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EXHIBIT 10.2.4    
    

THE DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION

1801 PARK 270 DRIVE

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63146 

November 1,
2002 

David
Chaput

c/o The Doe Run Resources Corporation

1801 Park 270 Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63146 

	Re:
	Net
Worth Appreciation Agreement 

Dear
Mr. Chaput: 

        This
letter, dated as of November 1 (the "Base Date"), 2002 sets forth the agreement between you and The Doe Run Resources Corporation, (the "Company") with respect to your Net
Worth Appreciation Benefit, intended to constitute additional incentive compensation to you as an employee of the Company. Upon your execution of this letter, any prior Net Worth Appreciation
Agreement or amendments thereto between you and DR Acquisition Corp or the Company shall terminate and all obligations pursuant to such agreement as amended shall cease. 

        1.    Vesting.    On the Base Date in 2005, provided that you have been continuously in the employ of the Company from
the date hereof through that date, you shall receive a Net Worth Appreciation Credit of .3% and on the Base Date in in each of the years 2006 and 2007 you shall receive an additional Net
Worth Appreciation Credit of .1%, provided that you have been continuously in the employ of the Company from the date hereof to the applicable the Base Date in for a maximum credit, if you remain in
the employ of the Company continuously through the Base Date in 2007, of .5% (the "Maximum Credit"). The aggregate number of Net Worth Appreciation Credits received on or prior to a given date shall
be hereinafter referred to as "Vested Credits". You shall not receive any credit unless you remain in the employ of the Company from the date hereof continually until the Base Date in 2005, and
thereafter you shall not receive credit for any partial year, provided that (a) if your employment terminates due to death or permanent disability preventing you from performing your usual
employment functions and duties ("disability") on or after the Base Date in 2003 and prior to the Base Date in 2005, you shall receive a credit of .1% if such termination is prior to the Base Date in
2004 and .2% if such termination is on or after the Base Date in 2004 and prior to the Base Date in 2005, and (b) if your employment terminates after the Base Date in 2005 and before the Base
Date in 2007, due to death or disability, you shall receive a credit of .1% for the partial year in which the termination takes place (in addition to all credits previously accrued). 

        2.    Treatment of Matters in Calculation of Benefits.    

        (a)   For
the purposes of calculating the benefits payable under this Agreement, the Company will continue to calculate Federal corporate income taxes and the corporate income
taxes for those jurisdictions in which the Company and its subsidiaries do business, for the fiscal periods or portions thereof beginning on or after the Base Date in 2002, as if the Company and its
subsidiaries had continued to have C corporation status under the Federal Internal Revenue Code and under state and local tax laws, in accordance with the provisions of generally accepted accounting
principles and the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder and under state and local tax laws applicable to C corporations as from time to time in effect ("C Status"). Such tax calculations
will include calculations of current and deferred tax expense or benefit and current and non-current tax assets and liabilities ("C Taxes") and the differences ("Tax Differences") between
the C Taxes and the taxes as recorded by the Company and its subsidiaries while being designated a qualified subchapter S subsidiary ("S Taxes").

        (b)   Cumulative
Income Statement Tax Difference shall be the cumulative difference in income tax expenses or benefit between the calculation of the C Taxes and S Taxes, in
each case calculated for the tax periods or portions thereof beginning on or after the Base Date in 2002, and through the end of the calculation period. Cumulative Cash Flow Tax Difference shall be
the cumulative difference in income tax payments, net of refunds, between the calculation of the C Taxes and S Taxes in each case made after the Base Date in 2002 and applicable to earnings of the
Company on and after the Base Date in 2002, or which would be in the case of C Taxes, or are in the case of S Taxes, immediately due and payable, contemporaneously with the payment of any
Distributions, as defined below. A "Distribution" for purposes of this Agreement shall mean a dividend, management fee, or any other form of distribution to The Renco Group, Inc. ("Renco") or
an affiliate of Renco other than a subsidiary of the Company (including a transfer to Renco of assets in any form whether as cash or other form of value which shall have the effect of reducing the net
worth of the Company), in excess of the Renco Amount (as defined herein), provided that payments made in respect of any debt to Renco,
including, but not limited to, principal interest and fees thereon, or the preferred stock of the Company, including, but not limited to, dividends thereon and redemptions thereof, shall not be a
Distribution. The "Renco Amount" shall be equal to $2,400,000 per annum, calculated cumulatively so that unused portions shall carry over to succeeding years. 

        (c)   In
connection with the annual audit of the financial statements of the Company, the Company's Board of Directors will require that the independent public accountants
issue a special report indicating their agreement with the Tax Differences. 

        3.    Net Worth Appreciation Benefit.    Upon the termination of your employment by the Company, other than for cause,
you shall be entitled to a net worth appreciation payment ("Payment") equal to (A) the product of the Vested Credits and the Net Worth Increment, as defined below, less (B) the product
of the Vested Credits and the Cumulative Income Statement Tax Difference (the calculation period shall end at the end of the Company's fiscal quarter immediately preceding your date of termination)
and excluding such Cumulative Income Statement Tax Difference to the extent equal to Cumulative Cash Flow Tax Difference utilized in calculating amounts payable under Paragraph 5(a). The "Net
Worth Increment" is the amount, if any, by which the consolidated net worth of the Company and its subsidiaries, as at the end of its fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of your termination,
exceeds its consolidated net worth as of the date hereof, provided, however, that any increase in consolidated net worth resulting from a capital contribution to the Company or the sale of stock of
the Company shall be disregarded in calculating Net Worth Increment, and further provided that preferred stock of the Company and cash payments of dividends and payments in kind thereon shall be
treated as debt of the Company for purposes of calculating consolidated net worth. For clarity, it is understood that the Net Worth Increment will not include charges for interest on the restructured
debt of the Company to the extent not included as interest expense under GAAP as accounted for under FAS 15, nor will the Tax Differences include any benefit for such interest on such
restructured debt. The determination of the independent public accountants for the Company as to the Net Worth Increment, made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied, shall be conclusive on each of us. If there is no Net Worth Increment, no amount shall be payable. If your employment is terminated for cause, you shall not be entitled to receive any
Payment. 

        4.    Payment.    The Payment shall be payable to you (or your designee or estate) in 40 equal quarterly installments,
without interest, commencing three months after the termination of your employment, and at 3 month intervals thereafter. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company
shall not be required to pay you (i) any Payment, where the making of such Payment would violate any agreement between the Company and any lender of the Company, or (ii) in the event
that any agreement between the Company and any lender of the Company limits the aggregate amount that the Company may pay as bonuses, net worth appreciation payments, profit sharing payments or other
payments of similar nature ("Restricted Payments") during any period, any Payment in excess of your pro rata portion of the aggregate amount of applicable Restricted Payments which the Company is
permitted to pay. In the event that the Company is unable to make a Payment due to the preceding

sentence, the Company's obligation to make such Payment shall be deferred until such time that the Company is permitted to make such Payment pursuant to the preceding sentence. 

        5.    Dividends; Sale of Substantially All of the Company's Stock or Assets.    

        (a)   If
and in the event that the Company shall make a Distribution while you shall be employed by the Company, then you shall be entitled to receive, as additional
compensation, ("Additional Compensation Benefit") an amount equal to (A) the excess of (i) the product of the Maximum Credit and the cumulative Distributions paid by the Company
subsequent to the Base Date in 2002 over (ii) the product of the Maximum Credit and any positive Cumulative Cash Flow Tax Difference less (B) the amount of Additional Compensation
Benefit previously paid to you subsequent to the Base Date in 2002. This provision shall not apply to intercompany payments among the Company and its own wholly-owned subsidiaries or among two
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, or to reimbursement to Renco for a proportionate part of costs, such as audit charges and insurance premiums, paid by Renco on behalf of itself and its
subsidiaries, including the Company; 

        (b)   If,
while you shall be employed by the Company (and whether before or after the Base Date in 2007), all or substantially all the stock or assets of the Company shall be
sold to a person who is not an affiliate of Ira Leon Rennert, or if The Renco Group, Inc. sells a controlling interest in the Company, then, upon the closing of such sale, your full Maximum
Credit shall be deemed to be vested, and you shall be entitled to receive, in kind and on the same terms and conditions as the Company or its shareholder is being paid as payment in full of your
participation, an amount equal to (A) the product of the Maximum Credit and any Net Proceeds (as defined below) of the sale, plus (B) the product of the Maximum Credit and the cumulative
Distributions paid by the Company subsequent to the Base Date in 2002, less (C) the product of the Maximum Credit and the Cumulative Income Statement Tax Difference through the date of sale,
and less (D) the amount of any Additional Compensation Benefit previously paid to you subsequent to the Base Date in 2002. "Net Proceeds", for purposes hereof, shall be equal to the amount, if
any, of the proceeds of the sale after deducting all expenses of the sale, all applicable federal, state and local taxes, all liabilities retained by the seller, and all amounts paid or due to holders
of the Company's preferred stock. Except for such payment, neither you nor the Company shall have any further rights or liabilities hereunder. 

        6.    Condition Precedent.    The Company's obligation to make the Payment to you shall be conditioned on your
faithful adherence to your employment arrangements with the Company and on your refraining from engaging, during the period over which such payments are to be made to you, directly or indirectly in
any activity which is competitive with the business engaged in by the Company at the date of termination of your employment. If you do engage in any such competitive activities, then we shall no
longer be obligated to make any payments to you hereunder. 

        7.    Notice.    Any notices to be sent pursuant hereto shall be sent by hand, certified or registered mail or
overnight service to you, at the address indicated above and a copy to The Renco Group, Inc. at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, 42nd floor, to the attention of Ira Leon
Rennert, or to any other address which the Company or Renco may designate by notice in writing.

        Please
confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth our full agreement with respect to your net worth appreciation benefit by signing and returning the enclosed copy of this letter. 

	

 	
 	

Very truly yours,
	

 	
 	

The Doe Run Resources Corporation.
	

 	
 	

/s/  IRA LEON RENNERT      
 Ira Leon Rennert

Chairman of the Board
	

Accepted and Agreed to:	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

/s/  DAVID CHAPUT      
 David Chaput	
 	

 	
 	

 

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EXHIBIT 10.2.4Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Entourage Mining Ltd. - Exhibit 10.1

 MINERAL PROPERTY OPTION AGREEMENT

 THIS AGREEMENT is dated the 15th day of March, 2005.

BETWEEN: 

 Entourage Mining Ltd., a company duly incorporated in the Province of British Columbia, having an office at 614 – 475 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2B3 

  (“Entourage”)

 OF THE FIRST PART 

AND:

 FAYZ YACOUB, Professional geologist and businessman, in the Province of British Columbia, having an office at 6498 – 128B Street, Surrey, British Columbia

  (the “Owner”)

 OF THE SECOND PART 

 WHEREAS

	A.	 The Owner owns certain mineral property interests
        (commonly referred to as the “Doran Property”) located
        in south-central Quebec, which mineral property interests are more particularly
        described in Schedule “A” attached hereto which forms a material
        part of this Agreement; and 

	 	 
	B.	 The Owner wishes to grant an option to Entourage
        to acquire a one hundred percent (100%) undivided beneficial right, title
        and interest in and to the Doran Property (as hereinafter defined), and
        Entourage wishes to acquire the same on the terms and conditions set forth
        herein. 

 NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration
  of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties agree as
  follows:

	1.	DEFINITIONS

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	 1.1      	 In this Agreement and in the Schedules and the recitals
        hereto, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions
        shall have the following meanings: 

	 
	 	 “Doran Property” (the 'Property’)
        means those mineral claims described in Schedule "A" hereto, together
        with all prospecting, research, exploration, exploitation, operating and
        mining permits, licenses and leases associated therewith, mineral, surface,
        water and ancillary or appurtenant rights attached or accruing thereto,
        and any mining license or other form of substitute or successor mineral
        title or interest granted, obtained or issued in connection with or in
        place of or in substitution for any such Property. 

	 
	 	 “Execution Date” means the date the parties hereto
      have executed this Agreement. 
	 
	 	 “Expenditures” means all expenses,
        obligations and liabilities of whatever kind or nature spent or incurred
        directly or indirectly by Entourage from the date hereof in connection
        with the exploration and development of the Property; including monies
        expended in maintaining the Property in good standing and in applying
        for and securing all necessary leases or permits; monies expended toward
        all taxes, fees and rentals; monies expended in doing and filing assessment
        work; expenses paid for or incurred in connection with any program of
        surface or underground prospecting, exploring, geophysical, geochemical
        and geological surveying, drilling and drifting, raising and other underground
        work, assaying and metallurgical testing and engineering, environmental
        studies, data preparation and analysis; costs of acquiring or preparing
        research materials, technical or geological reports and data; costs of
        paying the fees, wages, salaries, traveling expenses, of all persons engaged
        directly in work with respect to and for the benefit of the Property,
        in paying for the food, lodging and other reasonable needs of such persons;
        and including a charge in lieu of overhead, management and other unallowable
        costs equal to ten (10%) percent of all such expenditures. 

	 
	 	 “Option” has the meaning ascribed to it in section
      2.1 below. 
	 
	 	 “NSR Royalty” has the meaning ascribed to it in section
      2.5 below. 
	 
	 	 “Shares” mean common shares in
        the capital stock of Entourage or any successor company resulting from
        any merger, amalgamation or other corporate reorganization(s) of Entourage.
      

	 
	 	 “Title Dispute” shall have the meaning ascribed to
      it in section 13.1. 

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	 2.      	 GRANT OF OPTION
    
	 
	 2.1      	 The Owner hereby gives and grants to Entourage
        the sole and exclusive right and option (the "Option") to acquire
        from the Owner a one hundred percent (100%) undivided beneficial right,
        title and interest in and to the Property (subject to the NSR Royalty
        reserved to the Owner as referred to in section 2.5) in accordance with
        the terms of this Agreement. 

	 
	 2.2      	 In order to exercise the Option and to earn its interest in
      the Property, Entourage shall: 
	 
	 	 (a)      	 issue and deliver to the Owner a total of 750,000 Shares as
      follows: 
	 
	 	 	 (i) 	 125,000 Shares within ten business days of the date of approval of this
      Agreement by both parties; 
	 
	 	 	 (ii) 	 an additional 125,000 Shares on or before March 15, 2006; 
	 
	 	 	 (iii) 	 an additional 250,000 Shares on or before March 15, 2007; and 
	 
	 	 	 (iv) 	 an additional 250,000 Shares on or before March 15, 2008; 
	 
	 	 (b)      	 make cash payments to the Owner of a total of $220,000
      as follows: 
	 
	 	 	 (i) 	 Thirty-five thousand ($35,000) dollars on the
        Execution Date, less the sum of five thousand ($5,000) which is non-refundable,
        which has been received by the Owner and the receipt of which is hereby
        acknowledged by the Owner; 

	 
	 	 	 (ii) 	 an additional thirty-five thousand ($35,000) dollars on or before
      March 15, 2006; 
	 
	 	 	 (iii) 	 an additional seventy-five thousand ($75,000) dollars on or before
      March 15, 2007; 
	 
	 	 	 (iv)	 an additional seventy-five thousand ($75,000) dollars on or before
      March 15, 2008; and 
	 
	 	 (c)      	 subject to section 2.4 below, incur at
        least one million ($1,000,000) dollars of Expenditures on the Property,
        as follows: 

	 
	 	 	 (i)	 two hundred thousand ($200,000) dollars on or before the first anniversary
      date of the Execution Date; 
	 
	 	 	 (ii)	 an additional three hundred thousand ($300,000)
        dollars on or before the second anniversary date of the Execution Date;
        and 

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	 	 	(iii)	 an additional five hundred thousand ($500,000) dollars on or before
      the third anniversary date of the Execution Date. 

	 	The issuance of 750,000 Shares, the cash payments
        totaling $220,000 and the requisite $1,000,000 in Expenditures
        required to exercise the Option, all as set out above, are herein collectively
        referred to as the “Option Price”.

	 	 
	 2.3 	 Any Shares delivered, cash payments made, or Expenditures
        incurred toward the Option Price that is over and above that required
        to be made during a particular time period in section 2.2 shall be carried
        forward and applied against the required payment in the subsequent period(s).
        Once all shares are delivered and cash payments made Entourage will have
        delivered the consideration comprising the Option Price; as such, any
        remaining requisite Expenditure requirements will cease and Entourage
        will earn a 100% undivided beneficial right, title and interest in the
        Property (subject to the NSR Royalty reserved to the Owner as referred
        to in section 2.7). 

	 
	 2.4 	 Subject to sections 13.1 and 13.2, should Entourage
        fail to deliver the consideration comprising the Option Price within the
        time periods set forth herein, the Owner shall provide Entourage with
        written notice of default and Entourage shall have a period of 45 days
        following receipt of such notice of default to rectify the same, failing
        which the Option and this Agreement shall automatically terminate at the
        end of such 45 day notice period without further notice from the Owner.
      

	 
	 2.5.1 	 The purchase and sale of the Property is subject
        to a 2.5% net smelter return royalty (“NSR Royalty”)
        in favour of the Owner, which NSR Royalty shall be calculated in accordance
        with the formula set out in Schedule “B” attached hereto and
        forming a material part of this Agreement. Entourage may, from time to
        time, purchase up to three-fifths (i.e., 1.5% NSR Royalty) of the NSR
        Royalty for one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,750,000)
        on the basis of one hundred thousand dollars for each one-tenth percent
        of the NSR Royalty (i.e., $100,000 per 0.1% NSR Royalty) acquired
        on the first two-fifths of the NSR Royalty (i.e, the first 1.0% NSR Royalty),
        and one hundred fifty ($150,000) dollars for each one-tenth percent
        of the NSR Royalty (i.e., $150,000 per 0.1% NSR Royalty) thereafter
        for the remaining NSR Royalty (i.e., the remaining 0.5% NSR Royalty).
        To exercise its option to purchase the NSR Royalty or any portion thereof,
        Entourage must provide the Owner with at least 30 days advance written
        notice of its intention to do so, and must close upon each purchase within
        60 days of each notice. This option to purchase the three-fifths of the
        NSR Royalty may be exercised in whole or in part; exercise may occur in
        portions and the purchase option survives the term of this agreement and
        the exercise of the Option on the Doran Property. 

	 
	 2.6 	 This Agreement is an option only and after the Optionee has paid the
      sum of 

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	 	 $35,000 ($5,000 of which has been
        paid) and issued 125,000 shares of Entourage to the Owner; any further
        payments, share allotments and issuances and the making of any Expenditures
        are entirely at the election of Entourage. 

	 
	 2.7      	 Entourage has the right, at any time, to prepay or accelerate
      payment of, the Option Price. 
	 
	 3.      	 ACQUISITION OF INTEREST IN THE
      PROPERTY 
	 
	 3.1      	 At such time as Entourage has paid to
        the Owner the Option Price in accordance with sections 2.2 and 2.3 above,
        within the time periods specified therein, the Option shall be deemed
        to have been exercised by Entourage and Entourage shall have thereby,
        without any further act, acquired a one hundred percent (100%) undivided
        beneficial right, title and interest in and to the Property. 

	 
	 3.2      	 Subsequent to the signing of this Agreement,
        should the Owner or the Optionee acquire any interest in and to any mineral
        claims (mineral claims that are not included in Schedule "A" or have been
        acquired by the Owner previous to signing this Agreement) within 5km of
        the existing Property boundary line, such additional mineral claims will
        become part of the Property for the purposes of this Agreement. 

	 
	 4.      	 REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OR PROPERTY
      INTERESTS 
	 
	 4.1      	 Upon the request of Entourage after execution
        of the Agreement and at any time during the term of this Agreement, the
        Owner shall assist Entourage to record this Agreement with the appropriate
        mining recorder. 

	 
	 4.2      	 The Owner shall further provide Entourage
        with such recordable transfers as Entourage and its counsel shall require
        in order to record its due interests in respect of the Property upon exercise
        of the Option. 

	 
	 5.      	 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    
	 
	 5.1      	 Entourage represents and warrants to the Owner that: 
	 
	 	 (a)      	 it has full power and authority to enter into and
        perform its obligations under this Agreement and any agreement or instrument
        referred to or contemplated by this Agreement; 

	 
	 	 (b)      	 all necessary corporate approvals have been, or
        will be obtained and are, or will be in effect with respect to the transactions
        contemplated hereby; 

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	 	 (c)      	 neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
        nor any of the agreements contemplated hereby, nor the consummation of
        the transactions hereby contemplated conflict with, result in the breach
        of or accelerate the performance required by any agreement to which it
        is a party; and 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 upon issuance, the Shares shall be validly issued
        as fully paid and non- assessable common shares of the Company. 

	 
	 5.2      	 The Owner hereby represents and warrants to Entourage that:
    
	 
	 	 (a)      	 he has full power, capacity and authority to enter
        into and perform his obligations under this Agreement and any agreement
        or instrument referred to or contemplated herein; 

	 
	 	 (b)      	 neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
        nor any of the agreements referred to herein or contemplated hereby, nor
        the consummation of the transactions hereby contemplated conflict with,
        result in the breach of or accelerate the performance required by any
        agreement to which he is a party; 

	 
	 	 (c)      	 he is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the
        mineral interests comprising the Property, free and clear of all liens,
        charges and encumbrances and no taxes, claim or other maintenance fees
        or rentals are due with respect to the Property and the Property is current
        in assessment work due; 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 the Property is accurately described in Schedule "A" attached hereto;
    
	 
	 	 (e)      	 each of the mineral claims comprising the Property
        has been duly and validly granted to or staked by the Owner, and is properly
        located and recorded with the appropriate mining authorities pursuant
        to all applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdiction in which the
        Property is situate. 

	 
	 	 (f)      	 to the best of his knowledge, there are no restrictions
        on the exploitation of minerals on the Property; 

	 
	 	 (g)      	 the Owner has the exclusive right to enter into
        this Agreement and has all necessary authority to dispose of his interests
        in and to the Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
      

	 
	 	 (h)      	 to the best of his knowledge, there are no adverse
        claims or challenges against or to the ownership of or title to any of
        the mineral interests comprising the Property or which may impede development,
        nor to the knowledge of the Owner is there any basis for any potential
        claim or challenge, and there are no outstanding agreements or options
        to acquire or purchase the Property or any portion thereof, and no persons
        have any 

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	 	  	royalty, net profits or other interests whatsoever
        in production from any of the mineral interests comprising the Property;
      

	 
	 	 (i)      	 there are no pending or threatened actions, suits,
        claims or proceedings regarding the Property or any portion thereof of
        which the Owner is aware; and 

	 
	 	 (j)      	 the Owner has the full right and authority to exercise
        the Owner’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, to waive any
        default of Entourage under this Agreement, to exercise any and all claims
        which the Owner may have as against Entourage under this Agreement and
        to collect, distribute and account for any and all payments and issuances
        made by Entourage to the Owner under this Agreement, and; 

	 
	 	 (k)      	 there is no material environmental liability outstanding
        nor is there any outstanding reclamation work which is needed to be performed
        on the property, nor 

	 
	 	 (l)      	 is the Owner a party, now or in the past, to any
        other agreements(s) transferring an interest in the property. 

	 
	 5.3      	
      The representations and warranties hereinbefore
        set out are conditions on which the parties have relied in entering into
        this Agreement and shall survive the acquisition of any interest in the
        Property by Entourage and each of the parties shall 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, warranty,
        covenant, agreement or condition made by it and contained in this Agreement.
      

	 
	 6.      	 COVENANTS OF THE OWNER
    
	 
	 6.1      	 While the Option remains outstanding, the Owner covenants and
      agrees with Entourage to: 
	 
	 	 (a)      	 for so long as Entourage is not in default hereunder,
        not do any act or thing which would in any way adversely affect the rights
        of Entourage hereunder; 

	 
	 	 (b)      	 make available to Entourage and its representatives
        all records, maps, reports, drill core and files in its possession relating
        to the Property and permit Entourage and its representatives at their
        own risk and expense to take abstracts there from and make copies thereof;
      

	 
	 	 (c)      	 co-operate as reasonably necessary with Entourage
        in obtaining any access, surface and other rights on or related to the
        Property as Entourage reasonably deems desirable; and 

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	 	 (d)      	 promptly provide Entourage with any and all notices
        and correspondence received by the Owner from any relevant government
        agencies in respect of the Property; and 

	 
	 	 (e)      	 indemnify Entourage for any work done by Owner or
        Owner as agent for On Track Exploration Ltd. 

	 
	 7.      	 PRE-EXERCISE ACTIVITIES
    
	 
	 7.1      	 Prior to exercise of the Option, Entourage
        shall have full right, power and authority to do everything necessary
        or desirable in accordance with good mining practice in connection with
        the exploration and development of the Property, including without limiting
        the generality of the foregoing, the exclusive right to: 

	 
	 	 (a)      	 enter the Property and have exclusive and quiet
        possession of the Property, to regulate access to the Property, as well
        as the use and enjoyment thereof without interruption by or disturbance
        from the Owner, or any person claiming by, through or under the Owner;
      

	 
	 	 (b)      	 do such prospecting, exploration, development, exploitation
        and other mining work thereon and thereunder as Entourage may in its sole
        discretion consider advisable or desirable subject to the approval of
        all applicable laws and regulations and act as Operator of the property
        as the term Operator is commonly understood in the mining industry 

	 
	 	 (c)      	 bring and erect upon the Property such equipment
        and facilities as Entourage may in its sole discretion consider advisable
        or desirable; 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 remove materials from the Property for the purposes
        of assaying and testing, bulk sampling or otherwise as Entourage may in
        its sole discretion consider advisable or desirable, and dispose of such
        materials by way of sale or otherwise as Entourage may in its sole discretion
        consider advisable or desirable; and 

	 
	 	 (f)      	 participate with the Owner in negotiating such agreements
        as may be necessary or in Entourage’s best interests with the owners
        of and other persons having interests in the Property concerning surface
        or access rights affecting the Property, provided that if and to the extent
        that the Owner has any such rights affecting the Property, such rights
        are hereby included in the Property and are subject to the Option hereunder;
        and 

	 
	 	 (g)      	 to bring third parties and contractors on the property 
	 
	 7.2      	 Prior to exercise of the Option, Entourage shall have the following
      duties and obligations: 

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	 	 (a)      	 To manage, direct and control all exploration, development
        and production operations in, on and under the Property in a prudent and
        workmanlike manner, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules,
        orders and regulations; 

	 
	 	 (b)      	 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
        to pay all taxes, rentals and maintenance fees on the Property as may
        be necessary to keep the Property in good standing and free and clear
        of liens, charges and encumbrances of every character arising from operations
        hereunder (except liens for taxes not yet due, and other claims and liens
        contested in good faith by Entourage) and to proceed with all diligence
        to contest or discharge any lien that is filed; 

	 
	 	 (c)      	 file all applicable work for assessment credits
        against the respective claims comprising the Property. Any excess work
        shall be applied equally to the portable assessment credit account of
        Entourage and the Owner; as such portable assessment credit account is
        applicable in the Province of Quebec; 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 to obtain and maintain, or cause any contractor
        engaged to obtain and maintain, adequate insurance coverage with respect
        to activities on or with respect to the Property; 

	 
	 	 (e)      	 to perform its duties and obligations in a manner consistent with good
      exploration and mining practices; 
	 
	 	 (f)      	 defend, indemnify and save the Owner and its directors,
        officers and employees harmless from any and all losses, damages, expenses,
        claims, suits, actions or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever in
        any way referable to or arising out of any work done by Entourage on or
        with respect to the Property; 

	 
	 	 (g)      	 prior to commencing any operations or activities
        on the Property, obtain all necessary operating and environmental permits
        and post any required reclamation or other bonds or safekeeping agreements
        required by any governmental agency; and 

	 
	 	 (h)      	 Entourage shall permit the Owner, or his representatives
        duly authorized in writing, to visit and inspect the Property at all reasonable
        times and intervals, and inspect all data obtained by Entourage as a result
        of its operations thereon, subject to such confidentiality arrangements
        as Entourage may reasonably consider appropriate. 

	 
	 7.3      	 Entourage agrees to offer all contracts
        to undertake the first and second years of exploration work ($200,000
        and $300,000 respectively) on the Property to On Track Exploration
        Ltd, (“OTEL”) provided that the rates quoted by OTEL are competitive
        commercial rates and OTEL can provide the services in a timely 

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	 	 manner, to the satisfaction
        of Entourage. The parties agree that a mutually acceptable professional
        geologist, with expertise in uranium exploration, will be chosen to supervise
        all geophysical and geological work performed on the Property by OTEL.
        Further geophysical and geological exploration work will be negotiated
        with On Track Exploration Ltd. at the conclusion of the second year work
        program. 

	 	 	 	 
	8. 	TERMINATION OF OPTION
	 	 	 	 
	8.1	 This Agreement, except
        for the provisions of sections 9 and 11, and the Option shall (unless
        otherwise agreed by the Owner in writing) terminate:

	 	 	 	 
	 	(a)	 at the end of the 45 day
        notice period set out in section 2.4, if the outstanding Option Price
        required to be paid by Entourage pursuant to this Agreement has not been
        paid by Entourage to the Owner by such date; 

	 	 	 	 
	 	(b)	 if Entourage gives notice to the Owner in accordance
      with section 8.2; or
	 	 	 	 
	 	(c)	 upon Entourage being or
        becoming in default of any other material obligation hereunder, and upon
        Entourage failing to rectify the same within 45 days following receipt
        from the Owner of notice of such default. 

	 	 	 	 
	8.2	 At any time prior to the
        exercise of the Option, Entourage shall have the right to terminate this
        Agreement and the Option by giving not less than thirty (30) days' notice
        to that effect to the Owner.

	 	 	 	 
	9. 	OBLIGATIONS OF ENTOURAGE
      ON TERMINATION OF THE OPTION
	 	 	 	 
	9.1	 If this Agreement is terminated
        for any reason whatsoever prior to the exercise of the Option, this Agreement,
        including the Option, (but excluding this section 9 and section 13 which
        shall both continue in full force and effect for so long as is required
        to give full effect to the same) shall be of no further force and effect
        except that Entourage shall:

	 	 	 	 
	 	(a)	 vacate the Property, and leave the Property:
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(i)	 in good standing and in accordance with the applicable
        laws and regulations, with a minimum of six months of assessment credits
        filed against the same;

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(ii)	 free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances arising from this
      Agreement or its operations hereunder;

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	 	 	(iii) 	in a safe and orderly condition; and 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(iv)	in a condition which is in compliance with all applicable
        rules and orders of governmental authorities with respect to reclamation
        and restoration of the surface of the Property insofar as is required
        by the exploration work performed during the term of this agreement; 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 (b)      	 deliver to the Owner, within
        one hundred twenty (120) days of termination, a report on all work carried
        out by Entourage on the Property together with copies of all maps, drillhole
        logs, assay results, reports and other information compiled or prepared
        by or on behalf of Entourage with respect to work on or with respect to
        the Property, and make available to the Owner (at the place of storage)
        all core, samples and sample pulps and rejects; 

	 
	 	 (c)      	 unless otherwise agreed by
        the Owner, remove from the Property within six months of the effective
        date of termination all materials, equipment and facilities erected, installed
        or brought upon the Property by or at the instance of Entourage. If the
        same is not completely removed, then the Owner may, at his option, retain
        the same as the Owner’s property, or remove the same from the Property
        at Entourage’s expense; and 

	 
	 	 (d)      	 deliver to the Owner a duly
        executed quitclaim of all right, title and interest of Entourage in and
        to the Property in favour of the Owner. 

	 
	 10.      	 CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF INFORMATION
    
	 
	 10.1      	 Each party agrees that all information
        obtained hereunder shall be the exclusive property of the parties and
        not publicly disclosed or used other than for the activities contemplated
        hereunder except as required by law or by the rules and regulations of
        any regulatory authority, securities commission or stock exchange having
        jurisdiction or with the written consent of the other party, such consent
        not to be unreasonably withheld. The parties expressly agree that Entourage
        may use confidential information to secure funding or financing necessary
        to perform its obligations under this agreement. 

	 
	 11.      	 ASSIGNMENT 
	 
	 11.1      	 Entourage may at any time assign or transfer
        any or all of its interest herein, provided such assignee agrees to abide
        by and be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same manner and
        to the same effect as if an original signatory hereto. 

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	 12.      	 NOTICES 
	 
	 12.1      	 Any notice, direction or other instrument
        required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing
        and may be given by the delivery of the same or by mailing the same by
        prepaid registered or certified mail or by sending the same by facsimile
        in each case addressed to the address first listed above or the following
        facsimile numbers: 

	 
	 	 (a)      	 If to the Owner at facsimile no. :(604) 596-8592; and 
	 
	 	 (b)      	 If to Entourage at facsimile no.: (604) 669-4368. 
	 
	 12.2      	 Any party may at any time give to the
        others notice in writing of any change of address of the party giving
        such notice and from and after the giving of such notice the address or
        addresses therein specified shall be deemed to be the address of such
        party for the purposes of giving notice hereunder. 

	 
	 13.      	 FORCE MAJEURE 
	 
	 13.1      	 Entourage shall not be deemed to be in
        default hereunder for failure or delay to perform any of its covenants
        pursuant to this Agreement, including payments toward the Option Price,
        if prior to the requirement to perform such covenant any event of force
        majeure (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
        equipment breakdown, regulatory delays, government permitting delays and
        delays arising from inclement weather) arises which precludes Entourage
        from undertaking work on the Property (except for Entourage’s lack
        of funds or inability to raise funds), or a material dispute arises as
        to the ownership or title to any part of the Property or to the minerals
        therein, including land claims by Inuit, aboriginal, native, indigenous
        or First Nations people (a “Title Dispute”). 

	 
	 13.2      	 Should Entourage seek to rely on the provisions
        of subsection 13.1 it shall promptly give written notice to the Owner
        of the particulars thereof and all time limits imposed by this Agreement
        shall be extended from the date of delivery of such notice by a period
        equivalent to the period of delay resulting from such event of force majeure
        or Title Dispute. 

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	 14.      	 ARBITRATION 
	 
	 14.1      	 If any question, difference or dispute shall arise
        between the parties in respect of any matter arising under this Agreement
        or in relation to the construction hereof, the same shall be referred
        to a mutually acceptable arbitrator. If an agreement is not settled within
        30 days of the referral, the award of one arbitrator shall determine the
        dispute. The decision of the arbitrator shall be made within 30 days after
        the selection. The expense of the arbitration shall be borne equally by
        the parties to the dispute. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance
        with the provisions of the Commercial Arbitration Act (British
        Columbia), as amended, and the decision of the arbitrator shall be conclusive
        and binding upon the parties. The rules and procedures for the arbitration
        shall be procedures established by the B.C. Arbitrators Institute. The
        place of arbitration shall be Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. If
        the parties cannot agree on a mutually acceptable arbitrator within 30
        days of a dispute arising, the question, difference or dispute shall be
        referred to the courts of British Columbia. 

	 
	 15.      	 GENERAL 
	 
	 15.1      	 The parties shall execute such further and other
        documents and do such further and other things as may be necessary or
        convenient to carry out and give effect to the intent of this Agreement.
      

	 
	 15.2      	 All references to dollar amounts in this Agreement
        shall be to lawful currency of Canada, unless specifically provided to
        the contrary. All payments to be made to any party hereunder may be made
        by cheque, money order, wire transfer or bank draft mailed or delivered
        to such party at its address for notice purposes as provided herein, or
        deposited for the account of such party at such bank or banks in Canada
        as such party may designate from time to time by notice to the paying
        party. 

	 
	 15.3      	 This Agreement shall ensue to the benefit of and
        be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
        assigns. 

	 
	 15.4      	 This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement
        between the parties and, except as hereafter set out, replaces and supersedes
        all prior agreements, memoranda, correspondence, communications, negotiations
        and representations, whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory
        or otherwise between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein.
      

	 
	 15.5      	 Any modification of this Agreement will be effective
        only if it is in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 

	 
	 15.6      	 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
        according to the laws of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable
        therein. Subject to section 

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	 	 14.1, all actions arising from this Agreement shall
        be commenced and maintained in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
      

	 
	 15.7      	 This Agreement may be subject to regulatory approval
        and the parties agree to make any reasonable amendments hereto as may
        be required by any regulatory authorities. 

	 
	 15.8	 The parties have not created a partnership and nothing
        contained in this Agreement shall in any manner whatsoever constitute
        any party the partner, agent or legal representative of any other party.
        No party shall have any authority to act for, or to assume any obligations
        or responsibility on behalf of, any other party except as may be, from
        time to time, agreed upon in writing between the parties or as otherwise
        expressly provided. 

	 
	 15.9	 No consent or waiver expressed or implied by either
        party in respect of any breach or default by the other in the performance
        by such other of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed
        to be a consent to or a waiver of any other breach or default. 

	 
	 15.10	 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 provision 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.
      

	 
	 15.11	 This Agreement may be executed in any number of
        counterparts, each of which when delivered, either in original or facsimile
        form, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
        constitute one and the same document. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed these presents as of the date first above written.  

ENTOURAGE MINING LTD. 

“Greg Kennedy” 

per: Greg Kennedy 

 Authorized Signatory 

 “Fayz Yacoub” 

FAYZ YACOUB 

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 SCHEDULE “A” 

 THIS IS SCHEDULE “A” to the Mineral Property
  (Doran) Option Agreement dated the 15 day of March, 2005, between Entourage
  Mining Ltd. and Fayz Yacoub. 

 MINERAL CLAIMS COMPRISING THE PROPERTY 

	Title # 	 Row 	 Column 	 Surface Area

       (ha) 
	 CDC 0048705	05	20	55.01
	 CDC 0048706	05	21	55.01
	 CDC 0048707	05	22	55.01
	 CDC 0048708	05	23	55.01
	 CDC 0048709	06	20	55.00
	 CDC 0048710	06	23	55.00
	 CDC 0048711	07	20	54.99
	 CDC 0048712	10	24	54.96
	 CDC 0048713	11	21	54.95
	 CDC 0048714	11	24	54.95
	 CDC 0048715	14	22	54.92
	 CDC 0048716	14	23	54.92
	 CDC 0048651	07	22	54.99
	 CDC 0048652	07	23	54.99
	 CDC 0048653	08	22	54.98
	 CDC 0048654	08	23	54.98
	 CDC 0048655	09	22	54.97
	 CDC 0048656	09	23	54.97
	 CDC 0048657	10	22	54.06
	 CDC 0048658	10	23	54.96
	 CDC 0048659	11	22	54.95
	 CDC 0048660	11	23	54.95
	 CDC 0048661	12	22	54.94
	 CDC 0048662	12	23	54.94
	 CDC 0048663	13	22	54.93
	 CDC 0048664	13	23	54.93
	 CDC 0048665	06	21	55.00
	 CDC 0048666	06	22	55.00
	 CDC 0048667	07	21	54.99

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	 CDC 0064114  	 08  	 20  	 54.98  
	 CDC 0064115  	 08  	 21  	 54.98  
	 CDC 0064116  	 09  	 20  	 54.97  
	 CDC 0064117  	 09  	 21  	 54.97  
	 CDC 0064118  	 10  	 21  	 54.96  
	 CDC 0064119  	 12  	 21  	 54.94  
	 CDC 0064120  	 12  	 24  	 54.94  
	 CDC 0064121  	 13  	 21  	 54.93  
	 CDC 0064122  	 13  	 24  	 54.93  
	 CDC 0064123  	 14  	 21  	 54.92  
	 CDC 0064124  	 14  	 24  	 54.92  
	 CDC 0064125  	 15  	 21  	 54.91  
	 CDC 0064126  	 15  	 22  	 54.92  
	 CDC 0064127  	 15  	 23  	 54.92  
	 CDC 0064128  	 15  	 24  	 54.92  

Total: 44 mineral claims 

 SCHEDULE “B” 

 THIS IS SCHEDULE “B”
  to the Mineral Property Option Agreement dated the 15th day of March,
  2005, between Entourage Mining Ltd. and Fayz Yacoub. 

 NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY

  (NSR ROYALTY) 

	 1.	 Pursuant to the Mineral Property Option Agreement
        to which this Schedule “B” is attached, the Owner (the “Recipient”)
        may receive a Net Smelter Return royalty (the “NSR Royalty”)
        based on proceeds received by Entourage (the “Producer”)
        from production from the Property as described in Schedule “A”
        of the Agreement, free and clear of all costs of development and operations.
      

	 
	 2.	 “Net Smelter Return” shall mean
        the actual proceeds received by the Producer from any mint, smelter, or
        other purchaser for the sale of ores, metals or concentrated products
        (“Product”) from the Property derived from commercial
        production (and not from bulk sampling, pilot plant operations or preliminary
        production) and sold after deducting from such proceeds the following
        charges to the extent that they were not deducted from such proceeds by
        the purchaser in computing payment: smelting and refining charges; penalties;
        cost of transportation of ores, metals or concentrates from the Property
        to any mint, smelter or other purchaser; cost of insurance of the products;
        and any export and import taxes on said ores, metals or concentrates levied
        by the country into which such ore, metals or concentrates are imported,
        if such charges or costs are deducted from the proceeds received. 

	 
	 3.	 Payment of the NSR Royalty shall be made quarterly
        within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Producer, on
        actual proceeds received by the Producer from the sale of Product from
        the Property, and shall be accompanied by un- audited calculations and
        statements pertaining to the operations carried out on the Property. Within
        140 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Producer in which the
        NSR Royalty is payable, the records relating to the calculation of Net
        Smelter Return for such year shall be audited and any resulting adjustments
        in the payment of the NSR Royalty payable shall be made forthwith. A copy
        of the said audit shall be delivered to the Recipient within 30 days of
        the end of such 140-day period. 

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	 4.      	 Each annual audit shall be final and not subject
        to adjustment unless the Recipient delivers to the Producer written exceptions
        in reasonable detail within three months after the Recipient receives
        the report. The Recipient, or its representative duly authorized in writing,
        shall at its expense have the right to audit the books and records of
        the Producer related to the Net Smelter Return to determine the accuracy
        of the report, but shall not have access to any other books and records
        of the Producer. The audit shall be conducted by a chartered or certified
        public accountant of recognized standing (the “Auditor”).
        The Producer shall have the right to restrict access to its books and
        records until execution of a written agreement by the Auditor that all
        information shall be held in confidence and used solely for purposes of
        audit and resolution of any disputes related to the report. A copy of
        the Auditor’s report shall be delivered to the Producer and the
        amount, which should have been paid according to the Auditor’s report,
        shall be paid forthwith, one party to the other. In the event that the
        said discrepancy is to the detriment of the Recipient and exceeds 10.0%
        of the amount actually paid by the Producer, then the Producer shall pay
        the entire cost of the audit. 

	 
	 5.      	 In the event smelting or refining are carried out
        in facilities owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by the Producer,
        charges, costs and penalties with respect to such operations, excluding
        transportation, shall mean reasonable charges, costs and penalties for
        such operations but not in excess of the amounts that the Producer would
        have incurred if such operations were carried out at facilities not owned
        or controlled by the Producer then offering comparable custom services.

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