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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is made effective as of May 30, 2008, by and between St.
Cloud Mining Company, a New Mexico corporation (“St. Cloud”), and The Lordsburg
Mining Company, a New Mexico corporation (“Lordsburg Mining”). In this
Agreement, St. Cloud and Lordsburg Mining are each sometimes referred to as a
“Party” and collectively sometimes referred to as the “Parties.”

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, St. Cloud owns (i) the patented mining claims in Hidalgo County,
New Mexico identified on Exhibit “A” hereto (the “Patented Claims”); (ii) the
unpatented mining claims in Hidalgo County identified on Exhibit “A” hereto (the
“Unpatented Claims”); (iii) the leases of patented and unpatented mining claims
in Hidalgo County identified on Exhibit “A” hereto (the “Leases”); (iv) the
crushing equipment and other equipment and personal property on the Patented
Claims in Hidalgo County identified on Exhibit “B” hereto (the “Hidalgo County
Equipment”); (v) the equipment and other personal property at Winston in Sierra
County, New Mexico identified on Exhibit “C” hereto (the “Sierra County
Equipment”) and (vi) the licenses and permits identified on Exhibit “D” hereto
(the “Licenses and Permits”);

     AND WHEREAS, the Patented Claims, the Unpatented Claims, and the Leases are
collectively referred to herein as the “Real Property,” the Hidalgo County
Equipment and the Sierra County Equipment is collectively referred to herein as
the “Equipment,” and the Real Property, the Equipment and the Licenses and
Permits are collectively referred to herein as the “Property”;

     AND WHEREAS, St. Cloud desires to sell and transfer the Property to
Lordsburg Mining and Lordsburg Mining desires to buy and acquire the Property
from St. Cloud, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, and on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

I
AGREEMENT TO BUY AND SELL

1.1 At Closing (as defined in Section 7.1 hereof), St. Cloud shall sell,
transfer, assign and deliver the Property to Lordsburg Mining, free of all
liens, claims, encumbrances, security interests and due and payable taxes
(collectively, “Encumbrances”) except as otherwise provided herein, and with
respect to the Real Property, it shall be conveyed by St. Cloud to Lordsburg
Mining subject to all easements, rights of way, covenants, conditions,
reservations, exceptions and agreements of record in the chain of title to the
Real Property,

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all applicable zoning and land use regulations and all matters as would be
apparent from a current survey or physical inspection of the Real Property
(collectively the “Permitted Encumbrances”). Lordsburg Mining shall buy and
accept the transfer, assignment and delivery of the Property from St. Cloud.

II
PURCHASE PRICE

2.1 The purchase price for the Property to be paid by Lordsburg Mining to St.
Cloud at Closing in immediately available funds shall be US $841,500 (the
“Purchase Price”), allocated among items of the Property as shown on Schedule
2.1 hereto.

III
UNDERLYING AGREEMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS

3.1 The only Encumbrances, agreements, obligations and leases affecting the
Property, including, without limitation, those existing under or imposed by the
Licenses and Permits (the Encumbrances and such agreements, obligations, Leases,
Licenses, Permits are collectively, the “Underlying Obligations”) are those
described in Schedule 3.1 hereto and with respect to the Real Property, the
Permitted Encumbrances.

3.2 To the extent that the Encumbrances listed on Schedule 3.1 are not released
or discharged prior to Closing, St. Cloud shall remain obligated on the
Encumbrances and Lordsburg Mining shall have no obligation or liability with
respect thereto. Lordsburg Mining shall at and after Closing assume and be
responsible for all Underlying Obligations except the Encumbrances and St. Cloud
shall after Closing have no obligation or liability with respect thereto.

3.3 St. Cloud represents to Lordsburg Mining that it has not received notice of
any default of any of the terms or provisions of the Underlying Obligations and
that all property taxes on the Property for 2007and prior years have been duly
paid. Property taxes for the year 2008 shall be assumed to be 5% higher than
property taxes for 2007 and as calculated on the basis of such assumption, shall
be prorated between the Parties on a calendar year basis as of the Closing Date
and the Purchase Price shall be adjusted accordingly.

IV
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

4.1 St. Cloud represents and warrants to and covenants with Lordsburg Mining
that:

     (a) St. Cloud is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New Mexico;

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     (b) St. Cloud has all requisite corporate power and authority to conduct
its businesses as now being conducted and to own and operate its property and
assets;

     (c) St. Cloud has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “Transactions”);

     (d) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all required action on
the part of St. Cloud including, without limitation, approval of its board of
directors, and no further proceedings on the part of St. Cloud are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions;

     (e) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by St.
Cloud and, assuming that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Lordsburg Mining, this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding
agreement of St. Cloud, enforceable against St. Cloud in accordance with its
terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally, including, without limitation, the effect
of statutory and other law regarding fraudulent conveyances and preferential
transfers, and subject to the limitations imposed by general equitable
principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
at law or in equity);

     (f) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by St. Cloud nor
the consummation of the Transactions by St. Cloud will (i) violate any provision
of the articles or certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of St. Cloud, (ii)
require the consent, waiver or approval of any federal, state, local or foreign
court, government or regulatory authority, agency or commission (each a
“Governmental Entity”), (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute,
with or without notice and/or lapse of time, a default or give rise to any right
of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation, under any term,
condition or provision of any Encumbrances, indenture, mortgage, note, bond,
license, contract, lease, franchise, permit, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which St. Cloud is a party or by which St. Cloud or any of its
properties or assets may be bound, (iv) violate any order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Entity, or (v) require the consent, waiver or approval of any third party,
except in connection with the transfer of Licenses and Permit;

     (g) there are no actions, suits or proceedings, including, without
limitation, any involving condemnation or eminent domain, pending or, to the
actual knowledge of the executive officers of St. Cloud, threatened, before any
Governmental Entity against St. Cloud or affecting any of its properties or
rights, including, without limitation, the Property;

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     (h) no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,
finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions;

     (i) St. Cloud has good and marketable title to all of the Property, free
and clear of all Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances, each of the
Leases is and will after Closing remain in full force and effect, there is no
material default by St. Cloud under any of the Leases and to the knowledge of
St. Cloud there is no default by any other party under any of the Leases.

     (j) the Unpatented Claims have been located, perfected and maintained in
accordance with federal and state law, all required fees relating thereto have
been paid, all required annual assessment work relating thereto has been done,
and all required recordings and filings relating thereto have been made;

     (k) the Permits and Licenses are valid and in full force and effect and St.
Cloud is in substantial compliance with law relating thereto; and

     (l) except as set forth in Schedule 4.1(l) hereto, to the actual knowledge
of the officers of St. Cloud, (i) there has been no disposal, release,
generation, treatment, storage, transport or handling on the Real Property of
any substance defined as hazardous or a pollutant under any federal, state or
local law, rule or regulation in effect as of the date hereof (collectively,
“Environmental Laws”) that could reasonably be expected to result in a violation
of Environmental Laws or any judicial or administrative judgment, order or
determination applicable to St. Cloud or the Property under any Environmental
Laws (collectively, “Environmental Orders”), (ii) the Property is in material
compliance with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Orders, (iii) no event
has occurred on or with respect to the Property that could be the basis for a
notice of violation or compliance or cessation order under any Environmental
Laws or Environmental Orders, and (iv) there are not and have not been any
claims, actions, demands, orders, investigations or written notices relating to
the Property pending or threatened by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity
alleging violation of or liability under any Environmental Laws, Environmental
Orders, or permits or licenses issued thereunder.

4.2 Lordsburg Mining represents and warrants to and covenants with St. Cloud
that:

     (a) Lordsburg Mining is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of New Mexico;

     (b) Lordsburg Mining has all requisite corporate power and authority to
conduct its business as now being conducted and to own and operate its property
and assets;

     (c) Lordsburg Mining has all requisite corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions;

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     (d) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all required action on
the part of Lordsburg Mining, including, without limitation, approval of its
board of directors, and no further proceedings on the part of Lordsburg Mining
are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions;

     (e) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Lordsburg Mining and, assuming that this Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by St. Cloud, this Agreement constitutes the valid and
binding agreement of Lordsburg Mining, enforceable against Lordsburg Mining in
accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter
in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, including,
without limitation, the effect of statutory and other law regarding fraudulent
conveyances and preferential transfers, and subject to the limitations imposed
by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity);

     (f) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Lordsburg
Mining nor the consummation of the Transactions by Lordsburg Mining will (i)
violate any provision of the articles or certificate of incorporation or the
bylaws of Lordsburg Mining , (ii) require the consent, waiver or approval of any
Governmental Entity, (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute,
with or without notice and/or lapse of time, a default or give rise to any right
of termination, cancellation or acceleration or any obligation, under any term,
condition or provision of any Encumbrances, indenture, mortgage, note, bond,
license, contract, lease, franchise, permit, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which Lordsburg Mining is a party or by which Lordsburg Mining or
any of its properties or assets may be bound, (iv) violate any order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
Governmental Entity, or (v) require the consent, waiver or approval of any third
party;

     (g) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the actual
knowledge of the executive officers of Lordsburg Mining, threatened before any
Governmental Entity against Lordsburg Mining or affecting any of its properties
or rights;

     (h) no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,
finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions; and

     (i) the officers of Lordsburg Mining have no knowledge of any event or
condition that would make any of the representations and warranties of St. Cloud
set forth above in Section 4.2 untrue.

4.3 The representations and warranties set forth in this Article IV shall
survive Closing and remain in full force and effect for two years after the
Closing Date, whereupon they shall terminate.

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V
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

5.1 The obligation of St. Cloud to consummate the Transactions shall be subject
to the performance by Lordsburg Mining or written waiver by St. Cloud, at or
prior to Closing, of each of the following conditions:

     (a) the representations and warranties of Lordsburg Mining in Section 4.2
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date;

     (b) Lordsburg Mining shall have performed and complied in all material
respects with all agreements, obligations, covenants and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Lordsburg Mining prior to or
at Closing; and

     (c) no statute, rule, regulation, order, decree or injunction shall have
been enacted, promulgated, entered or enforced by any Governmental Entity which
restricts or prohibits the consummation of the Transactions; and

     (d) the Parties shall have obtained the third party governmental consents,
waivers and approvals to transfer the Permits and Licenses set forth in Exhibit
D.

5.2 The obligation of Lordsburg Mining to consummate the Transactions shall be
subject to the performance by St. Cloud or written waiver by Lordsburg Mining,
at or prior to Closing, of each of the following conditions:

     (a) the representations and warranties of St. Cloud in Section 4.1 shall be
true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the Closing Date;

     (b) St. Cloud shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with all agreements, obligations, covenants and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by St. Cloud prior to or at Closing;
and

     (c) no statute, rule, regulation, order, decree or injunction shall have
been enacted, promulgated, entered or enforced by any Governmental Entity which
restricts or prohibits the consummation of the Transactions.

     (d) the Parties shall have obtained the third party governmental consents,
waivers and approvals to transfer the Permits and Licenses set forth in Exhibit
D.

5.3 Each Party shall in good faith and with due diligence use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that the conditions set forth in this Article V are
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conditions are within the reasonable control of such Party. If all such
conditions have not been satisfied at or prior to Closing but Closing
nevertheless occurs, the Parties shall after Closing continue in good faith and
with due diligence to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all
such conditions are satisfied.

VI
TERMINATION

6.1 This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to Closing:

     (a) by mutual written agreement of St. Cloud and Lordsburg Mining;

     (b) by either Party upon written notice to the other Party if Closing shall
not have occurred on or before June 30, 2008; provided that the right to
terminate pursuant to this Section 6.1(b) shall not be available to a Party
whose failure to perform any of its obligations hereunder resulted in the
failure of the Closing to occur by such date; and

     (c) by either Party upon written notice to the other Party if any
Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling, made a policy
statement or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting or materially interfering with (i) the consummation of any of the
Transactions, the commercial operation of Lordsburg Mining’s Summit Mine in
Grant County, New Mexico, or (ii) the commercial operation of beneficiation
facilities on the Real Property, and such order, decree, ruling, policy
statement or other action shall remain in effect.

6.2 In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 6.1:

     (a) this Agreement shall be void and have no effect and the Transactions
shall be abandoned;

     (b) each Party shall redeliver, and shall cause its agents and attorneys to
redeliver, all documents and other materials of the other Party relating to the
Property or the Transactions, whether obtained before or after the execution
hereof; and

     (c) neither Party shall have any liability hereunder except for any
material breach hereof.

VII
CLOSING

7.1 The closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10 a.m.
Santa Fe, New Mexico time on June 30, 2008 (the “Closing Date”) at the offices
of Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A. in Santa Fe, or at such other time,
date or place as the Parties may mutually agree.

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7.2 At Closing, Lordsburg Mining shall pay the Purchase Price to St. Cloud by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to such bank account as St. Cloud
shall designate to Lordsburg Mining at least two business days prior to the
Closing Date and St Cloud shall execute and deliver the following to Lordsburg
Mining:

     (a) a special warranty deed of the Patented Claims;

     (b) a special warranty deed of the Unpatented Claims;

     (c) an assignment of each of the Leases;

     (d) a quitclaim deed of the surface estate in the Battleship patented
mining claim and for the Bonnie Jean patented mining claim, Survey No. 423,
Patent No. 24309;

     (e) a bill of sale for the Equipment; and

     (f) such instruments and other documents as are appropriate for the
transfer of the Permits and Licenses.

     All of the above document shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to
respective counsel to St. Cloud and Lordsburg Mining, and each Party shall
execute and deliver such other instruments and documents as are necessary or
appropriate to consummate the Transactions.

In addition, St. Cloud shall deliver the following to Lordsburg Mining:

     (g) the Leases, Permits and Licenses;

     (h) a list of all Governmental Entities required to receive notice of or to
approve any of the Transactions; and

     (i) all files, correspondence, reports, statements, assessments, maps,
surveys, applications, appraisals, assessments, audits, studies, plans,
registrations, authorizations, pleadings and other papers filed in proceedings
before any Governmental Entity, and all other documents, data and information,
in either paper or digital form, owned or controlled by St. Cloud relating to
the Property, including, without limitation, any relating to: (i) title thereto;
(ii) taxes thereon; (iii) Underlying Obligations; (iv) Encumbrances; (v)
electric, gas and other utility services; (vi) any water rights known to
officers of St. Cloud to be currently or formerly associated with the Real
Estate (and if St. Cloud currently owns any such water rights, it shall at
Closing convey the same to Lordsburg Mining by quitclaim deed); (vii)
maintenance or operation of or warranties pertaining to the Equipment; (viii)
MSHA registrations and training plans; (ix) operating, environmental,
reclamation, closeout and other plans, obligations and permits (and if St. Cloud
currently holds any such plans, obligations and permits the transfer of which to
Lordsburg Mining is not otherwise provided for in this Agreement, St. Cloud
shall at Closing transfer the same to Lordsburg Mining and thereafter in good
faith and with due diligence cooperate with Lordsburg Mining to obtain any
required approvals of such transfers); (x) bonding and other financial
assurance; (xi) reports to and notices of violation or alleged violation issued
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environmental audits, assessments, investigations or studies; (xiii)
rights-of-way, easements, other access rights granted by or to others (and if
St. Cloud currently owns any such rights of way, easements and/or other access
right, it shall at Closing convey the same to Lordsburg Mining by quitclaim
deed); and (xiv) maps, surveys, and engineering, hydrological and geological
reports.

VIII
POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS AND INDEMNITIES

8.1 After Closing, St. Cloud shall (i) be responsible for and at its sole cost
and expense perform and discharge any and all reclamation, environmental and
other obligations and liabilities (“St. Cloud’s Obligations and Liabilities”)
relating in any way to any of the Property that exist because the
representations and warranties of St. Cloud in Section 4.1 (l) are not true and
correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date and (ii) defend and indemnify Lordsburg Mining and its affiliates,
shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors (“Lordsburg
Mining Indemnitees”) and hold them harmless from and against any and all St.
Cloud’s Obligations and Liabilities and any and all damages, losses, causes of
action, claims, and costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney fees and costs of cleanup, containment and/or remediation)
arising out of or relating to St. Cloud’s Obligations and Liabilities.

8.2 After Closing, Lordsburg Mining shall (i) be responsible for and at its sole
cost and expense perform and discharge the Underlying Obligations except the
Encumbrances and any and all reclamation, environmental and other obligations
and liabilities (“Lordsburg Mining’s Obligations and Liabilities”) relating in
any way to any of the Property for which St. Cloud shall not be responsible
pursuant to Sections 8.1 and 8.4, (ii) defend and indemnify St. Cloud and its
affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors
(“St. Cloud Indemnitees”) and hold them harmless from and against any and all
Lordsburg Mining’s Obligations and Liabilities and any and all damages, losses,
causes of action, claims, and costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney fees and costs of cleanup, containment and/or remediation)
arising out of or relating to Lordsburg Mining’s Obligations and Liabilities,
and (iii) be entitled to receive any amounts payable with respect to released
bonds, deposits or other financial assurances provided by St. Cloud or by
Lordsburg Mining in connection with any reclamation, environmental or other
obligations and liabilities relating in any way to the Property.

8.3 Notwithstanding Sections 8.1 and 8.2 or any other provision of this
Agreement or of any deed, assignment, bill of sale, or other agreement,
instrument or document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith or in
connection with the Transactions, to the extent, if at all, that any agreement
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     (a) NMSA 1978, § 56-7-1, as it may have been and may hereafter be amended
from time to time, or in any way subject to or conditioned upon consistency with
the provisions thereof for its enforceability, then such provision, regardless
of whether it refers to this Section 8.3 or any other provision, will not extend
to liability, claims, damages, losses or expenses, including attorney fees,
arising out of bodily injury to persons or damage to property caused by or
resulting from, in whole or in part, the negligence, act or omission of the
indemnitee, its officers, employees or agents, and shall be further modified, if
required, by the provisions of NMSA 1978, § 56-7-1(B), as it may have been and
may hereafter be amended from time;

     (b) NMSA 1978, § 56-7-2, as it may have been and may hereafter be amended
from time to time, or in any way subject to or conditioned upon consistency with
the provisions thereof for its enforceability, then such provision, regardless
of whether it refers to this Section 8.3 or any other provision, shall not
indemnify the indemnitee against loss or liability for damages arising from (i)
the sole or concurrent negligence of the indemnitee or the agents or employees
or the indemnitee or of an independent contractor who is directly responsible to
the indemnitee or (ii) an accident that occurs in operations carried on at the
direction or under the supervision of the indemnitee, an employee or
representative of the indemnitee, or in accordance with methods and means
specified by the indemnitee or employees or representatives of the indemnitee;
and

     (c) no such agreement shall be (i) construed or applied to provide for any
indemnity inconsistent with either of such statutes, (ii) enforceable and
enforced only to the extent that it is consistent with such statutes, and (iii)
deemed modified to conform to such statutes.

8.4 Indemnification Limitations. Lordsburg Mining Indemnitees shall not have
recourse against St. Cloud until the cumulative amount of Lordsburg Mining
Indemnitees’ indemnity claims shall exceed in the aggregate the amount of
$25,000, at which time Lordsburg Mining Indemnitees shall have recourse for
their indemnity claims in excess of $25,000; provided, however, that in no event
will St. Cloud be obligated to pay amounts to Lordsburg Mining Indemnitees for
indemnification obligations in an amount exceeding $300,000 cumulatively. St.
Cloud Indemnitees shall not have recourse against Lordsburg Mining until the
cumulative amount of St. Cloud Indemnitees’ indemnity claims shall exceed in the
aggregate the amount of $25,000, at which time St. Cloud Indemnitees shall have
recourse for their indemnity claims in excess of $25,000; provided, however,
than in no event will Lordsburg Mining be obligated to pay amounts to St. Cloud
Indemnitees for indemnification obligations exceeding $300,000 cumulatively.

8.5 Clarification of St. Cloud’s Indemnification Obligations. To clarify the
indemnification obligations of St. Cloud provided for in Section 8.1, Lordsburg
Mining hereby acknowledges that St. Cloud shall have no obligation to indemnify
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arising from Mining Activities (as defined herein below) arising from or related
to (i) the Property and conducted by St. Cloud, Lordsburg Mining or any
predecessor company prior to Closing in material compliance with applicable laws
as of the Closing Date, and (ii) the various pre-law open mine workings, shafts,
excavations and tunnels on the Property (“old works”). Effective on the Closing
Date, Lordsburg Mining shall assume all responsibility and liability, if any,
for such old works. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Mining Activities”
shall mean those activities that involve or are related to surface mining, pit
mining, underground mining, processing, sale or transporting of aggregate or any
other minerals and by-products and the providing of services related thereto.
“Mining Environmental Liabilities” shall mean liabilities that relate to or
arise from the Mining Activities of any company to the extent that such Mining
Activities conformed to industry standard practices and were in compliance with
applicable laws in all material respects as of the Closing Date.

8.6 Termination Date. Any right of indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII
with respect to a claimed breach of a representation, warranty or covenant shall
expire two years from the date hereof (the “Termination Date”), unless on or
prior to the Termination Date a written claim for indemnification has been made
to the party from which indemnification is sought and such claim for
indemnification has had included therewith specific details with respect to the
basis for the claim for indemnification and the damages which may be related
thereto; provided, however, that if an indemnification claim is timely made, it
may continue to be asserted beyond the Termination Date of the representation,
warranty or covenant to which such claim relates until the final disposition of
such claim. Any claim for indemnification not made in writing prior to the
applicable Termination Date or with respect to which specific details with
respect to the basis for the claim for indemnification and the damages which may
be related thereto are not furnished prior to the Termination Date shall be
deemed to have been waived.

IX
REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT BY LORDSBURG MINING; REMOVAL OF
EXPLOSIVES AND EQUIPMENT BY ST. CLOUD

9.1 Lordsburg Mining acknowledges its obligation pre-existing this Agreement to
remove its processing plant at St. Cloud’s Winston site (the “Processing Plant”)
and shall also remove the Sierra County Equipment from the Winston site. St.
Cloud hereby extends the period for completing removal of the Processing Plant
to, and Lordsburg Mining hereby agrees to remove the Sierra County Equipment by,
a date no later than 60 days after Closing. St. Cloud shall prior to removal and
at its cost disconnect any electrical or other utility connections to the
Processing Plant and the Sierra County Equipment and remove any of its own
equipment and material that would interfere with Lordsburg Mining’s removal of
the Processing Plant and the Sierra County Equipment. Lordsburg Mining shall, at
no cost or risk to St. Cloud, except as and to the extent (i) provided in this
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Mining, remove the Processing Plant and the Sierra County Equipment from the
Winston site without materially disrupting St. Cloud’s operations or damaging
St. Cloud’s buildings or other facilities. St. Cloud shall without material cost
to itself cooperate with Lordsburg Mining in providing access for and
facilitating such removal. Lordsburg Mining shall conduct such removal in
material compliance with all applicable laws and shall promptly repair any
damage it causes to St. Cloud’s property by such removal.

9.2 St. Cloud shall (i) before Closing and at its sole cost and risk remove all
explosives from the Property, (ii) by a date no later than 120 days after
Closing remove all of its other property except aggregate stockpiles from the
Property, and (iii) by a date no later than 270 days after Closing remove all
aggregate stockpiles from the Property. All such removals by St. Cloud shall be
done (i) without materially disrupting Lordsburg Mining’s operations or damaging
Lordsburg Mining’s buildings or other facilities, (ii) at no cost or risk to
Lordsburg Mining except to the extent that Lordsburg Mining may hereafter assume
any risk pursuant to a written agreement with St. Cloud, and (iii) in material
compliance with all applicable laws. Lordsburg Mining shall without material
cost to itself cooperate with St. Cloud in providing access for and facilitating
such removals. St. Cloud shall promptly repair any damage it causes to Lordsburg
Mining’s property by such removals.

X
MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, superseded,
terminated, renewed or extended except by, and the terms and conditions hereof
may be waived only by, a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the
Parties. No delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver or any single
or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

10.2 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications by a Party to the
other Party hereunder (collectively, “Notices”) shall be in writing and shall be
given:

  If to St. Cloud, to: St. Cloud Mining Company     Attention: John Bokich, Vice
President of Operations     P. O. Box 1670     Truth or Consequences, NM 87901  

 Fax: (575) 743-3333  

   

Email: jbokich@stcloudminng.com

        If to Lordsburg Mining, to:

The Lordsburg Mining Company.

   

Attention: W. Pierce Carson, President and CEO

   

1128 Pennsylvania NE #200

   

Albuquerque, NM 87110

 

 Fax: (505) 255-4851  

    wpiercecarson@aol.com

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     Notices shall be given by (i) personal delivery, (ii) email, (iii)
facsimile or (iv) registered or certified U.S. mail, postage prepaid and return
receipt requested. Properly addressed Notices shall be effective and deemed
delivered if (i) by personal delivery, upon delivery, (ii) by email, on the next
business day following transmission, (iii) by facsimile, when such facsimile is
transmitted and the appropriate confirmation received by the sender, and (iii)
by mail, upon receipt. A Party may change any or all of its addresses from
time-to-time by Notice to the other Party.

10.3 No Recording Agreement; Memorandum. Neither Party shall file or record this
Agreement in any public record or office except as required by law. However, the
Parties shall at the request of either Party execute and deliver a Memorandum
hereof, which shall not disclose the Purchase Price, and which may be filed or
recorded in any public record or office.

10.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which, when duly executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original and
all of which shall constitute one and the same document.

10.5 Integration. This Agreement (i) is the final, complete, exclusive and total
expression and statement of all discussions, negotiations, notes, drafts,
agreements, contracts, covenants, and any other promises, commitments and
understandings preceding the date hereof between the Parties, whether express or
implied (collectively, “Negotiations”) relating to the Transactions, (ii) shall
be construed without reference to any Negotiations, and (iii) is fully
integrated.

10.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of New Mexico, without regard to principles
of conflicts of laws.

10.7 Further Assurances. Each Party shall from time to time take such additional
actions and execute such additional documents as may be reasonably necessary or
convenient to consummate the Transactions.

10.8 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely
to the benefit of each Party and its respective successors and assigns. Nothing
herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person
or entity any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature.

10.9 Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
all transfer, sales, gross receipts, real estate, use, stamp, registration and
other similar taxes or fees resulting from the Transactions shall be borne by
Lordsburg Mining.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
effective May 30, 2008.

  ST. CLOUD MINING COMPANY   By: /s/ John Bokich     John Bokich, Vice President
        THE LORDSBURG MINING COMPANY   By: /s/ W. Pierce Carson     W. Pierce
Carson, President and CEO

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