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                  MINERAL PROPERTY STAKING AND SALES AGREEMENT

               THIS AGREEMENT dated for reference April 10, 2003.

BETWEEN:

                  ASHWORTH  EXPLORATIONS  LTD.,  a  body  corporate,  duly
                  incorporated under the laws of British Columbia  and having an
                  office at 4491 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, British Columbia,
                  V7W 2N8;

                  (the "Vendor")

                                                              OF THE FIRST PART

AND:

                  SUNERGY,  INC.,  a body  corporate,  duly  incorporated  under
                  the laws of the  Nevada and having an office at 2740 Panorama
                  Drive, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7G 1V6;

                  (the "Purchaser")

                                                             OF THE SECOND PART

W H E R E A S:

A.                The Vendor intends to stake 44 mineral  claim units located in
                  the  Vancouver  Mining  Division, British Columbia in  an area
                  having the potential to contain copper/silver/gold occurrences
                  or deposits (collectively, the "Claims");

B.                The  parties have agreed that the  Vendor will sell the Claims
                  to the Purchaser upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
                  forth;

                  NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT  WITNESSETH that in consideration
                  of the mutual covenants and provisos herein contained,  THE
                  PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1.                THE VENDOR'S REPRESENTATIONS

1.1               The Vendor  represents and warrants to the Purchaser that upon
                  completion of the staking  referred to in Recital "A"  to this
                  Agreement:

         (a)      The Vendor will be the registered and beneficial owner of the
                  mineral interests comprising the Claims and will hold the
                  right to explore and develop the Claims;

         (b)      the Vendor,  as beneficial owner of the Claims,  will hold all
                  of the Claims free and clear of all liens,  charges and claims
                  of others and the Vendor will have free and unimpeded right of
                  access to the Claims and have use of the  Claims  surface  for
                  the herein purposes;

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

         (d)      There will be no adverse  claims or  challenges  against or to
                  the Vendor's ownership of or title to any of the Claims or any
                  basis therefor, and there will be no outstanding agreements or
                  options  to  acquire or  purchase  the  Claims or any  portion
                  thereof; and

         (e)      The Vendor is a body corporate,  duly  incorporated  under the
                  laws of the Province of British  Columbia  with full power and
                  absolute  capacity to enter into this  Agreement  and that the
                  terms of this Agreement have been  authorized by all necessary
                  corporate  acts and deeds in order to give effect to the terms
                  hereof.

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

2.                THE PURCHASER'S REPRESENTATIONS

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

3.                SALE OF CLAIMS

3.1 The Vendor hereby agrees to sell a 100% undivided right,  title and interest
in and to the Claims in  consideration of the Purchaser paying to the Vendor the
sum of $3,450 upon execution of this Agreement.

3.2 Upon the receipt of these payments,  the Vendor hereby confirms that he will
hold the Claims in trust for the Purchaser.  Thereafter, upon the request of the
Purchaser,  the Vendor shall assist the Purchaser to record this  Agreement with
the  appropriate  mining  recorder and, when required,  the Vendor shall further
provide the Purchaser  with such  recordable  documents as the Purchaser and its
counsel shall require to record its due interest in respect of the Claims.

4.                FORCE MAJEURE

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

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5.                CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

                  No  information  furnished  by the  Purchaser  to  the  Vendor
hereunder  in  respect  of the  activities  carried  out on  the  Claims  by the
Purchaser,  or related to the sale of mineral  products derived from the Claims,
shall be  published  by the  Vendor  without  the prior  written  consent of the
Purchaser,  but such  consent in respect of the  reporting of factual data shall
not be unreasonably withheld.

6.                ENTIRE AGREEMENT

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

7.                RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES

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

8.                FURTHER ASSURANCES

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

9.                TIME OF ESSENCE

                  Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

10.               TITLES

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

11.               CURRENCY

                  All funds referred to under the terms of this Agreement  shall
be funds designated in the lawful currency of the United States of America.

12.               APPLICABLE LAW

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

13.               ENUREMENT

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

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

ASHWORTH EXPLORATIONS LTD.                           SUNERGY, INC.

per:     /s/ Clive Ashworth                          per:   /s/ Christian Brule
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E. Clive Ashworth, President                         Christian Brule, PresidentTransition Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
  
 SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 
  

C. STEPHEN CORDIAL TRANSITION AGREEMENT 
  
 This Transition Agreement (“Agreement”) dated and effective as of September 14, 2004 (the “Effective Date”) is made by and between
Somera Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), and C. Stephen Cordial (“Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, Executive is employed by the Company as its Chief Financial Officer; 
  
 WHEREAS, Executive and Company are parties to the Amended and Restated C. Stephen Cordial Employment Agreement entered into
as of April 2, 2004 (the “Employment Agreement”); 
  
 WHEREAS, Executive is resigning from his position effective as of December 31, 2004, and 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the Company and Executive (collectively referred to as “the Parties”) hereby
agree as follows: 
  
 1. Termination of Employment.
Executive hereby resigns his employment effective December 31, 2004 (the “Termination Date”). Except as required by COBRA and similar laws, Executive shall not be eligible to participate in the Company’s employee and fringe benefit
plans once his employment terminates. 
  
 2. Transition
Period. Executive agrees that, during the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Termination Date (the “Transition Period”), he will use his best efforts to fulfill his duties and responsibilities as Chief Financial
Officer as set forth in Section 1(b) of the Employment Agreement until such time as the Company’s Board of Directors or President and Chief Executive Officer otherwise provide. During the Transition Period, Executive’s duties shall
include: (i) completion of any and all procedures, processes, testing, and other steps required to successfully implement Section 404 (“Section 404”) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) prior to the
Termination Date or such earlier date as required to successfully implement Section 404, including but not limited to the preparation of: a statement of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting for the Company; management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the Company’s most recent fiscal year; a statement identifying the framework
used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and a statement that the registered public accounting firm that audited the Company’s financial statements included in the
Company’s annual report has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, (ii) ensuring that the attestation report required by Section 404 is properly prepared by
the Company’s registered public accounting firm as part of the annual report and taking such actions as are necessary to ensure that such report does not reflect any “material weakness” or other qualifications indicating the
Company’s non-compliance with Section 404 prior to the Termination Date or such earlier date as required to successfully implement Section 404 (except as such qualifications are the direct result 

 of other Company employees’ failure to enforce required Company policies), (iii) training a replacement Company
Chief Financial Officer and transferring such duties to the Company’s other finance personnel, including the Company’s newly appointed Controller, as may be specified by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer from time to
time, on and after the date such individuals are hired by the Company, (iv) providing and assisting in providing SEC public filing certifications pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (including certifying the Company’s 10-Q for the Company’s
third quarter 2004 and reviewing and advising the Company’s principal financial officer with respect to such officer’s certification of the Company’s 10-K for the Company’s fiscal 2004), (v) supporting the vision and strategic
direction set forth by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, (vi) assisting and supporting in the transfer of the Company’s accounting and IT functions as well as certain other Company functions to the Company’s Texas
facility, (vii) assisting and supporting the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer’s plan to design a cost/expense reduction program to assist in developing the Company’s 2005 business plan, and (viii) such other assignments
and responsibilities as are reasonably assigned to him by the Company’s Board of Directors or President and Chief Executive Officer. 
  
 3. Severance Benefits. 
  
 (a) Severance Benefits. 
  
 (i) Prior to Termination Date. If prior to the Termination Date, Executive’s employment with the Company terminates due to a Constructive
Termination or is involuntarily terminated by the Company other than for Cause (“Early Termination”), then, subject to Executive executing and not revoking a standard release of claims in favor of the Company (the “Release”) and
not breaching the provisions of Section 10 of the Employment Agreement, (1) Executive shall be entitled to receive continued payments at a rate equal to Executive’s current salary rate, for a period commencing on the date of Early Termination
and ending on the date that is twelve (12) months from the date of Early Termination, to be paid periodically, less applicable withholding, in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, and (2) the Company shall waive the cost
for the Executive to continue Executive’s group medical coverage (including Executive’s group dental and vision coverage but only to the extent that Executive is enrolled in such coverage prior to the Termination Date) with the Company
should Executive decide to exercise Executive’s right to do so in accordance with Title X of the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”). Such waiver of cost shall cease upon the earlier of twelve (12)
months from the effective date of such coverage or the date on which the Executive obtains equivalent coverage elsewhere. 
  
 (ii) After Termination Date. If Executive remains employed by the Company through the Termination Date, then, subject to Executive executing and
not revoking the Release and not breaching the provisions of Section 10 of the Employment Agreement, (1) Executive shall entitled to receive continued payments at a rate equal to Executive’s current salary rate, for a period commencing on the
January 1, 2005 and ending on December 31, 2005, to be paid periodically, less applicable withholding, in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, and (2) the Company shall waive the cost for the Executive to continue
Executive’s group medical coverage (including Executive’s group dental and vision coverage but only to the extent that 
  

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 Executive is enrolled in such coverage prior to the Termination Date) with the Company should Executive decide to
exercise Executive’s right to do so in accordance with COBRA. Such waiver of cost shall cease upon the earlier of twelve (12) months from the effective date of such coverage or the date on which the Executive obtains equivalent coverage
elsewhere. 
  
 (b) Additional Benefits. At such time as, in
the reasonable opinion of the Audit Committee of the Board, Executive successfully completes all of the duties outlined in Section 2 hereof and so long as such duties are timely completed by March 31, 2005 or such earlier time as may be provided in
Section 2 herein, then on March 31, 2005, and subject to Executive executing and not revoking the Release and not breaching the provisions of Section 10 of the Employment Agreement, and in addition to the amounts otherwise specified in Section 3(a)
above, Executive shall entitled to receive one (1) payment in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00), less applicable withholding, in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices. 
  
 4. Stock Option. The Company shall recommend to the Human Resources
Committee of the Board that Executive be granted a stock option at the next Human Resources Committee meeting, which will be, to the extent possible under the $100,000 rule of Section 422(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”), an “incentive stock option” (as defined in Section 422 of the Code), to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the price per share of the Company’s Common Stock
as listed on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant as determined by the Board (the “Option”). The Option will vest as to 100% of the shares subject to the Option four (4) years after the date of grant subject to Executive’s
continued employment by the Company through such date; provided, however, that, the Option will vest as to 100% of the shares subject to the Option on the Termination Date, but only in the event that in the reasonable opinion of the Audit Committee
of the Board all of the following Section 404 compliance Company objectives have been completed by December 31, 2004: (a) updating required Section 404 process documentation (the “Process Documentation”) in compliance with Section 404, (b)
validating and “walking through” the Process Documentation in compliance with Section 404, (c) testing processes as provided in the Process Documentation in compliance with Section 404, (d) remediating any and all gaps related to
significant controls identified in the testing process, (e) facilitating PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (“PWC”) testing of processes provided in the Process Documentation, and (f) remediating any and all gaps related to significant controls
identified in PWC’s testing process. The Option will be subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”) and the stock option agreement by and between Executive and the
Company (the “Option Agreement”), both of which documents are incorporated herein by reference; provided, however, that, to the extent such option has vested as of the Termination Date, the Option shall remain exercisable for a period of
twenty-four (24) months after the Termination Date. 
  
 5.
Other Terminations of Employment. In the event Executive terminates his employment prior to the Termination Date voluntarily other than pursuant to a Constructive Termination, Executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated by the
Company for Cause, or his employment terminates due to his death or Disability, then Executive shall not receive payments or benefits under Section 3(b) and Section 3(c) hereof. 
  

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 6. Effect on Employment Agreement. Executive agrees that the provisions of Section 3 of this
Agreement supersede and replace in their entirety the provisions of Section 7(a) of the Employment Agreement. Executive further agrees that his and the Company’s agreements hereunder and the Company’s reduction or restructuring of
Executive’s authority and duties and/or removal of Executive’s Chief Financial Officer title during the Transition Period shall not constitute grounds for either a Constructive Termination or an involuntary termination other than for Cause
under the Employment Agreement. Otherwise, the provisions of the Employment Agreement remain in full force and effect. 
  
 7. Non-Disparagement. Executive agrees to refrain from disparagement, criticism, defamation or slander of the Company or of the Company’s
employees, officers, directors, agents, products or services to anyone, including, but not limited to, other employees and past, present or prospective customers and/or employees of the Company and to refrain from tortious interference with the
contracts and relationships of the Company. 
  
 8. Costs.
The Parties shall each bear their own costs, expert fees, attorneys’ fees and other fees incurred in connection with this Agreement. 
  
 9. At-Will Employment. Executive and the Company understand and acknowledge that Executive’s employment with the Company constitutes
“at-will” employment. Subject to the Company’s obligation to provide severance benefits as specified herein, Executive and the Company acknowledge that this employment relationship may be terminated at any time, upon written notice to
the other party, with or without good cause or for any or no cause, at the option either of the Company or Executive. 
  
 10. Arbitration. The Parties agree that any and all disputes arising out of the terms of this Agreement, their interpretation, and any of the
matters herein released, including any potential claims of harassment, discrimination or wrongful termination shall be subject to binding arbitration, to the extent permitted by law, as specified in the Arbitration Agreement between the Company and
Executive which is incorporated by reference herein (the “Arbitration Agreement”). 
  
 11. No Representations. Executive represents that he has had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and has carefully read and understands the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement. Neither
party has relied upon any representations or statements made by the other party hereto which are not specifically set forth in this Agreement. 
  
 12. Severability. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable
or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision. 
  
 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Employment Agreement (as amended hereby), including the agreements set forth in Section 15 of the Employment Agreement, represent the entire agreement and
understanding between the Company and Executive concerning Executive’s transition and termination arrangements with the Company. 
  

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 14. No Oral Modification. This Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by Executive and
the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 
  
 15.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of California. 
  
 16. Effective Date. This Agreement is effective immediately after it has been signed by both Parties. 
  
 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and
each counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned. 
  
 18. Voluntary Execution of Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily and without any duress or undue
influence on the part or behalf of the Parties, with the full intent of releasing all claims. The Parties acknowledge that: 
  
 (a) They have read this Agreement; 
  
 (b) They have been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of their own choice or that they have
voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; 
  
 (c) They understand
the terms and consequences of this Agreement and of the releases it contains; 
  
 (d) They are fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.

  

			
	 Dated: September 14, 2004
	 	 /S/ DAVID W. HEARD

	 	 	 David W. Heard

		
	 Dated: September 14, 2004
	 	 /S/ C. STEPHEN CORDIAL

	 	 	 C. Stephen Cordial

  

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