exh4-153.htm


    EXHIBIT
4.153


     

    CAPITOL SILVER AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT

     

     

    This
Amendment Agreement is dated for reference the 12th day
of December 2008

     

    BETWEEN:

     

    CANADIAN
PROSPECTING VENTURES INC.

     

    P.O. Box
385, 53 Eighth Avenue

     

    Larder
Lake, Ontario  P0K 1L0

     

    Telephone:  (705)
643-2345

     

    (the
above hereinafter referred to as the "Optionor")

     

    OF
THE FIRST PART

    AND:

     

    AMADOR
GOLD CORP.

     

    711 - 675
West Hastings Street

     

    Vancouver,
British Columbia V6B 1N2

     

    Telephone:  (604)
685-2222

     

    (the
above hereinafter referred to as the "Optionee")

     

    OF
THE SECOND PART

     

    WHEREAS the Optionee and the
Optionor entered into an option agreement dated for reference the 21st day
of June 2005 (the “Capitol Silver Agreement”) and the parties wish to amend the
terms of the Capitol Silver Agreement.

     

    NOW THEREFORE in consideration
of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:

     

    
      	
              1.

            	
              Sections
      3 and 4 to the Capitol Silver Agreement be deleted in their entirety and
      replaced with Sections 3 and 4 as written
below:

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              “3.

            	
              TERMS OF THE
      OPTION

            


    

     

    In order
to maintain the Option in good standing and earn a 100% right, title and
undivided interest in and to the Property, the Optionee, subject to paragraph 2,
shall:

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (a)

            	
              pay
      to the Optionor $5,000 upon receipt of regulatory approval
      (paid);

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (b)

            	
              pay
      to the Optionor a further $5,000 on or before September 22, 2006
      (paid);

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (c)

            	
              pay
      to the Optionor a further $10,000 on or before September 22, 2007
      (paid);

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (d)

            	
              pay
      to the Optionor a further $7,500 on or before December 29,
      2008;

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (e)

            	
              issue
      to the Optionor 50,000 common shares of the Optionee upon receipt of
      regulatory approval (issued);

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (f)

            	
              issue
      to the Optionor a further 50,000 common shares of the Optionee on or
      before September 22, 2006 (issued);
and

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (g)

            	
              issue
      to the Optionor a further 100,000 common shares of the Optionee on or
      before September 22, 2007 (issued);
and

            


    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (h)

            	
              issue
      to the Optionor a further 150,000 common shares of the Optionee on or
      before December 29, 2008.

            


    

     

    Exploration
expenditure requirements will include only those expenditures that are required
annually by the Ministry of Northern Development & Mines to keep the
property claims identified in Schedule A to the Capitol Silver Agreement in good
standing.

     

    4.           EXERCISE
OF THE OPTION

     

    If the
Optionee has paid $27,500, issued 350,000 common shares to the Optionor, the
Optionee shall be deemed to have exercised the Option and will have acquired an
undivided 100% right, title and interest in and to the Property, subject only to
the Royalty Interest reserved to the Optionor.”

     

    
      	
              2.

            	
              In
      all other respects the terms of the Capitol Silver Agreement remain as
      written.

            


    


    
      
        
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              3.

            	
              Time
      shall be of the essence of this Amendment
  Agreement.

            


    

     

    
      	
              4.

            	
              The
      parties hereto covenant and agree to execute and deliver all such further
      documents as may be required to carry out the full intent and meaning of
      this Amendment Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated
      hereby.

            


    

     

    
      	
              5.

            	
              This
      Amendment Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
      with the laws of the Province of
Ontario.

            


    

     

    
      	
              6.

            	
              This
      Amendment Agreement together with the Capitol Silver Agreement constitute
      the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous
      understandings, communications, representations and agreements between the
      parties with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment
      Agreement.

            


    

     

    
      	
              7.

            	
              This
      Amendment Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
      parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
      assigns.

            


    

     

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
hereto have executed these presents as of the day and year first above
written.

     

    


     

    CANADIAN PROSPECTING VENTURES
INC.     )

                                                                                             
)

    )

    Per:
/s/ Dave
LaRocque_________________           )

                  Dave
LaRocque, Vice-President       
             )

     

    


     

    AMADOR GOLD
CORP.                                            )

    )

    )

    Per:
/s/ Alan Campbell                  )

                 Alan
Campbell,
Director                                   )

     


    
      
         


      

      
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