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Exhibit 10(f)

    
      BENEFITS
        AGREEMENT

       

                 
BENEFITS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of May 12,
        2006 between Carolina
        Power and Light, a North Carolina corporation headquartered in Raleigh, North
        Carolina (the “Company”) its successors or assigns and Don K. Davis
        (“Davis”).

       

      WHEREFORE,
        Davis has provided to the Company his voluntary termination of employment
        in
        accordance with his current Employment Agreement (dated August 1, 2000) and
        shall no longer be an employee effective May 12, 2006.  The Company and
        Davis wish to enter a new agreement providing for Davis’s continued
        participation in Company benefit plans.

       

                 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
        of the mutual covenants and promises contained
        herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
        sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the parties hereto
        hereby agree as follows:

       

      The
        Agreement becomes effective on May 12, 2006 and shall remain in effect
        indefinitely.

       

      Following
        Davis’ separation on May 12, 2006, Davis shall be entitled to participate as a
        retiree,  at subsidized rates, in the following Company sponsored benefits
        programs: medical , dental , vision, and life insurance.  In addition, Mr.
        Davis will be allowed to participate in the Company sponsored Matching Gifts
        Program.  Provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall
        require the Company to continue to offer such benefits or programs or to
        limit
        the Company’s absolute right to modify or eliminate these benefits.

       

      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed, or have caused this Agreement
        to be executed by their duly authorized officer, as the case may be, all
        as of
        the day and year written below.

       

      	
              By:
                /s/ Don K. Davis

            	
              Date:April
                12, 2006

            
	
              Don
                K. Davis

            	
               

            
	
               

            	
               

            
	
              By:
                /s/ Robert B. McGehee

            	
              Date:
                April 12, 2006

            
	
              Robert
                B. McGeheeExhibit 10

Exhibit 10.1

MINERAL PROPERTY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

MINERAL PROPERTY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT dated for reference October 30, 2005.

BETWEEN:

Joseph H. Montgomery, of 8606 Fremlin Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 3X3 (the”seller”)

AND:

High End Ventures, Inc., a body corporate, duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado and having an office at Suite 400 – 7015 MacLeod Trail, south, Calgary AB T2H 2K6 (the "Purchaser")

W H E R E A S:

A.

The Seller is the owner of certain mineral claim located in THE Victoria Mining District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia  which claim is more particularly described in Schedule "A" attached hereto which forms a material part hereof (the "Claim");

B.

The Seller has agreed to sell and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase a 100% right, interest and title in and to the Claims upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants and provisos herein contained, 

THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1.

SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS

1.1

The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser that:

(a)

The Seller is the registered and beneficial owner of the Claims and holds the right to transfer title to the Claims and to explore and develop the Claims;

(b)

The Seller holds the Claims free and clear of all liens, charges and claims of others, and the Seller has a free and unimpeded right of access to the Claims and has use of the Claims surface for the herein purposes;

(c)

The Claims have been duly and validly located and recorded in a good and miner-like manner pursuant to the laws of the Province of British Columbia and are in good standing in British Columbia as of the date of this Agreement;

(d)

There are no adverse claims or challenges against or to the Seller’s ownership of or title to any of the Claims nor to the knowledge of the Seller is there any basis therefore and there are no outstanding agreements or options to acquire or purchase the Claims or any portion thereof;

(e)

The Seller has the full right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement without first obtaining the consent of any other person or body corporate and the consummation of the transaction herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in any breach of any covenants or agreements contained in, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any encumbrance under the provisions of any indenture, agreement or other instrument whatsoever to which the Seller is a party or by which he is bound or to which he is subject; and

(f)

No proceedings are pending for, and the Seller is unaware of any basis for, the institution of any proceedings which could lead to the placing of either Seller in bankruptcy, or in any position similar to bankruptcy.

(g) 

The Seller agrees to hold all claims covered by this agreement “in trust” indefinitely in order to comply with the laws of the Province of British Columbia or until such time as Purchaser has made other arrangements.

1.2

The representations and warranties of the Seller set out in paragraph 1.1 above form a part of this Agreement and are conditions upon which the Purchaser has relied in entering into this Agreement and shall survive the acquisition of any interest in the Claims by the Purchaser.

2.

THE PURCHASER'S REPRESENTATIONS

The Purchaser warrants and represents to the Seller that it is a body corporate, duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado with full power and absolute capacity to enter into this Agreement and that the terms of this Agreement have been authorized by all necessary corporate acts and deeds in order to give effect to the terms hereof.

3.

SALE OF CLAIMS

The Seller hereby sells, grants and devises to the Purchaser a 100% undivided right, title and interest in and to the Claims in consideration Five Thousand United States Dollars, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and the Purchaser issuing 600,000 shares of the Purchaser’s common stock to the Seller upon the closing of this Agreement.

4.

CLOSING

The sale and purchase of the interest in the Claims shall be closed concurrently with the execution of this Agreement at 5:30 P.M. on October 30, 2005 at the offices of the Purchaser, or such other place and time acceptable to both parties.

5.

FORCE MAJEURE

If the Purchaser is prevented from or delayed in complying with any provisions of this Agreement by reason of strikes, labor disputes, lockouts, labor shortages, power shortages, fires, wars, acts of God, governmental regulations restricting normal operations or any other reason or reasons beyond the control of the Purchaser, the time limited for the performance of the various provisions of this Agreement as set out above shall be extended by a period of time equal in length to the period of such prevention and delay, and the Purchaser, insofar as is possible, shall promptly give written notice to the Seller of the particulars of the reasons for any prevention or delay under this section, and shall take all reasonable steps to remove the cause of such prevention or delay and shall give written notice to the Seller as soon as such cause ceases to exist.

6.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement to date between the parties hereto and supersedes every previous agreement, communication, expectation, negotiation, representation or understanding, whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

7.

NOTICE

       7.1

Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to be well and sufficiently given if delivered to the other party at its respective address first noted above, and any notice given as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been given, if delivered, when delivered, or if mailed, on the fourth business day after the date of mailing thereof.

       7.2

Either party may from time to time by notice in writing change its address for the purpose of this paragraph.

8.

RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall, except to the extent specifically authorized hereunder, be deemed to constitute either party a partner, agent or legal representative of the other party.

9.

FURTHER ASSURANCES

The parties hereto agree to do or cause to be done all acts or things necessary to implement and carry into effect the provisions and intent of this Agreement.

10.

TIME OF ESSENCE

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

11.

TITLES

The titles to the respective sections hereof shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement but shall be regarded as having been used for convenience only.

12.

NONSEVERABILITY

This Agreement shall be considered and construed as a single instrument and the failure to perform any of the terms and conditions in this Agreement shall constitute a violation or breach of the entire instrument or Agreement and shall constitute the basis for cancellation or termination.

14.

APPLICABLE LAW

The situs of the Agreement is Vancouver, British Columbia, and for all purposes this Agreement will be governed exclusively by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws prevailing in the Province of British Columbia.

15.

ENUREMENT

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed as of the day and year first above written.

HIGH END VENTURES, INC.

 

/s/ Thomas Forzani

/s/ Joseph Mongomery

     Thomas, Forzani, President

         Joseph Montgomery

SCHEDULE "A"

Don Claim, Victoria Mining District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

	CLAIM NUMBER

	UNITS

	EXPIRY DATE

	WORK REQUIREMENT

	522106

	25

	November 7, 2006

	$8,000

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