Document:

EXHIBIT 4.1 

BROOKFIELD  

	
August 23, 2005	
– Via Hand-Delivery  

     
Mr.  Lynn Peterson 

Mr.  James Catlin 

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. 

1625 Broadway, Suite 330

Denver, CO 80202 

	Re:	
World Trade Center Expansion Lease Letter of Intent to Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.  

Dear Lynn and James: 

On behalf of Brookfield Denver Inc.
(“Landlord”) I am pleased to have the opportunity to present this Letter of
Intent to Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (“Tenant”). Covered here are the business
terms under which Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. could lease expansion space for its offices
in the World Trade Center, Denver. 

» LETTER OF
INTENT « 

	
CURRENT PREMISES: 	  	
3,241 rentable square feet on the third (3rd) floor of 1625 Broadway. 

	
EXPANSION PREMISES: 	  	
Approximately 690 rentable square feet located contiguous to the
Current Premises.
 

	
EXPANSION TERM: 	  	
Fifty-eight (58) months. 

	
COMMENCEMENT DATE: 	  	
The earlier of October 1, 2005, or substantial completion of tenant
improvements.

	
NET RENTAL RATE: 	  	
The annual net rental rate for the Expansion Term of the lease per
rentable square foot shall be as follows:

	
 	  	
Months 

1-10 

11-22 

23-46 

47-58 
	
Net Rental Rate 

$ 7.00/rsf 

$ 8.00/rsf 

$ 9.00/rsf 

$10.00/rsf 

	
OPERATING COSTS: 	  	
In addition to net rent, Tenant shall pay its share of operating expenses and
property taxes, estimated to be $10.19 per rentable square foot (2005 estimate). 

	
TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE: 	  	
As-is. 

	
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: 	  	
Tenant shall provide Landlord with current audited or certified financial
statements prior to entering into a letter of intent or lease agreement. 

	
ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR LEASE: 	  	
None. 

	
BROKERAGE COMMISSION: 	  	
This letter of intent assumes no outside broker involvement.

Brookfield Properties Colorado LLC,
A Brookfield Properties Company 

370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3800, Denver, CO 80202 Tel:
(303) 595-7000 Fax: (303) 595-7003 or (303) 595-7086 brookfieldproperties.com 

Mr. Lynn Peterson

Mr. James Catlin

August 23, 2005

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DISCLOSURE:  	  	
Pursuant to Colorado Real Estate Commission Rule E-35, Brookfield Properties Colorado LLC
advises that it is acting as agent for the Landlord of this property, with the duty of
representing the Landlord’s interests only. Notwithstanding any assistance Brookfield
Properties Colorado LLC may give or may have given to Tenant, it is not Tenant’s
agent and owes a fiduciary duty to the Landlord. 

We trust this Letter of Intent will
receive Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.‘s immediate and careful consideration; it is valid
through August 30, 2005. We are very interested in providing expansion office space to
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. and would like to discuss any remaining details at your
earliest convenience. 

This Letter of Intent is subject to
prior rights, leasing and Landlord’s other interests, and shall not be binding upon
Landlord or Tenant until the lease and related documents have received all customary
approvals, including the lender of the building and the management committee of Landlord,
and the Board of Directors or other proper authority of Tenant. 

Nothing contained in this Letter of
Intent shall constitute a binding agreement between Landlord and Tenant, nor shall
anything contained herein constitute an offer capable of acceptance, which would then
constitute a definitive lease agreement between Landlord and Tenant. Neither Landlord nor
Tenant shall have any legal obligation to lease the Premises until such time, if any, as
the definitive lease document is executed by both parties and has received the approval of
the lender of the Building. Until such execution and delivery, either party may terminate
all negotiations and discussions of this proposed transaction for any reason, without
cause, and without liability. The mailing and delivery of this letter by Landlord shall
impose no obligation upon Landlord to negotiate in good faith the terms and conditions
contained herein or any other term and condition which may not be contained herein. 

Sincerely, 

BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES COLORADO 

LLC as agent for BROOKFIELD DENVER 

INC. 

Andrew P. Willson

Leasing Associate 

c:   Broker File 

KODIAK OIL & GAS
CORP. 

Agreed and accepted this 29th day
of August, 2005  

	
By:

Title:	
Lynn A. Peterson

President
 

SECOND AMENDMENT OF
LEASE 

	
BETWEEN: 	
BROOKFIELD DENVER INC. 

a Colorado corporation 

1625 Broadway, Suite 1500 

Denver, Colorado 80202 
	

(“Landlord”)	  

	
AND:	
KODIAK OIL & GAS (USA) INC.

a Colorado corporation 

1625 Broadway, Suite 330 

Denver, Colorado 80202 
	

(“Tenant”)	  

	
FOR PREMISES IN:	
1625 BROADWAY 

Denver, Colorado 80202 
	

(“Building”)	  

	
DATE:	
May 27, 2005 
	
(to be dated upon Landlord’s execution)	  

LANDLORD AND TENANT, in consideration
of the covenants herein contained, hereby agree as follows: 

	1.  	  	Definitions.
 In this Second Amendment of Lease (“Second Amendment”):  

	  	(a)  	  	“Lease” means
that lease dated May 27, 1997, between Landlord and CP           Resources, Inc., a
Colorado corporation, as Tenant, and the Letter Agreements           dated June 26, 2002,
July 31, 2002, August 20, 2002, September 18, 2002 and           April 15, 2003,
Assumption and First Amendment of Lease between Tenant and           Landlord dated June
22, 2004 (“First Amendment”), Letter Agreement           dated September 1,
2004, and this Second Amendment of Lease dated of even date           hereof, including
all Exhibits attached to the foregoing, covering the Premises.  

	  	(b)  	  	“Initial
Premises” means 1,079 rentable square feet on the third           (3rd)
floor (Suite 330) of the Building.  

	  	(c)  	  	“Expansion
Premises” means 2,162 rentable square feet of space on the           third (3rd)
floor of the Building, as shown on the attached Exhibit 1.  

	  	  	(i)  	  	“Expansion
Premises Commencement Date” shall mean the earlier of (i)                substantial
completion of the Expansion Premises Improvements (as described in
               Paragraph 7 below), or (ii) August 1, 2005; and  

	  	  	(ii)  	  	“Expansion
Premises Term” shall begin on the Expansion Premises                Commencement
Date and continue through June 30, 2010.  

	  	(d)  	  	“Premises” for
all purposes after the Expansion Premises Commencement           Date the Premises shall
collectively be deemed the Initial Premises and the           Expansion Premises,
consisting of 3,241 rentable square feet of space.  

	  	(e) 	  	“Term” of
the Lease shall be extended through June 30, 2010.  

	  	(f)  	  	“Effective
Date” shall mean the date first written above.  

	  	(g)  	  	All
other words and phrases, unless otherwise defined herein, have the meanings
          attributed to them in the Lease.  

	2.  	  	Term.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Lease to the contrary, on
the Effective Date, the Term of the Lease is hereby extended through June
30, 2010.  

	3.  	  	Expansion
Premises. Effective on the Expansion Premises Commencement Date,
Tenant shall be deemed to have examined and accepted the Expansion
Premises in its “as-is” condition, subject to completion of the
Improvements pursuant to Paragraph 7 below. Tenant accepts the Expansion
Premises to have and to hold during the Expansion Premises Term, on the
same terms and conditions as are contained in the Lease except as
otherwise provided herein.  

	4.  	  	Temporary
Space. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant has been occupying the
Temporary Space in its “as is” condition since September 1, 2004
and shall continue until the Expansion Premises Commencement Date (the
“Temporary Space Term”). Tenant paid Annual Rent and Occupancy
Costs (at the times and manner provided in the First Amendment) through
March 31, 2005. Commencing on April 1, 2005 and continuing until the
Expansion Premises Commencement Date, Tenant shall only be obligated for
the payment of Occupancy Costs (as further described in this Second
Amendment) in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Lease. Tenant agrees
that Annual Rent payments abated hereunder during the Temporary Space Term
shall continue throughout the Expansion Premises Term, including any
extensions of the Lease. If an Event of Default exists hereunder pursuant
to Article 19.00, after any cure period and Landlord commences an action
to recover Rent and/or possession of the Premises, then all abated Annual
Rent and Occupancy Costs payments not collected by Landlord during the
Temporary Space Term shall, as of the date of Tenant’s default, become
immediately due and payable with interest on such sums at the lesser of
one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum rate permitted by
law from the date each such installment was originally due to the date of
payment. Annual Rent during the Temporary Space Term shall be calculated
at $7.00 per rentable square foot. Said obligation of Tenant for payment
of abated Annual Rent not collected during the Temporary Space Term shall
be independent of and in addition to Landlord’s other damages
pursuant to Article 19.00 of the Lease. In the event that Tenant occupies
the Temporary Space beyond the Expansion Premises Commencement Date,
Tenant shall be responsible for Annual Rent and Occupancy Costs in
accordance with this Second Amendment until Tenant vacates the Temporary
Space.  

	5.  	  	Annual
Rent. On the Effective Date, Section 4.01 and Article 22.00 (as
described in Exhibit D) of the Lease, and Paragraph 4 of the First
Amendment are hereby deleted and Section 4.01 is hereby restated as
follows:  

	  	
“4.01
 Annual Rent. Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Annual Rent in the following
amounts for the time periods respectively set forth below:  

	  	  	(a)  	  	for
the period commencing on the Expansion Premises Commencement Date and
               continuing through June 30, 2006, the sum of $22,686.96 per  

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annum,
based upon $7.00 per rentable square feet in the Premises, payable in advance and without
notice in monthly installments of $1,890.58, payable on the first day of each calendar
month during this period; and then 

	  	  	(b)  	  	for
the period commencing on July 1, 2006 and continuing through June 30, 2007,
               the sum of $25,928.04 per annum, based upon $8.00 per rentable square feet
in                the Premises, payable in advance and without notice in monthly
installments of                $2,160.67, payable on the first day of each calendar month
during this period;                and then  

	  	  	(c)  	  	for
the period commencing on July 1, 2007 and continuing through June 30, 2009,
               the sum of $29,169.00 per annum, based upon $9.00 per rentable square feet
in                the Premises, payable in advance and without notice in monthly
installments of                $2,430.75, payable on the first day of each calendar month
during this period;                and then  

	  	  	(d)  	  	for
the period commencing on July 1, 2009 and continuing through June 30, 2010,
               the sum of $32,409.96 per annum, based upon $10.00 per rentable square
feet in                the Premises, payable in advance and without notice in monthly
installments of                $2,700.83, payable on the first day of each calendar month
during this                period.” 

	6.  	  	Occupancy
Costs. During the Expansion Premises Term, Tenant shall continue to
pay its share of Occupancy Costs at the times and in the manner as payments
of Occupancy Costs are to be made pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Lease,
which are estimated to be $10.19 per rentable square foot (2005 calendar
year).  

	7.  	  	Improvement
Allowance. Landlord shall provide to Tenant an improvement allowance
(the “Allowance”) in an amount not to exceed $42,210.00 for the
contribution toward the cost of Tenant’s design, engineering, and
construction of real property improvements within the Expansion Premises
(“Improvements”) based on a mutually agreed upon space plan
(“Space Plan”) and in accordance with Exhibit E attached to the
Lease. Landlord shall coordinate and contract for the Improvements
pursuant to the Space Plan; provided Tenant shall be responsible for any
costs in excess of the Allowance. Prior to the commencement of any work,
Tenant shall be required to sign a tenant authorization form (“TAF”)
no later than five (5) business days after Tenant receives the TAF,
acknowledging responsibility for such costs. Tenant shall be responsible
for the payment of such costs within ten (10) days of invoice from
Landlord. In the event that Tenant fails to make payment within such ten
(10) day period, Landlord may elect to cease work on the Expansion
Premises until such payment is made, provided such cessation of work shall
not delay any of Tenant’s obligations under this Second Amendment.  

	8.  	  	Existing
Allowance. Landlord acknowledges that Landlord’s Work (as
described in Paragraph 6 of the First Amendment) in an amount equal to
$10,790.00 (the “Existing Allowance”) was not performed. Tenant
shall have the right to use the Existing Allowance for purpose of
contributing toward Tenant’s design, engineering and construction of
real property improvements within the Expansion Premises and Premises and
shall be disbursed in accordance with Paragraph 7 above.  

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	9.  	  	Letter
of Credit. Within ten (10) days after execution of this Second
Amendment by Landlord and Tenant, Tenant shall deliver a Letter of Credit
naming Landlord as beneficiary and allowing Landlord to draw the Letter of
Credit for any default as described in Section 19.02 of the Lease. The
Letter of Credit shall be for an amount equal to $53,000.00. The Letter of
Credit shall be in an “evergreen” form, automatically renewed on
each anniversary date of the Expansion Premises Commencement Date.
Provided no Event of Default has occurred during the prior twelve (12)
months, the Letter of Credit shall be reduced by one-fifth (1/5th)
on each anniversary date of the Expansion Premises Commencement Date; and
after the end of the Term provided no Event of Default exists, and the
remaining balance of the Letter of Credit shall be released in full. In
the event that an Event of Default occurred during the prior twelve (12)
months, the Letter of Credit shall remain in full force and effect and
shall not decline on the subsequent anniversary date, and such one-fifth
(1/5th) balance shall remain as security through the remainder
of the Term. The Letter of Credit shall stand as security for all of Tenant’s
obligations under the Lease. Upon a material default under the Lease by
Tenant and the expiration of any applicable cure period, Landlord in
addition to any other remedy it may have under the Lease, may draw upon
the entire Letter of Credit; and in such case, shall apply the entire
amount against Rent due or to become due and payable in the direct order
of maturity, whether such obligations arise before or after the expiration
of the Letter of Credit. A draw under the Letter of Credit of less than
the full face amount thereof shall not preclude subsequent additional
draws thereunder, nor shall one or more draws under the Letter of Credit
preclude the exercise, either simultaneously or subsequently, of any
rights or remedies of Landlord under the Lease. Upon expiration of the
Term, the proceeds of the Letter of Credit, if any remaining after the
fulfillment of all obligations of Tenant under the Lease, shall be
promptly returned to Tenant without interest. The written Letter of Credit
shall be first reviewed and approved by Landlord.  

	10.  	  	Brokerage
Commission. Landlord and Tenant each agree to indemnify and hold the
other harmless from and against all broker’s or other real estate
commissions or fees incurred by the indemnifying party or arising out of
its activities with respect to this Second Amendment. Landlord and Tenant
represent that they have not engaged any broker in this transaction in
which a commission or fee would be due.  

	11.  	  	Confirmation
of Existing Terms. Except as specifically provided herein, the terms
and conditions of the Lease are confirmed and continue in full force and
effect.  

	12.  	  	Binding
Effect. This Second Amendment shall be binding on the heirs,
administrators, successors and assigns (as the case may be) of the parties
hereto.  

	13.  	  	Conflicting
Terms. In the event of any conflicts between the provisions of the
Lease and the provisions of this Second Amendment, this Second Amendment
shall control.  

	14.  	  	Effective
Date. This Second Amendment shall be effective only on such date as
Landlord and Tenant both execute this Second Amendment.  

	15.  	  	Approval.
The execution of this Second Amendment shall be subject to the
approval of Landlord’s Management Committee and, if required,
Landlord’s lender for the Building.  

4EXHIBIT 4.2  

Without prior approval of
the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) and compliance with all applicable
securities legislation, the securities represented by this agreement and any
securities issued upon exercise thereof may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or
otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the Exchange or otherwise in Canada or
to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until December 24, 2004.  

KODIAK OIL & GAS
CORP. 

OPTION AGREEMENT 

This Option Agreement is entered into
between Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (the “Company”) and the Optionee named below
pursuant to the Incentive Share Option Plan of the Company adopted on June 18, 2004
(the “Plan”), a copy of which is attached hereto. The Optionee and the Company
confirm that on August 23, 2004 (the “Grant Date”),
«Optionee» (the “Optionee”) was granted the option (the
“Option”) to purchase 250,500 Common Shares of the Company (the
“Option Shares”) for the price (the “Option Price”) of $1.00
per Option Share. The Options will terminate on August 23, 2009 (the “Expiry
Date”). 

	1.  	  	The
granting of the Options is subject to the terms and conditions set out in
               the Plan.  

	2.  	  	The
Options will vest as to 83,500 options on each of first, second and third
               anniversary dates of the Grant Date. For greater certainty, once Options
have                become vested, they continue to be exercisable until termination at
the Expiry                Date or in accordance with the early termination provisions in
the Plan  

	3.  	  	Upon
each exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall, if so requested by the
               Company, represent and agree in writing that:  

	  	(a)  	  	the
Optionee is or was a director, officer, employee or Consultant of the
               Company or a director, officer, employee or Consultant of any subsidiary
or                associate and has not been induced to purchase the Option Shares by
expectation                of employment or continued employment;  

	  	(b)  	  	the
Optionee (or such other person who may exercise the Option pursuant to the
               Plan) is purchasing the Option Shares as a principal for the Optionee’s
own                account (or if such Optionee is deceased, for the account of the
estate of such                deceased Optionee) for investment purposes, and not with a
view to the                distribution or resale thereof to the public;  

	  	(c)  	  	the
Optionee (or such other person who may exercise the Option pursuant to the
               Plan) will, prior to and upon any sale or disposition of any of the Option
               Shares, comply with all applicable securities laws and any other federal,
               provincial or state laws or regulations to the extent that such laws or
               regulations are applicable to the sale or disposition; and  

	  	(d)  	  	the
Optionee (or such other person who may exercise the Option pursuant to the
               Plan) will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Option Shares, directly
or                indirectly, in the United States or to any citizen or resident of, or
any                corporation, partnership  

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or
other  entity  created or organized in or under the laws of, the United States, or any
estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation
regardless of its source, except in compliance with United States federal and state
securities laws. The Optionee acknowledges that the Company has the right to place any
restriction or legend on any securities issued pursuant to this agreement or its Plan
including, but in no way limited to placing a legend to the effect that the securities
have not been registered under the Securities Act (1933) of the United States and may not
be offered or sold in the United States unless registration or an exemption from
registration is available.  

	4.  	  	If
the Optionee is an employee, Consultant or Management Company Employee (as
               such terms are defined in the Plan), the Company, by signing this Option
               Agreement, hereby represents that the Optionee is a bona fide employee,
               Consultant or Management Company Employee of the Company or its
subsidiaries.  

	5.  	  	By
signing this Option Agreement, the Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee
               has read and understands the Plan and agrees to the terms and conditions
of the                Plan and this Option Agreement.  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have executed this Option Agreement as of the __ day of March, 2005. 

	

____________________________

<<Optionee>>	
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.

Per:  _____________________________

          President 

KODIAK OIL & GAS
CORP. 

INCENTIVE SHARE OPTION
PLAN 

(Ratified by
Shareholders June 18, 2004) 

KODIAK OIL & GAS
CORP. 

INCENTIVE SHARE OPTION
PLAN 

	1.  	   	GENERAL
PROVISIONS  

	1.1  	  	Interpretation  

For the purposes of this Plan, the
following terms shall have the following meanings: 

	  	(a) 	  	“Affiliate” means
a company that is one of the following:  

	  	  	(i) 	  	a
Subsidiary of the Company;  

	  	  	(ii) 	  	a
company to whom the Company is a subsidiary; or  

	  	  	(iii) 	  	a
company that is controlled by the same person as the Company;  

	  	(b) 	  	“Associate” has
the meaning ascribed to that term under           Section 1(1) of the Securities Act
(British Columbia);  

	  	(c)  	  	“Board” means
the Board of Directors of the Company;  

	  	(d)  	  	“Common
Shares” means the Common Shares without par value of the                Company as
currently constituted;  

	  	(e)  	  	“Company” means
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.;  

	  	(f)  	  	“Consultant” means,
in relation to an Company, an individual or                Consultant company, other than
an Employee or a Director of the Company, that:  

	  	  	(i)  	  	is
engaged to provide on an ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical,
               management or other services to the Company or to an Affiliate of the
Company,                other than services provided in relation to a Distribution;  

	  	  	(ii)  	  	provides
the services under a written contract between the Company or the                Affiliate
and the individual or the Consultant Company;  

	  	  	(iii)  	  	in
the reasonable opinion of the Company, spends or will spend a significant
               amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Company or
an                Affiliate of the Company; and  

	  	  	(iv)  	  	has
a relationship with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company that enables
               the individual to be knowledgeable about the business and affairs of the
               Company.  

	  	(g)  	  	“Consultant
Company” means for an individual consultant, a company or                partnership
of which the individual is an employee, shareholder or partner.  

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	  	(h)  	  	“Directors” means
directors, senior officers and Management Company                Employees of the
Company, or directors, senior officers and Management Company                Employees of
the Company’s subsidiaries to whom stock options can be                granted in
reliance on a Prospectus exemption under applicable Securities Laws.  

	  	(i)  	  	“Discounted
Market Price” means the Market Price less a discount which                shall not
exceed the amount set forth below, subject to a minimum price of                $0.10;  

	Closing Price	Discount
	
	

	Up to $0.50	 	25	%
	$0.51 to $2.00	 	20	%
	Above $2.00	 	15	%

	  	(j)  	  	“Disinterested
Shareholder Approval” means a majority of the votes                cast at a meeting
of shareholders other than votes attaching to securities                beneficially
owned by:  

	  	  	(i) 	  	Insiders
to whom shares may be issued pursuant to the Plan; and  

	  	  	(ii) 	  	any
Associate of persons referred to in (i);  

	  	
Non-voting
and subordinate voting shares are to be given full voting rights in these circumstances.  

	  	(k)  	  	“Eligible
Person” means, subject to all applicable laws, any director,                officer,
employee, Consultant, Consultant Company or Management Company Employee                of
the Company or any of its Subsidiary companies;  

	  	(l)  	  	“Fair
Market Value” means, with respect to a Common Share subject to
               Option, the 10-day average of the closing prices of the Company’s
Common                Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange or, if the Common Shares are not
listed on                such exchange, on such other exchange or exchanges on which the
Common Shares                are listed on a specific day. If no Common Shares have been
traded on such day,                the Fair Market Value shall be established on the same
basis on the last                previous day for which a trade was reported by such
exchange. If the Common                Shares are not listed for trading on such
exchange, on such day, the Fair Market                Value shall be such price per
Common Share as the Board, acting in good faith,                may determine.  

	  	(m)  	  	“Insider” means:  

	  	  	(i)  	  	an
insider as defined under Section 1(1) of the Securities Act (British
               Columbia), other than a person who falls within that definition solely by
virtue                of being a director or senior officer of a Subsidiary of the
Company, and  

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	  	  	(ii)  	  	an
Associate as defined under Section 1(1) of the Securities Act (British
               Columbia) of any person who is an insider by virtue of (i) above;  

	  	(n)  	  	“Management
Company Employee” means an individual employed by a person                providing
management services to the Company which are required for the ongoing
               successful operation of the business of the Company, but excluding a
person                engaged in investor relations activities;  

	  	(o)  	  	“Market
Price” means the last daily closing price of the                Company’s
listed Common Shares before the date of grant of an Option;  

	  	(p)  	  	“Option” means
an option to purchase Common Shares granted to an                Eligible Person pursuant
to the terms of the Plan;  

	  	(q)  	  	“Outstanding
Issue” is determined on the basis of the number of Common                Shares that
are outstanding immediately prior to the share issuance or grant of                the
option in question, excluding Common Shares issued pursuant to Share
               Compensation Arrangements over the preceding one-year period;  

	  	(r)  	  	“Participant” means
Eligible Persons to whom Options have been                granted;  

	  	(s)  	  	“Plan” means
this Incentive Share Option Plan of the Company;  

	  	(t)  	  	“Share
Compensation Arrangement” means any stock option, share option                plan,
employee share purchase plan or any other compensation or incentive
               mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of Common Shares,
               including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by
the                Company by way of a loan, guarantee or otherwise;  

	  	(u)  	  	“Subsidiary” has
the meaning ascribed to that term under                Section 1(1) of the
Securities Act (British Columbia); and  

	  	(v)  	  	“Termination
Date” means the date on which a Participant ceases to be                an Eligible
Person.  

Words importing the singular number
only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine shall
include the feminine. 

This Plan and all matters to which
reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein. 

	1.2  	  	Purpose  

The purpose of the Plan is to advance
the interests of the Company by (i) providing Eligible Persons with additional
incentive to develop and promote the growth and success of the Company,
(ii) encouraging stock ownership by such Eligible Persons, (iii) increasing the
proprietary interest of Eligible Persons in the success of the Company,
(iv) encouraging the Eligible Person to remain with the Company or its Subsidiaries
or any Associate, and 

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(v) attracting  and retaining  persons
of outstanding competence whose
efforts will dictate, to a large extent, the future growth and success of the Company. 

	1.3  	  	Administration  

	  	(a)  	  	This
Plan shall be administered by the Board or a committee of the Board duly
               appointed for this purpose by the Board and consisting of not less than
three                directors. If a committee is appointed for this purpose, all
references to the                Board will be deemed to be references to the Committee.  

	  	(b)  	  	Subject
to the limitations of the Plan, the Board shall have the authority:  

	  	  	(i) 	  	to
grant Options to purchase Common Shares to Eligible Persons,  

	  	  	(ii)  	  	to
determine the terms, limitations, restrictions and conditions respecting such
               grants, including, the number of Common Shares for which any Option may be
               granted to an Eligible Person and the exercise price at which Common
Shares may                be purchased under any Option to be granted to an Eligible
Person,  

	  	  	(iii)  	  	to
interpret the Plan and to adopt, amend and rescind such administrative
               guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to the Plan as it
shall from                time to time deem advisable, and  

	  	  	(iv)  	  	to
make all other determinations and to take all other actions in connection
               with the implementation and administration of the Plan including, without
               limitation, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with section 1.7
hereof,                as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Board’s
guidelines, rules,                regulations, interpretations and determinations shall
be conclusive and binding                upon the Company and all other persons.  

	1.4  	  	Shares
Reserved  

	  	(a)  	  	Options
may be granted on authorized but unissued common shares of the Company                not
exceeding 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding common shares of
               the Company from time to time on a non-diluted basis.  

	  	(b)  	  	Subject
only to paragraph 1.4(d) and paragraph 1.5(iv) below, the maximum number
               of Common Shares which may be reserved for issuance under Options in any
12                month period to any one individual under the Plan shall be 5% of the
Common                Shares outstanding at the time of the grant (on a non-diluted
basis) less the                aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to
such person under any                other option to purchase Common Shares from treasury
granted as a compensation                or incentive mechanism.  

	  	(c)  	  	Subject
only to paragraph 1.4(d) and paragraph 1.5(iv) below, the maximum number
               of Common Shares which may be reserved for issuance under Options in any
12                month period to any one Consultant under the Plan shall be 2% of the  

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Common
Shares outstanding at the time of the grant (on a non-diluted basis) less the aggregate
number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to such person under any other option to
purchase Common Shares from treasury granted as a compensation or incentive mechanism.
  

	  	(d)  	  	As
long as the Company’s Common Shares are listed on the TSX Venture
               Exchange, the maximum number of Common Shares which may be reserved for
issuance                under Options in any 12 month period to a director who is
employed in an                investor relations capacity or to an employee who is
employed in an investor                relations capacity at any time under the Plan
shall be 2% of the Common Shares                outstanding at the time of the grant (on
a non-diluted basis) less the aggregate                number of Common Shares reserved
for issuance to all persons engaged in investor                relations activities under
any other option to purchase Common Shares from                treasury granted as a
compensation or incentive mechanism.  

	  	(e)  	  	Any
Common Shares subject to an Option which for any reason is cancelled or
               terminated without having been exercised, shall again be available for
grant                under the Plan. No fractional shares shall be issued. Please refer
to                section 1.9(d) for the manner in which a fractional share value
shall be                treated.  

	  	(f)  	  	If
there is a change in the outstanding Common Shares by reason of any stock
               dividend or any recapitalization, amalgamation, subdivision,
consolidation,                combination or exchange of shares, or other corporate
change, the Board shall                make, subject to the prior approval of the
relevant stock exchanges, appropriate                substitution or adjustment in  

	  	  	(i) 	  	the
number or kind of shares or other securities reserved for issuance pursuant           to
the Plan, and  

	  	  	(ii)  	  	the
number and kind of shares subject to unexercised Options theretofore granted
               and in the option price of such shares;  

provided however, that no
substitution or adjustment shall obligate the Company to issue or sell fractional shares.
If the Company is reorganized, amalgamated with another corporation or consolidated, the
Board shall make such provisions for the protection of the rights of Participants as the
Board in its discretion deems appropriate. 

	1.5  	  	Limits
with respect to Insiders  

Subject only to obtaining approval of
the TSX Venture Exchange (and any other exchange upon which the common shares of the
Company may be posted and listed for trading) and Disinterested Shareholder Approval for
the grant of any Options under the circumstances described in section 1.5 of the Plan, the
Company may cause: 

	  	  	(i)  	  	the
number of Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Options granted to
               Insiders to exceed 10% of the Outstanding Issue;  

	  	  	(ii)  	  	the
issuance to Insiders, within a one-year period, of Common Shares to  

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exceed
10% of the Outstanding Issue;  

	  	  	(iii)  	  	at
such time as the Company’s common shares are listed on Tier 1 of the TSX
               Venture Exchange, the issuance to any one Insider, within a one year
period of a                number of shares exceeding 5% of the Outstanding Issue; or  

	  	  	(iv)  	  	a
reduction in the exercise price of Options previously granted to Insiders.  

Any entitlement granted prior to the
Participant becoming an Insider of the Company shall be excluded in determining the number
of Common Shares issuable to Insiders. 

	1.6  	  	Amendment
and Termination  

	  	(a)  	  	The
Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any
               time in accordance with applicable legislation, and subject to any
required                regulatory approval. No such amendment, suspension or termination
shall alter or                impair any Options or any rights pursuant thereto granted
previously to any                Participant without the consent of such Participant. If
the Plan is terminated,                the provisions of the Plan and any administrative
guidelines, and other rules                and regulations adopted by the Board and in
force at the time of the Plan shall                continue in effect during such time as
an Option or any rights pursuant thereto                remain outstanding.  

	  	(b)  	  	With
the consent of the affected Participants, the Board may amend or modify any
               outstanding Option in any manner to the extent that the Board would have
had the                authority to initially grant such award as so modified or amended,
including                without limitation, to change the date or dates as of which an
Option becomes                exercisable, subject to the prior approval of the relevant
stock exchanges.  

	1.7  	  	Compliance
with Legislation  

The Plan, the grant and exercise of
Options hereunder and the Company’s obligation to sell and deliver Common Shares upon
exercise of Options shall be subject to all applicable federal, provincial and foreign
laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange on which the
Common Shares are listed for trading and to such approvals by any regulatory or
governmental agency as may, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, be required. The
Company shall not be obliged by any provision of the Plan or the grant of any Option
hereunder to issue or sell Common Shares in violation of such laws, rules and regulations
or any condition of such approvals. No Option shall be granted and no Common Shares issued
or sold hereunder where such grant, issue or sale would require registration of the Plan
or of Common Shares under the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction and any
purported grant of any Option or issue or sale of Common Shares hereunder in violation of
this provision shall be void. In addition, the Company shall have no obligation to issue
any Common Shares pursuant to the Plan unless such Common Shares shall have been duly
listed, upon official notice of issuance, with all stock exchanges on which the Common
Shares are listed for trading. Common Shares issued and sold to Participants pursuant to
the exercise of Options may be subject to limitations on sale or resale under applicable
securities laws. In addition to resale restrictions under applicable securities laws, and
as long as the Company’s Common Shares are listed on the 

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TSX Venture Exchange, all Options and
Common Shares issued on the exercise of Options must be legended with a four month hold
period from the date of grant. If Options are granted to any resident or citizen of the
United States, the Board and the Company will use their best efforts to ensure that all
matters pertaining to such Options shall be made in compliance with applicable United
States securities laws. 

	1.8  	  	Effective
Date  

The Plan shall be effective upon the
approval of the Plan by: 

	  	(a)  	  	the
TSX Venture Exchange and any other exchange upon which the Common Shares of
               the Company may be posted and listed for trading; and  

	  	(b)  	  	the
shareholders of the Company, given by the affirmative vote of a majority of
               the votes attached to the Common Shares of the Company entitled to vote
and                represented and voted at an annual or special meeting of the holders
of such                Common Shares.  

	1.9  	  	Miscellaneous  

	  	(a)  	  	Nothing
contained herein shall prevent the Board from adopting other or                additional
compensation arrangements, subject to any required regulatory                approval.  

	  	(b)  	  	Nothing
contained in the Plan nor in any Option granted thereunder shall be                deemed
to give any Participant any interest or title in or to any Common Shares
               of the Company or any rights as a shareholder of the Company or any other
legal                or equitable right against the Company whatsoever other than as set
forth in the                Plan and pursuant to the exercise of any Option.  

	  	(c)  	  	The
Plan does not give any Participant or any employee of the Company or any of
               its Associated or Subsidiary companies the right or obligation to or to
continue                to serve as a director, officer or employee, as the case may be,
of the Company                or any of its Associated or Subsidiary companies. The
awarding of Options to any                Eligible Person is a matter to be determined
solely in the discretion of the                Board. The Plan shall not in any way
fetter, limit, obligate, restrict or                constrain the Board with regard to
the allotment or issue of any Common Shares                or any other securities in the
capital of the Company or any of its subsidiaries                other than as
specifically provided for in the Plan.  

	  	(d)  	  	No
fractional Common Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of Options granted
               under the Plan and, accordingly, if a Participant would become entitled to
a                fractional Common Share upon the exercise of an Option, such Participant
shall                only have the right to purchase the next lowest whole number of
Common Shares                and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect
to the fractional                interest so disregarded.  

	2.  	   	OPTIONS  

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	2.1  	  	Grants  

Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, the Board shall have the authority to determine the limitations, restrictions and
conditions, if any, in addition to those set forth in section 2.3 hereof, applicable
to the exercise of an Option, including, without limitation, the nature and duration of
the restrictions, if any, to be imposed upon the sale or other disposition of Common
Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, and the nature of the events, if any, and the
duration of the period in which any Participant’s rights in respect of Common Shares
acquired upon exercise of an Option may be forfeited. An Eligible Person may receive
Options on more than one occasion under the Plan and may receive separate Options on any
one occasion. 

	2.2  	  	Option
Price  

The Board shall establish the Option
price at the time each Option is granted, which shall, as long as the Company’s
Common Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, be not less than the Discounted
Market Price. At such time as the Company’s Common Shares are listed on the TSX
Exchange, the Option price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value. 

The Option price shall be subject to
adjustment in accordance with the provisions of section 1.4(f) hereof. 

	2.3  	  	Exercise
of Options  

	  	(a) 	  	Options
granted must expire not later than:  

	  	  	(i)  	  	as
long as the Company’s Common Shares are listed on Tier 2 of the TSX
               Venture Exchange, a maximum of 5 years from the date of grant; or  

	  	  	(ii)  	  	at
such time as the Company’s Common Shares are listed on Tier 1 of the TSX
               Venture Exchange or on the TSX Exchange, a maximum of 10 years from the
date of                grant.  

	  	(b) 	  	Options
will vest at the discretion of the Board at the time of each grant.  

	  	(c)  	  	Options
shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant otherwise                than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable
               during the lifetime of a Participant only by the Participant and after
death                only by the Participant’s legal representative.  

	  	(d)  	  	Subject
to section 2.3(a) and except as otherwise determined by the Board:  

	  	  	(i)  	  	if
a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person which, for the purposes of this
               subsection does not include persons engaged in investor relations
activities,                for any reason whatsoever other than death, each Option held
by the Participant                will cease to be exercisable no more than 90 days after
the Termination Date.                Options granted to Participants engaged in investor
relations activities must                expire within 30 days after the Participant
ceases to be employed to provide                investor relations activities. If any
portion of an  

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Option
is not vested by the  Termination  Date,  that portion of the Option may not under any
circumstances be exercised by the Participant. Without limitation, and for greater
certainty only, this provision will apply regardless of whether the Participant was
dismissed with or without cause and regardless of whether the Participant received
compensation in respect of dismissal or is entitled to a period of notice of termination
which would otherwise have permitted a greater portion of the Option to vest with the
Participant;  

	  	  	(ii)  	  	if
a Participant dies, the legal representative of the Participant may exercise
               the Participant’s Options within one year after the date of the
               Participant’s death, but only to the extent the Options were by their
terms                exercisable on the date of death;  

	  	  	(iii)  	  	the
retirement of any Participant who is a director of the Company or any
               Subsidiaries or Associate companies at any annual general meeting of the
Company                or such Subsidiaries as required by the constating documents of
the Company or                Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall not result in the
termination of the                Option granted to such Participant provided that such
Participant is re-elected                at such annual general meeting as a director of
the Company or such Subsidiary,                as the case may be;  

	  	  	(iv)  	  	the
change in the duties or position of a Participant or the transfer of such
               Participant from a position with the Company to a position with an
Subsidiary,                or vice-versa, shall not trigger the termination of such
Participant’s                Option provided such Participant remains a director,
officer, employee or                Consultant of the Company or Subsidiary.  

	  	(e)  	  	Each
Option shall be confirmed by an Option agreement executed on behalf of the
               Company by any one director of the Board and by the Participant and each
Option                agreement shall incorporate such terms and conditions as the Board
in its                discretion deems consistent with the terms of the Plan.  

	  	(f)  	  	The
exercise price of each Common Share purchased under an Option shall be paid
               in full in cash or by bank draft or certified cheque at the time of such
               exercise, in lawful money of Canada, and upon receipt of payment in full,
but                subject to the terms of the Plan, the number of Common Shares in
respect of                which the Option is exercised shall be duly issued as fully
paid and                non-assessable.  

	  	(g)  	  	Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Plan, an Option may be exercised by
               written notice signed by the Participant and dated the date of exercise,
and not                post-dated, stating that the Participant elects to exercise his
rights to                purchase Common Shares under such Option and the number of
Common Shares in                respect of which such Option is being exercised,
accompanied by full payment for                the Common Shares being purchased under
such Option delivered to the Company at                its principal office at 1625
Broadway Suite 330, Denver CO, 80202 (or such other  

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address
of the  principal  office of the Company at the time of exercise) addressed to the
attention of the President of the Company. Delivery of any notice of exercise accompanied
by the payment may be made by personal delivery, by courier service or by agent.  

	  	(h)  	  	Upon
exercise of an Option, a certificate or certificates evidencing the Common
               Shares in respect of which the Option is exercised shall forthwith be
delivered                to the Optionee.  

	  	(i)  	  	Notwithstanding
the time or times specifically provided herein or in an Option                agreement
for the exercise of an Option, the Participant may elect to purchase                all
or any of the Common Shares remaining subject to such Option at any time if
               a “take-over bid” or an “issuer bid” occurs (within
the                meaning of any securities laws or other Federal, Provincial or State
laws or                regulations).  

	2.4  	  	Share
Appreciation Right  

At such time as the Company’s
Common Shares are listed on Tier 1 of the TSX Venture Exchange or the TSX Exchange, a
Participant may, if determined by the Board, have the right (the “Right”), when
entitled to exercise an Option, to terminate such Option in whole or in part by notice in
writing to the Company and, in lieu of receiving Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of
the Option, shall receive instead and at no cost to the Participant that number of Common
Shares, disregarding fractions, which, when multiplied by the Fair Market Value on the day
immediately prior to the date of the exercise of the Right, have a total value equal to
the product of the number of Common Shares subject to the Option times the difference
between the Fair Market Value on the day immediately prior to the exercise of the Right
and the Option exercise price. No such share appreciation rights will exist, however,
until the Board formally approves the activation of this Right. 

	2.5  	  	Representation
by Optionees  

Each Option agreement shall provide
that upon each exercise of an Option, the Participant (including for the purposes of this
section 2.5 each other person who, pursuant to subsection 2.3(d) hereof, may
purchase Common Shares under an Option granted to an Eligible Person) shall, if so
requested by the Company, represent and agree in writing that: 

	  	(a)  	  	the
person is, or the Participant was, a director, officer, employee or
               Consultant of the Company or a director, officer, employee or Consultant
of any                Subsidiary or Associate and has not been induced to purchase the
Common Shares                by expectation of employment or continued employment;  

	  	(b)  	  	the
person is purchasing the Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of such
               Option as principal for the Participant’s own account (or if such
               Participant is deceased, for the account of the estate of such deceased
               Participant) for investment purposes, and not with a view to the
distribution or                resale thereof to the public;  

	  	(c)  	  	the
person will, prior to and upon any sale or disposition of any of the Common  

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Shares
purchased pursuant to the  exercise of such Option, comply with all applicable securities
laws and any other federal, provincial or state laws or regulations to the extent that
such laws or regulations are applicable to such sale or disposition; and  

	  	(d)  	  	such
Participant (or such other person) will not offer, sell or deliver any of
               the Common Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of such Option,
directly or                indirectly, in the United States or to any citizen or resident
of, or any                corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized
in or under the                laws of, the United States, or any estate or trust the
income of which is                subject to United States federal income taxation
regardless of its source,                except in compliance with United States federal
and state securities laws. The                Participant acknowledges that the Company
has the right to place any restriction                or legend on any securities issued
pursuant to this agreement or its Plan                including, but in no way limited to
placing a legend to the effect that the                securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act (1933) of the                United States and may
not be offered or sold in the United States unless                registration or an
exemption from registration is available.  

The Company may employ other
procedures and require further documentation from a Participant to ensure compliance with
all applicable laws. 

The issue and sale of Common Shares
pursuant to any Option granted under the Plan is specially conditioned on such issue and
sale being made in compliance with applicable securities laws, and the Company shall have
no obligation to issue or sell any Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Option
unless the Board determines in its sole discretion that such issue and sale will be made
in compliance with applicable securities laws. The Company will be entitled to take such
action as its deems necessary to restrict the transferability in the United States of any
Common Shares acquired on exercise of any Option. 

	2.6  	  	Representation
by the Company  

Each Option agreement related to
stock option grants to an employee, Consultant or Management Company Employee shall
include a representation by the Company that the Participant is a bona fide employee,
Consultant or Management Company Employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries. 

	2.7  	  	Notice
to Commissions and Exchanges  

The Company will give notice to all
applicable securities commissions and other regulatory bodies in Canada and the United
States and all applicable stock exchanges and other trading facilities upon which the
Common Shares are listed or traded, as may be required, of its adoption of this Plan and
of its entering into Option agreements with Eligible Persons and the terms and conditions
for the purchase of Common Shares under such Option agreements, and will use all
reasonable efforts to obtain any requisite approvals as may be required from such bodies,
exchanges and trading facilities.

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