Document:

EXPLORATION AGREEMENT AND OPTION TO PURCHASE

Exhibit 10.3

MINERAL LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is executed and made effective as of the _14__ day of __April_, 2005, (the “Effective Date”), by and between HOWARD J. ADAMS, the owner of an undivided fifty per cent (50%) interest, and J. DAVID MILLER, the owner of an undivided fifty per cent (50%) interest, hereinafter collectively designated as "Owner", and TIMBERLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION, an Idaho corporation, hereinafter designated as "TRC".  Owner and TRC may be referenced collectively as the “Parties” or, singly, as a “Party.”

WHEREAS, Owner holds the entire and exclusive possessory interest, subject only to the paramount title of the United States, to the unpatented lode mining claims situated in Nye County, Nevada, known as the DOW claim group, which are hereinafter referred to as the "Property” and are more fully described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and

WHEREAS, Owner and TRC desire to enter into an Agreement whereby TRC shall have the exclusive right and privilege to explore for, develop, and mine any ores, minerals, and materials on or under the Property, and whereby TRC shall have the exclusive option to purchase a portion of Owner’s royalty interest in the Property, all on the terms and conditions as hereunder set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein expressed, the Parties agree as follows:

1.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND AREA OF INTEREST

1.1

Property Description.  The unpatented mining claims located in Nye County, Nevada, which are subject to this Agreement are described in Exhibit A attached hereto. 

1.2

Area of Interest.  Owner and TRC agree that an Area of Interest will be established around the claim group that constitutes the Property as of the Effective Date.  The Area of Interest shall be defined as that area within one mile of the exterior boundaries of the group of unpatented mining claims described in Exhibit A as of the Effective Date.  Any property acquired by either Party (the “Acquiring Party”) within the Area of Interest subsequent to the Effective Date may be included in and subject to this Agreement as if the newly acquired property (the “Additional Lands”) was listed in Exhibit A, subject to and in accordance with the following:

(a)

the Acquiring Party shall provide the other Party (the “Non-Acquiring Party”) written notice of the acquisition, including a description of the Additional Lands and copies of all location certificates or other instruments (including, without limitation, leases, purchase agreements and deeds) (the “Acquisition Documents”) pursuant to which the Additional Lands were acquired; 

(b)

if TRC is the Acquiring Party, the Additional Lands shall be deemed to be included in and subject to this Agreement as if the Additional Lands were listed in Exhibit A;

(c)

if Owner (or either of them) is the Acquiring Party, the Additional Lands shall be included in and subject to this Agreement as if the Additional Lands were listed in Exhibit A unless TRC notifies Owner, in writing, within sixty (60) days following TRC’s receipt of Owner’s notice, that TRC declines to include the Additional Lands under this Lease, in which event Owner shall be free to hold and operate such Additional Lands for its own account, free and clear of any claims by TRC; and 

(d)

if any Additional Lands made subject to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 1.2 are burdened, as of the date of acquisition, by any royalties on production (including, without limitation, any royalties created by or under the Acquisition Documents) (“Third Party Royalties”), then the royalty payments becoming due to Owner under Section 6 of this Agreement with respect to production from the Additional Lands (but not from the remainder of the Property) shall be reduced by the amount of the Third Party Royalties on such production;

(e)

Following the inclusion of Additional Lands in the Property pursuant to this Section 1.2, the Parties shall take such actions and execute such instruments (including, without limitation, an amendment to this Agreement) as either Party may desire or as may be required under the terms of the Acquisition Documents or applicable law to subject the Additional Lands and the Acquisition Documents to the terms of this Agreement.

1.3

Activities Outside the Area of Interest.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit either Party’s right to apply for or otherwise acquire, on its own behalf and without any obligation whatsoever to the other, any right, title or interest whatsoever in or to any real property or mineral interests situated outside of the Area of Interest, and such right, title and interest shall not be subject to this Agreement.

1.4

Relinquishment.  At any time and from time to time during the term of this Agreement, TRC may relinquish to Owner portions of the Property (the “Relinquished Property”) by delivering to Owner a quitclaim deed of TRC’s rights, titles and interests in the Relinquished Property under this Agreement; provided, however, that such obligation shall not extend to properties included in the Property pursuant to Section 1.2 that are held under lease or similar agreement with a third party and to whom TRC has a similar obligation to relinquish such Property.  Upon delivery of such deed, all of TRC’s right, title, interest and obligations with respect to the Relinquished Property shall terminate, except that: (1) TRC shall perform its reclamation obligations under Section 13.3, and (2) if the Relinquished Property includes unpatented mining claims and such mining claims are relinquished after July 1 of any calendar year, TRC shall be required (as provided in Section 15.3) to perform all work and make all filings and payments to the Bureau of Land Management to maintain such claims for that calendar year. 

2.

WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Owner represents and warrants to TRC that Owner owns the entire undivided interest in, and has the exclusive possession of, the Property, subject only to the paramount title of the United States; that title to the Property is free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and of all claims and demands whatsoever; and that the Owner has the full right, power, and capacity to enter into this Agreement upon the terms set forth herein.  Owner further represents and warrants to TRC that each of the individuals comprising Owner is either unmarried or his spouse is also a signatory to this Agreement. Owner agrees not to encumber title to the Property while this Agreement is in effect.  The representations, warranties and indemnities of Owner set forth above are the joint and several obligations of each of the persons and entities comprising Owner.

3.

TERM

The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of twenty (20) years from the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”) unless sooner terminated under the provisions of Section 13.  Owner grants TRC the right to renew this Agreement for an additional twenty (20) year period, or for as long as TRC explores or mines the Property, whichever is longer (the “Renewal Term”).  TRC may exercise its right to renew this Agreement by written notice to Owner given at any time prior to expiration of the Initial Term.  The Renewal Term shall be extended for all periods of force majeure, as provided in Section 12.

4.

GRANT OF LEASE AND EXPLORATION AND MINING PRIVILEGE

4.1

Grant.  Owner hereby grants to TRC, for the term specified in Section 3, a lease of the Property, including the exclusive right and privilege of entering upon the Property , to explore, prospect for and mine Minerals (defined in Section 4.2) and Mineral deposits contained upon or within the Property.  

4.2

 Definitions.  As used in this Section 4 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned in this Section 4.2:

"Explore" or "Prospect" shall have reference to entering and conducting all means and methods of search above and below the surface, with or without machinery and equipment, including, but without being limited to:

a)

Conducting geologic, geophysical, geochemical, and other exploration studies and tests.

b)

Digging or excavating pits, adits, shafts, and other types of excavation.

c)

Drilling test holes.

d)

Excavating drill hole sites, sumps, and mud pits.

e)

Constructing roads reasonably required for ingress, egress, access to work and campsites, and communication.

f)

Extracting and removing samples in non-commercial quantities for the purpose of collecting information and making analyses and tests.

g)

Building camp and other facilities to service exploration operations.

 “Mine” shall mean the mining, extracting, producing, handling, milling or other processing of Minerals, and shall include (without limitation) all preparation (other than Exploration) for the removal and recovery of Minerals, including the preparation of a feasibility study, and construction or installation of a mill or any other improvements to be used for the mining, handling, milling, processing or other beneficiation of Minerals.

“Minerals” shall mean any and all mineral substances of any nature, metallic or non-metallic, and all related ores and concentrates; excluding, however, oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances.

5.

PAYMENTS TO OWNER

5.1

TRC Shares.  Upon execution by Owner of this Agreement and a Subscription Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to TRC, TRC agrees to issue Owner a total of 8,000 shares of TRC common stock (the “TRC Shares”).. Owner acknowledges that the stock certificates evidencing the TRC Shares carry a legend indicating that the TRC Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are restricted securities.  Such securities require a one-year holding period before they can be offered for sale.  

5.2

Advance Minimum Royalties.

A.  Initial Payment. TRC has agreed to pay to Owner an initial payment of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) (the “Initial Payment”) on the Effective Date as an advance minimum royalty.  Owner acknowledges receiving Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) (the “Expense Payment”) prior to January 30, 2005, for expenses involved in recording additional claims pursuant to this Agreement and pursuant to other agreements between Owner and TRC.  Owner and TRC agree that:  (1)  Three Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3,719.50) of the Expense Payment shall be credited against the Initial Payment, (2) the adjusted Initial Payment for the first Lease Year (defined in Section 8.3), due on execution of this Agreement,  therefore shall be Eight Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Dollars and Fifty Cents ($8,280.50); and (3) the balance of the Expense Payment (i.e., Six Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Dollars and Fifty Cents [$6,280.50]) shall be Exploration Expenditures under Section 8.2 of this Agreement and shall be fully credited against the work commitment for the first Lease Year under Section 8.1 of this Agreement.

B. Subsequent Payments.  Unless this Agreement has been terminated prior to the dates set forth below, TRC agrees to pay Owner, as an advance minimum royalty, the following on 

or before the due date:

April 1, 2006 and annually thereafter

$10,000

All advance minimum royalty payments made under Section 5.2A and this Section 5.2B.shall be fully creditable against production royalties that may become due Owner under Section 6 of this Agreement regardless of whether such production royalties accrue or are made in the same or any subsequent year as the year in which the advance minimum royalty is paid.  

In the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in Section 13, TRC shall have no obligation to make any payment set forth above that occurs after the Agreement has been terminated: however, Owner shall be entitled to receive (and TRC shall be liable for) advance minimum royalties, if any, that have accrued but have not been paid prior to such termination.

C.

 Manner of Payment.  All payments required to be made by TRC to Owner may be made in currency, by draft, or by check of TRC or its agent (at the option of TRC), and said payments shall be made to Owner in the manner and at the addresses specified in Section 16. 

6.

ROYALTIES

6.1

Production Royalty.  Subject to Section 7 of this Agreement, TRC agrees to pay to Owner, as a production royalty (the “Royalty”), Three Percent (3%) of the Net Smelter Returns (gold equivalent) (defined in Section 6.2) upon all Minerals mined and removed from the Property. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Royalty shall be payable only with respect to Minerals that are ultimately and actually recovered and for which TRC receives payment or consideration. TRC shall have no obligation to pay any Royalty whatsoever on Minerals extracted from the Property for testing purposes, including without limitation for bulk samples, assays, geochemical analyses, amenability to milling and recovery determinations, pilot plant tests and test trommel operations unless and until the same are subsequently sold.  

6.2

Net Smelter Returns.  The term "Net Smelter Returns" as used herein shall mean the actual sale proceeds received by TRC from the sale of Minerals to a smelter, refinery or other processor (as reported on the smelter settlement sheet) less the following expenses actually incurred and borne by TRC: (i) the actual costs of freighting or transporting said Minerals from the mine or mill to the point or points of sale (including, without limitation, costs of loading transporting and insuring the ores, metals, minerals and concentrates in transit), unless already deducted by the purchaser; (ii) all charges and costs of or relating to milling, smelting and refining, (including, without limitation, processing, sampling, assaying, and weighing charges), unless already deducted by the purchaser; (iii) all sales, use, gross receipts, severance, and other taxes, if any, payable with respect to the severance, production, removal, sale or disposition of  Minerals from the Property, but excluding any taxes on net income, unless already deducted by the purchaser; (iv) any royalty, production or other similar or related payment or fee that is now or that may in the future be assessed by any federal, state or local governmental entity with respect to the production, processing or sale of such Minerals; (v) Third Party Royalties under Section 1.2(d); and (vi)  any payment to third parties in satisfaction of the royalty, rental or other obligations that are specifically described and identified in Exhibit A hereto (but excluding payments in satisfaction 

of royalty, rental or other obligations that are not identified in Exhibit A, which payments, if any, shall give rise to rights of TRC arising elsewhere in this Agreement, including without limitation in Sections 2, 11.2, 11.4, and 11.9).  In the event such smelter or other processor is owned or controlled by TRC or any of its affiliates, charges, costs and penalties for such operations shall mean (for the purposes of calculating Net Smelter Returns) the amount that TRC would have incurred if such operations were carried out at facilities not owner or controlled by TRC then offering comparable services for comparable products on prevailing terms.

6.3      Payments.  

 A.  Generally.  Royalty payments shall be made by TRC, in accordance with Section 16, on or before the last day of each accounting month of TRC for all Minerals sold during the preceding accounting month by TRC.    

B.  Provisional Payments.  In the event that any Royalty becomes due and payable hereunder prior to final settlement with a smelter, refiner or other bona fide purchaser, or prior to TRC’s final determination, in accordance with Section 15.4, of all of the facts necessary to calculate the amount of Royalty payable to Owner with respect to commingled Minerals, then TRC shall pay to Owner a provisional Royalty based upon TRC's then current estimates of such facts and the preliminary settlement with the smelter, refiner or other bona fide purchaser. Payments of provisional Royalty shall be subject to subsequent adjustment in accordance with Section 6.3.C.

C. Adjustments.  In the event that TRC determines that any Royalty payment made pursuant to this Agreement was underpaid or overpaid, then TRC shall correct such overpayment or underpayment by adjustment to the amount of any subsequent payment.

D. Statement. At such time as TRC makes any payment of Royalty or provisional Royalty to Owner, TRC shall provide Owner brief written statement setting forth the manner in which such payment of Royalty or provisional Royalty was calculated.

6.4

Audits.  All Royalty payments made during each calendar year shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of TRC with respect thereto, unless Owner gives TRC written notice describing and setting forth a specific objection to the determination thereof within sixty (60) days following the end of the calendar year during which such Royalty payments were paid. During the sixty (60) days period, Owner shall have the right, upon reasonable notice and at a reasonable time, to have TRC’s accounts and records relating to the calculation of the Royalty paid during such calendar year audited by an independent certified public accountant acceptable to Owner and TRC.  If such audit determines that there has been a deficiency or an excess in the payment(s) made to Owner, such deficiency or excess shall be resolved by adjusting the next monthly Royalty payment due hereunder, or by direct payment if no monthly production royalty payment follows the audit determination, or such payment is insufficient to fully adjust for such deficiency or excess.  Owner shall pay all costs of such audit unless a deficiency of ten percent (10%) or more of the amount due to Owner is determined to exist.  TRC shall pay the costs of such audit if a deficiency of ten percent (10%) or more of the amount due to Owner is determined to exist.  All books and records used by TRC to calculate 

Royalty due hereunder shall be kept in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied.  Failure on the part of Owner to make a claim on TRC for adjustment within the sixty (60) days period shall establish the correctness and preclude the filing of exceptions thereto or making of claims for adjustment thereon.

7.

OPTION TO PURCHASE ROYALTY INTEREST

7.1

Option.  Owner hereby grants to TRC, and TRC shall have, the exclusive right and option to purchase up to two percent (2%) of 8/8ths of Owner’s Royalty under Section 6.1 as provided in Section 7.2 and Section 7.3.

7.2

Deemed Purchase.  If, pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, TRC performs a minimum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000) worth of Exploration Expenditures (defined in Section 8.2) on, within, or for the benefit of the Property prior to October 1, 2008, then the TRC shall be deemed to have purchased from Owner an undivided one percent (1%) of 8/8ths of Owner’s Royalty, following which:  (i) Owner’s Royalty interest under Section 6.1 shall be reduced by one per cent (1%) of 8/8ths of the Net Smelter Returns; and (ii) upon request by TRC, Owner shall deliver to TRC a duly executed and acknowledged assignment, in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B, of a total one percent (1%) Net Smelter Return Royalty interest in the Property.  If such deemed purchase is made prior to TRC’s exercise of its option and the subsequent Closing under Section 7.3, then, following such deemed purchase and prior to TRC’s exercise of its option and the subsequent Closing under Section 7.3, the Royalty accruing under this Agreement shall be owned and paid as follows:

Owner:  two percent (2%) of Net Smelter Returns 

TRC:     one percent (1%) of Net Smelter Returns.  

If such deemed purchase is made after TRC’s exercise of its option and the subsequent Closing under Section 7.3, then, following such deemed purchase, the Royalty accruing under this Agreement shall be owned and paid as follows:

Owner:  two percent (2%) of Net Smelter Returns 

TRC:     one percent (1%) of Net Smelter Returns.  

7.3

Option to Purchase.     At any time during the term of this Agreement and in addition to its rights under Section 7.2, TRC shall have the exclusive right to purchase from Owner a one per cent (1%) of 8/8ths of Owner’s Royalty interest for a cash payment of  One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) (the “Option Price”).  In the event that TRC desires to exercise such right and option, it shall deliver written notice of exercise to Owner, following Owner’s receipt of which the closing of the purchase and sale of the one percent (1.0%) Royalty interest (the “Closing”) shall be held at 10:00 a.m. on the date that is ten (10) days following Owner’s receipt of the notice of exercise, at a location in Reno, Nevada, specified by TRC in its notice, unless the Parties otherwise mutually agree.  At the Closing, the following shall occur:   (i) TRC shall deliver to Owner a cashiers’ check or certified funds in the amount of the Option Price; and (ii) Owner shall deliver to TRC a duly executed and acknowledged assignment, in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B, of a total one percent (1%) Net Smelter Return 

Royalty interest in the Property.  

If, as provided in Section 7.2, such purchase is made prior to TRC’s performance of One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000) worth of Exploration Expenditures, then, following the Closing, the Royalty accruing under this Agreement shall be owned and paid as follows:

Owner:  two percent (2%) of Net Smelter Returns 

TRC:     one percent (1%) of Net Smelter Returns.  

If, as provided in Section 7.2, such purchase is made after TRC has performed One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000) worth of Exploration Expenditures, then, following the Closing, the Royalty accruing under this Agreement shall be owned and paid as follows:

Owner:  one percent (1%) of Net Smelter Returns 

TRC:     two percent (2%) of Net Smelter Returns.  

8.

 WORK COMMITMENT

8.1

Work Commitment.   TRC agrees to conduct a minimum of  Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) of exploration work on or for the benefit of the Property during the first Lease Year, and a minimum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for each  Lease Year thereafter (defined in Section 8.3) until such time as Minerals are being mined from the Property in commercial quantities.  All Exploration Expenditures (defined in Section 8.2) in excess of the required annual amounts may be carried forward and credited toward the subsequent Lease Year’s work commitment, and all expenditures may be made on or for the benefit of the Property.  At Owner’s request, TRC shall produce an accounting of monies spent on the Property for exploration work and included in Exploration Expenditures.   

8.2

Exploration Expenditures.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “Exploration Expenditures” shall mean and include all direct and indirect costs incurred on or for the benefit of the Property and for Exploration and Prospecting (as defined in Section 4), and for payments authorized, expressly or implicitly, pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the following:  (a) costs of surveying (including, without limitation, geophysical, geochemical and geomagnetic surveys), mapping, exploration, prospecting, sampling, bulk sampling, drilling, and trenching; (b) costs of operations and payments in connection with obtaining or maintaining exploration or similar or related permits, licenses, approvals, consents or authorizations; (c) costs of  conducting required environmental, wildlife or similar, related or associated studies, reports, analyses or documents; (d) costs of any filing, recording, or other fees paid to perfect or maintain the Property, including, but not limited to, all payments made to the Bureau of Land Management to file,  perfect and maintain the claims comprising the Property; and (e) all other costs incurred in the conduct of other activities that are incidental to, in furtherance of, in preparation for or associated with any or all of the foregoing; provided, however, that the term “Exploration Expenditures” shall not include off-site office or overhead charges.

8.3

Lease Year.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Lease Year” shall mean and refer to the period commencing on April 1 of a calendar year and ending on March 31 of the 

following calendar year.  .   

8.4

Payment in Lieu.  In the event that TRC fails to perform the minimum work requirement for any particular Lease Year, TRC may elect, at its sole discretion, to pay Owner the difference between the annual work commitment as set forth in Section 8.1for the Lease Year in question and the value of the work actually performed during that Lease Year (together with any applicable credit for excess work performed during any previous Lease Year) and, upon such payment, TRC shall be deemed to have satisfied in full the minimum work requirement for that lease year.   In the event TRC fails to perform the minimum work requirements for any particular Lease Year and elects not to make the payment described in the immediately preceding sentence, and subject to TRC’s right to contest the default under Section 13.2, Owner may declare this Agreement terminated by providing written notice thereof to TRC within sixty (60) days after expiration of the Lease Year in question.  If TRC does not timely contest the default or, having timely contested the default, is found by the arbitrators under Section 14 to be in default, Owner’s right of termination shall be the sole remedy and relief available to Owner, and TRC shall not otherwise be liable or responsible for its failure to perform the minimum work requirement.

9.

ACCESS AND INSPECTION

Owner or his duly authorized representatives shall be permitted to enter on the Property and the workings thereon of TRC at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspection, but in such a manner as not to unreasonably hinder the operations of TRC. Owner shall indemnify and hold harmless TRC from and against all claims, demands and liabilities arising from or relating to such entry or inspection, except to the extent caused by TRC’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

10.

DELIVERY OF DATA

Upon written request given by Owner to TRC within thirty (30) days following termination of this Agreement by either Party, TRC shall furnish Owner, within sixty (60) days of TRC’s receipt of such request, copies of all basic maps, drill logs, engineering and geological data, and other factual data and factual material pertaining to the Property prepared by TRC; provided, however, that:  (1) TRC shall be under no obligation whatsoever to provide Owner with any interpretive or financial information or any information regarding proprietary techniques or processes, and in the event any such information is inadvertently provided to Owner, Owner shall maintain the same as confidential; (2) Owner shall rely and act on all information provided by TRC at Owner’s sole risk; and (3) TRC shall have no liability on account of any such information received or acted on by Owner.  TRC agrees to allow Owner or its agent (duly authorized in writing) to examine, at its place of storage,  any core or drill cuttings from the Property that were retained by TRC after termination of this Agreement.  TRC agrees to notify Owner if TRC chooses to discard any core or cuttings, whereupon Owner shall have thirty (30) days within which to remove, at Owner’s sole cost, such core or cuttings as Owner chooses to remove.  TRC shall not be liable for the loss or destruction of core or cuttings not removed within the said thirty (30) day period.

11.

TITLE 

11.1

Provision of Information.  Upon request by TRC, Owner shall promptly furnish to TRC copies of all information in its possession or under its control relating to title to or description of the Property, including without limitation copies of all abstracts and certificates of title, title insurance policies, commitments for title insurance, title reports, memoranda or opinions of counsel, certificates of location, amendments or relocation, prior deeds, contracts, applications for patent, proofs of labor, maps, surveys and documents filed with any local, state or federal governmental agency. TRC shall reimburse Owner for the costs of such copies. Upon execution of this Agreement, Owner shall provide to TRC any and all information in its possession or under its control regarding any existing or past industrial, milling, manufacturing, waste storage, exploration, development, mining, processing or beneficiating use of the Property. Pursuant to this Section 11.1, Owner shall only be obligated to provide to TRC information that is in its possession or under its control, and Owner shall not be obligated to obtain or provide any other information or documents.

11.2

  Title Defects and Cure.  If --  (1) in the opinion of TRC’s counsel, Owner’s title is defective or less than as represented in Section 2, or (2) Owner’s title is contested or questioned by any person, entity, or governmental agency -- and if Owner is unable or unwilling to promptly correct the defects or alleged defects in title, TRC may attempt, with all reasonable dispatch, to perfect, defend, or initiate litigation to protect Owner’s title.  In that event, Owner shall execute all documents and shall take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to assist TRC in its efforts to perfect, defend, or protect Owner’s title.  If title is less than as represented in Section 2, then (and only then) the costs and expenses of perfecting, defending, or correcting title (including, but without being limited to, the cost of attorney’s fees and the cost of releasing or satisfying any mortgages, liens, and encumbrances), shall be a credit against payments thereafter to be made to Owner under the provisions of Section 5 and 6, unless the encumbrance or dispute arises from TRC’s failure to perform obligations hereunder (in which case such costs shall be borne by TRC).

11.3

Amendment and Relocation.  TRC shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to relocate, amend or abandon the location of any of the mining claims included in the Property whenever TRC deems such action desirable in order to perfect the mining claims, cure defective locations, include additional ground in the mining claims, convert the mining claims to mill sites or for any other reason. Any such relocation, amendment or abandonment shall be made by TRC as agent for and in the name of Owner, except to the extent such mining claims are part of the Additional Lands included in this Agreement pursuant to Section 1.2 and such claims are owned by a third party. Any new locations resulting from such actions or relocations shall be deemed part of the Property and shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  TRC shall have the right to credit against any and all payments to Owner under this Agreement all costs and expenses incurred by TRC in connection with any amendment, relocation or abandonment pursuant to this Section 11.3.   

11.4

Lesser Interest.  If the rights and title granted hereunder are less than the rights and full undivided title to the Property as represented in Section 2, then:  (a) all payments to be made to the Owner hereunder shall be reduced to the same proportion thereof as the undivided rights and 

title granted hereunder; and (2) TRC shall be entitled to offset, against subsequent advance minimum royalties and Royalty payments payable to Owner under this Agreement, the amount of all payments made to Owner in excess of Owner’s proper proportionate share prior to such time as it is determined that Owner owns less than the full undivided title to the Property.

11.5

No Limitation.  Nothing herein contained and no notice or action that may be taken under this Section 11 shall limit or detract from TRC’s right to terminate this Agreement at any time.

11.6

Patent. Upon request by TRC, Owner shall deliver to TRC a full and irrevocable power of attorney authorizing TRC to apply for a United States mineral patent for all or any of the mining claims included in the Property, and Owner agrees not to object to, protest or adverse such application. If TRC, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects to apply for such a patent, application shall be made in Owner's name (unless the mining claims are Additional Lands owned by a third party). Upon request by TRC, Owner shall execute any and all documents in connection with the patent application. Any mineral patent issued with respect to the Property shall become part of the Property subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

11.7

Liability.  Lessee at any time may withdraw from or discontinue any action, activity or application undertaken or initiated by it pursuant to Section 11.2, 11.3, or 11.6. Lessee shall not be liable to Owner in any way if Owner is unsuccessful in, withdraws from or discontinues any such action, activity or application.

11.8

Additional and After-Acquired Title. If Owner now owns or subsequently acquires any further right, title or interest in or to the Property, Owner shall promptly provide TRC with written notice thereof, and such right, title and interest shall, without payment of additional consideration, become part of the Property subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

11.9

Third Party Claims.   In the event that any person or entity (other than Owner) claims or asserts or appears to hold any right, title or interest whatsoever in or to the Property (including without limitation the minerals in, on or under the Property) production therefrom or this Agreement, then the following shall apply: (i) TRC may deposit in a special escrow account any payments otherwise due Owner; (ii) the sum deposited shall remain in the special escrow account until the claim or controversy is resolved or until there has been a final determination by a court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and all appeals have been exhausted or periods of appeal have expired; and (iii) TRC shall have the right to deduct from any advance minimum royalties or Royalty Payments to Owner any amounts that TRC is required to pay to such third parties or that TRC reasonably elects to pay such third parties in satisfaction of their claims.

12.

FORCE MAJEURE

TRC shall be excused from the performance of its obligations of every kind under this Agreement during such period or periods as performance may be rendered impossible by force majeure, with the exception of the making of any payments due as provided in Sections 5, 6 and 

Section 7.  The time for performance of any obligation shall be extended for a period of time during which such performance was excused by reason of such force majeure.  In addition, the Renewal Term shall be extended for all periods of force majeure. Force majeure shall mean war or war conditions, fire or acts of nature, strikes or other labor controversies, accident, riots or civil commotion, casualty, government regulation or interference, inability to obtain labor, material, or equipment on the open market, delay in transportation, plant breakdown, or any other cause not reasonably within the control of TRC and which, by the exercise of due diligence, TRC is unable, wholly or in part, to prevent or overcome.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, TRC shall not be required to settle any strikes or labor disputes.

13. 

TERMINATION

13.1

By TRC.  TRC shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving Owner written notice of TRC's election to so terminate.  Upon the giving of such notice, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without further action of the parties, and TRC shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder other than such as have accrued prior to the date of such termination and those specified in Section 13.3. 

13.2

Default/Termination by Owner.  If TRC shall be in default in making any payment or performing any other obligation herein, Owner may give written notice to TRC of such default, setting forth in such notice the nature and details of such default.  Except as provided in Section 8.4 with respect to the annual work commitment, TRC shall have fifteen (15) days after receiving a notice of default to remedy a default in payment, and thirty (30) days after receiving a notice of default with respect to any other default in which to commence to cure such default and thereafter to diligently prosecute such cure until completion. If TRC fails to cure to cure or commence to cure the default within the times specified, or if TRC fails to contest such default by written notice to Owner within fifteen (15) days after receiving a notice of default from Owner, Owner may terminate this Agreement by written notice to TRC.  If TRC contests the existence of a default, the Parties shall submit the matter to arbitration in accordance with Section 14 of this Agreement.  If TRC disputes the default and the matter is submitted to arbitration, this Agreement and all rights granted to TRC under this Agreement shall not be terminated in whole or in part by Owner unless the arbitrators determine that TRC is in default and thereafter TRC fails to cure the default within the period specified in the arbitral decision or sixty (60) days after such default has been confirmed in arbitration, whichever is longer.   

13.3

Removal of Equipment/ Reclamation.  Following a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3, 13.1 or 13.2, TRC shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder other than such as have accrued prior to the date of such termination, except as provided in this Section 13.3.  TRC shall have one hundred and twenty (120) days from the termination of the Agreement to remove all structures, machinery, equipment, and other property of every description placed upon the Property, provided that TRC shall not remove any underground ladders or timbers or stulls required for support of mine openings.  Drill, mining, and other roads, sites, and excavations, made by TRC shall be left in safe condition, and said safe condition shall be in full and complete accordance and compliance with all federal, state, county, and local regulations and ordinances pertaining to reclamation and the environment.  

13.4

Survival.  Owner’s representations and warranties under Section 2, TRC’s rights under Section 13.3, and such other provisions of this Agreement as may be necessary to effectuate the intention of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3, 13.1 or 13.2.

14.

ARBITRATION

Any controversy or claim arising out of, or in relation to, this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  The arbitrator(s) shall identify the prevailing party and shall award to the prevailing party its legal fees and other costs incurred in resolving the claim or dispute.  Any related hearing or other proceeding shall be held in Reno, Nevada.  The arbitrator(s) shall either be as mutually agreed by the Parties within thirty (30) days after written notice from either Party requesting arbitration, or failing agreement, shall be selected under the expedited AAA Rules provided, that the arbitrators so selected shall be knowledgeable with respect to the mining industry. 

15.

OPERATIONS AND RELATED RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

15.1

Conduct of Operations.  TRC shall conduct its operations hereunder in a good and miner-like manner, and shall endeavor in good faith to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Nothing contained herein shall be construed, and no covenants shall be implied, to require TRC to open or develop any mine or mines on the Property or to perform any exploration, development, or other work thereon at any time that TRC in its discretion determines not to conduct such activities, so long as TRC complies with the express requirements of this Agreement. Whether or not any such exploration, development, mining or other activities shall at any time (whether during the Initial Term or the Renewal Term of this Agreement) be conducted and the location, manner, method, extent, rate and timing of such activities shall be determined within the sole and absolute discretion of TRC.  Whenever TRC deems it necessary or advisable, it may discontinue or resume exploration, or development, from time to time during the term hereof. 

15.2

Protection from Liens.  TRC agrees to pay all expenses incurred by it in its operations hereunder and to permit no liens arising from any act of TRC to remain upon the Property, and to indemnify Owner against any liability to third persons resulting from TRC’s operations hereunder. 

15.3

Annual Requirements.  TRC agrees to perform all work, filings, and payments required to maintain the Property pursuant to Federal, State, or County laws or regulations during the term of this Agreement.  TRC agrees to pay all annual fees required to maintain the Property to the Bureau of Land Management prior to July 1 of each lease year, and to provide Owner with evidence of such payment.  In the event TRC relinquishes any claims included in the Property pursuant to Section 1.4 prior to July 1 of any year, TRC shall have the obligations set forth in Section 1.4.  All costs incurred under this Section 15.3 shall be Exploration Expenditures.  

15.4

Commingling.  TRC shall have the right of mixing or commingling, at any location 

and either underground, or at the surface, any ores, metals, minerals or mineral products from the Property and other properties, provided that TRC shall determine the weight or volume of, sample, and analyze all such ores, metals, minerals or mineral products before the same are so mixed, or commingled.  The weight or volume, and the analysis so derived, shall be used as the basis of allocation of Net Smelter Return production royalties payable to Owner under this Agreement in the event of a sale by TRC of Minerals so mixed or commingled.  

15.5

Cross-Mining Rights and Vertical Boundaries.  TRC shall have cross-mining rights involving ores and minerals, waste materials, water, ventilation, mining machinery, mining equipment, and mining supplies as may be necessary, useful or convenient from time to time in the conduct of mining operations in, upon, or under the Property or in, upon, or under other properties owned or controlled by TRC in the area.  Owner and TRC agree that vertical boundaries shall be applicable in determining ownership of Minerals and other materials from the Property.

15.6

Permits and Approvals. Owner understands that TRC may make efforts to obtain permits, licenses, rights, approvals or authorizations from governmental or private persons or entities in connection with the exercise by TRC of its rights under this Agreement. Upon request by TRC, Owner shall assist and cooperate fully with TRC in any such endeavors, including without limitation by the execution of pertinent documents.

16. 

NOTICES AND PAYMENTS

16.1

Notices.  Any notice required to be given to Owner hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

J. David Miller

13555 Stoneybrook

Reno, Nevada 89511

And

Howard J. Adams

4756 Pine Knolls Lane

Reno, Nevada 89521

and any notice given to TRC shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

Timberline Resources Corporation

P.O. Box 5034

Spokane, WA 99205

or to such other addresses as hereafter shall be forwarded in writing by either party from time to time.

Except as otherwise provided herein, service or notice or delivery of information shall be effective and complete upon personal delivery, or upon the deposit thereof in the United States mail 

with postage prepaid and addressed as aforesaid.

16.2

Payments.  Owner, for itself and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, agrees that there shall at all times be kept in force with TRC a designation, in writing and duly acknowledged, of the name and address of one agent to receive all payments due hereunder and to acknowledge receipt of same.  TRC may require reasonable evidence that any such designation is duly executed and acknowledged by and delivered on behalf of all the then Owners.  TRC shall not be obliged to deliver more than one check for each payment that becomes due under this Agreement except to replace a check lost or destroyed.  Until the agent designated to receive payments on behalf of Owner is changed as herein provided, TRC shall discharge its obligations to make payments hereunder by tending payment to the agent last duly designated hereunder by Owner. 

17.

TAXES. 

17.1

­Real and Personal Property Taxes.  During the term of this Agreement, TRC shall pay all ad valorem and real property taxes and assessments levied upon, assessed against or relating to the Property and all taxes and assessments levied or assessed upon or against the personal property of TRC or Owner located on or about the Property; provided, that TRC may credit all such taxes paid by it against any and all payments to Owner.  

17.2

Taxes Related to Operations.  During the term of this Agreement, TRC shall pay all taxes, assessments and fees imposed or assessed in connection with the production of Minerals from the Property or other activities of TRC pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, any net proceeds, production, occupation, sales, severance, privilege, or other similar or related taxes. All such taxes shall be deducted from Net Smelter Returns as provided in Section 6.2.  

17.3

Limitations. TRC shall not be obligated to pay any taxes assessments or fees under this Section 17 that are allocable to portions of any year in which this Agreement is not in force. Each of TRC and Owner shall be responsible for payment of income taxes on their own respective incomes.

17.4

Cooperation. Owner shall promptly furnish to TRC all bills, demands, notices or statements received by Owner that relate to any tax, assessment or fee described in this Section 17.

18.

GENERAL

18.1

Memorandum.  The Parties to this Agreement shall execute and record, in the real property records of Mineral County, Nevada, a Memorandum of this Agreement.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and the Memorandum, this Agreement shall control. 

18.2

Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, and by the laws, rules and regulations of the United States of America applicable to the 

location and possession of, and title to, the mining claims subject hereto.  

18.3

Severability and Construction.  In the event that any court or administrative body (including, for purposes of this Agreement, any arbitrators under Section 14) of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable, illegal or in conflict with any federal, state, or local law, the Parties shall petition (or shall hereby be deemed to have petitioned) such court or administrative body to reform such provision in such a way as to carry out the intent of the Parties to the maximum extent permissible. However, if the court or administrative body declines to so act, such provision shall be considered severable from the rest of this Agreement the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain unaffected and in full force and effect, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if it did not contain such provision.  The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall be disregarded in construing this Agreement.

18.4

Whole Agreement.  This Agreement and the attached Exhibits set forth the entire, complete and final agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior negotiations and agreements between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, including but not limited to the Letter of Intent and the Original Lease insofar as the Letter of Intent and the Original Lease relate to the Property.  

18.5

Assignments and Transfers.  This Agreement and the terms and the conditions hereof shall be freely assignable and shall be binding upon and extend to the successors, heirs, and assigns of the Parties; provided, however, that no transfer, assignment, or division of the advance minimum royalties, Royalty or other monies payable or the rights hereunder, however accomplished, shall operate to enlarge the obligations or diminish the rights of the Parties.  Upon an assignment or transfer, the assigning Party shall give written notice of such assignment to the non-assigning Party, specifying therein the name(s) of the assignee and the rights, titles and interests assigned.

18.5

Perpetuities.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary (including without limitation the provisions of Section 12 pertaining to force majeure), any right or option to acquire any interest in real or personal property under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Royalty interests under Section 7) must be exercised, if at all, so as to vest such interest in the acquirer within twenty-one (21) years after the Effective Date.

18.6

Legal Advice.  Owner expressly acknowledges that it has sought (or has had the opportunity to seek) the advice of Owner’s own legal counsel to assist Owner in negotiating and reviewing this Agreement. Owner expressly acknowledges that Owner is not relying on any oral or written statement (not expressly set forth in this Agreement) made by TRC, its officers, employees or agents regarding any matters pertaining to this Agreement.

18.7

Binding Effect.  All covenants, conditions and terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to run with the land and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors, personal representatives and assigns.

18.8

Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which taken 

together shall constitute a single and complete contract.

EXHIBIT "A"

To Mineral Lease Agreement Between 

Howard J. Adams and J. David Miller and

Timberline Resources Corporation

Unpatented Lode Mining Claims (the “Property”)

Nye County, Nevada

	CLAIM NAME

	LOCATION DATE

	BLM NMC  #

	COUNTY RECORDING #

	DOW-01

	1/31/05

	NMC 889344

	615519

	DOW-02

	1/31/05

	NMC 889345

	615520

	DOW-03

	12/31/05

	NMC 889346

	615521

	DOW-05

	1/31/05

	NMC 889347

	615522

	DOW-06

	1/31/05

	NMC 889348

	615523

	DOW-07

	1/31/05

	NMC 889349

	615524

	DOW-08

	1/31/05

	NMC 889350

	615525

	DOW-09

	1/31/05

	NMC 889351

	615526

	DOW-10

	1/31/05

	NMC 889352

	615527

	DOW-12

	1/31/05

	NMC 889353

	615528

	DOW-14

	1/31/05

	NMC 889354

	615529

	DOW-16

	1/31/05

	NMC 889355

	615530

	DOW-17

	1/31/05

	NMC 889357

	615532

	DOW-18

	1/31/05

	NMC 889356

	615531

	DOW-19

	1/31/05

	NMC 889358

	615533

	DOW-21

	1/31/05

	NMC 889359

	615534

	DOW-23

	1/31/05

	NMC 889360

	615535

	DOW-25

	1/31/05

	NMC 889361

	615536

	DOW-27

	1/31/05

	NMC 889362

	615537

	DOW-29

	1/31/05

	NMC 889363

	615538

	DOW-31

	1/31/05

	NMC 889364

	615539

	DOW-33

	1/31/05

	NMC 889365

	615540

   

EXHIBIT B

To Mineral Lease Agreement Between 

Howard J. Adams and J. David Miller and

Timberline Resources Corporation

ASSIGNMENT OF ROYALTY INTEREST

This Assignment is made this ____ day of ________________, _____, between  HOWARD J. ADAMS, the owner of an undivided fifty per cent (50%) interest, and J. DAVID MILLER, the owner of an undivided fifty per cent (50%) interest, jointly designated herein as "Assignor", and TIMBERLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION, an Idaho corporation, whose address is P.O. Box 5034, Spokane, Washington 99205, as “Assignee.”

Assignor, as “Owner,” and Assignee are parties to that certain Mineral Lease Agreement dated effective as of April 28, 2004 (the “Agreement”), a Memorandum of which was recorded in the ________ County, Nevada, real property records on _______________, 2005, as Reception No. _____, in Book ______, at Page _____, with respect to the unpatented mining claims (the “Property”) situated in _________ County, Nevada, that are more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A.   All capitalized terms used in this Assignment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, unless otherwise defined in this Assignment.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Assignee agreed to pay to Assignor, as Owner, three percent (3%) of Net Smelter Returns upon all minerals mined and removed from the Property (the “Production Royalty”), and Assignor, as Owner, granted TRC the option to purchase  or otherwise acquire up to two-thirds of the Production Royalty.

Assignee has completed the requisite Exploration Expenditures prior to October 1, 2006 and is deemed to have purchased from Assignor one percent of 8/8ths of the Production Royalty.  OR   Assignee has exercised its option to purchase from Owner one percent of  8/8ths of the Production Royalty, and has paid to Assignor, as Owner the Option Price, the receipt and sufficiency of which Assignor acknowledges.  [NOTE:  If Assignee already has acquired a one percent interest by virtue of having made the Exploration Expenditures, then an additional recital should be inserted prior to “Assignee has exercised its option....,” which recital will read:  “Pursuant to the Agreement, upon completion by Assignee of certain Exploration Expenditures, Assignor previously has conveyed to Assignee one percent of 8/8ths of the Production Royalty.”] 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, Assignor hereby assigns and conveys to Assignee an undivided one percent of  8/8ths of the Production Royalty, it being understood and agreed that, from and after the date of this Assignment, the Production Royalty shall be owned as follows:

Assignor:  an undivided two percent (2%) of Net Smelter Returns 

Assignee:  an undivided one percent (1%) of Net Smelter Returns

[NOTE:  If Assignee previously has been assigned one percent of 8/8ths of the Production Royalty, the above should be changed to read as follows:

Assignor:  an undivided one percent (1%) of Net Smelter Returns 

Assignee:  an undivided two percent (2%) of Net Smelter Returns]

Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee that it is the owns the Production Royalty herein assigned to Assignee free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims of third parties.

Executed as of the date first set forth above.

ASSIGNOR:      _______________________________

J. David Miller

ASSIGNOR:      _______________________________

Howard J. Adams

                                                          

ASSIGNEE:

TIMBERLINE  RESOURCES CORPORATION,

 an Idaho corporation    

         

________________________________

By: Stephen Goss, President

                                                            

                                                            

STATE OF NEVADA

COUNTY OF ______________

On this, the ____ day of _______________, 20__, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared J. David Miller, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

IN WITNESS THEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.

My Commission Expires:

____________________              

                         Notary Public

STATE OF NEVADA

COUNTY OF __________________

On this, the _____ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared Howard J. Adams, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes contained therein.

IN WITNESS THEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.

My Commission Expires:

________________________

Notary Public

STATE OF WASHINGTON

COUNTY OF SPOKANE

On this, the _____ day of ________________, 20__, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared Stephen Goss, known to me to be the President of Timberline Resources Corporation and the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes contained therein on behalf of the corporation.

IN WITNESS THEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.

My Commission Expires:

________________________

Notary PublicEXPLORATION AGREEMENT AND OPTION TO PURCHASE

Exhibit 10.4

MINERAL LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made effective as of the 10th day of March, 2004, by and between A.E. Saucier, doing business as Sedi-Met, Inc., hereinafter designated as "Owner", and TIMBERLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION, an Idaho corporation, hereinafter designated as "TRC".  

WHEREAS, Owner holds an exclusive possessory interest, subject to the paramount title of the United States, to the unpatented lode mining claims situated in  Mineral County, Nevada, known as the OM claims, which are hereinafter referred to as the "Property” and are more fully described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto,  and

WHEREAS, Owner and TRC desire to enter into an Agreement whereby TRC shall have the exclusive right and privilege to explore for, develop, and mine any ores, minerals, and material on or under the Property, and whereby TRC shall have the exclusive option to purchase a portion of Owner’s royalty interest in the Property, all on the terms and conditions as hereunder set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein expressed, the parties agree as follows:

1.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND AREA OF INTEREST

The OM group of unpatented lode mining claims located in Mineral County, Nevada which are subject to this Agreement are described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto. 

Owner and TRC agree that an Area of Interest will be established around the claim group that constitutes the Property.  The Area of Interest shall be defined as that area within one mile of the exterior boundaries of the group of unpatented mining claims described in Exhibit “A”.  Any property acquired by TRC within the Area of Interest shall be included in and subject to this Agreement as if the newly acquired property was listed in Exhibit “A”. 

2.

WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Owner represents and warrants to TRC that Owner owns and has the exclusive possession of the Property; that title to the Property is free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and of all claims and demands whatsoever; and that the Owner has the full right, power, and capacity to enter into this Agreement upon the terms set forth herein.  Owner agrees not to encumber title to the Property while this Agreement is in effect.

3.

TERM

The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of twenty (20) years from the effective date hereof unless sooner terminated under the provisions of Section 13.  Owner grants TRC the right to renew this Agreement for an additional twenty (20) year period, or for as long as TRC explores or mines the Property, whichever is longer.

4.

GRANT OF EXPLORATION AND MINING PRIVILEGE

Owner hereby grants to TRC, for the term specified in Section 3, the privilege of entering upon the Property described in Exhibit "A", with the exclusive right and privilege to explore, prospect for and mine mineral deposits contained upon or within the Property.   Owner further grants to TRC, the exclusive right to exercise its option to purchase a portion of Owner’s royalty interest in the Property, as specified in Section 7 herein, at any time prior to termination or expiration of this Agreement. "Explore" or "Prospect" shall have reference to entering and conducting all means and methods of search above and below the surface, with or without machinery and equipment, including, but without being limited to:

a)

Conducting geologic, geophysical, geochemical, and other exploration studies and tests.

b)

Digging or excavating pits, adits, shafts, and other types of excavation.

c)

Drilling test holes.

d)

Excavating drill hole sites, sumps, and mud pits.

e)

Constructing roads reasonably required for ingress, egress, access to work and camp sites, and communication.

f)

Extracting and removing samples in non-commercial quantities for the purpose of collecting information and making analyses and tests.

g)

Building camp and other facilities to service exploration operations.

5.

PAYMENT TO OWNER

A.

Advance Payments

Owner acknowledges being paid Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) on March 10th, 2004, pursuant to a Letter of Intent between TRC and Owner.  On execution of this Agreement by Owner and TRC, TRC shall pay to the Owner an additional payment of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00).   TRC shall also issue Owner 10,000 shares of its common stock.

 Unless this Agreement has been terminated prior to the dates set forth below, TRC agrees to pay Owner the following on or before the due date:

 March 10, 2005 

$20,000

 March 10, 2006

$25,000

 March 10, 2007

$30,000

 March 10, 2008

$35,000

 March 10, 2009 and annually thereafter

$40,000

All advance payments specified above shall be applied as an advance against the Net Smelter Return royalty due Owner on production, as defined in Section 6 herein.

Provided always that in the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in Section 13, TRC shall have no obligation to make any payment set forth above which occurs after the Agreement has been terminated.

B.

Credits:  Manner of Payment

All payments required to be made by TRC to Owner may be made in currency, by draft, or by check of TRC or its agent (at the option of TRC), and said payments shall be made to Owner in the manner as hereinafter set forth at the addresses specified in Section 16. TRC shall issue two separate payments to Owner in accordance with each Owner’s undivided interest in this Agreement.  Owner shall be entitled to no further payments upon the termination of this Agreement except as to payments, if any, which have accrued but have not been paid prior to such termination.

6.

ROYALTIES

TRC agrees to pay to Owner Three Percent (3%) of the Net Smelter Returns (gold equivalent) upon all minerals mined and removed from the Property.

The term "Net Smelter Returns" as used herein shall mean the sale proceeds received by TRC less (i) the actual costs of freighting or transporting said ores, metals, minerals, and concentrates to the point or points of sale, unless already deducted by the purchaser, (ii) all mill or smelter processing, sampling, assaying, and weighing charges, unless already deducted by the purchaser, and (iii) all gross production taxes, severance taxes and similar taxes on or measured by production, together with sales taxes borne by TRC, but without any other deductions whatever.  In the event such smelter or other processor is owned or controlled by TRC or any of its affiliates, the Net Smelter Return Interest shall be computed in accordance with usual custom smelting or processing practices the same as if such smelting or other processing were for a third party.

Royalty payments shall be made by TRC on or before the last day of each accounting month of TRC for all concentrates sold during the preceding accounting month by TRC.  Royalty or other payments under this Agreement shall be deemed made by TRC when its check therefore is made payable to and mailed to the persons specified in Section 16 hereof (or the agent designated as hereinafter provided) at the address then in effect hereunder.  Owner, for each of them and for their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, agrees that there shall at all times be kept in force with TRC a designation, in writing and duly acknowledged, of the name and address of one agent to receive all payments due hereunder and to acknowledge receipt of same.  TRC may require reasonable evidence that any such designation is duly executed and acknowledged by and delivered on behalf of all the then Owners.  TRC shall not be obliged to deliver more than one check for each payment that becomes due under this Agreement except to replace a check lost or destroyed.  Until the agent designated to receive payments on behalf of Owner is changed as herein provided, TRC shall discharge its obligations to make payments hereunder by tending payment to the agent last duly designated hereunder by Owner.

7.

OPTION TO PURCHASE ROYALTY INTEREST

Prior to March 9, 2007, TRC shall have the exclusive right to purchase one per cent (1%) of Owner’s Net Smelter Return royalty interest for a cash payment of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).  

In the event that TRC pays Owner $500,000 for a one per cent (1%) royalty interest, then Owner’s retained royalty interest would be equal to two per cent (2%) of the Net Smelter Returns from any production from the Property.

8.

PROTECTION FROM LIENS AND DAMAGES:  COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

TRC agrees to pay all expenses incurred by it in its operations hereunder and to permit no liens arising from any act of TRC to remain upon the Property, and to indemnify Owner against any liability to third persons resulting from TRC’s operations hereunder.

TRC shall conduct itself with respect to the Property and its exploration so as to fully comply in every respect with the applicable laws of the State of Nevada, and the United States of America and all pertinent and applicable regulations of any governmental agency or body having jurisdiction.

TRC agrees to perform all work, filings, and payments required to maintain the Property pursuant to Federal, State, or County laws or regulations during the term of this Agreement.  TRC agrees to pay all annual fees required to maintain the Property to the Bureau of Land Management prior to July 1 of each lease year, and to provide Owner with evidence of such payment.  In the event TRC elects to drop any of the claims making up the Property, TRC agrees to notify Owner prior to July 1, and execute a quit claim deed or other documents necessary to convey all interest in the dropped claims back to Owner.  Any claims returned to Owner by quitclaim deed from TRC will no longer be subject to this Agreement.

9.

ACCESS AND INSPECTION

Owner or his duly authorized representatives shall be permitted to enter on the Property and the workings thereon of TRC at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspection, but in such a manner as not to unreasonably hinder the operations of TRC. 

10.

DELIVERY OF DATA

If this Agreement is terminated, TRC, upon written request given by Owner within thirty (30) days of said termination, shall furnish Owner within sixty (60) days copies of all basic maps, drill logs, and other factual data and factual material pertaining to the Property prepared by TRC; provided, however, that TRC shall have no liability on account of any such information received or acted on by Owner.  TRC agrees that as to any core or drill cuttings from the Property included under this Agreement retained by TRC after termination of this Agreement, it shall allow Owner or its agent to examine such core or cuttings at the place of storage, and TRC agrees that it shall notify Owner if TRC chooses to discard any core or cuttings, whereupon Owner shall have thirty (30) days within which to remove, at Owner’s cost, such core or cuttings as he chooses to remove.  TRC shall not be liable for the loss or destruction of core or cuttings not removed within the said thirty (30) day period.

11.

TITLE DEFECTS: TITLE DEFENSES: OWNER INTEREST

If --  (1) in the opinion of TRC’s counsel, Owner’s title is defective or less than as represented in Section 2 or (2) Owner’s title is contested or questioned by any person, entity, or governmental agency -- and if Owner is unable or unwilling to promptly correct the defects or alleged defects in title, TRC may attempt, with all reasonable dispatch, to perfect, defend, or initiate litigation to protect Owner’s title.  In that event, Owner shall execute all documents and shall take 

such other actions as are reasonably necessary to assist TRC in its efforts to perfect, defend, or protect Owner’s title.  If title is less than as represented in Section 2, then (and only then) the costs and expenses of perfecting, defending, or correcting title (including, but without being limited to, the cost of attorney’s fees and the cost of releasing or satisfying any mortgages, liens, and encumbrances), shall be a credit against payments thereafter to be made to Owner under the provisions of Section 5 and 6 unless the encumbrance or dispute arises from TRC’s failure to perform obligations hereunder (in which case such costs shall be borne by TRC).

If the rights and title granted hereunder are less than the rights and full undivided title to the Property as represented in Section 2, all payments to be made to the Owner hereunder shall be reduced to the same proportion thereof as the undivided rights and title granted hereunder.

Nothing herein contained and no notice or action that may be taken under this Section 11 shall limit or detract from TRC’s right to terminate this Agreement at any time.

12.

FORCE MAJEURE

TRC shall be excused from the performance of its obligations of every kind under this Agreement during such period or periods as performance may be rendered impossible by force majeure, with the exception of the making of any payments due as provided in Sections 5, 6 and Section 7.  The time for performance of any obligation shall be extended for a period of time during which such performance was excused by reason of such force majeure.  Force majeure shall mean war or war conditions, fire or acts of nature, strikes or other labor controversies, accident, riots or civil commotion, casualty, government regulation or interference, inability to obtain labor, material, or equipment on the open market, delay in transportation, plant breakdown, or any other cause not reasonably within the control of TRC and which, by the exercise of due diligence, TRC is unable, wholly or in part, to prevent or overcome.

13. 

TERMINATION

TRC shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving Owner written notice of TRC's election to so terminate.  Upon the giving of such notice, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without further action of the parties, and TRC shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder other than such as have accrued prior to the date of such termination.  TRC shall have one hundred and twenty (120) days from the termination of the Agreement to remove all structures, machinery, equipment, and other property of every description placed upon the Property, provided that TRC shall not remove any underground ladders or timbers or stulls required for support of mine openings.  Drill, mining, and other roads, sites, and excavations, made by TRC, need not be restored or filled, but shall be left in safe condition, and said safe condition shall be in full and complete accordance and compliance with all federal, state, county, and local regulations and ordinances pertaining to reclamation and the environment.  On termination, TRC agrees to 

provide Owner with all geologic and engineering data provided by Owner or developed by TRC pursuant to the exploration of the Property.

14.

DEFAULT

If TRC shall be in default in making any payment or performing any other obligation herein set forth, it shall lose no rights granted hereunder unless within thirty (30) days notice in writing of such default TRC shall fail to undertake to cure such default by the appropriate payment or performance.

15.

OPERATIONS/WORK COMMITTMENT

TRC shall conduct its operations hereunder in a good and miner-like manner, and TRC shall have cross-mining rights involving ores and minerals, waste materials, water, ventilation, mining machinery, mining equipment, and mining supplies as may be necessary, useful or convenient from time to time in the conduct of mining operations in, upon, or under the Property or in, upon, or under other properties owned or controlled by TRC in the area.  Nothing contained herein shall be construed to require TRC to open or develop any mine or mines on the Property or to perform any exploration, development, or other work thereon at any time that TRC in its discretion determines not to conduct such activities, so long as TRC complies with the express requirements of this Agreement.  Whenever TRC deems it necessary or advisable, it may discontinue or resume exploration, or development, from time to time during the term hereof. Owner and TRC agree that vertical boundaries shall be applicable in determining ownership of ores or materials from the Property.

TRC agrees to conduct a minimum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) of exploration work on or for the benefit of the Property during the first lease year.  All payments made to the Bureau of Land Management to file and perfect the claims comprising the Property shall be included as a work commitment expenditure.   

TRC agrees to drill three to five Reverse Circulation drill holes on the Property during the first lease year.  TRC and Owner agree that this commitment will be fulfilled by a total of 1,500 to 2,000  feet of drilling. TRC further agrees to consult with Owner on the placement of the drill holes.

At Owner’s request, TRC shall produce an accounting of monies spent on the Property for exploration work.   

16. NOTICES

Any notice required to be given to Owner hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

Sedi-Met, Inc. 

c/o A. E. Saucier

3601 La Tierra Terrace

Reno, Nevada 89502

and any notice given to TRC shall be given by registered or certified mail as follows:

Timberline Resources Corporation

P.O. Box 5034

Spokane, WA 99205

or to such other addresses as hereafter shall be forwarded in writing by either party from time to time.

Except as otherwise provided herein, service or notice or delivery of information shall be effective and complete upon personal delivery, or upon the deposit thereof in the United States mail with postage prepaid and addressed as aforesaid.

17.

MEMORANDUM; CONSTRUCTION

The parties to this Agreement shall execute and record a Memorandum of this Agreement.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Idaho, and by the rules and regulations of the United States of America applicable to the location and possession of, and title to, the mining claims subject hereto.  The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall be disregarded in construing this Agreement.

18.

WHOLE AGREEMENT: ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER

The parties hereto agree that the whole agreement between them is written herein and in a short-form agreement of even date, which is intended to be recorded, and that agreement, together with this Agreement, shall constitute the entire contract between the parties.

This Agreement and the terms and the conditions hereof shall be freely assignable and shall be binding upon and extend to the successors, heirs, and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no transfer, assignment, or division of the royalties or monies payable or the rights hereunder, however accomplished, shall operate to enlarge the obligations or diminish the rights of the parties hereto.

EXHIBIT "A"

To Mineral Lease Agreement Between 

Sedi-Met, Inc. (A.E. Saucier) and

Timberline Resources Corporation

Unpatented Lode Mining Claims (the “Property”)

 Mineral County, Nevada

	CLAIM NAME

	BLM SERIAL NUMBER

	OM-1

	NMC 794065

	OM-2

	NMC 794066

	OM-3

	NMC 794067

	OM-4

	NMC 794068

	OM-5

	NMC 794069

	OM-6

	NMC 794070

	OM-7

	NMC 863462

	OM-8

	NMC 863463

	OM-9

	NMC 863464

	OM-10

	NMC 863465

	OM-11

	NMC 863466

	OM-12

	NMC 863467

	OM-13

	NMC 863468

	OM-14

	NMC 863469

	OM-15

	NMC 863470

	OM-16

	NMC 863471

	OM-17

	NMC 863472

	OM-18

	NMC 863473

	OM-19

	NMC 863474

	OM-20

	NMC 863475

	OM-21

	NMC 863476

	OM-22

	NMC 863477

	OM-23

	NMC 863478

	OM-24

	NMC 863479

	OM-25

	NMC 863480

	OM-26

	NMC 863481

	OM-27

	NMC 863482

	OM-28

	NMC 863483

	OM-29

	NMC 863484

	OM-30

	NMC 863485

	OM-31

	NMC 863486

	OM-32

	NMC 863487

	OM-33

	NMC 863488

	OM-34

	NMC 863489

	OM-35

	NMC 863490

	OM-36

	NMC 863491

	OM-37

	NMC 863492

	OM-38

	NMC 863493

	OM-39

	NMC 863494

	OM-40

	NMC 863495

	OM-41

	NMC 863496

	OM-42

	NMC 863497

	OM-43

	NMC 863498

	OM-44

	NMC 863499

	OM-45

	NMC 863500

	OM-46

	NMC 863501

	OM-47

	NMC 863502

	OM-48

	NMC 863503

	OM-49

	NMC 863504

	OM-50

	NMC 863505

	OM-51

	NMC 863506

	OM-52

	NMC 863507

	OM-53

	NMC 863508

	OM-54

	NMC 863509

	OM-55

	NMC 863510

	OM-56

	NMC 863511

	OM-57

	NMC 863512

	OM-58

	NMC 863513

	OM-59

	NMC 863514

	OM-60

	NMC 863515

	OM-61

	NMC 863516

	OM-62

	NMC 863517

	Desert Fox No. 3

	NMC 854932

   

AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO MINERAL LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (this “Amendment”) is made effective as of the 15th day of April, 2004, regardless of the actual date of execution, by and between Sedi-Met, Inc., a New Mexico corporation (“Owner”), and TIMBERLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION, an Idaho corporation (“TRC”).  Owner and TRC may be referenced jointly in this Amendment as the “Parties” or singly as a “Party.”

WHEREAS, Owner and TRC are parties to that certain MINERAL LEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made effective as of the 10th day of March, 2004,  pursuant to which, among other things, Owner has granted to TRC a lease and certain other rights with respect to those certain unpatented lode mining claims situated in Mineral County, Nevada, known as the OM-1 through OM-62, inclusive, and the Desert Fox No. 3 claim, which claims are more particularly described in Exhibit “A” to the Agreement and referenced therein as the “Property;” and;

WHEREAS, subsequent to the Effective Date TRC has assisted Owner in locating additional unpatented lode mining claims in Mineral County, Nevada, known as the OM-63 through OM-120, inclusive, which additional claims (the “Additional Claims”) are described more particularly in the attached Exhibit “A-1;”

WHEREAS, both Owner and TRC wish to include the Additional Claims among the Property covered by the Agreement; and;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to modify the Area of Interest as described in Section  1.B of the Agreement;  and 

WHEREAS, Owner and TRC desire to maintain all other terms of the Mineral Lease Agreement in full force and effect. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein expressed, the Parties agree as follows:

1.

Definitions.  All capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Lease, unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, in which case the definitions assigned in this Amendment shall apply.

2. 

Incorporation of Recitals.  The foregoing recitals constitute an integral part of this Amendment.

3.

Property Description.  Effective as of April 15, 2005:  (a) the Property shall include the OM-1 through OM-120 unpatented mining claims and the Desert Fox No. 3 unpatented mining claim in Mineral County, Nevada, which mining claims are described more particularly in the attached Exhibit “A-1;” (b) Exhibit “A-1” shall be substituted for Exhibit “A” to the Agreement for 

all purposes of the Agreement; (c) all references in the Agreement to Exhibit A or Exhibit “A” shall be deemed to refer to Exhibit “A-1;” and (d) Section 1.A. of the Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

A.

Property Description.  The Property that is the subject of this Agreement is comprised of the OM group of unpatented lode mining claims and the Desert Fox No.3 unpatented lode mining claim located in Mineral County, Nevada, that are described in the attached Exhibit “A-1.”  

4.

Area of Interest.  Effective as of April 15, 2005, the second sentence of Section 1.B. of the Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

The Area of Interest shall be defined as that area shown on the map attached as  Exhibit “C”.  

5.

Exhibits.  The Parties acknowledge that, effective as of April 15, 2005, the following exhibits are attached to and incorporated in their entirety into the Agreement:

Exhibit “A-1”:

Property Description

Exhibit “B”:

Assignment of Royalty Interest

Exhibit “C”:

Map Depicting Area of Interest

6.

Confirmation.  Owner acknowledges and confirms that, as of the date of this Amendment, TRC has performed all of its obligations under the Agreement.

7.

Full Force and Effect.  Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements of the Agreement are and will remain in full force and effect.

8.

Binding Effect.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and extend to the successors, heirs, and assigns of the Parties.

 

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EXHIBIT "A-1"

To Mineral Lease Agreement, as amended,

 Between 

Sedi-Met, Inc. (A.E. Saucier) and

Timberline Resources Corporation

Unpatented Lode Mining Claims (the “Property”)

 Mineral County, Nevada

	CLAIM NAME

	BLM SERIAL NUMBER

	COUNTY RECORDING

	OM-1

	NMC 794065

	 
	OM-2

	NMC 794066

	 
	OM-3

	NMC 794067

	 
	OM-4

	NMC 794068

	 
	OM-5

	NMC 794069

	 
	OM-6

	NMC 794070

	 
	OM-7

	NMC 863462

	 
	OM-8

	NMC 863463

	 
	OM-9

	NMC 863464

	 
	OM-10

	NMC 863465

	 
	OM-11

	NMC 863466

	 
	OM-12

	NMC 863467

	 
	OM-13

	NMC 863468

	 
	OM-14

	NMC 863469

	 
	OM-15

	NMC 863470

	 
	OM-16

	NMC 863471

	 
	OM-17

	NMC 863472

	 
	OM-18

	NMC 863473

	 

	OM-19

	NMC 863474

	 
	OM-20

	NMC 863475

	 
	OM-21

	NMC 863476

	 
	OM-22

	NMC 863477

	 
	OM-23

	NMC 863478

	 
	OM-24

	NMC 863479

	 
	OM-25

	NMC 863480

	 
	OM-26

	NMC 863481

	 
	OM-27

	NMC 863482

	 
	OM-28

	NMC 863483

	 
	OM-29

	NMC 863484

	 
	OM-30

	NMC 863485

	 
	OM-31

	NMC 863486

	 
	OM-32

	NMC 863487

	 
	OM-33

	NMC 863488

	 
	OM-34

	NMC 863489

	 
	OM-35

	NMC 863490

	 
	OM-36

	NMC 863491

	 
	OM-37

	NMC 863492

	 
	OM-38

	NMC 863493

	 
	OM-39

	NMC 863494

	 
	OM-40

	NMC 863495

	 
	OM-41

	NMC 863496

	 

	OM-42

	NMC 863497

	 
	OM-43

	NMC 863498

	 
	OM-44

	NMC 863499

	 
	OM-45

	NMC 863500

	 
	OM-46

	NMC 863501

	 
	OM-47

	NMC 863502

	 
	OM-48

	NMC 863503

	 
	OM-49

	NMC 863504

	 
	OM-50

	NMC 863505

	 
	OM-51

	NMC 863506

	 
	OM-52

	NMC 863507

	 
	OM-53

	NMC 863508

	 
	OM-54

	NMC 863509

	 
	OM-55

	NMC 863510

	 
	OM-56

	NMC 863511

	 
	OM-57

	NMC 863512

	 
	OM-58

	NMC 863513

	 
	OM-59

	NMC 863514

	 
	OM-60

	NMC 863515

	 
	OM-61

	NMC 863516

	 
	OM-62

	NMC 863517

	 
	Desert Fox No. 3

	NMC 854932

	 
	OM-63

	NMC 884149

	 

	OM-64

	NMC 884150

	 
	OM-65

	NMC 884151

	 
	OM-66

	NMC 884152

	 
	OM-67

	NMC 884153

	 
	OM-68

	NMC 884154

	 
	OM-69

	NMC 884155

	 
	OM-70

	NMC 884156

	 
	OM-71

	NMC 884157

	 
	OM-72

	NMC 884158

	 
	OM-73

	NMC 884159

	 
	OM-74

	NMC 884160

	 
	OM-75

	NMC 884161

	 
	OM-76

	NMC 884162

	 
	OM-77

	NMC 884163

	 
	OM-78

	NMC 884164

	 
	OM-79

	NMC 884165

	 
	OM-80

	NMC 884166

	 
	OM-81

	NMC 884167

	 
	OM-82

	NMC 884168

	 
	OM-83

	NMC 884169

	 
	OM-84

	NMC 884170

	 
	OM-85

	NMC 884171

	 
	OM-86

	NMC 884172

	 

	OM-87

	NMC 884173

	 
	OM-88

	NMC 884174

	 
	OM-89

	NMC 884175

	 
	OM-90

	NMC 884176

	 
	OM-91

	NMC 884177

	 
	OM-92

	NMC 884178

	 
	OM-93

	NMC 884179

	 
	OM-94

	NMC 884180

	 
	OM-95

	NMC 884181

	 
	OM-96

	NMC 884182

	 
	OM-97

	NMC 884183

	 
	OM-98

	NMC 884184

	 
	OM-100

	NMC 884185

	 
	OM-102

	NMC 884186

	 
	OM-104

	NMC 884187

	 
	OM-106

	NMC 884148

	 
	OM-107

	NMC 884189

	 
	OM-108

	NMC 884190

	 
	OM-109

	NMC 884191

	 
	OM-110

	NMC 884192

	 
	OM-111

	NMC 884193

	 
	OM-112

	NMC 884194

	 
	OM-113

	NMC 884195

	 

	OM-114

	NMC 884196

	 
	OM-115

	NMC 884197

	 
	OM-116

	NMC 884198

	 
	OM-117

	NMC 884199

	 
	OM-118

	NMC 884200

	 
	OM-119

	NMC 884201

	 
	OM-120

	NMC 884202

	 

   

 

EXHIBIT "C"

To Mineral Lease Agreement, as amended,

 Between 

Sedi-Met, Inc. (A.E. Saucier) and

Timberline Resources Corporation

 

Map of Area of Interest

See attached.

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