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Exhibit 4.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

OCTOBER 2004 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND CONSULTANTS

RETAINER STOCK PLAN OF AXIA GROUP, INC

1.    Introduction. This Plan shall be known as the “Amended and Restated October 2004 Non-Employee Directors and Consultants Retainer Stock Plan of Axia Group, Inc.,” and is hereinafter referred to as the “Plan.” The purposes of this Plan are to enable Axia Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by attracting and retaining non-employee Directors and Consultants capable of furthering the future success of the Company and by aligning their economic interests more closely with those of the Company’s stockholders, by paying their retainer or fees in the form of shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value (the
“Common Stock”).

2.    Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

2.1    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.2    “Change of Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.4 hereof.

2.3    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. References to any provision of the Code or rule or regulation thereunder shall be deemed to include any amended or successor provision, rule or regulation.

2.4    “Committee” means the committee that administers this Plan, as more fully defined in Section 13 hereof.

2.5    “Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.

2.6    “Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.

2.7    “Deferral” has the meaning set forth in Section 6 hereof.

2.8    “Deferred Stock Account” means a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for a Participant representing the Participant’s interest in the shares credited to such Deferred Stock Account pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

2.9    “Delivery Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 6 hereof.

2.10    “Director” means an individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.11    “Dividend Equivalent” for a given dividend or other distribution means a number of shares of the Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, as of the record date for such dividend or distribution, equal to the amount of cash, plus the Fair Market Value on the date of distribution of any property, that is distributed with respect to one share of the Common Stock pursuant to such dividend or distribution; such Fair Market Value to be determined by the Committee in good faith.

	 
	 	 	 
	

	 

2.12    “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.

2.13    “Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2 hereof.

2.14    “Fair Market Value” means the mean between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or, if not listed on such exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or on The Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if not so listed on any other national securities exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the average of the bid price of the Common Stock during the last five trading days on the OTC Bulletin Board immediately preceding the last trading day prior to the date with respect to which the Fair Market Value is to be determined. If the Common Stock is not then publicly traded, then the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall be the book value of the Company per share as determined on the last day of March, June, September, or
December in any year closest to the date when the determination is to be made. For the purpose of determining book value hereunder, book value shall be determined by adding as of the applicable date called for herein the capital, surplus, and undivided profits of the Company, and after having deducted any reserves theretofore established; the sum of these items shall be divided by the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding as of said date, and the quotient thus obtained shall represent the book value of each share of the Common Stock of the Company.

2.15    “Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 4 hereof.

2.16    “Payment Time” means the time when a Stock Retainer is payable to a Participant pursuant to Section 5 hereof (without regard to the effect of any Deferral Election).

2.17    “Stock Retainer” has the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

2.18    “Third Anniversary” has the meaning set forth in Section 6 hereof.

3.    Effective Date of the Plan. This Plan was adopted by the Board effective December 24, 2004 (the “Effective Date”).

4.    Eligibility. Each individual who is a Director or Consultant on the Effective Date and each individual who becomes a Director or Consultant thereafter during the term of this Plan, shall be a participant (the “Participant”) in this Plan, in each case during such period as such individual remains a Director or Consultant and is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Each credit of shares of the Common Stock pursuant to this Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and a Participant, if such an agreement is required by the Company to assure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

5.    Grants of Shares. Commencing on the Effective Date, the amount of compensation for service to directors or consultants shall be payable in shares of the Common Stock (the “Stock Retainer”) pursuant to this Plan at the deemed issuance price of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the issuance of such shares.

	 
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6.    Deferral Option. From and after the Effective Date, a Participant may make an election (a “Deferral Election”) on an annual basis to defer delivery of the Stock Retainer specifying which one of the following ways the Stock Retainer is to be delivered (a) on the date which is three years after the Effective Date for which it was originally payable (the “Third Anniversary”), (b) on the date upon which the Participant ceases to be a Director or Consultant for any reason (the “Departure Date”) or (c) in five equal annual installments commencing on the Departure Date (the “Third Anniversary” and “Departure Date” each being
referred to herein as a “Delivery Date”). Such Deferral Election shall remain in effect for each Subsequent Year unless changed, provided that, any Deferral Election with respect to a particular Year may not be changed less than six months prior to the beginning of such Year, and provided, further, that no more than one Deferral Election or change thereof may be made in any Year.

Any Deferral Election and any change or revocation thereof shall be made by delivering written notice thereof to the Committee no later than six months prior to the beginning of the Year in which it is to be effected; provided that, with respect to the Year beginning on the Effective Date, any Deferral Election or revocation thereof must be delivered no later than the close of business on the 30th day after the Effective Date.

7.    Deferred Stock Accounts. The Company shall maintain a Deferred Stock Account for each Participant who makes a Deferral Election to which shall be credited, as of the applicable Payment Time, the number of shares of the Common Stock payable pursuant to the Stock Retainer to which the Deferral Election relates. So long as any amounts in such Deferred Stock Account have not been delivered to the Participant under Section 8 hereof, each Deferred Stock Account shall be credited as of the payment date for any dividend paid or other distribution made with respect to the Common Stock, with a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to (a) the number of shares of the Common Stock shown in such Deferred Stock Account on the record date for such dividend or distribution multiplied by (b) the
Dividend Equivalent for such dividend or distribution.

8.    Delivery of Shares. 

8.1    Delivery. The shares of the Common Stock in a Participant’s Deferred Stock Account with respect to any Stock Retainer for which a Deferral Election has been made (together with dividends attributable to such shares credited to such Deferred Stock Account) shall be delivered in accordance with this Section 8 as soon as practicable after the applicable Delivery Date. Except with respect to a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6(c) hereof, or other agreement between the parties, such shares shall be delivered at one time; provided that, if the number of shares so delivered includes a fractional share, such number shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares. If the Participant has in effect a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6(c) hereof, then such shares shall be delivered in five equal annual installments (together with
dividends attributable to such shares credited to such Deferred Stock Account), with the first such installment being delivered on the first anniversary of the Delivery Date; provided that, if in order to equalize such installments, fractional shares would have to be delivered, such installments shall be adjusted by rounding to the nearest whole share. If any such shares are to be delivered after the Participant has died or become legally incompetent, they shall be delivered to the Participant’s estate or legal guardian, as the case may be, in accordance with the foregoing; provided that, if the Participant dies with a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6(c) hereof in effect, the Committee shall deliver all remaining undelivered shares to the Participant’s estate immediately. References to a Participant in this Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Participant’s estate or legal guardian, where appropriate.

	 
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8.2    Trust. The Company may, but shall not be required to, create a grantor trust or utilize an existing grantor trust (in either case, “Trust”) to assist it in accumulating the shares of the Common Stock needed to fulfill its obligations under this Section 8. However, Participants shall have no beneficial or other interest in the Trust and the assets thereof, and their rights under this Plan shall be as general creditors of the Company, unaffected by the existence or nonexistence of the Trust, except that deliveries of Stock Retainers to Participants from the Trust shall, to the extent thereof, be treated as satisfying the Company’s obligations under this Section 8. 

9.    Share Certificates; Voting and Other Rights. The certificates for shares delivered to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 above shall be issued in the name of the Participant, and from and after the date of such issuance the Participant shall be entitled to all rights of a stockholder with respect to the Common Stock for all such shares issued in his name, including the right to vote the shares, and the Participant shall receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto.

10.       General Restrictions. 

10.1    Restrictions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of the Common Stock under this Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

(i) Listing or approval for listing upon official notice of issuance of such shares on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or such other securities exchange as may at the time be a market for the Common Stock; 

(ii) Any registration or other qualification of such shares under any state or federal law or regulation, or the maintaining in effect of any such registration or other qualification which the Committee shall, upon the advice of counsel, deem necessary or advisable; and

(iii) Obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable.

10.2    Other Compensation. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for the Participants.

	 
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11.    Shares Available. The maximum number of shares of the Common Stock that may be initially issued pursuant to this Plan is Three Hundred Million (300,000,000), subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 below. Concurrently with the Board’s adoption of this Plan, the Board has adopted the Amended and Restated October 2004 Employee Stock Plan of Axia Group, Inc. (“Employee Plan”). The maximum number of shares of the Common Stock that may be initially issued pursuant to the Employee Plan is One Billion Two Hundred Million (1,200,000,000). The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to this Plan and Non-Employee Plan is One Billion Five Hundred Million (1,500,000,000). In the event that the maximum number of available
shares of Common Stock under this Plan have been issued, the shares of Common Stock available under Employee Plan shall be available for issuance under this Plan.

12.    Adjustments; Change of Control. 

12.1    Change in Capitalization; Change of Control. In the event that there is, at any time after the Board adopts this Plan, any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase the Common Stock at a price below its Fair Market Value, reclassification, or recapitalization, or a corporate transaction, such as any merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, stock dividend, or other extraordinary distribution of stock or property of the Company, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Section 368 of the Code) or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company (each of the foregoing a “Transaction”), in each case other than any such Transaction which constitutes a Change of
Control (as defined below), (i) the Deferred Stock Accounts shall be credited with the amount and kind of shares or other property which would have been received by a holder of the number of shares of the Common Stock held in such Deferred Stock Account had such shares of the Common Stock been outstanding as of the effectiveness of any such Transaction, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other property subject to this Plan shall likewise be appropriately adjusted to reflect the effectiveness of any such transaction, and (iii) the Committee shall appropriately adjust any other relevant provisions of this Plan and any such modification by the Committee shall be binding and conclusive on all persons. Pursuant to Title 17, Chapter II, Part 230.416(a), notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to cover the contrary, including any adjustments discussed in this Section 12.1, the number of Shares available under the Plan shall be anti-dilutive in the event of a reverse stock split by the Company, i.e.
a reverse stock split by the Company shall not affect or result in any reduction in the number of Shares available under the Plan at the effective time of such reverse stock split(s).

12.2    Property. If the shares of the Common Stock credited to the Deferred Stock Accounts are converted pursuant to Section 12.1 into another form of property, references in this Plan to the Common Stock shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to such other form of property, with such other modifications as may be required for this Plan to operate in accordance with its purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, references to delivery of certificates for shares of the Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to delivery of cash and the incidents of ownership of any other property held in the Deferred Stock Accounts.

12.3    Change of Control Alternative. In lieu of the adjustment contemplated by Section 12.1, in the event of a Change of Control, the following shall occur on the date of the Change of Control (i) the shares of the Common Stock held in each Participant’s Deferred Stock Account shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding as of the Change of Control; (ii) the Company shall forthwith deliver to each Participant who has a Deferred Stock Account all of the shares of the Common Stock or any other property held in such Participant’s Deferred Stock Account; and (iii) this Plan shall be terminated.

	 
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12.4    Change of Control Events. For purposes of this Plan, Change of Control shall mean any of the following events:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20 percent or more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”), or (2) the combined voting power of then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control (A) any acquisition directly from the Company
(excluding an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a reorganization, merger or consolidation, if, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, the conditions described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (iii) of this Section 12.4 are satisfied; or

(ii) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of the Company (as of the date hereof, “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by
or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(iii) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation, unless, following such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation (1) more than 60 percent of, respectively, then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation and the combined voting power of then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation, directly or indirectly, 20 percent or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20 percent or more of, respectively, then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation or the combined voting power of then outstanding voting securities of such corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such reorganization, merger, binding share exchange or consolidation; or

	 
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(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (1) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or (2) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, (A) more than 60 percent of, respectively, then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership,
immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding the Company and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, 20 percent or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20 percent or more of, respectively, then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for such
sale or other disposition of assets of the Company.

13.   Administration; Amendment and Termination.

13.1    Administration. This Plan shall be administered by a committee consisting of two members who shall be the current directors of the Company or senior executive officers or other directors who are not Participants as may be designated by the Chief Executive Officer (the “Committee”), which shall have full authority to construe and interpret this Plan, to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, and to take all such actions and make all such determinations in connection with this Plan as it may deem necessary or desirable.

13.2    Amendment and Termination. The Board may from time to time make such amendments to this Plan, including to preserve or come within any exemption from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as it may deem proper and in the best interest of the Company without further approval of the Company’s stockholders, provided that, to the extent required under Nevada law or to qualify transactions under this Plan for exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, no amendment to this Plan shall be adopted without further approval of the Company’s stockholders and, provided, further, that if and to the extent required for this Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, no amendment to this Plan shall be made more than once in any six month period that would change the amount, price or timing
of the grants of the Common Stock hereunder other than to comport with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the regulations thereunder. The Board may terminate this Plan at any time by a vote of a majority of the members thereof. 

	 
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14.   Miscellaneous. 

14.1    No Obligation. Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to create any obligation on the part of the Board to nominate any Director for reelection by the Company’s stockholders or to limit the rights of the stockholders to remove any Director. 

14.2    Withholding Taxes. The Company shall have the right to require, prior to the issuance or delivery of any shares of the Common Stock pursuant to this Plan, that a Participant make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for the withholding of any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the issuance or delivery of such shares, including, without limitation, by the withholding of shares that would otherwise be so issued or delivered, by withholding from any other payment due to the Participant, or by a cash payment to the Company by the Participant.

14.3    Governing Law. The Plan and all actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

14.4    Information to Stockholders. The Company shall furnish to each of its stockholders financial statements of the Company at least annually.

14.5    Restrictions on Transfer.    Each Stock Option granted under this Plan shall be transferable only by will or the laws of descent and distribution. No interest of any Participate under this Plan shall be subject to attachment, execution, garnishment, sequestration, the laws of bankruptcy or any other legal or equitable process. Each Stock Option granted under this Plan shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or by the Participant’s legal representative.

14.6    Term of Plan.    No shares of Common Stock shall be issued, unless and until the Directors of the Company have approved this Plan and all other legal requirements have been met. This Plan was adopted by the Board effective December 24, 2004, and shall expire on December 24, 2014.

	 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan has been executed effective as of December 24, 2004.

 

 

	 	 	 
	 	AXIA GROUP, INC.
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/  Jody R. Regan
	 	

 Jody R. Regan
	 	President

 

	 
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                            PROPERTY OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is dated for reference the 21st day of April, 2004.

AMONG:    TERRY LONEY, of 326 Penman Avenue, Garson, Ontario P3L 1S5;

                   (the "Optionor")

                                                              OF THE FIRST PART

AND:
                  MATRIX  VENTURES,  INC.,  a  company  duly incorporated  under
                  the laws of the State of Nevada and having offices at #5 2118
                  Eastern Avenue, North Vancouver, B.C. V7L 3G3;

                  (the "Optionee")

                                                             OF THE SECOND PART

WHEREAS:

A. The Optionor owns a 100%  registered and  beneficial  interest in the mineral
claims  identified in Schedule A and defined in Article 1 as the "Property";

B. Subject to the terms and provisions of this  Agreement, the Optionee will pay
$7,200 to the Optionor upon  execution of this  Agreement and may  thereafter at
its option incur exploration expenditures on the Property all in accordance with
Section  3 of this  Agreement  in  order  to earn an  undivided  100%  ownership
interest in the Property;

IN  CONSIDERATION  OF the mutual promises set forth below,  the Optionor and the
Optionee agree as follows:

1        INTERPRETATION

For the purposes of this  Agreement,  including  the recitals and any  schedules
hereto,  unless there is something in the subject matter of context inconsistent
therewith,  the  following  words  and  expressions  shall  have  the  following
meanings:

"Agreement" means this Agreement, as amended from time to time;

"After Acquired  Property" means any and all mineral interests staked,  located,
granted or acquired by or on behalf of the Optionee  during the currency of this
Agreement,  which are  located  in whole or in part,  within one (1) mile of the
perimeter of the Property;

"Expenditures" mean all cash, expenses,  obligations and liabilities, other than
for  personal  injury or Property  damage,  of whatever  kind or nature spent or
incurred directly or indirectly in connection with mineral exploration;

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"Option" means the option granted by the Optionors to the Optionee under
Subsection 3.1 of this Agreement; and

"Property" means the mineral claims comprising the Property as more particularly
described in Appendix "A" hereto,  and any part or parts thereof,  together with
the surface rights, mineral rights, and permits associated therewith,  and shall
include any renewal thereof and any other form of successor or substitute  title
thereto, and any After Acquired Property;

In this  Agreement,  all dollar amounts are expressed in lawful  currency of the
United States of America, unless specifically provided to the contrary.

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

2        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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2.1      The Optionee represents and warrants to the Optionor that:

(a)      it is a company duly  incorporated,  validly  subsisting  and in good
standing  with respect to filing of annual reports under the laws of the State
of Nevada;

(b) it has full power and  authority  to carry on its business and to enter into
this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to in or contemplated by
this  Agreement and to carry out and perform all of its  obligations  and duties
hereunder; and

(c) it has duly obtained all  authorizations  for the execution,  delivery,  and
performance of this Agreement, and such execution,  delivery and performance and
the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with,
or  accelerate  the  performance  required  by 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,  lien or charge under the  provisions  of its
constating  or  initiating  documents  or  any  indenture,  agreement  or  other
instrument whatsoever to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which
it may be subject and will not contravene any applicable laws.

2.2      The Optionor represents and warrants to the Optionee that:

(a)      he is the sole legal and beneficial owner of an undivided 100% interest
in and to the Property;

(b)      the Property is in good standing under the laws of the Province of
Ontario;

(c)      to the best of his  knowledge  and  belief,  the  Property  is free and
clear of all  liens,  charges  and encumbrances and is not subject to any right,
claim or interest of any other person;

(d) he has  complied  with all laws in effect in the  Province  of Ontario  with
respect to the Property and the Property have been duly and properly  staked and
recorded in accordance with such laws;

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(e) to the  best of his  knowledge  and  belief,  there is no  adverse  claim or
challenge  against  or to the  ownership  of or  title to the  Property,  or any
portion  thereof  nor is there any basis  thereof  and there are no  outstanding
agreements or options to acquire or purchase the Property or any portion thereof
or interest  therein and no person has any  royalty or  interest  whatsoever  in
production or profits from the Property or any portion thereof, and the Property
are not the  whole or  substantially  the  whole  of the  Optionor's  assets  or
undertaking;

(f) to the best of his knowledge and belief,  there has been no material  spill,
discharge,  leak,  emission,  ejection,  escape,  dumping,  or  any  release  or
threatened release of any kind, of any toxic or hazardous substance or waste (as
defined by any  applicable  law) from,  on in or under the  Property or into the
environment, except releases permitted or otherwise authorized by such law;

(g) to the best of his  knowledge  and belief,  no toxic or hazardous  substance
or waste has been disposed of or is located on the Property as a result of
activities of the Optionor or his predecessors in interest;

(h) to the best of his knowledge and belief, no toxic or hazardous  substance or
waste has been treated on or is now stored on the Property;

(i) to the best of his  knowledge  and  belief,  there are no pending or ongoing
actions taken by or on behalf of any native persons pursuant to the assertion of
any land claims with respect to lands included in the Property;

(j) he shall be liable and shall  indemnify and save the Optionee  harmless from
all loss, damage,  costs, actions and suits arising out of or in connection with
any  breach  of any  covenant,  representation  or  warranty  contained  in this
Agreement.  The Optionor  acknowledges  and agrees that the Optionee has entered
into this Agreement relying on the covenants,  representations and warranties of
this Agreement;

2.3 The  representations  and warranties herein before set out are conditions on
which the  parties  have  relied in  entering  into  this  Agreement,  are to be
construed  as both  conditions  and  warranties  and  shall,  regardless  of any
investigation  which  may have  been made by or on behalf of any party as to the
accuracy  of such  representations  and  warranties,  survive the closing of the
transaction  contemplated hereby and each of the parties will indemnify and save
the other harmless from all loss, damage,  costs,  actions and suits arising out
of or in connection with any breach of any  representation or warranty contained
in this  Agreement,  and each party shall be entitled,  in addition to any other
remedy to which it may be  entitled,  to set off any such loss,  damage or costs
suffered by it as a result of any such breach against any payment required to be
made by it to any other party hereunder.

3.       Grant of Option.
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The Optionor  hereby  grants to the Optionee  the sole and  exclusive  right and
option (the "Option") exercisable in accordance with the terms agreed to between
the parties,  to acquire up to a 100% undivided  interest in the Property,  free

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and clear of all liens,  charges,  encumbrances,  security interests and adverse
claims.  The Optionor shall pay $7,200 to the Optionee of this Agreement and may
thereafter at its option incur $115,000 in  Expenditures  on the Property all in
accordance  with the  following  schedule  in order  to earn an  undivided  100%
ownership interest in the Property:

         a)       $5,000 by December 31, 2004;

         b)       $10,000 by December 31, 2005; and

         c)       $100,000 by December 31, 2006.

4.       VESTING OF INTEREST
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Forthwith upon the Optionee exercising the Option by performing the requirements
of Section 3 hereof,  a 100%  interest in and to the  Property  shall vest,  and
shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to have vested, in the Optionee.

5.       TERMINATION OF ALL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS
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5.1 The  Parties  agree  that the  exploration  expenditure  requirements  under
Subsection 3 are optional and the Optionee may in its sole discretion  terminate
the Option  granted to it by giving notice of such  termination to the Optionor.
If the  Optionee  gives  notice of  termination  of the  Option  granted  to the
Optionor, the Optionee shall be under no obligation to make any further payments
or make  any  further  Expenditures  from and  after  the date  such  notice  is
effective.

5.2 In the event of default in the performance of the requirements of Section 3,
the Option and this Agreement shall terminate.

6.       OBLIGATIONS DURING EARN-IN
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The Optionee shall be responsible  for ensuring that all claims are kept in good
standing during the term of the Option.

7.       COSTS AND FEES
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Each  party  shall  pay  their  respective  costs in  executing  this  agreement
including but not limited to all legal and regulatory fees.

8.       AFTER ACQUIRED PROPERTY
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The Optionee covenants and agrees that any and all After Acquired Property shall
be subject to the terms and  conditions of this  Agreement and shall be added to
and deemed,  for all purposes hereof, to be included in the Property.  All costs
incurred in staking,  locating,  recording,  or  otherwise  acquiring  any After
Acquired Property shall be borne by both parties on a pro rata basis.

9.       NOTICE
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Any notice,  direction,  or other  instrument  required or permitted to be given
under this  Agreement  shall be in writing and shall be given by the delivery of
same or by mailing same by prepaid  registered  or certified  mail or by sending
same by  telefacsimile  or other  similar  form of  communication,  in each case
addressed to the intended  recipient at the address of the respective  party set
out on the first page hereof.

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Any notice,  direction,  or other  instrument  aforesaid will, if delivered,  be
deemed  to have been  given and  received  on the day it was  delivered,  and if
mailed,  be deemed to have been given and  received  on the fifth  business  day
following  the day of mailing,  except in the event of  disruption of the postal
service in which event notice will be deemed to be received  only when  actually
received and, if sent by telefacsimile  or other similar form of  communication,
be deemed to have been given and received on the day it was actually received.

Any party may at any time give  notice in writing to the others of any change of
address,  and from and after the  giving of such  notice,  the  address  therein
specified  will be deemed to be the  address of such party for the  purposes  of
giving notice hereunder.

10.      FURTHER ASSURANCES
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Each of the parties covenants and agrees, from time to time and at all times, to
do all such  further  acts and  execute  and  deliver  all such  further  deeds,
documents and assurances as may be reasonably required in order to fully perform
and carry out the terms and intent of this Agreement.

11.      TIME OF THE ESSENCE
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Time shall be of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.

12.      ENUREMENT
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This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns.

13.      SEVERABILITY
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If any one or more of the provisions contained herein should be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction,  the validity, legality and
enforceability  of such provisions  shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby in any other jurisdiction and the validity,  legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.

14.      AMENDMENT
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This  Agreement  may not be changed  orally but only by an agreement in writing,
signed by the party against which enforcement,  waiver, change,  modification or
discharge is sought.

15.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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This Agreement  constitutes and contains the entire agreement and  understanding
between  the   parties  and   supersedes   all  prior   agreements,   memoranda,
correspondence,  communications,  negotiations and representations, whether oral
or written,  express or implied,  statutory or otherwise  between the parties or
any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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16.      OPTION ONLY
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This Agreement provides for an option only, and except as specifically  provided
otherwise,  nothing  herein  contained  shall be  construed  as  obligating  the
Optionee to do any acts or make any  payments  hereunder  and any act or acts or
payment  or  payments  as shall be made  hereunder  shall  not be  construed  as
obligating the Optionee to do any further act or make any further payment.

17.      GOVERNING LAW
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This Agreement  shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the Province of Ontario.

In Witness  whereof the parties  hereto have duly executed this  agreement  this
21st day of April, 2004.

MATRIX VENTURES, INC.

Per:  /s/ Lori Bolton
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Lori Bolton, President & CEO

/s/ Terry Loney
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Terry Loney

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                                   APPENDIX A

                  To the Option Agreement dated April 21, 2004
                             Description of Property

The Property  consists of one unpatented mining claim comprising 16 units and is
located in Scadding Township,  District of Sudbury. It is approximately centered
on UTM coordinates (NAD 83, Zone 17) 524000E and 5166000N or 46(0)39' N latitude
and 80(0) 41' W longitude.  It is recorded under claim number  3018926,  Lots 11
and 12 and totals approximately 164 hectares.

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