corp. (&#8220;USMC&#8221;) (90%), InterWest, Inc. (&#8220;InterWest&#8221;) (90%), and the USECC Joint
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      Company and Crested, through which the bulk of their operations are
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      March 14, 2007 the independent directors of Company, Crested and Sutter
      negotiated a settlement of $2,025,700 in debt due to the Company and Crested
      as
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      stock. This issuance of these shares is subject to the approval of the Toronto
      Stock Exchange (&#8220;TSX&#8221;). Approval was obtained on May 2, 2007 to issue these
      shares which will place the consolidated ownership of Sutter by the Company
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      of less than 20% are accounted for by the cost method. Because of management
      control, YSFI is consolidated into the financial statements of the Company.
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      eliminated.</font></div>
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      requires the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation in net
      income. Stock-based compensation primarily consists of stock options. Stock
      options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market
      value of the Company&#8217;s stock at the dates of grant. Generally, options fully
      vest immediately and expire 90 days after the employee voluntarily terminates
      their employment with the Company and twelve months after retirement, disability
      or death. The Company recognizes the stock-based compensation expense over
      the
      requisite service period of the individual grantees, which generally equals
      the
      vesting period. The Company provides newly issued shares to satisfy stock option
      exercises. There were no option awards granted in the three months ended March
      31, 2007 and March 31, 2006. The weighted average remaining contractual term
      and
      aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding at March 31, 2007 was 5.62
      years and $8,740,700, respectively. At March 31, 2007, all but 25,000 options
      that had been issued were vested and exercisable. During the three months ending
      March 31, 2007, the Company recognized $6,000 in compensation expense related
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      Standards No. 109 it is more likely than not that the net operating loss of
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      Company and the other deferred tax assets will be realized as a result of the
      closing of the Uranium One Asset Purchase Agreement. No valuation allowance
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        change in deferred tax assets was therefore $513,100. Additionally, the Company
        recorded $164,800 in other comprehensive income and a net tax benefit of
        $348,300 during the period ended March 31, 2007. During the year ended December
        31, 2006, a long-term deferred tax asset of $610,200 and a current deferred
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      capital when the deduction reduces current income taxes payable. The Company
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        identified, evaluated and measured the amount of income tax benefits to be
        recognized for the Company&#8217;s income tax positions. The Company has concluded
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        statements. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company has not
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      southern Utah for which it is responsible for the reclamation expense. The
      preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
      generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
      estimates for these reclamation expenses based on certain assumptions. These
      estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
      and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
      statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
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        and $1,243,800 payable at closing. InterWest has a sixty day due diligence
        period wherein it is to evaluate the property and obtain entitlements necessary
        to construct a 216 unit multifamily housing complex on the property. It is
        estimated that the construction cost of these rental units will be between
        $22
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        that they should attempt to invest no more than 20% equity in the project
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        the board of directors has authorized up to $2.3 million to be expended on
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        merger
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        Crested (approximately 29.1% is not owned by the Company and approximately
        70.9%
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        The merger agreement was approved by all directors of both companies. The
        exchange ratio of 1 of the Company&#8217;s shares for each 2 Crested shares (not owned
        by the Company) was negotiated between the special committees of independent
        directors of both companies, and approved by the full boards of both companies,
        on December 20, 2006. The exchange ratio represents an approximate 12% premium
        to the relative stock prices between the two companies for the 30 days ended
        December 18, 2006.</font></div>
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        to the merger agreement, the Company will issue a total of approximately
        2,802,481 shares of common stock to the minority holders of Crested common
        stock, including the shares equal to the equity value of options to buy Crested
        common stock underlying 1,700,000 options (exercise price of $1.71 per share)
        issued to employees, officers and directors of the Company (Crested has no
        employees itself), pursuant to the Crested incentive stock option plan (the
        &#8220;ISOP&#8221;) adopted by Crested and approved by its shareholders in 2004. The ISOP
        will be amended to allow for exercise of options by cashless exercise, and
        if
        the merger is to be consummated, immediately prior to that date, the Crested
        options will be so exercised, and the holders of the resulting Crested stock
        will be entitled to participate in the merger on the same exchange ratio
        basis
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      Company and its officers and directors have signed an agreement to vote their
      Crested shares in line with the vote of the holders of a majority of the Crested
      minority shares. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
      Crested outstanding shares is required to consummate the merger. The Company
      will not seek shareholder approval of the merger.</font></div>
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      of a majority of the minority Crested shares, if the holders of more than
      200,000 Crested shares perfect their rights to dissent from the merger under
      Colorado law. In addition, the Company or Crested may decline to consummate
      the
      merger if the ratio of the closing stock price of either company is 20% greater
      or less than the exchange ratio for two or more consecutive trading days, even
      if the merger has been approved by the holders of a majority of the minority
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      minority shareholders a proxy statement/prospectus (following declaration of
      effectiveness by the SEC of a Form S-4 to be filed by the Company) for a special
      meeting of the Crested shareholders to vote on the merger agreement; and (ii)
      satisfaction of customary representations and warranties in the merger
      agreement.</font></div>
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        committee, and Neidiger Tucker Bruner Inc. is acting as financial advisor
        to the
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        and Crested, to the effects that the exchange ratio is fair to the Company&#8217;s
        shareholders and to the Crested minority shareholders,
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        value due to consolidation of assets, simplification of reporting requirements
        and the application of all resources to one company. It is anticipated that
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        and
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        $2,025,700 at December 31, 2006 for expenditures made by USECC on behalf
        of SGMI
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        agreed to accept 7,621,867 shares of SGMI common stock (subject to approval
        by
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        negotiated price of $.26 per share. The price for SMGI stock on March 15,
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        the Company and Crested agreed to accept a 5% net profits interest royalty
        ("NPIR") in exchange for the Contingent Stock Purchase Warrant. Furthermore,
        the
        Company and Crested agree that the 5% royalty shall continue until the Company
        and Crested have recouped the $4.6 million. Once the $4.6 million is recouped
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      interest, drawable and repayable at any time in tranches of $50,000 or more
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      completed the sale of uranium assets by closing the February 22, 2007 Asset
      Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;APA&#8221;) with sxr Uranium One Inc. (&#8220;Uranium One,&#8221;
headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices in South Africa and Australia
      (Toronto Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, &#8220;SXR&#8221;)), and certain of
      its private subsidiary companies. As used in this report, Uranium One refers
      to
      that entity as well as its subsidiaries that are parties to the APA, and the
      Company and Crested refer to those entities, as well as their subsidiaries
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      closing, the Company and Crested sold their uranium assets (the Shootaring
      Canyon uranium mill in Utah, unpatented uranium claims in Wyoming, Colorado,
      Arizona and Utah and geological data information related to the sold claims),
      and the Company&#8217;s and Crested&#8217;s contractual rights with Uranium Power Corp.
      (&#8220;UPC&#8221;), to subsidiaries of Uranium One, for consideration (purchase price)
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                Uranium One common shares. On April 30, 2007, the Uranium One common
                shares closed at CAD$16.65 per share on the TSX (approximately
                USD$15.04).</font></div>
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                Company and Crested for transferring to Uranium One their contractual
                rights with UPC; and (ii) $1,585,100 in reimbursements for the Company&#8217;s
                and Crested&#8217;s property expenditures from July 10,
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      to
      the Company and Crested under the purchase and sale agreement for UPC to buy
      a
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      as the mining venture agreement between the Company and Crested, and UPC, to
      acquire and develop additional properties, and other agreements). At February
      22, 2007, the future payments amount was $4,100,000, however, prior to the
      Closing of the APA, UPC paid the Company and Crested $1,000,000 of that
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      issued in the future by UPC to the Company and Crested under the purchase and
      sale agreement. The UPC stock was priced at a 5.25% annual discount rate applied
      to the volume weighted average closing price of UPC stock for the ten trading
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        reimbursable costs, $88,000 was escrowed for resolution of work related to
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                One has assumed certain specific liabilities associated with the
                sold
                assets, including (but not limited to) those future reclamation
                liabilities associated with the Shootaring Canyon Mill in Utah, and
                the
                Sheep Mountain properties. The Company and Crested&#8217;s cash bonds in the
                approximate amount of $6,883,300 will be released and the cash will
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                (when
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                design
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                  of
                  mineralized material from any of the claims sold to Uranium One
                  on April
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                  Canyon
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                  equal to five percent of (i) the gross value of uranium and vanadium
                  products produced at and sold from the mill; or (ii) mill fees
                  received by
                  Uranium One from third parties for custom milling or tolling arrangements,
                  as applicable. If production is sold to a Uranium One affiliate,
                  partner,
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        for
        itself and as agent for Crested and the several private subsidiaries of the
        Company and Crested that were parties to the APA. Pursuant to a cash flow
        sharing arrangement on certain of the properties and joint ownership on others,
        the cash proceeds will in principal be divided equally between the Company
        and
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        Tinto&#8217;s Jackpot uranium property located on Green Mountain in Wyoming. This
        interest is not included in the APA.</font></div>
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        for
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        property interests which may in the future be owned or acquired by the Company
        and Crested outside the five mile area surrounding each of the properties
        sold
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      May 2,
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      recommendation of the compensation committee (independent directors), paid
      a
      $4,887,000 gross cash bonus to all employees for extraordinary service related
      to the April 30, 2007 sale of the uranium assets to sxr Uranium One. Included
      in
      the cash bonus were executive officers (amounts shown are gross payments):
      Keith
      G. Larsen ($709,000); Mark J. Larsen ($709,800); Harold F. Herron ($709,800);
      Robert Scott Lorimer ($709,500); and general counsel Steven R. Youngbauer
      ($403,300). Additionally the four outside directors each received a $40,000
      bonus: H. Russell Fraser, Michael Feinstein, Michael T. Anderson; and Allen
      S.
      Winters. The outside directors&#8217; bonus was approved by the non-independent
      directors; the compensation committee did not make a recommendation on bonuses
      paid to its members. The balance of the cash bonus, paid to employees, was
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        upon
        the recommendation of the compensation committee, paid a total of $649,500
        in
        taxes owed by officers and employees, upon the proposed release to them on
        May
        2, 2007 by the Company, of a total of 177,600 forfeitable shares of common
        stock
        of U.S. Energy Corp., and 2,460 dividend shares, for a total proposed release
        of
        180,060 shares. These shares had been issued to individuals in the early
        1990s,
        and have been recorded at issue dates on the books as compensation expense,
        but
        the stock was held by the Company; recognition of income by the recipients
        was
        deferred pending vesting upon retirement, total disability or death. The
        board
        of directors has proposed an amendment to the plan to allow release of the
        shares (fully vested) as of May 2, 2007. The taxes paid for the individuals
        were
        $29,700 (Keith G. Larsen); $276,300 (Harold F. Herron); and $261,900 (Robert
        Scott Lorimer). Also in connection with the payment of such taxes for the
        individuals, the Company reimbursed the estate of John L Larsen for $213,800
        of
        taxes recently paid by the estate upon release of forfeitable shares to the
        estate following Mr. Larsen&#8217;s passing in September 2006; and reimbursed Daniel
        P. Svilar $162,300 for taxes he paid following release of forfeitable shares
        to
        him upon his retirement in January 2007. Payment by the Company of all such
        taxes, at such time as the forfeitable shares were released to the recipients,
        was approved by the board of directors in the early 1990s at such time as
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        Company filed an amended proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting, to
        seek
        ratification by the shareholders of (i) the board of directors&#8217; amendment of the
        plan to permit the release of the forfeitable shares to the officers and
        other
        employees, prior to their retirement or other termination of service; (ii)
        the
        payment to the IRS by the company, on behalf of the individuals, of the taxes
        owed by the individuals as a result of the release of the shares as of May
        2,
        2007; and (iii) the reimbursement of the amounts paid to the estate of John
        L.
        Larsen and Daniel P. Svilar, as well as the reimbursement of approximately
        $23,000 paid to former director Don C. Anderson upon his retirement in January
        2007 (to pay the taxes he owed as result of the delivery of his forfeitable
        shares to him).</font></div>
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        not
        been delivered to the individuals now in service. If the shareholders give
        the
        ratification disclosed in general terms in the preceding paragraph, the
        certificates will be delivered to the individuals who are now in service.
        If the
        shareholders do not give their ratification, then the certificates in those
        individuals&#8217; names will be retained by the Company, and the Company will seek
        either a refund from the IRS or pursue a credit from the IRS for future taxes
        the Company will owe.</font></div>
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      ratification is not obtained from the shareholders, the prior delivery of the
      certificates for the shares issued to the estate of John L. Larsen, Daniel
      P.
      Svilar, and Don C. Anderson will not be affected, but those individuals will
      be
      asked to refund, to the Company, the tax reimbursements they have already
      received.</font></div>
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      2007, the Company and Crested signed a contract to sell (to a Canadian financial
      institution) 4,400,000 of the 6,607,605 shares of the sxr Uranium One shares
      they received at closing for net proceeds (after commission and bulk sale
      discount) of $61,044,600. Closing is expected on or before May 15,
      2007.</font></div>
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        Jack Molybdenum Property - Kobex Resources, Ltd. (See Form 8K filed on April
        9,
        2007)</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
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        3, 2007, the Company, Crested, and U.S. Moly Corp. (&#8220;U.S. Moly&#8221;), and Kobex
        Resources Ltd. (&#8220;Kobex&#8221;) (a British Columbia company traded on the TSX Venture
        Exchange under the symbol &#8220;Kobex&#8221;), signed a formal Exploration, Development and
        Mine Operating Agreement (the &#8220;agreement&#8221;) with Kobex Resources Ltd. for the Mt.
        Emmons &#8220;Lucky Jack&#8221; Molybdenum Property. The Company and Crested together are
        referred to as &#8220;USECC.&#8221;</font></div>
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        of the agreement generally are similar to the terms described in the Forms
        8-K
        filed on October 10, 2006 and December 8, 2006, which summarized the terms
        of
        the Letter Agreement, and its amendment, between USECC and Kobex. However,
        as
        previously disclosed, the parties agreed that at the end of the due diligence
        period, they would use their best efforts to negotiate and sign a formal
        agreement. The final agreement replaces the amended Letter Agreement.
</font></div>
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        agreement grants Kobex the exclusive option to acquire up to a 50% undivided
        interest in patented and unpatented claims located near Crested Butte, Colorado,
        which are held by USECC, for $50 million. The $50 million to be spent will
        be
        for all Project-related expenditures, the cost for a bankable feasibility
        study,
        and option payments to USECC. The balance between money spent on expenditures
        and option payments, and $50 million, will be paid to USECC in cash.
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            <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>U.S.
              ENERGY CORP. &amp; SUBSIDIARIES</strong></font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notes
              to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)</font></div>
            <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Continued)</font></div>
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            <td>
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                shortfall in expenditures may be paid direct, in cash, to USECC.
                Except
                for the initial payment of $3,500,000 in expenditures by March 31,
                2008
                (which is a firm commitment of Kobex), if any expenditures amount
                is not
                fulfilled and/or option payment is not made by 90 days after the
                due date,
                the agreement will be deemed to have been terminated by Kobex. However,
                if
                Kobex fails to incur an expenditures amount and/or does not make
                an option
                payment after the date when Kobex has earned a 15% interest, U.S.
                Moly
                will replace Kobex as manager of the
                property.</font></div>
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                  include (but are not limited to) holding and permitting costs for
                  the
                  property; geological, geophysical, metallurgical, and related work;
                  salaries and wages; and water treatment plant capital and operating
                  costs.
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                Kobex&#8217; election, option payments may be made in cash or Kobex common stock
                at market price on issue date. Kobex may accelerate these payments
                in
                advance of the scheduled dates.</font></div>
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                agreement is subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. If
                not
                approved by July 2, 2007, the agreement will immediately terminate
                unless
                the parties agree otherwise. </font></div>
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                this period, Kobex may reduce the option payment by $700,000 by increasing
                expenditures by that amount, or apportioning the $700,000 between
                the
                option payment and expenditures.</font></div>
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        Feasibility Study</u></font></div>
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        is
        required to deliver a bankable feasibility study (the &#8220;BFS&#8221;) for the property
        (including confirmation of advance permitting or issuance of a mining permit).
        If option payments and expenditures, plus the costs to prepare the BFS, total
        $50 million before the BFS is completed and delivered to USECC, Kobex and
        USECC
        shall jointly (50% each) fund completion of the BFS.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
        option
        payments and expenditures are less than $50 million, then, in order to fully
        exercise the option to acquire an aggregate 50% interest in the Property,
        Kobex
        shall pay USECC in cash the difference between $50 million, and the option
        payments plus expenditures plus the costs to prepare and complete the BFS.
        This
        amount is the &#8220;study cash difference.&#8221; If the BFS is not completed by December
        31, 2016, Kobex&#8217; interest will revert to 15% (if an aggregate of $15 million has
        been spent on the property by that date) and U.S. Moly will assume operatorship
        of the property.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Exercise
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        option is exercisable in two stages. The &#8220;option period&#8221; is the time between
        April 3, 2007, and that date when Kobex has earned the additional 35%
        interest.</font></div>
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        When
        Kobex has incurred an initial $15 million in expenditures, Kobex shall have
        earned a 15% interest in the property. </font></div>
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        If
        Kobex completes the remaining option payments and expenditures and delivers
        the
        BFS (and pays the study cash difference, if applicable), Kobex shall have
        earned
        an additional 35% interest (for a total of 50%). This date will be the &#8220;50%
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            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notes
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      On the
      50% Option Exercise Date, Kobex may either (i) elect to form a joint venture
      with USECC (50% interest each); or (ii) four months after such date, offer
      USECC
      an election to form the joint venture and have Kobex arrange all future
      financing for all operations on the property, for an additional 15% interest
      to
      Kobex (for a total 65% interest in the joint venture); or (iii) acquire all
      the
      outstanding securities of the an entity formed by USECC to hold its joint
      venture interest, for Kobex stock, with the purchase price determined by
      negotiation or an independent valuator. </font></div>
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      the option period, Kobex shall be the manager of all programs on the property,
      and its activities shall be subject to the direction and control of a management
      committee. The management committee shall have four members (two each from
      USECC
      and Kobex); in the event of a tie, the Kobex members shall have the casting
      vote. A technical committee, also with two members from each party, shall
      provide technical assistance to the management committee.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">After
        the
        50% option exercise date, a joint venture (the &#8220;Luck Jack Joint Venture&#8221;) shall
        be deemed formed between USECC and Kobex, to hold and explore the property;
        if
        feasible, develop a mine on the Property; and for so long as feasible, operate
        the mine and exploit minerals from the property. USECC and Kobex each shall
        have
        a 50% interest in the joint venture and shall be obligated to contribute
        funds
        to adopted programs and budgets in proportion to their interests.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Kobex
        shall be the manager of the joint venture, subject to the direction and control
        of a management committee (which may be the same as the management committee
        during the option period).</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Broker&#8217;s
        Fee</u></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Kobex
        may
        pay a broker&#8217;s fee in connection with the agreement. USECC and Kobex are
        negotiating the terms of how much of this fee USECC would be obligated to
        pay.
        USECC does not expect its share to be more than CAD$500,000 if Kobex pays
        such a
        fee and USECC will have the option to pay its share of such fee over a five
        year
        period (CAD$100,000 annually to Kobex in cash or the Company&#8217;s stock, or in
        shares of Kobex which USECC will have received for option payments from Kobex).
        If the master agreement with Kobex is terminated for any reason during the
        five
        year period, USECC&#8217;s obligations to reimburse Kobex for the broker&#8217;s fee also
        would be terminated.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Continuing
        Royalty held by USECC</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
        USECC
        shall continue to retain a 6% gross overriding royalty on production from
        the
        property, under the Amended and Restated Royalty Deeds and Agreement dated
        May
        29, 1987 between U.S. Energy and Crested, and Mt. Emmons Mining Company.
        The
        Company and Crested&#8217;s 6% royalty will be reduced to 5.1% when Kobex earns a 15%
        interest in the property, and will be reduced again to 3% when Kobex earns
        a 50%
        interest in the property.</font></div>
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      Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
      Operations</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>.</strong></font></div>
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      following is Management's Discussion and Analysis (&#8220;MD&amp;A&#8221;) of the
      significant factors which have affected our liquidity, capital resources and
      results of operations during the periods included in the accompanying financial
      statements. For a detailed explanation of the Company's Business Overview,
      it is
      suggested that Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
      and
      Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 be read in
      conjunction with the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
      The discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
      uncertainties. Due to uncertainties in our business, actual results may differ
      materially from the discussion below.</font></div>
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      of Business</u></strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">U.S.
      Energy Corp. (&#8220;The Company&#8221;) and its subsidiaries historically have been
      involved in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of
      properties prospective for hard rock minerals including lead, zinc, silver,
      molybdenum, gold, uranium, and oil and gas. The Company also has been engaged
      in
      the past in commercial real estate on a limited basis, and generally only in
      connection with acquiring mineral properties which included commercial real
      estate. Going forward, the Company intends to expand commercial real estate
      operations. Initially the Company will target multifamily housing in communities
      located in the Rocky Mountain area that are being impacted by natural resource
      development. The Company is also considering other real estate investments
      in
      the Rocky Mountain region.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company manages its operations through a joint venture, USECC Joint Venture
      ("USECC"), with one of its subsidiary companies, Crested Corp. (&#8220;Crested&#8221;) of
      which it owns a consolidated 70.9% interest. The narrative discussion of this
      MD&amp;A refers only to the Company but includes the consolidated financial
      statements of Crested, Plateau Resources Limited, Inc. ("Plateau"), Sutter
      Gold
      Mining, Inc. (&#8220;Sutter&#8221;), USECC and other subsidiaries. The Company has entered
      into partnerships through which it either joint ventured or leased properties
      with non-related parties for the development and production of certain of its
      mineral properties. The Company had no production from any of its mineral
      properties during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2004, the Company&#8217;s uranium and gold
      properties were shut down due to depressed metals prices. The market price
      for
      uranium increased during 2005 and 2006 to levels which allowed the Company
      and
      Crested to sell all their uranium assets. Molybdenum prices have increased
      which
      have likewise attracted a joint venture partner.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Uranium</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      price of uranium concentrates has increased from a five year low of $9.75 per
      pound in September 2002 to a five year high of $120.00 per pound on May 7,
      2007
      (Ux Weekly).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Gold</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      five year low for gold was $302.10 per ounce in April 2002. The market price
      for
      gold has risen since that time to a five year high of $719.88 per ounce on
      May
      11, 2006. The price for gold on May 8, 2007 was $685.10 per ounce (Metal
      Prices.com).</font></div>
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      - The
      five year low for molybdic oxide was $2.68 per pound in April 2002. The five
      year high of molybdic oxide was $39.50 per pound on June 2, 2005. The price
      for
      molybdic oxide was $29.12 per pound on May 4, 2007. (Metal
      Prices.com).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      rebound in the Company&#8217;s commodity prices presents opportunities. In contrast to
      the prior five years, we now have cash on hand sufficient for general and
      administrative expenses and exploration expenses on mineral properties as well
      as the development and acquisition of real estate projects. The use of the
      Company&#8217;s cash for these purposes is further enhanced by the closing of sales
      transactions relating to the Company&#8217;s uranium properties and the Company&#8217;s
      Lucky Jack molybdenum property. Kobex Resources Ltd. (&#8220;Kobex&#8221;) is expected to
      pay the Lucky Jack molybdenum property permitting expenses and water treatment
      plant operating costs going forward. As a result of the closing of the sale
      of
      uranium assets to sxr Uranium One on April 30, 2006 additional cash will be
      available for additional investments in mineral properties and other potential
      businesses.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Management&#8217;s
      strategy to generate a return on shareholder capital is first, to demonstrate
      prospective value in the mineral properties sufficient to support substantial
      investments by industry partners and second, to structure these investments
      to
      bring capital and long term development expertise to move the properties into
      production. There are uncertainties associated with this strategy. Please see
      the risk factors in this report.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Forward
      Looking Statements</u></strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
      Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, includes
      "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("the Exchange Act"). All statements other
      than
      statements of historical fact included in this Report are forward-looking
      statements. In addition, whenever words like "expect", "anticipate&#8221;, or
      "believe" are used, the Company is making forward looking statements. Actual
      results may vary materially from the forward-looking statements and there is
      no
      assurance that the assumptions used will be realized in fact.</font></div>
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      Accounting Policies</u></strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Principles
      of Consolidation</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      consolidated financial statements of the Company and subsidiaries include the
      accounts of the Company, the accounts of its majority-owned or controlled
      subsidiaries Plateau (100%), Crested (70.9%), Four Nines Gold, Inc. ("FNG")
      (50.9%), Sutter (49.6%), Yellow Stone Fuels, Inc. (&#8220;YSFI&#8221;) (35.9%), and the
      USECC Joint Venture ("USECC"), a consolidated joint venture which is equally
      owned by the Company and Crested, through which the bulk of their operations
      are
      conducted. Additional subsidiaries have been organized by the Company and
      include U.S. Moly Corp. (&#8220;USMC&#8221;) for molybdenum and InterWest, Inc.
      (&#8220;InterWest&#8221;) for real estate. The Company on a consolidated basis owns 90% of
      these subsidiaries with the remaining 10% being owned by employees, officers
      and
      directors of the Company. Subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2007,
      management and the board of directors of the Company determined that the
      ownership of subsidiary companies by employees, officers and directors would
      cease and all equity compensation would be given at the Company
      level.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company&#8217;s ownership as of March 31, 2007 in Sutter below 50% is temporary. On
      March 14, 2007 the independent directors of Company, Crested and Sutter
      negotiated a settlement of $2,025,700 in debt due to the Company and Crested
      as
      of December 31, 2006 for the issuance of 7,621,867 shares of Sutter common
      stock. This issuance of these shares is subject to the approval of the Toronto
      Stock Exchange (&#8220;TSX&#8221;). Approval was obtained on May 4, 2007 to issue these
      shares which will place the consolidated ownership of Sutter by the Company
      at
      54.5%.</font></div>
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      in joint ventures and 20% to 50% owned companies are accounted for using the
      equity method. Because of management control and debt to the Company which
      may
      be converted to equity, YSFI is consolidated into the financial statements
      of
      the Company. Investments of less than 20% are accounted for by the cost method.
      All material inter-company profits, transactions and balances have been
      eliminated.</font></div>
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      Equivalents </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>-
      </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
      three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash
      and
      cash equivalents in bank deposit accounts which exceed federally insured limits.
      At March 31, 2007, the Company had its cash and cash equivalents with several
      financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any losses in such
      accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash
      and cash equivalents. The Company is currently seeking a relationship with
      an
      investment banker to assist in the management of cash reserves as well as the
      financing of acquisitions and on going operations.</font></div>
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      and Notes Receivable</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      majority of the Company's accounts receivable are due from industry partners
      for
      exploratory drilling programs, real estate rentals and management fees. The
      Company determines any required allowance by considering a number of factors
      including length of time trade accounts receivable are past due and the
      Company's previous loss history. The Company provides reserves for account
      and
      note receivable balances when they become uncollectible, and payments
      subsequently received on such receivables and notes are credited to the
      allowance for doubtful accounts. At March 31, 2007 there were no provisions
      of
      doubtful accounts for either receivable or note balances.</font></div>
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      Securities </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">-
      The
      Company accounts for its marketable securities (1) as trading, (2)
      available-for-sale or (3) held-to-maturity. Based on the Company's intent to
      sell the securities, its equity securities are reported as a trading security.
      The Company's available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with
      net
      unrealized gain or (loss) recorded as a separate component of shareholders'
      equity. If a decline in fair value of held-to-maturity securities is determined
      to be other than temporary, the investment is written down to fair
      value.</font></div>
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      Claims</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - We
      follow the full cost method of accounting for mineral properties. Accordingly,
      all costs associated with acquisition, development and capital equipment as
      well
      as construction of plant relating to mineral properties are capitalized and
      are
      subject to ceiling tests to ensure the carrying value does not exceed the fair
      market value. All associated general and administrative as well as exploration
      costs and expenses associated with mineral properties are expensed when
      incurred.</font></div>
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      capitalized costs of mineral properties subject to amortization and the
      estimated future costs to develop proved reserves are amortized by applying
      the
      unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in
      unproven properties and major construction and development projects are not
      amortized until proven reserves associated with the projects can be determined
      or until impairment occurs.</font></div>
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      the
      sum of estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis is less than the
      carrying amount of the related asset, an asset impairment is considered to
      exist. The related impairment loss is measured by comparing estimated future
      cash flows on a discounted basis to the carrying amount of the asset. Changes
      in
      significant assumptions underlying future cash flow estimates may have a
      material effect on the Company's financial position and results of operations.
      An uneconomic commodity market price, if sustained for an extended period of
      time, or an inability to obtain financing necessary to develop mineral
      interests, may result in asset impairment. If the results of an assessment
      indicate that the properties are impaired, the capitalized cost of the property
      is expensed.</font></div>
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      Retirement Obligations</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      Company records the fair value of the reclamation liability on its shut down
      mining properties as of the date that the liability is incurred. The Company
      reviews the liability each quarter and determines if a change in estimate is
      required as well as accretes the total liability on a quarterly basis for the
      future liability. Final determinations are made during the fourth quarter of
      each year. The Company deducts any actual funds expended for reclamation during
      the quarter in which it occurs.</font></div>
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      and Liabilities Held for Sale</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - Long
      lived assets and liabilities that will be sold within one year of the financial
      statements are classified as current. At March 31, 2007 the Company believed
      that its uranium assets in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Arizona would be sold
      within a twelve month period. All capitalized asset balances associated with
      these assets, including cash bonds pledged as collateral for reclamation
      liabilities, were therefore classified as Assets Held for Sale as of March
      31,
      2007. Likewise all asset retirement obligations as well as any other liability
      associated with these properties was classified as current Liabilities Held
      for
      Sale at March 31, 2007.</font></div>
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      Estate Held for Sale</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      Company classifies Real Estate Held for Sale as assets that are not in
      production and management has made the decision to dispose of the
      assets.</font></div>
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      Company re-acquired by foreclosure sale the Ticaboo town site (&#8220;Ticaboo&#8221;)
      located in southern Utah near Lake Powell during 2006. Ticaboo includes a motel,
      restaurant and lounge, convenience store, recreational boat storage and service
      facility, and improved residential and mobile home lots. Most of these
      properties had been acquired when the Shootaring Mill was acquired in
      1993.</font></div>
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      Company has classified Ticaboo as Real Estate Held for Sale. The value of $1.8
      million is the cost basis of the asset after the re-acquisition and the write
      off of the corresponding note receivable. Management believes that the fair
      value of the assets received in foreclosure approximates the carrying value
      of
      the note receivable.</font></div>
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      Recognition</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      -
      Revenues are reported on a gross revenue basis and are recorded at the time
      services are provided or the commodity is sold. Sales of proved and unproved
      properties are accounted for as adjustments of capitalized costs with no gain
      or
      loss recognized, unless such adjustments would significantly alter the
      relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves, in which case the
      gain or loss is recognized in income.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Income
      Taxes</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      Company recognizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the expected
      future income tax consequences, based on enacted tax laws, of temporary
      differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets, liabilities
      and carry forwards. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets for the expected
      future effects of all deductible temporary differences, loss carry forwards
      and
      tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets are reduced, if deemed necessary,
      by a valuation allowance for any tax benefits which, based on current
      circumstances, are not expected to be realized. During the quarter ended March
      31, 2007, we recognized an income tax benefit of $348,300 by reducing the
      valuation allowance on the deferred income tax assets based upon our assessment
      that we will generate taxable income as a result of the transaction with sxr
      Uranium One Inc. for the sale of uranium assets (the Shootaring Canyon uranium
      mill in Utah, and unpatented uranium claims in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and
      Utah).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Use
      of Accounting Estimates</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      - The
      preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
      accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions.
      These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and
      liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
      of
      the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
      during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
      estimates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Liquidity
      and Capital Resources</u></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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      Company&#8217;s cash position at March 31, 2007, was $15,402,300 which is a decrease
      of $1,571,200 from the cash position at December 31, 2006. During the three
      months ended March 31, 2007, investing activities generated $1,691,100,
      financing activities generated $374,100 and operating activities consumed
      $3,636,400.</font></div>
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      resulted in a net loss of $1,318,200 of which the largest use of cash was the
      payment of $570,900 of accrued compensation expenses, payment of accounts
      payable of $528,100, and an increase in the Company&#8217;s accounts receivable of
      $276,700. The accrued compensation was the second installment of a bonus which
      was granted by the board of directors to the former chairman&#8217;s estate in the
      amount of $250,000 and the same amount to the Company&#8217;s General Counsel who
      retired in January 2007. The increase in receivables was due to amounts due
      from
      UPC and Kobex for costs paid for by the Company on mineral properties. The
      Company recognized a gain from the sale of assets, $1,000, and the sale of
      its
      shares of UPC of $774,700 during the three months ended March 31, 2007. Non-cash
      expenditures in operations totaled $207,800 during the three months ended March
      31, 2007. The components of these non cash items in operations were:
      depreciation, $120,300; accretion of asset retirement obligations relating
      to
      the Company&#8217;s mining properties, $2,100; $128,400 of non-cash compensation
      relating to the 2001 stock award plan, expensing of employee options, accrual
      of
      executive retirement benefits and the accrual of the Employee Stock Ownership
      Plan.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investing
      Activities - During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company received
      $1,452,400 from the sale of its shares of UPC common stock. The Company also
      received $560,900 from the payment of a note receivable. During the three months
      ended March 31, 2007, the Company had proceeds of $1,000 from the sale of assets
      compared to $1,639,400 for the same period in 2006 and purchased various pieces
      of equipment totaling $51,700 compared $107,400 during the three months ended
      March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Acquisition of mining claims consumed
      $253,300 during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $9,200 for
      the
      quarter ended March 31, 2006. The costs associated with the acquisition of
      mining claims were reimbursed by sxr Uranium One on the closing of the sale
      of
      the Company&#8217;s uranium assets on April 30, 2007. Please see Note 19 to Financial
      Statements above.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Cash
      flows from financing activities were primarily as a result of the issuance
      of
      the Company&#8217;s common stock as a result of the exercise of stock warrants and
      options, $393,100 and proceeds from long term debt of $164,100 for the financing
      of the purchase of equipment and the financing of liability insurance premiums.
      These sources of cash from financing activities were offset by payments made
      on
      long term debt in the amount of $183,100.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company believes that the current market prices for gold and molybdenum are
      at
      levels that warrant further exploration and development of the Company&#8217;s mineral
      properties. Management of the Company anticipates these metals prices will
      remain at levels which will allow the properties to be produced economically.
      Management of the Company therefore believes that sufficient capital will be
      available to develop its mineral properties from strategic industry partners,
      debt financing, cash on hand, and the sale of equity or a combination of the
      four. The successful development and production of these properties could
      greatly enhance the liquidity and financial position of the
      Company.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Although
      the Company has sufficient liquidity at March 31, 2007 (due to the sale of
      its
      Enterra units and Pinnacle shares and subsequent to March 31, 2007 due to the
      sale of its uranium assets to sxr Uranium One) to fund limited exploration
      and
      development reclamation projects on its mineral properties, the purchase and
      development of real estate properties as well as general and administrative
      costs and expenses, it may need to continue to attract equity investors or
      industry partners to fully develop its mineral properties and/or finance
      acquisitions.</font></div>
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      Resources</u></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Contract
      to Sell Uranium Assets to Uranium One and the UPC Agreement</u></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      April
      30, 2007, the Company closed on the asset purchase agreement with sxr Uranium
      One, and certain of its private subsidiary companies. sxr Uranium One bought
      all
      our uranium assets (except for a royalty on Green Mountain in Wyoming) and
      took
      over the Company&#8217;s rights in the UPC purchase and mining venture as well as
      assumed all the liabilities associated with the uranium properties. The Company,
      on a pro forma basis, recognized a gain of $69,956,500 on the sale of these
      assets. The Company signed, on May 4, 2007, a contract to sell (to a Canadian
      financial institution) 4,400,000 of the 6,607,605 shares of sxr Uranium One
      common stock that it received at closing. Net proceeds from the sale of these
      shares (after commission and bulk sale discount) was $61,044,600. These funds
      will be used to pay income taxes due as a result of the sale of the uranium
      assets to sxr Uranium One, investments and ongoing general and administrative
      expenses. Closing is expected on or before May 15, 2007. The proceeds from
      the
      sale of these assets substantially enhance the liquidity of the Company. Please
      see Note 19 to Financial Statements above. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Kobex
      Resources Ltd. Agreement</u></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      April
      3, 2007, the Company and Crested signed a formal Exploration, Development and
      Mine Operating Agreement giving Kobex (&#8220;KBX&#8221;) an option to acquire up to a 65%
      interest in the Lucky Jack molybdenum property. The principal financial benefit
      to be realized in 2007 and thereafter by the Company (if Kobex meets its
      contractual obligations) is that Kobex will fund substantial costs and expenses
      which otherwise may have to be funded by the Company and Crested (including
      paying for the water treatment plant, obtain necessary permits, and have
      performed a bankable feasibility study preparatory to mining or selling the
      property). See Note 19 above. In addition to the payment of operating,
      permitting and construction costs and contract has option payments amounts
      due
      to the company and Crested in the total amount of $3,950,000 which at Kobex&#8217;s
      option can be made in either cash or common shares of Kobex. These option
      payments begin in 2007 and continue through December 2011. The closing date
      has
      not been determined.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Line
      of Credit</u></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company has a $500,000 line of credit with a commercial bank. The line of credit
      is secured by certain real estate holdings and equipment. This line of credit
      is
      used for short term working capital needs associated with operations. At March
      31, 2007, the entire amount of $500,000 under the line of credit was available
      to the Company.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Cash
      on Hand</u></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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      discussed above the Company has monetized certain of its assets which have
      provided cash that will continue to be used to fund general and administrative
      expenses, and possible exploration and development of new mineral properties
      along with the maintenance of those properties. Cash is expected to be used
      during the balance of 2007 to fund investments in real estate and other
      investment projects which fit the Company&#8217;s investment objectives.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Capital
      Requirements</u></strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      direct capital requirements of the Company during 2007 remain its general and
      administrative costs, and the costs through April 30, associated with the
      uranium properties that were sold to sxr Uranium One. Additionally, the Company
      is obligated to fund this portion of any funding of the water treatment plant
      and the lucky Jack Property prior to the time that Kobex makes reimbursements
      of
      those costs. The Company, as a result of the formation of InterWest and the
      pursuit of the real estate market, will be obligated to fund its percentage
      of
      capital required to purchase and or develop real estate properties. As of March
      31, 2007, the Company had agreed to fund up to $2,300,000 on a multi-family
      housing development in Gillette, Wyoming.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Maintaining
      Mineral Properties</u></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Uranium
      Properties</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
      a
      result of the sale of the uranium properties to sxr Uranium One the Company
      has
      no further commitment to fund any of the obligations, including asset retirement
      obligations, relating to its former uranium properties. All these obligations
      were transferred to sxr Uranium One at closing on April 30, 2007. See Note
      19 to
      financial statements above.</font></div>
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      Jack Molybdenum Property</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Operating
      costs for the water treatment plant are expected to approximate $1.5 million
      annually. In an effort to assure continued compliance, the Company has retained
      the technical expert and the contractor hired by PD on January 2, 2006 to
      operate the water treatment plant.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      April
      13, 2007 the Company entered into a formal Exploration, Development and Mine
      Operating Agreement with Kobex. Under the terms of the agreement, Kobex is
      expected to pay all the permitting, standby and water treatment costs associated
      with the Lucky Jack property during the next several years. See Note 19 to
      Financial Statements above.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Sutter
      Gold Mining Inc. Properties</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Sutter
      initiated an 18,000 foot underground and surface drilling program during the
      second quarter of 2006, to further delineate and define potential resources
      at
      the property and this program is expected to be completed in May 2007. The
      2006
      drill program included both underground and surface holes. As of April 17,
      2007,
      all of the drilling had been completed except one hole. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Capital
      to fund these projects was obtained from private placements of Sutter&#8217;s common
      stock in 2006. Sutter is seeking additional funding to place the property into
      production. The Company and Crested have agreed to provide Sutter with a
      $1,000,000 credit facility at 12% for a term of two years. The credit facility
      will be able to be drawn down over time in $50,000 increments and is repayable
      at the option of the Company and Crested either in cash or common stock of
      Sutter. The grant of the line of credit was subject to the approval of the
      TSX
      for the issuance of 7,621,868 shares of Sutter&#8217;s common stock to repay the
      Company and Crested for an existing $2,025,700 in debt as of December 31, 2006.
      Approval of the issuance of the shares was received on May 4, 2007 at which
      time
      the credit facility became available to Sutter.</font></div>
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      to
      non-related parties at March 31, 2007 was $1,213,100 of which $939,100 will
      become payable during the year ending December 31, 2007. The largest component
      of the current debt payable is related to the Company&#8217;s aircraft which matures
      in June 2007, and was fully retired in May 2007. The balance of the debt
      consists of debt related to the purchase of vehicles, equipment and the
      financing of insurance policy premiums.</font></div>
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      Costs</strong></font></div>
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      asset
      retirement obligation on the Plateau uranium mineral properties and the
      Shootaring mill in Utah at March 31, 2007 is $4,199,700. This liability is
      fully
      collateralized by restricted cash investments of $6,936,100. It is currently
      anticipated that the reclamation of the Plateau uranium mill will not commence
      until 2033.</font></div>
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      asset
      retirement obligation of the Sheep Mountain uranium properties in Wyoming at
      March 31, 2007 is $2,458,000 and is collateralized by a reclamation bond which
      is secured by a pledge of certain real estate assets of the Company and cash
      bonds in the amount of $575,000.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Upon
      closing of the sale of the uranium assets to sxr Uranium One on April 30, 2007,
      all the asset retirement obligations relating to the Shootaring Canyon Mill
      and
      the Sheep Mountain Properties as well as other uranium properties were assumed
      by sxr Uranium One and the cash deposits held as collateral for those asset
      retirement obligations were released to the Company and Crested.</font></div>
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      asset
      retirement obligation for Sutter at March 31, 2007 is $22,400 which is covered
      by a cash bond. It is not anticipated that any cash resources will be used
      for
      asset retirement obligations at Sutter during the year ending December 31,
      2007.</font></div>
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      asset
      retirement obligation for the Lucky Jack molybdenum property at March 31, 2007
      is $104,000. It is not anticipated that this reclamation work will occur in
      the
      near term.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
      January 8, 2007, InterWest, Inc., through its wholly owned limited liability
      company, Remington Village, LLC, signed a Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate
      to purchase approximately 10.15 acres of land located in Gillette, Wyoming
      for
      $1,268,800. Subject to satisfaction of conditions, contract closing is expected
      in May 2007. InterWest also signed a Development Agreement with P.E.G.
      Development, LLC to assist in the evaluation of the property and to obtain
      the
      entitlements, engineering and architecture (estimated at $698,000) necessary
      to
      construct multifamily housing on the property; construction would commence
      in
      second quarter 2007. The cost to obtain entitlements, engineering and
      architecture is estimated to be approximately $698,000. Total land purchase
      and
      construction costs are estimated to be between $22 and $25 million. At March
      31,
      2007 the board of directors of the Company and Crested had authorized the
      expenditure of up to $2.3 million for the purchase of the land and payment
      of
      the entitlements. InterWest purchased the property on May 11, 2007.</font></div>
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      substantial part of total costs may be funded with commercial loans, and the
      Company may seek private investors to offset the equity component (estimated
      at
      20% of total costs).</font></div>
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      employees of the Company are not given raises on a regular basis. In
      consideration of this and in appreciation of their work, the board of directors
      from time to time has accepted the recommendation of the Compensation Committee
      to grant a bonus to employees and directors when major transactions are
      closed.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Three
      Months Ended March 31, 2007 compared to 2006</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recognized a loss of
      $1,318,200 or $0.07 per share as compared to a loss of $1,085,100 or $0.06
      per
      share for the period ended March 31, 2006. The primary reason for the increased
      loss is the reduction in the gain on sale of assets. During the three months
      ended March 31, 2006 the Company recognized a gain of $2,414,900 from the sale
      of a portion of its uranium assets to UPC. The only gain from the sale of assts
      during the three months ended March 31, 2007 was the sale of one truck in the
      amount of $1,000. The gain on the sale of assets during the quarter ended March
      31, 2006 was off set by the loss $585,400 from the valuation of the Company&#8217;s
      shares of Enterra Energy Trust. No similar loss from the valuation of a
      derivative was recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Finally,
      the
      other major component of the change in the net earnings for the quarters ended
      March 31, 2007 and 2006 was the gain on the sale of the UPC shares recognized
      during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 of $774,700. No similar gain was
      recognized during the quarter of the previous year.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
      changes in revenues and expenses during the comparative periods of the quarters
      ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are a reduction of $104,600 in operating revenues
      and a reduction of operating costs and expenses of $451,800.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      components of the reduction in operating revenues were reductions in revenues
      from real estate operations of $21,800 and management fees of $82,800. These
      reductions were as a result of reduced rental income from real estate properties
      and lower amounts of management fees charged to affiliates and third parties
      for
      work performed by the Company in their behalf.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mineral
      holding costs increased by $295,600 during the three months ended March 31,
      2007
      to $796,700 as compared to $501,100 during the three months ended March 31,
      2006. The increase is due to the increased geological and engineering activity
      on the Company&#8217;s mineral properties. The majority of these expenses are
      reimbursable expenses under the sale of the uranium properties to sxr Uranium
      One.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">General
      and Administrative expenses decreased by $843,100 during the three months ended
      March 31, 2007 over those recorded during the three months of the same quarter
      of the prior year. This decrease was as a result of large expenses during 2006
      which included, the expensing of employee options, $136,800; the value of the
      extension of warrants to non affiliates of $321,100; maintenance of to the
      Company&#8217;s airplane $353,700; $278,200 in professional services related to the
      Lucky Jack molybdenum property which consisted of both legal and
      engineering/geological services. During the quarter ending March 31, 2007,
      the
      Company had no expenses for warrants to non affiliates, significantly lower
      maintenance costs relating to Company&#8217;s airplane, and no professional services
      relating to the reacquisition of the Lucky Jack molybdenum property and also
      only expensed $6,000 for employee options. </font></div>
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      the quarter ended March 31, 2007, we recognized an income tax benefit of
      $348,300 by reducing the valuation allowance on the deferred income tax assets
      based upon our assessment that we will generate taxable income as a result
      of
      the transaction with sxr Uranium One for the sale of uranium assets (the
      Shootaring Canyon uranium mill in Utah, and unpatented uranium claims in
      Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and Utah). No provision for or benefit from income
      taxes was recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2006.</font></div>
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      Months Ended March 31, 2006 compared to 2005</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company recognized a loss of
      $1,085,100 or $0.06 per share as compared to a loss of $1,598,500 or $0.11
      per
      share for the period ended March 31, 2005. The primary reasons for this
      reduction in the net loss is increased other revenues. Offsets to this increase
      in net income are reduced operating revenues, increased operating costs and
      expenses and increased other expenses.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Operating
      revenues were reduced by $164,800 to $176,600 at March 31, 2006 from $341,400
      at
      March 31, 2005. Components of this reduction of revenues were reductions in
      real
      estate operations of $30,300 and management fees of $134,500. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mineral
      holding costs increased by $208,200 during the three months ended March 31,
      2006
      to $501,100 as compared to $292,900 during the three months ended March 31,
      2005. The increase is due to the increased geological and engineering activity
      on the Company&#8217;s mineral properties. General and Administrative expenses
      increased by $1,384,300 during the three months ended March 31, 2006 over those
      recorded during the three months of the same quarter of the prior year.
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">General
      and Administrative costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31,
      2006
      were $2,548,700. For the three months ended March 31, 2005 General and
      Administrative expenses were $1,164,400. This increase of $1,384,300 during
      the
      three months ended March 31, 2006 over the three months ended March 31, 2005
      was
      as a result of the expensing of employee options pursuant to SFAS 123(R) which
      will vest on July 1, 2006, $136,800; accrual of the executive retirement
      benefits adopted in October 2005, $71,000; the value of the extension of
      warrants to non affiliates of $321,100; increased professional services of
      $97,200 relating to year end costs and legal services on various matters;
      maintenance of the Company&#8217;s airplane $353,700; $278,200 in professional
      services related to the Lucky Jack molybdenum property which consisted of both
      legal and engineering/geological services and increased costs related to the
      Sutter gold project of $77,200.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company recognized $2,414,900 from
      the sale of assets while during the three months ended March 31, 2005 the
      Company only recognized $9,500 from the sale of assets. This increase of
      $2,405,400 was as primarily due to the receipt of $1.6 million cash from UPC
      pursuant the amendment of the UPC purchase agreement and 1,500,000 shares of
      UPC
      common stock valued at $677,700.</font></div>
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      Company recognized a loss of $585,400 from the valuation of the imbedded
      derivative associated with the Acquisitions Class D shares discussed above
      under
      Capital Resources. The Acquisitions Class D shares automatically converted
      to
      Enterra Additional Units on June 1, 2006 at which time they will be accounted
      for as marketable securities held for sale. The entry for the loss of $585,400
      at March 31, 2006 was therefore be the last time the Company values the imbedded
      derivative associated with the Class D shares of Acquisitions.</font></div>
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      Obligations</u></strong></font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: medium none;">
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        3. </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Quantitative
        and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk</u></strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Market
        risk represents the risk of loss that may impact the operating results,
        financial position, or liquidity of the Company due to adverse changes in
        market
        prices and rates. We are not exposed to material market risk due to changes
        in
        interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We do not hold investments
        in debt securities nor do we hold assets or transact business in foreign
        currencies. </font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At
        March
        31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company held no financial instruments
        on
        which financial risk could be quantified. The marketable securities held
        by the
        Company at December 31, 2006 are, however, subject to change in market price.
        The shares of UPC that the Company held at December 31, 2006 had a per share
        value of $0.77 and were sold during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 at an
        average of $0.97 per share. The 4,655 shares of Enterra Energy Trust (&#8220;Enterra&#8221;)
        that are owned by the Company&#8217;s subsidiary YSFI had a per share value of $7.90
        at December 31, 2006 and $5.51 at March 31, 2007. Risk associated with the
        market value of the Enterra shares is not material.</font></div>
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        Company was at risk of changing value in the sale of uranium assets to sxr
        Uranium One as the major component of the payment to the Company was in sxr
        Uranium One common stock. The market value per share of sxr Uranium One common
        stock was $13.73 at December 31, 2006 and $13.83 at closing on April 30,
        2006.</font></div>
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        Company sold 4,400,000 of the 6,607,605 shares it received in the sxr Uranium
        One sale transaction for approximately $13.61 per share net after commission
        and
        bulk sale discount. Until such time as the Company sells the remaining 2,207,605
        shares, the Company will remain at risk for changes in the market value of
        sxr
        Uranium One common stock.</font></div>
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        4. </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Controls
        and Procedures</u></strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
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        Company&#8217;s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have
        reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company&#8217;s disclosure controls
        and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 240.13a-15(e)) as of the
        end of
        the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Principal
        Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer have concluded that
        the
        Company&#8217;s current disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure
        that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files
        or
        submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
        within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange commission&#8217;s
        rules and forms. There was no change in the Company&#8217;s internal controls that
        occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
        or is reasonably likely to affect, the Company&#8217;s internal controls over
        financial reporting.</font></div>
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        II. OTHER INFORMATION</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ITEM
        1. </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Legal
        Proceedings</u></strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Material
        legal proceedings pending at March 31, 2007, and developments in those
        proceedings from that date to the date this Quarterly Report is filed, are
        summarized below. The status of the legal proceedings, which were pending
        during
        the year has either not changed, been settled or is otherwise
        immaterial.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>Patent
        Claims Litigation - Lucky Jack Molybdenum Property</em></strong></font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        only
        pending legal proceeding to which the Company is a party relates to a challenge
        to the validity of title to the patented claims included in the molybdenum
        property.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        April
        2, 2004, the United States Bureau of Land Management (&#8220;BLM&#8221;) issued patents on
        nine additional mining claims for the Lucky Jack molybdenum property (previously
        known as Mount Emmons), for a total of 25 patented claims which consists
        of
        approximately 350 patented or &#8220;fee&#8221; acres. A lawsuit was filed by local
        governmental entities and environmentalists (&#8220;Appellants&#8221;) in U.S. District
        Court of Colorado challenging BLM&#8217;s issuance of the nine additional mining
        patents and alleging BLM violated the 1872 Mining Law, applicable regulations,
        and the Administrative Procedures Act by overruling their protests to Mt.
        Emmons
        Mining Company&#8217;s mineral patent application, by awarding the patents, and by
        conveying the land to Mt. Emmons Mining Company (a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge
        Corporation). The case was </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>High
        Country Citizen&#8217;s Alliance, Town of Crested Butte, Colorado, and The Board of
        County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado v. Kathleen Clarke,
        Director of the Bureau of Land Management et. al., Gale Norton, Secretary
        of
        Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior; Phelps Dodge Corporation; Mt.
        Emmons
        Mining Company</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        January 12, 2005, U.S. District Court dismissed the Appellants&#8217; appeal holding:
        (i) that they had no right of appeal from a decision to issue a mineral patent,
        because the 1872 Mining Law created no private cause of action for unrelated
        parties to challenge the issuance of a mineral patent, and (ii) because the
        1872
        Mining Law implicitly precludes unrelated third parties from challenging
        mineral
        patent by judicial action, the Administrative Procedures Act does not constitute
        a waiver of sovereign immunity for purposes of the action. Appellants filed
        an
        appeal of the U.S. District Court&#8217;s decision to the United States Tenth Circuit
        Court of Appeals (10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        CAA&#8221;).
        The 10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        CCA case
        number is D.C. No. 04-MK-749PAC and No. 05-1085.</font></div>
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        February 28, 2006, the property was transferred to the Company and Crested
        by
        Phelps Dodge Corporation (&#8220;PD&#8221;) and Mt. Emmons Mining Company. On July 21, 2006,
        the 10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        CAA
        affirmed the January 12, 2005 dismissal by the U.S. District Court of challenges
        to the issuance of nine additional mining patents on the molybdenum property.
        On
        September 5, 2006, the Appellants filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc
        of the
        July 21, 2006, decision before the entire 10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        CCA. On
        September 8, 2006, the Company and Crested were admitted as substitute parties
        for Phelps Dodge Corporation and Mt. Emmons Mining Company (following the
        Company&#8217;s and Crested&#8217;s filing of a Motion to Substitute Parties.</font></div>
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        October 27, 2006, the entire 10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        CCA
        affirmed and upheld the July 21, 2006, decision by the 10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        CCA
        panel, thereby denying the Appellants&#8217; Petition of Rehearing En Banc and their
        challenges to the issuance of the patents. </font></div>
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        February 26, 2007, the Appellants filed a Petition for Certiorari with the
        United States Supreme Court again arguing that they were improperly denied
        judicial review of the decision by BLM to issue the patents. On April 30,
        2007
        the United States Supreme Court denied the Appellants Petition for Certiorari
        and this action exhausts any further legal proceedings by the Petitioners
        on
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
        2004,
        USECC Gold Limited Liability Company (a predecessor of SGMI) as plaintiff
        filed
        an action (</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>USECC
        Gold Limited Liability Company vs. Nevada-Wabash Mining Company, et
        al</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
        Case
        No. 04CV3419) in Superior Court of California, County of Amador) seeking
        to
        quiet title as vested in plaintiff to two patented mining claims at the Sutter
        Gold project. All but one of the approximately 54 defendants (dissolved private
        corporations and other entities, their stockholders and/or estates of deceased
        stockholders) have defaulted. Plaintiff and the remaining defendant have
        had
        settlement discussions, and a settlement conference is scheduled for mid-April
        2007; if a settlement is not obtained, trial will be scheduled.</font></div>
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        is confident that plaintiff would prevail on the merits in the event of trial.
        The subject property includes a portion of the existing decline prior to
        intercepting the mineralized resource at the Sutter Gold project. The remaining
        defendant claims a one-fifth interest in one of the two patented mining claims.
        If settlement discussions are not successful, and if plaintiff does not prevail
        at trial, defendant may be entitled to seek remedies related to the property,
        possibly including filing a partition action. The outcome of such post-trial
        proceedings (if commenced by defendant following an outcome adverse to plaintiff
        at trial) after filing a petition action cannot be predicted, but management
        does not expect any outcome to ultimately adversely affect SGMI&#8217;s plan of
        operations or financial condition.</font></div>
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        1A.
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Risk
        Factors</u></font></strong></div>
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        following risk factors should be considered in evaluating the information
        in
        this Form 10-Q. The reader should also consider risk factors discussed in
        our
        annual report for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed on Form
        10-K.</strong></font></div>
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        may be classified as an inadvertent investment company</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
        We are
        not engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, or trading in securities,
        and we do not hold ourselves out as being engaged in those activities. However,
        under the Investment Company Act of 1940, a company may be classified as
        an
&#8220;inadvertent investment company&#8221; under section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act if
        (absent an available exemption or exclusion under the 1940 Act categories)
        the
        value of investment securities is more than 40% of its total assets (exclusive
        of government securities and cash items). Total asset value includes amounts
        for
        assets recorded on the financial statements, as well as additional amounts
        which
        the board of directors believes reflect the fair value of those
        assets.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
        a
        result of the April 30, 2007 sale of uranium assets to sxr Uranium One, we
        received investment securities (stock in Uranium One) with a value in excess
        of
        40% of total asset value. </font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        SEC&#8217;s
        Rule 3a-2 under the 1940 Act allows an inadvertent investment company (as
        a
&#8220;transient investment company&#8221;) a period of one year from the date of
        classification (in our case, April 30, 2008), to own investment securities
        with
        a value of 40% or less of our total assets. Accordingly, we are taking actions
        to comply with this 40% limit from the present time through April 30, 2008.
        These actions include liquidating investment securities as necessary to stay
        within the 40% limit. </font></div>
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          Rule
          3a-2 is available to a company no more than once every three years, we
          will have
          to keep within the 40% limit through April 30, 2010. In any event, we would
          not
          intend to become an intentional investment company (i.e. engaging in investment
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        registration with the SEC as an investment company under the 1940 Act. If
        an
        investment company, even an inadvertent one, fails to register, it would
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        Registration is time consuming and restrictive; we would be very constrained
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      shares of its common stock and also released 112,680 previously forfeitable
      shares due to the retirement of an officer. These 251,036 shares were issued
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      options, 152,831 shares; the 2001 stock compensation plan, 12,500 shares; shares
      issued to outside directors for services rendered, 3,812. The forfeitable shares
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                  information
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                  of a
                  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
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                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
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                  on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
                  information
                  included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
                  the
                  financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
                  registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
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                  registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
                  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
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                  such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
                  controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
                  ensure
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                  its
                  consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
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<TYPE>EX-32.1
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
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        Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
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<TYPE>EX-10.1
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>1</strong></font></div>
              </td>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Definitions</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.2</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Cross
                  References</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                  II</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>NAME,
                  PURPOSES AND TERM</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>2</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">General</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.2</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Option
                  Period and Joint Venture Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.3</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purposes</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.4</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Limitation</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                  III</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>REPRESENTATIONS
                  AND WARRANTIES; TITLE TO ASSETS</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>2</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Representations
                  and Warranties of all Parties</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.2</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Representations
                  and Warranties of the U.S. Energy Group</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.3</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Certificates
                  of U.S. Energy and Crested</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">5</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.4</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Knowledge
                  of Parties</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">5</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.5</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Disclosures</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.6</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Loss
                  of Title</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.7</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Royalties,
                  Production Taxes and Other Payments Based on Production</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.8</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Agreement
                  Subject to TSX Venture Exchange Approval</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                  IV</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>RELATIONSHIP
                  OF THE PARTICIPANTS</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>6</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">No
                  Partnership or Fiduciary Relationship</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.2</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Tax
                  Matters</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.3</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
                  Business Opportunities</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.4</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Waiver
                  of Rights to Partition or Other Division of Assets</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.5</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Implied
                  Covenants</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.6</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">No
                  Third Party Beneficiary Rights</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">4.7</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Relationship
                  of U.S. Energy and Crested</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>PART
                  II</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>THE
                  OPTION PERIOD</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>7</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                  V</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>INITIAL
                  EXPENDITURE</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>7</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">5.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Initial
                  Expenditure</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                  VI</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>THE
                  OPTION</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>8</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Option</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.2</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Option
                  Stages</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.3</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Cash
                  in Lieu and Accelerated Payments</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.4</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Failure
                  to Make Option Payments and Termination</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.5</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Wind-Up
                  upon Termination During the Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.6</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Discretion
                  of Kobex for Manner of Payment</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="17%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.7</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Bankable
                  Feasibility Study Payment</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>TABLE
                  OF CONTENT</strong></font></div>
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                <div>&#160;</div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(continued)</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Page</strong></font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.8</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Exercise
                  of Option</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                  USE/CC Election</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">12</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.10</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Termination
                  on Acquisition Election</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.11</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Covenants
                  of USE/CC</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14</font></div>
              </td>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.12</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Title
                  to Property on Acquisition Election</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.13</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Royalty</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                  VII</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>RIGHTS
                  AND OBLIGATIONS DURING THE OPTION PERIOD</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>14</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Manager
                  During Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.2</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Technical
                  Committee</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.3</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Management
                  Committee</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.4</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Water
                  Treatment Facility</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.5</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Reports
                  During Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.6</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Title
                  to Property</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.7</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Permit
                  Obligations of Kobex During Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.8</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Access
                  to Property During Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.9</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Maintenance
                  of Property During Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.10</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Management
                  of Existing Underground Mine Conditions During Exploration</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.11</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Indemnification
                  of Manager During Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.12</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Programs
                  and Budgets</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.13</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Presentation
                  of Programs and Budgets</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.14</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Review
                  and Adoption of Proposed Programs and Budgets</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.15</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Budget
                  Overruns; Program Changes</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.16</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Assignment
                  During Option Period</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.17</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
                  Provisions</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>PART
                  III</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>THE
                  JOINT VENTURE PERIOD</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>18</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                  VIII</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>JOINT
                  VENTURE</strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>18</strong></font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.1</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Purpose</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.2</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Manager</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.3</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Initial
                  Participating Interests and Contributions</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.4</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Changes
                  in Participating Interests</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.5</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Deemed
                  Expenditures</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Conversion
                  of Minority Interest.</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.7</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Continuing
                  Liabilities Upon Adjustments of Participating Interests</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.8</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Documentation
                  of Adjustments to Participating Interests</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21</font></div>
              </td>
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            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.9</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Grant
                  of Lien and Security Interest</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.10</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Subordination
                  of Interests</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">22</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.11</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Indemnity</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">22</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.12</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Holding
                  of Property</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">22</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.13</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Holding
                  of Joint Venture Property</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">22</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.14</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Management
                  Committee</font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">22</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>

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                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">TABLE
                      OF CONTENTS</font></div>
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                    <div>&#160;</div>
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                    <div>&#160;</div>
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(continued)</font></div>
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                  <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Page</strong></font></div>
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.15</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Facility</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">23</font></div>
                  </td>
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                      IX</strong></font></div>
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>PROGRAMS
                      AND BUDGETS</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>23</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.1</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Operations
                      Pursuant to Programs and Budgets</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">23</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.2</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Presentation
                      of Programs and Budgets</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">23</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.3</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Review
                      and Adoption of Proposed Programs and Budgets</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">23</font></div>
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font></div>
                  </td>
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                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Election
                      to Participate</font></div>
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                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">24</font></div>
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                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Recalculation
                      or Restoration of Reduced Interest Based on Actual
                      Expenditures</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">25</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.6</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Budget
                      Overruns; Program Changes</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">26</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.7</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Emergency
                      or Unexpected Expenditures</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">26</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.8</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Development
                      Programs and Budgets; Project Financing</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">26</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.9</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Expansion
                      or Modification Programs and Budgets</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">27</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                      X</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ACCOUNTS
                      AND SETTLEMENTS</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>27</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.1</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Monthly
                      Statements and Applications of this ARTICLE</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">27</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.2</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Cash
                      Calls</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">27</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.3</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Failure
                      to Meet Cash Calls</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">28</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.4</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Cover
                      Payment</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">28</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Remedies</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">28</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.6</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Audits</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">31</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                      XI</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>DISPOSITION
                      OF PRODUCTION</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>31</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11.1</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Taking
                      In Kind</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">31</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11.2</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Failure
                      of Participant to Take In Kind</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">32</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11.3</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Hedging</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">32</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                      XII</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>SUPPLEMENTAL
                      BUSINESS AGREEMENT</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>32</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">12.1</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Supplemental
                      Business Agreement</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">32</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                      XIII</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>TRANSFER
                      OF INTEREST; PREEMPTIVE RIGHT</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>33</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">13.1</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">General</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">33</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">13.2</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Limitations
                      on Free Transferability</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">33</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>PART
                      IV</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>PROVISIONS
                      APPLICABLE TO BOTH OPTION PERIOD AND JOINT VENTURE
                      PERIOD</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>35</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                      XIV</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>MANAGEMENT
                      COMMITTEE</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>35</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14.1</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Meetings
                      of Management Committee</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">35</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14.2</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Action
                      Without Meeting in Person</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">36</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14.3</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Matters
                      Requiring Approval</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">36</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                      XV</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>MANAGER</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>36</strong></font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.1</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Powers
                      and Duties of Manager</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">36</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.2</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Standard
                      of Care</font></div>
                  </td>
                  <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">40</font></div>
                  </td>
                </tr>

            </table>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div>&#160;</div>
      </div>
      <div>&#160;</div>
      <div>&#160;</div>
      <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
        <div id="FTR">
          <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">-iii-</font></div>
          <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
            <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div id="HDR">
          <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right">
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div>&#160;</div>
      <div><br>
        <div align="center">
          <table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="80%">

              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">&#160;</td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>TABLE
                    OF CONTENTS</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div>&#160;</div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(continued)</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Page</strong></font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.3</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Resignation;
                    Deemed Offer to Resign</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">40</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.4</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Administrative
                    Charges and Services Agreement</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">42</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.5</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Transactions
                    With Affiliates</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">42</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.6</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Activities
                    During Deadlock</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">42</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                    XVI</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>WITHDRAWAL
                    AND TERMINATION</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>42</strong></font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.1</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Termination</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">42</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.2</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Termination
                    by Deadlock</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">42</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.3</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Withdrawal</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">43</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.4</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Continuing
                    Obligations and Environmental Liabilities</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">43</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.5</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Disposition
                    of Assets on Termination</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">43</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.6</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Non-Compete
                    Covenants</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">43</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.7</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Right
                    to Data After Termination</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">44</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.8</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Continuing
                    Authority</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">44</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                    XVII</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ACQUISITIONS
                    WITHIN AREA OF INTEREST</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>44</strong></font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17.1</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">General</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">44</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17.2</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notice
                    to Non-Acquiring Party</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">44</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17.3</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Election
                    to Acquire</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">45</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17.4</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Election
                    to Acquire Not Exercised</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">45</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                    XVIII</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ABANDONMENT
                    AND SURRENDER OF PROPERTIES</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>45</strong></font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18.1</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Abandonment
                    and Surrender of Property - Option Period</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">45</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18.2</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Abandonment
                    and Surrender of Property - Joint Venture Period</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">45</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                    XIX</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>DISPUTES</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>46</strong></font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19.1</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Governing
                    Law</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">46</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19.2</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dispute
                    Resolution</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">46</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19.3</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mediation</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">46</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19.4</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Arbitration</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">46</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                    XX</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CONFIDENTIALITY,
                    OWNERSHIP, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>49</strong></font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.1</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Business
                    Information</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">49</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.2</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Party
                    Information</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">49</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.3</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Permitted
                    Disclosure of Confidential Business Information</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">49</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.4</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Disclosure
                    Required By Law</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">50</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.5</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Permitted
                    Disclosure</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">50</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.6</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Public
                    Announcements</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">51</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
                    XXI</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>GENERAL
                    PROVISIONS</strong></font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>51</strong></font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.1</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="56%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notices</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="6%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
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                    Against Perpetuities</font></div>
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                    Assurances</font></div>
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                    H</font></div>
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                    I</font></div>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Voting
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                    J</font></div>
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                    L</font></div>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Services
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              </tr>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="13%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">EXHIBIT
                    M</font></div>
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                choose to make certain expenditures and option payments which shall
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      All of the rights and obligations of the Parties in connection with the Assets
      or the Property and all Operations shall be subject to and governed by this
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      indicated therein. During the Joint Venture Period, the Property and Assets
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                the Patented Claim Litigation, and has Good Mining Title to the unpatented
                lode and millsite claims which are part of the Property, and has
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                required location and validation work was properly performed;
                (iii)&#160;location notices and certificates were properly recorded and
                filed with appropriate governmental agencies; (iv)&#160;all assessment
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                as
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                United States: to the knowledge of the U.S. Energy Group (i)&#160;all
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                defects in title; and (iv)&#160;the U.S. Energy Group has no knowledge of
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                as to matters otherwise disclosed in writing to Kobex prior to the
                Effective Date as set out in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
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                the acquisition of the Property from PD/MEMCO activities on the Property
                with respect to the Property and its ownership and operation have
                not been
                in violation of any Laws (including without limitation any Environmental
                Laws), nor caused or permitted any damage (including Environmental
                Damage,
                as defined below) or impairment to the health, safety, or enjoyment
                of any
                person at or on the Property or in the general vicinity of the Property;
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                the acquisition of the Property from PD/MEMCO there has been no material
                spill, discharge, leak emission, ejection, escape, dumping, or any
                release
                or threatened release of any kind, of any toxic or hazardous substance
                or
                waste (as defined by any applicable Laws) from, on, in, or under
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                Property or into the environment, except releases permitted or otherwise
                authorized by such law; </font></div>
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                U.S. Energy Group has not received inquiry from or notice of a pending
                investigation from any governmental agency or of any
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                within
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                of
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                located on the Property has at all times been operated within the
                terms of
                any permits and licenses that it is operating under, and has been
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                except
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                of the land within the Property is covered by at least one mining
                or
                millsite claim of the correct nature for the deposit being located
                or the
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                lode claim was used to locate a lode deposit, a placer claim was
                used to
                locate a placer deposit, and a millsite claim was used to locate
                the
                ground for mine facilities) which the mining claim records of the
                United
                States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (LR-2000
                system)
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">except
                for the Permitted Encumbrances or the Royalty, the Property is clear
                of
                all Encumbrances;</font></div>
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                consent or approval of any third party or governmental agency is
                required
                for the execution, delivery or performance of the Agreement by the
                U.S.
                Energy Group or the transfer or acquisition of any interest in the
                Property; and</font></div>
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            <td>
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                proceedings are pending for and the U.S. Energy Group is not aware
                of any
                basis for the institution of any proceedings leading to the dissolution
                or
                winding-up of the U.S. Energy Group or the placing of any company
                in the
                U.S. Energy Group into bankruptcy or subject to any other laws governing
                the affairs of insolvent persons.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      representations and warranties set forth above shall survive the execution
      and
      delivery of any documents of Transfer provided under this Agreement.
</font></div>
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      Energy and Crested have each completed and executed and is delivering
      concurrently with this Agreement:</font></div>
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                Certificate of Non-B.C. Resident in the form attached at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
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                Certificate of Accredited Investor attached at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>G</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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      a
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the
      term &#8220;knowledge&#8221; shall mean the actual knowledge on the part of the officers and
      directors of the applicable Party, or of facts that would reasonably lead to
      the
      indicated conclusions, and it </font></div>
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      a
      requirement that such persons must have made the enquiries that are reasonably
      necessary to enable that person to make the representation, statement or
      disclosure.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>3.5</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Disclosures</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
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      the Parties represents and warrants that it is unaware of any material facts
      or
      circumstances that have not been disclosed in this Agreement, which should
      be
      disclosed to the other Parties in order to prevent the representations and
      warranties in this Article III from being materially misleading. U.S. Energy
      Group has disclosed to Kobex all information it believes to be relevant
      concerning the Assets and Property</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      but
      does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the
      value of the Assets or Property. Each Party represents to the other that in
      negotiating and entering into this Agreement it has relied solely on its own
      appraisals and estimates as to the value of the Assets and Property and upon
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      curing and clarifying title, shall be charged as follows:</font></div>
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                such costs up to the amount of $75,000 will be borne solely by the
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      All
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      parties and governmental entities, shall be determined and made by Kobex. In
      the
      event that Kobex fails to make any such required payment, the other Party shall
      have the right to make such payment and shall thereby become subrogated to
      the
      rights of such third party; provided, however, that the making of any such
      payment on behalf of Kobex shall not constitute acceptance by the paying Party
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      such approval Kobex shall obtain within 90 days after the execution and delivery
      of this Agreement by the Parties hereto. In the event that approval is not
      received within 90 days, this Agreement will immediately terminate, unless
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      constituting an association, corporation, mining partnership or any other kind
      of partnership, except for the tax partnership describe in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
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      nothing
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      legal representative of any other Party for any purpose whatsoever and nothing
      in the Agreement shall create or be deemed to create a fiduciary relationship
      between the Parties, </font></div>
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      between the Manager and the other Parties or any of them. The rights, duties,
      obligations and liabilities of the Parties shall be several and not joint or
      collective. Each Party shall be responsible only for its obligations as herein
      set out and shall be liable only for its share of the costs and expenses as
      provided herein, and it is the express purpose and intention of the Parties
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      principals set out in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
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      engage in and receive full benefits from any independent business activities
      or
      operations, whether or not competitive with this Business, without consulting
      with, or obligation to, the other Parties. The doctrines of corporate
      opportunity or business opportunity shall not be applied to this Business nor
      to
      any other activity or operation of any of the Parties. None of the Parties
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      within
      the Property after the termination of the Business. Unless otherwise agreed
      in
      writing and subject to </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
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      the Parties shall have any obligation to mill, beneficiate or otherwise treat
      any Products in any facility owned or controlled by the applicable
      Party.</font></div>
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      thereof, or other division of Assets, including any such rights provided by
      Law.</font></div>
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      faith and fair dealing. </font></div>
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      Agreement shall be construed to benefit the Parties and their respective
      successors and assigns only, and shall not be construed to create third party
      beneficiary rights in any other party or in any governmental organization or
      agency, except to the extent required by Project Financing and as provided
      in
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      to the merger, or in the event that merger does not take place, U.S. Energy
      is
      authorized by Crested to act on its behalf with respect to this Agreement.
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>5.1</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Initial
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      not
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      cost of the Title Opinion concerning the Property provided to Kobex by the
      U.S.
      Energy Group shall be paid by Kobex and credited to this Initial Expenditure.
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      procedures incurred by Kobex from July&#160;10, 2006 </font></div>
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      the
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      of this Agreement and $100,000 of such costs shall be included as part of the
      Initial Expenditures. If Kobex determines that it does not wish to proceed
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      (collectively the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Option
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                or before 10 Business Days of the later of the Agreement Date or
                Canadian
                regulatory and stock exchange approval applicable to Kobex, may make
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                addition to the Initial Expenditure (which is a firm commitment of
                Kobex),
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                $500,000 or issue to USE/CC common shares in the capital of Kobex
                having
                an aggregate value of $500,000 of the Market Price and using the
                Exchange
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                in one of the following manners, to be decided by
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                the Option Payment by $700,000 (or issuing to USE/CC additional common
                shares in the capital of Kobex having a value of $700,000) for an
                aggregate $1,200,000; </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
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                an additional $700,000 in Expenditures;
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    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(iii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
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                the additional $700,000 between increased Expenditures and an increased
                Option Payment (payable in cash or shares of Kobex);
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">on
                or before December 31, 2008:</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
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                not less than an additional $5,000,000 (for a minimum aggregate of
                $8,500,000 and maximum of $9,200,000) in Expenditures;
                and</font></div>
            </td>
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      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">making
                an Option Payment to USE/CC of $500,000 or issuing to USE/CC common
                shares
                in the capital of Kobex having an aggregate value of $500,000 of
                the
                Market Price and using the Exchange Rate on the date the Market Price
                is
                set;</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(d)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">on
                or before December 31, 2009:</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">completing
                not less than an additional $5,000,000 (for a minimum aggregate of
                $13,500,000 and a maximum of $14,200,000) in Expenditures;
                and</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">making
                an Option Payment to USE/CC of $500,000 or issuing to USE/CC common
                shares
                in the capital of Kobex having an aggregate value of $500,000 of
                the
                Market Price and using the Exchange Rate on the date the Market Price
                is
                set;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(e)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">on
                or before December 31, 2010:</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">completing
                not less than an additional $2,500,000 (for a minimum aggregate of
                $16,000,000 and a maximum aggregate of $16,700,000) in Expenditures;
                and</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">making
                an Option Payment to USE/CC of $500,000 or issuing to USE/CC common
                shares
                in the capital of Kobex having an aggregate value of $500,000 of
                the
                Market Price and using the Exchange Rate on the date the Market Price
                is
                set;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(f)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">on
                or before December 31, 2011 making an Option Payment to USE/CC of
                $500,000
                or issuing to USE/CC common shares in the capital of Kobex having
                an
                aggregate value of $500,000 of the Market Price and using the Exchange
                Rate on the date the Market Price is set;
                and</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">delivering
                to USE/CC a bankable feasibility study on the Property, including
                confirmation of advance permitting or mining permit issuance thereon
                (collectively the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Study</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
                subject to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Any
      excess Expenditures completed in advance of an anniversary date specified in
      this Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall be
      carried over and shall qualify, and be accounted for, as Expenditures completed
      by the subsequent anniversary date. </font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>6.2</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Option
      Stages</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      Option shall be exercised in two stages as follows (as further described in
      Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.8</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">):</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Upon
                Kobex incurring $15,000,000 in Expenditures on the Property, Kobex
                can
                elect if it desires to earn a 15% interest in the Property, with
                such
                election being made to USE/CC within 30 days of incurring such
                Expenditures, and a failure to make such election shall be deemed
                to be an
                election by Kobex to earn the 15% interest in the Property. The documents
                reflecting this 15% interest shall be
</font></div>
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      </table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2"><font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</font>transferred
      through
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      and</font></div>
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            <td>
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                Kobex completes the remaining Option Payments and Expenditures and
                delivers the Study (subject to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
                it shall earn an additional 35% interest in the Property (for an
                aggregate
                50% interest). The documents reflecting this 35% interest shall be
                transferred through the procedure set forth in Section&#160;3.3 of the
                Escrow Agreement. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>6.3</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Cash
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      Kobex
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      in
      Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      the
      dollar amount equal to any shortfall in Expenditures required to be completed
      by
      Kobex by such anniversary date in lieu of completing such Expenditures, and
      such
      amounts shall thereupon be deemed to have satisfied such requirement for the
      completion of Expenditures, as applicable. Such payments shall be referred
      to as
&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Shortfall
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In
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      and share issuances (or cash payment equivalent) in advance of the anniversary
      dates set out in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      such accelerated payments shall thereupon be deemed to have satisfied the
      requirements for Option Payments set out in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      as
      applicable.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>6.4</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Failure
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      by Kobex to make all required Option Payments and Expenditures (or Shortfall
      Payments as described in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
      pursuant to the schedule set forth in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (subject
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
      within
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      deemed to be a termination of this Agreement by Kobex. If, however, Kobex fails
      to complete an Option Payment or Expenditure required by section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (subject
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      after
      having earned a 15% interest (by making $15,000,000 in compliance with the
      schedule set forth in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
      the
      Business shall continue but with the Company as Manager. Kobex may also
      terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice at any time to the U.S.
      Energy Group (including during an event of force majeure as set out in Section
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
      subject
      to paying the Initial Expenditure if not incurred yet, and upon such termination
      of this Agreement during the Option Period, the provisions of Section
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall
      apply and Kobex must file all work and/or pay all such fees to maintain the
      Property in good standing for a period of three months after such notice, and
      deliver to the U.S. Energy Group all records, reports, studies, data, computer
      programs and other information necessary and appropriate to carrying out
      permitting and other operations on the property in a manner consistent with
      industry standards in good workmanlike practices. In addition, upon termination,
      as set forth in the Escrow Agreement, the Company (or a designated Affiliate
      of
      U.S. Energy) shall receive a blanket assignment of any permits issued in Kobex&#8217;s
      name. In addition, Kobex shall use its best efforts to take any further steps
      necessary or advisable to assign or transfer to the Company all permits related
      to the Property and operatorship of all activities on or related to the
      Property.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      the
      power and authority to do all things which are reasonably necessary or
      convenient to: (a)&#160;wind up Operations and (b)&#160;complete any transaction
      and satisfy any obligation, unfinished or unsatisfied, at the time of such
      termination or withdrawal, if the transaction or obligation arises out of
      Operations prior to such termination or withdrawal. The Manager shall have
      the
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      extensions of time or change the method of payment of an already existing
      liability or obligation, prosecute and defend actions, and take any other
      reasonable action in any matter with respect to which Kobex and the U.S. Energy
      Group continue to have, or appear or are alleged to have, a common interest
      or a
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      The
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      shares to USE/CC, shall be at Kobex&#8217;s sole discretion. In order for Kobex to
      earn an ownership interest in the Property, the amount of payment, the schedule
      for payment, and delivery of the Study, must be performed in conformity with
      the
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      Feasibility Study Payment.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
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                the Option Payments and Expenditures plus the costs to prepare the
                Study
                aggregate $50,000,000 before the Study is completed and delivered,
                USE/CC
                and Kobex shall jointly fund the completion of the Study as to 50%
                USE/CC
                and 50% Kobex.</font></div>
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                the completion of the Study, if the Option Payments and Expenditures
                and
                costs to prepare and complete the Study are less than $50,000,000,
                then in
                order to fully exercise the Option to obtain an aggregate 50% interest
                in
                the Property, Kobex shall pay to USE/CC concurrent with the delivery
                of
                the Study, the cash difference between $50,000,000 and the Option
                Payments
                and Expenditures plus the costs to prepare and complete the Study
                (the
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                If the Study is not completed on or before December 5, 2016, then
                Kobex&#8217;s
                interest in the Property shall revert to a 15% interest, and the
                Company
                shall assume operatorship of the Property, subject to force majeure
                as set
                out in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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      of Option.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
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                Kobex incurring an initial $15,000,000 in Expenditures, Kobex shall
                have
                earned a 15% interest in the Property.
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Upon
                Kobex incurring and paying all of the Option Payments and funding
                all of
                the Expenditures over and above the initial $15,000,000, and by completing
                and delivering the Study and the payment of any Study Cash Difference
                (if
                applicable) Kobex shall have earned an additional 35% interest in
                the
                Property (for an aggregate interest of 50%). The &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>50%
                Option Exercise Date</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;
                shall therefore be the later of the date when BOTH the Option Payments
                and
                Expenditures have been incurred and paid, and the Study has been
                delivered
                to USE/CC along with the payment to USE/CC of the Study Cash Difference
                (if any).</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
                the 50% Option Exercise Date, Kobex shall, by written notice to USE/CC,
                be
                entitled to either:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">form
                a Joint Venture on the terms set out in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
                III</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">;
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">within
                four months of the 50% Option Exercise Date, offer in writing to
                USE/CC a
                one time election (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>USE/CC
                Election</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
                as described in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                The USE/CC Election is to be made in writing by notice to Kobex by
                USE/CC
                within 30 Business Days of such offer, and where USE/CC fails to
                make the
                USE/CC Election within such time period, USE/CC shall be deemed to
                have
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      USE/CC Election</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      USE/CC
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                a Joint Venture on the terms set out in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">form
                a Joint Venture on the terms set out in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
                III</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                but have Kobex arrange all future financing on optimal terms available
                for
                all Operations on the Property, seeking the most appropriate blend
                of debt
                and equity in the context of the Study, and for further clarification
                Kobex shall bear all operating costs related to the Property, and
                the debt
                and equity costs related to such financing, and in return for bearing
                such
                costs, then Kobex shall earn an additional 15% Participating Interest
                in
                the Joint Venture (for an aggregate 65% Participating Interest, with
                USE/CC correspondingly reducing to a collective 35% Participating
                Interest) (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>65%
                Election</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
                with Kobex earning such additional 15% Participating Interest upon
                Kobex
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                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">have
                Kobex acquire, directly or indirectly, subject to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.12</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                all of the then outstanding securities of Newco (the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#8220;Acquisition
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                in consideration for the issuance of common shares of Kobex (subject
                to
                any resale restrictions, hold periods or escrow provisions that may
                be
                required or imposed by an applicable stock exchange or securities
                commission, provided, however, that Kobex shall use its best efforts
                to
                avoid or minimize such restrictions) or any successor company under
                the
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                number of shares of Kobex to be issued to the shareholders of Newco
                shall
                be based on the agreed relative values of the enterprises (after
                the
                Property, the Facility and all related permits and licenses are
                transferred to Newco), where in any event the total number of shares
                of
                Kobex issued to the shareholders of Newco shall not be greater than
                50% of
                the issued and outstanding shares of Kobex at the time the Acquisition
                Election is completed. The shares of Kobex shall be issued at the
                Market
                Price and the transaction shall be subject to stock exchange approval
                and
                structured in a manner that, to the extent possible, is tax neutral
                to the
                shareholders of Newco and Kobex.</font></div>
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                of Kobex or USE/CC has the right to appoint an independent valuator
                to
                value Newco, with the cost of such valuator being borne equally by
                USE/CC
                collectively and Kobex. Such valuator shall be mutually acceptable
                to such
                Parties, and if such Parties cannot agree, such Parties shall utilize
                following the procedure:&#160;</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">when
                either Kobex or USE/CC believes that they cannot agree to a valuator,
                either such Party shall deliver written notice to the other such
                Party;</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
                Senior Executives of Kobex or USE/CC shall meet at a mutually acceptable
                time and place within 15 days after the date of the notice required
                by
                Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(c)(i)(A)(1)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                to
                attempt to reach agreement as to a valuator. If a senior executive
                intends
                to be accompanied at the meeting by an attorney, the other Party&#8217;s&#8217; senior
                executive shall be given at least 3 Business Days&#8217; notice of such
                intention and may also be accompanied by an attorney;
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">if
                Kobex and USE/CC are unable to reach agreement on a valuator within
                30
                days of the date of the notice required by </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(c)(i)(A)(1)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                such Parties shall request that the Dean of the Colorado School of
                Mines
                select a valuator within 45 days from the date of the notice required
                by
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(c)(i)(A)(1)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                The valuator shall determine value of Newco within 70 days of the
                notice
                required by </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(c)(i)(A)(1)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">;</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">if
                Newco is formed pursuant to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.11(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                U.S. Energy and Crested shall each execute support agreements,
                substantially in the form attached as </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
                H</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                (each a &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Support
                Agreement</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
                under which they shall agree to tender 100% of their shares of Newco
                and
                vote not less than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Newco in
                support
                of the transaction, and covenant to enter into the Voting Trust
                Agreement;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 144pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(C)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">upon
                the execution of this Agreement, in furtherance of the Acquisition
                Election, U.S. Energy and Crested Corp shall each execute and deliver
                a
                Certificate of Non-B.C. Resident in the form attached as </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>F</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                and a Certificate of Accredited Investor attached as </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>G</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                and upon the issuance of shares of Kobex to the shareholders of Newco
                under this Section</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(c)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                U.S. Energy and Crested Corp. shall each deliver updates of the foregoing
                certificates to Kobex and USE/CC shall procure any other shareholders
                of
                Newco at such time to deliver the foregoing certificates to Kobex;
                and</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">U.S.
                Energy and Crested each agree to enter into a voting trust agreement,
                substantially in the form attached as </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
                I</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                (the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Voting
                Trust Agreement</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
                whereby shareholders receiving shares of Kobex in the acquisition
                shall
                agree to vote not less than 50% of the shares held in Kobex in favor
                of
                the directors nominated by Kobex management to the board of directors
                of
                Kobex, or shall abstain from voting their shares held in Kobex in
                </font></div>
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      next five subsequent financial years after the acquisition of Newco.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></font></div>
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      on Acquisition Election.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      If
      USE/CC selects the Acquisition Election, and upon the completion of the
      acquisition of the shares of Newco by Kobex, this Agreement will terminate,
      except for </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
      XIX</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
      XX</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      Section
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and
      Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.8</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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      of USE/CC</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      USE/CC
      covenants:</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">that
                in the event the Acquisition Election is made, to form a new special
                purpose subsidiary, wholly-owned by USE/CC (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Newco</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
                to hold the Property and all permits and licenses required in connection
                with the Property;</font></div>
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            <td>
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                the formation of Newco, not to transfer or issue shares of Newco
                to any
                person other than USE/CC; and</font></div>
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            <td>
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                enter into the Voting Trust Agreement upon the Acquisition Election
                being
                made and completed.</font></div>
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      to Property on Acquisition Election</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      In the
      event that USE/CC makes the Acquisition Election described in Section
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      before
      the date Newco is acquired by Kobex:</font></div>
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            <td>
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                Energy and Crested shall each transfer to Newco their respective
                interests
                in the Property, which shall comprise in aggregate 100% of the title
                to
                the Property, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">and
                all permits and licenses held in their names required in connection
                with
                the Property and the Facility; and</font></div>
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                Company shall transfer to Newco the Facility, and all permits and
                licences
                held in its name required in connection with the Property and the
                Facility.</font></div>
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      pursuant
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      between U.S. Energy and Crested, respectively, and Mt. Emmons Mining Company,
      subject to adjustment pursuant to the Royalty Adjustment Agreements among the
      Parties executed contemporaneously with this Agreement. </font></div>
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      During
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      subject to the direction and control of the Management Committee. The provisions
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      shall
      apply to the Manager during the Option Period, including the exercise of all
      powers, the completion of all duties and the standard of care detailed in
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      shall
      be formed comprised of four members, two representatives from each of Kobex
      and
      the U.S. Energy Group. The Technical Committee shall provide technical
      assistance to the Management Committee in its review of Programs and Budgets
      and
      such other matters as the Management Committee deems appropriate. The Kobex
      appointed members, and the U.S. Energy Group appointed members, shall get an
      aggregate of one vote each, and the event of a tie, the Kobex members shall
      have
      the casting vote.</font></div>
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      consisting of four members to direct and control operations and the activities
      of the Manager during the Option Period. Each of Kobex and the U.S. Energy
      Group
      shall be entitled to appoint two members, with one alternate for each, of the
      Management Committee. The Kobex appointed members, and the U.S. Energy Group
      appointed members, shall have an aggregate of one vote each, and in the event
      of
      a tie, the Kobex members shall have the casting vote. Each of Kobex and the
      U.S.
      Energy Group may appoint one or more alternates to act in the absence of a
      regular member. Any alternate so acting shall be deemed a member. The alternate
      may attend meetings of the Management Committee even if the members attend,
      provided however, they shall not have the right to vote unless the member is
      absent. Appointments by each of Kobex and the U.S. Energy Group shall be made
      or
      changed by notice to the other members. Decision making of the Management
      Committee shall be by majority vote. The Management Committee shall have the
      power and authority to approve all Programs and Budgets for the Exploration
      of
      the Property. The provisions concerning the Management Committee detailed in
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      shall
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                the Option Period an independent contractor engaged by the U.S. Energy
                Group, or any subsequent independent contractor as appointed by the
                Management Committee, shall operate the Facility, and such contractor
                shall carry adequate insurance for operations and for any liabilities
                related to operations of the Facility. Kobex shall pay all operating
                costs
                for the Facility during the Option Period but shall have no decision
                making authority with respect to Facility operations and Kobex shall
                bear
                responsibility only for losses or damage caused by Kobex. Kobex,
                however,
                shall have no liability for any losses incurred or damage caused
                by the
                contractor or the Company in connection with the operation of the
                Facility. </font></div>
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                the Option Period, an independent contractor engaged by the Management
                Committee shall operate the Facility, and such independent contractor
                shall carry adequate insurance for operations and for any liabilities
                related to such operations. Kobex and the U.S. Energy Group (as Joint
                Venture partners) shall each be liable for the operating costs of
                the
                Facility in accordance with their Participating Interests.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      No
      later than 15 days after the last day of each calendar month, Kobex shall
      provide to U.S. Energy monthly summary reports of its activities on the
      Property. No later than 45 days after the end of each calendar year ending
      December 31 Kobex shall provide to U.S. Energy an annual detailed progress
      report of all Programs and activities on the Property. These reports shall
      include monthly statements of account reflecting in reasonable detail the
      Expenditures during the previous month as well as the matters required by
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      as
      applicable. An itemized statement of Expenditures completed in any period during
      the Option Period certified to be correct by an officer of Kobex shall be
      conclusive evidence of making such Expenditures.</font></div>
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                the execution of this Agreement, U.S. Energy and Crested shall each
                prepare executed transfer forms in registerable/recordable form for
                the
                transfer of an aggregate 15% and an additional aggregate 35% interest
                in
                the Property to Kobex, as required by the Escrow
                Agreement.</font></div>
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      Kobex
      shall, with the cooperation of the U.S. Energy Group as required, use its best
      efforts to obtain all appropriate permits prior to the commencement of work
      as
      well as any required reclamation resulting from Kobex&#8217;s work on the Property.
      The permits shall be in the name of the Company. During the Option Period,
      decisions and actions related to permit compliance shall be the obligation
      of
      the Management Committee, which shall direct the actions of the Manager with
      respect to permit compliance.</font></div>
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      Kobex
      shall at all times during the term of the Agreement (as applicable) have the
      exclusive right to enter and explore the Property and to prospect for ores
      and
      minerals on the Property. The U.S. Energy Group shall take all steps necessary
      to permit Kobex to exercise such rights and to permit Kobex to have exclusive
      possession of all exploration and development activities, in accord with the
      provisions of the Agreement. </font></div>
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      Kobex
      shall maintain the Property in good standing and free of all liens, other than
      Permitted Encumbrances, and such costs shall be included in the Expenditures
      until Kobex has fully exercised the Option, subject to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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      U.S.
      Energy Group has informed Kobex that the underground mine workings located
      on or
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      but not limited to, metal bearing sludges and mine water present behind
      bulkheads and other underground mine containment structures (&#8220;underground mine
      materials.&#8221;) The Parties agree that the management of underground mine materials
      and waste to prevent the uncontrolled release of such waste and materials into
      the environment may be required prior to commencement of Exploration activities
      by Kobex during the Option Period. Such management may include, but not be
      limited to, removal of metal-bearing sludges or other waste materials identified
      by Kobex, and the breaching of underground bulkheads or other containment
      structures and the collection, management and treatment of waste or mine water
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      To
      facilitate the proper management of these materials, the Company agrees to
      manage the underground mine materials existing in the underground workings
      prior
      to or in coordination with Kobex&#8217;s Exploration activities. The Parties agree
      that Kobex shall have no liability for any losses or damage, including
      Environmental Damage, related to the management of the underground mine
      materials or for any prior activities conducted at any time by prior owners
      or
      operators. As Kobex determines necessary, management of the underground waste
      and mine material shall be specified in a Program and Budget.</font></div>
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      consultants </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">for
      acts undertaken as Manager of the Property, or the Facility, from and against
      any claim, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(including
      legal fees incurred in defending any claim on a full indemnity
      basis)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      in equal proportion the U.S. Energy Group on the one hand and Kobex on the
      other
      hand provided, however, that Kobex as Manager shall not be indemnified for
      acts,
      claims or losses arising from its gross negligence or wilful
      misconduct</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      During
      the Option Period, the U.S. Energy Group shall be solely responsible for and
      shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Kobex as Manager from any claim or
      liability related to existing conditions of the Property, including
      environmental conditions, and from any claim or liability related to the
      Facility.</font></div>
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      During
      the Option Period, except for emergency operations, all Operations shall be
      conducted, expenses shall be incurred, and Assets shall be acquired only
      pursuant to Management Committee adopted Programs and Budgets. Every Program
      and
      Budget adopted pursuant to this Agreement shall provide for accrual of
      reasonably anticipated Environmental Compliance expenses for all Operations
      contemplated under the Program and Budget. Any emergency shall be addressed
      in
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      Proposed Programs and Budgets shall be prepared by the Manager for a period
      of 1
      year or any other period as approved by the Management Committee, and shall
      be
      submitted to the Management Committee for review and consideration. All proposed
      Programs and Budgets may include Exploration, securing any and all necessary
      and
      appropriate permits, a Feasibility Study, Development, Mining and Expansion
      or
      Modification Operations components, or any combination thereof, and shall be
      reviewed and adopted upon a vote of the Management Committee in accordance
      with
      Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.14</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Each
      Program and Budget adopted by the Management Committee, regardless of length,
      shall be reviewed at least once a year at a meeting of the Management Committee.
      During the period encompassed by any Program and Budget, and at least 3 months
      prior to its expiration, a proposed Program and Budget for the succeeding period
      shall be prepared by the Manager and submitted to the Management Committee
      for
      review, consideration and adoption.</font></div>
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                20 days after submission of a proposed Program and Budget, the Management
                Committee must approve, reject or modify the proposed Program and
                Budget.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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                the prior
                year shall govern Operations on the
                Property.</font></div>
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                no Budget has been adopted within 6 months after the expiration of
                the
                latest adopted Program and Budget, either the U.S. Energy Group or
                Kobex
                may elect to terminate the Business by giving 30 days notice of
                termination to the other Parties and complying with the termination
                procedures specified in Sections </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>7.15</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Budget
      Overruns; Program Changes</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      Manager shall immediately notify the Management Committee of any material
      departure from an adopted Program and Budget. If the Manager exceeds an adopted
      Budget by more than 20% in the aggregate, then the excess over 20%, unless
      directly caused by an emergency or unexpected expenditure made pursuant to
      Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      unless
      related to the adopted Program and Budget, or unless directly attributable
      to
      Exploration or Development activities, must be ratified and approved by the
      Management Committee at its next scheduled meeting, and once approved shall
      be
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      During
      the Option Period, no Party shall assign it rights under this Agreement, and
      the
      US Energy Group shall not assign or transfer any of its rights to the Assets,
      without the approval of the non-transferring Party (not to be unreasonably
      withheld) except to an Affiliate or except as provided in Section 6.12. In
      the
      event of such transfer, the transferee shall assume all obligations and
      liabilities of the transferring Party under this Agreement. In addition, the
      US
      Energy Group covenants that if the Property is assigned to Newco pursuant to
      Section 6.12, it shall ensure that Newco does not assign the Property, the
      Facility or any related permits and licences to any party except with the
      express written consent of Kobex.</font></div>
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      Provisions</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      Provision of </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
      IV</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall
      apply during the Option Period. </font></div>
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      III</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
      VIII</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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      The
      Joint Venture deemed to be formed between USE/CC and Kobex under Sections
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.8(c)(i)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      shall be
      for the purpose of carrying out all such acts which are necessary or
      appropriate, directly or indirectly, to hold the Property, explore the Property
      for minerals, and if feasible develop a mine thereon, and so long as it is
      feasible, operate such mine and exploit the mineral extracted from the Property,
      and for those purposes set out in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
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      respect to USE/CC, U.S. Energy is authorized to act on behalf of both parties
      and Kobex shall be entitled to deal exclusively with U.S. Energy in all matters
      related to this Agreement. Furthermore, USE/CC shall be treated as a single
      JV
      Participant for all purposes under this Agreement. The name of the Joint Venture
      shall be the &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Lucky
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      Kobex
      shall be the Manager of all Programs on the Property during the Joint Venture.
      The Provisions of </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
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      shall
      apply to the Manager during the Joint Venture.</font></div>
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      Participating Interests and Contributions.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
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                the 50% Option Exercise Date, the JV Participants shall have the
                following
                initial Participating Interests:</font></div>
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                65%
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                in
                proportion to their respective Participating
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                withdrawal or deemed withdrawal as provided in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                and </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                XIV</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">;
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">upon
                an election by either JV Participant pursuant to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                to
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                equal
                to its Participating Interest, or to contribute nothing to an adopted
                Program and Budget; </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">in
                the event of default by either JV Participant in making its agreed-upon
                contribution to an adopted Program and Budget, followed by an election
                by
                the other JV Participant to invoke any of the remedies in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">;
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                Transfer by either JV Participant of part or all of its Participating
                Interest in accordance with </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                XIII</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">;
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">upon
                acquisition by either JV Participant of part or all of the Participating
                Interest of the other JV Participant, however arising;
                or</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">in
                accord with the 65% Election set out in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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      Upon
      the formation of a Joint Venture hereunder for the purposes of calculating
      dilution before the presentation of the first Budget and Program after the
      formation of the Joint Venture:</font></div>
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                deemed expenditures to the Joint Venture shall be its percentage
                interest
                in the Joint Venture multiplied by its aggregate actual Expenditures
                incurred until the formation of the Joint Venture;
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">USE/CC&#8217;s
                deemed expenditures to the Joint Venture shall be its percentage
                interest
                in the Joint Venture multiplied by Kobex&#8217;s aggregate actual Expenditures
                incurred until the formation of the Joint
                Venture.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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      Venture, the provisions of Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall
      control the calculation of interests for dilution. </font></div>
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      of Minority Interest.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
                a JV Participant&#8217;s (the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#8220;Reduced
                Participant&#8221;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
                Participating Interest becomes less than 5%, that JV Participant&#8217;s
                Participating Interest shall convert to a 5% Net Profits Interest
                and
                shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Business. Such relinquished
                Participating Interest shall be deemed to have accrued automatically
                to
                the other JV Participant. The Capital Account of the Reduced Participant
                shall be transferred to the remaining JV Participant. Subject to
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                the Reduced Participant shall thereafter have no further right, title,
                or
                interest in the Assets or under this Agreement, with the exception
                of the
                5% Net Profits Interest detailed above, and any tax partnership that
                may
                have been created shall dissolve. In such event, the Reduced Participant
                shall execute and deliver an appropriate conveyance of all of its
                right,
                title and interest in the Assets to the remaining JV
                Participant.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                relinquishment, withdrawal and entitlements for which this section
                provides shall be effective as of the effective date of the recalculation
                under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                or
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
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                for any recalculation under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                results in a Participating Interest of 5% or more: (i)&#160;the
                Participating Interest shall be deemed, effective retroactively as
                of the
                first day of the Program Period, to have automatically revested;
                (ii)&#160;the Reduced Participant shall be reinstated as a JV Participant,
                with all of the rights and obligations pertaining thereto; (iii)&#160;the
                right to a Net Profits Interest under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                shall terminate; and (iv)&#160;the Manager, on behalf of the JV
                Participants, shall make any necessary reimbursements, reallocations
                of
                Products, contributions and other adjustments as provided in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5(d)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
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                results in a Participating Interest for either JV Participant of
                less than
                5% for a Program Period as to which the provisional calculation under
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                had not resulted in a Participating Interest of less than 5%, then
                such
                Participant, at its election within 30 days after notice of the final
                adjustment, may contribute an amount resulting in a revised final
                adjustment and resultant Participating Interest of 5%. If no such
                election
                is made, such JV Participant shall be deemed to have withdrawn under
                the
                terms of Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                as
                of the beginning of such Program Period, and the Manager, on behalf
                of the
                JV Participants, shall make any necessary reimbursements, reallocations
                of
                Products, contributions and other adjustments as provided in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5(d)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                including of any Net Profits Interest to which such JV Participant
                may be
                entitled for such Program Period. </font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>8.7</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Continuing
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      Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall
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      without limitation, Continuing Obligations, Environmental Liabilities and
      Environmental Compliance, whether arising out of </font></div>
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      or
      omissions occurring or conditions existing prior to the Effective Date or out
      of
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      reduction or elimination, regardless of when any funds may be expended to
      satisfy such liability. For purposes of this Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      Interest at the time the act or omission giving rise to the liability occurred,
      after first taking into account any reduction, readjustment and restoration
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      existing prior to the Effective Date, equal to such JV Participant&#8217;s initial
      Participating Interest). Should the cumulative cost of satisfying Continuing
      Obligations be in excess of cumulative amounts accrued or otherwise charged
      to
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      liable for its proportionate share (</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>i.e.</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      Participating Interest at the time of the act or omission giving rise to such
      liability occurred), after first taking into account any reduction, readjustment
      and restoration of Participating Interests under Sections</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      of the
      cost of satisfying such Continuing Obligations, notwithstanding that either
      JV
      Participant has previously withdrawn from the Business or that its Participating
      Interest has been reduced or converted to an interest in Net Profits Interest
      pursuant to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      Adjustments to the Participating Interests need not be evidenced during the
      term
      of this Agreement by the execution and recording of appropriate instruments,
      but
      each JV Participant&#8217;s Participating Interest and related Equity Account balance
      shall be shown in the accounting records of the Manager, and any adjustments
      thereto, including any reduction, readjustment, and restoration of Participating
      Interests under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      shall
      be made monthly. However, either JV Participant, at any time upon the request
      of
      the other JV Participant, shall execute and acknowledge instruments necessary
      to
      evidence such adjustments in form sufficient for filing and recording in the
      jurisdiction where the Property is located.</font></div>
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      of Lien and Security Interest.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font></div>
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                to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                each JV Participant may grant to the other JV Participant a lien
                upon and
                a security interest in its Participating Interest,&#160;including all of
                its right, title and interest in the Assets, whenever acquired or
                arising,
                and the proceeds from and accessions to the foregoing.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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                liens and security interests granted by Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.9</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                shall secure every obligation or liability of the JV Participant
                granting
                such lien or security interest created under this Agreement, including
                the
                obligation to repay a Cover Payment in accordance with
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Each JV Participant hereby agrees to take all action necessary to
                perfect
                such lien and security interest and hereby appoints the other JV
                Participant its attorney-in-fact to execute, file and record all
                financing
                statements and other documents necessary to perfect or maintain such
                lien
                and security interest.</font></div>
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                Kobex commits to arrange all future financing for Operations on the
                Property pursuant to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                to the extent that the Management Committee has approved any financing
                of
                the Operations, including Project Financing, each of the JV Participants
                shall pledge, charge, mortgage, grant a lien, grant a security
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2">interest
      or otherwise encumber, as security for any
      such financing their respective Participating Interests and their respective
      interests in the Assets and Property, and as required by the terms of such
      financing.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      for any such financing will have priority over any other security granted by
      a
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.9(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></font></div>
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      Each JV
      Participant may, from time to time, take all necessary actions, including
      execution of appropriate agreements, to pledge and subordinate its Participating
      Interest, any liens it may hold which are created under this Agreement other
      than those created pursuant to Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.9(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.9(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      and any
      other right or interest it holds with respect to the Assets (other than any
      statutory lien of the Manager) to any secured borrowings for Operations approved
      by the Management Committee, including any secured borrowings relating to and
      financing referred to in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.9(c)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      and any
      modifications or renewals thereof.</font></div>
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      Following the formation of the Joint Venture, USE/CC on the one hand, and Kobex
      on the other hand, shall mutually indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless
      the
      Manager and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees,
      agents and consultants in proportion to their Participating Interests, for
      acts
      undertaken as Manager of the Property, the Assets, the Facility or the Joint
      Venture, from and against any claim, (including legal fees incurred in defending
      any claim on a full indemnity basis), provided, however, that Kobex as Manager
      shall not be indemnified for acts, claims or losses arising from its gross
      negligence or wilful misconduct.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">From
                the date of the formation of the Joint Venture, during the term of
                the
                Joint Venture, the Property must be transferred to and held in the
                names
                of the JV Participants in proportion to their respective Participating
                Interests from time to time</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
                JV Participant must promptly at its own cost do all things (including
                executing and if necessary delivering all documents) necessary or
                desirable to give full effect to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.12(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                or
                the formation of the Joint Venture.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>8.13</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Holding
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      to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.12</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      all
      Assets, whether acquired before or after the Effective Date, must wherever
      practicable be held by the Manager or a JV Participant who must hold it upon
      trust for the JV Participants as tenants in common in proportion to their
      respective Participating Interests for the time being and from time to time.
      All
      Assets held by the Manager or a JV Participant must be held, used, dealt with
      or
      applied solely for the purposes of the Joint Venture or as otherwise permitted
      under the Agreement.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>8.14</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Management
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      Upon
      the formation of the Joint Venture, the JV Participants shall establish a
      Management Committee consisting of four members to direct and control the
      operations of the Joint Venture, which may be the same Management Committee
      provided for by Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Each JV
      Participant shall be entitled to appoint two members, with one alternate for
      each participant, of the Management Committee. Voting by each JV Participant&#8217;s
      representative shall be in accordance with the interest of each JV Participant
      in the Joint Venture. Each JV </font></div>
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      may appoint one or more alternates to act in the absence of a regular member.
      Any alternate so acting shall be deemed a member. The alternate may attend
      meetings of the Management Committee even if the members attend, provided
      however, they shall not have the right to vote unless the member is absent.
      Appointments by a JV Participant shall be made or changed by notice to the
      other
      members. Decision making of the Management Committee shall be by majority vote,
      and in the event of a tie, the Management Committee members representing Kobex
      shall have the deciding vote.</font></div>
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      Operations shall be conducted, expenses shall be incurred, and Assets shall
      be
      acquired only pursuant to Management Committee adopted Programs and Budgets.
      Every Program and Budget adopted pursuant to this Agreement shall provide for
      accrual of reasonably anticipated Environmental Compliance expenses for all
      Operations contemplated under the Program and Budget.</font></div>
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      of Programs and Budgets</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Proposed Programs and Budgets shall be prepared by the Manager for a period
      of 1
      year or any other period as approved by the Management Committee, and shall
      be
      submitted to the Management Committee for review and consideration. All proposed
      Programs and Budgets may include Permitting, Exploration, Feasibility Study,
      Development, Mining and Expansion or Modification Operations components, or
      any
      combination thereof, and shall be reviewed and adopted upon a vote of the
      Management Committee in accordance with Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Each
      Program and Budget adopted by the Management Committee, regardless of length,
      shall be reviewed at least once a year at a meeting of the Management Committee.
      During the period encompassed by any Program and Budget, and at least 3 months
      prior to its expiration, a proposed Program and Budget for the succeeding period
      shall be prepared by the Manager and submitted to the Management Committee
      for
      review and consideration.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>9.3</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Review
      and Adoption of Proposed Programs and Budgets</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Except
      where Kobex bears all operating and financing costs of the Joint Venture
      pursuant to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      then
      within 30 days after submission of a proposed Program and Budget, each JV
      Participant shall submit in writing to the Management Committee</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">:</font></div>
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    <div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">notice
                that the JV Participant approves any or all of the components of
                the
                proposed Program and Budget;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">modifications
                proposed by the JV Participant to the components of the proposed
                Program
                and Budget; or</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">notice
                that the JV Participant rejects any or all of the components of the
                proposed Program and Budget.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      a
      Participant fails to give any of the foregoing responses within the allotted
      time, the failure shall be deemed to be a vote by the JV Participant for
      adoption of the Manager&#8217;s proposed Program and Budget. If a JV Participant makes
      a timely submission to the Management Committee pursuant to
      Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.3(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      then
      the Manager working with the other JV Participant shall seek for a period of
      time not to exceed 20 days to develop a complete Program and Budget acceptable
      to both JV Participants. The Manager shall then call a Management Committee
      meeting for purposes of reviewing and voting upon the proposed Program and
      Budget.</font></div>
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      to Participate.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
      Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      only
      applies where Kobex does not bear all operating and financing costs of the
      Joint
      Venture.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By
                notice to the Management Committee within 20 days after the final
                vote
                adopting a Program and Budget, and notwithstanding its vote concerning
                adoption of a Program and Budget, a JV Participant may elect to
                participate in the approved Program and
                Budget:</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

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            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">in
                proportion to its respective Participating
                Interest;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">in
                some lesser amount than its respective Participating Interest,
                or</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(iii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">not
                at all.</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      case
      of an election under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(a)(ii)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(a)(iii)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      its
      Participating Interest shall be recalculated as provided in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      below,
      with dilution effective as of the first day of the Program Period for the
      adopted Program and Budget. If a JV Participant fails to so notify the
      Management Committee of the extent to which it elects to participate, the JV
      Participant shall be deemed to have elected to contribute to such Program and
      Budget in proportion to its respective Participating Interest as of the
      beginning of the Program Period.</font></div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
                a JV Participant elects to contribute to an adopted Program and Budget
                some lesser amount than in proportion to its respective Participating
                Interest, or not at all, and the other JV Participant elects to fund
                all
                or any portion of the deficiency, the Participating Interest of the
                Reduced Participant shall be provisionally recalculated as
                follows:</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">for
                an election made before Payout, by dividing: (A)&#160;the sum of
                (1)&#160;the total of all of the Reduced Participant&#8217;s contributions under
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.3(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                and (2)&#160;the amount, if any, the Reduced Participant elects to
                contribute to the adopted Program and Budget; by (B)&#160;the sum of (1)
                and (2) above for both Participants; and then multiplying the result
                by
                one hundred; or</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">for
                an election made after Payout, by reducing its Participating Interest
                in
                an amount equal to two times the amount by which it would have been
                reduced under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(a)(i)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                if
                such election were made before
                Payout.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Participating Interest of the other JV Participant shall be increased by the
      amount of the reduction in the Participating Interest of the Reduced
      Participant, and if the other JV Participant elects not to fund the entire
      deficiency, the Manager shall adjust the Program and Budget to reflect the
      funds
      available.</font></div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Whenever
                the Participating Interests are recalculated pursuant to this Section
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                (i)&#160;the Equity Accounts of both JV Participants shall be revised to
                bear the same ratio to each other as their recalculated Participating
                Interests; and (ii)&#160;the portion of Capital Account attributable to
                the reduced Participating Interest of the Reduced Participant shall
                be
                transferred to the other JV Participant.
</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>9.5</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Recalculation
      or Restoration of Reduced Interest Based on Actual
      Expenditures.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
      Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      only
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      Joint
      Venture.</font></div>
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            <td>
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                a Participant makes an election under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(a)(ii)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                or
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(a)(iii)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                then within 30 days after the conclusion of such Program and Budget,
                the
                Manager shall report the total amount of money expended plus the
                total
                obligations incurred by the Manager for such
                Budget.</font></div>
            </td>
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      </table>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
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                the Manager expended or incurred obligations that were more or less
                than
                the adopted Budget, the Participating Interests shall be recalculated
                pursuant to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(a)(i)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                by
                substituting each JV Participant&#8217;s actual contribution to the adopted
                Budget for that JV Participant&#8217;s estimated contribution at the time of the
                Reduced Participant&#8217;s election under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4(a)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
                the Manager expended or incurred obligations of less than 80% of
                the
                adopted Budget, within 30 days of receiving the Manager&#8217;s report on
                Expenditures, the Reduced Participant may notify the other JV Participant
                of its election to reimburse the other JV Participant for the difference
                between any amount contributed by the Reduced Participant to such
                adopted
                Program and Budget and the Reduced Participant&#8217;s proportionate share (at
                the Reduced Participant&#8217;s former Participating Interest) of the actual
                amount expended or incurred for the Program, plus interest at two
                percentage points above the Prime Rate. The Reduced Participant shall
                deliver the appropriate amount (including interest) to the other
                JV
                Participant with such notice. Failure of the Reduced Participant
                to so
                notify and tender such amount shall result in dilution occurring
                in
                accordance with this </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                XI</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                and shall bar the Reduced Participant from its rights under this
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5(c)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                concerning the relevant adopted Program and
                Budget.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
                recalculations under this Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                shall be effective as of the first day of the Program Period for
                the
                Program and Budget. The Manager, on behalf of both JV Participants,
                shall
                make such reimbursements, reallocations of Products, contributions
                and
                other adjustments as are necessary so that, to the extent possible,
                each
                JV Participant shall be placed in the position it would have been
                in had
                their Participating Interests as recalculated under this section
                been in
                effect throughout the Program Period for such Program and Budget.
                If the
                JV </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2">Participants
      are required to make contributions,
      reimbursements or other adjustments pursuant to this Section, the Manager shall
      have the right to purchase or sell a JV Participant&#8217;s share of Products in the
      same manner as under Section&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and to
      apply the proceeds of such sale to satisfy that JV Participant&#8217;s obligation to
      make such contributions, reimbursements or adjustments.</font></font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Whenever
                the Participating Interests are recalculated pursuant to this Section
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                (i)&#160;the JV Participants&#8217; Equity Accounts shall be revised to bear the
                same ratio to each other as their recalculated Participating Interests;
                and (ii)&#160;the portion of Capital Account attributable to the reduced
                Participating Interest of the Reduced Participant shall be transferred
                to
                the other JV Participant. </font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>9.6</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Budget
      Overruns; Program Changes</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      For
      Programs and Budgets adopted by the Management Committee other than those in
      Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.8</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      the
      Manager shall immediately notify the Management Committee of any material
      departure from an adopted Program and Budget. If the Manager exceeds an adopted
      Budget by more than 20% in the aggregate, then the excess over 20%, unless
      directly caused by an emergency or unexpected expenditure made pursuant to
      Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      unless
      related to the adopted Program and Budget, or unless directly attributable
      to
      Exploration or Development activities, must be ratified and approved by the
      Management Committee at its next scheduled meeting, and once approved shall
      be
      borne by the JV Participants in proportion to their respective Participating
      Interests.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      Manager may amend or alter the approved Program and Budget by presenting a
      special item budget for review by the Management Committee. The Committee shall
      accept or reject the amendment within 10 Business Days of its presentation.
      If
      the Committee fails to approve or reject the proposal within 10 Business Days
      of
      the presentation, the special item budget shall be deemed approved. The JV
      Participants may approve, reject, or propose modifications for the proposed
      amendment in accordance with Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>9.7</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Emergency
      or Unexpected Expenditures</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      In case
      of emergency, the Manager may take any reasonable action it deems necessary
      to
      protect life or property, to protect the Assets or to comply with Laws. The
      Manager may make reasonable expenditures on behalf of the JV Participants for
      unexpected events that are beyond its reasonable control and that do not result
      from a breach by it of its standard of care. The Manager shall promptly notify
      the JV Participants of the emergency or unexpected expenditure, and the Manager
      shall be reimbursed for all resulting costs by the JV Participants in proportion
      to their respective Participating Interests, except when USE/CC makes the 65%
      Election.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      Programs and Budgets; Project Financing.</strong></font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Unless
                otherwise determined by the Management Committee, the Manager shall
                not
                submit to the Management Committee a Program and Budget including
                Development of the mine described in a completed Feasibility Study
                until
                30 days following the receipt by the Manager of the Feasibility Study.
                The
                Program and Budget, which includes Development of the mine described
                in
                the completed Feasibility Study, shall be based on the estimated
                cost of
                Development described </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2">in
      the Feasibility Study for the Approved
      Alternative, unless otherwise directed by the Management Committee.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Promptly
                following adoption of the Program and Budget, which includes Development
                as described in a completed Feasibility Study, but in no event more
                than
                30 days thereafter, the Manager shall submit to the Management Committee
                a
                report on material bids received for Development work (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Bid
                Report</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;).
                If bids described in the Bid Report result in the aggregate cost
                of
                Development work exceeding 10% of the Development cost estimates
                that
                formed the basis of the Development component of the adopted Program
                and
                Budget, the Program and Budget, which includes relevant Development,
                shall
                be deemed to have been re-submitted to the Management Committee based
                on
                the aggregate costs as described in the Bid Report on the date of
                receipt
                of the Bid Report and shall be reviewed and adopted in accordance
                with
                Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                and </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
                Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.8(c)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                only applies where Kobex does not bear all operating and financing
                costs
                of the Joint Venture. If the Management Committee approves the Development
                of the mine described in a Feasibility Study and also decides to
                seek
                Project Financing for such mine, each Participant shall, at its own
                cost,
                cooperate in seeking to obtain Project Financing for such mine;
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>provided,
                however,</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                that all fees, charges and costs (including attorneys and technical
                consultants fees) paid to the Project Financing lenders shall be
                borne by
                the Participants in proportion to their Participating Interests,
                unless
                such fees are capitalized as a part of the Project
                Financing.</font></div>
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      or Modification Programs and Budgets</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Any
      Program and Budget proposed by the Manager involving Expansion or Modification
      shall be based on a Feasibility Study prepared by the Manager, Feasibility
      Contractors, or both, or prepared by the Manager and audited by Feasibility
      Contractors, as the Management Committee determines. The Program and Budget,
      which include Expansion or Modification, shall be submitted for review and
      approval by the Management Committee within 30 days following receipt by the
      Manager of such Feasibility Study.</font></div>
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      During
      the Joint Venture Period, the Manager shall promptly submit to the Management
      Committee monthly statements of account reflecting in reasonable detail the
      charges and credits to the Business Account during the preceding month. The
      provisions of this </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
      X</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall
      only apply to the Joint Venture if USE/CC does not make the 65% Election, other
      than Sections </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      which
      shall apply in all cases.</font></div>
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      On the
      basis of each adopted Program and Budget, the Manager shall submit prior to
      the
      last day of each month a billing for estimated cash requirements for the next
      month. Within 10 days after receipt of each billing, or a billing made pursuant
      to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      each JV
      Participant shall advance its proportionate share of such cash requirements.
      The
</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Manager
      shall record all funds received in the Business Account. The Manager shall
      at
      all times maintain a cash balance approximately equal to the rate of
      disbursement for up to 60 days. All funds in excess of immediate cash
      requirements shall be invested by the Manager for the benefit of the Business
      in
      cash management accounts and investments selected at the discretion of the
      Manager, which accounts may include, but are not limited to, money market
      investments and money market funds.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>10.3</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Failure
      to Meet Cash Calls</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      A JV
      Participant that fails to meet cash calls in the amount and at the times
      specified in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall be
      in default, and the amounts of the defaulted cash call shall bear interest
      from
      the date due at an annual rate equal to five percentage points over the Prime
      Rate, but in no event shall the rate of interest exceed the maximum permitted
      by
      Law. Such interest shall accrue to the benefit of and be payable to the
      non-defaulting JV Participant, but shall not be deemed as amounts contributed
      by
      the non-defaulting JV Participant in the event dilution occurs in accordance
      with </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
      IX</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      In
      addition to any other rights and remedies available to it by Law, the
      non-defaulting Participant shall have those other rights, remedies, and
      elections specified in Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>10.4</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Cover
      Payment</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      If a JV
      Participant defaults in making a contribution or cash call required by an
      adopted Program and Budget, the non-defaulting JV Participant may, but shall
      not
      be obligated to, advance some portion or all of the amount in default on behalf
      of the defaulting JV Participant (a &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Cover
      Payment</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;).
      Each
      and every Cover Payment shall constitute a demand loan bearing interest from
      the
      date of the advance at the rate provided in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      If more
      than one Cover Payment is made, the Cover Payments shall be aggregated and
      the
      rights and remedies described herein pertaining to an individual Cover Payment
      shall apply to the aggregated Cover Payments. The failure to repay such loan
      upon demand shall be a default.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>10.5</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Remedies</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The JV
      Participants acknowledge that if either JV Participant defaults in making a
      contribution required by </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
      IX</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or a
      cash call, or in repaying a loan, as required under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      whether
      or not a Cover Payment is made, it shall be difficult to measure the damages
      resulting from such default (it being hereby understood and agreed that the
      Participants have attempted to determine such damages in advance and determined
      that the calculation of such damages cannot be ascertained with reasonable
      certainty). Both JV Participants acknowledge and recognize that the damage
      to
      the non-defaulting JV Participant could be significant. In the event of such
      default, as reasonable liquidated damages, the non-defaulting JV Participant
      may, with respect to any such default not cured within 30 days after notice
      to
      the defaulting JV Participant of such default, elect any of the following
      remedies by giving notice to the defaulting JV Participant. Such election may
      be
      made with respect to each failure to meet a cash call relating to a Program
      and
      Budget, regardless of the frequency of such cash calls, provided such cash
      calls
      are made in accordance with Section</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                defaulting JV Participant grants to the non-defaulting JV Participant
                a
                power of sale as to all or any portion of its interest in any Assets
                or in
                its Participating Interest that is subject to the lien and security
                interest granted in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.9</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                (whether or not such lien and security interest has been perfected),
                upon
                a default under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                or
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Such power shall be exercised in the manner provided by applicable
                Law or
                otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner and upon reasonable
                notice.
                If the non-defaulting JV Participant elects to enforce
                </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2">the
      lien or security interest pursuant to the terms
      of this Section, the defaulting JV Participant shall be deemed to have waived
      any available right of redemption, any required valuation or appraisal of the
      secured property prior to sale, any available right to stay execution or to
      require a marshalling of assets, and any required bond in the event a receiver
      is appointed, and the defaulting JV Participant shall be liable for any
      deficiency. </font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                non-defaulting JV Participant may elect to have the defaulting JV
                Participant&#8217;s Participating Interest diluted or eliminated as
                follows:</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
                a default occurring before Payout relating to a Program and Budget
                covering in whole or in part Permitting, Exploration, Feasibility
                Study
                Operations, the reduced JV Participant&#8217;s Participating Interest shall be
                recalculated by dividing: (X), (1)&#160;the total of all of the reduced JV
                Participant&#8217;s contributions under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.3(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                and (2)&#160;the amount, if any, the reduced JV Participant contributed to
                the adopted Program and Budget with respect to which the default
                occurred;
                by (Y)&#160;the sum of (1) and (2) above for both JV Participants; and
                then multiplying the result by one hundred. For such a default occurring
                after Payout, the reduced JV Participant&#8217;s Participating Interest shall be
                reduced in an amount equal to two times the amount by which it would
                have
                been reduced if such default had occurred before Payout. For such
                a
                default, whether occurring before or after Payout, the Participating
                Interest</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                shall then be further reduced for a default relating exclusively
                to an
                Exploration Program and Budget, by multiplying the recalculated
                Participating Interest by the following percentage: 150%</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Participating Interest of the other JV Participant shall be increased by the
      amount of the reduction in the Participating Interest of the reduced JV
      Participant, including the further reduction under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5(b)(i)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
                a default relating to a Program and Budget covering in whole or in
                part
                Development or Mining, at the non-defaulting JV Participant&#8217;s election,
                the defaulting JV Participant shall be deemed to have withdrawn and
                to
                have automatically relinquished its interest in the Assets to the
                non-defaulting JV Participant; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>provided,
                however</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                the defaulting Participant shall have the right to receive only a
                10% Net
                Profits Interest, if any, and not from any other source, an amount
                equal
                to 20% of the defaulting JV Participant&#8217;s Equity Account balance at the
                time of such default. Upon receipt of such amount the defaulting
                JV
                Participant shall thereafter have no further right, title or interest
                in
                the Assets, but shall remain liable to the extent provided in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                </font></div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(iii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dilution
                under this Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                shall be effective as of the date of the original default, and
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                shall not apply. The amount of any Cover Payment under
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                and interest thereon, or any interest accrued in accordance with
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                shall be deemed to be amounts </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2">contributed
      by the non-defaulting JV Participant, and
      not as amounts contributed by the defaulting JV Participant.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Whenever
                the Participating Interests are recalculated pursuant to this
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                (A)&#160;the Equity Accounts of both JV Participants shall be adjusted to
                bear the same ratio to each other as their recalculated Participating
                Interests; and (B)&#160;the portion of Capital Account attributable to the
                reduced Participating Interest of the reduced JV Participant shall
                be
                transferred to the other JV
                Participant.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
                a JV Participant has defaulted in meeting a cash call or repaying
                a loan,
                and if the non-defaulting JV Participant has made a Cover Payment,
                then,
                in addition to a reduction in the defaulting JV Participant&#8217;s
                Participating Interest effected pursuant to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                the non-defaulting JV Participant shall have the right, if the
                indebtedness arising from a default or Cover Payment is not discharged
                within 10 days of the default and upon not less than 30 days advance
                notice to the defaulting JV Participant, to elect to purchase all
                the
                right, title, and interest, whenever acquired or arising, of the
                defaulting JV Participant in the Assets, including but not limited
                to its
                Participating Interest or a Net Profits Interest, together with all
                proceeds from and accessions of the foregoing (collectively the
                &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Defaulting
                JV Participant&#8217;s Entire Interest</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
                at a purchase price equal to 75% of the fair market value thereof
                as
                determined by a qualified independent appraiser appointed by the
                non-defaulting JV Participant. If the defaulting JV Participant conveys
                notice of objection to the person so appointed within 10 days after
                receiving notice thereof, then an independent and qualified appraiser
                shall be appointed by the joint action of the appraiser appointed
                by the
                non-defaulting JV Participant and a qualified independent appraiser
                appointed by the defaulting JV Participant; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>provided,
                however</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                that if the defaulting JV Participant fails to designate a qualified
                independent appraiser for such purpose within 10 days after giving
                notice
                of such objection, then the person originally designated by the
                non-defaulting JV Participant shall serve as the appraiser; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>provided
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                that if the appraisers appointed by each of the JV Participants fail
                to
                appoint a third qualified independent appraiser within 5 days after
                the
                appointment of the last of them, then an appraiser shall be appointed
                by a
                judge of a court of competent jurisdiction in the state in which
                the
                Assets are situated upon the application of either JV Participant.
                There
                shall be withheld from the purchase price payable, upon transfer
                of the
                Defaulting Participant&#8217;s Entire Interest, the amount of any Cover Payment
                under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                and unpaid interest thereon to the date of such transfer, or any
                unpaid
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                to
                the date of such transfer. Upon payment of such purchase price, the
                defaulting JV Participant shall be deemed to have relinquished all
                of the
                Defaulting JV Participant&#8217;s Entire Interest to the non-defaulting
                Participant, but shall remain liable to the extent provided in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.7</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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                the Joint Venture Period, within 60 days after the end of each calendar
                year an audit shall be completed by certified public accountants
                selected
                by, and independent of, the Manager. The audit shall be conducted
                in
                accordance with GAAP and shall cover all books and records maintained
                by
                the Manager pursuant to this Agreement, all Assets and Encumbrances,
                and
                all transactions and Operations conducted during such calendar year,
                including production and inventory records and all costs for which
                the
                Manager sought reimbursement under this Agreement, together with
                all other
                matters customarily included in such audits. All written exceptions
                to and
                claims upon the Manager for discrepancies disclosed by such audit
                shall be
                made not more than 3 months after receipt of the audit report, unless
                either JV Participant elects to conduct an independent audit pursuant
                to
                Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.6(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">which
                is ongoing at the end of such 3 month period, in which case such
                exceptions and claims may be made within the period provided in Section
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.6(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Failure to make any such exception or claim within such period shall
                mean
                the audit is deemed to be correct and binding upon the Participants.
                The
                cost of all audits under this subsection shall be charged to the
                Business
                Account. </font></div>
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      conjunction with the audit, the JV Participants shall procure a review of
      internal controls in compliance with </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Sarbanes-Oxley
      Act</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      of 2002
      and the standards and rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
      The contractor conducting this review shall not be an employee, officer, or
      director of the JV Participants and shall be chosen by mutual agreement.
</font></div>
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                the annual audit conducted by certified public accountants selected
                by the
                Manager, each JV Participant shall have the right to have an independent
                audit of all Business books, records and accounts, including all
                charges
                to the Business Account. This audit shall review all issues raised
                by the
                requesting JV Participant, with all costs borne by the requesting
                JV
                Participant. The requesting JV Participant shall give the other JV
                Participant 30 days prior notice of such audit. Any audit conducted
                on
                behalf of either JV Participant shall be made during the Manager&#8217;s normal
                business hours and shall not interfere with Operations. Neither JV
                Participant shall have the right to audit records and accounts of
                the
                Business relating to transactions or Operations more than 24 months
                after
                the calendar year during which such transactions, or transactions
                related
                to such Operations, were charged to the Business Account. All written
                exceptions to and claims upon the Manager for discrepancies disclosed
                by
                such audit shall be made not more than 3 months after completion
                and
                delivery of such audit, or they shall be deemed waived.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      OF PRODUCTION</strong></font></div>
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      In Kind</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Each JV
      Participant shall have the right to take in kind or separately dispose of its
      share of all Products in proportion to its Participating Interest until any
      processing </font></div>
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      is built by any JV Participant to this Joint Venture. Provided however, that
      USE/CC shall have the right to require the Manager to market USE/CC&#8217;s share of
      all Products pursuant to a marketing agreement substantially in the form
      attached at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
      J</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      upon
      1&#160;year written notice to the Manager. Any extra expenditure incurred in the
      taking in kind or separate disposition by either JV Participant of its
      proportionate share of Products shall be borne by such JV Participant. Nothing
      in this Agreement shall be construed as providing, directly or indirectly,
      for
      any joint or cooperative marketing or selling of Products or permitting the
      processing of Products owned by any third party at any processing facilities
      constructed by the Participants pursuant to this Agreement. The Manager shall
      give notice in advance of the anticipated delivery date upon which Products
      shall be available.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>11.2</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Failure
      of Participant to Take In Kind</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      If a JV
      Participant fails to take its proportionate share of Products in kind and fails
      to provide 1 year&#8217;s written notice to the Manager to market the JV Participant&#8217;s
      share of all Products, then the Manager shall have the right, but not the
      obligation, for a period of time consistent with the minimum needs of the
      industry, but not to exceed 1 year from the notice date described in
      Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      to
      purchase the JV Participant&#8217;s share for its own account or to sell such share as
      agent for the Participant at not less than the prevailing market price in the
      area. Subject to the terms of any such contracts of sale then outstanding,
      during any period that the Manager is purchasing or selling a JV Participant&#8217;s
      share of production, the JV Participant may elect by notice to the Manager
      to
      take in kind. The Manager shall be entitled to deduct from proceeds of any
      sale
      by it for the account of a JV Participant reasonable expenses incurred in such
      a
      sale.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      There
      shall be no hedging by the Joint Venture. Neither JV Participant shall have
      any
      obligation to account to the other JV Participant for, nor have any interest
      or
      right of participation in any profits or proceeds nor have any obligation to
      share in any losses from, futures contracts, forward sales, trading in puts,
      calls, options or any similar hedging, price protection or marketing mechanism
      employed by a JV Participant with respect to its proportionate share of any
      Products produced or to be produced from the Property.</font></div>
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      BUSINESS AGREEMENT</strong></font></div>
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      any
      time during the Joint Venture Period, the Management Committee may determine
      by
      unanimous vote of both JV Participants that it is appropriate to segregate
      the
      Area of Interest into areas subject to separate Programs and Budgets for
      purposes of conducting further Permitting, Exploration, or Feasibility Studies,
      Development, or Mining. At such time, the Management Committee shall designate
      which portion of the Property shall comprise an area of interest under a
      separate business arrangement (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Supplemental
      Business</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
      and
      the JV Participants shall enter into a new agreement (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Supplemental
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      for
      the purpose of further exploring, analyzing, developing, and mining such portion
      of the Property. The Supplemental Business Agreement shall be in substantially
      the same form as this Agreement, with rights and interests of the JV
      Participants in the Supplemental Business identical to the rights and interests
      of the JV Participants in this Business at the time of the designation, unless
      otherwise agreed by the JV Participants, and with the JV Participants agreeing
      to new Capital and Equity Accounts and other terms necessary for the
      Supplemental Business Agreement to comply with the nature and </font></div>
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      of the designation. Following execution of the Supplemental Business Agreement,
      this Agreement shall terminate insofar as it affects the Property covered by
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      to a
      third party an interest in its Participating Interest, including an interest
      in
      this Agreement or the Assets, solely as provided in this Article.</font></div>
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                JV Participant shall Transfer any interest in this Agreement or the
                Assets
                (including, but not limited to, any royalty, profits, or other interest
                in
                the Products) except in conjunction with the Transfer of part or
                all of
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">no
                JV Participant shall Transfer any interest in this Agreement or the
                Property until the selling JV Participant offers to the other JV
                Participant the opportunity to purchase the portion of the selling
                JV
                Participant&#8217;s interest it intends to sell (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Right
                of First Refusal</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
                at a price chosen by the selling JV Participant. If the other JV
                Participant fails to purchase the interest within 20 days, the selling
                JV
                Participant may proceed with the sale of the interest pursuant to
                this
                section. The sale may not be for a price less than that offered to
                the
                non-selling JV Participant. No transferee of all or any part of a
                JV
                Participant&#8217;s Participating Interest shall have the rights of a JV
                Participant unless and until the transferring JV Participant has
                provided
                to the other JV Participant notice of the Transfer, except as provided
                in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">13.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(f)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                the transferee, as of the effective date of the Transfer, has committed
                in
                writing to assume and be bound by this Agreement to the same extent
                as the
                transferring JV Participant;</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">neither
                JV Participant shall make a Transfer that shall violate any Law,
                or
                without the consent of the other JV Participant, or result in the
                cancellation of any permits, licenses, or other similar
                authorization;</font></div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">no
                Transfer permitted by this Article XIII shall relieve the transferring
                JV
                Participant of its share of any liability, whether accruing before
                or
                after such Transfer, which arises out of Operations conducted prior
                to
                such Transfer or exists on the Effective
                Date;</font></div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(e)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">neither
                JV Participant, without the consent of the other JV Participant,
                shall
                make a Transfer that shall cause termination of the tax partnership
                established in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit
                C</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                If such termination is caused, the transferring JV Participant shall
                indemnify the other JV Participant for, from and against any and
                all loss,
                cost, expense, damage, liability or claim therefore arising from
                the
                Transfer, including without limitation any increase in taxes, interest
                and
                penalties or decrease in </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2">credits
      caused by such termination and any tax on
      indemnification proceeds received by the Indemnified JV
      Participant;</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">if
                the Transfer is the grant of an Encumbrance in a Participating Interest
                to
                secure a loan or other indebtedness of either JV Participant in a
                bona
                fide transaction, other than a transaction approved unanimously by
                the
                Management Committee or Project Financing approved by the Management
                Committee, such Encumbrance shall be granted only in connection with
                such
                JV Participant&#8217;s financing payment or performance of that JV Participant&#8217;s
                obligations under this Agreement and shall be subject to the terms
                of this
                Agreement and the rights and interests of the other JV Participant
                hereunder (including without limitation under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">).
                Any such Encumbrance shall be further subject to the condition that
                the
                Chargee of such Encumbrance first enters into a written agreement
                with the
                other JV Participant in form satisfactory to the other JV Participant,
                acting reasonably, binding upon the Chargee, to the effect
                that:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(i)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
                Chargee shall not enter into possession or institute any proceedings
                for
                foreclosure or partition of the encumbering JV Participant&#8217;s Participating
                Interest and that such Encumbrance shall be subject to the provisions
                of
                this Agreement;</font></div>
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    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(ii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
                Chargee&#8217;s remedies under the Encumbrance shall be limited to the sale of
                the whole (but only of the whole) of the encumbering JV Participant&#8217;s
                Participating Interest to the other JV Participant, or, failing such
                a
                sale, at a public auction to be held at least 30 days after prior
                notice
                to the other JV Participant, such sale to be subject to the purchaser
                entering into a written agreement with the other JV Participant whereby
                such purchaser assumes all obligations of the encumbering JV Participant
                under the terms of this Agreement. The price of any pre-emptive sale
                to
                the other JV Participant shall be the remaining principal amount
                of the
                loan plus accrued interest and related expenses, and such pre-emptive
                sale
                shall occur within 60 days of the Chargee&#8217;s notice to the other JV
                Participant of its intent to sell the encumbering JV Participant&#8217;s
                Participating Interest. Failure of a sale to the other JV Participant
                to
                close by the end of such period, unless failure is caused by the
                encumbering JV Participant or by the Chargee, shall permit the Chargee
                to
                sell the encumbering JV Participant&#8217;s Participating Interest at a public
                sale; and</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 108pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(iii)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
                charge shall be subordinate to any then-existing debt, including
                Project
                Financing previously approved by the Management Committee, encumbering
                the
                transferring JV Participant&#8217;s Participating Interest;
                </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      a sale
      or other commitment or disposition of Products or proceeds from the sale of
      Products by either JV Participant upon distribution to it pursuant to
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
      XV</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      creates
      in a third party a security interest by Encumbrance in Products or proceeds
      therefrom prior to such distribution, such sales, commitment or disposition
      shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including
      without limitation, Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.10</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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      IV</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>PROVISIONS
      APPLICABLE TO BOTH </u></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>OPTION
      PERIOD AND JOINT VENTURE PERIOD</u></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
      XIV</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>MANAGEMENT
      COMMITTEE</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>14.1</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Meetings</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>of
      Management Committee</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Management Committee shall hold regular meetings at least quarterly
                at a
                location to be mutually agreed upon. The Manager shall give 20 days
                notice
                to Kobex and USE/CC (either referred to in this </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                XIV</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                as
                an &#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>MC
                Participant</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
                of such meetings. Additionally, either MC Participant may call a
                special
                meeting upon 7 days notice to the other MC Participant. In case of
                an
                emergency, reasonable notice of a special meeting shall suffice.
                There
                shall be a quorum if at least one member or alternate representing
                each MC
                Participant is present; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>provided,
                however</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                that if a MC Participant fails to attend two consecutive properly
                called
                meetings, then a quorum shall exist at the second meeting if the
                other MC
                Participant is represented by at least one appointed member, and
                a vote of
                such MC Participant shall be considered the vote required for the
                purposes
                of the conduct of all business properly noticed even if such vote
                would
                otherwise require unanimity.</font></div>
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          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
                business cannot be conducted at a regular or special meeting due
                to the
                lack of a quorum, either MC Participant may call the next meeting
                upon 10
                days notice to the other MC Participant.
</font></div>
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    <div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
                notice of a meeting shall include an itemized agenda prepared by
                the
                Manager in the case of a regular meeting or by the MC Participant
                calling
                the meeting in the case of a special meeting, but any matters may
                be
                considered if either MC Participant adds the matter to the agenda
                at least
                5 days before the meeting or with the consent of the other MC Participant.
                The Manager shall prepare minutes of all meetings and shall distribute
                copies of such minutes to the other MC Participant within 10 days
                after
                the meeting. Either MC Participant may electronically record the
                proceedings of a meeting with the consent of the other MC Participant.
                The
                other MC Participant shall sign and return or object to the minutes
                prepared by the Manager within 30 days after receipt, and failure
                to do
                either shall be deemed acceptance of the minutes as prepared by the
                Manager. The minutes, when signed or deemed accepted by both MC
                Participants, shall be the official record of the decisions made
                by the
                Management Committee. Decisions made at a Management Committee meeting
                shall be implemented in accordance with adopted Programs and Budgets.
                If a
                MC Participant timely objects to minutes proposed by the Manager,
                the
                members of the Management Committee shall seek, for a period not
                to exceed
                30 days from receipt by the Manager of notice of the objections,
                to agree
                upon minutes acceptable to both MC Participants. If the Management
                Committee does not reach agreement on the minutes of the meeting
                within
                such 30 day period, the minutes of the meeting as
                </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font size="2">prepared
      by the Manager together with the other
      Participant&#8217;s proposed changes shall collectively constitute the record of the
      meeting. If personnel employed in Operations are required to attend a Management
      Committee meeting, reasonable costs incurred in connection with such attendance
      shall be charged to the Business Account. All other costs shall be paid by
      the
      Participants individually.</font></div>
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      In lieu
      of meetings in person, the Management Committee may conduct meetings by
      telephone or video conference, so long as minutes of such meetings are prepared
      in accordance with Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      Management Committee may also take actions in writing signed by all
      members.</font></div>
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      Except
      as otherwise delegated to the Manager in Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      the
      Management Committee shall have exclusive authority to determine all matters
      related to overall policies, objectives, procedures, methods and actions under
      this Agreement.</font></div>
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      XV</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>15.1</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Powers
      and Duties of Manager</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      Manager shall have the following powers and duties, which shall be discharged
      in
      accordance with adopted Programs and Budgets during the Option Period and Joint
      Venture Period, as applicable.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall manage, direct and control Operations, and shall prepare
                and
                present to the Management Committee proposed Programs and Budgets
                as
                provided in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                VII</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                during the Option Period and </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                IX</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                during the Joint Venture Period.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall implement the decisions of the Management Committee,
                shall
                make all Expenditures necessary to carry out adopted Programs, and
                shall
                promptly advise the Management Committee if it lacks sufficient funds
                to
                carry out its responsibilities under this
                Agreement.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall use reasonable efforts to: (i)&#160;purchase or otherwise
                acquire all material, supplies, equipment, water, utility and
                transportation services required for Operations, such purchases and
                acquisitions to be made to the extent reasonably possible on the
                best
                terms available, taking into account all of the circumstances;
                (ii)&#160;obtain such customary warranties and guarantees as are available
                in connection with such purchases and acquisitions; and (iii)&#160;keep
                the Assets free and clear of all Encumbrances, except any Permitted
                Encumbrances and those Encumbrances specifically approved by the
                Management Committee.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall: (i)&#160;make or arrange for all payments required by
                leases, licenses, permits, contracts and other agreements related
                to the
                Assets; (ii)&#160;pay all taxes, assessments and like charges on
                Operations and Assets except taxes determined or measured by a JV
                Participant&#8217;s sales revenue or net income and taxes, including production
                taxes, attributable to a JV Participant&#8217;s share of Products, and shall
                otherwise promptly pay and discharge expenses incurred in Operations;
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>provided,
                however</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                that if authorized by the Management Committee,
</font></div>
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      Manager shall have the right to contest (in the
      courts or otherwise) the validity or amount of any taxes, assessments or charges
      if the Manager deems them to be unlawful, unjust, unequal or excessive, or
      to
      undertake such other steps or proceedings as the Manager may deem reasonably
      necessary to secure a cancellation, reduction, readjustment or equalization
      thereof before the Manager shall be required to pay them, but in no event shall
      the Manager permit or allow title to the Assets to be lost as the result of
      the
      nonpayment of any taxes, assessments or like charges; and (iii)&#160;do all
      other acts reasonably necessary to maintain the Assets.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall: (i)&#160;apply for all necessary permits, licenses and
                approvals; (ii)&#160;comply with all Laws; (iii)&#160;notify promptly the
                Management Committee of any allegations of substantial violation
                thereof;
                and (iv)&#160;prepare and file all reports or notices required for or as a
                result of Operations. The Manager shall not be in breach of this
                provision
                if a violation has occurred in spite of the Manager&#8217;s good faith efforts
                to comply consistent with its standard of care under
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                In the event of any such violation, the Manager shall timely cure
                or
                dispose of such violation on behalf of both JV Participants through
                performance, payment of fines and penalties, or both, and the cost
                thereof
                shall be charged to the Business
                Account.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall prosecute and defend on behalf of the Joint Venture,
                but
                shall not initiate without consent of the Management Committee, any
                litigation or administrative proceedings arising out of Operations.
                The
                non-managing JV Participant shall have the right to participate if
                it
                chooses to participate individually, at its own expense, in such
                litigation or administrative proceedings. The non-managing JV Participant
                shall approve in advance any settlement involving payments, commitments
                or
                obligations in excess of one hundred thousand Dollars ($100,000)
                in cash
                or value.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall provide insurance for the benefit of the JV Participants
                as
                provided in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit&#160;K</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                or
                as may otherwise be determined from time to time by the Management
                Committee.</font></div>
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    </div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(h)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager may dispose of Assets, whether by abandonment, surrender,
                or
                Transfer in the ordinary course of business, except that Property
                may be
                abandoned or surrendered only as provided in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                XVIII</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Without prior authorization from the Management Committee, however,
                the
                Manager shall not: (i)&#160;dispose of Assets in any one transaction (or
                in any series of related transactions) having a value in excess of
                seventy
                five thousand Dollars ($75,000); (ii)&#160;enter into any sales contracts
                or commitments for Product, except as permitted in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">;
                (iii)&#160;begin a liquidation of the Business; or (iv)&#160;dispose of
                all or a substantial part of the Assets necessary to achieve the
                purposes
                of the Business.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall have the right to carry out its responsibilities hereunder
                through agents, Affiliates or independent
                contractors.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall perform or cause to be performed all assessment and
                other
                work, and shall pay all Governmental Fees, required by Law in order
                to
                maintain the unpatented mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites
                included within the Property. The Manager shall have the right to
                perform
                the assessment work required hereunder pursuant to a common plan
                of
                exploration and continued actual occupancy of such claims and sites
                shall
                not be required. The Manager shall not be liable on account of any
                determination by any court or governmental agency that the work performed
                by the Manager does not constitute the required annual assessment
                work or
                occupancy for the purposes of preserving or maintaining ownership
                of the
                claims, provided that the work done is pursuant to an adopted Program
                and
                Budget and is performed in accordance with the Manager&#8217;s standard of care
                under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                The Manager shall timely record with the appropriate county and file
                with
                the appropriate United States agency any required affidavits, notices
                of
                intent to hold and other documents in proper form attesting to the
                payment
                of Governmental Fees, the performance of assessment work or intent
                to hold
                the claims and sites, in each case in sufficient detail to reflect
                compliance with the requirements applicable to each claim and site.
                The
                Manager shall not be liable on account of any determination by any
                court
                or governmental agency that any such document submitted by the Manager
                does not comply with applicable requirements, provided that such
                document
                is prepared and recorded or filed in accordance with the Manager&#8217;s
                standard of care under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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            <td>
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                authorized by the Management Committee, the Manager may: (i)&#160;locate,
                amend or relocate any unpatented mining claim or mill site or tunnel
                site,
                (ii)&#160;locate any fractions resulting from such amendment or
                relocation, (iii)&#160;apply for patents or mining leases or other forms
                of mineral tenure for any such unpatented claims or sites,
                (iv)&#160;abandon any unpatented mining claims for the purpose of locating
                mill sites or otherwise acquiring from the United States rights to
                the
                ground covered thereby, (v)&#160;abandon any unpatented mill sites for the
                purpose of locating mining claims or otherwise acquiring from the
                United
                States rights to the ground covered thereby, (vi)&#160;exchange with or
                convey to the United States any of the Property for the purpose of
                acquiring rights to the ground covered thereby or other adjacent
                ground,
                and (vii)&#160;convert any unpatented claims or mill sites into one or
                more leases or other forms of mineral tenure pursuant to any Law
                hereafter
                enacted.</font></div>
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                Manager shall keep and maintain all required accounting and financial
                records pursuant to the procedures described in </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit&#160;B</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                and in accordance with customary cost accounting practices in the
                mining
                industry, and shall ensure appropriate separation of accounts unless
                otherwise agreed by the JV Participants. All accounting practices
                and
                audits shall comply with the GAAP and all reports, reviews of internal
                controls, and related activities shall be conducted in compliance
                with the
                requirements of the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Sarbanes
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                Accounts for each JV Participant. Each JV Participant&#8217;s Equity Account
                shall be </font></div>
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      with the value of such JV Participant&#8217;s
      contributions under Section&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.3(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Each JV
      Participant&#8217;s Equity Account shall be charged with the cash and the fair market
      value of property distributed to such JV Participant (net of liabilities assumed
      by such JV Participant and liabilities to which such distributed property is
      subject). Contributions and distributions shall include all cash contributions
      or distributions plus the agreed value (expressed in dollars) of all in-kind
      contributions or distributions. Solely for purposes of determining the Equity
      Account balances of the JV Participants, the Manager shall reasonably estimate
      the fair market value of all Products distributed to the JV Participants, and
      such estimated value shall be used regardless of the actual amount received
      by
      each JV Participant upon disposition of such Products.</font></font></div>
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                Manager shall keep the Management Committee advised of all Operations
                by
                submitting in writing to the members of the Management Committee:
                (i)&#160;monthly progress reports that include statements of expenditures
                and comparisons of such expenditures to the adopted Budget;
                (ii)&#160;periodic summaries of data acquired; (iii)&#160;copies of
                reports concerning Operations; (iv)&#160;a detailed final report within
                sixty (60) days after completion of each Program and Budget, which
                shall
                include comparisons between actual and budgeted expenditures and
                comparisons between the objectives and results of Programs; and
                (v)&#160;such other reports as any member of the Management Committee may
                reasonably request. Subject to </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
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                at all reasonable times the Manager shall provide the Management
                Committee, or other representative of a JV Participant upon the request
                of
                such JV Participant&#8217;s member of the Management Committee, access to, and
                the right to inspect and, at such Participant&#8217;s cost and expense, copy the
                Existing Data and all maps, drill logs and other drilling data, core,
                pulps, reports, surveys, assays, analyses, production reports, operations,
                technical, accounting and financial records, and other Business
                Information, to the extent preserved or kept by the Manager, subject
                to
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
                XX</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                In addition, the Manager shall allow the non-managing JV Participant,
                at
                the latter&#8217;s sole risk, cost and expense, and subject to reasonable safety
                regulations, to inspect the Assets and Operations at all reasonable
                times,
                so long as the non-managing JV Participant does not unreasonably
                interfere
                with Operations.</font></div>
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            <td>
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                Manager shall prepare, for Management Committee approval, an Environmental
                Compliance plan for all Operations consistent with the requirements
                of any
                applicable Laws or contractual obligations and shall include in each
                Program and Budget sufficient funding to implement the Environmental
                Compliance plan and to satisfy the financial assurance requirements
                of any
                applicable Law or contractual obligation pertaining to Environmental
                Compliance. To the extent practical, the Environmental Compliance
                plan
                shall incorporate concurrent reclamation of Property disturbed by
                Operations. The Environmental Compliance plan shall not be implemented
                until approved by the Management
                Committee.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall undertake to perform Continuing Obligations when and
                as
                economic and appropriate, whether before or after termination of
                the
                Business. </font></div>
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      Manager shall have the right to delegate
      performance of Continuing Obligations to persons having demonstrated skill
      and
      experience in relevant disciplines. As part of each Program and Budget
      submittal, the Manager shall specify in such Program and Budget the measures
      to
      be taken for performance of Continuing Obligations and the cost of such
      measures. The Manager shall keep the other Participant reasonably informed
      about
      the Manager&#8217;s efforts to discharge Continuing Obligations. Authorized
      representatives of each Participant shall have the right from time to time
      to
      enter the Property to inspect work directed toward satisfaction of Continuing
      Obligations and audit books, records, and accounts related thereto.
</font></div>
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                funds that are to be deposited into the Environmental Compliance
                Fund
                shall be maintained by the Manager in a separate, interest bearing
                cash
                management account, which may include, but is not limited to, money
                market
                investments and money market funds, and/or in longer term investments
                if
                approved by the Management Committee. Such funds shall be used solely
                for
                Environmental Compliance and Continuing Obligations, including the
                committing of such funds, interests in property, insurance or bond
                policies, or other security to satisfy Laws regarding financial assurance
                for the reclamation or restoration of the Property, and for other
                Environmental Compliance
                requirements.</font></div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(r)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
                Participating Interests are adjusted in accordance with this Agreement
                the
                Manager shall propose from time to time one or more methods for fairly
                allocating costs for Continuing
                Obligations.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Manager shall undertake all other activities reasonably necessary
                to
                fulfill the foregoing, and to implement the policies, objectives,
                procedures, methods and actions determined by the Management
                Committee.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
                further clarification, as set out in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">7.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                during the Option Period the Manager shall not be responsible to
                operate
                the Facility and during the Joint Venture Period, the Manager shall
                be
                required to operate the Facility as directed by the Management
                Committee.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>15.2</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Standard
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      The
      Manager shall discharge its duties under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and
      conduct all Operations in a good, workmanlike and efficient manner, in
      accordance with sound mining and other applicable industry standards and
      practices, and in accordance with Laws and with the terms and provisions of
      leases, licenses, permits, contracts and other agreements pertaining to the
      Assets. The Manager shall not be liable to the other JV Participant for any
      act
      or omission resulting in damage or loss except to the extent caused by or
      attributable to the Manager&#8217;s wilful misconduct or gross negligence. The Manager
      shall not be in default of any of its duties under Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      if its
      inability or failure to perform results from the failure of the other
      Participant to perform acts or to contribute amounts required of it by this
      Agreement.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>15.3</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Resignation;
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      The
      Manager may resign upon not less than 6 months&#8217; prior notice to the other JV
      Participant, in which case the other JV Participant may elect to become the
      new
      Manager by notice to the resigning JV Participant within 10 days after the
      </font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">notice
      of
      resignation. If any of the following shall occur, the Manager shall be deemed
      to
      have resigned upon the occurrence of the event described in each of the
      following subsections, with the successor Manager to be appointed by the other
      JV Participant at a subsequently called meeting of the Management Committee,
      at
      which the Manager shall not be entitled to vote, and the other JV Participant
      may appoint itself or a third party as the Manager:</font></div>
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                aggregate Participating Interest of the Manager and its Affiliates
                becomes
                less than 25%; </font></div>
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                Manager is in Material Breach of an obligation imposed upon it under
                this
                Agreement and such failure continues for a period of 60 days after
                notice
                from the other JV Participant demanding
                performance;</font></div>
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            <td>
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                Manager fails to pay or contest in good faith its bills and Business
                debts
                as such obligations become due; </font></div>
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                receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator
                or
                similar official for a substantial part of its assets is appointed
                and
                such appointment is neither made ineffective nor discharged within
                60 days
                after the making thereof, or such appointment is consented to, requested
                by, or acquiesced in by the Manager;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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            <td>
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                Manager commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
                insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or consents
                to the
                entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such
                law or
                to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator,
                assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official
                of
                any substantial part of its assets; or makes a general assignment
                for the
                benefit of creditors; or takes corporate or other action in furtherance
                of
                any of the foregoing; or</font></div>
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                is made against the Manager of a judgment, decree or order for relief
                affecting its ability to serve as Manager or a substantial part of
                its
                Participating Interest or its other assets by a court of competent
                jurisdiction in an involuntary case commenced under any applicable
                bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law of any jurisdiction now
                or
                hereafter in effect.</font></div>
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.3(f)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
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      causing a deemed resignation.</font></div>
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                administration charges of Kobex as Manager shall be a deemed an
                Expenditure charge which is no greater than 5% of all the actual
                Expenditures incurred during both the Option Period and Joint Venture
                Period, and administrative charges on capital expenditures shall
                be no
                greater than 1% (collectively the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#8220;Administrative
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                and USE/CC shall enter into a Services Agreement to provide for
                compensation to U.S. Energy for the use of its employees to perform
                administrative and operating functions, as further provided in
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Exhibit</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>L</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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      If the
      Manager engages Affiliates to provide services hereunder, it shall do so on
      terms no less favorable than would be the case in arm&#8217;s-length transactions with
      unrelated persons.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>15.6</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Activities
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      If the
      Management Committee for any reason fails to adopt an Exploration, Feasibility
      Study or Development Program and Budget, the Manager shall continue Operations
      at levels sufficient to maintain the Property. If the Management Committee
      for
      any reason fails to adopt an initial Mining Program and Budget or any Expansion
      or Modification Programs and Budgets, the Manager shall continue Operations
      at
      levels sufficient to maintain the then current Operations and Property. If
      the
      Management Committee for any reason fails to adopt Mining Programs and Budgets
      subsequent to the initial Mining Program and Budget, subject to the contrary
      direction of the Management Committee and receipt of necessary funds, the
      Manager shall continue Operations at levels comparable with the last adopted
      Mining Program and Budget. All of the foregoing shall be subject to the contrary
      direction of the Management Committee and the receipt of necessary funds.
</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Termination
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                This Agreement shall terminate as expressly provided herein under
                Sections
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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                XVI</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                unless earlier terminated by written agreement by the
                Parties.</font></div>
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                by Notice</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Kobex may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice
                to USE/CC
                (including during an event of force majeure as set out in Section
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
                subject to paying the Initial Expenditure if not incurred yet. Upon
                any
                termination of this Agreement, Kobex must file all work and/or pay
                all
                such fees to maintain the Property in good standing for a period
                of three
                months after such notice, and other than filing such work or paying
                such
                fees shall have no further obligations to
                USE/CC.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>16.2</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Termination
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      During
      the Joint Venture Period, if the Management Committee fails to adopt a Program
      and Budget six months after the expiration of the latest adopted Program and
      Budget (subject to force majeure as set out in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">21.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">),
      either
      JV </font></div>
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      may elect to terminate the Business by giving 30 days notice of termination
      to
      the other JV Participant.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>16.3</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Withdrawal</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      During
      the Joint Venture Period, a JV Participant may elect to withdraw from the
      Business by (i)&#160;giving notice to the other JV Participant of the effective
      date of withdrawal, which shall be the later of the end of the then current
      Program Period or 30 days after the date of the notice. Upon such withdrawal,
      the Business shall terminate, and the withdrawing JV Participant shall be deemed
      to have transferred to the remaining JV Participant, all of its Participating
      Interest, including all of its interest in the Assets, without cost and free
      and
      clear of all Encumbrances arising by, through or under such withdrawing JV
      Participant, except Permitted Encumbrances and those to which both JV
      Participants have agreed. The withdrawing JV Participant shall execute and
      deliver all instruments as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the
      other JV Participant to effect the transfer of its interests in the Assets
      to
      the other JV Participant. If within a 60 day period both JV Participants elect
      to withdraw, then the Business shall instead be deemed to have been terminated
      by the consent of the JV Participants pursuant to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>16.4</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Continuing
      Obligations and Environmental Liabilities</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      On
      termination of the Business under Sections</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      each
      Party shall remain liable for its respective share of liabilities to third
      persons (whether such arises before or after such withdrawal), including
      Environmental Liabilities and Continuing Obligations. During the Option Period,
      Kobex shall only be liable for the liabilities that it causes or incurs. During
      the Joint Venture Period, the withdrawing JV Participant&#8217;s share of such
      liabilities shall be equal to its Participating Interest at the time such
      liability was incurred, after first taking into account any reduction,
      readjustment, and restoration of Participating Interests under
      Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      (or, as
      to liabilities arising prior to the Effective Date, its initial Participating
      Interest).</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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      Promptly after termination of this under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
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      the
      Manager shall take all action necessary to wind up the activities of the
      Business. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the termination
      of
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      JV Participant that withdraws pursuant to Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      nor any
      Affiliate of such a JV Participant, shall directly or indirectly acquire any
      interest or right to explore or mine, or both, on any property any part of
      which
      is within the Property for 24 months after the effective date of withdrawal.
      If
      a withdrawing JV Participant, or the Affiliate of a withdrawing JV Participant,
      breaches this Section, such JV Participant shall be obligated to offer to convey
      to the non-withdrawing JV Participant, without cost, any such property or
      interest so acquired (or ensure its Affiliate offers to convey the property
      or
      interest to the non-withdrawing JV Participant, if the acquiring party is the
      withdrawing JV Participant&#8217;s Affiliate). Such offer shall be made in writing and
      can be accepted by the non-withdrawing JV Participant at any time within 10
      days
      after the offer is received by such non-withdrawing JV Participant. Failure
      of a
      JV Participant&#8217;s Affiliate to comply with this section shall be a breach by such
      JV Participant of this Agreement.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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      to Data After Termination</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      After
      termination of the Business pursuant to Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      each
      Party shall be entitled to make copies of all applicable information acquired
      hereunder before the effective date of termination not previously furnished
      to
      it, but a terminating or withdrawing Party shall not be entitled to any such
      copies after any other termination or withdrawal.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>16.8</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Continuing
      Authority</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      On
      termination of the Business under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.2</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      or the
      deemed withdrawal of any Party pursuant to Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">or
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10.5</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      the
      Party which was the Manager prior to such termination or withdrawal (or the
      other Party in the event of a withdrawal by the Manager) shall have the power
      and authority to do all things on behalf of the Parties which are reasonably
      necessary or convenient to: (a)&#160;wind up Operations and (b)&#160;complete
      any transaction and satisfy any obligation, unfinished or unsatisfied, at the
      time of such termination or withdrawal, if the transaction or obligation arises
      out of Operations prior to such termination or withdrawal. The Manager shall
      have the power and authority to grant or receive extensions of time or change
      the method of payment of an already existing liability or obligation, prosecute
      and defend actions on behalf of the Parties and the Business, and take any
      other
      reasonable action in any matter with respect to which the former Parties
      continue to have, or appear or are alleged to have, a common interest or a
      common liability. </font></div>
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      XVII</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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      WITHIN AREA OF INTEREST</strong></font></div>
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      Any
      interest or right to acquire any interest in real property, Mineral rights
      or
      water rights (in this Section collectively referred to as </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#8220;Rights&#8221;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">)
      related
      thereto within the Area of Interest either acquired or proposed to be acquired
      during the term of this Agreement by or on behalf of any Party (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Acquiring
      Party</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;)
      or any
      Affiliate of such Party shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this
      Agreement. For further clarification a reference to </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#8220;Parties&#8221;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      in this
      Article shall mean USE/CC and Kobex, and a reference to </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#8220;Party&#8221;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall
      mean one of them. The Parties and their respective Affiliates for their separate
      account shall be free to acquire lands and interests in lands outside the Area
      of Interest and to locate mining claims outside the Area of Interest. Failure
      of
      any Affiliate of any Party to comply with this Article shall be a breach by
      such
      Party of this Agreement.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>17.2</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Notice
      to Non-Acquiring Party</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Within
      15 days after the acquisition or proposed acquisition, as the case may be,
      of
      any interest or the right to acquire any interest in Rights wholly or partially
      within the Area of Interest (except Rights acquired by the Manager pursuant
      to a
      Program), the Acquiring Party shall notify the non-acquiring Party of such
      acquisition by it or its Affiliate; provided further that if the acquisition
      of
      any interest or right to acquire any interest pertains to Rights partially
      within the Area of Interest, then all such Rights (</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>i.e.</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      the
      part within the Area of Interest and the part outside the Area of Interest)
      shall be subject to this Article. The Acquiring Party&#8217;s notice shall describe in
      detail the acquisition, the acquiring party if that party is an Affiliate,
      the
      lands and minerals covered thereby, any water rights related thereto, the cost
      thereof, and the reasons why the Acquiring Party believes that the acquisition
      (or proposed acquisition) of the interest is in the best interests of the
      Parties under this Agreement. In addition to such notice, the Acquiring Party
      shall make any and all information concerning the relevant interest available
      for inspection by the non-acquiring Party.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
                the Option Period, within 30 days after receiving the Acquiring Party&#8217;s
                notice, the non-acquiring Party may notify the Acquiring Party of
                its
                election to include such acquired interest in the Property and make
                it
                subject to the terms of this Agreement. Upon such election such acquired
                interest shall be included in the Property thereafter for all purposes
                of
                this Agreement. If the Acquiring Party is USE/CC, then Kobex shall
                reimburse it for the acquisition costs that it or its Affiliate has
                incurred. When paid by Kobex in the first instance on acquisition,
                or
                reimbursed by Kobex when acquired by USE/CC, the acquisition costs
                for any
                acquired interests will be deemed to constitute Expenditures to the
                credit
                of Kobex pursuant to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                hereunder.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
                the Joint Venture Period, within 30 days after receiving the Acquiring
                Party&#8217;s notice, the non-acquiring Party may notify the Acquiring Party
                of
                its election to accept a proportionate interest in the acquired interest
                equal to its Participating Interest. Promptly upon such notice, the
                Acquiring Party shall convey or cause its Affiliate to convey to
                the
                non-acquiring Party, in proportion to their respective Participating
                Interests, by special warranty deed with title held as described
                in
                Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.12</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                all of the Acquiring Party&#8217;s (or its Affiliate&#8217;s) interest in such
                acquired interest, free and clear of all Encumbrances arising by,
                through
                or under the Acquiring Party (or its Affiliate) other than those
                to which
                both Parties have agreed. The acquired interests shall become a part
                of
                the Property for all purposes of this Agreement immediately upon
                such
                notice. The non-acquiring Party shall promptly pay to the Acquiring
                Party
                its proportionate share of the latter&#8217;s actual out-of-pocket acquisition
                costs.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>17.4</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Election
      to Acquire Not Exercised</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      If the
      other Party does not give such notice within the 30 day period set forth in
      Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      it
      shall have no interest in the acquired interests, and the acquired interests
      shall not be a part of the Property, Assets nor continue to be subject to this
      Agreement, and the Acquiring Party shall be free to hold or deal with the
      acquired interest free of the terms of this Agreement, and such acquired
      interest shall be excluded from the Area of Interest.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ARTICLE
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>ABANDONMENT
      AND SURRENDER OF PROPERTIES</strong></font></div>
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      and Surrender of Property - Option Period.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      During
      the Option Period, other than as provided in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Error!
      Reference source not found.</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      the
      Manager may surrender or abandon any Rights comprising the Property only with
      the consent of USE/CC. If USE/CC agrees with such abandonment or surrender,
      then
      the Manager may proceed with such abandonment or surrender. If USE/CC does
      not
      agree with such abandonment or surrender, then such Rights shall not be
      abandoned.</font></div>
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      and Surrender of Property - Joint Venture Period. </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During
      the Joint Venture Period, either JV Participant may request the Management
      Committee to authorize the Manager to surrender or abandon part or all of the
      Property. If the Management Committee does </font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&#160;</div>
    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">not
      authorize such surrender or abandonment, or authorizes any such surrender or
      abandonment over the objection of either JV Participant, the JV Participant
      that
      desires to surrender or abandon shall assign to the objecting JV Participant,
      by
      special warranty deed and without cost to the objecting JV Participant, all
      of
      the abandoning JV Participant&#8217;s interest in the Property sought to be abandoned
      or surrendered, free and clear of all Encumbrances created by, through or under
      the abandoning JV Participant other than those to which both JV Participants
      have agreed. Upon the assignment, such properties shall cease to be part of
      the
      Property. The JV Participant that desires to abandon or surrender shall remain
      liable for its share (determined by its Participating Interest as of the date
      of
      such abandonment, after first taking into account any reduction, readjustment,
      and restoration of Participating Interests under Sections&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8.6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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      of any
      liability with respect to such Property, including, without limitation,
      Continuing Obligations, Environmental Liabilities and Environmental Compliance,
      whether accruing before or after such abandonment, arising out of activities
      prior to the Effective Date and out of Operations conducted prior to the date
      of
      such abandonment, regardless of when any funds may be expended to satisfy such
      liability.</font></div>
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      Except
      for matters of title to the Property or their Transfer, which shall be governed
      by the law of their </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>situs</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      this
      Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
      of
      the State of Colorado, without regard for any conflict of laws or choice of
      laws
      principles that would permit or require the application of the laws of any
      other
      jurisdiction.</font></div>
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      Resolution</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      All
      disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement which cannot be
      resolved by agreement between the Parties shall be resolved in accordance with
      Sections </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      dispute resolution mechanisms applicable to Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6.9</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      shall be
      pursued prior to any arbitration or legal action. If any legal action or other
      proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement, or because of
      an
      alleged dispute, breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any
      of
      the provisions of this Agreement, the successful or substantially prevailing
      Party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees and other costs
      incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which
      it or they may be entitled.</font></div>
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      With
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      if any
      dispute has not been resolved within 30 days after the date of the Notice of
      a
      dispute, or if the Party receiving such Notice fails or refuses to meet within
      such time period, either Party may initiate mediation of the dispute by sending
      the other Party a written request that the dispute be mediated. The Party
      receiving such a written request shall promptly respond to the requesting Party
      so that all Parties can jointly select a neutral and impartial mediator and
      schedule the mediation session. The Parties shall mediate the dispute before
      a
      neutral, third party mediator within 30 days after the date of the written
      request for mediation.</font></div>
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      </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      a
      dispute has not been resolved within 60 days after the original Notice of a
      dispute or within 30 days after the date of a request for mediation, whichever
      is later, then any Party may initiate arbitration proceedings. Any dispute,
      controversy or claim, of any and </font></div>
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      kind or type, whether based on contract, tort, statute, regulations, or
      otherwise, arising out of, connected with, or relating in any way to this
      Agreement, the relationship of the Parties, the obligations of the Parties
      or
      the Operations carried out under this Agreement, including without limitation,
      any dispute as to the existence, validity, construction, interpretation,
      negotiation, performance, non-performance, breach, termination, or
      enforceability of this Agreement and establishment of fair market value, shall
      be settled through final and binding arbitration, it being the intention of
      the
      Parties that this is a broad form arbitration agreement designed to encompass
      all possible disputes among the Parties relating to the project that is the
      subject of the JV Participants&#8217; agreement.</font></div>
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      the
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      as in
      effect on the date of commencement of the arbitration proceeding (the
&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>AAA
      Rules</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;).
      The
      arbitration panel shall apply the Federal Rules of Evidence to all evidentiary
      questions arising in the course of the arbitration, and shall apply the Federal
      Rules of Civil Procedure to the conduct of discovery in the course of the
      arbitration. </font></div>
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                of Arbitrators</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                The Parties shall appoint a sole arbitrator agreeable to them to
                resolve
                any dispute; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>provided</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>however</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
                that should the Parties fail to agree upon a sole arbitrator within
                30
                days after the initiation of the arbitration, then there shall be
                3
                arbitrators. The claimant shall name the first arbitrator within
                thirty
                days after the expiration of the above-described deadline to appoint
                a
                single arbitrator. The respondent shall appoint the second arbitrator
                within 30 days after the appointment of the first arbitrator. The
                two
                Party-appointed arbitrators shall appoint the third arbitrator within
                thirty days after the appointment of the second arbitrator. If
                (i)&#160;the respondent fails to appoint an arbitrator or (ii)&#160;the
                two Party-appointed arbitrators fail to appoint a third arbitrator
                within
                the above-described time limitations, then the AAA shall appoint
                the
                second and/or third arbitrator, as applicable.
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Place
                of Arbitration</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Unless otherwise agreed in writing by all Parties to the arbitration,
                the
                situs of the arbitration under this Agreement shall be Denver, Colorado,
                U.S.A.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Language</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the English
                language.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Entry
                of Judgment</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Judgment on the award of the arbitral tribunal may be entered by
                any court
                of competent jurisdiction.</font></div>
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                and Conduct of the Arbitrators</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                All arbitrators shall be and remain at all times wholly impartial
                and
                shall provide the Parties with a statement that they can and shall
                decide
                the case impartially. No arbitrator shall have any financial interest
                (directly or indirectly) in the dispute or any financial dependence
                (directly or indirectly) upon any of the Parties. All arbitrators
                shall be
                knowledgeable of the mining industry or the law applicable to such
                business. The AAA&#8217;s Rules of Ethics shall be applicable to all
                arbitrators. </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Interim
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                The arbitrators, or in an emergency the presiding arbitrator acting
                alone
                in the event one or more of the other arbitrators are unable to be
                involved in a timely fashion, may grant interim measures including
                injunctions, attachments and conservation orders in appropriate
                circumstances, which measures the Parties agree may be immediately
                enforced by the arbitrators or by court order. Hearings on requests
                for
                interim measures may be held in person, by telephone or by video
                conference, and requests for relief, responses, briefs or memorials
                may be
                sent to, and orders or awards received from, the arbitrators by facsimile
                or other similar means which include a confirmation of delivery.
                Notwithstanding the requirements for alternative dispute resolution
                procedures (such as negotiation and mediation), prior to the constitution
                of the arbitration tribunal and thereafter as necessary to enforce
                the
                arbitrators&#8217; rulings or in the absence of the jurisdiction of the
                arbitrators to rule on interim measures in a given jurisdiction,
                any Party
                may apply to a court for interim measures, and the JV Parties agree
                that
                seeking and obtaining such measures shall not waive the right to
                arbitration.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Costs
                and Attorney&#8217;s Fees</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                The arbitral tribunal is authorized to award attorney&#8217;s fees or allocate
                them between the Parties. The costs of the arbitration proceedings
                shall
                be borne in the manner determined by the arbitral tribunal, with
                the
                exception of the arbitrators&#8217; fees. The Parties shall divide the cost of a
                single arbiter, with Kobex paying 50% of the fee and the U.S. Energy
                Group
                paying the remaining 50%. In the event that three arbitrators are
                appointed, each of Kobex and the U.S. Energy Group shall pay the
                fee of
                the arbitrator it appoints and 50% of the fee of the third
                arbitrator.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Currency
                of Award</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                The arbitral award shall be made and payable in Dollars free of any
                tax or
                other deduction.</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Punitive
                Damages</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                Penal, punitive, treble, multiple, consequential, incidental or similar
                damages may not be recovered or
                awarded.</font></div>
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                Except to the extent necessary to enforce the arbitration, agreement
                or
                award, to enforce other rights of the Parties, or as required by
                law, the
                Parties, their employees, officers, directors, counsel, consultants,
                and
                expert witnesses, shall maintain as confidential the fact of the
                arbitration proceeding, the arbitral award, contemporaneous or historical
                documents exchanged or produced during the arbitration proceeding,
                and
                memorials, briefs or other documents prepared for the
                arbitration.</font></div>
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                of Appeals</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
                To the extent permitted by law, right to appeal from or to cause
                a review
                of any arbitral award by any court is hereby waived by the JV
                Participants.</font></div>
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                The arbitrators are hereby authorized, if they consider it appropriate,
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                decide any disputes by summary disposition on the documents and written
                testimony without hearing oral
                testimony.</font></div>
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                Prior to rendering the final award, the arbitral tribunal shall submit
                to
                the Parties an unsigned draft of the proposed award and each Party,
                within
                10 Business Days after receipt of such draft award, may serve on
                every
                other Party and file with the tribunal a written statement commenting
                upon
                any alleged errors of fact, law, computation, or otherwise. The tribunal
                shall endeavour to render its final award within 10 Business Days
                after
                the receipt of the letter of the written statements of the
                Parties.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>20.1</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Business
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      Except
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      or with
      the prior written consent of the other Parties, each Party shall keep
      confidential and not disclose to any third party or the public any portion
      of
      the Business Information that constitutes Confidential Information. During
      the
      Joint Venture Period, all Business Information shall be owned jointly by the
      JV
      Participants as their Participating Interests are determined pursuant to this
      Agreement. Both before and after the termination of the Business, all Business
      Information may be used by either any Party for any purpose, whether or not
      competitive with the Business, without consulting with, or obligation to, the
      other Parties. </font></div>
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      In
      performing its obligations under this Agreement, no Party shall be obligated
      to
      disclose any Party Information. If a Party elects to disclose Party Information
      in performing its obligations under this Agreement, such Party Information,
      together with all improvements, enhancements, refinements and incremental
      additions to such Party Information that are developed, conceived, originated
      or
      obtained by either any Party in performing its obligations under this Agreement
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      be owned exclusively by the Party that originally developed, conceived,
      originated or obtained such Party Information. Each Party may use and enjoy
      the
      benefits of such Participant Information and Enhancements in the conduct of
      the
      Business hereunder, but the Parties that did not originally develop, conceive,
      originate or obtain such Party Information may not use such Party Information
      and Enhancements for any other purpose. Except a provided in Section</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.4</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      or with
      the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may be withheld
      in
      such Party&#8217;s sole discretion, each Party shall keep confidential and not
      disclose to any third party or the public any portion of Party Information
      and
      Enhancements owned by the other Parties that constitutes Confidential
      Information.</font></div>
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      Any
      Party may disclose Business Information that is Confidential
      Information:</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">to
                a Party&#8217;s officers, directors, partners, members, employees, Affiliates,
                shareholders, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, contractors,
                subcontractors or advisors, for the sole purpose of such Party&#8217;s
                performance of its obligations under this
                Agreement;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">to
                any party to whom the disclosing Party contemplates a Transfer of
                all or
                any part of its Participating Interest, for the sole purpose of evaluating
                the proposed Transfer;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">to
                any actual or potential lender, underwriter or investor for the sole
                purpose of evaluating whether to make a loan to or investment in
                the
                disclosing Party; or </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(d)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">to
                a third party with whom the disclosing Party contemplates any independent
                business activity or operation.</font></div>
            </td>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Party
      disclosing Confidential Information pursuant to this Section&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      shall
      disclose such Confidential Information to only those parties who have a
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>bona
      fide</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      need to
      have access to such Confidential Information for the purpose for which
      disclosure to such parties is permitted under this Section</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.3</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      and who
      have agreed in writing supplied to, and enforceable by, the other Parties to
      protect the Confidential Information from further disclosure, to use such
      Confidential Information solely for such purpose and to otherwise be bound
      by
      the provisions of this </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ARTICLE
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      writing shall not preclude parties described in Section </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">20.3(b)</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      from
      discussing and completing a Transfer with the other Parties. The Party
      disclosing Confidential Information shall be responsible and liable for any
      use
      or disclosure of the Confidential Information by such parties in violation
      of
      this Agreement and such other writing. </font></div>
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      Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article, a Party may disclose any
      Confidential Information if, in the opinion of the disclosing Party&#8217;s legal
      counsel:</font></div>
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                or
                governmental proceeding pursuant to a valid subpoena or other applicable
                order;</font></div>
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                disclosure is legally required to be made pursuant to the rules or
                regulations of a stock exchange or similar trading market applicable
                to
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                or</font></div>
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                disclosure is legally required to be made by the rules and regulations
                of
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            </td>
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      written notice (unless less time is permitted by such rules, regulations or
      proceeding) and, in making such disclosure, the disclosing Party shall disclose
      only that portion of Confidential Information required to be disclosed and
      shall
      take all reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality thereof, including,
      without limitation, obtaining protective orders and supporting the other Parties
      in intervention in any such proceeding.</font></div>
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      In
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      disclose any Confidential Information in the following disclosure
      scenarios:</font></div>
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      </table>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 72pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)&#160;&#160;</font></td>
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                the prior written consent of all the other
                Parties;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
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                or,
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      Notices shall be given (a)&#160;by personal delivery to the Party, or
      (b)&#160;by electronic communication, capable of producing a printed
      transmission, (c)&#160;by registered or certified mail return receipt requested;
      or (d)&#160;by overnight or other express courier service. All Notices shall be
      effective and shall be deemed given on the date of receipt at the principal
      address if received during normal business hours, and, if not received during
      normal business hours, on the next business day following receipt, or if by
      electronic communication, on the date of such communication. Any Party may
      change its address by Notice to the other Parties.</font></div>
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herein
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      this Agreement or to exercise any right, power or remedy upon a breach hereof
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      executed by all Parties.</font></div>
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      Except
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      a
      Party shall be suspended to the extent and for the period that performance
      is
      prevented by any cause, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, beyond its
      reasonable control, including, without limitation, labor disputes (however
      arising and whether or not employee demands are reasonable or within the power
      of the Party to grant); acts of God; Laws, instructions or requests of any
      government or governmental entity; judgments or orders of any court; inability
      to obtain on reasonably acceptable terms any public or private license, permit
      or other authorization; curtailment or suspension of activities to remedy or
      avoid an actual or alleged, present or prospective violation of Environmental
      Laws; action or inaction by any federal state or local agency that delays or
      prevents the issuance or granting of any approval or authorization required
      to
      conduct Operations beyond the reasonable expectations of the Party seeking
      the
      approval or authorization (including, without limitation, a failure to complete
      any review and analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act or
      any
      similar state law within thirty-six (36) months of initiation of that process);
      acts of war or conditions arising out of or attributable to war, whether
      declared or undeclared; riot, civil strife, insurrection or rebellion; fire,
      explosion, earthquake, storm, flood, sink holes, drought or other adverse
      weather condition; delay or failure by suppliers or transporters of materials,
      parts, supplies, services or equipment or by contractors&#8217; or subcontractors&#8217;
shortage of, or inability to obtain, labor, transportation, materials,
      machinery, equipment, supplies, utilities or services; accidents; breakdown
      of
      equipment, machinery or facilities; actions by native rights groups,
      environmental groups, or other similar special interest groups; or any other
      cause whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing. The affected Party shall
      promptly give notice to the other Party of the suspension of performance,
      stating therein the nature of the suspension, the reasons therefore, and the
      expected duration thereof. The affected Party shall resume performance as soon
      as reasonably possible. During the period of suspension the obligations of
      both
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      For the
      avoidance of doubt, this Section 21.7 does not relieve Kobex of its obligation
      to make Option Payments pursuant to the schedule described in Section 6.1 in
      order to retain the Option to earn an interest in the Property, does not relieve
      Kobex to keep the Property in good standing, and does not relieve Kobex from
      continuing to fund the operation and maintenance of the Facility. </font></div>
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      The
      Parties do not intend that there shall be any violation of the rule against
      perpetuities, the rule Against unreasonable restraints on the alienation of
      property, or any similar rule. Accordingly, if any right or option to acquire
      any interest in the Property, in a Participating Interest, in the Assets, or
      in
      any real property exists under this Agreement, such right or option must be
      exercised, if at all, so as to vest such interest within time periods permitted
      by applicable rules and law. If, however, any such violation should
      inadvertently occur, the Parties hereby agree that a court shall reform that
      provision in such a way as to approximate most closely the intent of the Parties
      within the limits permissible under such rules. </font></div>
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      Each of
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      such further actions and execute such additional instruments as may be
      reasonably necessary or convenient to implement and carry out the intent and
      purpose of this Agreement or as may be reasonably required by lenders in
      connection with Project Financing.</font></div>
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      This
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      prior agreements and understandings between the Parties relating to the subject
      matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
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      At the
      request of any Party, a Memorandum or short form of this Agreement, or a
      Financing Statement(s) (to which copies of the Memorandum or short form of
      this
      Agreement shall be attached) shall be prepared by the Manager, executed and
      acknowledged by the Parties, and delivered to the Manager for recording and
      filing in those appropriate recording districts and Uniform Commercial Code
      filing offices as may be necessary to provide constructive notice of this
      Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder. The Manager
      shall record and file in the proper recording districts, county recording
      offices and Uniform Commercial Code filing offices, all such documents delivered
      to it by the Parties. Unless the Parties agree, this Agreement shall not be
      recorded.</font></div>
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