Exhibit 10.10


 


THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO TONKIN MINING LEASE


 


Amendment Number
Thirteen dated February 1, 2003 (“Effective Date”), between Lyle F.
Campbell Trust and Julian E. and Jean C. Simpson, husband and wife,
(collectively “Lessors”) and Tonkin Springs Venture LP (“TSVLP” or “Lessee”).


 


RECITALS


 


A.                                   Lessors
and Lessee are parties to a certain Mining Lease (“Mining Lease”) dated
effective January 1, 1986, a Memorandum (the “Memorandum” of which was
recorded in Book 148, at Page 110, as Reception No. 104566, and
amended on January 10, 1986, September 29, 1986, June 10, 1987, August 29,
1988, January 11, 1989, June 29, 1989, April 18, 1990, April 20,
1992, January 22, 1993, April 30, 1993, June 28, 1993 and November 27,
1995 of the real property records of Eureka County, Nevada.


 


B.                                     Section 2.
Term; Rule Against Perpetuities and Severability of Paragraphs in
part states that “... this Lease shall remain in force for a term of twenty
(20) years from the date hereof and for so long thereafter as there is production
of one or more Leased Substances from the Mineral Prospect,...”


 


C.                                     Lessee
and Lessors desire to amend the first paragraph only of Section 2 to the
Tonkin Mining Lease and to the Memorandum to change the primary term of the
Lease from twenty (20) years to twenty- three (23) years.


 


Agreement


 


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and
of the mutual benefits to be derived, Lessee and Lessors agree as follows:


 


1.               The
first paragraph of Section 2. Term; Rule Against Perpetuities and
Severability of Paragraphs shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:


 


Subject to the other provisions herein contained, this
Lease shall remain in force for a term of twenty-three (23) years from the date
hereof and for so long thereafter as there is production of one or more Leased
Substances from the Mineral Prospect, or any operations permitted hereunder are
being conducted on the Mineral Prospect or this Lease is continued in force by
reason of any of the provisions hereof; provided, however, the term of this
Lease shall not exceed 99 years. During any period of


 

















 


extension beyond the primary term hereof, all of the
terms and conditions of this Lease shall remain in full force and effect.


 


2.               Except
as amended by this Thirteenth Amendment and the prior twelve amendments, all of
the terms and conditions of the Mining Lease shall remain in full force and
effect.


 


 


	
  LESSEE:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  TONKIN
  SPRINGS VENTURE LP

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  William Reid

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
  March 6,
  2003

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  William
  Reid

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
  President
  of Tonkin Springs Gold Mining Company

  General Partner of TSVLP

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  LESSORS:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  THE
  LYLE F. CAMPBELL TRUST

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/
  Bertha Johnson

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
  3-13-03

  	
   

  
	
  Bertha
  Johnson, Trustee

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/
  Juhan E. Simpson

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
  4/4/03

  	
   

  
	
  Juhan
  E. Simpson

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/
  Jean C. Simpson

  	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
  April 4,
  2003

  	
   

  
	
  Jean
  C. Simpson

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
							



 

















 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


 


	
  STATE
  OF COLORADO

  	
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  ss.

  
	
  COUNTY
  OF LAKEWOOD

  	
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On this 6th
day of March, 2003, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, William
Reid, in his capacity as President of Tonkin Springs Gold Mining Company, who
acknowledged that he executed the above instrument on behalf of said company,
freely and voluntarily and for the uses and purposes, therein mentioned.


 


Witness my hand and official seal.


 


	
  My commission expires:

  	
  6/15/04

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Notary Public

  



 


	
  STATE
  OF NEVADA

  	
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  ss.

  
	
  COUNTY
  OF WASHOE

  	
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On this 13 day of
March, 2003, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, Bertha Johnson, in
her capacity as Trustee for The Lyle F. Campbell Trust, the person whose name
is subscribed to the within instrument and, being authorized to do so,
acknowledged that she executed the same on behalf of said Trust.


 


Witness my hand and official seal.


 


	
  My commission expires:

  	
  Dec 28, 2005

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Demaris Deb. Price

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Notary Public

  



 


	
  STATE OF HAWAII

  	
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  DEMARIS DEB. PRICE

  
	
   

  	
  ) ss.

  	
  Notary Public - State
  of Nevada

  
	
  COUNTY OF MAUI

  	
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  Appointment Number 95-0621-2

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  My Appt. Expires Dec. 28,
  2005

  



 


On this 4th day
of April, 2003, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, Julian E.
Simpson and Jean C. Simpson, known to me to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the within instrument and being authorized to do so, acknowledged
that they executed the same as their free act and deed.


 


Witness my hand and official seal.


 


	
  My commission expires:

  	
  01/05/2007

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Beverley Nikora

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Notary Public State of
  Hawaii

  



 


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