**Exhibit 4.7a****CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT – OFFICER**THISAGREEMENT made the 1st day of February 2007.**BETWEEN:****SOUTHWESTERN RESOURCES CORP**., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province ofBritish Columbia, of Suite 1650 – 701 West Georgia Street,Vancouver, B.C. V7Y 1C6.**AND**:**STANLEY MYERS,**consultant of P.O. Box 206, Hope, Idaho 83836, USA.In consideration of the sum of $10.00, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, themutual covenants herein contained and the “Officer” remaining as an officer of the “Corporation”,it is hereby agreed as follows:1. In the event the Officer ceases to be an officer of the Corporation for any reason within sixmonths of the date on which control of the Corporation changes (which event is called a“Change of Control”), the Corporation shall pay to the Officer $504,000 (the “Change ofControl Payment”). For the purposes of this Agreement, Change of Control will be deemed tohave occurred if a transaction results in the Corporation having a new Control Person, where“Control Person” means: a. a person who holds sufficient number of the voting rightsattached to all outstanding voting securities of the Corporation to affectmaterially the control of the Corporation; or  b. each person in a combination of persons, acting in concert byvirtue of an agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding, which holdsin total a sufficient number of the voting rights attached to all outstandingvoting securities of the Corporation to affect materially the control of theCorporation,  and, if a person or combination of persons holds more than 30% of the voting rightsattached to all outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, the person or combinationof persons is deemed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to hold a sufficientnumber of the voting rights to be a Control Person of the Corporation. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Change of Control does not include removal of the Officer as anofficer of the Corporation for cause. This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon avoluntary resignation of the Officer as an officer of the Corporation unless a Change ofControl occurred first. 3. The Change of Control Payment will be paid to the Officer within 15 days of the date on whichone party hereto notifies the other party that a Change of Control has occurred (the “Changeof Control Notice”), provided that the Officer may, within 10 days of receipt of the Change ofControl Notice, elect by written notice to the Corporation that the Change of Control Paymentbe paid in cash to the Officer in equal monthly installments over a period of one year. 4. On termination of this Agreement, the parties will remain liable for all obligations andliabilities hereunder, whether such obligations and liabilities accrue before or aftertermination of this Agreement. 5. The provisions of this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with thelaws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. 6. All notices or other communications to be given hereunder shall be delivered by hand to therelevant address specified above. Either party may change its address for service by noticein writing to the other party hereto specifying its new address for service hereunder.
 

 
7. This Agreement shall be for a term of one year, provided that if the Officer is an officer ofthe Corporation at the end of the term or any renewal thereof then this Agreement shallautomatically be extended for a further term of one year. 8. The provisions of this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and binding upon therespective successors and assigns of the Corporation and heirs of the Officer. 9. Any notice to be given hereunder to the Corporation or the Officer will be deemed to bevalidly given if delivered or sent by facsimile to the respective addresses below and any suchnotice delivered on a business day in accordance with the foregoing will be deemed to havebeen received on the date of delivery or facsimile transmission:       To the Corporation, at: To the Officer, at:       Suite 1650 – 701 West Georgia Street P.O. Box 206, Hope  P.O. Box 10102 Idaho 83836  Vancouver, BC USA  V7Y 1C6         Attention: Vice President, Corporate Affairs Facsimile:       Facsimile: (604) 688 5175  10. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to thesubject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all previous written and oral agreementsamong the parties hereto.IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto as of the day and yearfirst above written.         Signed on behalf of **SOUTHWESTERN RESOURCES**  )     **CORP.**by:  )        )     */s/ Thomas W. Beattie* Authorized Signatory  ))        )     */s/ Giovanni Susin* Authorized Signatory  )))              Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of:  )        )        )      (signature)   ))       (printname)  )))  */s/ Stanley Myers* **STANLEY MYERS**  
 
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