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                     Canada Business    Loi canadienne sur
                     Corporations Act   les societes par actions

                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.3


      I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE           JE CERTIFIE, PAR LES PRESENTES, QUE LE
      ATTACHED IS A TRUE COPY OF THE      DOCUMENT CI-JOINT EST UNE COPIE
      DOCUMENT MAINTAINED IN THE          EXACTE D'UN DOCUMENT CONTENU
      RECORDS OF THE DIRECTOR.            DANS LES LIVRES TENUS PAR LE
                                          DIRECTEUR.





                [SIG]
      Deputy Director - Directeur adjoint        Date    [SEAL]



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CERTIFICATE OF ARRANGEMENT                              CERTIFICAT D'ARRANGEMENT

CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT                        LOI CANADIENNE SUR LES SOCIETES PAR ACTIONS

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GEONOVA EXPLORATIONS INC.                                                    322192-0



CAMPBELL RESOURCES INC. -                                                    135848-1

LES RESSOURCES CAMPBELL INC.


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 Name of CBCA corporation(s) involved -                          Corporation number-Numero de la societe
 Denomination(s) de la (des) societe(s)
 L.C.S.A. concernee(s)


 I hereby certify that the arrangement set out in the   Je certifie que l'arrangement mentionne dans les
 attached articles of arrangement, involving the        clauses d'arrangement annexees, concernant la
 above-referenced corporation(s), has been effected     (les) societe(s) susmentionnee(s), a pris effet en
 under section 192 of the Canada Business               vertu de l'article 192 de la Loi canadienne sur les
 Corporations Act.                                      societes par actions.


            [SIG]                                            JUNE 30, 2001 / LE 30 JUIN 2001

        Director - Directeur                            Date of Arrangement - Date de l'arrangement

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[CANADA FLAG LOGO]  Industry Canada   Industrie Canada               FORM 14.1               FORMULE 14.1
                                                              ARTICLES OF ARRANGEMENT   CLAUSES D'ARRANGEMENT
                    Canada Business   Loi canadienne sur les       (SECTION 192)             (ARTICLE 192)
                    Corporations Act  societes per actions

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1 NAME OF THE APPLICANT CORPORATION(S) - DENOMINATION DE LA(DES) REQUERANTE(S)           2 CORPORATION NO.(S) - NO(S) DE LA(DES)
                                                                                           SOCIETE(S)


     Campbell Resources Inc.                                                                    135848-1

     GeoNova Explorations Inc.                                                                  3221920

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3 NAME OF THE CORPORATION(S) THE ARTICLES OF WHICH ARE AMENDED, IF APPLICABLE            4 CORPORATION NO.(S) - NO(S) DE LA(DES)
  DENOMINATION DE LA(DES) SOCIETE(S) DONT LES STATUTS SONT MODIFIES, LE CAS ECHEANT       SOCIETE(S)

  Campbell Resources Inc.                                                                       135848-1


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5 NAME OF THE CORPORATION(S) CREATED BY AMALGAMATION, IF APPLICABLE                      6 CORPORATION NO.(S) - NO(S) DE LA(DES)
  DENOMINATION DE LA(DES) SOCIETE(S) ISSUE(S) DE LA(DES) FUSION(S), LE CAS ECHEANT         SOCIETE(S)



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7 NAME OF THE DISSOLVED CORPORATION(S), IF APPLICABLE                                    8 CORPORATION NO.(S) - NO(S) DE LA(DES)
  DENOMINATION DE LA(DES) SOCIETE(S) DISSOUTE(S) LE CAS ECHEANT                            SOCIETE(S)



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9 NAME OF OTHER BODIES CORPORATE INVOLVED, IF APPLICABLE                                 10 CORPORATION NO.(S) OR JURISDICTION OF
  DENOMINATION DES AUTRES PERSONNES MORALES EN CAUSE, LE CAS ECHEANT                        INCORPORATION NO(S) DE LA(DES)
                                                                                            SOCIETE(S)/OU LOI SOUS LE REGIME DE
                                                                                            LAQUELLE ELLE EST CORETITUDES


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11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDER APPROVING THE ARRANGEMENT - CONFORMEMENT AUX TERMES DE L'ORDONNANCE APPROUVANT L'ARRANGEMENT

a. [X] THE ARTICLES OF THE ABOVE NAMED CORPORATION(S) ARE AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
       LES STATUS DE LA(DES) SOCIETE(S) SUSMENTIONNEE(S) SONT MODIFIES EN CONFORMITE AVEC LE PLAN D'ARRANGEMENT CI-JOINT

b. [ ] THE FOLLOWING BODIES CORPORATE ARE AMALGAMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
       LES PERSONNES MORALES SUIVANTES SONT FUSIONNEES CONFORMEMENT AU PLAN D'ARRANGEMENT CI-JOINT








c. [ ] THE ABOVE NAMED CORPORATION(S) IS(ARE) LIQUIDATED AND DISSOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT
       LA(LES) SOCIETE(S) SUSMENTIONNEE(S) EST(SONT) LIQUIDEE(S) ET DISSOUTE(S) CONFORMEMENT AU PLAN D'ARRANGEMENT CI-JOINT

d. [ ] THE PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT ATTACHED HERETO, INVOLVING THE ABOVE NAMED BODY(IES), CORPORATE IS HEREBY EFFECTED
       LE PLAN D'ARRANGEMENT CI-JOINT PORTANT SUR LA(LES) PERSONNEE(S) MORALE(S) SUSMENTIONNEE(S) PREND EFFAT

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DATE                            SIGNATURE(S)                                            TITLE - TITRE

                                                                                                 Campbell Resources
                [SIG]                                                           Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
                                                                                Manager, Corporate Affairs and Secretary,
                [SIG]


FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY - A L'USAGE DU MINISTRE SOULEMENT                       IC 3169 (6/97)
FILED
DEPOSEE         June 21, 2001                                                            GeoNova Explorations Inc.
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                      PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT UNDER SECTION 192
                     OF THE CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

                                   ARTICLE ONE
                         DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

SECTION 1.01   Definitions

               In this Plan of Arrangement, unless there is something in the
subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following capitalized
words and terms shall have the following meanings:

        (a)     "Campbell" means Campbell Resources Inc.;

        (b)     "Campbell Shares" means the common shares which Campbell is
                authorized to issue, as the same are constituted on the date
                hereof;

        (c)     "CBCA" means the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. 1985,
                c. C-44, or its successor, as amended from time to time.

        (d)     "Depositary" means Computershare Trust Company of Canada;

        (e)     "Effective Date" means the concurrent date set forth in the
                certificate of arrangement issued by the Director under the CBCA
                to each of the Participating Corporations giving effect to this
                Plan of Arrangement and on the certificate of amendment issued
                by the Inspector General of Financial Institutions under the
                Quebec Act giving effect to the Quebec Arrangement;

        (f)     "Effective Time" means 12:01 a.m. on the Effective Date;

        (g)     "GeoNova" means GeoNova Explorations Inc.;

        (h)     "GeoNova Shares" means the common shares which GeoNova is
                authorized to issue, as the same are constituted on the date
                hereof;

        (i)     "GeoNova Transaction Options" means the obligations of GeoNova
                to issue up to 14,666,667 GeoNova Shares in connection with the
                Bachelor Lake transaction described under the heading "Bachelor
                Lake Property" and in connection with the flow-through financing
                described under the heading "Material Contracts" in the section
                entitled "Information Concerning GeoNova" in the Proxy Circular;

        (j)     "Merger" means the transactions contemplated by the Merger
                Agreement to effect the merger of Campbell, GeoNova and MSV by
                means of this Plan of Arrangement and the Quebec Arrangement;

        (k)     "Merger Agreement" means the Merger agreement dated as of May 7,
                2001 between the Participating Corporations and MSV to which
                this Plan of Arrangement is attached as Exhibit 1;




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        (l)     "MSV" means MSV Resources Inc.;

        (m)     "Participating Corporations" means Campbell and GeoNova
                collectively;

        (n)     "Proxy Circular" means the joint management proxy circular of
                Campbell, GeoNova and MSV relating to the Merger dated as of
                May 10, 2001;

        (o)     "Quebec Arrangement" means the plan of arrangement between MSV
                and its shareholders attached as Exhibit 11 to the Merger
                Agreement;

        (p)     "Repadre" means Repadre Capital Corporation; and

        (q)     "Repadre Royalty" means the net smelter royalty payable to
                Repadre by Campbell in connection with production from the Joe
                Mann Mine as described under "Business of Campbell - Net Smelter
                Royalty" in the Proxy Circular.

SECTION 1.02    INTERPRETATION NOT AFFECTED BY HEADINGS

                The division of this Plan of Arrangement into articles,
sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs and the insertion of
headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Plan of Arrangement. Unless otherwise
specifically indicated, the terms "this Plan of Arrangement", "hereof",
"herein", "hereunder" and similar expressions refer to this Plan of Arrangement
as a whole and not to any particular article, section, subsection, paragraph or
subparagraph and include any agreement or instrument supplementary or ancillary
hereto.

SECTION 1.03    NUMBER AND GENDER

                Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the
singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa, words importing
the use of either gender shall include both genders and neuter and words
importing persons shall include firms and corporations.

SECTION 1.04    MEANING

                Words and phrases used herein and defined in the CBCA shall have
the same meaning herein as in the CBCA unless the context otherwise requires.

                                   ARTICLE TWO
                               PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT

SECTION 2.01    ARRANGEMENT

                This Plan of Arrangement for Campbell and GeoNova is made in
accordance with Section 192 of the CBCA and pursuant to the provisions of
the Merger Agreement.

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SECTION 2.02    EFFECTIVE TIME

                This Plan of Arrangement shall be effective, and all of the
transactions contemplated in this Article Two shall occur simultaneously, at the
Effective Time.

SECTION 2.03    SHARE EXCHANGES AND RESERVATIONS

        (a)     Subject to Section 3.02 hereof, the holders of GeoNova Shares
                exchange their shares for Campbell Shares on the basis of one
                Campbell Share for every 10 GeoNova Shares.

        (b)     Subject to Section 3.02 hereof, up to 1,466,667 Campbell Shares
                are reserved for issue to the holders of GeoNova Transaction
                Options in exchange for the GeoNova Shares that would otherwise
                be issued pursuant to the GeoNova Transaction Options on the
                basis of one Campbell Share for every 10 such GeoNova Shares;

        (c)     800,000 Campbell Shares are issued to Repadre in exchange for
                the reduction of the Repadre Royalty; and

        (d)     the number of Campbell Shares reserved for issue under its
                Employee Incentive Plan and Directors' Stock Option Plan is
                increased by 1,024,000 and 500,000 respectively.

SECTION 2.04    CHANGE OF HEAD OFFICE

                The location of the registered office of Campbell is changed to
Montreal, Quebec.


                                  ARTICLE THREE
                    SHARE CERTIFICATES AND FRACTIONAL SHARES

SECTION 3.01    SHARE CERTIFICATES

                Certificates for the appropriate number of Campbell Shares will
be issued to former holders of GeoNova Shares and MSV Shares in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.03 hereof against deposit of the certificates
representing the GeoNova Shares and MSV Shares, respectively, with the
Depositary.

SECTION 3.02    FRACTIONAL SHARES

                No fractions of Campbell Shares will be issued in connection
with any of the share exchanges contemplated in this Plan of Arrangement.
Accordingly, the number of Campbell Shares to be issued to any holder on such
exchange will be rounded down to the next lower whole number of Campbell Shares
and such holder will not be entitled to any payment or other compensation in
respect of any such fraction.
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                                  ARTICLE FOUR
                                RIGHTS OF DISSENT

SECTION 4.01    RIGHTS OF DISSENT


                Holders of Campbell Shares and GeoNova Shares may exercise
 rights of dissent in respect of the Merger pursuant to and in the manner set
 forth in Section 190 of the CBCA.