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 20F ITEM 19 Exhibit 4.n

 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 12th day of July, 2002, 


BETWEEN: 


  
      KIMBER RESOURCES INC., a company duly incorporated under the laws
      of the Province of British Columbia, having its head office located at Suite
      400 - 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1H2 

     (the "Company") 

  



AND: 


  
     ALAN D. HITCHBORN, Executive, of 4729 Marineview Crescent, in the
      District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7R 3P4 

     (the "Optionee") 

  




WHEREAS: 

 A.      the Company has adopted the
  Kimber Resources Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of which is
  attached as Schedule "A" to this Agreement; 

 B.      the Optionee has been hired
  as an Employee as defined in the Plan to provide his expertise and contributions
  to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as the case may be, as the Vice
  President, Development; 

 C.      the Company's common shares
  will be listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V"), successor
  to the Canadian Venture Exchange, on July 16, 2002; and 

 D.      the Company wishes to grant
  to the Optionee an option to acquire common shares of the Company to provide
  an incentive and inducement for him to provide ongoing services to the Company
  and its affiliates to make a maximum contribution towards the success of the
  Company; 

 NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration
  of the premises and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt whereof
  is hereby acknowledged) the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 1.        DEFINITIONS 

 1.1       In this Agreement, the following terms
  shall have the following meanings: 

	 	 (a)      	 "Eligible Person" means any Director, Employee, Management Company
      Employee, Consultant or Officer; 
	 





 

	 	 (b)      	 " Expiry Date" means July 12, 2007; 

	 
	 	 (c)      	 "Notice of Exercise" means a notice in writing
        addressed to the Company at its address first recited, which notice shall
        specify therein the number of Optioned Shares in respect of which the
        Option is being exercised; 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 " Option" means the irrevocable right and
        option to purchase, from time to time, all or any part of the Optioned
        Shares granted to the Optionee by the Company pursuant to section 2.1
        hereof; 

	 
	 	 (e)      	 "Optioned Share" or "Optioned Shares"
        means the Shares subject to the Option; and 

	 
	 	 (f)      	 "Shares" means the common shares in the capital
        of the Company as constituted as of the date hereof. 



 1.2      Any capitalized term used
  in this Agreement which is not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
  ascribed thereto in the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise. 

 2.       GRANT OF OPTION
  AND TERMS OF THE OPTION 

 2.1      The Company hereby grants
  to the Optionee as an incentive and in consideration of his services and not
  in lieu of salary or any other compensation, the Option to purchase a total
  of 300,000 Optioned Shares at a price of $0.45 per Optioned Share, exercisable
  by the Optionee in whole or in part at any time before 4:30 p.m., Vancouver
  time, on the Expiry Date. ALL STOCK OPTIONS AND ANY OPTIONED SHARES ISSUED
  ON THE EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FOUR (4) MONTH TSX-V
  HOLD PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE DATE HEREOF. 

 2.2      The Option is granted subject
  to the terms and provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated by reference
  into this Agreement and forms part hereof. 

 2.3      The Option shall, at 4:30
  p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date, forthwith expire and terminate and
  be of no further force or effect whatsoever. 

 2.4      In the event of the death
  of the Optionee on or prior to the Expiry Date, the Option, or such part thereof
  as remains unexercised, may be exercised by the personal representative of the
  Optionee at any time prior to the earlier of (a) 4:30 p.m., Vancouver time,
  on the first anniversary of the date of death of the Optionee; or (b) 4:30 p.m.,
  Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date. 

 2.5      This Option shall vest in
  stages upon the Company attaining the following milestones:

	 	(i) 	30% of the Option shall vest upon management of the
        Company establishing to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors that
        the Company has developed a "Measured and Indicated Resource", as those
        terms are defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and
        Petroleum, of not less than 1,000,000 ounces of gold and gold equivalent
        silver (calculated on the basis of 70 grams of silver = 1 gram of gold)
        at a grade of not less than 2.5 g/tonne; 







 

	 	 (ii)      	 a total of 65% of the Option shall vest upon management
        of the Company establishing to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors
        that the Company has developed a "Measured and Indicated Resource", as
        those terms are defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy
        and Petroleum, of not less than 2,000,000 ounces of gold and gold equivalent
        silver (calculated on the basis of 70 grams of silver = 1 gram of gold)
        at a grade of not less than 2.5 g/tonne; 

	 
	 	 (iii)      	 a total of 100% of the Option shall vest upon management
        of the Company establishing to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors
        that the Company has developed a "Measured and Indicated Resource", as
        those terms are defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy
        and Petroleum, of not less than 3,000,000 ounces of gold and gold equivalent
        silver (calculated on the basis of 70 grams of silver = 1 gram of gold)
        at a grade of not less than 2.5 g/tonne; 

	 
	 	 (iv)      	 a total of 50% of the Option shall vest upon management
        of the Company establishing to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors
        that the Company has developed a "Proven and Probable Reserve", as those
        terms are defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and
        Petroleum, of not less than 1,000,000 ounces of gold and gold equivalent
        silver (calculated on the basis of 70 grams of silver = 1 gram of gold)
        at a grade of not less than 2.5 g/tonne; 

	 
	 	 (v)      	 a total of 100% of the Option shall vest upon management
        of the Company establishing to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors
        that the Company has developed a "Proven and Probable Reserve", as those
        terms are defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and
        Petroleum, of not less than 2,000,000 ounces of gold and gold equivalent
        silver (calculated on the basis of 70 grams of silver = 1 gram of gold)
        at a grade of not less than 2.5 g/tonne; 



 Provide that, except in the event of a Change of Control or
  Take Over Bid, no Option shall vest earlier than the dates provide in Section
  3.5 (b) of the Plan. 

 2.6      If the Optionee receives
  this Option in his capacity as an Employee, Consultant or Management Company
  Employee, the Company hereby represents and warrants that the Optionee is a
  bona fide Employee, Consultant or Management Company Employee, as the
  case may be.

 2.7      Subject to the provisions
  hereof, the Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part (at any time and
  from time to time as aforesaid) by the Optionee or his personal representative
  giving a Notice of Exercise together with payment in full (in cash or by certified
  cheque, made payable to the Company) of the purchase price for the number of
  Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise. 

 2.8      Upon the exercise of all
  or any part of the Option, the Company shall forthwith deliver or, if applicable,
  cause the registrar and transfer agent for the Shares to deliver, to the Optionee
  or his personal representative within ten (10) days following receipt by the
  Company of the Notice of Exercise a share certificate(s) in the name of the
  Optionee or his personal representative representing, in aggregate, the number
  of Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise and in respect of which
  the Company has received payment. 

 2.9      Any share certificate issued
  by the Company pursuant to the exercise of an Option hereunder in whole or in
  part shall bear such restrictive legend, if any, as may, in the opinion of 








 the Company be required at that time under applicable securities
  laws and the policies and rules of the TSX-V. 

 2.10      If the Optionee is or becomes
  prior to the exercise of the Option in whole or in part a U.S. Person as hereinafter
  defined, the Optionee acknowledges to the Company that the grant of the Option
  and the Optioned Shares have not been registered under the United States Securities
  Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and may not be offered or sold
  or otherwise transferred unless (I) the Optioned Shares are registered under
  the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities laws; (ii) an exemption from
  registration is available; or (iii) the Optioned Shares are sold in compliance
  with Regulation S of the 1933 Act. The Optionee further acknowledges that the
  Company may require, as a condition to permitting a transfer by the Optionee,
  an opinion of counsel, concurred in by counsel to the Company, that the proposed
  transfer is made in compliance with the registration requirements of applicable
  securities laws. The Optionee agrees to comply with the restriction on resale
  and understands that the certificate representing the Optioned Shares will bear
  a legend restricting transfer in accordance therewith. For the purposes of the
  Agreement, "United States" means the United States of America (including the
  States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), its territories,
  its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction and "U.S. Person"
  means any individual who is a citizen or resident in the United States, any
  estate or trust income which is subject to United States federal income which
  is subject to United States federal income taxation without regard to the source
  thereof, or any corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized
  in or under the laws of the United States or any state. 

 2.11      Nothing herein contained
  shall obligate the Optionee to purchase any Optioned Shares except those Optioned
  Shares in respect of which the Optionee shall have exercised his Option in the
  manner hereinbefore provided. 

 2.12      The Optionee shall have
  no rights whatsoever as a shareholder in respect of any of the Optioned Shares
  (including any right to receive dividends or other distribution therefrom or
  thereon) except in respect of which the Option has been properly exercised in
  accordance with section 2.8 hereof. 

 2.13      Subject to section 2.4,
  this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable by the Optionee or his
  personal representative and the Option may be exercised only by the Optionee
  or his personal representative. 

 2.14      If at any time during the
  continuance of this Agreement the parties hereto shall deem it necessary or
  expedient to make any alteration or addition to this Agreement they may do so
  by means of a written agreement between them which shall be supplemental hereto
  and form part hereof and which shall be subject to any required acceptance by
  the TSX-V and, if the Optionee is an insider of the Company, shall be further
  subject to any ratification and approval by the shareholders of the Company
  required by the TSX-V.

 2.15      The granting of the Option
  and the terms and conditions hereof shall be subject to the rules and policies
  of the TSX-V. 

 3.         GENERAL
  PROVISIONS 

 3.1        Time shall be
  of the essence of this Agreement. 





 3.2       This Agreement shall
  enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, its successors and
  assigns, and the Optionee and his personal representative to the extent provided
  in section 2.4 hereof. 

 3.3       Wherever the plural
  or masculine are used throughout this Agreement, the same shall be construed
  as meaning singular or feminine or neuter or the body politic or corporate where
  the context of the parties thereto require. 

 3.4       This Agreement shall
  be construed in accordance with and be governed by the laws of the Province
  of British Columbia. 

 3.5       This Agreement may
  be executed in several parts in the same form (including counterparts transmitted
  by facsimile) and such parts as so executed shall together constitute one original
  agreement, and such parts, if more than one, shall be read together and construed
  as if all the signing parties hereto had executed one copy of this Agreement.


 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company and the Optionee have caused
  this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
  written. 


KIMBER RESOURCES INC. 

 per:   "R. V. Longe" 

  Director 


SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED by

 ALAN D. HITCHBORN

  in the presence of: 

 "Elisa Hoole" 

  Name 


4776 Meadfield Court 

 Address 

  West Vancouver, BC 

 Executive Assistant 

  Occupation

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	 )  	  	 
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	 )  	  	 
	  	 "Alan D. Hitchborn"  	 
	  	 ALAN D. HITCHBORN  	 
	 )  	 	 


For stock option plan please see Item 19 Exhibit 4.m








STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 


THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 12th day of July, 2002, 


BETWEEN: 


  
    
        KIMBER RESOURCES INC., 

        a company duly incorporated under the laws of the Province of British
        Columbia, having its head office located at Suite 400 - 789 West Pender
        Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1H2 

       (the "Company") 

    

  



AND: 


  
    
       R. V. LONGE, 

        Executive, of 4762 The Highway, in the Municipality of West Vancouver,
        British Columbia, V7W 1J5 

       (the "Optionee") 

    

  




WHEREAS: 

 A.        the Company has
  adopted the Kimber Resources Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), a copy
  of which is attached as Schedule "A" to this Agreement; 

 B.        the Optionee
  has been hired as an Employee as defined in the Plan to provide his expertise
  and contributions to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as the case
  may be, as the President and Chief Executive Officer; 

 C.        the Company's
  common shares will be listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V"),
  successor to the Canadian Venture Exchange, on July 16, 2002; and 

 D.        the Company wishes
  to grant to the Optionee an option to acquire common shares of the Company to
  provide an incentive and inducement for him to provide ongoing services to the
  Company and its affiliates to make a maximum contribution towards the success
  of the Company; 

 NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration
  of the premises and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt whereof
  is hereby acknowledged) the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 1.          DEFINITIONS


 1.1        In this Agreement,
  the following terms shall have the following meanings:

	 	(a) 	"Eligible Person" means any Director, Employee, Management Company
      Employee, Consultant or Officer; 
	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	 "Expiry Date" means July 12, 2007; 
	 	 	 




 

	 	 (c)      	 "Notice of Exercise" means a notice in writing
        addressed to the Company at its address first recited, which notice shall
        specify therein the number of Optioned Shares in respect of which the
        Option is being exercised; 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 " Option" means the irrevocable right and
        option to purchase, from time to time, all or any part of the Optioned
        Shares granted to the Optionee by the Company pursuant to section 2.1
        hereof; 

	 
	 	 (e)      	 "Optioned Share" or "Optioned Shares"
        means the Shares subject to the Option; and 

	 
	 	 (f)      	 "Shares" means the common shares in the capital
        of the Company as constituted as of the date hereof. 



 1.2        Any capitalized
  term used in this Agreement which is not otherwise defined herein shall have
  the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise.


 2.          GRANT
  OF OPTION AND TERMS OF THE OPTION 

 2.1        The Company
  hereby grants to the Optionee as an incentive and in consideration of his services
  and not in lieu of salary or any other compensation, the Option to purchase
  a total of 200,000 Optioned Shares at a price of $0.45 per Optioned Share, exercisable
  by the Optionee in whole or in part at any time before 4:30 p.m., Vancouver
  time, on the Expiry Date. ALL STOCK OPTIONS AND ANY OPTIONED SHARES ISSUED
  ON THE EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FOUR (4) MONTH TSX-V
  HOLD PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE DATE HEREOF. 

 2.2        The Option is
  granted subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated
  by reference into this Agreement and forms part hereof. 

 2.3        The Option shall,
  at 4:30 p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date, forthwith expire and terminate
  and be of no further force or effect whatsoever. 

 2.4        In the event
  of the death of the Optionee on or prior to the Expiry Date, the Option, or
  such part thereof as remains unexercised, may be exercised by the personal representative
  of the Optionee at any time prior to the earlier of (a) 4:30 p.m., Vancouver
  time, on the first anniversary of the date of death of the Optionee; or (b)
  4:30 p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date. 

 2.5        The Option shall
  vest in accordance with the terms of section 3.5(b) of the Plan over a period
  of 18 months, with one third of the Option vesting upon the date hereof, one
  third on the date which is nine months after the date hereof, and the remaining
  one third on the date which is 18 months after the date hereof, as follows:


	 	 Number of Optioned Shares  	 Date Vested  
	  
	 	 66,666  	 July 12, 2002  
	 	 66,667  	 April 12, 2003  
	 	 66,667  	 January 12, 2004  








 2.6        If the Optionee
  receives this Option in his capacity as an Employee, Consultant or Management
  Company Employee, the Company hereby represents and warrants that the Optionee
  is a bona fide Employee, Consultant or Management Company Employee, as
  the case may be.

 2.7        Subject to the
  provisions hereof, the Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part (at any
  time and from time to time as aforesaid) by the Optionee or his personal representative
  giving a Notice of Exercise together with payment in full (in cash or by certified
  cheque, made payable to the Company) of the purchase price for the number of
  Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise. 

 2.8        Upon the exercise
  of all or any part of the Option, the Company shall forthwith deliver or, if
  applicable, cause the registrar and transfer agent for the Shares to deliver,
  to the Optionee or his personal representative within ten (10) days following
  receipt by the Company of the Notice of Exercise a share certificate(s) in the
  name of the Optionee or his personal representative representing, in aggregate,
  the number of Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise and in respect
  of which the Company has received payment. 

 2.9        Any share certificate
  issued by the Company pursuant to the exercise of an Option hereunder in whole
  or in part shall bear such restrictive legend, if any, as may, in the opinion
  of the Company be required at that time under applicable securities laws and
  the policies and rules of the TSX-V. 

 2.10      If the Optionee is or becomes
  prior to the exercise of the Option in whole or in part a U.S. Person as hereinafter
  defined, the Optionee acknowledges to the Company that the grant of the Option
  and the Optioned Shares have not been registered under the United States Securities
  Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and may not be offered or sold
  or otherwise transferred unless (I) the Optioned Shares are registered under
  the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities laws; (ii) an exemption from
  registration is available; or (iii) the Optioned Shares are sold in compliance
  with Regulation S of the 1933 Act. The Optionee further acknowledges that the
  Company may require, as a condition to permitting a transfer by the Optionee,
  an opinion of counsel, concurred in by counsel to the Company, that the proposed
  transfer is made in compliance with the registration requirements of applicable
  securities laws. The Optionee agrees to comply with the restriction on resale
  and understands that the certificate representing the Optioned Shares will bear
  a legend restricting transfer in accordance therewith. For the purposes of the
  Agreement, "United States" means the United States of America (including the
  States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), its territories,
  its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction and "U.S. Person"
  means any individual who is a citizen or resident in the United States, any
  estate or trust income which is subject to United States federal income which
  is subject to United States federal income taxation without regard to the source
  thereof, or any corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized
  in or under the laws of the United States or any state. 

 2.11      Nothing herein contained
  shall obligate the Optionee to purchase any Optioned Shares except those Optioned
  Shares in respect of which the Optionee shall have exercised his Option in the
  manner hereinbefore provided. 

 2.12      The Optionee shall have
  no rights whatsoever as a shareholder in respect of any of the Optioned Shares
  (including any right to receive dividends or other distribution therefrom or
  thereon) except in respect of which the Option has been properly exercised in
  accordance with section 2.8 hereof. 





 2.13      Subject to section 2.4,
  this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable by the Optionee or his
  personal representative and the Option may be exercised only by the Optionee
  or his personal representative. 

 2.14      If at any time during the
  continuance of this Agreement the parties hereto shall deem it necessary or
  expedient to make any alteration or addition to this Agreement they may do so
  by means of a written agreement between them which shall be supplemental hereto
  and form part hereof and which shall be subject to any required acceptance by
  the TSX-V and, if the Optionee is an insider of the Company, shall be further
  subject to any ratification and approval by the shareholders of the Company
  required by the TSX-V.

 2.15      The granting of the Option
  and the terms and conditions hereof shall be subject to the rules and policies
  of the TSX-V. 

 3.         GENERAL
  PROVISIONS 

 3.1        Time shall be of
  the essence of this Agreement. 

 3.2        This Agreement
  shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, its successors
  and assigns, and the Optionee and his personal representative to the extent
  provided in section 2.4 hereof. 

 3.3        Wherever the
  plural or masculine are used throughout this Agreement, the same shall be construed
  as meaning singular or feminine or neuter or the body politic or corporate where
  the context of the parties thereto require. 

 3.4        This Agreement
  shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the laws of the Province
  of British Columbia. 

 3.5         This Agreement
  may be executed in several parts in the same form (including counterparts transmitted
  by facsimile) and such parts as so executed shall together constitute one original
  agreement, and such parts, if more than one, shall be read together and construed
  as if all the signing parties hereto had executed one copy of this Agreement.


 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company and the Optionee have caused
  this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
  written. 


KIMBER RESOURCES INC. 

 per: "R. V. Longe"

   Director 

	 SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED by  	 )  	 
	 ROBERT V. LONGE  	 )  	 
	 in the presence of:  	 )  	 
	  	 )  	 
	  	 )  	 







 

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	  	 )  	  "R. V. Longe"  
	 Address  	 )  	  ROBERT V. LONGE  
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	 Occupation  	  	  











 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 13th day of August, 2003, 


BETWEEN: 


  
      KIMBER RESOURCES INC., a company duly incorporated under the laws
      of the Province of British Columbia, having its head office located at Suite
      215 - 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2V6 

     (the "Company") 

  



AND: 


  
     ALAN D. HITCHBORN, Executive, of 4729 Marineview Crescent, in the
      District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7R 3P4 

     (the "Optionee") 

  




WHEREAS: 

 A.        the Company has adopted the Kimber
  Resources Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), a copy of which is attached
  as Schedule "A" to this Agreement; 

 B.        the Optionee has been hired as
  an Employee, as defined in the Plan, to provide his expertise and contributions
  to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as the case may be, as the Vice
  President, Development; 

 C.        the Company's common shares were
  listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V"), successor to the Canadian
  Venture Exchange, on July 16, 2002; and 

 D.        the Company wishes to grant to
  the Optionee an option to acquire common shares of the Company to provide an
  incentive and inducement for him to provide ongoing services to the Company
  and its affiliates to make a maximum contribution towards the success of the
  Company; 


NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 1.          DEFINITIONS


 1.1        In this Agreement, the following
  terms shall have the following meanings:

	 	(a) 	"Eligible Person" means any Director, Employee, Management Company
      Employee, Consultant or Officer; 
	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	 "Expiry Date" means August 13, 2008; 
	 	 	 




 

	 	 (c)      	 "Notice of Exercise" means a notice in writing
        addressed to the Company at its address first recited, which notice shall
        specify therein the number of Optioned Shares in respect of which the
        Option is being exercised; 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 "Option" means the irrevocable right and
        option to purchase, from time to time, all or any part of the Optioned
        Shares granted to the Optionee by the Company pursuant to section 2.1
        hereof; 

	 
	 	 (e)      	 "Optioned Share" or "Optioned Shares"
        means the Shares subject to the Option; and 

	 
	 	 (f)      	 "Shares" means the common shares in the capital
        of the Company as constituted as of the date hereof. 



 1.2        Any capitalized
  term used in this Agreement which is not otherwise defined herein shall have
  the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise.


 2.         GRANT
  OF OPTION AND TERMS OF THE OPTION 

 2.1         The
  Company hereby grants to the Optionee as an incentive and in consideration of
  his services and not in lieu of salary or any other compensation, the Option
  to purchase a total of 75,000 Optioned Shares at a price of $0.73 per
  Optioned Share, exercisable by the Optionee in whole or in part at any time
  before 4:30 p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date. ALL STOCK OPTIONS AND
  ANY OPTIONED SHARES ISSUED ON THE EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT
  TO A FOUR (4) MONTH TSX-V HOLD PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE DATE HEREOF. 

 2.2         The
  Option is granted subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, which is
  incorporated by reference into this Agreement and forms part hereof. 

 2.3         The Option
  shall, at 4:30 p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date, forthwith expire and
  terminate and be of no further force or effect whatsoever. 

 2.4         In the
  event of the death of the Optionee on or prior to the Expiry Date, the Option,
  or such part thereof as remains unexercised, may be exercised by the personal
  representative of the Optionee at any time prior to the earlier of (a) 4:30
  p.m., Vancouver time, on the first anniversary of the date of death of the Optionee;
  or (b) 4:30 p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date. 

 2.5         This
  Option shall vest in accordance with the terms of section 3.5(b) of the Plan
  over a period of 18 months, with one third of the Option vesting upon the date
  hereof, one third on the date which is nine months after the date hereof, and
  the remaining one third on the date which is 18 months after the date hereof,
  as follows: 

	 	 Number of Optioned Shares  	 Date Vested  
	 	 25,000  	 August 13, 2003  
	 	 25,000  	 May 13, 2004  
	 	 25,000  	 February 13, 2005  








 2.6          If
  the Optionee receives this Option in his capacity as an Employee, Consultant
  or Management Company Employee, the Company hereby represents and warrants that
  the Optionee is a bona fide Employee, Consultant or Management Company
  Employee, as the case may be.

 2.7         Subject
  to the provisions hereof, the Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part
  (at any time and from time to time as aforesaid) by the Optionee or his personal
  representative giving a Notice of Exercise together with payment in full (in
  cash or by certified cheque, made payable to the Company) of the purchase price
  for the number of Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise. 

 2.8          Upon
  the exercise of all or any part of the Option, the Company shall forthwith deliver
  or, if applicable, cause the registrar and transfer agent for the Shares to
  deliver, to the Optionee or his personal representative within ten (10) days
  following receipt by the Company of the Notice of Exercise a share certificate(s)
  in the name of the Optionee or his personal representative representing, in
  aggregate, the number of Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise
  and in respect of which the Company has received payment. 

 2.9          Any
  share certificate issued by the Company pursuant to the exercise of an Option
  hereunder in whole or in part shall bear such restrictive legend, if any, as
  may, in the opinion of the Company be required at that time under applicable
  securities laws and the policies and rules of the TSX-V. 

 2.10         If the Optionee
  is or becomes prior to the exercise of the Option in whole or in part a U.S.
  Person as hereinafter defined, the Optionee acknowledges to the Company that
  the grant of the Option and the Optioned Shares have not been registered under
  the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),
  and may not be offered or sold or otherwise transferred unless (I) the Optioned
  Shares are registered under the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities
  laws; (ii) an exemption from registration is available; or (iii) the Optioned
  Shares are sold in compliance with Regulation S of the 1933 Act. The Optionee
  further acknowledges that the Company may require, as a condition to permitting
  a transfer by the Optionee, an opinion of counsel, concurred in by counsel to
  the Company, that the proposed transfer is made in compliance with the registration
  requirements of applicable securities laws. The Optionee agrees to comply with
  the restriction on resale and understands that the certificate representing
  the Optioned Shares will bear a legend restricting transfer in accordance therewith.
  For the purposes of the Agreement, "United States" means the United States of
  America (including the States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth
  of Puerto Rico), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to
  its jurisdiction and "U.S. Person" means any individual who is a citizen or
  resident in the United States, any estate or trust income which is subject to
  United States federal income which is subject to United States federal income
  taxation without regard to the source thereof, or any corporation, partnership
  or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States
  or any state. 

 2.11         Nothing
  herein contained shall obligate the Optionee to purchase any Optioned Shares
  except those Optioned Shares in respect of which the Optionee shall have exercised
  his Option in the manner hereinbefore provided. 

 2.12         The Optionee
  shall have no rights whatsoever as a shareholder in respect of any of the Optioned
  Shares (including any right to receive dividends or other distribution therefrom
  or thereon) except in respect of which the Option has been properly exercised
  in accordance with section 2.8 hereof. 





 2.13         Subject
  to section 2.4, this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable by the
  Optionee or his personal representative and the Option may be exercised only
  by the Optionee or his personal representative. 

 2.14         If
  at any time during the continuance of this Agreement the parties hereto shall
  deem it necessary or expedient to make any alteration or addition to this Agreement
  they may do so by means of a written agreement between them which shall be supplemental
  hereto and form part hereof and which shall be subject to any required acceptance
  by the TSX-V and, if the Optionee is an insider of the Company, shall be further
  subject to any ratification and approval by the shareholders of the Company
  required by the TSX-V.

 2.15         The
  granting of the Option and the terms and conditions hereof shall be subject
  to the rules and policies of the TSX-V. 

 3.             GENERAL
  PROVISIONS 

 3.1          
  Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. 

 3.2          
  This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company,
  its successors and assigns, and the Optionee and his personal representative
  to the extent provided in section 2.4 hereof. 

 3.3          Wherever
  the plural or masculine are used throughout this Agreement, the same shall be
  construed as meaning singular or feminine or neuter or the body politic or corporate
  where the context of the parties thereto require. 

 3.4          
  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the
  laws of the Province of British Columbia. 

 3.5          
  This Agreement may be executed in several parts in the same form (including
  counterparts transmitted by facsimile) and such parts as so executed shall together
  constitute one original agreement, and such parts, if more than one, shall be
  read together and construed as if all the signing parties hereto had executed
  one copy of this Agreement. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company and the Optionee have caused
  this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
  written. 


KIMBER RESOURCES INC. 

 per: "Robert V. Longe"

   Director 

	 SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED by  	 )  	 
	 ALAN D. HITCHBORN  	 )  	 
	 in the presence of:  	 )  	 
	  	 )  	 
	 Denise Hitchborn  	 )  	 







 

	 Name  	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	  4729 Marineview Cres.  	) 	"Alan D. Hitchborn"  
	 North Vancouver, B.C.  	) 	 ALAN D. HITCHBORN  
	 Address  	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	  	) 	  
	 Bookkeeper  	)	  
	 Occupation  	) 	  











STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 


THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 13th day of August, 2003, 


BETWEEN: 


  
    
        KIMBER RESOURCES INC., a company duly incorporated under the
        laws of the Province of British Columbia, having its head office located
        at Suite 215 - 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C
        2V6 

       (the "Company") 

    

  



AND: 


  
    
       ALAN D. HITCHBORN, Executive, of 4729 Marineview Crescent, in
        the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7R 3P4 

       (the "Optionee") 

    

  




WHEREAS: 

 A.         the Company
  has adopted the Kimber Resources Inc. 2002 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), a
  copy of which is attached as Schedule "A" to this Agreement; 

 B.         the Optionee
  has been hired as an Employee, as defined in the Plan, to provide his expertise
  and contributions to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as the case
  may be, as the Vice President, Development; 

 C.         the Company's
  common shares were listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V"),
  successor to the Canadian Venture Exchange, on July 16, 2002; and 

 D.         the Company
  wishes to grant to the Optionee an option to acquire common shares of the Company
  to provide an incentive and inducement for him to provide ongoing services to
  the Company and its affiliates to make a maximum contribution towards the success
  of the Company; 

 NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration
  of the premises and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt whereof
  is hereby acknowledged) the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 1.          DEFINITIONS


 1.1         In this Agreement, the
  following terms shall have the following meanings:

	 	(a) 	"Eligible Person" means any Director, Employee, Management Company
      Employee, Consultant or Officer; 
	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	"Expiry Date" means August 13, 2008; 
	 	 	 




 

	 	 (c)      	 "Notice of Exercise" means a notice in writing addressed to the
      Company at its address first recited, which notice shall specify therein
      the number of Optioned Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised;
    
	 
	 	 (d)      	 " Option" means the irrevocable right and option to purchase,
      from time to time, all or any part of the Optioned Shares granted to the
      Optionee by the Company pursuant to section 2.1 hereof; 
	 
	 	 (e)      	 "Optioned Share" or "Optioned Shares" means the Shares
      subject to the Option; and 
	 
	 	 (f)      	 "Shares" means the common shares in the capital of the Company
      as constituted as of the date hereof. 


1.2        Any capitalized
  term used in this Agreement which is not otherwise defined herein shall have
  the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise.


 2.         GRANT
  OF OPTION AND TERMS OF THE OPTION 

 2.1        The Company
  hereby grants to the Optionee as an incentive and in consideration of his services
  and not in lieu of salary or any other compensation, the Option to purchase
  a total of 250,000 Optioned Shares at a price of $0.73 per Optioned Share,
  exercisable by the Optionee in whole or in part at any time before 4:30 p.m.,
  Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date. ALL STOCK OPTIONS AND ANY OPTIONED SHARES
  ISSUED ON THE EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FOUR (4) MONTH
  TSX-V HOLD PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE DATE HEREOF. 

 2.2        The Option is granted
  subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated by reference
  into this Agreement and forms part hereof. 

 2.3        The Option shall,
  at 4:30 p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date, forthwith expire and terminate
  and be of no further force or effect whatsoever. 

 2.4         In the event
  of the death of the Optionee on or prior to the Expiry Date, the Option, or
  such part thereof as remains unexercised, may be exercised by the personal representative
  of the Optionee at any time prior to the earlier of (a) 4:30 p.m., Vancouver
  time, on the first anniversary of the date of death of the Optionee; or (b)
  4:30 p.m., Vancouver time, on the Expiry Date. 

 2.5         This Option
  shall vest in stages upon the Company attaining the following milestones:

	 	(a) 	 30% of the Option shall vest upon the Net Present
        Value of the Company's interest in "Measured and Indicated Resources"(as
        those terms are defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy
        and Petroleum) contained in all mineral properties identified as prospective
        sites for gold/silver deposits by the Optionee prior to becoming an employee
        of the Company and acquired by the Company, other than the Monterde and
        El Coronel properties, being not less than US$30,000,000; 

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	 a total of 65% of the Option shall vest upon the
        Net Present Value of the Company's interest in "Measured and Indicated
        Resources" (as those terms are 

	 	 	 




 

	 	 	 defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy
        and Petroleum) contained in all mineral properties identified as prospective
        sites for gold/silver deposits by the Optionee prior to becoming an employee
        of the Company and acquired by the Company, other than the Monterde and
        El Coronel properties, being not less than US$60,000,000; 

	 
	 	 (c)      	 a total of 100% of the Option shall vest upon the
        Net Present Value of the Company's interest in "Measured and Indicated
        Resources" (as those terms are defined by the Canadian Institute of Mining,
        Metallurgy and Petroleum) contained in all mineral properties identified
        as prospective sites for gold/silver deposits by the Optionee prior to
        becoming an employee of the Company and acquired by the Company, other
        than the Monterde and El Coronel properties, being not less than US$90,000,000;
        and 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 a total of 100% of the Option shall vest upon the
        Company receiving a net amount of $5,000,000 (the "Proceeds") after deduction
        of all expenses incurred by the Company on or on account of the property
        or properties identified as prospective sites for gold/silver deposits
        by the Optionee prior to becoming an employee of the Company and acquired
        by the Company, other than the Monterde and El Coronel properties, in
        respect of which the Proceeds were received. 





	 	Provided that, except in the event of a Change of Control
        or Take Over Bid, no Option shall vest earlier than the dates provided
        in Section 3.5 (b) of the Plan. 

       For the purposes of the milestones: 






	 	 	 (i)      	 the "Net Present Value" of Measured and Indicated
        Resources shall be the value determined by an independent Qualified Person
        (as defined in NI 43-101) acceptable to the Board of Directors of the
        Company based on the average closing price for gold and silver on the
        New York spot market for the last 60 trading days prior to the date of
        the determination using a discount rate of 10%; and 

	 
	 	 	 (ii)      	 "properties identified as prospective sites for
        gold/silver deposits by the Optionee prior to becoming an employee of
        the Company and acquired by the Company" shall only be those properties
        which the Optionee has identified in writing to the President of the Company
        prior to the Company becoming involved with the site or property, have
        been accepted by him, and which the Company has subsequently acquired
        during the term of this Agreement. 



 2.6        If the Optionee
  receives this Option in his capacity as an Employee, Consultant or Management
  Company Employee, the Company hereby represents and warrants that the Optionee
  is a bona fide Employee, Consultant or Management Company Employee, as
  the case may be.

 2.7        Subject to the
  provisions hereof, the Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part (at any
  time and from time to time as aforesaid) by the Optionee or his personal representative
  giving a Notice of Exercise together with payment in full (in cash or by certified
  cheque, made payable to the Company) of the purchase price for the number of
  Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise. 





 2.8        Upon the exercise
  of all or any part of the Option, the Company shall forthwith deliver or, if
  applicable, cause the registrar and transfer agent for the Shares to deliver,
  to the Optionee or his personal representative within ten (10) days following
  receipt by the Company of the Notice of Exercise a share certificate(s) in the
  name of the Optionee or his personal representative representing, in aggregate,
  the number of Optioned Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise and in respect
  of which the Company has received payment. 

 2.9        Any share certificate
  issued by the Company pursuant to the exercise of an Option hereunder in whole
  or in part shall bear such restrictive legend, if any, as may, in the opinion
  of the Company be required at that time under applicable securities laws and
  the policies and rules of the TSX-V. 

 2.10      If the Optionee is or becomes
  prior to the exercise of the Option in whole or in part a U.S. Person as hereinafter
  defined, the Optionee acknowledges to the Company that the grant of the Option
  and the Optioned Shares have not been registered under the United States Securities
  Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and may not be offered or sold
  or otherwise transferred unless (I) the Optioned Shares are registered under
  the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities laws; (ii) an exemption from
  registration is available; or (iii) the Optioned Shares are sold in compliance
  with Regulation S of the 1933 Act. The Optionee further acknowledges that the
  Company may require, as a condition to permitting a transfer by the Optionee,
  an opinion of counsel, concurred in by counsel to the Company, that the proposed
  transfer is made in compliance with the registration requirements of applicable
  securities laws. The Optionee agrees to comply with the restriction on resale
  and understands that the certificate representing the Optioned Shares will bear
  a legend restricting transfer in accordance therewith. For the purposes of the
  Agreement, "United States" means the United States of America (including the
  States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), its territories,
  its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction and "U.S. Person"
  means any individual who is a citizen or resident in the United States, any
  estate or trust income which is subject to United States federal income which
  is subject to United States federal income taxation without regard to the source
  thereof, or any corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized
  in or under the laws of the United States or any state. 

 2.11       Nothing herein contained
  shall obligate the Optionee to purchase any Optioned Shares except those Optioned
  Shares in respect of which the Optionee shall have exercised his Option in the
  manner hereinbefore provided. 

 2.12       The Optionee shall
  have no rights whatsoever as a shareholder in respect of any of the Optioned
  Shares (including any right to receive dividends or other distribution therefrom
  or thereon) except in respect of which the Option has been properly exercised
  in accordance with section 2.8 hereof. 

 2.13       Subject to section
  2.4, this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable by the Optionee
  or his personal representative and the Option may be exercised only by the Optionee
  or his personal representative. 

 2.14       If at any time during
  the continuance of this Agreement the parties hereto shall deem it necessary
  or expedient to make any alteration or addition to this Agreement they may do
  so by means of a written agreement between them which shall be supplemental
  hereto and form part hereof and which shall be subject to any required acceptance
  by the TSX-V and, if the Optionee is an insider of the Company, shall be further
  subject to any ratification and approval by the shareholders of the Company
  required by the TSX-V.





 2.15       The granting of the
  Option and the terms and conditions hereof shall be subject to the rules and
  policies of the TSX-V. 

 3.          GENERAL
  PROVISIONS 

 3.1         Time shall
  be of the essence of this Agreement. 

 3.2         This Agreement
  shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, its successors
  and assigns, and the Optionee and his personal representative to the extent
  provided in section 2.4 hereof. 

 3.3          Wherever
  the plural or masculine are used throughout this Agreement, the same shall be
  construed as meaning singular or feminine or neuter or the body politic or corporate
  where the context of the parties thereto require. 

 3.4          This
  Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the laws
  of the Province of British Columbia. 

 3.5          This
  Agreement may be executed in several parts in the same form (including counterparts
  transmitted by facsimile) and such parts as so executed shall together constitute
  one original agreement, and such parts, if more than one, shall be read together
  and construed as if all the signing parties hereto had executed one copy of
  this Agreement. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company and the Optionee have caused
  this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
  written. 


KIMBER RESOURCES INC. 

 per: "Robert V. Longe" 

  Director 

	 SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED by  	) 	 
    
	 ALAN D. HITCHBORN  	) 	 
    
	 in the presence of:  	) 	 
    
	  	)	 
    
	 Denise Hitchborn  	) 	 
    
	 Name  	) 	 
    
	  	) 	 
    
	 4729 Manneview Cres.  	) 	 "Alan Hitchborn"  
	 Address  	) 	
      ALAN D. HITCHBORN  
	 North Vancouver, BC  	) 	 
    
	  	) 	 
    
	  	) 	 
    
	 Bookkeeper  	) 	 
    
	 Occupation  	)