Mr.Barton
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21888 - 61st Avenue
Langley, BC  V3A 6H4
Canada

6418 NE Agate Beach Lane
Bainbridge Island, Washington
USA  98110-1000

November 21, 2002

Twin Ventures Ltd.

Attention:  David Deering


          Re:       Acquisition of Mineral Claims, LILLOOET Lake Region,
                    Southwest BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

The following terms and conditions are applicable for the sale of forty mineral
claim units near Lillooet Lake, British Columbia, Canada by Garth Barton.
(hereinafter referred to as "Mr.Barton") to Twin Ventures Ltd.. (herein after
referred to as "TVL"). Both Mr.Barton and TVL agree to the following:

a)        Mr.Barton will transfer title to forty (40) mineral claim units listed
          in Exhibit "A" and outlined in Exhibit "B" to TVL within 21 days of
          this agreement. These claims will be contiguous hard rock mineral
          claims covering in excess of 2,500 acres.

b)        Mr.Barton will provide to TVL within 21 days of this agreement a
          geological report summarizing the mineral claims, particulars of
          recent sampling and geological investigation, copies of all records, a
          budget for further work and recommendations, and all other information
          and material relevant to a geological report requisite for filing with
          the regulatory bodies.

c)        Mr.Barton will ensure that the claims shall be in good standing for at
          least 18 months from the date of this agreement

d)        Mr.Barton shall sell 100% (one hundred percent) interest in the claims
          to TVL subject to a 2 1/2% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR) and a 7 1/2%
          Gross Rock Royalty (GRR) for a total of $33,500. 1 1/2% of the NSR can
          be acquired for $1.0 million within 12 months from commencement of
          commercial production. Advance

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          royalties of $25,000 shall be paid annually commencing 36 months from
          date of signature of this agreement.

e)        If TVL fails to make the advance royalty payments on the 36 month
          anniversary of the signature of this agreement, as described in (d)
          above, then TVL agrees to transfer ownership of the subject mining
          claims to Mr.Barton within no less than a 10 day period.

f)        As part of the inclusive sale price, Mr.Barton will provide geological
          consulting services for the claims and will maintain the claims in
          good standing for a period of 36 months with fees to be advanced by
          TVL prior to the anniversary dates. Said fees are to be deducted from
          the total cost.

g)        For a period of 36 months from the date of signature of this
          agreement, and except for mining claims owned at the date of signature
          of this agreement, Mr.Barton grants TVL the right to purchase any
          mining claims owned or purchased by Mr.Barton located within a
          one-mile distance from any of the claims listed in Exhibit "A" and
          within the area outlined on map Exhibit "B" for price equivalent to
          the cost of acquiring such claims by Mr.Barton.

TVL shall:

i)        Pay $13,500 to Mr.Barton upon delivery of report and transfer of
          property title, but not later than 21 days from signing.

ii)       Pay $2,500 on or before February 28, 2003.

iii)      Pay $2,500 to Mr.Barton at 12 months from date of title registration.

iv)       Pay $2,500 to Mr.Barton at 24 months from date of title registration.

v)        the name and number of an individual or corporate Free Miner
          Certificate to transfer the claims into.

vi)       the balance owing to a total of $33,500 payable no later than 36
          months from date of signature of this agreement.

Both parties agree that:

          |X|       time is of the essence

          |X|       any part of this agreement, in whole or in part, is
                    assignable by either with no approvals required

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          |X|       the total purchase price includes assessment work
                    requirements to be undertaken by Mr.Barton to maintain the
                    claims in good standing By signature witnessed below, the
                    undersigned hereby acknowledge that they have read and
                    understood and agree to the aforementioned terms.

Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada this ___ day of ___________, 2002.




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David Deering, P.Eng.                       Garth Barton
President, Twin Ventures Ltd.


Witness                                     Witness

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Print name                                  Print Name


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Footnotes to Agreement

1)        All dollar figures are denoted in the currency of the United States of
          America

2)        The total to be paid by TVL to Mr.Barton or third parties for the
          claims is $20,000

3)        To maintain claims in British Columbia annual assessment work is
          required of $100 (CDN) in year 1 per claim, followed by $200 per claim
          thereafter. (One metric claim unit = 25 hectares). There is a filing
          fee of $10 per $100 expended per claim. Therefore, if 40 units (1000
          Ha) then $4,000 (CDN) of work plus $400 of filing fees in year 1. In
          year 3 and following, for 40 units, $8,000 (CDN) of work plus filing
          fees of $800.

4)        Attached are definitions of NSR and GRR.

5)        As much as possible of the third party billings will be made directly
          to Twin Ventures Ltd. for payment.


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Advance Royalty Payments means from time to time payments to the Optionor by the
Optionee before Commencement of Commercial Production of Minerals.

Commencement of Commercial Production, with respect to Minerals or Rock, as the
case may be, means:

          (a)       if a mill is located on the subject property, the last day
                    of a period of forty (40) consecutive days in which, for not
                    less than thirty (30) days, the mill processed Mineral or
                    Rock from the Property at 60% of its rated capacity; or

          (b)       if no Mill is located on the Property, the last day of the
                    first period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which
                    Mineral or Rock has been shipped from the Property on a
                    reasonably regular basis for the purpose of earning
                    revenues; or

          (c)       with respect to Rock, following the 30th day of extraction
                    for commercial use.

No period of time during which ore or concentrate is shipped from the Property
for testing purposes or during which milling operations are undertaken as
initial tune-up will be taken into account in determining the date of
Commencement of Commercial Production.

Gross Rock Revenue means, for any period, the gross proceeds received by the
Optionee in that period from the sale of Rock produced from the Property less
any treatment, beneficiation or other changes or penalties deducted by the
purchase to whom such Rock is shipped, less:

          (a)       all costs of the Optionee associated with such sales
                    involving handling, weighing, sampling, determination of
                    water content, insuring, packaging and transporting Rock;

          (b)       the costs of marketing, including rebates or allowances made
                    or given; and

          (c)       any sales, severance, gross production, privilege or similar
                    taxes (other than income taxes or mining taxes based on
                    income).

Minerals means the ores or concentrates of minerals, as that term is defined in
the Mineral Tenure Act (British Columbia), and the rock that is part of such
ores and concentrates sold by the Optionee.

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Net Smelter Return means, for any period the difference between:

          (a)       the sum of:

                    (i)       the gross proceeds received by the Optionee in
                              that period from the sale of Minerals produced
                              from the property to a party that is arm's length
                              to the Optionee, or that would have been received
                              by the Optionee if the purchase of the Minerals
                              were at arm's length to the Optionee; and

                    (ii)      in the case of the sale of Minerals that are ores
                              that have not been processed in a Mill, the
                              estimated cost that would have been incurred in
                              crushing and beneficiating such Minerals in a Mill
                              as agreed by the parties or otherwise determined
                              by a competent mining or metallurgical engineer;

and

          (b)       the sum of:

                    (i)       all amounts paid on account of Advance Royalty
                              Payments;

                    (ii)      any insurance costs in connection with shipping
                              such Minerals;

                    (iii)     any costs of transport;

                    (iv)      all costs of the Optionee associated with such
                              sales involving handling, weighing, sampling,
                              determination of water content, insuring and
                              packaging;

                    (v)       the costs of marketing, adjusted for rebates or
                              allowance made or given;

                    (vi)      any sales, severance, gross production, privilege
                              or similar taxes (other than income taxes or
                              mining taxes based on income) assessed on or in
                              connection with the Minerals or the value thereof;
                              and

                    (vii)     any treatment, beneficiation or other charges or
                              penalties deducted by any smelter or refinery to
                              which such Minerals are shipped that have not been
                              previously deducted in the computation of gross
                              proceeds.


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Net Smelter Royalty means the percentage of Net Smelter Return from time to time
payable to the Optionor after Commencement of Commercial Production from the
sale of Minerals.

Rock means all substances that are mined from the Property and sold by the
Optionee that are not Minerals.

Rock Royalty means the amount of royalty from time to time payable to the
Optionor after Commencement of Commercial Production from the sale of Rock
pursuant to Section 11.06.



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                                    Exhibit A

               Mineral Claims being acquired by Twin Ventures Ltd.

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          Claim Name                   Units                   Record #                        Map Sheet
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<S>                                     <C>                     <C>                       <C>
             Ritz                       20                      398116                    M092J/01W, M092J/08W
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            Ritz 1                       1                      398117                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 2                       1                      398118                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 3                       1                      398119                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 4                       1                      398120                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 5                       1                      398121                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 6                       1                      398122                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 7                       1                      398123                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 8                       1                      398124                         M092J/08W
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            Ritz 9                       1                      398125                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 10                       1                      398126                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 11                       1                      398127                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 12                       1                      398128                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 13                       1                      398129                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 14                       1                      398130                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 15                       1                      398131                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 16                       1                      398132                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 17                       1                      398133                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 18                       1                      398134                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 19                       1                      398135                         M092J/08W
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           Ritz 20                       1                      398136                         M092J/08W
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