Document:

I\UNERAL
      PROPERTY OPTION AGREEMENT 

     

    THIS
      AGREEMENT made as of May 10,2005, the effective date of this Agreement.

     

    
      	
              BETWEEN:
                 

            	
              Western
                Geoscience, Inc. 

              
                PO
                  Box 408, Mina, Nevada, 89422 

                (As
                  to a 50% interest) 

              

            
	 	 
	 	
              And
                

            
	 	 
	 	
              James
                H. Meyers 

              
                P.O.
                  Box 257, Mina, Nevada, 89422 

                (As
                  to a 50% interest) 

              

            
	 	 
	 	
              (The
                "Optionors") 

            
	 	 
	
              OF
                THE FIRST PART AND: 

            	
              Mosquito
                Consolidated Gold Mines Limited 

              301-455
                Granville Street 

              Vancouver,
                British Cohunbia 

              V6C
                lTl 

            
	 	 
	 	
              (The
                "Optionee ") 

            
	 	 
	
              OF
                THE SECOND PART WHEREAS: 

            	 

    

     

    A.
      The
      Optionors is the owner of a l00% interest in the Pine Tree unpatented mineral
      claims (the "Claims") located in Mineral County, Nevada and more particularly
      described in Appendix I; 

     

    B.
      The
      Optionors has agreed to grant an option to purchase the Claims to the
 Optionee;
      

     

    WITNESS
      THAT in consideration of the payment of $1.00 by cash to the Optionors, receipt
      of which is hereby acknowledged, and other good and valuable consideration,
      the
      parties mutually covenant and agree as follows: 

    SECTION
      1
-
      ACQUISITION
      OF CLAIMS 

     

    1.1
      The
      Optionee will make the following advance net smelter royalty cash payments
       to
      the
      Optionors: 

     

    a)
       $10,000.00
      within 7 days of signing, 

     

    b)
       $10,000.00
      upon approval of the TSX-Venture Exchange, 

     

    c)
      $25,000.00 on the first anniversary of this Agreement.   

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    d)
      $35,000.00 on the second anniversary of this Agreement, 

     

    e)
      $50,000.00 on the third anniversary of this Agreement, 

     

    f)
      $125,000.00 on the fourth anniversary of this Agreement. 

     

    g)
      $25,000.00 on the fifth anniversary of this Agreement and each year thereafter
      until a total of $2,000,000.00 has been paid to the Optionors under this
      paragraph 1.1 and paragraph 1.3 after which the 2% net smelter return shall
      be
      reduced to a 0.5% (a one half percent) net smelter return. 

     

    1.2
       The
      Optionee will issue 300,000 common shares of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines
      Limited to the Optionors as follows: 

     

    a)
       50,000
      shares upon approval of this Agreement by the TSX-Venture. Exchange
      (the "TSX")   

     

    b)
      50,000
      shares on the first anniversary of this Agreement; and 

     

    c)
      60,000
      shares on the second anniversary of this Agreement; and 

     

    d)
      60,000
      shares on the third anniversary of this Agreement; and 

     

    e)
      80,000
      shares on the fourth anniversary oftrus Agreement. 

     

    1.3
      At
      any time within 2 years of the approval of the TSX-Venture Exchange, the
      Optionee may purchase all and any rights and interests contained in this
      Agreement and owned by to the Optionors for a one time payment of $1,000,000.00
      (One million dollars) to the Optionors. 

     

    Upon
      the
      payment of the $1,000,000.00 and the transfer of the Optionors interests to
      the
      Optionee, all obligations of the Optionee and the Optionors to each other with
      the exception of the shares described in paragraph 1.2, shall cease.

     

    1.4
       a)
       The
      Optionors will receive a 2% net smelter return royalty a described in paragraph
      1.1 (g) from all minerals, concentrates or other products ("Products") mined
      or
      milled from the Claims, payable quarterly, by negotiable instrument, in
      accordance with sale receipts of Products during the immediately preceding
      quarter. 

     

    b)
      For
      the purpose of this Agreement, "net smelter return" means the total gross sale
      proceeds received by or credited to the Optionee for Products, less only:

     

    (i)
      all
      actual costs incurred by the Optionee for transportation of the Products to
      the
      point or points of sale including Insurance: 

     

    (ii)
      all
      sampling, assaying, weighing, treatment or processing,  milling,
      smelter or refining charges, or penalties which are charged
      by the purchaser to the Optionee except those deducted by the purchaser directly
      from the proceeds of sale: and

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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     (iii)
      All taxes levied upon production or severance of the Products, or upon the
      sale
      upon which the net smelter return is computed. There
      shall be no deduction for cost of any treatment, processing or beneficiation
      by
      or on behalf of the Optionee. 

     

    
      (c)
        Any
        net smelter return proceeds received by the Optionors prior to the payment
        of the full $2,000,000.00 payable under paragraph 1.1 will be credited to
        the
        Optionee as payments to the Optionors under paragraph 1.1. 

    

     

    1.5
       Upon
      payment of the full amount under paragraph 1.1 and issuance of the shares under
      paragraph 1.2 the Optionee will have earned a 1.00% interest in the Claims,
      subject only to the net smelter return interest retained by the Optionors under
      paragraph 1.3. 

     

    1.6
       Upon
      execution of this Agreement the Optionors will deposit registerable transfer
      documents transferring the Claims to Optionee in trust with the solicitors
      for
      the Optionee, to be held by such solicitors until either: 

     

    (a)
      the
      Optionee has earned 100% interest in the Claims, at which time the documents
      will be released to the Optionee for filing with the appropriate mining
      authorities; or 

     

    (b)
      This
      Agreement has been terminated under Section 6, at which time the  documents
      will be returned to the Optionors. 

     

    1.7
      All
      payments and shares issued to the Optionors shall be made in the individual
      names of the Optionors. 

     

    1.8
      If
      any of the parties of this Agreement acquire any property within 2 miles of
      the
      boundary of the claims, this property will form part and be subject to the
      terms
      and conditions of this Agreement. 

     

    SECTION
      2
      -
WORK
      COMMITMENT 

     

    
      	2.1	
              (a)
                 The
                Optionee must incur exploration and development expenses in the amount
                of$50,000.00 in the first year of this Agreement and $100,000.00
                per year
                for the next four year. All expenses incurred in exploration and
                development may be carried forward and credited to subsequent years
                obligations. 

            

    

     

    (b)
      The
      Optionee will pay all costs of exploration and development of the Claims and
      expenses to keep the Claims in good standing from the date of execution
      of this Agreement until it has earned a 100% interest in the Claims under
      paragraph 1.4 or this Agreement has been tenninated under subsection 6.2.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    SECTION
      3
      - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OPTIONORS 

     

    3.1
        The
      Optionors represents and warrants to the Optionee that:

     

    
      	
            	(a)	
              it
                is the beneficial owner of all of the Claims, free and clear of all
                liens,
                charges
                and claims of others and no taxes or rentals are due in respect
                of any
                part thereof;

            

    

     

    
      	
            	(b)	
              the
                Claims are duly and validly located and recorded pursuant to the
                laws of
                the jurisdiction in which they are situate and are in good standing;
                

            

    

     

    
      	
            	(c)	
              to
                the best of its knowledge there is no claim or challenge against
                or to
                the ownership
                of or title to any of the Claims, nor to the best of its knowledge
                is
                there any basis therefor and there are no outstanding Agreements
                or
                options to acquire or purchase the Claims or any portion thereof,
                and no
                person has any royalty or other interest whatsoever in production
                from any
                of the Claims; and 

            

    

     

    
      	
            	(d)	
              To
                the best of its knowledge, there are no restrictions on exploitation
                of
                 minerals
                on the Claims. 

            

    

     

    3.2
       The
      representations and warranties contained in this section are provided for the
      exclusive benefit of the Optionee who at any time without prejudice to its
      right
      in respect of any other breach of the same or any other representation or
      warranty and the representations and warranties contained in this section shall
      survive the execution hereof. 

     

    SECTION
      4
      - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF OPTIONEE 

     

    4.1
      the
      Optionee represents and warrants to the Optionors that: 

     

    
      	
            	(a)	
              it
                will save the Optionors harmless in respect of all claims, liabilities
                and
                expenses arising out of the Optionee 's activities on the Claims;
                

            

    

     

    
      	
            	(b)	
              it
                will employ due diligence and best efforts to raise the funds necessary
                to
                conduct exploration and development of the Claims to obtain the approval
                of the TSX to the release of shares under paragraph 1.2;
                

            

    

     

    
      	
            	(c)	
              it
                will keep the Claims in good standing; and

            

    

     

    
      	
            	(d)	
              it
                will do all work on the Claims in good and minerlike fashion and
                in
                accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, orders and ordinances
                of
                any governmental authority. 

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    SECTION
      5
-
      SUBJECT
      CLAUSES 

     

    5.1
       The
      obligations of the Optionee under this Agreement are subjects to receipt by
      the
      Optionee of a favourable independent engineering report on the Claims indicating
      the Claims have a potential which is acceptable to the Optionee and receipt
      of
an
      acceptable title opinion. 

     

    SECTION
      6
      - DEFAULT AND TERMINATION 

     

    6.1
       In
      the
      event of a default by the Optionee in the performance of its obligations under
      this Agreement; this Agreement will entitle the Optionors, at its sole option,
      to terminate this Agreement if the default is not remedied by the Optionee
      within 30 days of receiving written notice of the default from the Optionors
      

     

    6.2
       The
      Optionee may terminate this Agreement by giving the Optionors 30 days' written
      notice of termination. 

     

    SECTION
      7
      - FORCE MAJEURE 

     

    7.1
       Neither
      party will be in default under this Agreement by reason of its failure to
      perform or delay in the performance of its obligations if such failure or delay
      is caused by acts of God, government laws and regulations, regulatory
      authorities, strikes, lockouts, war or any other cause beyond its control and
      without its fault or negligence. The party subject to force majeure will give
      the other party notice of the same within 10 .
      days
      of
      its knowledge of such failure or delay and will report monthly thereafter upon
      its reasonable efforts or progress to end the same. 

     

    7.2
       Where
      either party has failed or delayed performance as a result of any of the causes
      (the "Cause") specified in paragraph 7.1, the other party may elect to cease
      to
      perform its obligations under this Agreement as long as the Cause is subsisting.
      

     

    SECTION
      8
      - NOTICES 

     

    8.1
       Each
      notice, demand or other communication required or permitted to be given under
      this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by prepaid registered
      mail
      deposited in a Post Office in Canada addressed to the party entitled to receive
      the same, or delivered to such party as follows: 

     

    If
      to the
      Optionors: 

     

    Western
      Geoscience, Inc. 

    PO
      Box
      408, Mina, Nevada, 89422 

     

    And
      

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    James
      H.
      Meyers 

    P.O.
      Box
      257, Mina, Nevada, 89422 

     

    AND:
      

     

    If
      to the
      Optionee; 

     

    Mosquito
      Consolidated Gold Mines Limited 

    301-455
      Granville Street 

    Vancouver,
      British Columbia  

    Canada,V6C
      ITI 

     

    The
      date
      of receipt of such notice, demand or other communication shall be the date
      of
      delivery thereof if delivered, or, if given by registered mail as aforesaid,
      shall be deemed conclusively to be the tenth day after the same shall have
      been
      so mailed except in the case of interruption of postal services for any reason
      whatever, in which case the date of receipt shall be the date on which the
      notice, demand or other communication is actually received by the addressee.
      

     

    8.2
       Either
      party may at any time and from time to time notify the other party in writing
      of
      a change of address and the new address to which notice shall be given to it
      thereafter until further change. 

     

    SECTION
      9 - GENERAL 

     

    9.1
       All
      references to monetary amounts in this Agreement are in United States Dollar
      currency. 

     

    9.2
       This
      Agreement will supersede and replace any other Agreement or arrangement, whether
      oral or written, heretofore existing between the parties in respect of the
      subject matter of this Agreement.

     

    9.3
       No
      consent or waiver expressed, or implied by either party in respect of any breach
      or default by the other in performance by such other of its obligations
      hereunder will be deemed or construed to be a consent to or a waiver of any
      other breach or default. 

     

    9.4
       The
      parties will promptly execute or cause to be executed all documents, deeds,
      conveyances and other instruments of further assurance which may be reasonably
      necessary or advisable to carry out fully the intent of this Agreement.

     

    9.5
       If
      there
      is a disagreement or dispute between the parties with respect to this Agreement
      or its interpretation, the same will be referred to an arbitrator appointed
      pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Act of British Columbia, and the
      determination of such arbitrator will be final and binding on the
      parties.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    9.6
       This
      Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the written consent of
      the
      other party. This consent may not be unreasonably withheld. 

     

    In
      the
      event that the Optionee sells, assigns or creates a joint venture with any
      arms
      length third party within 24 months of the effective date of this Agreement;
      the
      Optionee will pay to the Optionors 20% (twenty percent) of the shares received
      by the Optionee from any third party with regard to the sale, assignment or
      joint venture of any interest in the claims. 

     

    9.7
       This
      Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
      and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 

     

    9.8
       This
      Agreement will be construed in accordance with the laws in force from time
      to
      time in the Province of British Columbia, except with respect to matters
      regarding title to the Claims, to which the law of the State of Nevada will
      apply, and any proceeding commenced or maintained in respect of this Agreement
      will be so commenced and maintained in the court of appropriate jurisdiction
      in
      the City of Vancouver, British Columbia 

     

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

     

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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      	COUNTY
              OF WASHOE	)
	 	)ss
	STATE
              OF NEVADA	)

    

             

    On
      this
      10th day of May, 2005, Brian A. McClay personally appeared before me, a
,
      Notary
      Public and acknowledged that he executed the above Option Agreement in his
      .}
      Gapacity
      of President of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Limited, as indicated
      above,
      on
      behalf of said Corporation and that the Corporation executed same. 

     

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    APPENDIX
      I

     

    PINE
      TREE
      PROPERTY

     

    Claims
      are located in Sections 7,8 17 and 18; T6N, R36E, 

    MDBM
      Mineral County, Nevada 

    
      	
              Claim
                Name

            	 	
              BLM
                Serial No.

            	 	
              County
                Inst. No.

            	 
	
              PT-l

            	 	
              883981

            	 	
              131376

            	 
	
              ;~pr-2

            	 	
              883982

            	 	
              131377

            	 
	
              ~"

            	 	
              883983

            	 	
              131378

            	 
	
              PT'""3

            	 	
              883984

            	 	
              131379

            	 
	
              ')'P1:i4

            	 	
              883985

            	 	
              131380

            	 
	
              PT~5

            	 	 	 	 	 

    

    

      PT-6
        thru
        PT-15 Claims have been staked but not recorded and are to be part of
Agreement.AFFIDAVIT
                  AND
                  NOTICE OF
                  iNTENT TO
                  HOLD

                
                  .
                    .
                    MINING CLAIM(S\ AND SITES)

                   

                  TO
                    ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

                

              	 	
                

              
	 	 	 
	
                The
                  undersigned certifies that the owner or claimant intended or intends
                  to
                  hold
                  the mining claim(s). miU site(s). and/or tunnel
                  site(s)
                  listed below
                  from
                  12:00.p.m. on September 1 of the year
                  before
                  this affidavit
                  was
                  made and recorded, until 11:59 a.m. on September 1 of the year
                  that this
                  affidavit was
                  made
                  and
                  recorded. 

              	 	
                

                205740

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