Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Canyon Copper Corp. - Exhibit 10.5






MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 1st day of
December, 2007.

AMONG:

CANYON COPPER CORP., a
Nevada corporation, having its head 
office at Suite 408 – 1199 West Pender
Street, Vancouver, British 
Columbia, Canada V6E 2R1

(the "Company")

OF THE FIRST PART 

AND:

ARH MANAGEMENT LTD. a
corporation having an address at 
3024 Procter Avenue, West Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada 
V7V 1G1

(the "Consultant")

OF THE SECOND PART

AND:

ANTHONY R. HARVEY.,
having a residential address at 3024 
Procter Avenue, West Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada 
V7V 1G1

("Harvey")

OF THE THIRD PART 

WHEREAS:

A.       The Company is engaged
in the business of mineral exploration.

B.       Harvey is an employee of
the Consultant.

C.       The Company desires to
retain the Consultant as a consultant to provide the services of Harvey to act
as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company and to provide consultant
services to the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement.

D.       The Consultant has
agreed to provide the services of Harvey to act as Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Company and Harvey has agreed to provide his consultant services
to the Company as an employee of the Consultant on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement.

THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the
premises and mutual covenants contained in this Agreement and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and 




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sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

	1. 	DEFINITIONS 


1.1       The following terms
used in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified below unless the context
clearly indicates the contrary:

	 	(a) 	
      "Consultant Fee" shall mean the consultant fee
      payable to the Consultant at the rate set forth in Section 5.1;
  and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      "Term" shall mean the term of this Agreement
      beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the close of business on the
      date of the termination of this Agreement.




	2. 	ENGAGEMENT AS A CONSULTANT



2.1       The Company hereby
engages the Consultant as a consultant to provide the services of Harvey in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Consultant
hereby accepts such engagement and Harvey hereby agrees to provide his services
to the Company, as an employee of the Consultant, in order to enable the
Consultant to provide the consultant services in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

	3. 	TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT



3.1       The term of this
Agreement shall become effective and begin as of the Effective Date, and shall
continue until the close of business on November 30, 2009, unless this Agreement
is earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or extended
by the Board of Directors of the Company.

	4. 	CONSULTING SERVICES 


4.1       Harvey agrees to act as
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company and to perform the following
services and undertake the following responsibilities and duties to the Company
to be provided by the Consultant and Harvey as consulting services (the
"Consulting Services"):

	 	(a) 	
      exercising general direction and supervision over the
      business affairs of the Company;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      providing overall direction to the management of the
      Company;

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      reporting directly to Board of Directors of Company;
      and

	 	 	 
	 	(d) 	
      performing such other duties and observing such
      instructions as may be reasonably assigned from time to time by or on
      behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company in the Consultant’s
      capacity as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, provided such duties are
      within the scope of the Company’s business and implementation of the
      Company’s business plan.







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4.2       Harvey shall devote
such attention and energies to the business affairs of the Company as may be
reasonably necessary for the discharge of his duties as Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman, provided, however, that Harvey may engage in reasonable investment
and other personal activities that do not interfere with him or the Consultant's
obligations hereunder. 

4.3       The Consultant and
Harvey will at all times be an independent contractor and neither the Consultant
nor Harvey will be deemed to be an employee of the Company.

	5. 	CONSULTANT FEE 


5.1       During the term of this
Agreement, the Company shall pay the Consultant a consultant fee in
consideration of the provision of the Consulting Services equal $5,000 CDN per
month (the "Consultant Fee").

5.2       The Consultant Fee
shall be payable by the Company to the Consultant on the first business day of
each month during the term of the Agreement.

5.3       The Company may cease
payment of the Consultant Fee to the Consultant if Harvey fails to provide the
Consulting Services to the Company.

	6. 	STOCK OPTIONS 


6.1       Harvey may be granted,
subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, incentive stock
options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in such amounts and at
such times as the Board of Directors of the Company, in their absolute
discretion, may from time to time determine.

	7. 	REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES



7.1       The Company will pay to
the Consultant and Harvey, in addition to the Consultant Fee, the reasonable
travel and promotional expenses and other specific expenses incurred by the
Consultant and Harvey in provision of the Consulting Services, provided the
Consultant and Harvey has obtained the prior written approval of the Company.


	8. 	TERMINATION 


8.1       The Company may
terminate this Agreement: (i) at any time on thirty days notice; or (ii) without
notice upon the occurrence of any of the following events of default (each an
“Event of Default”):

	 	(a) 	
      the Consultant’s or Harvey’s commission of an act of
      fraud, theft or embezzlement or other similar willful
misconduct;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      the neglect or breach by the Consultant or Harvey of
      their material obligations or agreements under this Agreement;

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      the Consultant’s or Harvey’s refusal to follow lawful
      directives of the Board of Directors of the Company; or

	 	 	 
	 	(d) 	
      Harvey being unwilling or unable to perform the services
      to be performed by the Consultant under the terms of this
  Agreement,







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provided that notice of the Event of Default has been delivered
to the Consultant and Harvey and provided the Consultant and Harvey has failed
to remedy the default within thirty days of the date of delivery of notice of
the Event of Default.

8.2       The Consultant may
terminate this Agreement at any time upon ninety days’ notice.

8.3       On termination of this
Agreement for any reason, all rights and obligations of each party that are
expressly stated to survive termination or continue after termination will
survive termination and continue in full force and effect as contemplated in
this Agreement.

	9. 	PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTS
    


9.1       The Consultant and
Harvey will not at any time, whether during or after the termination of this
Agreement for any reason, reveal to any person or entity any of the trade
secrets or confidential information concerning the organization, business or
finances of the Company or of any third party which the Company is under an
obligation to keep confidential, except as may be required in the ordinary
course of performing the Consulting Services to the Company, and the Consultant
and Harvey shall keep secret such trade secrets and confidential information and
shall not use or attempt to use any such secrets or information in any manner
which is designed to injure or cause loss to the Company. Trade secrets or
confidential information shall include, but not be limited to, the Company's
financial statements and projections, expansion proposals, property acquisition
opportunities and business relationships with banks, lenders and other parties
not otherwise publicly available.

	10. 	RELIEF 


10.1       The Consultant and
Harvey hereby expressly acknowledge that any breach or threatened breach by the
Consultant or Harvey of any of the terms set forth in Section 9 of this
Agreement may result in significant and continuing injury to the Company, the
monetary value of which would be impossible to establish, and any such breach or
threatened breach will provide the Company with any and all rights and remedies
to which it may be entitled under the law, including, but not limited to,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

	11. 	PARTIES BENEFITED; ASSIGNMENTS
  


11.1       This Agreement shall
be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Consultant and Harvey, his
heirs and his personal representative or representatives, and upon the Company
and its successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or
obligations hereunder may be assigned by the Consultant or Harvey and the
Consultant shall not be entitled to substitute any other person to perform the
services in substitution for Harvey.

	12. 	NOTICES 


12.1       Any notice required or
permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be
delivered personally or by telex or telecopier, or by prepaid registered post
addressed to the parties at the above-mentioned addresses or at such other
address of which notice may be given by either of such parties. Any notice shall
be deemed to have been received, if personally delivered or by telex or
telecopier, on the date of delivery and, if mailed as aforesaid, then on the
seventh business day after and excluding the day of mailing.




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	13. 	GOVERNING LAW 


13.1       This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Sate of Nevada
and each party hereto adjourns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
Nevada. 

	14. 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
  


14.1       The Consultant and
Harvey represent and warrant to the Company that (a) the Consultant and Harvey
are under no contractual or other restriction which is inconsistent with the
execution of this Agreement, the performance of their duties hereunder or other
rights of Company hereunder, and (b) the Consultant and Harvey are under no
physical or mental disability that would hinder the performance of their duties
under this Agreement.

	15. 	MISCELLANEOUS 


15.1       This Agreement
contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof. 

15.2       This Agreement
supersedes any prior written or oral agreements or understandings between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

15.3       No modification or
amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by or on
behalf of the parties hereto.

15.4       A waiver of the breach
of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a
waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term or condition. 

15.5       This Agreement is
intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted
by, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If any provision of
this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall,
for any reason and to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity and unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof
and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, all of
which shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. 

15.6       The headings in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be a part
of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof.

15.7       The Consultant and
Harvey acknowledge and agree that O'Neill Law Group PLLC has acted solely as
legal counsel for the Company and that the Consultant and Harvey have been
advised to obtain independent legal advice prior to execution of this
Agreement.

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15.8       This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which so executed shall constitute
an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and
delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above.

CANYON COPPER CORP. 
by its authorized signatory:

	/s/ Kurt
      Bordian 	 
	KURT BORDIAN, Chief Financial Officer 	 


ARH MANAGEMENT LTD. 
by its authorized signatory:

	/s/ Anthony R.
      Harvey 	 
	ANTHONY R. HARVEY, President 	 



	SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED 	 	  
	BY ANTHONY R. HARVEY 	 	  
	in the presence of: 	 	  
	 	 	 
	/s/ Linday Hay
      	 	/s/
      Anthony R. Harvey 
	Signature 	 	ANTHONY R. HARVEY 
	 	 	 
	Linday Hay	 	 
	Name 	 	  
	 	 	 
	408 – 1199 W. Pender St.	 	 
	Address 	 	  
	 	 	 
	Vancouver, BC V6E 2R1