20-F/A 1 freegold.htm Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898

UNITED STATES

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, DC 20549


Form 20-F

March 29, 2005


AMENDMENT NO. 1



Registration Statement Pursuant to Section 12(b) Or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Or

 

X

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended

December 31, 2004


Or

 

For the Transition Period From

 

To

 


Commission File Number:


0-29840

   

Freegold Ventures Limited

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)


Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)


British Columbia, Canada

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)


2303 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 2A3

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Securities Registered or to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act.

Title of Each Class

 

Name on Each Exchange On Which Registered


None

 


Not Applicable

    

Securities Registered or to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

Common Shares Without Par Value

(Title of Class)



 


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Securities For Which There is a Reporting Obligation Pursuant

to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the Number of Outstanding Shares of Each of the Issuer’s Classes of Capital or Common ShareS as of the close of the Period Covered by the Annual Report.

29,992,205 Shares


Indicate by Check Mark Whether the Registrant (1) has Filed All Reports Required To be Filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 During the Preceding 12 Months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) Has Been Subject to Such Filing Requirements for the Past 90 Days.

 

Yes

 

No

 

Not Applicable

X


Indicate by Check Mark Which Financial Statement Item the Registrant Has Elected to Follow.

 

Item 17

X

Item 18

  


(Applicable Only to Issuers Involved in Bankruptcy Proceedings During the Past Five Years)

Indicate by Check Mark Whether the Registrant Has Filed All Documents and Reports Required to be Filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subsequent to the Distribution of Securities Under a Plan Confirmed by a Court.

 

Yes

 

No

 

Not Applicable

X

 





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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page


Glossary of Mining Terms

8


INTRODUCTION

11


PART I

ITEM 1

IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS

11

ITEM 2.

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

11

ITEM 3.

KEY INFORMATION

11

A.

Selected Financial Data

11

B.

Capitalization and Indebtedness

12

C.

Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

12

D.

Risk Factors

13

(i)

Exploration Risks

13

(ii)

Operating Hazards and Risks

13

(iii)

Lack of Cash Flow and Non Availability of Additional Funds

13

(iv)

Reserves

14

(v)

Title Risks

14

(vi)

Uncertainty or Contestation of Contract Rights

15

(vii)

Conflicts of Interest

15

(viii)

Competition and Agreements with Other Parties

15

(ix)

Fluctuating Mineral Prices

15

(x)

Shares Reserved for Future Issuance; Potential Dilution

16

(xi)

Environmental Regulation

16

(xii)

Compliance with Applicable Canadian Laws and Regulations

17

(xiii)

Canadian Jurisdictional and Enforceability of Judgements, Risks

17

(xiv)

Adequate Labor and Dependence Upon Key Personnel

17

(xv)

Forward Looking Statements

17

ITEM 4.

INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

17

A.

History and Development of the Company

17

B.

Business Overview

18

C.

Organizational Structure

18

D.

Property, Plants and Equipment

18

1.

Golden Summit Property – Alaska, USA

18

Property Description and Location

18

Underlying Leases of the Golden Summit Property

18

Newsboy Claims

18

Keystone Claims

19

Yeager Claims

19

Tolovana Claims

20

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resource, Infrastructure and Physiography

29

History

29

Geological Setting

30

Exploration

31

Cleary Hill Mine

31

Newsboy Mine

33

American Eagle

34

Hi Yu Mine

35

Deep Targets

36

Tolovana

36

Mineralization

37

Drilling

37

Cleary Hill

37



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Sampling and Analysis

44

Security of Samples

44

Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimate

44

Exploration and Development

44

Tolovana

45

Newsboy

45

Hi Yu

45

Deep Targets

46

2.

Rob Property, Alaska, USA

47

Property Title

47

3.

Union Bay PGM Property, Alaska, USA

47

4.

Rainbow Hill Property, Alaska, USA

49

Property Title

49

5.

Liberty Bell, Alaska, USA

49

6.

Almaden Property, Idaho, USA

50

Property, Description and Location

50

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resource, Infrastructure and Physiography

53

History

53

Geological Setting

53

Exploration

54

Mineralization

55

Drilling

56

Sampling and Analysis

56

Exploration and Development

57

7.

Sudbury Mining District, Ontario, Canada

58

Property Title

58

8.

Eskay Rift Property, British Columbia, Canada

58

9.

Duke Property, British Columbia, Canada

59

10.

Grew Creek Property, Yukon Territory, Canada

60

Property, Description and Location

60

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resource, Infrastructure and Physiography

68

History

69

Geological Setting

70

Exploration

71

Mineralization

73

Drilling

73

Sampling and Analysis

75

Security of Samples

75

Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimate

76

Exploration and Development

76

ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

78

A.

Operating Results

78

Critical Accounting Estimates

78

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 compared to Fiscal Year

Ended December 31, 2003

79

Results of Operations

79

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003 compared to Fiscal Year

Ended December 31, 2002

80

Results of Operations

80

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002 compared to Fiscal Year

Ended December 31, 2001

80

Results of Operations

80

B.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

81



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Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 compared to Fiscal Year

Ended December 31, 2003

81

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003 compared to Fiscal Year

Ended December 31, 2002

81

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002 compared to Fiscal Year

Ended December 31, 2001

82

Material Differences between Canadian and

US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

82

C.

Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.

83

D.

Trend Information

83

E.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

83

F.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

83

G.

Safe Harbour

84

ITEM 6.

DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

84

A.

Directors and Senior Management

85

B.

Compensation

85

Summary Compensation Table

85

Compensation of Executive Officers

86

Options/SARs Granted to NEOs During the Most Recently Completed

Financial Year

87

Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises During the Most Recently Completed

Financial Year and Financial Year End Option/SARs Values

87

Option and SARs cancelled/expired to NEOs During the Most Recently Completed

Financial Year.

87

Option and SAR Repricings

87

LTIPs – Awards in Most Recently Completed Financial Year

88

Defined Benefit or Actuarial Plan Disclosure

88

Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment

Contracts

88

Composition of the Compensation Committee

88

Report on Executive Compensation

88

Compensation to Directors

89

Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers

89

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plan

89

Interest of Management and Insiders in Material Transactions

89

Office Space

90

Re-appointment of Auditors

90

Management Contracts

90

C.

Board Practices

90

Statement of Corporate Governance Practices

90

Mandate of the Board of Directors

91

Meetings of the Board

91

Committee Responsibilities and Activities

91

Audit Committee

91

Compensation Committee

92

Corporate Governance Committee

92

Nomination and Assessment

92

Expectations of Management

92

D.

Employees

92

E.

Share Ownership

92

Performance Shares and Escrowed Shares

93

Existing Incentive and Share Compensation Plans

94

2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

95



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Options and Other Rights to Purchase Shares

97

Stock Options

97

i)

Options Granted During the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004

97

ii)

Options Exercised During the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004

97

iii)

Defined Benefit Plans

97

iv)

Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARS) Grants During the Most

Recently Completed Financial Year

98

v)

Options/SARS Exercised by Directors, Executive Officers, Non-executive

Insiders and Others During the Most Recently Completed Financial Year

98

vi)

Options/SARS Cancelled by Directors, Executive Officers, Non-executive

Insiders and Others During the Most Recently Completed Financial Year

98

ITEM 7.

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

98

A.

Major Shareholders

98

B.

Related Party Transactions

99

C.

Interests of Experts and Counsel

99

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

99

A.

Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

99

B.

Significant Changes

99

ITEM 9.

THE OFFER AND LISTING

99

A.

Offer and Listing Details

99

B.

Plan of Distribution

102

C.

Markets

102

D.

Selling Shareholders

102

E.

Dilution

102

F.

Expenses of the Issue

102

G.

Performance Graph

102

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

102

A.

Share Capital

102

B.

Memorandum and Articles of Association

103

C.

Material Contracts

103

D.

Exchange Controls

103

E.

Taxation

104

Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences

104

US Holders

104

Distributions on Shares of the Company

104

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

105

Foreign Tax Credit

105

Disposition of Shares of the Company

106

Currency Exchange Gains or Losses

106

Other Considerations

106

Foreign Personal Holding Company

106

Foreign Investment Company

107

Passive Foreign Investment Company

107

Controlled Foreign Corporation

109

Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences

110

Dividends

110

Capital Gains

110

F.

Dividends and Paying Agents

111

G.

Statements by Experts

111

H.

Documents on Display

111

I.

Subsidiary Information

111

ITEM 11.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES

ABOUT MARKET RISK

111



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PART II

ITEM 12.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

111

ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARS AND DELINQUENCIES

112

ITEM 14.

MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF

SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

112

ITEM 15:

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

112

ITEM 16:

RESERVED

113

ITEM 16A: AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL REPORT

113

Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

113

1.

Purpose

113

2.

Authority

113

3.

Composition of Meetings

113

4.

Responsibilities

114

A.

With respect to the Interim and Annual Financial Statements,

The MD&A and the AIF

114

B.

With Respect to the Auditors

115

Other Committee Responsibilities

115

Composition of the Audit Committee

115

ITEM 16B: CODE OF ETHICS

116

Certificate of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief

Financial Officer

116

ITEM 16C: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

118

ITEM 16D: EXEMPTION FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT

  COMMITTEES

118

ITEM 16E:  PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER

  AND AFFILIATED PURCHASER

118

PART III

ITEM 17.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

118

ITEM 18.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

118

ITEM 19.

EXHIBITS

118

SIGNATURES

119




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GLOSSARY


The following are definitions of mining terms and certain other terms used in this Statement.


Avalon:

Avalon Development Corporation

Almaden Agreement:

The property option agreement dated May 6, 1996, between the Company and the Almaden Optionors

Almaden Assignment Agreement:

The assignment agreement dated December 13, 1995, as amended February 28, 1996, between Compass and the Company

Almaden Option:

The option granted by the Almaden Optionors to the Company pursuant to the Almaden Agreement to acquire up to a 60% interest in the Almaden Property.

Almaden Optionors:

Collectively, Ican Minerals Ltd., Ican Minerals Inc. and Canu Resources Ltd.

Almaden Property:

Those mineral claims located in Washington County in the State of Idaho, USA. which the Company holds an interest in pursuant to the Almaden Agreement

AMAX:

AMAX Gold Exploration Inc.

Ag:

Silver

As:

Arsenic

Au:

Gold

Bi:

Bismuth

CanAlaska:

CanAlaska Ventures Ltd.

Canu:

Canu Resources, Inc.

  

Chromite:

Mineral of the Spinel formation

  

Contact:

Place or surface where two different kinds of rocks come together

  

Common share:

A common share in the capital of the Company

  

Company:

Freegold Ventures Limited, and, where the context so requires, its subsidiary, Free Gold Recovery USA

Compass:

Compass Capital Ltd.

Cu:

Copper

EM:

Electromagnetic survey



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Escrow Agent:

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Exchange:

Toronto Stock Exchange

Fairbanks or FEI:

Fairbanks Exploration Inc.

Fairbanks Assignment

Agreement:

The assignment agreement dated May 30, 1997, as amended February 26, 1998, entered into between the Company and Fairbanks

Golden Summit Property:

The mineral claims located in the Fairbanks Mining District in the State of Alaska, USA

Golden Summit Report:

The executive summary report dated March 15th, 2005, by Avalon Development Corp.

gpt:

Grams per tonne

Granite:

Plutonic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and quartz

Hg:

Mercury

Homestake:

Homestake Mining Company (Purchased by Barrick Gold Corporation)

Hornblende:

Mineral of the amphibole group

  

IMC:

International Minerals and Chemicals

Ir:

Iridium

  

km:

Kilometres

Keystone:

Keystone Mines Partnership

Low Sulphidation Epithermal  Deposit

A deposit formed in rocks of shallow depth from low temperature hydrothermal solutions with a low sulphide association.

Meridian:

Meridian Gold Corporation

Mineralized Deposit or Mineral Deposit:

A mineralized body delineated by appropriately spaced drilling and/or underground sampling to support sufficient amounts of tonnage and average grade of metal(s).  Such deposit does not qualify as a reserve until a comprehensive evaluation based upon present unit price, cost, recoveries and offer material factors conclude legal and economic feasibility.

Ni:

Nickel

NSR:

Net Smelter Return

opt:

Ounces per tonne

Os:

Osmium



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oz:

Ounce

Pb:

Lead

Pd:

Palladium

PGM:

Platinum Group Metal

ppb:

Parts per billion

ppm:

Parts per million

Pt:

Platinum

Pyroxenite:

Medium or coarse grained rock consisting mainly of pyroxene

Rh:

Rhodium

RC:

Reverse circulation

Sb:

Antimony

Ultramafic:

Some igneous rocks and most varieties of meteorites containing less than 45% silica containing virtually no quartz or feldspar and composed essentially of ferromagnesian silicates, metallic oxides and sulfides.

  

W:

Tungsten

Zn:

Zinc





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INTRODUCTION


This Amendment No. 1 Form 20-F Annual Report is being filed in response to comments received from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  The changes in this Annual Report have been indicated in colored text and underlined for your ease of reference.


Under Item 5, the Company has expanded its’ disclosure to discuss methodologies, assumptions and sensitivities underlying the critical accounting estimates, supplementing the Company’s accounting policy disclosures.  (see page 78)


Under Item 15, the Company has amended the filing to include the controls and procedures disclosure, in order to correspond to the representations made in the officers’ certifications.  (see page 112)


Under Item 16C, the Company has disclosed the principal accountant fees and services required under this item.  (see page 118)


It has been requested that the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity and the Consolidated Statement of Loss in the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 be amended to include financial information since the date of inception, however as the Company is unable to have previous auditors verify the cumulative numbers, as they are no longer in operation, the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity has been amended to show the cumulative amounts as unaudited.  (see attached financial statements)


PART I


ITEM 1.

IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS


This Form 20F is being filed as an annual report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this item.


ITEM 2.

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE


This Form 20F is being filed as an annual report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this item.


ITEM 3.

KEY INFORMATION


A.

Selected Financial Data


The Company has a limited history of operations and has not generated any operating revenues in the pertinent.  The following table sets forth, for the periods and the dates indicated, selected financial and operating data for the Company.  This information should be read in conjunction with the Company's Financial Statements and Notes thereto and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included elsewhere herein.  The selected financial data provided below are not necessarily indicative of the future results of operations or financial performance of the Company.  To date the Company has not paid any dividends on the Shares and it does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.


The Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada ("Canadian GAAP").  There are material differences between Canadian GAAP and the accounting principles are generally accepted in the United States ("US GAAP") as applied to the Company including disclosure items.  For a comparison of these differences, refer to footnote No. 11 to the Financial Statements.



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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

CANADIAN GAAP

(IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)


Selected Financial Data for the Year Ended December 31


 

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Cash

1,573,522

2,665,654

31,779

7,589

170,479

Total Assets

10,442,657

10,559,236

6,321,397

5,487,645

9,356,490

Current Liability

277,768

102,550

76,825

210,729

109,039

Loss

(1,381,717)

(1,253,591)

(719,570)

(256,037)

(498,919)

Mineral Properties

  Written Off


(788,376)


(18,717)


(104,036)


(4,159,380)


(2,401,711)

Other Items

151,404

94,385

35,605

143,706

391,539

Future income tax recovery


365,968


-


-


-


-

Net Loss

(1,652,721)

(1,177,923)

(788,001)

(4,271,711)

(2,509,091)

Deficit

(21,104,497)

(19,396,866)

(17,946,772)

(17,110,831)

(12,839,120)

Weighted Avg #

 Shares O/S


26,847,155


18,664,625


11,743,797


9,350,668


8,130,789

Loss Per Share

(0.06)

(0.06)

(0.07)

(0.46)

(0.31)


SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

US GAAP

(IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)


Selected Financial Data for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31


 

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Cash

1,573,522

2,665,654

31,779

7,589

170,479

Total Assets

2,933,286

3,649,219

234,220

217,886

517,289

Current Liability

277,768

102,550

76,825

210,729

109,039

Loss

(1,652,721)

(1,177,923)

(788,001)

(4,271,711)

(2,509,091)

Mineral Property

  Cost Adjustment


(599,354)


(822,890)


(817,418)


3,569,442


1,071,479

Foreign Exchange

Adjustment

(13,520)

(22,377)

-

-

-

Net Loss

(2,265,595)

(2,023,140)

(1,605,419)

(702,269)

(1,437,612)

Deficit

(27,928,610)

(25,663,015)

(23,639,875)

(22,034,456)

(21,332,187)

Weighted Avg #

Shares O/S


26,847,155


18,664,625


11,743,797


9,350,668


8,130,789

Loss Per Share

(0.08)

(0.11)

(0.14)

(0.08)

(0.16)


B.

Capitalization and Indebtedness


This Form 20F is being filed as an annual report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this item.


C.

Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds


This Form 20F is being filed as an annual report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this item.



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D.

Risk Factors


Resource exploration is a speculative business, characterized by a number of significant risks including, among other things, unprofitable efforts resulting from the failure to discover mineral deposits.  The marketability of minerals acquired or discovered by the Company may be affected by numerous factors which are beyond the control of the Company and which cannot be accurately predicted, such as market fluctuations, the proximity and capacity of milling facilities, mineral markets and processing equipment, and such other factors as government regulations, including regulations relating to royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting of minerals, and environmental protection, the combination of which factors may result in the Company not receiving an adequate return of investment capital.


(i)

Exploration Risks


Mineral exploration involves a high degree of which is characterized by a number of significant risks including, among other things, unprofitable efforts resulting from the failure to discover mineral deposits.  There is no assurance that the Company’s mineral exploration activities will result in any discoveries of commercial bodies of mineralization.  The long-term profitability of the Company’s operations will be in part directly related to the cost and success of its exploration programs, which may be affected by a number of factors.


Substantial expenditures are required to establish reserves through drilling, metallurgical processes to extract the metal from the ore and, in the case of new properties to build the mining and processing facilities and infrastructure at any site chosen for mining.  Although substantial benefits may be derived from the discovery of a major mineralized deposit, no assurance can be given that minerals will be discovered in sufficient quantities and grades to justify commercial operations or that the funds required for further expansion can be obtained on a timely basis.  All of the Company’s projects are currently in exploration stages.  Estimates, mineral deposits and can also be affected by such factors as environmental permitting regulations and requirements, weather, environmental factors, unforeseen technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected geological formations and work interruptions.  In addition, the grade of ore ultimately mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results.  


To date, the Company’s properties have no proven commercially viable reserves and are currently at the exploration stage and as such prospective purchasers of the Company’s shares should consider carefully, among other things, that the Company’s exploration of its properties involves significant risks.  


(ii)

Operating Hazards and Risks


Mineral exploration involves many risks, which even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome.  Operations in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest will be subject to all the hazards and risks normally incidental to exploration, of gold and other metals, such as unusual or unexpected formations, cave-ins, pollution, all of which could result in work stoppages, damage to property, and possible environmental damage.  The Company does have general liability insurance covering its operations. Payment of any liabilities as a result could have a materially adverse effect upon the Company's financial condition.


(iii)

Lack of Cash Flow and Non Availability of Additional Funds


None of the Company's properties have commenced commercial production and the Company has no history of earnings or cash flow from its operations.  As a result there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to develop and generate any of its property profitably or that its activities will generate positive cash flow.  The only present source of funds available to the Company is through the sale of its Shares. Even if the results of exploration are encouraging, the Company may not have sufficient funds to conduct



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the further exploration that may be necessary to determine whether or not a commercially mineable deposit exists on any property.  While the Company may generate additional working capital through the operation, sale or possible joint venture development of its properties, there is no assurance that any such funds will be available for operations.


(iv)

Reserves


There are no known commercially viable reserves on any of the Company’s Properties at this time.


(v)

Title Risks


Due to the large number and diverse legal nature of the mineral properties described in this document, full investigation of legal title to each such property has not been carried out at this time.  Many of the Company’s properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements of transfer or native land claims and title may be affected by undetected defects. The Company’s properties consist of recorded mineral claims and patented mineral claims that have not been surveyed, and therefore the precise area and location of such claims may be in doubt.


Certain of the Company’s mining properties are unpatented mining claims located in the US, and the Company, upon acquiring an interest in and to such claims, will have only possessory title with respect to such properties.  Because title to unpatented mining claims is subject to inherent uncertainties, including paramount title by the US, it is difficult to determine conclusively the ownership of such claims.  In addition, and in order to retain title to an unpatented mining claim, a claim holder must have met annual assessment work requirements (US$125 per claim) through September 1, 1992 and must have complied with stringent state and federal regulations pertaining to the filing of assessment work affidavits. Moreover, after September 1, 1992, the right to locate or maintain a claim generally is conditional upon payment to the US of a rental fee of US$100 per claim per year for each governmental fiscal year instead of performing assessment work.  State law may still require performance of assessment work. In 2004 the annual rental fee increased to US$125 per claim per year. Since most mining claims in the US are unpatented, this uncertainty is inherent in the mining industry.


For the last several Congressional sessions bills have been repeatedly introduced in the US Congress which would supplant or radically alter the provisions of the Mining Law of 1872.  As of the date of this annual report no such bills are pending.  However there is no assurance that no bills will be introduced in the future.


The present status of the Company’s US properties as unpatented mining claims located on public lands of the US allows the claimant the exclusive right to mine and remove valuable minerals, such as precious and base metals, found therein, and also to use the surface of the land solely for purposes related to mining and processing the mineral-bearing ores.  However, legal ownership of the land remains with the US Accordingly, with an unpatented claim the US retains many of the incidents of ownership of land, the US regulates use of the surface and the Company remains at risk that the claims may be forfeited either to the US or to rival private claimants due to failure to comply with statutory requirements as to location and maintenance of the claims.  If there exists a valuable deposit of locatable minerals (which is the requirement for the unpatented claim to be valid in the first place), and provided certain levels of work and improvements have been performed on an unpatented mining claim, the claimants may then seek to purchase the full title to the claim thereby causing the claim to become the private property of the claimant.  Such full ownership expands the claimants’ permissible uses of the property (to any use authorized for private property) and eliminates the need to comply with maintenance and reporting requirements necessary to protect rights in an unpatented claim.  However, a moratorium on accepting and processing mineral patent applications within the Department of the Interior has been imposed by Congress.  It is therefore impossible for the Company to seek to enhance its rights on its Properties by seeking issuance of mineral patents in the name of the respective optionors.  If governmental fees or royalties on unpatented claims were to be introduced the Company and other major mining companies would be adversely affected.



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(vi)

Uncertainty or Contestation of Contract Rights


The Company owns or has the right to earn interests in properties under contract with a number of individuals and corporations.  By the Company’s present assessment its most significant interests under earning options are the Golden Summit Property and the Almaden Property.  The Almaden Property option is a contractual option which rests upon a chain of contractual leases and grants and options between various parties culminating in the Company’s option.  The Golden Summit Property is held pursuant to the Fairbanks Assignment Agreement and several other key contracts. The Company is working under laws of the United States and, although the Company has effected such researches and professional opinions as it considers financially reasonable in the circumstances, it has not engaged surveys or complete and unqualified professional opinions at this stage in the exploration of its properties. The Company in addition to working in the US is also conducting exploration in Canada and as such operates under Canadian law.


(vii)

Conflicts of Interest


Certain of the directors of the Company are directors of other mineral resource companies and, to the extent that such other companies may participate in ventures in which the Company may participate, the directors of the Company may have a conflict of interest in negotiating and concluding terms respecting the extent of such participation.  In the event that such a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the directors of the Company, a director who has such a conflict will abstain from voting for or against the approval of such a participation or such terms.  In appropriate cases the Company will establish a special committee of independent directors to review a matter in which several directors, or management, may have a conflict.  From time to time several companies may participate in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural resource properties thereby allowing for their participating in larger programs, permitting involvement in a greater number of programs and reducing financial exposure in respect of any one program.  It may also occur that a particular company will assign all or a portion of its interest in a particular program to another of these companies due to the financial position of the company making the assignment.  In accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia, the directors of the Company are required to act honestly, in good faith and in the best interest of the Company.  In determining whether the Company will participate in a particular program and the interest therein to be acquired by it, the directors will primarily consider the potential benefits to the Company, the degree of risk to which the Company may be exposed and its financial position at that time.  Other than as indicated, the Company has no other procedures or mechanisms to deal with conflicts of interest.  The Company is not aware of the existence of any conflict of interest as described herein.


(viii)

Competition and Agreements with Other Parties


The mineral resources industry is intensely competitive and the Company competes with many companies that have greater financial resources and technical facilities than itself.  Significant competition exists for the limited number of mineral acquisition opportunities available in the Company's sphere of operations.  As a result of this competition, the Company's ability to acquire additional gold mining properties on terms it considers acceptable may be adversely affected.


The Company may, in the future, be unable to meet its share of costs incurred under agreements to which it is a party and the Company may have its interests in the properties subject to such agreements reduced as a result.  Furthermore, if other parties to such agreements do not meet their share of such costs, the Company may be unable to finance the costs required to complete the recommended programs.


(ix)

Fluctuating Mineral Prices


The mining industry in general is intensely competitive and there is no assurance that, even if commercial quantities of mineral resources are developed, a profitable market will exist for the sale of same.  Factors



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beyond the control of the Company may affect the marketability of any minerals discovered.  Although the prices of platinum, palladium and gold have been relatively stable, no assurance may be given that prices will remain so; significant price movements over short periods of time may be affected by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including international economic and political trends, expectations of inflation, currency exchange fluctuations (specifically, the US dollar relative to other currencies), interest rates and global or regional consumption patterns, speculative activities and increased production due to improved mining and production methods.  The effect of these factors on the price minerals and therefore the economic viability of any of the Company's exploration projects cannot accurately be predicted.  As the Company is in the exploration stage, the above factors have had no material impact on operations or income.


(x)

Shares Reserved For Future Issuance; Potential Dilution


As of December 31, 2004, the Company had reserved, 18,612,093 shares for issuance upon the exercise of warrants, incentive stock options, shares for issuance under its property acquisition agreements and/or shares for performance shares.  Such shares represent a potential equity dilution of approximately 38% based upon the number of outstanding and allotted shares at December 31, 2004 of 29,992,205.  Furthermore, the Company may enter into commitments in the future which would require the issuance of additional shares and may grant additional stock options and/or issue additional warrants.  At December 31, 2004 the Company had 51,395,702 authorized but unissued and unreserved shares.  Issuance of additional shares would be subject to Exchange regulatory approval and compliance with applicable securities legislation.  The Company currently has no plans to issue shares other than for the purposes of raising funds for property acquisition and general working capital.  Requirements which issuance would be subject to Exchange approval.


(xi)

Environmental Regulation


All phases of the Company's operations in Canada and the United States are subject to environmental regulations.  It is the Company's belief that if environmental legislation in Canada and the United States including but not limited to possible amendment to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act which prevents undue and unnecessary degradation of federal lands; the Clean Air Act (which sets air quality standards), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) (which directs standards to be set for surface water quality and for controlling discharges to surface water), the Safe Drinking Water Act (which directs standards to be set for quality of drinking water to be supplied to the public - states are the primary authorities - and regulating underground injection operations, the Solid Water Disposal Act (which regulates generation, storage and disposal of hazardous ware and manage solid, non-hazardous waste), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (which requires operators to report releases of hazardous substances to the environment and inventory chemicals handled), the Toxic Substance Control Act (requires regulation of chemicals that present risk to health or environment), the Endangered Species Act (plants and animals listed that are threatened; protection plans mandated), and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (prohibits killing of virtually all bird species), evolve in require stricter standards and enforcement, increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, more stringent environmental assessments of proposed projects and a heightened degree of responsibility for companies and their officers, directors and employees.  The cost of compliance therewith may substantially increase and thereby effect the Company's operations; however, the Company is not aware of any pending environmental litigation or amendments to existing environmental litigation which will affect the Company's current or prepared operations or which would otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company or its operations.  There is no assurance that future changes in environmental regulation, if any, will not adversely affect the Company's operations.


The Almaden Property is the site of past mercury mining by previous owners.  The feasibility study completed by Watts, Griffis & McOuat in 1997 on Freegold Ventures Limited behalf included studies by environmental consultants Westec Inc., which concluded that the proper management of the waste dumps in any future operation can eliminate any potential for leaching mercury.  This means that the Company would



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conform to a mining plan which had been approved Watts, Griffis & McOuat also concluded that heap leaching the material from the existing dumps would effectively remove mercury from the environment.


(xii)

Compliance with Applicable Canadian Laws and Regulations


In Ontario the Company is also at the early stage of exploration. To date only regional geological mapping, sampling and limited geophysical surveys have been conducted on the Property, should more intensive exploration take place the Company will comply with all permits required for field exploration.


(xiii)

Canadian Jurisdictional and Enforceability of Judgments, Risks


The Company is a Canadian corporation.  Four of its directors and officers are, residents of Canada and a significant part of its assets are, or will be, located outside of the United States.  As a result, it may be difficult for shareholders resident in the United States to effect service within the United States upon the Registrant, and as such directors, officers or experts who are not residents of the United States, or to realize in the United States upon judgements of courts of the United States predicated upon civil liability of any of the Company, such directors or officers under the United States federal securities laws.


(xiv)

Adequate Labor and Dependence Upon Key Personnel


The Company will depend upon recruiting and maintaining other qualified personnel to staff its operations.  The Company believes that such personnel currently are available at reasonable salaries and wages in the geographic areas in which the Company intends to operate.  There can be no assurance, however, that such personnel will always be available in the future.  In addition, it cannot be predicted whether the labor staffing at any of the Company's projects will be unionized.  The success of the operations and activities of the Company is dependent to a significant extent on the efforts and abilities of its management.  The loss of services of any of its management could have a material adverse effect on the Company.


(xv)

Forward Looking Statements


This document contains forward looking statements concerning the Company's operations, economic performance and financial condition, including in particular, the likelihood of the Company's success in operating as an independent company and developing and expanding its business.  These statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, and reflect future business decisions which are subject to change.  Some of these assumptions inevitably will not materialize, and unanticipated events will occur which will affect the Company's future results.  


ITEM 4.

INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY


A.

History and Development of the Company


The Company was incorporated on July 22, 1985, under the name FreeGold Recovery Inc., under the laws of the Province of Alberta.  On August 21, 1991, the Company continued out of the Province of Alberta into the Province of British Columbia.  On November 25, 1993, the Company changed its name to International Freegold Mineral Development Inc. and consolidated its share capital on a six old shares for one new common share basis.  On September 4, 2002 the Company changed its name to Freegold Ventures Limited and consolidated its share capital on a four old shares for one new common share basis.  In this document the “Company” means Freegold Ventures Limited and, except where the context so requires, its subsidiary.


The Company carries out its operations in Alaska and Idaho through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Free Gold Recovery, USA Free Gold Recovery USA, Inc. was incorporated on November 12, 1985, under the



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laws of the State of Nevada and was granted a Certificate of Authority to transact business in the State of Alaska on December 18, 1995, under the name FreeGold Recovery Inc. USA.  In this Annual Report “Free Gold Recovery USA” means both Free Gold Recovery, USA and FreeGold Recovery Inc. USA.  The Company is the sole shareholder of Free Gold Recovery USA,  Ican Minerals, Inc. (“Ican”) and Canu Resources, Inc. (“Canu”). Ican and Canu are also US corporations.  They were involved in mineral property exploration, but are currently inactive.


The Company’s agent in the host country is Incorp Services, Inc., 6075 S. Eastern Ave Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV  89119-3146.


The Company's office is located at 2303 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 2A3.  The Company is a reporting issuer in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, Canada.  Its common shares (the "Shares") has been listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") from March 11, 1987 to November 7, 2001 under the trading symbol "ITF" and has been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) under the trading symbol ITF since May 19, 1998.


B.

Business Overview


The Company, together with or through its subsidiary, Free Gold Recovery USA, carries on the business of acquiring and exploring precious metal properties in the U.S.A and Canada.  The Company's principal mineral properties are the Golden Summit Property, Alaska, the Almaden Property, Idaho, and the Grew Creek Project, Yukon Territory.


The Company's primary objective is to explore its existing mineral properties.  Its secondary objective is to locate, evaluate and acquire other mineral properties, and, to finance their exploration either through equity financing, by way of joint venture or option agreements or through a combination of both.  There are currently no known economic resources on any of the existing properties.  The principal projects are advanced staged exploration projects.  Exploration on the property is generally not affected by seasonal change, with drill programs being able to be carried out year round and surface bedrock exploration limited only by snow cover and spring thaw conditions.  Exploration activities are dependent upon the availability of subcontractors, in particular drilling activities.  These subcontractors are generally available however may vary in price depending upon availability. No raw materials are generally utilized at this time as no production has occurred.  The material effects of government regulations on the Company’s business are disclosed in Item 3 – Risk Factors.


C.

Organizational Structure


The Company is the sole shareholder of Free Gold Recovery USA, Ican Minerals, Inc. (“Ican”) and Canu Resources, Inc. (“Canu”).  Ican and Canu are also US corporations.  They were involved in mineral property exploration, but are currently inactive.


D.

Property, Plants and Equipment


1.

Golden Summit Property – Alaska, USA


Property Description and Location


Underlying Leases of the Golden Summit Property


Newsboy Claims


By agreement dated February 28, 1986, amended March 26, 1996, between Earl Beistline (“Beistline”) and Fairbanks Exploration Inc. (“Fairbanks”), the Company received the lease of the Newsboy claims for a



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primary term ending February 28, 2006.  The material terms are an advance minimum royalty per year is $2,500 US to 1996 and thereafter $5,000 US, the Company's option to purchase is the greater of the present worth of the 4% royalty (calculated at 15% interest) or $1,000,000 US (calculated in constant 1985 dollars), less all advance royalty payments; and the Company has the right to assign lease interests, subject to Beistline’s 30 day right to reasonably disapprove of such assignment.  In December 2002, the Company received notification that Earl Beistline had transferred his interest to EHB, LLC, a holding company owned by Earl Beistline.


Keystone Claims


By agreement dated May 15, 2000 and amended November 30, 2001 between Keystone Mines Partnership (“Keystone”), Fairbanks, Freegold Recovery Inc. USA and the Company (collectively, the “Lessees”), Keystone leased to the Lessees the Keystone claims for a primary term of 20 years.  The agreement provides for consideration of annual August 15 and November 15 advance minimum payments as set out in the schedule below, the initial term of the lease shall be from January 1st, 2000 to December 31, 2019.  A signing bonus was of $50,000 US was paid on October 1, 2000.  The Company may terminate the Lease at any time prior to December 31, 2006 by giving timely notice to Keystone.


Advance royalties shall be paid in US funds until the commencement of production.  As per the schedule set out in the amended agreement.


Year

August 1st

November 1st


            2000-2003

$25,000

(paid each year)

$25,000

(paid each year)

2004-2006

$25,000

 (paid 2004)

$25,000

 (pd 2004)

2007-2019

$75,000

$75,000



The Company shall pay to the Keystone a production royalty of 3% of NSR.  Up to one half of the production royalties due to the Keystone each year may be paid by crediting advance royalties paid until the Lessee shall have re-couped all of the advance royalties paid.  The Company may elect to pay not more than one-half of the interest accrued and payable in shares.  The shares shall be valued at the 60-day trading average immediately preceding the date of payment.


During exploration and before commencement of production the Company shall perform a minimum amount of work on the Property in an amount of not less than $50,000 in each of the calendar years 2000 through 2006.  Work performed under this commitment may be qualified and claimed as assessment work.  In the event that the Company fails to fulfill the work commitment in whole or in part in any calendar year in which it is required the Company shall pay to Keystone in cash the difference between the value of the work and $50,000.  In November of 2001, the Company and Keystone renegotiated the terms of the lease.  The advance royalty payment can be made by cash, shares or their combination.  The form of the payment will be negotiated each April.   Keystone also agreed to waive the annual work commitment of $50,000 for any year in which the price of gold is below $300 an ounce for the last three months of the calendar year.  In addition the Company shall have until March 31st of each year to determine whether it will continue with the lease.


Yeager Claims


Pursuant to an agreement dated July 9th, 2002, the Company entered into an agreement with Anglo Alaska Gold Corp. whereby it may earn a 100% interest in the 113 claim (13,020 acre) Yeager property by making cash payments totaling $225,000 over 7 years, by issuing 900,000 shares of the Company over 3 years and by issuing an additional 500,000 shares once the Company has expended over $1,000,000 in exploration expenditures.




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Pursuant to an amendment dated March 31st and December 15th, 2004, the cash payments were reduced to US $185,000 payable over 7 years.


Subsequent to year-end, management has decided not to pursue further exploration on the property.  Accordingly, the associated acquisition and deferred exploration expenditures have been written-off during the year.


Tolovana Claims


During the year, the Company entered into an agreement with a third party (the “Seller”) whereby the Seller will transfer 100% of the rights via Quit Claim Deed to a 20 year lease on the Tolovana Gold Property in Alaska.  Under the terms of the agreement the Company will assume all of Seller's obligations under the Lease, which includes making annual payments of $1,000 per month for first 23 months increasing to $1,250 per month for the 24th - 48th months and increasing to $1,500 after the 49th month and for duration of the lease.  The Property is subject to a sliding scale NSR as follows:  1.5% NSR if gold is below $300, in the event the price of gold is between $300 - $400 a 2.0% NSR is in effect.  In the event that the price of gold is above $400, the Property is subject to a 3.0% NSR.  In addition, the Company has made a cash payment of US $7,500 on signing and will issue 400,000 shares on regulatory approval (issued) and an additional 200,000 shares within 30 days of a minimum 200,000 ounce mineral resource being calculated on property.  This clause is in effect for a period of 5 years from the date of the agreement.


The Company initially acquired rights to a portion of the present Golden Summit Property when the Company and Fairbanks Exploration Inc. (“Fairbanks”) entered into an option and joint venture agreement dated December 1, 1992.  This was replaced by agreement dated May 9, 1997 (the "Fairbanks Assignment Agreement") pursuant to which Fairbanks assigned all of its interest in the Golden Summit Property to Free Gold Recovery USA.  Fairbanks retained a 7% working interest and is not required to contribute further until commercial production is achieved.  The Company will fund this 7% working interest until the date commercial production is achieved at which point Fairbanks will be required to contribute 7% of any approved budget.


The Company now owns, subject to underlying lease agreements, a 100% interest in the Golden Summit Property.  Part of the property is subject to Fairbanks’ 7% working interest (held in trust by the Company pursuant to the terms set out in (c) below and on which Fairbanks has granted the Company a power of attorney to manage all matters of such interest) and a 2% net smelter royalty in favor of Fairbanks.  See "Underlying Leases of the Golden Summit Property."  In consideration of the assignment of the Fairbanks Assignment Agreement, the Company agreed to pay and grant to Fairbanks the following:


(a)

100,000 shares of the Company within 10 days of regulatory approval to the agreement (which approval was granted and which shares have been issued) and subject to a one year restricted period imposed by applicable British Columbia law;


(b)

an aggregate of an additional 500,000 shares (restricted for one year as required by British Columbia law) of the Company following Exchange approval and issued as to 100,000 shares (a total of five tranches) upon each expenditure of $1,000,000 (to a total of $5,000,000) spent on the Golden Summit Property, subsequent to the Fairbanks Assignment Agreement, by the Company, or any party with whom it has contracted; the first 100,000 shares were issued on February 18, 1998, the second 100,000 shares were issued on February 20, 1999 and the third 100,000 shares were issued on March 1, 2001.  These shares are subject to a one year restricted period imposed by applicable British Columbia law.  An additional 100,000 shares have been reserved for issuance to Fairbanks Exploration as of the year-ended December 31, 2004;




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(c)

a seven (7%) percent working interest in the property held in trust by the Company and carried to commercial production on the same terms as the Company may acquire from a major or otherwise carried by the Company as to any costs until commercial production.  Fairbanks grants to the Company a 30 day right of first refusal in the event that it should grant or receive and accept any offer for assignment of any interest in or to such Fairbanks interest; and


(d)

a two (2%) percent NSR royalty.


Fairbanks granted the Company a 30 day right of first refusal in the event it should grant or receive and accept any offer for assignment of any interest in or to the net smelter royalty.  Fairbanks also granted the Company an assignable right to purchase the net smelter royalty, exercisable any time after commercial production commences, for a price equal to the net present value of the net smelter royalty, employing a 10% discount calculation, and based upon the mine life and production schedule of the Golden Summit Property calculated in accordance with commercial ore reserves identified and booked at the time of commencement of commercial production, as established by a major mining company with which the Company has contracted, or, if the property is otherwise developed by the Company without a major mining company, then in accordance with the Company’s mine development plan. The remainder of the Company’s interest in the Golden Summit Property was acquired by separate lease arrangements and by staking.


On January 23rd, 2004, the Company entered into an Option/Joint Venture Agreement with Meridian Gold Inc. (“Meridian”) on areas at B.  Under the agreement the Golden Summit Property was divided into 4 areas, areas A, B, C and D.  The Meridian agreement granted Meridian an option to earn up to 70% interest in areas A and B (which includes the Newsboy parts of the Keystone Property and Fairbanks Exploration claims, and the Tolovana claims).  Meridian was also granted a one year first right of refusal on area C (which includes parts of the Keystone and Fairbanks Exploration and Yeager claims).  Exploration conducted in 2004 was funded by Meridian, and the option was terminated in February 2005.


The following italicized text was excerpted from a 43-101 Report prepared by Avalon Development Corporation entitled, “Executive Summary Report for the Golden Summit Project, Fairbanks Mining District, Alaska”, dated March 15th, 2005 and filed in conjunction with this Form 20F on SEDAR.




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FREEGOLD RECOVERY - FAIRBANKS EXPLORATION INC.- CLAIM LIST


STATE MINING CLAIMS

All 40-acre claims located in the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska


NO.

CLAIM NAMESECTION

TWNSHP/RNG/MERIDIAN

ADL #

 

1

What's Next #1

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

501821

2

What's Next #2

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

501822

3

What's Next #3

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

501823

4

What's Next #4

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

501824

5

What's Next #5

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

502196

6

What's Next #6

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

502197

7

What's Next #7

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

502198

8

What's Next #8

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

502199

9

Crane #1

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

502551

10

Crane #2

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

502552

11

Crane #3

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

502553

12

Crane #4

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

501930

13

Anticline #1

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

501825

14

Anticline #2

24

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

501836

15

Ruby 3A Fraction

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

515911

16

Ruby 4A Fraction

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

515912

17

Ruby 5 Fraction

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

515913

18

Ruby 6 Fraction

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

515914

19

Ruby 7 Fraction

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

515915

20

Ruby 8 Fraction

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515916

21

Ruby 9 Fraction

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515917

22

Ruby 10 Fraction

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515918

23

Ruby 11 Fraction

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515919

24

Ruby 12 Fraction

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515920

25

Ruby 13 Fraction

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515921

26

Ruby 14 Fraction

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515922

27

Ruby 15 Fraction

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515923

28

Ruby 16 Fraction

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515924

29

Ruby 17 Fraction

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515925

30

Ruby 18 Fraction

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515926

31

Ruby 19 Fraction

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

515927



NEWSBOY PROPERTY- CLAIMS LIST


All 40-acre claims located in the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska


N0.

  CLAIM NAME

SECTION

TWNSHP/RNG/MERIDIAN

ADL #

 

1

Greenback 1

35

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

359771

2

Greenback 2

35

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

359772

3

Greenback 3

26

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

361184

4

Greenback 4

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

505192

5

Newsboy

26

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

333135

6

Newsboy Extension

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

333136


KEYSTONE MINES INC. PROPERTY- CLAIMS LIST



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All 40-acre claims located in the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska


NO.

CLAIM NAME

SECTION

TWNSHP/RNG/MERIDIAN

ADL #

___________________________________________________________________________

1

Blueberry

21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

308497

2

Robin 1

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

308498

3

Robin 2

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

308499

4

Robin 3

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

308500

5

Robin 4

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

308501

6

Robin 5

29

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

308502

7

Robin 6

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

308503

8

Ing Fraction

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

315014

9

Gene Fraction

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

315015

10

Beta Fraction

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

315016

11

Alpha Fraction

21,22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

315017

12

Arnold Fraction

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

315018


KEYSTONE MINES INC. PROPERTY- CLAIM LIST


FEDERAL MINING CLAIMS

All Claims Located in the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska


NO.

CLAIM NAME

SECTION

TWNSHP/RNG/MERIDIAN

BLM F#

 

1

Alabama

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

F45603

2

Disc. on Bedrock Cr.

24,25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

F45604

3

July #1

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

F45605

4

July #2

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45606

5

July #3

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45607

6

July Frac. #4

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45608

7

Liberty Lode #1

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45609

8

Liberty Lode #2

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45610

9

Liberty Lode #3

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45611

10

Millsite Fraction

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45612

11

New York Mineral

24,25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

 F45613

12

No Name

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45614

13

#1 Above Disc. on

 

Bedrock Creek

 30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45615

14

Snow Drift

19

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45616

15

Texas

19

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45617

16

Wyoming Quartz

30

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45618

17

Wyoming Frac.

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

 F45619

18

Button Weezer

27,28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45620

19

Caribou Frac.

21,28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45621

20

Caribou #1

21,22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45622

21

Caribou #2

21,22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45623

22

Fern

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45624

23

Free Gold

21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45625

24

Henry Ford #1

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45626

25

Henry Ford #2

21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45627

26

Henry Ford #3

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45628

27

Henry Ford #4

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45629

28

Laughing Water

21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45630

29

Little Jim

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45631

30

Minnie Ha Ha

21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45632



23







31

Pennsylvania

21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45633

32

Ruth Frac.

21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45634

33

Speculator

28

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45635

34

Wolf Lode

20,21

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45636

35

Bonus

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45637

36

Don

15,22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45638

37

Durando

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45639

38

Edythe

15,22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45640

39

Flying Joe

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45641

40

Gold Point

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45642

41

Helen S.

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45643

42

Hi Yu

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45644

43

Hi Yu Millsite

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45645

44

Homestake

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45646

45

Inez

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45647

46

Insurgent #1

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45648

47

Insurgent #2

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45649

48

Julia

15,22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45650

49

Jumbo

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45651

50

Laura

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45652

51

Lillian

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45653

52

Long Shin

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45654

53

Mame

14,15

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45655

54

Mayflower

22,27

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45656

55

Mohawk

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45657

56

#1 Moose Gulch

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45658

57

#2 Moose Gulch

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45659

58

N.R.A.

15

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45660

59

Nars

22,23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45661

60

O'Farrel Frac.

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45662

61

Ohio

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45663

62

Rand

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45664

63

Red Top

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45665

64

Rob

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45666

65

Royalty

15

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45667

66

Santa Clara Frac.

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45668

67

Summit

22,23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45669

68

Sunnyside

22

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45670

69

Teddy R.

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45671

70

Yankee Doodle

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45672

71

Insurgent #3

14,23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45673

72

Roy

23

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 F45674




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Patented Claims (Annual Labor/Rentals Not Required)


73

Freegold

 

19

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 MS821

 

74

Colorado

 

19,30

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 MS1639

 

75

California

 

19,30

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 MS1639

 

76

Pauper's Dream

 

30

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

 

 

MS1639

 

77

Idaho

 

30

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

MS1639

 

78

Keystone

 

20,21

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 MS1607

 

79

Kawalita

 

20,21

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 MS1607

 

80

Fairbanks

 

21

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 MS1607

 

81

Hope

 21 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

MS1607

 

82

Willie

 21 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

MS2198

 

83

Marigold

 

21,28

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 MS2198

 

84

Pioneer

 21 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

MS2198

 

85

Henry Ford

 

21,28

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

MS2198

 

86

Henry Clay

 

21

 

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

  

 S2198

 


FREEGOLD RECOVERY INC. USA PROPERTY

CLAIMS LIST


All 40-acre claims located in the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska


NO.

CLAIM NAME

SECTION

TWNSHP/RNG/MERIDIAN

ADL #

 

1

FRG # 1

31

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

558129

2

FRG # 2

31

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

558130

3

FRG # 3

31

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

558131

4

FRG # 4

31

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

558132

5

FRG # 5

32

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

575592

6

FRG # 6

32

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

575593

7

Erik 1

18

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574226

8

Erik 2

18

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574227

9

Erik 3

18

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574228

10

Kelly 1

27

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574122

11

Kelly 2

27

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574123

12

Kelly 3

27

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574124

13

Kelly 4

27

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574125

14

Kelly 5

27

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574126

15

Kelly 6

27

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

574127

16

Starbuck 1

16

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

574128

17

Starbuck 2

16

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

574129

18

Starbuck 3

16

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

574130

19

Starbuck 4

16

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

574131

20

Butterfly 1

33

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

575583

21

Butterfly 2

33

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

575584

22

Butterfly 3

33, 34

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

575585

23

Butterfly 4

3, 4

T2N,R3E,Fairbanks

575586



25







24

Butterfly 5

3

T2N,R3E,Fairbanks

575587

25

Butterfly 6

34

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

575588

26

Butterfly 7

34

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

575589

27

Butterfly 8

33

T3N,R3E,Fairbanks

575590

28

Eldorado #1

27

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

575591


ANGLO ALASKA GOLD PROPERTY - CLAIMS LIST


All Claims Located in the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska

No.

Name

Acreage

Township

Range

Sec.

ADL#

1

MC 1

160

3N

2E

14

604810

2

MC 2

160

3N

2E

14

604811

3

MC 3

160

3N

2E

13

604812

4

MC 4

160

3N

2E

13

604813

5

MC 5

160

3N

2E

13

604814

6

MC 6

40

3N

2E

14

604815

7

MC 7

40

3N

2E

13

604816

8

MC 8

40

3N

2E

13

604817

9

MC 9

40

3N

2E

13

604818

10

WC 1

160

3N

3E

17

604819

11

WC 2

160

3N

3E

17

604820

12

Marshall 1

40

3N

1E

10

604841

13

Marshall 2

160

3N

1E

10

604842

14

Marshall 3

160

3N

1E

11

604843

15

Marshall 4

160

3N

1E

11

604844

16

Marshall 5

160

3N

1E

12

604845

17

Marshall 6

40

3N

1E

12

604846

18

Marshall 7

40

3N

1E

16

604847

19

Marshall 8

160

3N

1E

16

604848

20

Marshall 9

160

3N

1E

15

604849

21

Marshall 10

160

3N

1E

15

604850

22

Marshall 11

40

3N

1E

16

604851

23

Marshall 12

160

3N

1E

15

604852

24

Marshall 13

160

3N

1E

15

604853

25

Pilot 1

160

3N

2E

8

604854

26

Pilot 2

160

3N

2E

8

604855

27

Pilot 3

160

3N

2E

9

604856

28

Pilot 4

160

3N

2E

9

604857

29

Pilot 5

160

3N

2E

10

604858

30

Pilot 6

160

3N

2E

10

604859

31

Pilot 7

160

3N

2E

8

604860

32

Pilot 8

160

3N

2E

8

604861

33

Pilot 9

40

3N

2E

9

604862

34

Pilot 10

40

3N

2E

9

604863

35

Pilot 11

160

3N

2E

9

604864

36

Pilot 12

160

3N

2E

10

604865

37

Pilot 13

160

3N

2E

10

604866

38

Pilot 14

40

3N

2E

17

604867

39

Pilot 15

40

3N

2E

17

604868

40

Pilot 16

40

3N

2E

17

604869

41

Pilot 17

160

3N

2E

17

604870

42

Pilot 18

160

3N

2E

16

604871

43

Pilot 19

160

3N

2E

16

604872



26







44

Pilot 20

160

3N

2E

15

604873

45

Pilot 21

160

3N

2E

15

604874

46

Captain 1

160

3N

2E

11

604875

47

Captain 2

160

3N

2E

11

604876

48

Captain 3

160

3N

2E

12

604877

49

Captain 4

160

3N

2E

12

604878

50

Captain 5

160

3N

3E

7

604879

51

Captain 6

160

3N

3E

7

604880

52

Captain 7

160

3N

3E

8

604881

53

Captain 8

160

3N

3E

8

604882

54

Captain 9

40

3N

3E

9

604883

55

Captain 10

40

3N

3E

9

604884

56

Captain 11

40

3N

3E

9

604885

57

Captain 12

40

3N

3E

9

604886

58

Captain 13

40

3N

3E

9

604887

59

Captain 14

40

3N

3E

9

604888

60

Captain 15

40

3N

3E

9

604889

61

Captain 16

40

3N

3E

9

604890

62

Captain 17

160

3N

3E

10

604891

63

Captain 18

160

3N

3E

10

604892

64

Captain 19

160

3N

2E

11

604893

65

Captain 20

160

3N

2E

11

604894

66

Captain 21

160

3N

2E

12

604895

67

Captain 22

160

3N

2E

12

604896

68

Captain 23

160

3N

3E

7

604897

69

Captain 24

160

3N

3E

7

604898

70

Captain 25

40

3N

3E

8

604899

71

Captain 26

40

3N

3E

8

604900

72

Captain 27

40

3N

3E

8

604901

73

Captain 28

40

3N

3E

8

604902

74

Captain 29

160

3N

3E

9

604903

75

Captain 30

160

3N

3E

9

604904

76

Captain 31

160

3N

3E

10

604905

77

Captain 32

160

3N

3E

10

604906

78

Captain 33

20

3N

3E

16

604907

79

Captain 34

160

3N

3E

16

604908

80

Captain 35

160

3N

3E

15

604909

81

Captain 36

160

3N

3E

15

604910

82

Koko 1

160

4N

3E

32

604911

83

Koko 2

160

4N

3E

32

604912

84

Koko 3

160

4N

3E

33

604913

85

Koko 4

160

4N

3E

33

604914

86

Koko 5

160

4N

3E

32

604915

87

Koko 6

160

4N

3E

32

604916

88

Koko 7

160

4N

3E

33

604917

89

Koko 8

160

4N

3E

33

604918

90

Koko 9

160

3N

3E

5

604919

91

Koko 10

160

3N

3E

5

604920

92

Koko 11

160

3N

3E

4

604921

93

Koko 12

160

3N

3E

4

604922

94

Koko 13

40

3N

3E

3

604923

95

Koko 14

40

3N

3E

3

604924

96

Koko 15

40

3N

3E

3

604925



27







97

Koko 16

40

3N

3E

3

604926

98

Koko 17

160

3N

3E

3

604927

99

Koko 18

160

3N

3E

5

604928

100

Koko 19

160

3N

3E

5

604929

101

Koko 20

40

3N

3E

4

604930

102

Koko 21

40

3N

3E

4

604931

103

Koko 22

40

3N

3E

4

604932

104

Koko 23

40

3N

3E

4

604933

105

Koko 24

40

3N

3E

4

604934

106

Koko 25

40

3N

3E

4

604935

107

Koko 26

40

3N

3E

4

604936

108

Koko 27

40

3N

3E

4

604937

109

Koko 28

40

3N

3E

3

604938

110

Koko 29

40

3N

3E

3

604939

111

Koko 30

40

3N

3E

3

604940

112

Koko 31

40

3N

3E

3

604941

113

Koko 32

160

3N

3E

3

604942


TOLOVANA  PROPERTY

CLAIMS LIST


All 40-acre claims located in the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska

NO.

CLAIM NAME

SECTION

TWNSHP/RNG/MERIDIAN

ADL #

 

1

VHD –AMS #1

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

344681

2

VHD –AMS #2

.

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

344682

3

VHD –AMS #3

25

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

344683


FEDERAL CLAIMS LISTS

NO.

CLAIM NAME

SECTION

TWNSHP/RNG/MERIDIAN

FF#

 

1

Willow Creek #1

25,26

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

24963

2

Willow Creek #2

25

T3N,R1E,Fairbanks

24964

3

Willow Creek #3

25

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

24965

4          Willow Creek #4

25

T3N,R2E,Fairbanks

24966


The Golden Summit project is located approximately 20 road miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The Golden Summit project consists of 14 patented Federal lode claims, 76 unpatented Federal lode claims and 193 State of Alaska mining claims covering approximately 18,781 acres. The claims are registered under various owners and claim names .  Mineral rights in this part of Alaska are administered by the State of Alaska (State claims) and the US Bureau of Land Management (federal claims).  Annual rents vary according to type of claim, claim size and age and are due and payable by August 31 of each year for unpatented federal mining claims and by November 30 of each year for State mining claims.  Total 2004-2005 rents due for federal claims total $9,500  while rentals due on State claims total $ 16,030.  Claim rentals are paid in lieu of annual labor for unpatented federal claims while annual work commitment on State mining claims total $2.50 per acre per year. Amounts spent in excess of these levels are bankable on State mining claims for up to four years into the future.  All claims on the Golden Summit project currently are in good standing. The land on which the project is situated is zoned as Mineral Land by the Fairbanks North Star Borough, giving mineral development activities first priority use.  There currently are no unusual social, political or environmental encumbrances to mining on the project.  Two open pit gold mines currently operate within 5 miles of the Golden Summit project, Fort Knox and True North, both operated by Kinross Gold. Other than the 14 patented mining claims (fee simple lands) the claims of the Golden Summit project have not been surveyed by a registered land or mineral surveyor and



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there is no State or federal law or regulation requiring such surveying.  Survey plats for all patented mining claims are open to public inspection at the Bureau of Land Management. Freegold currently holds two valid Hardrock Exploration Permits on the project.  Additional permits for future work will be acquired from the US Bureau of Land Management and Alaska Department of Natural Resources on an as-needed basis.


There are over 80 known documented mineral occurrences on the Golden Summit Property.  Significant areas are discussed in greater detail in the Exploration section of this Form 20F.


Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography


The paved Steese Highway transects the Golden Summit property and is connected to state and privately maintained gravel roads allowing easy access to most areas of the property on a year-round basis.  A high voltage electrical power line, land telephone lines, and a cellular phone net service the property.  The greater Fairbanks area supports a population of approximately 75,000 and has excellent labor and services infrastructure, including rail and international airport access.  Exploration and development costs in the Fairbanks area are at or below those common in the western United States.  


Elevations on the property range from 1,000 feet to over 2,200 feet.  Topography in the area is dominated by low rounded hills dissected by relatively steep walled valleys.  Outcrops are scarce except in man-made exposures.  Vegetation consists of a tundra mat that supports subarctic vegetation (alder, willow, black spruce, aspen and birch).  A variably thick layer of aeolian silt covers most of the property.  Permafrost is limited to small discontinuous lenses on steep, poorly drained north-facing slopes and has posed no hindrance to past development.  The climate in this portion of Alaska is dominated by 6 to 8 months of sub-freezing temperatures in winter followed by 4 to 6 months of warm summer weather.  Average annual precipitation is 13 inches, mostly as snowfall.  


History


Placer or lode gold mining has occurred almost continuously in the Golden Summit project area since gold was discovered in the district in 1902.  Over 9.5 million ounces of placer gold have been recovered from the Fairbanks Mining District, of which 6.75 million ounces have been recovered from streams which drain the Golden Summit project (Freeman, 1992e).  In addition, over 506,000 ounces of lode gold were recovered from past producing mines on the Golden Summit project (Freeman and others, 1996).  More than 80 lode gold occurrences have been documented in the project area.  Recent exploration discoveries in the Tintina Gold Belt have underscored the potential for bulk tonnage and high-grade deposits, both of which are known to exist in the Golden Summit project area (McCoy and others, 1997; Flanigan and others, 2000).  


Freegold acquired an interest in the Golden Summit project in mid-1991 and since then has conducted extensive mapping, soil sampling, trenching, rock sampling, core and reverse circulation drilling and geophysical surveys on the project (Freeman, 1991; Galey and others, 1993; Freeman and others, 1996; Freeman and others, 1998, Freeman, 2003). Over 18,000 feet of trenching have been completed along with  78,177 feet of core and reverse circulation drilling in  188 holes. A total of 7,729 soil samples have been collected.  A total of  7,974 man-days of work have been completed during 11  separate work programs.  Total expenditures during that period amount to $ 7.3 million.


Geological Setting


Bedrock geology of the Fairbanks Mining District is dominated by a N60-80E trending lithologic and structural trend covering a 30-mile by 15-mile area (Robinson and others, 1990; Newberry and others, 1996).  The Golden Summit project is situated in lower to middle Paleozoic metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks of the Cleary sequence and Fairbanks Schist adjacent to a northwest trending



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thrust fault known as the Chatanika thrust (Figure 3).  Rocks of the Fairbanks Schist and Cleary Sequences are exposed in the Cleary antiform, the northern of two northeast trending antiformal belts which form distinctive marker horizons in the mineralized portions of the district.  Lithologies within the Cleary Sequence include quartzite, massive to finely laminated mafic to intermediate flows and tuffs, calc-schist, black chloritic quartzite, quartz-sericite schist of hydrothermal origin and impure marble.  Lithologies in the Fairbanks Schist include quartz muscovite schist, micaceous quartzite and biotite quartz mica schist.  These lithologies have been metamorphosed to the lower amphibolite facies.


Current maps for the Fairbanks District indicated that rocks of the Fairbanks Schist and Cleary Sequence have been over thrust from the northeast by eclogite to amphibolite facies rocks of the Chatanika terrane (Newberry and others, 1996).  The Chatanika terrane consists of quartz muscovite schist, carbonaceous quartzite, impure marble, garnet feldspar muscovite schist, and garnet-pyroxene eclogite that have yielded Ordovician Ar40/Ar39 age dates. Motion on the Chatanika thrust fault has been dated at approximately 130 million years (Douglas, 1997) and resulted in structural preparation of favorable host units in the Chatanika terrane and adjacent lower plate rocks. Diamond drilling and trenching completed on the Golden Summit project by Freegold in 2003 and 2004 encountered Chatanika Terrane rocks over a mile south of the mapped contact of the Chatanika Terrane and suggest that the contact between the upper and lower plate is in fact a series of en-echelon low angle structures. This mixed terrane can be distinguished on airborne magnetics maps as a zone of intermediate magnetic intensity that is less than the highly magnetic rocks of the Chatanika Terrane but more magnetic that the Fairbanks Schist. The ramifications of this hypothesis are discussed under “Mineralization”.


Intrusives in the Fairbanks district have yielded Ar 40/39 and K-Ar dates of 85-95 million years (Freeman and others, 1996).  These intrusives range in composition from diorite to granite and possess elevated Rb/Sr ratios indicative of significant crustal contribution to subduction generated magmas.  Several granodiorite to aplite intrusive bodies are present in the Golden Summit project area.  The presence of hypabyssal intrusives and sporadic Au-W skarn mineralization in the Golden Summit project area suggests the area may be underlain by more extensive intrusive bodies similar to those on Pedro Dome and Gilmore Dome (Freeman and others, 1998).  This conclusion is supported by airborne geophysical surveys (DGGS, 1995).  Mineralization within the Pedro Dome, Gilmore Dome and Dolphin intrusive complexes suggests plutonic rocks pre-date mineralization.


Rocks on the Golden Summit project are folded about earlier northwest and northeast trending isoclinal recumbent fold axes followed by an open folded N60-80E trending system (Hall, 1985).  Upper plate rocks of the Chatanika terrane have been affected by more intense northwest and northeast trending isoclinal and recumbent folding followed by folding along the same N60-80E trending axis which affected lower plate rocks.  Lithologic packages in both the upper and lower plates are cut by steeply dipping, high angle northwest and northeast trending shear zones, some of which are mineralized (Figure 3).  Airborne magnetic data in this part of the Fairbanks District indicate the presence of district scale east-west and northeast trending structures which appear to post-date N60-80E folding (DGGS, 1995).  Gold mineralization on the Golden Summit project post-dates regional and district scale folding and is contemporaneous with or slightly younger than district-scale northeast trending structures and plutonic activity.




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Exploration


Cleary Hill Mine: In 1996 Freegold conducted its first drilling directed specifically at high grade shear-hosted quartz vein mineralization.  Its initial drilling target was the Cleary Hill mine, the largest historic lode gold producer in the Fairbanks Mining District with estimated production of 281,000 ounces at 1.3 opt ( Freeman and others, 1996).  The mine last operated in 1942 at which point it was shut down by the War Powers Act while still mining what was then considered “ore grade” mineralization (Beyers, 1957). Attempts to reopen the mine in 1946 were thwarted by lack of working capital, manpower and equipment, not lack of mineable reserves (Freeman, 1992). The Cleary Hill mine is hosted in interbedded mafic volcanics, quartzites and quartz muscovite schists on the north flank of the Cleary antiform (Freeman and other, 1996; Freeman and others, 1998).  The majority of the past production was derived from the Cleary Hill vein which strikes N70-80W and dips 45 to 70 degrees to the south .  The dip of the vein varies according to the bedrock host with steeper dips in more competent rock units and shallower dips in less competent rock units.  Production from the mine took place over six levels (approx. 400 vertical feet) and consisted of quartz vein-hosted coarse free gold with trace arsenopyrite, pyrite, boulangerite and tetrahedrite.  Higher grade intervals in the mine (+100 to 5,000 opt) commonly are associated with acicular needles and felted masses of boulangerite and jamesonite hosted in white to gray quartz veins ranging in thickness from 1 to 5 feet.  Average thickness of the Cleary Hill high-grade vein was less than 3 feet.


Subsequent soil auger sampling over the Cleary Hill area defined an extremely high-grade gold and gold pathfinder anomaly extending the length of the grid.  Values as high as 2,750 ppb gold were detected in soils.  Shadow imagery of soil data confirmed the presence of the N60E trending Dolphin shear zone cutting through the Cleary Hill area. This district-scale feature hosts the 600,000-ounce Dolphin deposit which crops out approximately 1,500 feet southwest of the Cleary Hill mine area.  The N70W trending Cleary Hill vein is one of several veins along what is locally known as the Anna – Mary shear and suggests the widespread mineralization at Cleary Hill may be controlled by the intersection of the Dolphin and Anna Mary shear zones within favorable host rocks of the mixed lower-upper plate unit.


In February 2002 Freegold completed approximately 4.5 line kilometers of capacitive coupled resistivity and very low frequency electromagnetic (VLF-EM) geophysical surveys in the Cleary Hill mine area.  These surveys were designed to better define the structures which host high-grade gold mineralization intersected in drilling conducted by the company in 1996 through 2000.  Known veins and shear zones covered by the capacitive coupled resistivity survey returned resistivity highs suggesting this geophysical tool may be useful in locating high grade structures elsewhere on the project.


In August and September 2002, Freegold completed approximately 1,219 feet of backhoe trenching in 6 trenches in the Cleary Hill mine area   A total of 292 chip channel and grab samples were collected.  Trenches 1, 2 and 3 were sited on conductive zones outlined by ground geophysics.  Trenches 4, 5 and 6 were sited on drilling, the 1939 drift maps and resistivity highs identified by 2002 ground geophysics. In general, bedrock consisted of highly oxidized quartzite, quartz mica schist, chlorite schist and local actinolite schist cut by quartz, quartz-carbonate and quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins ranging from a few centimeters to 50 centimeters in thickness.  Metamorphic foliation dips gently (25-30 degrees) to the northwest and strikes to the northeast parallel to regional folding.  Small-scale high angle faulting, on the order of 1 to 10 feet, was observed in the trenches.  Gold mineralization is associated with high angle east-west striking quartz, carbonate or sulfide bearing veins and with shear zones where quartz volume is relatively low.  Low angle north dipping quartz veins normally are of metamorphic origin and are barren.


Anomalous gold mineralization in trenches is associated with elevated arsenic and with sporadic anomalous silver, lead, bismuth, antimony and tungsten.  Despite gold values in excess of 428,000 ppb, arsenic values are seldom in excess of 1,000 ppb.  All of the trenches bottomed in highly oxidized material which may explain the low trace metal values obtained from the trenches. Table 3 is a summary of the more significant gold values in the trenches.  Grab samples of quartz vein material in the trenches



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returned values up to 428 gpt (12.5 opt) gold while channel sample values ranged up to 10 feet grading 4.29 gpt (0.125 opt) and 29 feet grading 1.16 gpt (0.034 opt). Trenches 4, 5 and 6 in fact constitute a single continuous trench over a distance of 604 feet.  These trenches are located directly above the 1939 drift and the surface trace of the Currey zone discovery core hole (CHD00-1).  The composite grade of this 604 foot interval is 457 ppb or nearly 0.5 gpt.  It is clear from this observation that the country rock is highly mineralized as are the quartz veins which cut the country rock.  


Most of the mineralized structures mapped in the trenches trend N60-80W and dip steeply south   These structures range from quartz veins with no apparent wall rock alteration or shearing to FeOx stained schist-hosted breccia and shear zones containing 1-20% crushed quartz in pods and veinlets.  Based on the drill intercept in hole CHD00-1 and the “A” vein as noted on the 1939 underground map, the Currey zone projects to the surface approximately 220 feet north of the collar of hole CHD00-1.  This area of trench 6 could not be not sampled because bedrock could not be reached by the 15 foot depth limit of the backhoe used in the trenching program.  It is likely that the highly brecciated, sulfide-bearing hydrothermal breccia in the Currey zone weathered recessively and was therefore not within reach of the backhoe used to excavate the trenches.  The probably extension of this zone in Trench 1 to the southeast was also beyond the reach of the backhoe.  Grab samples of rock from the overburden above the projection of the Currey zone in both these trenches returned values up to 3.59 gpt (0.105 opt) in trench 1 and 4.88 gpt (0.142 opt) in trench 6.  These values are similar to the 4.9 gpt average returned from the Currey zone in hole CHD00-1.


                         Table 3: 2002 Trench assays from Currey zone, Golden Summit Project.

Trench

From (feet)

To (feet)

Interval (feet)

Au (opt)

CU0201

5

15

10

0.039

CU0203

110

120

10

0.166

CU0203

275

300

25

0.047

CU0203

350

355

5

0.244

CU0204

160

170

10

0.125

CU0205

70

105

35

0.030

CU0205

210

215

5

0.193

CU0205

240

245

5

0.337

CU0205

270

275

5

0.062

CU0206

120

130

10

0.040

CU0206

157

186

29

0.034


The 35 foot thick zone grading 1.039 gpt gold (0.030 opt) from 70 to 105 feet in trench 5 is a new shear zone previously unrecognized at the surface (Table 3).  This zone is central to a wider, lower grade envelope stretching from 50 to 130 feet which grades 0.726 gpt (0.021 opt).  This same low grade shear zone may be correlative with mineralization in hole CHD00-1 from 288 to 520 (average grade 356 ppb).  However, given the large number of veins known to exist within the trench and from the 1939 drift mapping, correlations between surface trenching and the drill hole are speculative at best. The surface trace of the Wackwitz vein plots very near a thin but high grade shear zone at 240 to 245 feet in trench 5.  This interval returned a chip channel sample value of 11.5 gpt (0.337 opt) from a quartz vein in sericitized quartzite and chloritic schist.  A grab sample of vein material from this shear returned 31.6 gpt (0.923 opt).  Unlike most other veins in the trenching, there is very little mineralization (200-400 ppb) in the wall rock adjacent to the Wackwitz vein.   


A previously unrecognized shear zone was encountered in trench 5 approximately 25 feet south of the Wackwitz vein.  A 5 foot chip channel sample from iron oxide-stained black quartzite at 210 to 215 feet averaged 6.63 gpt (0.193 opt).  A grab sample from this same zone returned a value of 211.4 gpt (6.167 opt). This shear zone may have been intercepted in the 1939 drift however it currently is not possible to make a correlation with a specific shear zone in the underground workings. The Colorado vein probably was exposed at 160 to 170 feet in the north end of trench 4.  This interval returned 4.2 gpt gold (0.125



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opt) from iron oxide stained quartzite and quartz muscovite schist.  Mineralization adjacent to this zone was relatively low grade (100 to 200 ppb).


Trench 3 was the farthest east trench excavated in the program and returned two zones of significant gold mineralization.  A 10 foot interval from 110 to 120 returned 5.7 gpt (0.166 opt) from quartz chlorite schist containing quartz veining while the interval from 275 to 300 (north end of original trench) returned 25 feet grading 1.6 gpt (0.047 opt) from similar chloritic schists.  Neither of these two zones were known from previous surface or underground work and their relationship to mineralization exposed over 400 feet to the west in trenches 4, 5 and 6 is uncertain at present.  


Prior to reclamation activities, the northern end of trench 3 (farthest east trench) was extended to determine the extent of sporadic gold mineralization (to 3.1 gpt) near its northern end.  This extension exposed additional mineralization including an 18 inch thick quartz vein which contained coarse visible gold with grab sample assays grading up to 428 gpt (12.5 opt).  Gold is hosted in leaf form at the core of a banded gray and white polyphase quartz vein suggesting multiple phases of quartz injection along the controlling structure.  Metallic screen analysis indicated that standard –150 mesh fire assay results are nearly identical to weighted average metallic screen assay results suggesting nugget effect is not present to any significant degree.  A plot of the location of this high grade vein suggests it could be the eastern extension of the Wackwitz vein which was exposed approximately 400 feet to the west in trench 5 where the shear hosting the vein returned 5 feet grading 11.5 gpt (0.337 opt). Mineralization associated with this new vein discovery is open in all directions.


In March 2003 Freegold completed 3 diamond drill holes (1,351.5 feet) to test the multiple veins known to exist between the Cleary Hill and Wyoming veins   As expected, these holes intercepted several significant grade-thickness intervals which correlate with veins and shear zones encountered in previous drilling and trenching. Details of this program are presented under “Drilling”.


The 2003 drill results confirmed the presence of a vein swarm extending across a north-south distance of 400 meters from the Wyoming mine on the south to the Cleary Hill mine on the north.  Mineralization consists of high grade gold in quartz veins and quartz stockwork zones as well as disseminated gold mineralization hosted in highly sericite altered pelitic schists.  Grades in both the high-grade structures and the disseminated wall rocks are significant both in overall grade and width and are open along strike in both directions and at depth. To date, drilling and surface trenching have identified at least 17 mineralized structures between the Cleary Hill and Wyoming veins.


During early 2004 a total of 6 diamond drill holes (4,960.5 feet) were drilled at the Cleary Hill mine prospect to confirm both the structural and grade continuity of a portion of the Cleary Hill vein system. The drill program successfully intersected the Cleary Hill Vein 125 meters below the previously mined workings and indicated the presence of additional mineralized zones above and below the projection of the Cleary Hill Vein.  The drilling confirmed the old mine longitudinal sections, dating back to the 1940’s, which accurately portray the trend of high grade mineralization associated with the Bankers Stope chute on the Cleary Hill vein. These sections indicate the presence of several other mineralized vein systems and which can be used to guide additional drilling within the Cleary Hill area.  Freegold has drilled below the old Cleary Hill mine workings along an approximate 240 meter strike length. Underground workings extend over 800 meters along strike of the Cleary Hill vein. A significant number of other mineralized veins and structures were intercepted in the hanging wall (south) of the Cleary Hill vein.  Details of this program are presented under “Drilling”.


Newsboy Mine: Similar to the Cleary Hill vein swarm, the Newsboy mine area is located along the Dolphin trend, a district scale northeast trending structure which passes through and may control mineralization at the Dolphin deposit and in the Cleary Hill mine area (Figure 5).  The Newsboy mine was the fourth-largest historic lode gold producer in the Fairbanks district. . It produced approximately 35,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.0 opt prior to World War II and has not mined since that



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time.  All of the Newsboy’s previous production came from above the 350 foot level of the mine.  Two old unregistered maps are all that remains of the subsurface mine records from the Newsboy. Previous production was derived from a northeast striking, steeply north dipping vein with mining widths reaching up to 14 feet thick near the shaft on the 115 foot level.  Stockwork veins apparently were more common at Newsboy than discrete single quartz veins and gold mineralization was present in sulfide-bearing country rock which hosted the shear zones.  Post-mineral cross-faults clearly plagued previous mine operators and present a significant challenge to future exploration.  The only recent drilling at the Newsboy project was in early 1995 when a 1,113 foot core hole was drilled by Placer Dome to settle a debt they owed to Freegold.  This hole intercepted 20 feet grading 0.066 opt gold (2.27 gpt) from 180 to 200 feet but the projected Newsboy shear at 622 to 683 feet was weakly mineralized (< 100 ppb Au). Given what has been learned since then about the rake of individual chutes within a given structure, multiple drill holes will be required to determine the location and rake of these chutes within the Newsboy system.  The bottom portion of the hole (1033 to 1092) contained highly anomalous lead-zinc mineralization associated with stratabound(?) massive sulfide lenses hosted by black chloritic schist of the middle Cleary Sequence.  Similar sulfide lenses were intercepted in both the Cleary Hill and Tolovana programs in 2004 and this same type of mineralization is present several miles to the east in the Christina and Nordale underground workings where some of the massive sulfide lenses reach ten feet in true thickness.


In 1998 Freegold completed a diamond core hole (CKR9801) approximately 900 feet to the west in the Newsboy shaft (Freeman and others, 1998).  This hole was cited on a 400 ppb gold in soil anomaly and intercepted 10 feet grading 0.096 opt gold from 5 to 15 feet and 10 feet grading 0.064 opt gold from 80 to 90 feet.  The relationship between this mineralization and similar low-grade disseminated mineralization exposed at the collar of the now-caved Newsboy shaft is unknown.


The Newsboy mine was accessed by a shaft that extended to the 350 foot level. The Newsboy Extension, Robinson, RV, Mother Lode, Sunrise and Hidden Treasure prospects appear to be distinct vein but may be part of a larger northeast-trending vein swarm. The Newsboy vein has a strike of 040 and a dip of 70 to 80o northwest.  Newsboy mineralization is hosted by white quartz veins and stockworks ranging in width from 2 to 14 feet and averaging about 4 to 5 feet in width in the upper 200 feet of workings (Freeman, 1992).  Gold occurs over 2,640 feet of strike and is associated with minor stibnite and pyrite with trace chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and sphalerite.  Quartz makes up a small proportion of the mined ore and is normally welded to the enclosing schist.  In this respect the Newsboy vein sounds similar in morphology to the Currey zone and suggests the Newsboy vein may have a similar genesis.  The style or mineralization at the Newsboy also is similar to that at the Tolovana mine and has lead some to speculate that the two veins, some 3,500 feet apart, are in fact parts of the same northeast-trending shear zone.  There is virtually no information available from past exploration or production to either refute or support this possibility.  


American Eagle: The American Eagle mine is situated in the south-central portion of the Golden Summit project. Past production of approximately 60,000 ounces grading 1.6 opt gold came primarily from within 500 feet of the main shaft (shaft bottom at 270 feet) and primarily north of the shaft collar. The American Eagle vein strikes N80W and dips steeply southwest. The northern extension of the American Eagle vein is known as the Kawalita vein and northern-most extent of the American Eagle vein is known as the Christina vein. Together the south-dipping American Eagle – Kawalita – Christina vein system extends for over 6,000 feet along strike.  Alaska Gold’s predecessor company, Fairbanks Exploration, mined the property from 1938 to 1942 and maintained it in standby mode from 1942 to 1952.  Although Placid Oil drilled a number of holes in the American Eagle area in the period 1978-1994, they suffer the same problems as all other Placid drill holes – poor recovery in the shears and veins.  


In addition, the American Eagle sits in what has been called the Saddle zone which hosts the highest density of veins, across strike, of any area of the Golden Summit project.  This prospect, drilled by IMC and BP, contains a number of distinct high-grade veins, including the McCarty (Chatham), American Eagle (Kawalita-Christina), Henry Ford, Pioneer, Pennsylvania and Ebberts veins (Figure 10). The



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American Eagle mine produced approximately 60,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.6 opt prior to 1942.  Lesser high grade vein production came from the McCarty – Chatham, Pioneer, Pennsylvania and Ebberts veins.  In the late 1960’s IMC recognized the bulk tonnage potential of pervasive quartz – sericite - sulfide alteration in wall rocks adjacent to these veins and conducted limited exploration to determine its viability.  Resources were estimated but the coarse nature of the drilling renders the data useful only from a qualitative standpoint (Pilkington, 1970).


Similar to the Cleary Hill vein swarm, the Saddle zone is located at the intersection of a district scale northeast trending structure and a swarm of northwest trending high-grade gold quartz veins.  Mineralization is hosted by both northeast-trending gold-silver-sulfosalt-bearing veins such as the Henry Ford vein and later northwest-trending gold-silver-arsenic-bearing veins such as the McCarty, American Eagle, Pioneer, and Pennsylvania veins.  These veins are hosted by flat-lying quartz sericite altered schists of the Fairbanks Schist.  The host rocks on the Saddle prospect do not appear to exert any discernible chemical influence on the geometry or grade of mineralization however, rock competency may strongly influence the geometry and/or grade of mineralization.  Sulfide minerals have been oxidized to depths ranging from 115 to 310 feet below surface.  Below the oxide zone, arsenopyrite, pyrite, stibnite, native gold, boulangerite and jamesonite have been identified.  Drilling by previous investigators has intercepted 6 separate shear zones over a strike length of 1,800 feet and a combined width (perpendicular to strike) of 1,500 feet (Freeman, 1991). Trenching suggests the total strike of the Saddle zone is at least 3,500 feet with a maximum width of 2,500 feet.  Mineralization has been encountered in drilling and trenching over a vertical distance of 650 feet.  Mineralization remains open in all directions.  Freegold recently acquired and scanned a large number of stope maps, plan maps and cross-sections from the American Eagle and McCarty mines.  These records were generated by the FE Company between 1938 and 1952 and were donated to Freegold by John Reeves, owner of the old FE Company records.  Like the historic Cleary Hill mine records, the American Eagle and McCarty records could prove valuable in guiding exploration in the Saddle zone.


Hi Yu Mine: The Hi Yu mine area is located at the intersection of a district scale northeast trending structure and a swarm of northwest trending high-grade gold quartz veins (Figure 10).  The Hi Yu mine was mined from adits on four levels over a strike length of approximately 3,400 feet between 1914 and 1942. It produced approximately 110,000 ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.6 opt, second only to the Cleary Hill Mine in the Fairbanks District (Freeman and others, 1996).  Mineralization was controlled by a N80W striking, steeply southwest dipping vein.  Approximately 500 feet of elevation separated the mine level (discovery) adit on the southeast end of the mine from the upper or No. 1 adit on the northwest end of the mine. Unlike most of the other veins in the area, historical records indicate gold values were found in the host rock around the quartz veins suggesting the potential for something other than zero-grade dilution in a resource calculation. In addition, Au:Ag ratios for samples from the Hi Yu are considerably lower than on the western end of the property, perhaps indicating higher levels of exposure at the current erosional level. The prospect was inactive from 1942 to 1984 when Placid Oil Company conducted dozer trenching and drilled a total of 8,205 feet in 19 diamond core holes.  Placid Oil's efforts indicated that stoping along the western extension of the Hi Yu shear zone was more extensive than indicated in existing literature.  Additional diamond core drilling in 1985 on the Hi Yu shear consisted of 2 holes (515 feet) on the Hi Yu shear zone. Existing records suggest the Hi Yu vein was mined for at least 1,875 feet in the upper or No. 1 adit which brings underground development to within 400 feet of the Rob Roy prospect, an intrusive-hosted occurrence last mined in 1918 and probably on the same vein structure as the Hi Yu workings.  In 1985 Placid Oil drilled two holes near the Rob Roy shaft (3HY-85, -70o, bearing 135o, TD 140’ and 4HY-85, -70o, bearing 225o, TD=123’).  These holes did not encounter significant high grade gold mineralization. Limited information is available from these holes and no attempt has been made to compile existing records on the property into a coherent GIS database.  In 1998 Freegold drilled two widely spaced RC holes in the Hi Yu area. Hole IAR9802 tested a zone of alteration exposed in a series of shafts and prospect cuts along the northwestern projection of the Hi Yu vein.  Anomalous gold, arsenic, antimony and sporadic bismuth in older shovel soil samples also followed the general trend of the vein.  This hole intersected thick intervals of anomalous gold but did not intercept



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high grade mineralization.  IAR9803 tested the projection of low-grade disseminated gold mineralization in the footwall of the Hi Yu vein.  Information relating to this possible mineralization was discovered on old Hi Yu mine maps.  Starting at 90 feet the hole intercepted 55 feet grading 0.028 opt Au, and 0.843 opt Ag.  No follow-up work was conducted and the Hi Yu vein itself was never tested.


Deep Targets: Although drilling efforts in 2004 were directed at targets below those previously tested at Cleary Hill and Tolovana, none of our drilling has tested any prospect below about 800 feet. Evidence from past mining suggest gold mineralization at Golden Summit extends for over 1,00 feet of vertical relief between the surface outcrops of the Robinson prospect (elevation 2,150 feet) and the lowest elevation where mining was documented (Tolovana shaft, elevation 1,150 feet).  Drilling on the Kristina vein by Placid Oil intercepted high grade gold mineralization up to 1,000 feet below surface and gold-bearing veins at Fort Knox have now been intercepted over a vertical distance of at least 2,200 feet without apparent change to the high grade character of the structure but with significant changes to the texture of the mineralization.  On Golden Summit itself, we know virtually nothing about the deep high grade potential of the over 80 gold occurrences in the project area.  Given the propensity of mesothermal systems to extend to depths in excess of 5,000 feet, it is conceivable that one or more of the vein systems known to exist on the Golden Summit project are host to currently attractive resources at depths well in excess of 1,000 feet below current erosions surface.  Large diameter core holes should be considered at selected targets at the Cleary Hill, Tolovana, Dolphin, Newsboy, American Eagle – Kawalita – Christina and Hi Yu prospects. The purpose of these holes, all targeted to depths in excess of 3,000 feet using PQ-diameter core, would be to determine the dip extent of mineralization below known high-grade surface showings and to determine if the style of mineralization, the host rocks or associated metals or alteration change with depth and if so, do the deeper targets merit priority attention in the near future.  Prior collaring these holes, high priority target areas should be subjected to close-spaced ground gravity surveys to help outline areas of lower density which often are related to buried intrusives and silicate alteration.  Regional-scale gravity work presented in a recent Alaska Miners Assoc. convention workshop indicated the Fairbanks District is situated within a 30 km by 20 km gravity low which is interpreted to be a large intrusive system, much as was predicted using Vic Wall’s Thermal Aureole Gold (TAG) model.  


Tolovana: In addition to the drilling conducted in the Cleary Hill Mine area, 1,790 feet of backhoe trenching was completed at the Tolovana prospect in August 2004. Trenches were mapped and samples were collected on 5-foot centers and returned significant gold values hosted in both schist and intrusive rocks (Table 6). Grab samples were collected to identify, more specifically, the mode of gold occurrences. The majority of gold values occurred in primarily in discrete quartz veins, with values ranging from 15 ppb gold to a seven inch quartz vein which graded 95.8 gpt gold. Gold mineralization in channel samples occurs in shear zones and discrete quartz veins hosted in lower plate rocks of the Fairbanks Schist, upper plate rocks of the Chatanika terrane and mid-Cretaceous intrusive rocks of the Dolphin stock. Gold mineralization is associated with highly anomalous arsenic (maximum +1%), antimony (maximum +1%) and lead (maximum of 5.78%) and sporadic anomalous tungsten (maximum of 140 ppm), zinc (maximum of 2,370 ppm) and silver (maximum of 189 ppm). Structures hosting gold mineralization strike generally east-west and dip moderately to steeply to the south, an observation in agreement with measurements taken during historic underground mining operations on the former Tolovana mine.


Trenching results were followed up with a 7 hole, 3,584 foot diamond drill program in October 2004.


Trench #

From Feet

To Feet

Interval

Au – gpt

Au - opt

7E

0

155

155

0.572

0.017

7E

85

115

30

1.624

0.047

Cut 5

0

5

5

7.730

0.225

East

250

310

60

1.066

0.031

Zeba

0

130

130

1.377

0.040

Zeba

15

30

15

4.185

0.122

Zeba

75

80

5

7.800

0.228




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Results of this program are discussed under “Drilling”.


The majority of the work on the property was carried out under the supervision of Curtis Freeman, of Avalon Development Inc. The geophysical survey was conducted by Peter E. Walcott & Associates Limited. The data obtained in conjunction with all the work performed is considered to be reliable.


Mineralization


Over 63,000 strike feet of mineralized shear zones have been identified within and immediately adjacent to the Golden Summit project (Freeman and others, 1996).  The majority of the mineralized shear zones trend N60-80W and dip steeply to the southwest.  However, the western end of the project area contains predominantly N60-80E trending, steeply north dipping shear zones.  In addition, exploration activities conducted by Freegold have identified previously unrecognized shear zones trending N30-50W and due north-south (Freeman and others, 1998).  These shear zones possess significantly different metal suites than N80W and N60E trending shears.  These shear zone geometries and their distribution may represent sympathetic structures generated by regional scale shear couples related to Tertiary (post 55 Ma) motion of the Tintina and Denali faults (Flanigan and others, 2000).


The major historic lode gold mines of the Golden Summit project derived their production primarily from northwest and northeast trending high angle, low sulfide, gold-polymetallic quartz veins and shear zones which transect lower plate rocks of the Cleary sequence (Pilkington, 1969l; Freeman and others, 1996).  These shear zones are characterized by a metal suite containing free gold with tetrahedrite, jamesonite/boulangerite, arsenopyrite, stibnite and scheelite with minor base metals.  Fluid inclusion data suggest mineralization was associated with high CO2, low salinity fluids at temperatures average 350oC. Lead and sulfur isotope data, tellurium geochemistry and tourmaline compositions suggest a strong plutonic component to the Golden Summit shear hosted mineralization (McCoy and others, 1997).


Drilling


Drilling completed on the Golden Summit project includes with 78,177 feet of core and reverse circulation drilling in 188 holes.  Drilling was conducted by third-party contractors in 1992, 1994-98, 2000, 2003 and 2004 and consisted of both diamond core and down-hole hammer reverse circulation drilling.  All drilling conducted during these programs was managed by Avalon Development and was conducted by local and national drilling contractors.  Reverse circulation samples consisted of one-eighth splits of each 5-foot interval while all core samples were sawed one-half splits of variable length depending on visible geological criteria.  Reclamation and hole plugging have been completed for all of the drilling done on the Golden Summit project between 1992 and 2003. Reclamation work remains at the Cleary Hill and Tolovana prospects however current permits allow these sites to remain open for additional exploration through the end of 2006.


Cleary Hill


While there has been limited trenching on the surface dating to 1969, there was no surface drilling done at Cleary Hill until Freegold conducted a reverse-circulation drilling program in late 1996 (Freeman and others, 1996).  This drilling returned encouraging results from the down-dip extension of the Rhodes – Hall ore chute.  Drilling indicated at least two vein systems contained +0.5 opt gold over narrow widths below the old underground workings (Table 1).  Minimal drilling was accomplished in the footwall of the high-grade veins.


Positive results from the initial drilling lead to limited core drilling at Cleary Hill in 1997 and 1998 (Freeman and others, 1998; Table 1).  Several of these core holes intercepted broad (>100 foot) intervals of low grade gold mineralization averaging >0.02 opt in the footwall of the high-grade veins.  Neither old mine records nor previous drilling had indicated the presence of this type of mineralization at Cleary Hill, perhaps because it was sub-ore grade (<1.0 opt) when the mine was in production.  This new



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information suggested that the Cleary Hill mine had potential as a bulk tonnage target with zones of lower-grade mineralization cut by multiple high-grade veins that extend to depths well in excess of previous underground mining.


Table 1: Significant assays from the 1996-1998 Cleary Hill drilling


Holes #


From (feet)


To (feet)

Thickness

(ft)

Au Grade

(opt)

CHM96-1

10

235

225

0.025

including

25

60

35

0.106

including

45

50

5

0.569

CHM96-6

375    390

390

15

0.203

CHM96-7

245

260

15

0.211

including

245

250

5

0.585

CHD97-1

60

61

1

0.268

CHD97-1

161

177

16

0.022

CHD97-3

213

216

3

0.985

CHD97-3

278.1

440

161.9

0.025

Including

317

330.2

13.2

0.082

And

347

352

5

0.107

And

365

386.8

21.8

0.032

And

425.6

437.2

11.6

0.035

CHD97-4

394

544.1

150.1

0.037

Including

477.3

481.4

4.1

0.471

And

481.4

544.1

62.7

0.029

CHD9801

294

300

6

3.720

CHD9801

300

401

101

0.038

Including

310

315.3

5.3

0.138

And

324

329

5

0.093

And

339

344

5

0.082

And

361

366

5

0.068

And

396

401

5

0.262

CHD9801

437

447

10

0.030

CHD9801

592

632

40

0.064

Including

597

602

5

0.319

CHD9801

697

712

15

0.029

Including

702

707

5

0.046

CHD9801

747

798

51

0.025

Including

793

798

5

0.084

CHR9803

475

540

65

0.020

including

520

530

10

0.055

CHR9804

0

130

130

0.012

including

5

35

30

0.023

CHR9806

470

540

70

0.015


Following completion of the 1998 drilling, a previously unknown underground drift map was made available to Freegold by a local prospector (Freeman, 2001).  This drift dated to 1939 and extended for over 560 feet south from the hanging wall of the Cleary Hill vein.  The drift map indicated the presence of over 15 high-grade gold-bearing veins in an area of the property where no previous exploration drilling had been conducted  Because both high-grade vein-hosted mineralization and low grade disseminated mineralization had been intersected in the Cleary Hill area it was recommended that one or more north-dipping angle holes be drilled through the area to determine if one or both styles of mineralization were present in areas previously untested by drilling.


In mid-2000, Freegold completed a single angle hole to test the above possibilities.  Diamond core hole CHD00-1 was collared south of the Wyoming vein (southern-most vein in the area) and was directed due



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north at –50 degrees inclination (Freeman, 2001;). The hole was terminated at a depth of 1,000 feet.  The drill core was photographed, quick-logged and obviously mineralized and/or altered intervals were split and assayed (Table 2).


Table 2: Geochemical summary, core hole CHD00-1

From

Feet

To

Feet

Thickness

feet

Average gold

grade (gpt)

Average gold

grade (opt)

116

125

9

3.74

0.109

218

282

64

4.90

0.143

Inc. 218

225

7

13.72

0.400

And 225

265

40

5.07

0.148

343

348

5

1.96

0.057

405

410

5

1.81

0.053

520

522

2

86.12

2.513

699.5

705

5.5

1.22

0.035

876.3

878.6

2.3

1.64

0.047

896.4

897.4

1

2.23

0.065

946.4

949.5

3.1

2.25

0.065


Based on data derived from the 1939 drift map, the interval from 218 to 282 feet correlates with a previously unknown shear known now known as the Currey zone (Freeman, 2001; Figure 7).  The Currey zone was intercepted from the footwall in the 1939 drift but was not mined. Given the highly fractured and brecciated nature of the Currey zone in hole CHD00-1 and the fact that the 1939 drift was within the oxide zone in this area, it is possible that the 1939 drift was terminated due to bad ground conditions in the Currey zone.


The strike of the Currey zone in the 1939 drift is N80oE with a 55o south dip.  This strike and dip is consistent with other vein orientations in the Cleary Hill mine area. Based on these data the 64 foot thick drill intercept in hole CHD00-1 has a true width of approximately 63 feet and projects to the surface approximately 220 feet north of the collar of hole CHD00-1. Old trenches and prospect pits are common in the area but are caved and overgrown with vegetation so they provide no information regarding previous work on the Currey zone.  Available records do not describe anything like the Currey breccia which suggests it was not mined or explored by previous prospectors or mine operators.


Gold mineralization in the Currey zone drill core intercept is marked by strong pervasive poly-phase quartz veining, localized black quartz flooding (possible fine grained sulfides?), pervasive sericite alteration and multiple event brecciation and silicification (Freeman, 2001).  Coarse grained euhedral pyrite is common and is accompanied by extremely fine grained dark gray sulfides or sulfosalts which are normally present in high grade vein deposits in the district.  Open space vugs with dogtooth quartz crystals occur locally.  The interval from 235 feet to 240 feet contains exotic fragments of sericite altered medium grained granodiorite cut by numerous thin (<1 mm) quartz veinlets. This interval grades 6.37 gpt gold, 7,054 ppm arsenic and 221 ppm antimony. Veinlets within the intrusive fragments terminate at the fragment boundary indicating the intrusive was cut by quartz veins and subjected to sericitic alteration prior to being included in the Currey zone breccia. Except for the higher quartz vein volume in the Currey zone intrusive fragments, the intrusive itself looks very similar to the Dolphin intrusive which crops out only 1,500 feet to the southwest (Freeman, 1996a; Freeman, 1996c;.  This is the first time mineralized intrusive has been intercepted in the Cleary Hill area.  Its presence strengthens the theory that the Dolphin shear zone is genetically related to gold mineralization in the Cleary Hill mine area.


Anomalous gold values in the Currey zone are associated with highly anomalous arsenic (1,672 to >10,000 ppm) and antimony (89 to >2,000 ppm).  Sporadic anomalous lead (to 219 ppm) and silver (to 6.9 ppm) also occur in the Currey zone.  Metal values in the Currey zone appear to be concentrated toward the upper (hangingwall?) contact beginning at 218 feet.  Gold, silver, arsenic, antimony cadmium, copper and sulfur peak at the upper contact and decrease down-hole toward the lower contact zone at



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282 feet.   Neither Bi nor Te is above detection limit in the Currey zone indicating mineralization is distal to an intrusive source.  This observation is in agreement with previous work done on this area of the Golden Summit project (Flanigan and others, 2000).  


A correlation matrix analysis conducted on samples from the upper 350 feet of hole CHD00-1 indicate gold is strongly correlative with arsenic (p = 0.83) and silver (p = 0.75) and moderately correlative with antimony (p = 0.69).  Antimony is strongly correlative with silver and moderately correlative with copper suggesting the presence of freibergite (argentiferous tetrahedrite), a common mineral species in the vein and shear deposits in the district.  Unlike most other high grade occurrences in the Golden Summit area, lead is poorly correlated with gold, antimony and arsenic.  Although manganese is not normally a diagnostic pathfinder in the Fairbanks District, this element is strongly depleted in the Currey zone.  The cause of this depletion is unknown but may be related to relative depletion due to silica flooding and veining.  It may also be explained if the host rock which makes up the matrix of the Currey zone breccia is predominantly felsic intrusive rock.  Despite the presence of pervasive sericitic alteration, potassium also is depleted in the Currey zone.  Sodium is depleted in the Currey zone, possibly as a result of plagioclase-destructive alteration.  Unlike other mineralized intervals in hole CHD00-1, sulfur is strongly enriched in the Currey zone lending credence to the conclusion that the mineralization intercepted in the Currey zone constitutes a significant new discovery on the Golden Summit project.  


The strike and dip extents of the Currey zone are unknown at present.  The closest drilling to the east of the discovery hole is over 3,000 feet away in the Tamarack drill area (Freeman and others, 1998). There are no drill holes of any kind to the west of the discovery hole although the most likely candidates for an on-strike extension of the Currey zone are the Dolphin deposit (+600,000 oz @ 0.020 opt, Adams, 1996) or Tolovana shear zone, both of which are at least 1,500 feet away. Soil auger sampling conducted in 1995 through 1998 covers only a portion of the strike extent of the Currey zone (Freeman and others, 1996; Freeman and others, 1998).  Additional soil sampling can not be conducted to the west due to the extremely disturbed nature of the area as a result of placer gold mining in Bedrock Creek and widespread stripping and trenching conducted on the Tolovana vein in the mid-1980’s. The three prominent gold in soil highs that are present north of the collar of CHD00-1 are aligned approximately N80E and occur approximately 220 feet north of the collar of hole CHD00-1.  They may be a manifestation of the Currey zone at surface but only trenching and drilling will determine if this statement is accurate.


In March 2003 Freegold completed 3 diamond drill holes (1,351.5 feet) to test the multiple veins known to exist between the Cleary Hill and Wyoming veins).  As expected, these holes intercepted several significant grade-thickness intervals which correlate with veins and shear zones encountered in previous drilling and trenching



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Table 4: Significant intercepts from the 2003 core drilling, Cleary Hill area.

Hole #

From (Feet)

To   (Feet)

Thickness (Feet)

Au (gpt)

Au (opt)

CHD2003-01

41

449.5 (Eoh)

408.5

1.016

0.03

including

87

449.5 (Eoh)

362.5

1.125

0.033

including

87

425.5

388.5

1.191

0.035

including

124

140.5

16.5

1.727

0.05

including

124

425.5

301.5

1.276

0.037

including

220.5

225.5

5

9.7

0.283

including

220.5

333

112.5

1.85

0.054

including

317.8

333

15.2

8.942

0.261

including

317.8

425.5

107.7

2.393

0.07

including

396.5

425.4

26

4.356

0.127

CHD 2003-02

76.5

100

23.5

1.045

0.03

And

199.2

202

2.8

1.31

0.038

And

277

286

9

1.267

0.037

And

333

335

2

1.1

0.032

And

364.5

368

3.5

5.37

0.157

CHD 2003-03

134

148.5

14.5

2.314

0.067

And

225

229.5

4.5

1.05

0.031

And

320.5

326

5.5

1.95

0.057

and

400.5

407.5

7

1.197

0.035


The 2003 drill results confirmed the presence of a vein swarm extending across a north-south distance of 400 meters from the Wyoming mine on the south to the Cleary Hill mine on the north.  Mineralization consists of high grade gold in quartz veins and quartz stockwork zones as well as disseminated gold mineralization hosted in highly sericite altered pelitic schists.  Grades in both the high-grade structures and the disseminated wall rocks are significant both in overall grade and width and are open along strike in both directions and at depth. To date, drilling and surface trenching have identified at least 17 mineralized structures between the Cleary Hill and Wyoming veins.


Drilling results from hole CHD03-01 include 408.5 feet grading 0.030 opt gold (1.016 gpt) and 16.5 feet which averaged 0.050 opt gold (1.727 gpt, Table 4).  This latter interval is correlated with the trace of the Currey zone approximately 115 feet up-dip from the original discovery intercept in hole CHD00-1 (Table 2).  Using these two intercepts, the Currey zone has an apparent dip of approximately 70 degrees to the south.  Mineralization in the Currey zone in hole CHD03-01 consists of brecciated quartz mica schist, quartz sericite schist, igneous breccia and fault gouge.  Alteration consists of pervasive strong sericite replacing the country rock and 1 to 10% quartz and/or quartz-carbonate veins.  Similar mineralized metamorphic and igneous breccias were recognized from the Currey zone in hole CHD00-01.


Hole CHD03-1 also intercepted two previously unknown high grade zones hosted in quartz-sericite altered schist containing pervasive silica flooding and secondary quartz-carbonate veins.  The upper interval, believed to be the down-dip extension of the Wackwitz vein, returned 15.2 feet grading 0.261 opt gold (8.942 gpt, Figure 7). The Wackwitz shear zone was intercepted in surface trenching and returned grab sample values up to 12.497 opt gold (428.4 gpt) and 0.923 opt gold (31.6 gpt, Table 3).  


The lower interval, correlative with the Wyoming vein, returned 26 feet grading 0.127 opt gold (4.356 gpt, Table 4).  The lower intercept correlates with a high grade vein intercepted in hole CHD00-01 (Table 2) which returned 2.513 opt gold (86.12 gpt) and surface trench channel samples which returned 10 feet grading 0.125 opt gold (4.29 gpt, Table 3).


During early 2004 a total of 6 diamond drill holes (4,960.5 feet) were drilled at the Cleary Hill mine prospect to confirm both the structural and grade continuity of a portion of the Cleary Hill vein system not previously explored by drilling (Figure 9, Table 5). The drill program successfully intersected the



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Cleary Hill vein 125 meters below the previously mined workings and indicated the presence of additional mineralized zones above and below the projection of the Cleary Hill Vein.  The drilling confirmed the old mine longitudinal sections, dating back to the 1940’s, which accurately portray the trend of high grade mineralization associated with the Bankers Stope chute on the Cleary Hill vein. These sections indicate the presence of several other mineralized vein systems and which can be used to guide additional drilling within the Cleary Hill area.  Freegold has drilled below the old Cleary Hill mine workings along an approximate 240 meter strike length. Underground workings extend over 800 meters along strike of the Cleary Hill vein. A significant number of other mineralized veins and structures were intercepted in the hanging wall (south) of the Cleary Hill vein.


A significant number of other mineralized veins and structures were intercepted in the hanging wall (south) of the Cleary Hill vein. Additional drilling is required to test the extent and potential of intervals intercepted above the Cleary Hill vein. Seventeen known mineralized veins were explored during the 2003 trenching and drilling campaigns; however only a few of these veins were located far enough north to be tested by the 2004 Cleary Hill drilling. Gold mineralization in the 2004  drill holes was in the form of fine grained and visible free gold associated with quartz veins, stockworks and quartz-rich shear zones containing between 1-3% pyrite, arsenopyrite and jamesonite.  Coarse gold was observed in Phase 1 drill core suggesting that a nugget effect may be present


Significant Results are reported in the table below:


Table 1 significant intercepts from the 2004 Phase 1 core drilling at Cleary Hill.

DrillHole

From_ft

To_ft

Interval_ft

Au_gpt

Au_opt

Comments

CHD0401

125.5

131.5

6

9.7

0.283

 

CHD0401

222.5

225.5

3

3.1

0.090

 

CHD0401

285

289

4

4.3

0.125

 

CHD0401

556

562

6

4.1

0.120

Cleary Hill Vein

CHD0402

583.5

586

2.5

2.5

0.073

 

CHD0402

611.5

620.5

9

2.5

0.073

Cleary Hill Vein

Including

614.5

617

2.5

6.0

0.175

 

CHD0403

167

170

3

2.2

0.064

 

CHD0403

295

298

3

2.6

0.076

 

CHD0403

447.5

448.5

1

2.5

0.073

 

CHD0403

567

577.5

10.5

15.4

0.449

 

Including

567

573.5

6.5

22.5

0.656

Cleary Hill Vein

CHD0403

661

666

5

4.6

0.134

 

CHD0404

264.5

267

2.5

2.0

0.058

 

CHD0404

320

321

1

2.7

0.079

 

CHD0404

518

519

1

15.5

0.452

 

CHD0404

672

674

2

33.2

0.968

Cleary Hill Vein

CHD0405

29.5

32

2.5

2.7

0.079

 

CHD0405

37

39.5

2.5

3.6

0.105

 

CHD0405

219

221

2

3.5

0.102

 

CHD0405

267

270

3

11.8

0.344

 

CHD0405

603.25

605.5

2.25

5.6

0.163

Cleary Hill Vein

CHD0405

670.5

683

12.5

2.0

0.058

 

Including

680.5

683

2.5

7.6

0.222

 

CHD0405

730

732.5

2.5

9.6

0.280

 

CHD0405

771

779

8

2.8

0.082

 

Including

771

774

3

4.8

0.140

 

CHD0405

842

845

3

2.2

0.064

 

CHD0406

37

47

10

3.1

0.090

 

Including

37

40.5

3.5

6.1

0.178

 

CHD0406

187

188

1

5.7

0.166

 

CHD0406

292

299

7

2.6

0.076

 

Including

292

294

2

6.0

0.175

 



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CHD0406

388

397

9

3.2

0.093

 

Including

392

397

5

4.4

0.128

 

CHD0406

813

815

2

2.2

0.064

Cleary Hill Vein


In addition to the drilling conducted in the Cleary Hill Mine area a 7 hole a 3,584 foot diamond drill program was also completed on the Tolovana prospect to follow up on trenching and grab sample results carried out earlier in the year. This Phase 1 drill program covered targets along a 550-meter strike length of the Tolovana prospect.


Three of the holes were designed to target a series of vein and breccia-hosted gold targets exposed in trenches excavated and sampled in August.  In addition, two additional holes were designed to evaluate previously encountered reverse circulation drilling results from intrusive rocks of the Dolphin stock which returned 50.7 grams per tonne gold over 10 feet and to target the previously undrilled and untrenched western extension of the Tolovana vein where no recent work has been conducted but where high grade gold-bearing veins were mined from the Parenteau adit in the early 1930's.  


An extensive hydrothermal system is present on the property with mineralization open along strike and to depth. Stockwork vein mineralization is known within the granodiorite intrusive, immediately south of the Tolovana Vein where previous drilling intersected high-grade gold values. However, the extent of this intrusive hosted stockwork mineralization is unknown and its relationship to shear and vein hosted high grade gold mineralization in metamorphic rocks on the Tolovana prospect is uncertain.


The 2004 drill results from Tolovana suggest that high grade mineralization hosted in metamorphic rocks is concentrated on the eastern side of the veins system (Holes 1 and 2) while mineralization on the central and western portions of the prospect are closely associated with or hosted by mid-Cretaceous granodiorite of the Dolphin stock. Mineralization at Dolphin remains open to the southwest and at depth. Mineralization along the Tolovana vein system remains open at depth and along strike, particularly to the east where the intersection of the Tolovana and Cleary Hill veins should occur. This intersection zone has never been explored in modern times and was not exposed by historic surface or underground workings.


Gold mineralization in hole TLD0401 occurred in sericitically altered metasediments of the Fairbanks Schist and within quartz stockwork veins in garnet and biotite-rich schists tentatively correlative with upper plate rocks of the Chatanika Terrane.  Gold was associated with south-dipping quartz-veins and poly-phase vein breccias containing elevated arsenic and sporadic anomalous lead, antimony and tungsten. Elevated gold mineralization in hole TLD0402 also was hosted in sericitically altered Fairbanks Schist and in garnet and biotite-rich rocks of the Chatanika Terrane.  Good correlation was observed between mineralized zones mapped and sampled in trenches and those noted in core holes however, drill holes contained mineralization that projects to the surface outside of areas trenched in 2004.  The mineralized Chatanika Terrane eclogite(?) unit intercepted in hole TLD0401 (5 feet grading 19.15 gpt) is correlative with Chatanika Terrane eclogite and biotite schist mapped in the Zeba trench to the north and suggests the Chatanika Terrane on the Tolovana prospect is structurally bounded and dips 25-35 degrees to the south.  Prior to the 2004 work at Tolovana, the Chatanika Terrane was not known to exist in this part of the Golden Summit project. The nearby True North open pit gold mine currently being mined by Kinross Gold also is hosted in flat-lying rocks of the Chatanika Terrane suggesting that similar potential may exist on the Tolovana prospect.


Significant results from the 2004 drill program at Tolovana are reported below:


DrillHole

From_ft

To_ft

Interval_ft

Au_ppb

Au gm/t

RockUnit

TLD0401

236

251

15

2942

2.94

Micaceous Qtzt

TLD0401

281

286

5

2910

2.91

Hornfels, Qtz vein

TLD0401

301

306

5

19150

19.15

Hornfels

TLD0401

319.5

330

10.5

2707

2.71

Hornfels

TLD0401

472.5

473.5

1

17850

17.9

Qtz vein, Sericite Qtzt



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TLD0402

198

199

1

7580

7.58

Sericite Qtzt

TLD0402

201

204

3

2900

2.90

Sericite Qtzt, Qtz vein

TLD0402

215

216

1

4320

4.32

Micaceous Qtzt

TLD0402

293.5

303

9.5

1402

1.40

Breccia

TLD0402

331

336

5

2160

2.16

Micaceous Qtzt

TLD0402

367.5

381

13.5

1778

1.78

Hornfels

TLD0402

411

415.5

4.5

10618

10.61

Qtz vein

TLD0402

475

479

4

3730

3.73

Sericite Qtzt

       

TLD0403

264

281

17

2932

2.93

Qtz vein, Breccia

       

TLD0404

351

391

40

3027

3.03

Granodiorite, Tonalite

TLD0404

426

485.5

59.5

1663

1.66

Granodiorite, Breccia

TLD0404

541

543

2

3380

3.38

Granodiorite, Breccia

       

TLD0405

429

431

2

2080

2.08

Qtz Vein, Chlorite schist

       

TLD0406

326

331

5

2510

2.51

Granodiorite

       

TLD0407

221

225.5

4.5

2050

2.05

Qtz vein, Breccia

TLD0407

414

415.5

1.5

2240

2.24

Quartz-mica schist


Sampling and Analysis


During the period 1992 to 2004, analytical work was completed by ALS Chemex Labs and Bondar Clegg Ltd. at their facilities in Vancouver, B.C. Duplicate samples were inserted on a one for ten basis beginning in 1996.  Blanks and standards were used in 1997-1998 while blanks were inserted on a 1 for 25 basis in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.  During all programs, Avalon Development collected, logged and retained the samples collected in the field until turned over to a commercial laboratory representative.  Selected sample pulps were reanalyzed by metallic screen methods to quantify nugget effect in high-grade samples or where visible gold was noted during sampling.


Security of Samples


All samples collected on the Golden Summit project were retained at Avalon’s secure warehouse facility in Fairbanks until picked up by representatives ALS Chemex or Bondar Clegg.  Sample preparation was completed by ALS Chemex or Bondar Clegg in their preparation laboratories in Anchorage and/or Fairbanks. Sample preparations procedures varied over time and between the two laboratories however, analytical work consisted of gold by fire assay plus a variable multi-element suite analyzed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP) methods.  Prior to 2001 all ICP samples were prepared using two acid digestion procedures.  Sampling conducted in 2001 through 2004 used four acid digestion procedures. Sample pulps for all samples collected since 1996 have been retained at Avalon Development’s Fairbanks warehouse facility.  Sample rejects from all programs are retained at Avalon Development’s Fairbanks warehouse facility for one year after which the reject samples are discarded.


Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates


There are no mineral resources or mineral reserves on the Golden Summit project.


Exploration and Development


Based on preliminary field, laboratory and literature studies completed to date, the following recommendations for future work are warranted:




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Tolovana: Significant grade and thickness mineralization was intercepted in the 2004 trenching and drilling programs.  The intrusive portion of the drilling looks promising from the standpoint of strongly altered structures and constitute a separate target from the shear zones and veins hosted in the metasediments.  The purpose of a Phase 2 drilling program will be to complete it in such as way as to  intercept  multiple intercepts along the most prospective north-south sections and to expand the drilling along strike to the east and west. This drilling should be conducted in the winter months to take advantage of easier permitting in the frozen ground where drill pads and roads are required.  A minimum 5,000 feet of diamond core drilling should be completed with an all-in cost of $300,000 ($60 per foot).  In addition, previously unassayed core intervals from Phase 1 2004 drilling should be split and sent for assay.  Estimated cost for this part of the program is $15,000.


Newsboy: The Newsboy mine prospect is located on lands leased from Earl Beistline. All of the Newsboy’s previous production came from above the 350 foot level of the mine.  Two old unregistered maps are all that remains of the subsurface mine records from the Newsboy. Previous production of approximately 35-40,000 ounces of +1 opt material was mined from a northeast striking, steeply north dipping vein with mining widths reaching up to 14 feet thick near the shaft on the 115 foot level.  Stockwork veins apparently were more common at Newsboy than discrete single quartz veins and gold mineralization was present in sulfide-bearing country rock which hosted the shear zones.  Post-mineral cross-faults clearly plagued previous mine operators and present a significant challenge to future exploration.  The only recent drilling at the Newsboy project was in early 1995 when a 1,113 foot core hole was drilled by Placer Dome to settle a debt they owed to Freegold.  The shear zone correlated with the Newsboy mine shear was intercepted from 622 to 660 feet but contained no anomalous gold or pathfinder elements. Given what we have learned since then about the rake of individual chutes within a given structure, multiple drill holes will be required to determine the location and rake of these chutes within the Newsboy system.  The bottom portion of the hole (1033 to 1092) contained highly anomalous lead-zinc mineralization associated with stratabound(?) massive sulfide lenses hosted by black chloritic schist of the middle Cleary Sequence.  Similar sulfide lenses were intersected in both the Cleary Hill and Tolovana programs earlier this year and this same type of mineralization is present several miles to the east in the Nordale underground workings where some of the massive sulfide lenses reach ten feet in true thickness. Because of our limited knowledge of the structural setting at Newsboy, a three stage exploration program is recommended.  Initial work should include compilation of all surface and subsurface records for the Newsboy area. This GIS database will assist in targeting subsequent ground geophysics an drilling. The estimated cost of this work is $25,000. Once the GIS database is compiled, ground geophysics (NSAMT or CSAMT?) capable of defining structural details to at least 1,000 feet below surface should be conducted.  Limited resistivity surveys over the Cleary Hill area suggest resistivity highs are associated with significant vein systems.  In addition, previously flown airborne geophysics could be used to help model major lithologic or structural locks in the Newsboy area.  Combined airborne geophysical re-interpretation and follow-up ground geophysics is budgeted at $30,000.  Once these data are evaluated, a six-hole, 6,000 foot diamond drill program is recommended to explore below the 350 level of the mine on three 2-hole fences. This program will be expedited by the fact that, unlike the Cleary Hill or Tolovana veins, the Newsboy vein dips to the north and topography drops off in the same direction thereby making it less expensive to test deeper levels of the vein system. Down-hole wedging also should be considered as a cost-effective alternative to drilling all six holes from surface.  Total estimated drilling phase cost is $360,000 ($60 per foot).


Hi Yu: The Hi Yu mine was the Fairbanks District’s #2 historic producer with production estimated at 110,000 ounces of gold grading 1.6 opt.  Gold was mined from 4 adits over a combined distance of at least 4,200 strike-feet along the N80W striking, steeply southwest dipping vein.  Approximately 500 feet of elevation separated the mine level (discovery) adit on the southeast end of the mine from the upper or No. 1 adit on the northwest end of the mine. Unlike most of the other veins in the area, historical records indicate gold values were found in the host rock around the quartz veins suggesting the potential for something other than zero-grade dilution in a resource calculation. In addition, Au:Ag ratios for samples from the Hi Yu are considerably lower than on the western end of the property, perhaps indicating higher



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levels of exposure at the current erosional level. The prospect was inactive from 1942 to 1984 when Placid Oil Company conducted dozer trenching and drilled a total of 8,205 feet in 19 diamond core holes.  Placid Oil's efforts indicated that stoping along the western extension of the Hi Yu shear zone was more extensive than indicated in existing literature.  Additional diamond core drilling in 1985 on the Hi Yu shear consisted of 2 holes (515 feet) on the Hi Yu shear zone. Existing records suggest the Hi Yu vein was mined for at least 1,875 feet in the upper or No. 1 adit which brings underground development to within 400 feet of the Rob Roy prospect, an intrusive-hosted occurrence last mined in 1918 and probably on the same vein structure as the Hi Yu workings.  In 1985 Placid Oil drilled two holes near the Rob Roy shaft (3HY-85, -70o, bearing 135o, TD 140’ and 4HY-85, -70o, bearing 225o, TD=123’).  These holes did not encounter significant high grade gold mineralization. Limited information is available from these holes and no attempt has been made to compile existing records on the property into a coherent GIS database.  In 1998 Freegold drilled two widely spaced RC holes in the Hi Yu area. Hole IAR9802 tested a zone of alteration exposed in a series of shafts and prospect cuts along the northwestern projection of the Hi Yu vein.  Anomalous gold, arsenic, antimony and sporadic bismuth in older shovel soil samples also followed the general trend of the vein.  This hole intersected thick intervals of anomalous gold but did not intercept high grade mineralization.  IAR9803 tested the projection of low grade disseminated gold mineralization in the footwall of the Hi Yu vein.  Information relating to this possible mineralization was discovered on old Hi Yu mine maps.  Starting at 90 feet the hole intercepted 55 feet grading 0.028 opt Au, and 0.843 opt Ag.  No follow-up work was conducted and the Hi Yu vein itself was never tested. Initial efforts for 2005 should be directed toward digitization of all existing surface and subsurface data and identification of high priority drill targets.  Compilation work is estimated at $35,000.  Once compilation and land acquisition is completed, ground geophysical surveys should be conducted to better target drilling (see geophysical discussion under Newsboy section above). A geophysical budget for the Hi Yu is estimated at $25,000.  Initial core drilling of approximately 10,000 feet should be directed toward mineralization located along strike and down-dip and/or down plunge from previously mined areas. Down-hole wedging also should be considered as a cost-effective alternative to drilling all holes from surface.   Total estimated cost of the program is approximately $600,000 ($60 per foot).


Deep Targets: Although our drilling efforts in 2004 were directed at targets below those previously tested at Cleary Hill and Tolovana, none of our drilling has tested any prospect below about 800 feet. Evidence from past mining suggest gold mineralization in block A extends for over 1,00 feet of vertical relief between the surface outcrops of the Robinson prospect (elevation 2,150 feet) and the lowest elevation where mining was documented (Tolovana shaft, elevation 1,150 feet).  Gold-bearing veins at Fort Knox have now been intercepted over a vertical distance of at least 2,200 feet without apparent change to the high grade character of the structure but with significant changes to the texture of the mineralization.  On Golden Summit itself; virtually nothing is known  about the deep high grade potential of the over 80 gold occurrences in the project area.  Given the propensity of mesothermal systems to extend to depths in excess of 5,000 feet, it is conceivable that one or more of the vein systems known to exist on the Golden Summit project may host to currently attractive gold  resources at depths well in excess of 1,000 feet below the current erosion surface.  In the event that one or more of the above recommended drilling programs  encounters significant results recommendations are that deep large diameter core holes be drilled at selected targets at Cleary Hill, Tolovana, Dolphin, Newsboy,– Kawalita – andHi Yu. The purpose of these holes, all targeted to depths in excess of 3,000 feet using PQ-diameter core, would be to determine the dip extent of mineralization below known high-grade surface showings and to determine if the style of mineralization, the host rocks or associated metals or alteration change with depth and if so, do the deeper targets merit priority attention from Freegold.  Prior collaring these holes, high priority target areas should be subjected to close-spaced ground gravity surveys to help outline areas of lower density which often are related to buried intrusives and silicate alteration.  Once gravity targeting is completed and compared to structural and drilling data in hand, at least two PQ sized core holes should be completed at each of three sites.  Total estimated footage is 18,000 feet.  Estimated cost of the gravity program will be $50,000.  Total estimated cost of the drilling is approximately $1,350,000 ($75 per foot).





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2.

Rob Property, Alaska, USA


Property Title


In August 2002 the Company acquired the option to purchase a 100% interest in the Rob property subject to cash and shares payments and NSR held by the property owner (Ronald Bailey) and Vendor (Anglo Alaska Gold). Cash payments total US$15,500 over 7 years to the vendor, US$93,500 over 7 years to the property owner, and share payments to the vendor of 500,000 shares upon regulatory approval, (issued), 500,000 shares on or before July 1st, 2003 (issued) and 500,000 shares once the Company has expended in excess of US$1,000,000 on property exploration.  In addition the property is subject to annual advance royalty payments of US$30,000 commencing December 1st, 2008 if the London Gold Price for the preceding year averages less than US $350/oz, US $40,000 if the London Gold Price for the preceding averages less than US $400/oz but greater than US $350 and US $50,000 if the London Gold Price for the preceding averages more than US $400/oz. the Company may purchase 100% of the Property for US $1.5 million. The Property is subject to a 1% NSR royalty if gold is less than US $300 per oz, 1.5% NSR if gold prices are between $301 and $350/oz and 2% for gold prices greater than US $350.  The Company has the right to purchase the NSR for US $500,000 for each percentage point.  In addition, Anglo Alaska retains a 1% NSR.  The Company may also purchase the above NSR for US $1 million.


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3.

Union Bay PGM Property, Alaska, USA


The Union Bay project consists of 711 unpatented federal lode and 6 state mining claims covering 14,220 and 240 acres, respectively. The claims are located in Township 70 South, Ranges 86 and 87 East, Copper



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River Meridian and are recorded in the Ketchikan Recording District and at the Alaska Division of Lands and the US Bureau of Land Management.  In this part of Alaska, mineral rights are administered by the State of Alaska and the US Forest Service.  The Union Bay project is located within the Tongass National Forest on multiple-use lands open to mineral development.  Annual rental payments on Federal mining claims are due on or before each August 31 and total $125 per claim per year.  Annual rentals are paid in lieu of work on Federal ground.  For State claims annual rents are $25 per claim and work on the ground in the amount of $100 per claim per year is required.  All claims in the Union Bay property currently are in good standing through August 1, 2005.  The claims have not been surveyed by a registered land surveyor and there is no State or Federal law or regulation requiring such surveying.  There are no known environmental liabilities attached to the property and permits for future work will be acquired from the US Forest Service and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources on an as-needed basis.


In April 2001 Quaterra Resources acquired the right to earn a 50% interest in the Union Bay project by spending US$1 million on exploration and development and by making staged cash payments to the Company totaling US$100,000 over four years.  Quaterra would also issue the Company up to 200,000 shares over the next year.  Quaterra was the operator during the earn-in period, with fieldwork directed by its Alaskan-based consultant Avalon Development Corporation Expenditures by Quaterra at Union Bay through December 2001 totaled approximately US$550,000.  Quaterra conducted no fieldwork in 2002 and in August 2002 Quaterra withdrew from the joint venture due to economic considerations.  The property reverted 100% to the Company which announced in October 2002 that it had signed a joint venture agreement on the property with Pacific North West Capital Corp. whereby the latter could earn up to 50% interest in the project by completing exploration expenditures totaling $1 million, issuing 60,000 shares, and making cash payments of $100,000 over 4 years.  Pacific North West Capital Corp. did not conduct fieldwork on the project in 2002.


In May 2003 Lonmin Plc (“Lonmin”) entered into a joint venture agreement with Pacific North West Capital Corp. and the Company for further exploration and development on the project.  Under terms of the agreement Lonmin must fund a minimum US$815,000 exploration program in 2003.  This obligation has been met.  Lonmin has the further option to continue to fund the Union Bay project by expending a minimum of US$1 million per year in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and US$750,000 for each year thereafter.  Lonmin funded a US$1.8 million exploration program in 2004. Pacific North West Capital Corp. is the Operator of the project during the exploration phase.  Under the terms of the agreement, Lonmin may earn up to 70% interest in the project by delivering a full feasibility study.  Upon the decision of the joint venture management committee to proceed to place the project into commercial production, Lonmin will arrange 100% of the required financing on terms acceptable to all parties.  Following commencement of commercial production, Pacific North West Capital Corp. and the Company will each repay their share of capital construction costs and contribute pro rata to operating costs.  The three-party joint venture conducted exploration on Union Bay in 2004.

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4.

Rainbow Hill Property, Alaska, USA


Property Title


The Company terminated its right to acquire up to a 65% interest in the Rainbow Hill Project during the fiscal year.

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Liberty Bell, Alaska USA


The Company acquired, by staking, 48 one hundred and sixty acre mining claims plus 46 forty acre state mining claims in the Bonnifield Mining District, Nenana Recording District, Alaska. No field work has been conducted on these claims since acquisition.




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6.

Almaden Property, Idaho, USA


Property Description and Location


Pursuant to an agreement (the “Almaden Agreement’) dated May 6, 1996 between the Company, Ican Minerals Ltd., Ican Minerals Inc. and Canu Resources, Inc. (“Canu”) (collectively, the “Almaden Optionors”), each of which were at arms’-length to the Company, the Optionors granted to the Company an option (the “Almaden Option”) to acquire up to a 60% interest in and to certain mineral claims located in Washington County in the State of Idaho, USA (collectively, the “Almaden Property”).  In consideration therefore, the Company agreed to make the following payments to Homestake Mining Company (“Homestake”) pursuant to an underlying option agreement between Homestake and the Almaden Optionors as discussed below:


(i)

US$50,000 on February 1, 1996 (which payment has been made);

(ii)

US$200,000 on May 1, 1996 (which payment has been made);

(iii)

US$100,000 on or before February 1, 1998 (which payment has been made);

(iv)

US$100,000 on or before February 1, 1999; (which payment has been made); and

(v)

US$50,000 on or before February 1, 2000. (payment made)


The Company is/was required to make all payments required to keep the Almaden Property in good standing, produce a final feasibility report prior to December 31, 1997 (feasibility study was completed in July, 1997) and make the decision to commence commercial production on or before February 1, 1999.  On September 11, 1997, the Almaden Optionors acknowledged that the Company had earned a fully vested 60% interest in the Almaden Property.  


Pursuant to a declaration and undertaking (the “Almaden Trust Declaration”) dated May 8, 1996, between the Company and its subsidiary, Free Gold Recovery USA, the Company declared that it acquired the Almaden Option in trust for Free Gold Recovery USA and that all monies spent by the Company on the Almaden Property will be treated as an interest-bearing loan repayable by Free Gold Recovery USA to the Company.


The Almaden Property was originally acquired by Homestake from several underlying owners (the “Underlying Owners”), each of whom is at arms’-length to the Company.  Homestake subsequently assigned all of its right, title and interest in and to the Almaden Property (subject to retention by the Underlying Owners of a production royalty of 4% of net returns) to Canu pursuant to an agreement dated February 1, 1985, as amended December 1, 1990, January 26, 1994 and June 26, 1995.  In consideration therefore, Canu agreed to make expenditures totalling US$2,000,000 on the Almaden Property on or before February 1, 1992 (which expenditures have been incurred) and complete a feasibility report by December 31, 1997 (which report was prepared for the Company in July, 1997).  Pursuant to the above-referenced agreement between Canu and Homestake dated January 26, 1994,  Homestake retains a NSR royalty of 1% if the average price of gold is less than US$425 per ounce and 2% if the average price of gold is equal to or greater than US$425 per ounce.


Canu subsequently optioned the Almaden Property to Compass Capital Ltd. (“Compass”) by agreement dated May 24, 1995, and Compass, by agreement dated December 13, 1995, as amended February 28, 1996 (the “Almaden Assignment Agreement”), assigned its option to the Company.  Compass agreed that the Company could enter into direct contractual agreement with Canu, and it granted a complete discharge and quit-claim of the Almaden Property option given Compass by Canu.  In consideration of the assignment, the Company agreed to issue to the shareholders of Compass a total of up to 6,000,000 shares of the Company (the “Compass Shares”) proportionate to their shareholdings of Compass, issuable as follows:


(i)

900,000 shares on closing of a financing of at least US$2,000,000 (which shares have been issued);



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(ii)

600,000 shares upon successful conclusion of leach tests of the ores of the Almaden Property, such leach tests showing a minimum of a 50% recovery, and the filing of an acceptable technical report with the Exchange (which shares have been issued);

(iii)

2,700,000 shares to be issued upon producing an independent engineering report confirming no less than 400,000 ounces of recoverable gold.  The report must indicate an internal rate of return (IRR) of 15% or greater in relation to the project.  If this IRR is not achieved, the Company may determine whether to proceed and issue the shares.  If the Company does not proceed, then it must quit claim the property interest back to the Compass shareholders; and


up to 1,800,000 shares to be issued on a pro-rata basis upon producing engineering reports confirming additional gold as follows:


3.43 shares per ounce of recoverable gold between 400,000 ounces and 750,000 ounces; and

2.4 shares per ounce of recoverable gold between 750,000 ounces and 1,000,000 ounces.


In July 1997, the Company completed a feasibility report on the portion of the property which has been explored which indicates proven and probable recoverable resource of approximately 520,000 ounces of gold over a six-year period.  The report calculates an 18.9% discounted cash flow rate of return (DCFROR) based on a gold selling price of US $364 per ounce.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to issue 3,121,714 shares based on this report.  These resources are not 43-101 compliant and are reported here for historical and informational purposes only.


The shareholders of Compass entered into a voluntary pooling and voting trust agreement whereby the 3,121,714 shares were subject to the following restrictions:


The shares were released to the shareholders in three lots.  The first 50% of the shares were to be released in May, 1998.  A further 25% of the shares will be released in May 1999 and the final 25% of the shares will be released in May, 2000.


Each shareholder may only sell 25% of the released shares in any calendar quarter; and, during the term of the pooling agreement, firstly the Company, and secondly, a director of the Company has the right of first refusal on all shares offered for sale by the Compass shareholders.


The Company is responsible for performing all required assessment work and making the appropriate filings in order to keep the Almaden Property in good standing.  The Company is also required to make the following property payments to the Underlying Owners:


(i)

US$24,000 per year, US$6,000 of which is payable on or before March 20th of each year, and the remaining US$18,000 of which is to be accumulated for payment upon the commencement of commercial production on that portion of the Almaden Property acquired from one of the Underlying Owners pursuant to a mining lease dated March 20, 1979, as amended February 23, 1982; and


(ii)

rent to the Chrestesens in the amount of US$4.00 per month for each acre then constituting part of those claims comprising part of the Almaden Property acquired from the Chrestesens pursuant to a mining lease dated March 17, 1981, as amended December 1, 1990 and renewed January 29th, 2002.  This portion of the Almaden Property is comprised of approximately 640 acres.


The Property is subject to a production royalty of 4% of net returns and a 1% NSR if the price of gold is less than US $425 per ounce and 2% NSR if the average price of gold is equal to or greater than US$425 per ounce.




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The Company purchased the remaining 40% of the Almaden Project for 2 million shares in 2001, and now owns 100% of the Almaden Project subject to the underlying agreements and royalties.


A portion of the following italicized text is excerpted from a Report entitled, “Executive Summary Report for the Almaden Gold Property, Washington County, Idaho” by Avalon Development Inc. and Colin Bird, dated 10th March 2005 filed in conjunction with this Form 20F.


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The Almaden mining property is about 13 miles east of Weiser, the county seat of Washington County, in western Idaho The property is situated at the crest and on the western side of Nutmeg Mountain, a prominent topographic high in the area. The property consists of twelve patented lode claims and 141 unpatented lode claims, as well as leased private land, in sections 28, 29, 32, and 33, Township 11 North, Range 3 West, sections 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Township 10 North, Range 3 West. Mineral rights to the various claims and fee ground cover a total of approximately 2,980 acres, or 1,242 hectares (Ferris, 2004).


The 12 patented claims at Almaden are the Sly Park 2 – 5, Missouri, Ibex, Red Rose, Sandstone, Weiser, Rimrock, and Weiser Cove No. 1. They are leased from H. Davies and are known as the Davies Mining Lease).  The unpatented claims are the IA #1 - #87 group, located in 1979 by Homestake Mining Co., the CR #1 – #15, #18 - #21, #26 - #27, and #29 - #39 group located by Canu Resources in 1986, and the AG #1 - #22 group acquired from Almaden Gold Inc. in 1997. These groups consist of 141 unpatented mining claims.


Private property under lease from Chrestesen amounts to approximately 240 acres, and from H. Davies is approximately 40 acres.


Mineral rights in this part of Idaho are administered by the US Bureau of Land Management (federal claims).  Annual rents of $125 per claim are due and payable by August 31 of each year for unpatented federal mining claims.  Total 2004-2005 rents due for federal claims total $17,625.  Claim rentals are paid in lieu of annual labor for unpatented federal claims. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, all claims and leases on the Almaden project currently are in good standing. There currently are no unusual social, political or environmental encumbrances to mining on the project.  Other than the 12 patented mining claims and private leased lands, both of which have been surveyed, the claims of the Almaden project have not been surveyed by a registered land or mineral surveyor and there is no State or federal



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law or regulation requiring such surveying.  Survey plats for all patented mining claims are open to public inspection at the Bureau of Land Management. Permits for future work will be acquired from the US Bureau of Land Management and the State of Idaho on an as-needed basis.


Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography


The Almaden property is about 13 miles east of Weiser, the Washington county seat. Weiser is 75 miles from the state capitol, Boise. Almaden is reached by a well maintained county road for most of that distance, with the last two miles being a good quality all-season dirt road. Average annual precipitation is 12 inches, coming mainly as winter snow.


Elevations on the project range from 2,600 feet on the west side of the property to 3,733 feet at the top of Nutmeg Mountain. Hillsides are moderate to steep. Vegetation consists of various rangeland grasses and scattered areas of sagebrush.


Winters in this part of Idaho are cold and while summers are hot and dry. The average temperature in January is 36.6 degrees F, and the average high in July is 92.7 degrees. Evaporation rates normally exceed precipitation rates.  Detailed studies of electricity and water for possible mine usage were not conducted during the 1997 feasibility study, however WGM’s opinion was that “… water may best be obtained from one or more wells on the property and that electrical power be obtained from the local power company…”(WGM, 1997).  Nearby source of electricity and water are not evident.


History


The Almaden Mine was first developed as a mercury mine in 1937 and by 1938 had become a significant producer.  Mercury was produced from cinnabar ore by utilizing a rotary kiln equipped with a condenser system.  The mine was largely shut down from 1942 until 1955, when production was resumed by El Paso Gas and Oil Company of Salt Lake City, Utah with reportedly the world’s largest single rotary kiln. In 1957, 2200 flasks of mercury were produced.  In subsequent year production rates were lower and the mine was shut down in 1972.  There has been no gold production from the Almaden project area.


Homestake Mining Company first investigated the property as part of their program to evaluate hot spring systems as potential gold deposits.  This program resulted from Homestake’s discovery of the McLaughlin deposit in California, which had also been a historic mercury producer. Old reports mention a gold content in the ores of Almaden of 0.01 to 0.02 oz Au/t, which were not of interest in 1938.  Homestake explored the property for about two years, and in subsequent years several other companies continued exploration.


Previous holders of the Almaden Property have done differing amounts of geological work. C.P. Ross of the US Geological Survey provided a detailed description of the mercury deposits in 1956.  Orocon Resources recognized the hot spring nature of the deposit in the 1980s and described the overall elements of the geology.  This included detailed geological mapping and recompiling all of the drill hole data.


Geological Setting


The Property is located on the eastern edge of the Columbian Plateau in an area known as the Weiser Embayment.  The Columbia Plateau is a geologic province characterized by a thick succession of extrusive basalts which cover northern Oregon, southeastern Washington and parts of western Idaho.  The embayment is the southernmost of the three lobate extensions of the plateau along its eastern edge. Most of the rocks exposed at the surface in the region belong to the Columbia River Basalt (CRB) group of Micocene age. Rock older than the Columbia River Basalts occur as topographic highs and are remnants of the mature landscape that existed prior to the extrusion of the basalts.




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Basalt of the CRB was extruded from vents to the west and northwest and spread eastward over mature landscape in the area now known as the Weiser Embayment.  Three formations of the CRB are recognized in the southern part of the embayment.  These are, from oldest to youngest, the Imnaha Basalt, Grande Ronde Basalt, and the Weiser Basalt; the latter has been further divided into three members.  Although no basalt is found on the top of Nutmeg Mountain it is visible on all directions.


Nutmeg Mountain, which occupies the axis of a north west trend breached anticline, owes its topographic prominence to the same process that led to the development of the mineralization. Silicification of the sandstone by hydrothermal fluids has made the sandstone in and around the mineralization much more resistant to erosion that the sediments in the area beyond the limits of silification.


The most prominent structural features of the area between the Weiser River and Crane Creek Reservoir are north-west trending faults and open folds.  These features form a belt that may be as much as 80km wide and extending 200km along strike.  This structural belt is known as the Paddock Valley fault system. Nutmeg Mountain is located along the axis of one of the anticlines within this structural belt.  Tensional fractures parallel to the axis of the anticline were probably conduits for gold and mercury bearing hydrothermal fluids.


The Almaden property is centered on Nutmeg Mountain, which is underlain by sediments commonly assigned to the mid Tertiary Payette Formation.  The sediments consist of shale, mudstones and sandstones, which are somewhat arkosic.  The sandstones predominate, at least in the area of exploration. The mudstones are generally not silicified or mineralized, except for pyrite.  The main host for silification and mineralization is the sandstone.


The main structural features of the property are north-west trending faults, fractures, and possible open folds.  The main mineralized zone appears to be confined between two steeply dipping fault zones that generally trend N 350 W.  The main mineralized zone has a pronounced N 200 to 250 W trend.  Within the area of the main mineralized zone, there is a second set of smaller fractures, usually filled with chalcedony or quartz veins.  These secondary fractures trend N 500 to 800 W.  Their role in controlling gold distribution is not clear.


Other structural features exposed on Nutmeg Mountain indicate a second tectonic regime, which predates the northwest trending Paddock Valley structural zone.  It is represented on the east side of the mineralized zone by an east-northeast fold set.  This structural trend appears to be truncated on the west by a major north-west trending fault zone which forms the east side of the main mineralized zone.


A smaller north zone of mineralization lacks a pronounces overall trend.  However on the cliff face west of the old mercury pit, a set of N 600 W trending, steeply dipping veins are exposed.  There may be a feeder zone for the north mineralized zone.


Exploration


A total of 133,870 feet has been drilled in 677 holes. A total of 24, 033 fire assays and 10,051 cyanide soluable gold assays (HCL assays) were done by different companies.  Metallurgical testing has been carried out by six companies and the data collected by previous operators includes results of over 10,000 cyanide soluable gold assays, 214 bottle roll leach tests, and 118 column leach tests on drill cuttings, crushed drill core and surface material.  Amax conducted the most extensive work and organized much of the data from the previous exploration material.


In 1993 Amax estimated a “mineable resource” of 31 million tons grading 0.0235 ounces gold per ton (729,000 ounces). These historical resource calculations are reported here for historical accuracy purposes only and do not comply with the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves Definitions and Guidelines adopted by CIM Council on August 20, 2000. Amax estimated a 37 to 38



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percent recovery by leaching run of mine (ROM) material plus a select amount of higher grade crushed ore. Amax concluded that the project was uneconomic at then prevailing gold prices.


In 1995-96 International Freegold Mineral Development acquired an option on the property. Additional metallurgical and geologic work followed, culminating in a preliminary feasibility study that was completed by Watts, Griffis, and McOuat (WGM) in 1997.  Utilizing data from 677 drill holes and 118 column leach tests, gold resources were estimated at 33,003,000 tons of ore grading 0.022 ounces per ton in the “proven” category, and 1,657,000 tons at 0.016 ounces per ton in the “probable” category, for a total of 34,660,000 tons at 0.021 ounces per ton. At a 63% recovery, the total recoverable gold content of the deposit was estimated at 458,552 ounces. These historical resource calculations are reported here for historical accuracy purposes only and do not comply with the CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves Definitions and Guidelines adopted by CIM Council on August 20, 2000.


Mineralization


The geologic features of the Almaden Deposit are consistent with the classic hot springs ore deposit model.  The deposit consists of a tabular mineralized zone underlain by steeply dipping veins of the feeder zone and capped by silica unit, in this case, opalite.  The opalite appears to pre dated the gold mineralization and apparently acted as an impermeable cap unit.  It therefore controls the gold mineralization to some degree by having localized gold deposition below the cap.


The host rock below is arkosic sandstone which is flat lying to gently dipping.  Within the sandstone, the permeability of individual beds appears to control the distibution of gold.  This conclusion is supported by the variography of gold assays generated by Amax.  The variography shows a large horizontal range but a very restricted vertical range of influence for any sample.


Three styles of alteration are recognized on the Almaden Property; silification, argillization and carbonate alteration.  Of these, silification is by far the most common.  It ranges from silica veining through silica flooding to total replacement of the host rock.  The zone of most intense silification is represented by the hydrothermal breccia unit. In the main zone, the gold mineralization generally coincides with the most intense silification.


Argillic alteration is common, but is not well described in the in drill hole logs.  It ranges from weak clay alteration of sandstone to nearly total argillization.  It appears to be most common and intense in the central part of the main zone and along the fault zone at the east margin of the Main zone.


Below and in the lower part of the mineralized zone, calcite is common.  This alteration is typically described as “quartz-calcite roc” in the drill hole logs.


As previously described the Almaden deposit was originally mined for mercury, although gold mineralization was known, even in the 1940’s.  Cinnabar occurs in the opalite unit.  It is very fine grained and is typically deposited along fractures, in veinlets, and as surface coatings in cavities.


Homestake Mining has reported that gold is present as particles of native gold ranging from <1 to 5 microns in size.  No visible gold has been reported.  The silver content of the gold averages 25 percent. The gold grains always appear in silica.


The only other sulfide mineral present is pyrite.  It occurs as very fine disseminated grains the most of the rock units, but is less common in opalite and hydrothermal breccia.  Typically, the amount of pyrite is less than one percent, although it ranges up to ten percent locally.


The mineralization occurs in two well-defined zones, referred to as the Main and North Zones.  The majority of tonnage is in the Main Zone.  The smaller North Zone lacks a pronounced overall trend.



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However, on the ridge face west of the old mercury pit a set of N 60o W trending steeply dipping veins are exposed.  These veins may represent a feeder for the North Zone.


The most significant exploration potential at Almaden is unrelated to the low grade disseminated mineralization that has received the bulk of the exploration effort in the past.  A growing body of geological knowledge is being applied in the Northern Nevada Rift to properties that appear to have formed under identical metallogenic and tectonic conditions as the Almaden property.  The Northern Nevada Rift is north-northwest striking Oligocene to Miocene age volcanic rift feature that was caused by northeast – southwest extension of western North America beginning about 16.5 Ma (John and Wallace, 2000; John and others, 2000). Rifting in the Northern Nevada Rift occurred over a 2 million year period when northeast directed subduction of the Farallon plate periodically slowed or stopped.


All of the known hot springs type mercury – gold - silver deposits in the Northern Nevada Rift were formed during a 600,000 year period extending from 15.6 to 15.0 Ma (John and Wallace, 2000).  These occurrences include the Buckskin  - National, Snowstorm Mts., Midas, Ivanhoe, Rock Creek, Mule Canyon, Fire Creek and Buckhorn deposits and occurrences.  The most notable of these occurrences is the Midas (Ken Snyder) mine where Newmont Gold currently operates a high grade underground mine with mineable reserves in excess of 4 million ounces of gold and 35 million ounces of silver with an average gold grade in excess of 1 ounce of gold per ton. Many of the mineral occurrences in the Northern Nevada Rift were prospected for mercury prior to being explored for gold.  In addition to gold, silver and mercury, most of these prospects also contain anomalous As, Mo, Sb, Se and Tl and are notably depleted in copper, lead and zinc (John and Wallace, 2000). The discovery of the blind high grade veins at the Midas mine in 1994 has led to a resurgence in exploration in the Northern Nevada Rift.


The progress of the Farallon plate beneath the North American plate over the last 16.5 million years can be traced by the migration of the Yellowstone Hot Spot which migrated over 400 miles in a northeast direction from the McDermitt caldera on the north end of the Northern Nevada Rift to its current position in northwestern Wyoming.  During this migration, several hiatuses in motion occurred, at least one of which gave rise to formation of a volcanic rift in southwestern Idaho.  This volcanic belt is marked by a series of mercury occurrences that are well documented (Ross, 1956) but is also host to less well documented hot springs gold deposits such as the Almaden deposit.


Comparison of the Northern Nevada Rift with the volcanic rift of southwestern Idaho suggests the two share numerous similarities, including the mid-Miocene age of the host rocks, the strong north-northwest controls on mineralization, the associated mercury and anomalous As and Sb, the depleted base metal contents, the hot springs alteration and the strata-controlled nature of alteration and mineralization in basinal sediments.  Given these similarities, a compelling case can be made that high level silica encapsulated gold-silver mineralization at Almaden may be the upper part of a deep-seated hot springs system with potential for bonanza grade quartz vein-hosted gold-silver mineralization similar to that being mined at the Ken Snyder mine.


Drilling


Since 1980 considerable exploration has been done on the Almaden deposit.  The Almaden database consists of 677 drill holes totaling 133,870 feet, and over 24,000 gold assays.  The majority of the drill holes are rotary or reverse circulation; however, there are also 26 core holes totaling 6,180 feet. The holes were sampled and assayed in five-foot intervals.


Sampling and Analysis


The majority of the assays were by conventional fire assay with the remainder by fire assay digestion with atomic absorption finish.  The analyses for all of the drill holes were done at reputable commercial



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laboratories.  No samples were available from the previous drill holes so no check analyses were done as part of this feasibility study.


In 1991-92 Amax collected all of the available data and compiled it into a unified database. Amax also resurveyed many of the drill hole collars and converted all of the drill hole locations to UTM coordinates. The Amax database was obtained by the Company and provided to WGM for use in the study.


The Company also obtained the files containing the original assay data.  WGM reviewed these files and performed a random check of approximately 600 records in the database.  Of the data checked (0.5% of the data) only minor rounding or truncation errors were noted.  The various notes and memoranda filed with the assay data indicate that Amax personnel were very thorough in the compilation and verification of the database.


WGM also reviewed the check assay data contained in the files.  The data itself was visually examined and the summaries prepared by the various parties were reviewed.  The raw data was not recompiled.  The Amax samples were analyzed at Bondar Clegg with check analyses done at Barringer.  The majority of the Amax results were summarized in an internal memorandum dated September 1992.  According to the Amax memorandum the difference between the check assays and the original assay ranged from –42% to + 38% with an average difference of +10.6%. Amax concluded that the check assays indicated “consistent acceptable data”.


The 512 Ican drill holes were assayed by Chemex and checked by Bondar Clegg.  The check assays on 765 samples were reviewed by Bechtel in 1986. Bechtel concluded that the check assays showed a good comparison for samples containing less than 0.02-0.03 oz Au/t.  The check assays on samples containing over 0.02 – 0.03 oz Au/t were 10-15% higher than the original assays.  WGM did not investigate this difference in assay results.


Based on the review of the original data described above, WGM is of the opinion that the assay database contains few data entry errors and that the data itself is of high quality.  The analyses for all of the drill holes were done at reputable commercial laboratories.  WGM considers the check assays are within acceptable limits of variation and indicate a high degree of confidence for the assay data as a whole.


Silification is the most notable alteration type and the deposit contains an opalite cap, which also may have focused fluid flow, as most of the gold mineralization is under the opalite cap.  The deposit is well oxidized with only small areas still containing pyrite.  For purposes of grade modeling, the deposit area was divided into ten rock types that take into account alteration and brecciation.


Exploration and Development


No further work is recommended for the low grade, near surface gold mineralization previously explored on the Almaden project. Additional geological and geotechnical work may be required in this part of the project if high-grade gold – silver mineralization is discovered by the work that is recommended below.

All drilling data should be integrated with structural data in a GIS format from surface mapping and drill logs to allow cross-sectional construction to depths in excess of 2,000 below current surface.  Approximate cost of this work is 25,000.


Core drilling should be conducted with minimum target depths of 2,000 feet and maximum depths of 3,000 feet.  All core should be HQ diameter or larger to enable sample replicates and metallic screen analyses to be conducted in the event coarse grained gold – silver mineralization is encountered.  Total recommended drilling would be 15,000 feet in 5-7 holes.  All holes should be logged, photographed, split and analyzed for gold by fire assay plus a multi-element suite, including mercury, by ICP methods using four acid digestion.  Total approximate cost would be $900,000, including all labor, drilling, analytical, permitting, reclamation and support costs.



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7.

Sudbury Mining District, Ontario, Canada


Property Title


Pursuant to an agreement, dated as of March 6th, 2000 between Larry Gervais (“Gervais”), Ron Daigneault (“Daigneault”) (collectively the “Vendors”) and the Company, the Company earned a 100% interest in the property by making cash payments of $100,000, issuing 300,000 shares and incurring exploration expenditures of $50,000 in certain mineral claims located near Sudbury, Ontario.  


As further consideration under the PGM A agreement, the Company has agreed to pay Gervais a 3% NSR royalty from mineral production from claims covered under the agreement.  The Company shall have a right at any time to purchase up to 2% of the 3% NSR royalty for  $1,000,000 for the first 1% and the second 2% of NSR can be purchased for an additional $2,000,000.  The Company will have first right of refusal should the Vendors decide to sell the remaining 1%.


Pursuant to the agreement the Company will expend a minimum of $115,000 on exploration on or before November 24, 2000 and minimum of $115,000 on or before November 24, 2001 and in each subsequent year during the tenure of the agreement.


The Company, has agreed to issue 100,000 shares to the Vendors (collectively) within 60 days of completion of a bankable feasibility study if and when that happens.


The original property option agreement for PGM A called for $115,000 worth of exploration expenditures in 2001, the Option Agreement was renegotiated and exploration expenditures were reduced to $50,000 and the cash payments due under the original agreement were renegotiated.  The Company issued a cheque in the amount of $10,000 on March 6th, 2001 to maintain the Option in good standing. The Company had until August 31st, 2001 to elect to continue with the Option.  The Company elected to maintain the option; however several of the claims were turned back to the Vendors.  The Company will incur $50,000 worth of exploration expenditures on the Property and pay the Vendors an additional $10,000 on August 31st, 2001 (payment made).


In November 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Pacific North West Capital Corp. (“PFN”) whereby PFN may earn a 70% interest in the property by completing exploration expenditures of $50,000 by December 15th, 2001, (payment made) and making cash payments of $55,000 and issuing 20,000 shares (paid and issued).  PFN may purchase the remaining 30% for $750,000.  The Company has with the agreement of Pacific North West Capital Corp., turned back several of the claims thereby reducing the property size.


8.

Eskay Rift Property, British Columbia, Canada


During the year, the Company acquired, by staking, a 100% interest in 440 claim units in the Kiniskan area of northern British Columbia.


Subsequent to year-end, management has decided not to pursue further exploration on the property.  Accordingly, the associated acquisition and deferred exploration expenditures have been written-off during the year.




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9.

Duke Property, British Columbia, Canada


By agreement dated 21st October 2004 and amended 24th December 2004 the Company may acquire, from a third party (“the Optionor”), up to a 70% interest in certain mineral claims known as the Duke Property located in Merritt, British Columbia.  To acquire a 51% interest in the property, the Company must, at its option, complete the following:


 

Issue Shares

Cash Payments

Cumulative Exploration Expenditures

Upon receipt of drill permits (paid)

-

$

10,000 (paid)

 

-

Upon receipt of regulatory approval

25,000 (issued)

 

-

 

-

On or before 31 May 2005

25,000

 

-

 

-

On or before 1 October 2005

-

 

-

 

100,000

On or before 21 October 2005

50,000

 

-

 

-

On or before 1 October 2006

-

 

-

 

350,000

On or before 1 October 2007

-

 

-

 

750,000

 

100,000

$

10,000

$

 1,100,00



Upon written notification of completion of the exploration expenditures, cash payments and share issuances set out above, the Company shall vest with a 51% interest in the project.  The Company may further elect, within 120 days of the notification date of vesting with a 51% interest, to increase its interest to 70% by paying $150,000 additional and the Company at its sole election may pay up to 50% of the $150,000 in shares incurring an additional $1 million in exploration expenditures within three years of the election date.


The Company will act as operator of the property; the Company may terminate this agreement at any time within 30 days written notice upon completing the $100,000 exploration expenditure and the $10,000 payment.


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10.

Grew Creek Gold Property, Yukon Territory, Canada


Property Description and Location


The Company may earn a 100% interest in the Grew Creek Property under the terms of an agreement, under which the Company will incur exploration expenditures of $1.5 million, make cash payments of $305,000 and issue 200,000 shares over 5 years.  The Property is subject to a 3% NSR.  In the event that Commercial Production has not commenced on the Property by the sixth anniversary of this agreement, the Company shall make an advance royalty payment in the amount of $50,000.  On the seventh Anniversary, the annual advance royalty payments shall increase to $100,000.


The Grew Creek Gold Project consists of 370 contiguous claims (approximately 8900 hectares) along the Robert Campbell Highway in the Whitehorse Mining District.  The claims are located in a linear belt within the Tintina Trench from seven (7) kilometres southwest of Ross River to 20 kilometres south of Faro.  The claims are located on NTS map sheets 105 F15, K/2 & 3.


The property is not subject to any known environmental liabilities to the best of the Company’s knowledge.  The main mineralized zone is located two (2) kilometres south of the Campbell Highway near Grew Creek at Km 380.  The necessary Class 2 notification was completed in order to conduct the exploration carried out in 2004.


The following italicized text has been excerpted from a “Report on Grew Creek Diamond Drilling” prepared on behalf of Freegold Ventures Limited by Robert Stroshein, P.Eng., dated March 20th, 2005. The report is filed on SEDAR in conjunction with this Form 20F.


District

Grant Number

RegType

ClaimName

ClaimNbr

Claim Owner

Expiry Date

Status

NTS

Whitehorse

YA75717

Quartz

CANYON

1

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75718

Quartz

CANYON

2

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75719

Quartz

CANYON

3

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75720

Quartz

CANYON

4

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75721

Quartz

CANYON

5

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75722

Quartz

CANYON

6

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75723

Quartz

CANYON

7

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75724

Quartz

CANYON

8

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75725

Quartz

CANYON

9

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75726

Quartz

CANYON

10

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75727

Quartz

CANYON

11

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02



60







Whitehorse

YA75728

Quartz

CANYON

12

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75729

Quartz

CANYON

13

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75730

Quartz

CANYON

14

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75731

Quartz

CANYON

15

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75732

Quartz

CANYON

16

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75733

Quartz

CANYON

17

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75734

Quartz

CANYON

18

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75735

Quartz

CANYON

19

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75736

Quartz

CANYON

20

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75737

Quartz

CANYON

21

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75738

Quartz

CANYON

22

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75739

Quartz

CANYON

23

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75740

Quartz

CANYON

24

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75741

Quartz

CANYON

25

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75742

Quartz

CANYON

26

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2021

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75743

Quartz

CANYON

27

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75744

Quartz

CANYON

28

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75745

Quartz

CANYON

29

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75746

Quartz

CANYON

30

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75747

Quartz

CANYON

31

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75748

Quartz

CANYON

32

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75753

Quartz

CANYON

33

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75754

Quartz

CANYON

34

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75755

Quartz

CANYON

35

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75756

Quartz

CANYON

36

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75757

Quartz

CANYON

37

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75758

Quartz

CANYON

38

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75759

Quartz

CANYON

39

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA75760

Quartz

CANYON

40

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2023

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81160

Quartz

CANYON

41

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81161

Quartz

CANYON

42

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81162

Quartz

CANYON

43

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81163

Quartz

CANYON

44

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81164

Quartz

CANYON

45

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81165

Quartz

CANYON

46

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81166

Quartz

CANYON

47

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81167

Quartz

CANYON

48

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81168

Quartz

CANYON

49

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81169

Quartz

CANYON

50

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81170

Quartz

CANYON

51

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81171

Quartz

CANYON

52

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81172

Quartz

CANYON

53

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81173

Quartz

CANYON

54

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81174

Quartz

CANYON

55

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81175

Quartz

CANYON

56

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81176

Quartz

CANYON

57

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81177

Quartz

CANYON

58

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81178

Quartz

CANYON

59

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81179

Quartz

CANYON

60

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81180

Quartz

CANYON

61

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02



61







Whitehorse

YA81181

Quartz

CANYON

62

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81182

Quartz

CANYON

63

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81183

Quartz

CANYON

64

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81184

Quartz

CANYON

65

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81185

Quartz

CANYON

66

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81192

Quartz

CANYON

73

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81193

Quartz

CANYON

74

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81194

Quartz

CANYON

75

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81195

Quartz

CANYON

76

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81196

Quartz

CANYON

77

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81197

Quartz

CANYON

78

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2019

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81198

Quartz

CANYON

79

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81199

Quartz

CANYON

80

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81200

Quartz

CANYON

81

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81201

Quartz

CANYON

82

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81202

Quartz

CANYON

83

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81203

Quartz

CANYON

84

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2020

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81204

Quartz

CANYON

85

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81205

Quartz

CANYON

86

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81206

Quartz

CANYON

87

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81207

Quartz

CANYON

88

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81208

Quartz

CANYON

89

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81209

Quartz

CANYON

90

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81210

Quartz

CANYON

91

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81211

Quartz

CANYON

92

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81212

Quartz

CANYON

93

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA81213

Quartz

CANYON

94

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85326

Quartz

GRAND

91

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85327

Quartz

GRAND

92

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2013

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85328

Quartz

GRAND

93

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85329

Quartz

GRAND

94

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85330

Quartz

GRAND

95

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85331

Quartz

GRAND

96

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85332

Quartz

GRAND

97

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85333

Quartz

GRAND

98

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85376

Quartz

GRAND

141

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2013

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85377

Quartz

GRAND

142

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85378

Quartz

GRAND

143

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85379

Quartz

GRAND

144

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85380

Quartz

GRAND

145

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85381

Quartz

GRAND

146

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85382

Quartz

GRAND

147

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85383

Quartz

GRAND

148

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85394

Quartz

GRAND

159

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85395

Quartz

GRAND

160

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85396

Quartz

GRAND

161

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85397

Quartz

GRAND

162

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85398

Quartz

CANYON

293

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85399

Quartz

CANYON

294

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85400

Quartz

CANYON

295

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02



62







Whitehorse

YA85401

Quartz

CANYON

296

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85402

Quartz

CANYON

297

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85403

Quartz

CANYON

298

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85404

Quartz

CANYON

299

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YA85405

Quartz

CANYON

300

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2018

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08793

Quartz

CANON

1

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08794

Quartz

CANON

2

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08795

Quartz

CANON

3

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08796

Quartz

CANON

4

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08797

Quartz

CANON

5

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08798

Quartz

CANON

6

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08939

Quartz

CANON

7

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08940

Quartz

CANON

8

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08941

Quartz

CANON

9

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08942

Quartz

CANON

10

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08943

Quartz

CANON

11

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08944

Quartz

CANON

12

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08945

Quartz

CANON

13

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC08946

Quartz

CANON

14

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

27/12/2016

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC18135

Quartz

DOZER

1

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18136

Quartz

DOZER

2

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18137

Quartz

DOZER

3

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18138

Quartz

DOZER

4

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18139

Quartz

DOZER

5

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18140

Quartz

DOZER

6

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18141

Quartz

DOZER

7

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18142

Quartz

DOZER

8

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18143

Quartz

DOZER

9

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18144

Quartz

DOZER

10

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18145

Quartz

DOZER

11

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18146

Quartz

DOZER

12

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18147

Quartz

DOZER

13

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18148

Quartz

DOZER

14

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

12/08/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18762

Quartz

KAOLIN

1

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2010

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18763

Quartz

KAOLIN

2

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2010

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC18764

Quartz

KAOLIN

3

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2010

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19300

Quartz

KAOLIN

4

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2007

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19301

Quartz

KAOLIN

5

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2007

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19302

Quartz

KAOLIN

6

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2007

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19303

Quartz

KAOLIN

7

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2007

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19304

Quartz

KAOLIN

8

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2007

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19305

Quartz

KAOLIN

9

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2007

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19306

Quartz

KAOLIN

10

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2007

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19362

Quartz

MAVERICK

1

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19363

Quartz

MAVERICK

2

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19364

Quartz

MAVERICK

3

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19365

Quartz

MAVERICK

4

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19366

Quartz

MAVERICK

5

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19367

Quartz

MAVERICK

6

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19368

Quartz

MAVERICK

7

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02



63







Whitehorse

YC19369

Quartz

MAVERICK

8

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19370

Quartz

MAVERICK

9

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19371

Quartz

MAVERICK

10

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19372

Quartz

MAVERICK

11

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19373

Quartz

MAVERICK

12

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2012

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC19374

Quartz

KAOLIN

11

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC19375

Quartz

KAOLIN

12

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

17/09/2008

Active

105K03

Whitehorse

YC26055

Quartz

MAVERICK

13

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26056

Quartz

MAVERICK

14

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26057

Quartz

MAVERICK

15

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26058

Quartz

MAVERICK

16

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26059

Quartz

MAVERICK

17

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26060

Quartz

MAVERICK

18

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26061

Quartz

MAVERICK

19

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26062

Quartz

MAVERICK

20

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26063

Quartz

MAVERICK

21

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26064

Quartz

MAVERICK

22

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26065

Quartz

MAVERICK

23

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26066

Quartz

MAVERICK

24

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26067

Quartz

MAVERICK

25

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26068

Quartz

MAVERICK

26

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26069

Quartz

MAVERICK

27

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26070

Quartz

MAVERICK

28

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26071

Quartz

MAVERICK

29

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26072

Quartz

MAVERICK

30

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26073

Quartz

MAVERICK

31

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26074

Quartz

MAVERICK

32

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26075

Quartz

MAVERICK

33

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26076

Quartz

MAVERICK

34

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26077

Quartz

MAVERICK

35

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC26078

Quartz

MAVERICK

36

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

15/06/2008

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC29987

Quartz

SLEEPER

1

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29988

Quartz

SLEEPER

2

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29989

Quartz

SLEEPER

3

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29990

Quartz

SLEEPER

4

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29991

Quartz

SLEEPER

5

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29992

Quartz

SLEEPER

6

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29993

Quartz

SLEEPER

7

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29994

Quartz

SLEEPER

8

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29995

Quartz

SLEEPER

9

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC29996

Quartz

SLEEPER

10

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

23/08/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC30113

Quartz

CANON

15

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30114

Quartz

CANON

16

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30115

Quartz

CANON

17

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30116

Quartz

CANON

18

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30117

Quartz

CANON

19

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30118

Quartz

CANON

20

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30119

Quartz

CANON

21

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30120

Quartz

CANON

22

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC30121

Quartz

CANON

23

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02



64







Whitehorse

YC30122

Quartz

CANON

24

A.M. Carlos - 100%.

01/10/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37806

Quartz

RAIL

1

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37807

Quartz

RAIL

2

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37808

Quartz

RAIL

3

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37809

Quartz

RAIL

4

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37810

Quartz

RAIL

5

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37811

Quartz

RAIL

6

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37812

Quartz

RAIL

7

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37813

Quartz

RAIL

8

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37814

Quartz

RAIL

9

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37815

Quartz

RAIL

10

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37816

Quartz

RAIL

11

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37817

Quartz

RAIL

12

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37818

Quartz

RAIL

13

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37819

Quartz

RAIL

14

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37820

Quartz

RAIL

15

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37821

Quartz

RAIL

16

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37822

Quartz

RAIL

17

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37823

Quartz

RAIL

18

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37824

Quartz

RAIL

19

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37825

Quartz

RAIL

20

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37826

Quartz

RAIL

21

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37827

Quartz

RAIL

22

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37828

Quartz

RAIL

23

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37829

Quartz

RAIL

24

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37830

Quartz

RAIL

25

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37831

Quartz

RAIL

26

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37832

Quartz

RAIL

27

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37833

Quartz

RAIL

28

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37834

Quartz

RAIL

29

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37835

Quartz

RAIL

30

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37836

Quartz

RAIL

31

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37837

Quartz

RAIL

32

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37838

Quartz

RAIL

33

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37839

Quartz

RAIL

34

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37840

Quartz

RAIL

35

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37841

Quartz

RAIL

36

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37842

Quartz

RAIL

37

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37843

Quartz

RAIL

38

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37844

Quartz

RAIL

39

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37845

Quartz

RAIL

40

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37846

Quartz

RAIL

41

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37847

Quartz

RAIL

42

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37848

Quartz

RAIL

43

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37849

Quartz

RAIL

44

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37850

Quartz

RAIL

45

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37851

Quartz

RAIL

46

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37852

Quartz

RAIL

47

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37853

Quartz

RAIL

48

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37854

Quartz

RAIL

49

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15



65







Whitehorse

YC37855

Quartz

RAIL

50

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105F15

Whitehorse

YC37856

Quartz

RAIL

51

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37857

Quartz

RAIL

52

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37858

Quartz

RAIL

53

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37859

Quartz

RAIL

54

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37860

Quartz

RAIL

55

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37861

Quartz

RAIL

56

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37862

Quartz

RAIL

57

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37863

Quartz

RAIL

58

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37864

Quartz

RAIL

59

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37865

Quartz

RAIL

60

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37866

Quartz

RAIL

61

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37867

Quartz

RAIL

62

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37868

Quartz

RAIL

63

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37869

Quartz

RAIL

64

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

Active

105K02

Whitehorse

YC37870

Quartz

RAIL

65

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37871

Quartz

RAIL

66

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37872

Quartz

RAIL

67

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37873

Quartz

RAIL

68

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Whitehorse

YC37874

Quartz

RAIL

69

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

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Whitehorse

YC37875

Quartz

RAIL

70

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

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Whitehorse

YC37876

Quartz

RAIL

71

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37877

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72

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37878

Quartz

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73

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Whitehorse

YC37879

Quartz

RAIL

74

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37880

Quartz

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75

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

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Whitehorse

YC37881

Quartz

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76

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37882

Quartz

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77

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37883

Quartz

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78

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37884

Quartz

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79

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37885

Quartz

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80

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37886

Quartz

RAIL

81

Freegold  - 100%.

30/12/2005

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Whitehorse

YC37887

Quartz

RAIL

82

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37888

Quartz

RAIL

83

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37889

Quartz

RAIL

84

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37890

Quartz

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85

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37891

Quartz

RAIL

86

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37892

Quartz

RAIL

87

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37893

Quartz

RAIL

88

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37894

Quartz

RAIL

89

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37895

Quartz

RAIL

90

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37896

Quartz

RAIL

91

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37897

Quartz

RAIL

92

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37898

Quartz

RAIL

93

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37899

Quartz

RAIL

94

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37900

Quartz

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95

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37901

Quartz

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96

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37902

Quartz

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97

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37903

Quartz

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98

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37904

Quartz

RAIL

99

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37905

Quartz

RAIL

100

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37906

Quartz

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101

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37907

Quartz

RAIL

102

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37908

Quartz

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103

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37909

Quartz

RAIL

104

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37910

Quartz

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105

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37911

Quartz

RAIL

106

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37912

Quartz

RAIL

107

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37913

Quartz

RAIL

108

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37914

Quartz

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109

Freegold  - 100%.

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YC37915

Quartz

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110

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Whitehorse

YC37916

Quartz

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111

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37917

Quartz

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112

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Whitehorse

YC37918

Quartz

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113

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Whitehorse

YC37919

Quartz

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114

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Whitehorse

YC37920

Quartz

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115

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37921

Quartz

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116

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37922

Quartz

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117

Freegold  - 100%.

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Whitehorse

YC37923

Quartz

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118

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Whitehorse

YC37924

Quartz

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119

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Whitehorse

YC37925

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120

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Whitehorse

YC37926

Quartz

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121

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Whitehorse

YC37927

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122

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YC37928

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123

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YC37929

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124

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YC37930

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125

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YC37931

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126

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YC37932

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127

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YC37933

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128

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YC37934

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129

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YC37935

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130

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YC37936

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131

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YC37937

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132

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YC37938

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133

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YC37939

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134

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YC37940

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135

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YC37941

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136

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YC37942

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137

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YC37943

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138

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YC37944

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139

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YC37945

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140

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YC37946

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141

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YC37947

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142

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YC37948

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143

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YC37949

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144

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YC37950

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145

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YC37951

Quartz

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146

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YC37952

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147

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Whitehorse

YC37953

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148

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YC37954

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149

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YC37955

Quartz

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150

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YC37956

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151

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YC37957

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152

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YC37958

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153

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YC37959

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154

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YC37960

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155

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YC37961

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156

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YC37962

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157

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YC37963

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158

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YC37964

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159

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YC37965

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160

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YC37966

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161

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YC37967

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162

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YC37968

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163

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YC37969

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164

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YC37970

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165

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YC37971

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166

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YC37972

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167

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YC37973

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168

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YC37974

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169

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YC37975

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170

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YC37976

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171

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YC37977

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172

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YC37978

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173

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YC37979

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174

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YC37980

Quartz

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175

Freegold  - 100%.

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YC37981

Quartz

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176

Freegold  - 100%.

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YC37982

Quartz

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177

Freegold  - 100%.

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YC37983

Quartz

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178

Freegold  - 100%.

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Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography


All areas of the project are accessible from the Robert Campbell Highway by numerous roads and four-wheel drive trails. The trenches on the mineralized showings in the sedimentary rocks are accessible through a road from the Ezee Gold camp near Km 377.  The department of highways revised the posted kilometre markers since the exploration targets were first identified and these posts reflect the “new” meterages.


The climate in the area is typical of the interior plateau of Yukon with generally extreme temperatures ranging from -60o C in winter to 30o C in summer.  Rain and snow levels are light to moderate.  Vegetation in the area consists of poplar, birch, pine and spruce forests.


The Yukon Energy power line to Ross River passes through the property and is located within 500 metres of the Main zone deposit.


The property is located within the Tintina Trench, a major physiographic trough trending northwest along the Pelly River valley.  The topographic relief is moderate, ranging between 700 and 1 000 metres elevation.  The property is transected by a number of northerly draining creeks and streams which rise in the Pelly Mountains and flow into the Pelly River.


There is no conflicting surface rights which would represent an impediment to potential mining.



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History


First reported staking in the Grew Creek area was in 1967 during the Anvil staking rush.  Gaylord Mining Ltd. conducted geophysical surveys and completed three diamond drill holes (354 metres) in 1968 testing for potential stratabound lead-zinc mineralization.


Mr. Carlos discovered gold mineralization in outcrop while prospecting in the Grew Creek area in 1983.  Small scale placer gold mining was being carried out in the creek at the time.  Carlos staked the Canyon 1-40 claims in June 1983.  The discovery outcrop was trenched to reveal strongly silicified and veined rhyolite on a resistant knoll which subsequent exploration showed was on the western end of the Main Zone.


Hudson Bay Exploration and Development Company, Limited (HBED) optioned the property in November, 1983 and added the Canyon claims in January and Grand claims in September 1984.  HBED carried out ground geophysical, geochemical surveys, trenching, diamond drilling (13 holes, 1 732 metres), and reverse circulation drilling (19 holes, 1 660 metres) in 1984-85.  HBED carried reconnaissance type exploration along the length of the property and identified a number of areas for detail investigations.  This activity included line cutting followed by geophysical and geochemical surveys in 1986.  HBED returned the property to Carlos in 1987.


Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. optioned the property in 1987 and formed an exploration Joint Venture (JV) with Goldnev Resources Inc. (formerly Golden Nevada Resources Inc.), Brenda Mines Ltd. and Hemlo Gold Mines Ltd. to develop the property.  The JV expanded the property by adding the Can and Ran claims surrounding the original claims.  The JV carried out extensive diamond drilling on the Main Zone (67 holes, 16 180 metres) and in the Tarn Zone area (10 holes, 3 045 metres) in 1987-88.  Reverse circulation drilling (13 holes, 1 669 metres) in 1988 was directed at testing various geophysical targets between the Main Zone and the Tarn Zone areas.  Exploration along the trend of the Tintina Fault System by the JV included a 4 900 line kilometre airborne survey with a 100 metre line spacing.  The survey reported electro-magnetic, total field magnetic, vertical magnetic gradient, apparent resistivity and VLF-EM results.  The JV collected approximately 5 000 till and humus samples along lines at 1 kilometre spacing along the structural trend on the Grew Creek Gold Property and adjoining claims.


Goldnev Resources Ltd. acquired a 100 % working interest in the JV and carried out diamond drilling (10 holes, 1 158 metres) on the central portion of the Main Zone in 1989.  Goldnev carried out backhoe trenching on four targets outside the main zone which had been identified in 1986.  Goldnev returned the property to Carlos in 1991.


Wheaton River Minerals Limited optioned the Main Zone area claims and carried out a preliminary evaluation of the economical potential of mining the deposit before relinquishing the option in 1992.


Carlos conducted line cutting and VLF-EM on a grid in the Kilometre 410 area in 1992.  He followed up on the anomalies with shallow test pits.


YGC Resources Ltd. acquired an option to earn a 100 % interest in the property in November, 1992 (the agreement was signed in February 1993).  YGC carried out diamond drilling (17 hole 1 944 metres), established line grids, and conducted soil sampling and geophysical surveys in target areas along the claim belt in 1993.  Later in the program excavator trenching was carried out near Danger Creek and on the Blackhawk claims and an additional five (5) shallow diamond drill holes totalling 307 metres were drilled on the Main Zone.




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In 1994, YGC drilled 14 diamond drill holes totalling 1 307 metres which included nine holes on the South zone located 50 metres south of the Main zone and five holes on the east end of the Main zone deposit.


In 1995, YGC drilled a total of 17 holes (1 767 metres) on seven separate exploration grids along claim belt from Km. 410 near the west end to the South Canol geophysical target east of the Canol Road in the Watson Lake Mining District.  The program included three holes at the Main Zone of which one hole (GC-95-181) intersected an average gold grade of 7.6 g/t across 9.0 metres on section 10+287.5 E at the 770 metre elevation.


In 1996 YGC Resources Ltd. Carried out a diamond drill program (17 holes, 1 560.7 metres) that consisted of systematic shallow drill testing of the Main Zone mineralization on intermediate sections between 10+175 E and 10+287.5 E.


Geological Setting


Regional Geological Setting


The Grew Creek Gold Project overlies an Eocene volcanic assemblage and fluvial sedimentary rocks preserved within a graben in the Tintina Trench.  The Tintina Trench is a prominent linear physiographic depression reflecting a series of strike-slip faults which form the Tintina Fault system.  Dextral displacement of rock units either side of the fault zone indicates transcurrent movement of approximately 450 kilometres.  The fault movement began in Early Triassic time and continued intermittently until late in the Tertiary Era.  In the area, Palaeozoic rocks of the Pelly Cassiar Platform southwest of the Tintina Fault are juxtaposed against rocks of the Anvil Allocthon to the northeast.  Normal faulting along the pre-existing faults during the Pliocene Epoch resulted in the formation of the trench and the preservation of the Eocene volcanic and clastic rocks within the Canyon Graben (Pride, 1988).


Rocks of the Pelly Cassiar Platform are a continental margin sedimentary sequence of the Rocky Mountain assemblage composed of clastic and carbonate rocks.  Rocks within the Tintina Trench are bimodal (basalt-rhyolite) volcanic and fluvial sedimentary rocks of the Kamloops transitional arc volcanic assemblage.  Rocks of the Anvil Allocthon are composed of Pennsylvanian and Permian marine metabasalt and limestone (Wheeler & McFeely, 1991).


Geology of the Grew Creek Area


The Tintina Fault system in the project area includes four major faults which have been named, from the south to north: Buttle Creek, Grew Creek, Danger Creek and Lapie River faults.  The Canyon Graben hosts the mineralized gold occurrences on the property and is bounded by the Grew Creek Fault on the southwest and the Danger Creek Fault on the northeast.  The Canyon Graben is approximately 1.5 kilometres wide and includes bimodal (rhyolite and basalt) volcanic and fluvial clastic sedimentary rocks.  Palaeozoic metamorphosed chert, phyllite and basalt outcrop southwest of the Grew Creek fault while northeast of the Danger Creek fault Permian massive metabasalt and limestone forming locally prominent resistant cliffs.


The bimodal volcanic rocks within the Canyon Graben are localized by north-south trending extensional faults and deposited in the resulting pull-a-part basins. (Pride, 1988)  Porphyritic rhyolite domes have been mapped over a 3 kilometre trend east of Kilometre 410 and scattered discontinuous outcrops from the Rat Creek area within the Canyon Graben for 18 kilometres to the Lapie River.  Basalt occurs as subaqueous and subaerial flows and pyroclastic deposits interpreted as a stratovolcano nestled along the north side of the Grew Creek fault from the Grew Creek area to Kilometre 400, a distance of seven kilometres.  A succession of felsic pyroclastic rocks outcrops along Rat and Grew Creeks between the rhyolite flow dome and the basalt stratovolcano.



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Fluvial sedimentary rocks are in fault contact or overlie the volcanic units within the Canyon Graben.  The sedimentary rocks were deposited in a series of coarsening cycles ranging from pebble conglomerate to sandstone, shale, argillite and coal beds.


Structural Geology


The Tintina Fault System is the dominant structural feature in the area.  The northwest-southeast trending compressional faults initiated the system during Late Cretaceous time and produced the dextral motion along the faults.  North trending extensional faults and regional uplift produced local development of sub-basins with accompanying bimodal basalt-rhyolite volcanism during the Eocene period.  The intersection of the two prominent structures appears to have localized the mineralization of the Main Zone at Grew Creek.  The northwest trending compressional faults are deep crustal fractures which were opened up providing conduits during the extensional fault regime.


The northwest trending fault structures which include the graben bounding Grew Creek and Danger Creek Faults are readily traced by topographical expressions and from the airborne geophysical plots.  North-south trending extensional faults are interpreted from air photographs, topographical features and offsets noted on the geophysical plots.  East-west trending faults are broadly conformable with the sedimentary stratigraphy in the Grew Creek area which is indicated by the magnetic basalt flows within the sequence and therefore can be traced on the geophysical magnetic plots.  In areas of limited or non-existent geological information the geophysical surveys provide very useful structural information to extrapolate the known geology.  The northwest trending faults may have been reactivated after the gold deposition, resulting in disruption of the mineralization.


Post mineral faulting has disrupted the Main Zone mineralization.  The post mineral faulting appears to mimic the extensional faulting on a smaller scale with relatively small vertical and lateral offsets between blocks formed by this conjugate set of faulting.  A simplified interpretation has been applied to account for small scale (10-20 metres) offsets of the W-E fault zone and the "aquiclude" welded tuff unit.  A series of north-south (n-s) trending faults with conjugate east-west (e-w) faults are indicated in the drill core with narrow broken core intervals and clay seams.  At least 10 n-s faults are indicated with less evidence of e-w faults because of the drill-hole orientations (020o/200o).  The n-s faults break up the deposit into a series of narrow (25-50 metres) panels.  The e-w faults locally terminate the mineralized zone (GC-94-153) or caused repetition of the mineralized zone (GC-88-25).


Exploration


Exploration since 1984 has included geological mapping, geophysical ground and airborne surveys (magnetic and VLF-EM), geochemical till sampling, trenching, reverse circulation drilling and diamond drilling.  These activities were carried out along a 50-kilometer length of the Tintina Trench from south of Faro to east of the Canol Road.


A total of 33,918 meters of drilling in 199 diamond and reverse circulation drill holes from 1984 to the end of 2004.  Of the total, 147 drill holes totaling 25,446 meters were drilled on the Golden Spike Zone (Main Zone) at Grew Creek.  The remainder of the holes were drilled over a 50 kilometer strike length on the property with the bulk of these drilled in the Rat Creek area one (1) to five (5) kilometers east of the Golden Spike Zone.


Table of Historical Drilling on the Grew Creek Gold Project, Yukon.


Year

Operator

DDHoles

RCHoles

Meters

Targets

1984

HBED

13

 

1,732

Main Zone

1985

HBED

 

19

1,660

Extensions Main Zone,Tarn/drumlin, Till sections



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1987

Noranda

27

 

5,113

Main Zone

1988

Noranda

30

1

11,105

Main Zone

  

10

 

3,045

Tarn zone area

   

12

1,448

Tarn zone area

1989

Goldenev

10

 

1,158

Main Zone

1993

YGC

17

 

1,944

Regional exploration

1994

YGC

14

 

1,307

Main Zone - South Zone

1995

YGC

17

 

1,767

Main Zone and regional

1996

YGC

17

 

1,561

Main Zone

2004

Freegold

12

 

2,078

Main Zone - east-west drilling

Totals

 

167

32

33,918

 


Freegold Ventures acquired a nearly complete database of the drilling carried out on the property and a re-interpretation of previous drill results.  The conclusions following the last drill program on the Main Zone in 1996 recommended re-orienting the drilling grid to test the mineralization at 90o to the established drill grid.  This recommendation was based on the conclusions that the thickest massive quartz-adularia veins had been intersected at acute core angles indicating the previous drill holes had intersected the veins at unfavorable angles.  The explanation helped to explain the abrupt changes in thickness and grades observed between the drill sections.  The conclusions also indicated potential for extending the mineralization open to the south, north and to depth.  


The conclusions were supported by the structural analysis of the Tintina Fault System where the  stain ellipse in that north trending extensional faults develop as a result of east-west extension and north-south compression.


The remainder of the exploration data (geological mapping, geochemical and geophysical surveys) generated during 1984 – 1988 were completed before the industry routinely produced digital databases and are therefore are currently compiled on paper.  


Freegold also acquired other target areas on the property where gold-silver mineralization had been discovered and were open for re-interpretation.  The exploration targets generated by ground surveys and drilling at Rat Creek, Knoll Zone and Km 410 are discussed in the Recommendations section of this report. Drilling in the 2004 diamond drill program was carried out by E.Caron Diamond Drillling of Whitehorse.


The author was involved in the compilation of the digital files involved in programs prior to 2004.  Only random comparisons of laboratory assay sheets and the database entries was made.  There were no errors noted. The original laboratory assay information sheets were not available for the early HBED and Noranda drilling programs and therefore could not be verified except as entered on company logs and data sheets.  The author obtained independent samples from the discovery out crop that was used as the representative standard sample and although the gold assays ranged from 0.463 to 3.060 g/t the average results were consistent with the assays reported by earlier operators from this section of the outcrop.


As described in Section 3.0 History above there have been a number of operators on the Grew Creek property since the original discovery of gold-silver mineralization.  The reliability of the data can be expected to vary, but overall, multiple sources provide some assurance of reliability.  Post mineral faulting and the interpretation of preferential orientation of the mineralizing systems can explain the erratic nature of the mineralization as describe in several reports.




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Mineralization


The Main Zone mineralization is comprised of micron sized gold-silver as electrum and acanthite irregularly distributed in a quartz-adularia-carbonate stringer stock work and disseminated in silicified crystal lithic tuff.  The Main Zone deposit is hosted by felsic pyroclastic tuff rocks localized at the intersection of northwest-southeast trending faults of the Tintina Fault System and north-south trending extensional faults.  Structural analysis of the gold bearing quartz veins intersected in the drill holes indicates that northerly trending openings that are sub-parallel to the extensional faulting are the most favorable for gold deposition.


The western end of the Grew Creek deposit is exposed in outcrop 500 metres northwest of Grew Creek.  The weathered outcrop exposed in the trenches has strong clay alteration with local irregularly distributed quartz-adularia altered veinlets and silicification.  The discovery showing near section 10+050 E had an average grade of 3.53 g/t gold and 5.25 g/t silver across 13 metres.  Fine banded and brecciated quartz-adularia veins are hosted in silicified coarse CLP tuff in a paleo-hot spring vent.  Drill holes intersected the down dip projection at 15, 60, 85, 100 and 115 metre depths.  The underlying rhyolite and CLP tuff units are intensely brecciated and the core recovery in the mineralized intervals was generally poor.  Gold values from the drill intersection are of relatively narrow intervals with grades ranging from 1.28 to 6.51 g/t.


The Main Zone quartz-adularia vein and vein stock work system is located southeast of the trenches and is overlain by 20 - 50 metres of glacial till between sections 10+150 E and 10+275 E.  The depth of overburden increases to the southeast toward Grew Creek where the maximum depth is approximately 75 metres.  All of the information for the main zone is derived from the diamond drill core with only a small exposure at the west-end of the deposit.


The distribution of the high-grade ore intersections in the zone has shown a lack of lateral and vertical continuity until reconstruction of post mineral faulting indicates that the high-grade veins formed within or adjacent to vent breccias where the metal bearing solutions where focused.  NW trending right lateral strike-slip faults and NE trending left lateral normal faults developed as a result of movement along the NW trending Tintina Fault System.  The vent breccias were originally localized along a north trending extensional fault.  The vent breccias were re-aligned in an easterly trend by continued movement of the NW and NE trending faults.  The high-grade vent zones are enveloped by quartz-chalcedony stringer stock-work over a broad aerial distribution within the permeable pyroclastic and epiclastic tuffs.


High-grade intersections representing proximal vent breccia mineralization have been identified from the drill results.  There are four major high-grade intersections that represent segments along the northerly trending extensional zone.  Segment number One hosts the vent breccia exposed in the silified knoll of the discovery outcrop.  The vent breccia in segment number Two was intersected in GC-87-29 that assayed 42.1 g/t gold and 284.1 g/t silver over 16.5 meters (not true width).  The vent breccia in segment number Three was first identified in drill hole GC-96-196 that yielded an average grade of 28. g/t gold across 17 meters (not true width).  Drill hole GC-87-39 intersected a vent breccia zone in segment number Four that averaged 54.9 g/t gold and 54.5 g/t silver over 6 meters (not true width).


Drilling


A 12 HQ diamond drill-hole program was carried out by Freegold Ventures Limited between September 12 and December 12, 2004 that totaled 2078 meters.  The objective of the drilling program was to confirm that there is a north-south controlling trend to the mineralization and to determine the continuity and extent of the various segments along the deposit.


All 12 diamond drill holes were drilled at a bearing of 110o – 290o (grid east or west) to test two of the central segments of the Golden Spike vein system. Overburden depth in the area is increasing eastward



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from 29.3 metres to 70.25 metres.  The locations of the holes were measured from the Noranda grid baseline (bearing 110o) with chain and a tripod mounted Brunton compass.  The drill holes were surveyed with a MI3 down hole survey tool were the strike and dip are measured electronically at systematic intervals down the hole.  The collar elevation was estimated from the surrounding known drill-hole collars.  The UTM coordinates were determined by GPS are also included in Appendix 3.


The first seven drill holes were drilled on segment number Three.  These drill holes confirmed that the mineralization trended northerly and followed the extent of the mineralization along the trend.  Drill hole GC-04-231 intersected a cross cutting fault zone that cut off the vein segment to the north at approximately 9+970 N.  Drill holes GC-04-228 to GC-04-230 traced the trend of the mineralization to the south.  The results indicate that the intensity of the vein stock-work and alteration decreases to the south.  The mineralization in segment number Three strikes from 9+925 N to 9+960 N, dips steeply east and is open below 725 meters elevation.


The remaining five drill holes GC-04-232 to GC-04-236 were drilled across the number One and Two segments.  No drill holes were planned to test the number Four segment during this program.  Drill hole GC-04-232 was drilled grid west to intersect the area beneath the discovery outcrop and drill hole GC-04-235 was drilled to test segments One and Two along 9+900 N.  Drill holes GC-04-233 and GC-04-234 were drilled to test the number Two segment 30 meters south of the high-grade veining intersected in drill hole GC-88-29.  GC-04-234 was drilled to test the depth potential below GC-04-233.  Drill hole GC-04-236 was a further 25 meter step out to the south on the number Two segment.


Table of assay summaries for 2004 diamond drill holes.

Drill Hole

From (m)

To (m)

Width (m)

Est. True Width

Au gm/t

Ag gm/t

GC-225

37.5

155.5

118.0

88.5

1.81

2.6

Including

91.4

109.0

17.5

13.1

6.79

8.8

GC-226

44.00

142.00

98.0

73.5

0.44

0.60

Including

135.80

142.00

6.2

4.6

1.86

0.90

GC-227

103.95

148.15

44.2

33.2

4.340

7.9

Including

106.85

125.60

18.8

14.1

9.210

16.8

Including

106.85

113.10

6.3

4.7

22.100

45.1

GC-228

54.7

85.5

30.8

23.1

0.18

0.5

And

127.4

133.8

6.4

4.8

0.18

0.7

GC-229

47.7

54.3

6.6

5.0

0.21

0.4

And

103.3

112.6

9.3

7.0

0.22

1.6

GC-230

122.8

127.6

4.8

3.6

0.16

0.3

GC-231

42.5

133.2

90.7

68.0

0.16

0.2

Including

45.4

57.8

12.4

9.3

0.29

0.2

And

114.9

131.7

16.8

12.6

0.29

0.3

GC-232

77.9

88.7

10.8

8.1

1.09

5.8

And

136.0

146.0

10.0

7.5

2.15

5.1

GC-233

36.3

149.1

112.8

84.6

1.06

1.4

Including

37.8

54.3

16.5

12.4

3.33

3.4

And

112.5

114.0

1.5

1.1

9.25

2.1

GC-234

32.7

167.3

134.6

101.0

0.68

1.0

Including

32.7

60.7

28.0

21.0

1.15

1.6

And

104.9

107.9

3.0

2.3

2.51

1.3

And

153.6

159.7

6.1

4.6

1.49

1.4

GC-235

56.6

114.6

58.0

43.5

0.46

0.9

Including

76.2

79.3

3.1

2.3

1.25

1.5

GC-236

34.7

162.2

127.5

95.6

0.53

0.8

Including

34.7

47.5

12.8

9.6

1.87

1.8

And

100.3

104.7

4.4

3.3

1.81

1.1


Sampling and Analysis



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The sampling procedures utilized by Freegold Ventures for the 2004 diamond drill program were as follows.


All drill core was systematically sampled from the overburden and bedrock interface to the bottom of the drill hole.  The sample intervals were nominally at 1.5 meters and normally defined by the footage “blocks” marked at the drill as the core was removed from the core tube.  The core was split for sampling with one half the core sample submitted for assay and the remainder retained for future reference.  The retained core is stacked on site and covered with tarps at the old exploration campsite.


A total of 1224 samples that includes 40 blank, 44 standard and 40 duplicate samples were shipped to Vancouver to be analyzed by ALS Chemex.  All samples were analyzed for 28 elements.  Gold analyzes were by fire assay followed by atomic absorption finish and Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sb, Sr, Ti and V were analyzed by the Induce Couple Plasma (ICP) method.  In addition 787 samples were analyzed for Mercury by the cold vapor Atomic Absorption Spectophotometry method.


Poor core recovery in the Main Zone occurs with post mineral faulting and strongly clay-altered zones.  The drill core is commonly brecciated with clay or sand rich matrix in fault zones.  Quartz-adularia veins and vein stock-work are normally accompanied by silicification and recoveries are normally good except in fault zones.  All lost core intervals are assigned a zero assay value.


Mineralization consists of quartz-adularia veins and vein stock-work intervals.  Veins range from less than one centimeter up to 1.5 meters. Veins of greater than 30 centimeters were sampled individually and normally yield assays of 15 – 100 g/t gold.  Vein stock-work zones occur over 10 – 120 meters with assays dependent upon the density of veining.  Stock-work zones were normally sampled on a uniform sample interval of one to 1.5 meter widths that yielded relatively uniform assay grades.


Security of Samples


The exploration programs carried out between 1984 and 1996 were carried out prior to National Instrument 43-101 coming into effect.  The sampling methods as reported by the various operators conformed to industry standards and although geologists supervising the sampling programs may not have been “Qualified Persons” within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 they were experienced in the exploration industry.


A Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 supervised the sampling of the drill core from the 2004 program.  The sampling method and approach are as described in the following.


During the diamond drilling program, geological personnel attended the drill at regular intervals as well as during drilling of mineralized intersections where anticipated in the drill holes.  Geological personnel were on hand to determine the completion depth of each hole and to shut down the drill hole.  The core was delivered to the core shack at the end of each working shift or when the drill hole was completed.


The core was laid out in sequence at the core shack followed by metric conversion of the footage markers and a rough drill log locating the zones of mineralization.  All drill core was photographed and visually logged before sampling.  The geological and mineralization descriptions were entered on prepared log forms using coded entries for lithology, alteration and veining.  Descriptive entries and drawings were also provided in a separate column of the log sheet.  The sample intervals were marked on the core and recorded in the drill logs with a unique number.  The core was then racked within the core shack and samples were split in sequence.  Personnel conducting the sampling included the geologist as well as samplers supervised by the geologist who logged the core.




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Samples were split using a heavy duty wheel type splitter with one cutting blade.  Samples were collected in uniquely labeled heavy poly sample bags and hot-sealed.  Sample blanks, standards and duplicates were inserted at this stage of the sample collection.  The samples were then placed in labeled rice bags for shipping.  Normally six to seven samples were enclosed in each rice bag that were then tied with steel wire twist ties.  The bags were stored in the secure core shack until shipping.


The samples were delivered by personnel to the commercial carrier in Whitehorse, Yukon for shipment to the laboratory in Vancouver, B.C.


The samples were prepared using standard industry procedures.  At the laboratory the samples were logged in the tracking system, dried, the entire sample was fine crushed to better than 70 % -2 mm, split off up to 250 grams and pulverized to better than 85 % passing 75 micron.


The gold analysis was of a 30 gram sample of a pulverized split by a combination of Fire Assay (FA) and atomic absorption spectrophotomerty (AAS).  The samples were digested using aqua regia.  Gold assay results are reported in parts per million (ppm) with a lower limit of 0.001 ppm and an upper limit of 10 ppm.  All samples that assayed greater than the upper limit were re-assayed using a combination FA and gravimetric measurement.


Samples for the other elements including Mercury were dissolved by Four Acid “near total” digestion.  Mercury analysis was by AAS for the limits of 0.01 to 100 ppm.  The remaining 27 elements were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma with Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and reported for trace levels.


Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates


There are no 43-101 compliant resources on the property.


Exploration and Development


The Golden Spike deposit consists of a series of hot spring vent breccia bodies hosting high-grade gold-silver mineralization with assays up to 132.93 g/t gold and 907 g/t silver.  Average grades through the number Three segment were 22.1 g/t gold and 45.1 g/t silver over an estimated true width of 4.7 meters in drill hole GC-04-227.  Although previous drill holes intersected higher grades and broader widths the results of the 2004 drilling are more representative due to the drill hole orientation.  Because of the acute core angles intersecting the veins in the previous drill programs the true width is difficult to estimate for those intersections.


The mineralized zones consist of steeply plunging lenticular bodies of massive quartz-adularia veins and intense quartz flooded quartz-adularia vein stock work surrounded by decreasing intensity of quartz-chalcedony vein and stringer stock work.  The lenticular zones range from 4.5 to 10 meters thick with the surrounding stock work apparently extending greater than one hundred meters around the central vent zone.  The drill results from segment number Three indicate a 45 – 50 meter strike length for the vent proximal mineralization.  A minimum depth of one hundred meters is indicated although mineralization has been intersected below the 700 meter elevation.  Average grades for the peripheral stock work mineralization range from 0.7 g/t gold in GC-04-234 to 1.1 g/t gold in GC-04-233.  The limits the stock work mineralization has not been determine for segment numbers One, Two and Four.


The exploration model for this type of epithermal deposits is for the stock work systems to be concentrated in massive sheeted veins at depth.  In most mineral districts where this occurs such as Bodie California the sheeted veins are the most productive zone of mineralization.




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The potential for the discovery of another mineralized deposit along the trend of the Grew Creek graben has increased with the new understanding of the structural and lithological controls to the gold-silver bearing vein systems.  Areas of known mineralization require re-evaluation and identification of other locales within the fault system can be targeted for detailed exploration including diamond drilling.


Further diamond drilling is recommended on the Golden Spike veins as well of the known mineralization at Rat Creek, the Knoll zone and Km 410.  Diamond drilling is recommended to obtain a sufficient sample to allow structural and orientation interpretation.


Definition drilling is recommended to continue on the Golden Spike Vein.   Drilling is required to determine the extents of the vein segments laterally and vertically.  A total of 22 drill holes are required for a total of 5000 meters.  The drill holes will test the three main segments of the vein system on three sections each at depths of 75, 125 and 200 meters and a single drill hole to test one segment to the 250-meter depth.  The objective of this program is to determine the overall dimensions of the mineralized system and provide an estimate of an Indicated Mineral Resource.


Shallow drill holes are recommended on the additional drill targets.


The Rat Creek Area contains widespread anomalous and low-grade gold values in previous drill holes.  The recognition of north-south trending vein systems and structural offsetting provides a framework for re-oriented drill holes to cross cut the area between Grew Creek and Rat Creek and the postualted eastern margin of the caldera.


The Knoll zone and surrounding area is located along the northern structure that extends to the Grew Creek Caldera.  Gold-silver mineralization occurs with chalcedony stringers in outcrop and trenches.  Gold values intersected in the drill holes in the area exceeded 0.5 g/t gold and channel samples from the trenches assayed up to 3.1 g/t gold across one meter.  Several holes re-oriented to an east-west trend are warranted to test the area.


At the Km 410 site, anomalous gold values from drill holes and trenches are relatively localized and cross cutting oriented drill holes are recommended to test the area immediately west and under the Robert Campbell Highway.


A total of 12 drill holes are recommended for the three exploration areas.  Seven (7) drill holes for a total of 900 meters are recommended in the Rat Creek area.  Three (3) drill holes for a total of 475 meters are recommended for the Knoll zone area.  Two (2) drill holes for a total of 275 meters are required to test the Km 410 structure.


Estimated Budget


Golden Spike Vein definition drilling

  5000 meters @ $ 175/meter

$   875,000

Rat Creek exploration drilling

  900 meters @ $ 175/meter

$   157,500

Knoll Zone exploration drilling

  475 meters @ $ 175/meter

$     83,125

Km 410 exploration drilling

  275 meters @ $ 175/meter

$     48,125

Total

  6650 meters

$ 1,163,750

Contingencies @ 15 %

$    174,500

Grand Total

$ 1,338,000




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ITEM 5.  OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS


A.

Operating Results


The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated audited financial statements and related notes thereto included herein. The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP.  Reference should be made to Note 11 to the financial statements for a discussion of the material differences from the amounts presented in Canadian GAAP to US GAAP.


The Company is a mineral exploration company with no producing properties and consequently has no current operating income or cash flow.


The Company’s accounting policy is to capitalize all costs relating to the acquisition, exploration and development on an individual property basis until such time as the property is put into production or the property is disposed of either through sale or abandonment. The costs capitalized for mineral properties are reviewed on a property-by-property basis to consider if there is any impairment on the subject property.  As at December 31, 2004, the Company has capitalized cumulatively $7,509,371 on the acquisition and exploration of its mineral property interest.


Critical Accounting Estimates


The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements requires management to use estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as revenues and expenses.  The most significant accounting estimates for the Company relate to the carrying value of its mineral property assets and accounting for stock-based compensation.  The Company’s accounting policies are set out in full in Note 1 of the annual financial statements.


a)

Mineral Property Costs


One of the most critical areas where estimates are used is in the area of the valuation of its carrying value of its mineral property costs.  Under Canadian GAAP, the Company records its interests in mineral properties at cost.  The costs of acquiring mineral properties and related exploration and development expenditures are deferred and would be amortized against future production following commencement of commercial production or are written off if the properties are sold, allowed to lapse or abandoned.  General exploration, overhead and administration costs are expensed in the period incurred.


The estimated values of all properties are assessed by management on a continual basis.  This assessment may be estimated by quantifiable evidence of a geological resource or reserve or the Company’s assessment of its ability to sell the property for an amount greater or less than the carrying value.  If the carrying values exceed estimated recoverable values, then the costs are written down to the estimated recoverable values.


Management’s estimates of mineral prices, recoverable resources, and operating, capital and reclamation costs are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may affect the recoverability of mineral property costs.  Although management has made its best estimate of these factors, it is possible that changes could occur in the near term that could adversely affect management’s estimate of the net cash flows to be generated from its properties.  The Company presently has no proven or probable reserves.


Option payments received are treated as a reduction of the carrying value of the related mineral property and deferred costs until the payments are in excess of costs incurred, at which time they are then credited to income.



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b)

Stock-Based Compensation


Another significant estimate relates to accounting for stock-based compensation.  Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected price volatility.  Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, and therefore, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options granted/vested during the year.


Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 compared to Fiscal year Ended December 31, 2003


Results of Operations


The year period ended December 31, 2004 resulted in a net loss of $1,652,721 which compares with a loss of $1,177,923 for the same period in 2003.  The loss for 2004 has been reduced by $365,968 which is the tax benefit associated with the renounciation of flow-through shares.  Even though the full amount of $365,968 has been recorded as a future income tax recovery, the Company will probably never realize this benefit.  General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 were $1,381,717 an increase of $128,126 over the same period in 2003.  Consulting fees of $173,124 were recorded as compared to $297,581 during the previous year.   During the prior year, the Company adopted the new recommendations of CICA Handbook Section 3870, share-based compensation and other share-based payments, effective to all awards granted on of after 1 January 2003.  The new standard requires that all share-based awards made to employees and non-employees be measured and recognized using a fair value based method.  In prior years, share-based compensation expense was only recognized when share-based compensation awards were made to non-employees, while pro-forma disclosure was acceptable for awards made to employees. The fair value of stock options that vested using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model was $358,150 for the period ended December 31, 2004 compared to $261,350 for the previous year.  All other general and administrative costs were relatively the same when compared to the previous year.  A $30,570 capital gain was realized on the sale of investments as compared to $66,591 over the same period in 2003.  Directors and officers liability insurance was obtained for an annual cost of $36,500 with the prorated amount of $17,100 included under insurance.  Miscellaneous income of $73,003 was earned as the Company was the operator on the Meridian/Golden Summit joint venture project in Alaska. Interest income of $65,250 was also earned as compared to $19,654 in the previous year as the Company had more funds on deposit.


During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company incurred mineral property deferred exploration costs of $1,912,278 with $986,228 being reimbursed through the Meridian agreement. Subsequent to year-end, Meridian terminated the agreement.  Of the deferred exploration costs, $26,139 relates to the minimum holding costs of the Almaden project in Idaho, and $34,879 was spent on the Rob project in Alaska. Mineral property acquisition costs of $280,365 were also incurred which included $21,094 for the Almaden Idaho project, $13,400 for the Yeager Alaska project, $16,750 for the Rob Alaska project, and $40,482 for the Rainbow Hill Alaska project.  The Company also received 30,000 shares of Pacific North West Capital Corp. as part of the Union Bay agreement valued at $17,100.  300,000 shares were issued at a value of $126,000 for the Yeager property, and 50,000 shares were issued at a value of $14,000 for the Rainbow Hill property.  During the year, the Company terminated the Rainbow Hill agreement and the associated costs of $73,513 have been written off.  Three new Canadian properties were acquired during the year. The Company acquired an option on the Grew Creek project in the Yukon by making a cash payment of $40,000, issued 50,000 shares for a value of $15,000 and incurred staking costs of $20,470. $610,571 in exploration expenditures was spent on the Grew Creek project to December 31, 2004.  The Company also spent $47,903 in staking and incurred deferred exploration expenses of $175,067 on the Eskay Rift project in northern B.C. The Duke, B.C. property was acquired by making a cash payment of $10,000 and 25,000 shares are to be issued upon receipt of regulatory approval. Subsequent to year-end, management has decided not to pursue further exploration on the Eskay Rift, and Yeager properties.



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Accordingly, the associated acquisition and deferred exploration expenditures that relate to the Eskay Rift and Yeager properties of $ $653,870 have been written-off.


Shareholder relations and promotional activities undertaken by the Company, which included attendance at various trade shows, cost $204,304 for the period ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $43,430 over the same period in 2003.  Travel costs increased by $58,999 for a total of $156,151 as a site visit to the Alaskan properties was incurred.


Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003 compared to Fiscal year Ended December 31, 2002


Results of Operations


The fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 resulted in a net loss of $1,177,923 which compares with a loss of $788,001 for the same period in 2002. During 2003 a mineral property write-down of $18,717 was recorded as certain general exploration and property examination costs in Alaska were written off.  General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2003 were $1,253,591 an increase of $534,021 over the same period in 2002.  Consulting fees of $297,581 was recorded compared to $93,326 during the previous year.  The Company adopted the new recommendations of CICA Handbook Section 3870, share-based compensation and other share-based payments, effective to all awards granted on of after 1 January 2003.  As encouraged by CICA Handbook Section 3870, the Company has enacted prospectively early adoption of the fair value based method of accounting for awards issued to both non-employees and employees for the fiscal year beginning 1 January 2003.  The new standard requires that all share-based awards made to employees and non-employees be measured and recognized using a fair value based method.  In prior years, shares-based compensation expense was only recognized when share-based compensation awards were made to non-employees, while pro-forma disclosure was acceptable for awards made to employees.  The fair value of stock options, that vested, using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model was $261,350 compared to $238,495 for the previous year.  Travel costs of $97,152 were incurred, an increase of $36,280 over the previous period while all other general and administrative costs were relatively the same when compared to the previous year.  During the year, the Company signed a two-year vehicle operating lease agreement with current year costs of  $17,098 and future lease obligations of $13,369.  A $66,591 capital gain was realized on the sale of investments as compared to $49,534 over the same period in 2002.


During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company incurred mineral property deferred exploration costs of $320,675.  Of this, $21,551 relates to the minimum holding costs of the Almaden project in Idaho, $233,748 was spent on the Golden Summit project in Alaska, $33,220 was spent on the Union Bay project in Alaska and $32,156 was spent on the Rob project in Alaska.  Mineral property acquisition costs of $559,264 were also incurred which included $336,000 for the issuance of 800,000 shares of the Company and $223,264 in cash payments.  The Company also received option payments of $40,000 in cash and $17,100 in shares.


Shareholder relations and promotional activities undertaken by the Company, which included attendance at various trade shows, cost $160,874 for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $93,425 over the same period in 2002.


Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002 compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2001


Results of Operations


The fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 resulted in a net loss of $788,001 which compares with a loss of $4,271,711 for the same period in 2001. Included in the loss for 2001 was a mineral property write-down of $4,159,380 as management wrote down the Almaden Property in the previous year. During 2002 a mineral property write-down of $104,036 was recorded as certain claims pertaining to the PGM



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Properties in the Sudbury region were dropped.  General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $719,570 an increase of $460,862 over the same period in 2001.  Consulting fees of $93,326 were recorded compared to $18,426 during the previous year.  During the year, the Company has adopted the new recommendations of CICA Handbook Section 3870, Share-Based Compensation and Other Share-Based Payments.  It is applied on a prospective basis and applies to all awards granted on or after 1 January 2002.  The fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model for non-employees was used to calculate the value of $238,495 with the value of $200,103 to directors and employees disclosed in note 9(d)(iv).  Shareholder relations and promotional activities undertaken by the Company, which included attendance at various trade shows, cost $67,449 for the year ended December 31, 2002, an increase of $60,061 over the same period in 2001.  Travel costs of $60,872 were incurred, an increase of $53,397 over the previous period while all other general and administrative costs were relatively the same when compared to the previous year.  A $49,534 capital gain was realized on the sale of investments as compared to $146,855 over the same period in 2001.


During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company incurred mineral property deferred exploration costs of $344,887. Of this, $23,942 relates to the minimum holding costs of the Almaden project in Idaho, $195,903 was spent on the Golden Summit project in Alaska, $63,801 was spent on the Union Bay project in Alaska and $61,241 was spent on the Rob project in Alaska. Mineral property acquisition costs of $576,567 were also incurred which included $436,500 for the issuance of 1,100,000 shares of the Company and $192,667 in cash payments, less option payments of $20,000 in cash and $32,600 in shares.


During the period, the Company did not enter into any contracts with outside parties to conduct investor relations activities on the Company’s behalf.


B.

Liquidity and Capital Resources


Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003


At December 31, 2004, the Company’s working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, was $1,723,301 compared with working capital of $2,762,842 at December 31, 2003.  Flow-through funds of $894,321 must be spent before December 31, 2005 on qualified Canadian mineral exploration, and is not included in working capital because it is classified as restricted cash on the balance sheet.  During the year, 2,738,000 shares were issued for gross proceeds of $1,140,100.


The Company has a portfolio of investments with a book value of $216,711 and a market value of $344,114 as at December 31, 2004.  The investments consist of 400,400 shares of Pacific North West Capital Corp. and 332,400 shares of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd.  These companies have certain directors in common. These amounts are included in the above working capital.  The Company has total issued and outstanding of 29,992,205 shares at December 31, 2004.


With estimated General and Administrative expenses of $65,000/month, $780,000 will be incurred over the next 12 months.  The Company believes that it has sufficient working capital to cover its annual General and Administrative expenses.  Any proposed exploration work programs will have to be funded through existing working capital, joint ventures, raising new capital or by selling its marketable securities currently valued at $344,114.


Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003 compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002


At December 31, 2003, the Company’s working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, was $2,762,842 compared with working capital of $123,851 at December 31, 2002. During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company issued 10,674,097 special warrants and/or units through private placements for gross proceed of $4,975,710.  Of this, 1,190,476 units for gross proceeds of $750,000 were issued under the Flow-through program.  This amount must be spent before December 31, 2004 on



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qualified Canadian mineral exploration, and is not included in working capital because it is classified as restricted cash on the balance sheet.  During the year, 250,839 warrants and options were exercised for gross proceeds of $117,028.


The Company has a portfolio of investments with a book value of $176,479 and a market value of $464,608 as at December 31, 2003.  The main investments consist of 350,400 shares of Pacific North West Capital Corp. and 312,400 shares of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd.  These companies have certain directors in common.  These amounts are included in the above working capital.


During the year ended December 31, 2003, 800,000 shares of the Company were issued for a value of $336,000 for mineral properties.  The Company has total issued and outstanding of 26,266,705 shares at December 31, 2003.


With estimated General and Administrative expenses of $50,000/month, $600,000 will be incurred over the next 12 months.  The Company believes that it has sufficient working capital to cover its annual General and Administrative expenses.  Any proposed exploration work programs will have to be funded through existing working capital, joint ventures, raising new capital or by selling its marketable securities currently valued at $464,608.


Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002 compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2001


At December 31, 2002, the Company’s working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, was $123,851 compared with a working capital deficit of $35,489 at December 31, 2001. Subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company completed a private placement of 1,038,860 units for gross proceeds of $418,877. Also subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company is arranging a special warrant private placement of up to 6,688,888 special warrants with each special warrant convertible into a unit at a price of $0.45 per special warrant for gross proceeds of up to $3,010,000.


The Company has a portfolio of investments with a book value of $159,332 and a market value of $260,673 as at December 31, 2002.  The main investments consist of 384,100 shares of Pacific North West Capital Corp. and 255,400 shares of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd.  These companies have certain directors in common.  These amounts are included in the above working capital.


During the year ended December 31, 2002, 3,600,916 shares of the Company were issued for gross proceeds of $1,152,950 and 1,100,000 shares were issued for mineral properties.   Pursuant to a Special Resolution passed 14 June 2001, the Company changed its name from International Freegold Mineral Development Inc. to Freegold Ventures Limited and consolidated its share capital on a one new share for four old share basis.  The Company has total issued and outstanding of 14,367,079 shares at December 31, 2002.


Material Differences between Canadian and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


The significant difference between Canadian and US GAAP on the consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 are as follows:


US GAAP requires that mineral property acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures be written off as incurred, or until economically recoverable proven and probable reserves are identified, as which time further costs incurred may be deferred.  Mineral acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures during the 2004 year requires an adjustment of $599,354 to the loss reported under Canadian GAAP.




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The loss under Canadian GAAP for the 2004 year was $1,652,721.  After adding mineral costs adjustment of $599,354, and a foreign exchange adjustment of $13,520, a loss under US GAAP of $2,265,595 is reported.  The loss per share under Canadian GAAP is $0.06 as compared to a loss of $0.08 per share under US GAAP.


The significant difference between Canadian and US GAAP on the consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003 are as follows:


US GAAP requires that mineral property acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures be written off as incurred, or until economically recoverable proven and probable reserves are identified, as which time further costs incurred may be deferred.  Mineral acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures during the 2003 year requires an adjustment of $822,840 to the loss reported under Canadian GAAP.


The loss under Canadian GAAP for the 2003 year was $1,177,923.  After adding mineral costs adjustment of $822,840, and a foreign exchange adjustment of $22,377, a loss under US GAAP of $2,023,140 is reported.  The loss per share under Canadian GAAP is $0.06 as compared to a loss of $0.11 per share under US GAAP.


The significant difference between Canadian and US GAAP on the consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002 are as follows:


US GAAP requires that mineral property acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures be written off as incurred, or until economically recoverable proven and probable reserves are identified, as which time further costs incurred may be deferred.  Mineral acquisition costs and deferred exploration expenditures during the 2002 year were $921,454, which requires an adjustment of $817,418 to the loss reported under Canadian GAAP.


The loss under Canadian GAAP for the 2002 year was $788,001.  After adding mineral costs adjustment of $817,418, a loss under US GAAP of $1,605,419 is reported.  The loss per share under Canadian GAAP is $0.07 as compared to a loss of $0.14 per share under US GAAP.


C.

Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.


As the Company is a mineral exploration company with no research and development, the information required by this section is inapplicable.


D.

Trend Information


As the Company is a mineral exploration company with no producing properties, the information required by this section is inapplicable.


E.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.


F.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations


Contractual Obligations(1)

Payments Due By Period

 

 

Total

Less than 1 yr

1-3 yrs

3-5 yrs

More than 5 yrs

Office Lease (2)

 

12,636

12,636

-

-

-

Option Payment Settlement (3)

 

12,982

12,982

-

-

-

Keystone Mineral Property Lease (4)

 

61,500

61,500

-

-

-

Total

 

$    87,118

$    87,118

$          -

$         -

$           -



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1)  No mineral property payments or exploration expenditures are included in the above table as they are considered option payments solely exercisable at the option of the Company.  Only option payments that are legally binding have been included.  See note 5.

2)  In addition to this amount, the Company is responsible for its estimated proportionate share of property taxes and operating costs.

3)  Pursuant to a settlement agreement, the Company is obligated to pay US$10,800 before December 2005.

4)  Pursuant to an agreement for the Keystone claims, the Company is obligated to pay US$50,000 per year.  Only the first year is shown as the Company has the option to terminate the agreement.


G.

Safe Harbour


The Registration Statement includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").  Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward looking statements".  Such statements are included, among other places in this Registration Statement, in the sections entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Description of Business" and "Description of Property"; and, in particular the section entitled the "Almaden Property" as they involve the assessment, based upon certain assumption, concerning future events and conditions that the resources described can be profitably produced.  Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimated and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated.  These include, but are not limited to, the risks of mining industry (for example, operational risks of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas, risks and uncertainties involving geology of mineral deposits, the uncertainty of reserve estimates and estimates relating to production volumes, cost and expense projections, potential cost overruns and health, safety and environmental risks), risks relating to the Company's properties (for example, lack of operating history and transportation), fluctuations in mineral prices and exchange rates and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures (collectively "Cautionary Statements").  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.


ITEM 6.

DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES


A.

Directors and Senior Management



Name,

Municipality of

Residence and

Position Held




Principal Occupation

for the Past Five Years


Director

of the

Company Since

Shares

Beneficially

Owned or

Controlled

Mar 8/05(1)


Harry Barr

Vancouver, BC

Canada


Chairman, CEO,

& Director



Chairman of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. (2004-present); President & CEO of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. (1989 – 2004); Director of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. (1989-present); President, CEO, & Director of Pacific North West Capital Corp. (1996 – present); Director of El Nino Ventures Inc. (1999 – present) and President of El Nino Ventures Inc. (2003-present).


1985






933,320(6)



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Colin Bird(3)

Camberley, UK


President &

Director


Managing Director of Lion Mining Finance Ltd. (1995 – present); President & Director of MIT Ventures Corp. (1996 – present) and Director of various other mining companies.


1996


179,722


Bernard Barlin(2)(4)(5)


UK


Director


Director of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. (1989 – present); Director of Pacific North West Capital Corp. (2000 – present); and Director of El Nino Ventures Inc. (2004-present).


1989


Nil


Hubert Marleau

Montreal, Canada(2)(3)(4)(5)


Director


President & CEO of Palos Capital Corp. (1998 – present); Director of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. (1996 – present); Chairman of Marleau, Lemire Inc. (1989 – 1998) and Director of several other companies.


1996


Nil


Hans von

Michaelis(2)(3)(4)(5)

Colorado, US


Director


President of Randol International Ltd. (1977-present); Director of Morgain Minerals Inc. (2005-present).


2003


7,500


Notes:

(1)

This information has been furnished by the respective directors.

(2)

Denotes member of the Audit Committee.  

(3)

Denotes member of the Compensation Committee

(4)

Denotes member of the Corporate Governance Committee

(5)

Unrelated director

(6)

Of the 933,320 shares owned by Harry Barr, 220,850 shares are owned directly; 289,375 shares are owned by Canadian Gravity Recovery Inc., a corporation wholly owned by Mr. Barr; and 423,095 shares are owned by 293020 BC Ltd., a corporation wholly owned by Mr. Barr.


Harry Barr, Bernard Barlin, Colin Bird, and Hubert Marleau are also directors of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd. and as members of the Board of Directors of such company, one of them will be empowered to vote the shares of CanAlaska Ventures Ltd.  


Harry Barr and Bernard Barlin are also directors of Pacific North West Capital Corp. and as members of the Board of Directors of such company, one of them will be empowered to vote the shares of Pacific North West Capital Corp.


B.

Compensation


Summary Compensation Table


The following terms have the meanings set out below:


Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) means each individual who served as chief executive officer of your company or acted in a similar capacity during the most recently completed financial year.


Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) means each individual who served as chief financial officer of your company or acted in a similar capacity during the most recently completed financial year.



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Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) means a plan providing compensation intended to motive performance over a period greater than one financial year.  LTIPs do not include option or SAR plans or plans for compensation through shares or units that are subject to restrictions on resale.


Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”) means the following individuals:


(a) each CEO; (b) each CFO; (c) each of the Company’s three most highly compensated executive officers, other than the CEO, who were serving as executive officers at the end of the most recently completed financial year and whose total salary and bonus exceeds $150,000; and (d) any additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (c) except that the individual was not serving as an officer of the Company at the end of the most recently completed financial year.


Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) means a right, granted by a company or any of its subsidiaries as compensation for employment services or office to receive cash or an issue or transfer of securities based wholly or in part on changes in the trading price of publicly traded securities.


The following table sets forth all compensation for all years indicated in respect of the individuals who were, the NEOs as of December 31, 2004.


  

Annual Compensation

Long Term Compensation

     

Awards

Payouts

 



Name and Principal Position


(a)




Year

Ended


(b)




Salary(1)

($)


(c)




Bonus

($)


(d)

Other Annual Compen-sation

($)


(e)

Securities Under Options/

SARs Granted

(#)

(f)

Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units

($)


(g)

LTIP

Payouts

($)




(h)

All Other Compen-sation

($)



(i)


Harry Barr

Chairman & CEO


2004

2003

2002


103,680

103,680

97,290


20,960

20,600

Nil


Nil

Nil

Nil


190,000(3)

500,000(4)

150,000(3)


Nil

Nil

Nil


Nil

Nil

Nil


Nil

Nil

Nil


Gordon Steblin, CFO


2004

2003

2002(2)


30,313

35,315

600


11,400

Nil

Nil


Nil

Nil

Nil


100,000

60,000

50,000


Nil

Nil

Nil


Nil

Nil

Nil


Nil

Nil

Nil


(1)   Fees paid through a service Company.

(2)   Gordon Steblin was appointed CFO October 1, 2002.

(3)   These stock options were granted to Canadian Gravity Recovery Inc., a wholly-owned company of Mr. Barr.

(4)   250,000 of these stock options were granted to Canadian Gravity, a wholly-owned company of Mr. Barr.  The remaining 250,000 stock options were granted to Mr. Barr directly.


Compensation of Executive Officers


See above summary compensation table.




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Options/SARs Granted to NEOs During the Most Recently Completed Financial Year  


Details of options to purchase the Company’s shares granted to the NEOs during the financial year ended December 31, 2004 are set out in the following table:






Name


Securities Under Options/SARs Granted (#)

% of Total Options/SARs Granted to Employees in Financial Year



Exercise or Base Price ($/Security)

Market Value of Securities Underlying Options/SARs on the Date of Grant ($/Security)




Expiration Date

      

Harry Barr, CEO

190,000(2)

8.76%

$0.40 / $0.50(1)

$0.36

Nov. 5, 2009


Gordon Steblin, CFO


100,000


4.61%


$0.40 / $0.50(1)


$0.36


Nov. 5, 2009


(1)

Exercise price of these stock options is $0.40 if exercised in years one, two and three and $0.50 if exercised in years four and five.

(2)

These stock options were granted to Canadian Gravity Recovery Inc., a wholly owned company of Mr. Barr.


Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises During the Most Recently Completed Financial Year and Financial Year End Option/SARS Values


The table below sets out, on an aggregate basis, the number of shares of the Company acquired through stock options by the NEOs under the Company’s Stock Option Plan during the financial year ended December 31, 2004 and the number and value of unexercised options as at December 31, 2004.


Name




(a)

Securities Acquired on Exercise

(#)

(b)

Aggregate

Value Realized(1)

($)

(c)

Unexercised

Options/SARs

at FY-End (#)

Exercisable/Unexercisable

(d)

Value of Unexercised

in-the-Money Options/SARs

at FY-End ($)(2)

Exercisable/Unexercisable

(e)


293020 BC Ltd.


Nil


Nil


0/81,000


Nil


Canadian Gravity Recovery Inc.


Nil


Nil


526,667/144,333


Nil


Harry Barr, CEO


Nil


Nil


0/6,250


Nil


Gordon Steblin, CFO


Nil


Nil


176,666/64,584


Nil


(1)

Aggregate Value Realized is the difference between the market price of the Corporation’s shares on the date of exercise and the option exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares acquired.

(2)

Value of Unexercised Options is equal to the difference between the closing price of the shares of the Corporation on the TSX on December 31, 2004 of $0.36 and the exercise price of options outstanding, multiplied by the number of shares purchasable under such options.


Option and SARs cancelled/expired to NEOs during the most recently completed financial year.


During the year ended December 31, 2004 there were no options cancelled or expired to NEOs.


Option and SAR Repricings


During the financial year ended December 31, 2004 no options to NEOs were repriced.




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LTIPs – Awards in Most Recently Completed Financial Year


The Company currently has no LTIP, which would provide compensation intended to motivate performance over a period greater than one financial year.  


Defined Benefit or Actuarial Plan Disclosure


The Company does not have defined benefit or actuarial plans.


Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts


During the year ended December 31, 2004, Harry Barr received $124,640 for management services and Gordon Steblin received $41,713 for accounting services.


Composition of the Compensation Committee


The Compensation Committee is comprised of Colin Bird, Hubert Marleau, and Hans von Michaelis.  Mr. Bird is a “related” director and Mr. Marleau and Mr. von Michaelis are “unrelated” directors.  The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the compensation paid to directors, management, and employees based on such factors as time commitment, comparative fee paid by other companies in the industry in North America and level of responsibility and the Company’s current position as an exploration company with limited operating revenue.


Report on Executive Compensation


The Company’s executive compensation program is administered by the Board of Directors and is designed to provide incentives for the enhancement of shareholder value.  The overall objectives are to attract and retain qualified executives critical to the success of the Company, to provide fair and competitive compensation, to align the interest of management with those of shareholders and to reward corporate and individual performance.  The compensation package has been structured so as to link shareholder return, measured by the change in the share price, with executive compensation through the use of stock options as the primary element of variable compensation.  The Company does not currently offer long-term incentive plans or pension plans to its senior officers.


The relative emphasis of the Company on cash compensation options, SARs securities purchase programs, shares or units that are subject to restrictions on resale and other incentive plans is variable.  The Company’s cash compensation to named executive officers tends to remain more or less constant, while any options, SARs security purchase programs are left to the discretion of the Board of Directors and therefore may fluctuate from year to year.


The Company takes into consideration the issuance of options, SARs, shares and units the grants made in previous years and the number that remain outstanding along with the amount of options remaining issuable under the Company’s Stock Option Plan.


The Company bases the compensation for the Company’s executive officers on the years of service with the Company, responsibilities of each officer and their duties in that position.  The Company also bases compensation on the performance of each officer.  The Company believes that stock options can create a strong incentive to the performance of each officer and is intended to recognize extra contributions and achievements towards the goals of the Company.


The Company’s Board of Directors, while determining cash compensation to the Chief Executive Officer takes into consideration the extensive experience in the mining industry, responsibilities and duties as CEO, as well as personal risks and contributions to the Company’s success.  The CEO receives a base



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cash compensation that the Company feels is in line with that paid by similar companies in North America; however no formal survey was completed by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors.


Compensation of Directors


Through the end of 2004, the directors of the Company did not receive compensation from the Company and/or its subsidiaries in their capacity as directors.  Commencing January 1, 2005 the directors will be remunerated as follows: $1,500 per quarter, $500 per directors meeting and $500 per committee meeting.


During the year ended December 31, 2004 a total of $124,640 was paid to a company controlled by Harry Barr, Chairman, CEO and director of the Company for management services.  


Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers


None of the current or former directors, executive officers or employees of the Company or persons who were directors, executive officers or employees of the Company at any time during the Company’s last completed financial year, none of the proposed nominees for election of directors of the Company and none of the associates or affiliates of such persons are or have been indebted to the Company (or its subsidiaries) at any time since the beginning of the last completed financial year ending December 31, 2004.  Furthermore, none of such persons were indebted to a third party during such period where their indebtedness was the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company or its subsidiaries.


Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans


Equity Compensation Plan Information


 

Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights

Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights

Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))


Plan Category


(a)


(b)


(c)


Equity compensation plans approved by securityholders


17,387,093


0.45


562,591


Equity compensation plans not approved by securityholders


N/A


N/A


N/A


Total


17,387,093


N/A


562,591


Interest of Management and Insiders in Material Transactions


None of the current or former directors, executive officers or employees of the Company or persons who were directors, executive officers or employees of the Company at any time during the Company’s last completed financial year, none of the proposed nominees for election of directors of the Company and none of the associates or affiliates of such persons are or have been indebted to the Company (or its subsidiaries) at any time since the beginning of the last completed financial year ending December 31, 2004.  Furthermore, none of such persons were indebted to a third party during such period where their indebtedness was the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company or its subsidiaries.




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Office Space


The Company has an office space lease agreement with a private company controlled by an officer and director.  The lease is for a period of five years commencing July 1, 2001, with an annual basic rent of $25,272.


Re-appointment of Auditors


Staley, Okada & Partners, Chartered Accountants will be nominated at the Company’s annual general meeting for re-election as the Company’s auditors for the ensuing year.  Remuneration of Staley, Okada & Partners is to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. Staley, Okada & Partners have been auditors of the Company since July 5, 2000.


Management Contracts


No management functions of the Company or any subsidiary are to any substantial degree performed by a person other than the directors or executive officers of the Company or subsidiary, except as disclosed herein.


C.

Board Practices


The directors hold office for a term of one year or until the next annual general meeting of the Company, at which time all directors retire, and are eligible for re-election.


The Company’s Audit Committee is comprised of Bernard Barlin, Hubert Marleau and Hans von Michaelis.  The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors and its members hold office until removed by the Board of Directors or until the next annual general meeting of the Company, at which time their appointments expire and they are then eligible for re-appointment.  The Audit Committee review the audited financial statements of the Company and liaises with the Company’s auditors and recommends to the Board of Directors whether or not to approve such statements.  At the request of the Company’s auditors, the Audit Committee must convene a meeting to consider any matters which the auditor believes should be brought to the attention of the Board of Directors or the shareholders of the Company.


Statement of Corporate Governance Practices


Corporate governance relates to activities of the Board, the members of which are elected by and are accountable to the shareholders, and takes into account the role of the individual members of management who are appointed by the Board and who are charged with the day to day management of the Company.  The Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices which are both in the interest of its shareholders and contribute to effective and efficient decision making.  The Company’s general approach to corporate governance is summarized below.  The Board from time to time has reviewed the guidelines for improved corporate governance in Canada adopted by the TSX (the ”Exchange Guidelines”).  More detailed information regarding the Company’s compliance with the fourteen (14) specific Exchange Guidelines is set out in Schedule “A” hereto.


The Board is currently composed of five directors.  All the proposed nominees are current directors.


The Exchange Guidelines suggest that the Board of Directors of every listed company should be constituted with a majority of individuals who qualify as “unrelated” directors.  An “unrelated” director is a director who is independent of management and is free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the director’s ability to act with a view to the best interests of the Company, other than interests and relationships arising from shareholding.  In addition, where a company has a significant shareholder, the Exchange Guidelines suggest that the Board of Directors should include a number of directors who do not have



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interests in either the Company or the significant shareholder.  Of the proposed nominees, three are considered by the Board to be “unrelated” within the meaning of the Exchange Guidelines.


Mandate of the Board of Directors


The mandate of the Board, as prescribed by corporate law, is to manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company and to act with a view to the best interests of the Company.  In doing so, the Board oversees the management of the Company’s affairs directly and through its committees.  In fulfilling its mandate, the Board, among other matters, is responsible for reviewing and approving the Company’s overall business strategies and its annual business plan, reviewing and approving the annual corporate budget and forecast, reviewing and approving significant capital investments outside the approved budget; reviewing major strategic initiatives to ensure the Company’s proposed actions accord with shareholder objectives; reviewing succession planning; assessing management’s performance against approved business plans and industry standards; reviewing and approving the reports and other disclosure issued to shareholders; ensuring the effective operation of the Board; and safeguarding shareholders’ equity interests through the optimum utilization of the Company’s capital resources.


Meetings of the Board


The Board plans to meet at least quarterly to review, among other things, the performance of the Company.  Results are compared and measured against a previously established plan and performance in prior years.  The Board also holds a meeting each year to review and assess the Company’s financial budget and business plan for the ensuing year and its overall strategic objectives.  This process establishes, among other things, benchmarks against which the Board may measure the performance of management.  Other meetings of the Board are called to deal with special matters as circumstances require.


Committee Responsibilities and Activities


Committees of the Board are an integral part of the company’s governance structure.  There are three standing committees (the “Committees”), established to devote the necessary expertise and resources to particular areas, and to enhance the quality of discussion at Board meetings.  The Committees facilitate effective Board decision-making by providing recommendations to the Board on matters within their respective responsibilities.  The Board believes that the Committees assist in the effective functioning of the Board and that the composition of the Committees should ensure that the views of unrelated and independent directors are effectively represented.


A summary of the responsibilities and activities and the membership of each of the Committees is set out below:


Audit Committee


The Audit Committee is comprised of Bernard Barlin, Hubert Marleau, and Hans von Michaelis who are financially literate in accordance with National Securities Legislation.


The Exchange Guidelines recommend that an audit committee be comprised only of outside directors.


The Audit Committee reviews and recommends to the Board for approval the annual financial statements and the annual report of the Company.  The quarterly financial statements of the Company are reviewed by the Audit Committee and the Board.  In addition, the Audit Committee is charged with the responsibility of monitoring the integrity of the Company’s internal controls and management information systems.  For the purposes of performing these duties, the members of the Audit Committee have the right, at all times, to inspect all of the books and financial records of the Company and to discuss



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with management and the auditors of the Company any accounts, records and matters relating to the financial statements of the Company.


Additional information regarding the audit committee may be found in Item 16A of the Company’s Form 20F dated March 29, 2005 filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.


Compensation Committee


The Compensation Committee is comprised of Colin Bird, Hubert Marleau, and Hans von Michaelis. Mr. Bird is a “related” director and Mr. Marleau and Mr. Von Michaelis are “unrelated” directors.  The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the compensation paid to directors, management, and employees based on such factors as time commitment, comparative fees paid by other companies in the industry in North America and level of responsibility and the Company’s current position as an exploration company with limited operating revenue.


Corporate Governance Committee


The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing matters relating to corporate governance and making recommendations to the Board with respect thereto.


This Committee meets at least once annually.  Currently, the members are Hans von Michaelis, Hubert Marleau, and Bernard Barlin who also constitute the Company’s Audit Committee.


Nomination and Assessment


The Board determines new nominees to the Board, although a process has not been adopted.  The nominees are generally the result of recruitment efforts by the Board members, including both formal and informal discussions among Board members and the President and Chief Executive Officer.  The Board monitors but does not formally assess the performance of individual Board members or committee members or their contributions.


Expectations of Management


The Board expects management to operate the business of the Company in a manner that enhances shareholder value and is consistent with the highest level of integrity.  Management is expected to execute the Company’s business plan and to meet performance goals and objectives.


D.

Employees


During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, the Company had no employees and 10 consultants.


E.

Share Ownership


The following table sets forth the share ownership of those persons listed in subsection 6.A above and includes details of all options or warrants to purchase shares of the Company held by such persons:


Name

Number of Shares held at Mar 8/05

Number of Options or Warrants Outstanding at Mar. 8/05

Exercise Price

Expiry Date


293020 BC Ltd. (1)


423,095


81,000 (option)


$0.50


Feb 28, 2010


Canadian Gravity Recovery Inc. (1)


289,375


248,322 (warrant)

200,000 (warrant)

81,000 (option)

150,000 (option)

250,000 (option)

190,000 (option)


$0.60

$0.60

$0.50

$0.50

$0.48

$0.40


May 18, 2005

July 5, 2005

Feb 28, 2010

Dec 31, 2007

Sept 10, 2008

Nov 5, 2009



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Harry Barr


220,850


6,250 (option)

250,000 (option)


$0.50

$0.48


Feb 11, 2010

Sept 10, 2008


Colin Bird


179,722


87,500 (warrant)

43,750 (option)

2,500 (option)

100,000 (option)

50,000 (option)

25,000 (option)


$0.60

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.48

$0.40


May 18, 2005

Feb 11, 2010

Feb 28, 2010

Dec 31, 2007

Sept 10, 2008

Nov 5, 2009


Taryn Downing


Nil


12,500 (option)

21,250 (option)

50,000 (option)

60,000 (option)

100,000 (option)


$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.48

$0.40


Feb 11, 2010

Feb 28, 2010

Dec 31, 2007

Sept 10, 2008

Nov 5, 2009


Gordon Steblin


Nil


12,500 (option)

18,750 (option)

50,000 (option)

60,000 (option)

100,000 (option)


$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.48

$0.40


Feb 11, 2010

Feb 28, 2010

Dec 31, 2007

Sept 10, 2008

Nov 5, 2009


J. Kristina Walcott


23,000


7,500 (option)

40,000 (option)

40,000 (option)

275,000 (option)

2,500 (warrant)

5,000 (warrant)

2,750 (warrant)


$0.50

$0.50

$0.48

$0.40

$0.50

$0.55

$0.55


Feb 11, 2010

Dec 31, 2007

Sept 10, 2008

Nov 5, 2009

June 17, 2005

June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005


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These companies are wholly owned by Mr. Harry Barr.


Performance Shares and Escrowed Shares


Previously Approved Performance Shares


In 2003 and 2004, the shareholders approved the issuance of an aggregate of 2,187,482 nominal value performance shares (872,897 in 2003; 1,314,585 in 2004).  To date none of those performance shares have been issued.  At the time of shareholder approval in 2003, the 872,897 shares represented 5% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares.  At the time of shareholder approval in 2004, the 1,314,585 shares represented 5% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares.  As at March 8, 2005 the 2,187,482 performance shares represent 7.3% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares.


These performance shares shall be issued at the discretion of the Board to such arm’s length parties as the Board considers desirable to attract to the Company particular expertise, management experience, operations experience, financial capacity, industry profile and other such characteristics in the discretion of the Board. Vesting provisions may be imposed at the discretion of the Board at the date of issuance.  The value of the performance shares shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion at the date of issuance.  The total number of performance shares granted to any one individual may not exceed 5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares at the date of issuance. As at March 8, 2005 400,000 performance shares have been allotted but not issued, which shares shall vest as to 50,000 shares on September 5, 2005, and as to 50,000 every six months thereafter.  These 400,000 performance shares represent 1.34% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares as at March 8, 2005.


The above 2,187,482 performance shares are separate from any performance shares that may be issued under the 2005 SOI Plan.



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Existing Incentive and Share Compensation Plans


The Company has two existing incentive and share compensation plans which have previously been approved by the shareholders.  These two plans, which are detailed below, will be maintained separate and apart from the 2005 SOI Plan being placed before shareholders for approval at the Meeting.


Stock Option Plan Amended May 20, 2004


The Company’s existing stock option plan, as amended May 20, 2004 (the “2004 Plan”) provides that the aggregate number of shares of the Company that may be issued under the 2004 Plan shall not exceed 5,258,341 shares.


  

Percentage of Issued and Outstanding Shares as of March 8, 2005


Shares issued upon exercise of incentive stock options


25,000

 


0.08%

Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to unexercised incentive stock options


4,670,750

 


15.56%

Unallocated shares available for future grants of incentive stock options


562,591

 


1.87%

   

TOTAL

5,258,341

 

17.58%


The 2004 Plan was adopted to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by affording key personnel, upon whose judgment, initiative and effects the Company rely for the successful conduct of the Company’s business, an opportunity for investment in the Company and the incentive advantages inherent in the share ownership in the Company.  The 2004 Plan authorizes the Board to grant options to key personnel selected by the Board, upon considering criteria such as employment position or other relationship with the Company, duties and responsibilities, ability, productivity, length of service or association, morale, interest in the Company, recommendations by supervisors and other matters.


The 2004 Plan is administered by the Board in accordance with the terms of the 2004 Plan.  Pursuant to the 2004 Plan, the Board may grant options to key personnel upon such terms and conditions as the Board may determine in accordance with the terms of the 2004 Plan.  The Board will determine the option price (which must comply with TSX policies) and the term of the options, which may be up to 10 years in length.  Vesting provisions may be included at the discretion of the Board.  The total number of options granted to insiders may not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company in any 12 month period and no insider may be granted options exceeding 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company in any 12 month period.  Pursuant to the 2004 Plan, the maximum number of shares reserved for any on individual may not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company at the date of grant.  If an optionee’s relationship with the Company is terminated for cause, then such person’s options will terminate on the same day that the relationship ceases.  If an optionee’s relationship with the Company is terminated for any reason other than cause or death, then such person’s options will terminate on the same day that the relationship ceases unless the Board specifically allows an additional 30 day exercise period.  Upon death of an optionee, such optionee’s options may be exercised by the estate of the optionee for one year from the date of death or such longer period as the Board may determine at the time of grant of the options.




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The 2004 Plan may be amended by the Board as it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company, subject to prior approval of the TSX, provided that no such amendment shall impair any option previously granted under the 2004 Plan.


The Company intends to continue with 2004 Plan until all allowable options have been granted.  Thereafter, the Company shall grant options pursuant to the 2005 SOI Plan, assuming the Company receives shareholder approval of the 2005 SOI Plan.


2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan


Disinterested shareholders of the Company (being those shareholders who are not Insiders of the Company as that term is defined under the policies of the TSX) will be asked to approve, by simple majority of the disinterested shareholders, the Company’s new 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2005 SOI Plan”).  Insiders beneficially own 1,120,542 shares of the Company which will be excluded for the purposes of the disinterested shareholder approval.  Concurrent with seeking shareholder approval, the Company is also seeking approval of the 2005 SOI Plan from the TSX.  Both shareholder approval and TSX approval are required before the 2005 SOI Plan may be implemented.


2005 SOI Plan - General


The purpose of the 2005 SOI Plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions with the Company, to provide incentives and awards to eligible persons under the plan, and to promote the success of the Company’s business.  Incentive benefits that may be granted under the 2005 SOI Plan include:  stock options (tax qualified and non-tax qualified); share awards, restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance shares/units; grant or sale of compensation related restricted shares or deferred shares, cash awards or other incentives that may be determined by the Board in future.


The 2005 SOI Plan will be administered by the Board in accordance with the terms of the 2005 SOI Plan.


The 2005 SOI Plan provides that the maximum aggregate number of shares of the Company which may be awarded under the 2005 SOI Plan will be 10% of the issued and outstanding capital of the Company, as such may be from time-to-time.  The 2005 SOI Plan will take effect March 31, 2005 and terminate on March  31, 2015 (subject to shareholder and TSX approvals).


Incentives under the 2005 SOI Plan may be granted only to such directors, officers, employees, consultants, advisors or other eligible participants as determined by the Board (collectively, the “Participants”).  No individual may receive incentive grants exceeding 5% of issued capital of the Company, unless specifically authorized by the Board and permitted by applicable laws and exchange policies.


The 2005 SOI Plan may be amended by the Board at any time, without shareholder approval subject to the following amendments requiring shareholder approval, as required by law or exchange policies:  an increase in the fixed percentage of shares subject to the 2005 SOI Plan and any change in the definition of Participant (i.e., persons that may receive options or awards under the 2005 SOI Plan).


The Board may make amendments such as repricing and extending non-insider options.


If required by TSX policy to which the Company is subject, repricing or extension of Incentive agreements to insiders shall require shareholder approval.




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Stock Options


The Board may grant options to Participants to purchase shares of the Company upon such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.  The option price will be at fair market value, as determined by the Board in accordance with applicable laws and exchange policies.  Unless otherwise specified, the term of each option will be five years from the date of grant with any vesting provisions being set at the discretion of the Board.  In most circumstances, an option will be exercisable for a period of three months after an employee ceases to be an employee, where such termination of employment is voluntary, (only with respect to options that are vested on such date of termination of employment).  The options will terminate on the date an employee’s employment by the Company is terminated, if such termination is for cause.  Where employment has been terminated due to disability or death, the options will be exercisable for six months from the date of termination of employment or death with respect only to options that are vested on the date of termination of employment or death, as the case may be.  


Any grant of option may provide for payment to the optionee of dividend equivalents or accretions thereon in cash or shares on a current, deferred or contingent basis or the Board may provide that any dividend equivalent may be credited against the option price.  Any grant of an option may provide that payment of the option price may be made in the form of restricted shares or other shares that are not subject to risk of forfeiture or restrictions on transfer in the manner determined by the Board.  Any grant may allow for deferred payment of the option price through a sale and remittance procedure whereby the Participant will sell the shares through a Company-designated brokerage firm, which firm then will forward directly to the Company from the proceeds of sale of the shares, the aggregate option price payable for the purchased shares.  


Subject to applicable laws and exchange policies, the Board may, in its discretion, assist any Participant in the exercise of awards under the 2005 SOI Plan by authorizing the Company to provide a loan to the Participant (not to exceed the exercise price plus tax liability incurred in connection therewith), permitting the Participant to pay the exercise price in installments, authorizing the Company to guarantee a loan obtained by the Participant from a third party, or granting a cash bonus to the Participant to enable the Participant to pay tax obligations arising from an award.  Any such loans may be forgiven by the Company at the discretion of the Board.  


Restricted Shares


Restricted shares will be sold or transferred by the Company to a Participant at a price which may be below fair market value or for no payment at all, but are subject to restriction on their sale or other transfer by the Participant and such shares will be escrowed until such time as the restrictions are removed.  The number of restricted shares that may be transferred or sold by the Company, the sale price, and the restrictions set on such shares will all be determined by the Board at the time of grant.


Deferred Shares


Deferred shares are an award of the right to receive shares at the end of a specified deferral period, upon fulfillment during the deferral period of pre-set performance conditions, all of which terms and conditions will be determined by the Board at the time of grant or sale of the deferral shares.


Performance Shares


Performance shares or units may be issued to a Participant upon the achievement of specified objectives set by the Board upon terms and conditions set by the Board.




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Options and Other Rights to Purchase Shares


The following table summarizes the issued and outstanding options as at December 31, 2004:


Number

Outstanding

31 December

2003

Granted

Exercised

Cancelled

Expired

Number

Outstanding

31 December 2004

Exercise

Price

Per Share

Expiry Date

160,000

-

-

(20,000)

-

140,000

$0.50

11 February 2005

324,500

-

-

(10,000)

-

314,500

$0.50

28 February 2005

20,000

-

-

(12,500)

-

7,500

$0.50

5 May 2005

975,000

-

-

-

-

975,000

$0.50

31 December 2007

100,000

-

-

-

(100,000)

-   

$0.25

1 July 2004

1,300,000

-

(25,000)  

(115,000)


1,160,000

$0.48

10 September 2008

100,000

-

-

-

-

100,000

$0.25

1 July 2007

-

120,000

-

(30,000)

-

90,000

$0.55

10 February 2007

-

50,000

-

-

-

50,000

$0.31

1 July 2007

-

100,000

-

-

-

100,000

$0.25

1 July 2007

-

2,000,000

-

-

-

2,000,000

$0.40/$0.50

5 November 2009

2,979,500

2,270,000

(25,000)

(187,500)

(100,000)

4,937,000


 


Stock Options


The following table sets out the options granted to directors, executive officers and others during the Company's most recently completed financial year.


(i)

Options Granted During the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004


Optionees

Number of Shares Subject to Option

Date of Grant

Exercise Price ($/Security)

Expiration Date

     

Employees/Consultants

120,000

Feb 10/04

$0.55

Feb 10/07

Employees/Consultants

50,000

July 1/04

$0.31

July 1/07

Employees/Consultants

100,000

July 1/04

$0.25

July 1/07

Directors/Officers

525,000

Nov 5/04

$0.40/$0.50

Nov 5/09

Employees/Consultants

1,475,000

Nov 5/04

$0.40/$0.50

Nov 5/09

TOTAL

 2,270,000

   


The following table sets out the financial value of options exercised during the Company’s most recently completed financial year by directors, executive officers and others.


(ii)

Options Exercised During the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004


Optionees

Number of Shares Exercised

Date of Grant

Exercise Price ($/Security)

Expiration Date

     

Employees/Consultants

25,000

Sept 1/03

$0.48

Sept 1/04


(iii)

Defined Benefit Plans


The Company does not have, and at no time during its most recently completed financial year had, any defined benefit or actuarial plans in respect of which any of its executive officers were eligible to participate.


Pursuant to regulatory requirements, stock options granted and amended to Insiders as defined in the Securities Act (British Columbia) are required to be ratified by the shareholders of the Company.  Accordingly, the shareholders of the Company will be asked to approve, ratify and confirm the following options granted to insiders and directors of the Company.



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(iv)

Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARS) Grants During the Most Recently Completed Financial Year


During the year ended December 31, 2004, there were 2,270,000 options granted, 187,500 options cancelled and 100,000 options expired to directors, officers, consultants, and employees pursuant to the Company’s Stock Option Plan.  As of December 31, 2004 there were 4,937,000 outstanding options issued under the Company’s Stock Option Plan.


The following Options/SARs were granted to Named Executive Officers in the financial year ended December 31, 2004.


Subsequent to year-end there were no stock options granted and 266,250 stock options were cancelled or expired to non-executives.  As of March 8, 2005 4,670,750 stock options were outstanding.


(v)

Options/SARs exercised by directors, executive officers, non-executive insiders and others in the financial year.


Optionee

Number of Shares Exercised

Date of Grant

Exercise Price ($/Security)

Expiration Date

     

Employees/Consultants

25,000

Sept 1/03

$0.48

Sept 1/04


(vi)

Options/SARs cancelled by directors, executive officers, non-executive insiders and others in the financial year.


Optionee

Number of Shares Cancelled

Date of Grant

Exercise Price ($/Security)

Expiration Date

     

Employees/Consultants

12,500

May 5/00

$0.50

May 5/05

Employees/Consultants

30,000

Feb 10/04

$0.55

Feb 10/07

Employees/Consultants

20,000

Feb 11/98

$0.50

Feb 11/10

Employees/Consultants

75,000

Sept 1/03

$0.48

Sept 1/04

Employees/Consultants

40,000

Sept 10/03

$0.50

Sept 10/08

Employees/Consultants

10,000

Feb 28/00

$0.50

Feb 28/10

TOTAL

    


ITEM 7.

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


A.

Major Shareholders


The following table sets forth the share ownership of those persons holding greater than 5% of the Company’s shares held by such persons as at March 8, 2005:


Shareholder Name and Address

Number of Shares Held

Percentage of Issued Shares


CDS & Company

25 Esplanade

Box 1038, Station A

Toronto, ON  M5E 1W5


20,565,197


68.7%


Anglo Alaska Gold Corp.

PO Box 80268

Fairbanks, AK  99708


1,900,000


6.35%


CDS & Co. is a depository, the Company has no knowledge as to the beneficial ownership of these shares.



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B.

Related Party Transactions


There were no material transactions in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, or proposed material transactions between the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as previously disclosed and:


(a)  enterprises that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common control with, the Company;

(b)  associates;

(c)  individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives them significant influence over the Company, and close members or any such individual’s family;

(b)  key management personnel, that is, those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, including directors and senior management of companies and close members of such individuals’ families;

(c)  enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence including enterprises owned by directors of major shareholders of the Company and enterprises that have a member of key management in common with the Company.


Office Lease


The Company entered into an office space lease agreement with a private Company controlled by an officer and director being Harry Barr.  The lease is for a period of five years commencing on July 1, 2001, with an annual basic rent of $25,272.


C.

Interests of Experts and Counsel


This Form 20F is being filed as an annual report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this section.


ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION


A.

Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information


This Annual Report contains the consolidated financial statements for the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 which contain an Audit Report dated January 28, 2005.


B.

Significant Changes


No significant change has occurred since the date of the annual financial statements included in this Annual Statement.


ITEM 9.

THE OFFER AND LISTING


A.

Offer and Listing Details


The annual high and low market prices for the shares of the Company on the Toronto Stock Exchange for each of the last five full financial years are as follows:


December 31

High (Cdn $)

Low (Cdn $)

Volume


2004


0.64


0.24


13,252,642

2003

0.68

0.205

11,480,637



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2002

0.51

0.04

19,733,319

2001

0.22

0.03

9,571,573

2000

0.95

0.06

24,853,290

1999

0.28

0.06

3,583,102


The high and low market prices for the shares of the Company on the Toronto Stock Exchange for each of the two most recently completed financial year for each quarter are as follows:


December 31

High (Cdn $)

Low (Cdn $)

Volume

    

2004

   

First Quarter

0.64

0.37

2,807,657

Second Quarter

0.40

0.25

2,385,625

Third Quarter

0.34

0.24

3,140,171

Fourth Quarter

0.425

0.27

4,919,189

    

2003

   

First Quarter

0.64

0.39

2,484,576

Second Quarter

0.40

0.205

956,263

Third Quarter

0.52

0.21

4,041,888

Fourth Quarter

0.68

0.385

3,997,910


The high and low market prices for the shares of the Company on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the six most recently completed months are as follows:


December 31, 2003

High (Cdn $)

Low (Cdn $)

Volume

    

September 2004

0.32

0.24

1,151,495

October 2004

0.365

0.27

1,397,898

November 2004

0.425

0.295

2,741,846

December 2004

0.39

0.33

779,445

January 2005

0.36

0.26

517524

February 2005

0.305

0.19

1297045


On December 31, 2004 the closing price of the shares of the Company on the TSX Exchange was $0.36 per share.


The Company has not, since the date of its incorporation, declared or paid any dividends on its shares and does not currently intend to pay dividends.  Earnings will be retained to finance further exploration and development.


The following is the OTCBB trade history:


The annual high and low market prices for the shares of the Company on the OTC Bulletin Board for each of the last five full financial years are as follows:


December 31

High (US $)

Low (US $)

Volume

    

2004

0.51

0.18

2,323,439

2003

0.52

0.12

2,097,433

2002

0.32

0.02

295,200


*The shares of the Company have been listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under trading symbol “ITFMF” since July 24, 2002 and under trading symbol “FGOVF” since September 4, 2002.




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The high and low market prices for the shares of the Company on the OTC Bulletin Board for each of the two most recently completed financial year for each quarter are as follows:


December 31

High (US $)

Low (US $)

Volume

    

2004

   

First Quarter

0.51

0.30

790,088

Second Quarter

0.325

0.18

521,450

Third Quarter

0.26

0.19

382,900

Fourth Quarter

0.40

0.202

629,001

    

2003

   

First Quarter

0.38

0.20

364,900

Second Quarter

0.45

0.12

340,100

Third Quarter

0.41

0.18

606,300

Fourth Quarter

0.52

0.25

786,133


The high and low market prices for the shares of the Company on the OTC Bulletin Board for the six most recently completed months are as follows:


 

High (US $)

Low (US $)

Volume

    

September 2004

0.259

0.19

147,900

October 2004

0.299

0.202

92,708

November 2004

0.40

0.243

302,193

December 2004

0.379

0.27

234,100

January 2005

0.28

0.211

130,000

February 2005

0.24

0.155

242,850


On December 31, 2004 the closing price of the shares of the Company on the OTC Bulletin Board was $0.27 per share.


The Company has not, since the date of its incorporation, declared or paid any dividends on its shares and does not currently intend to pay dividends.  Earnings will be retained to finance further exploration and development.


The following table indicates the approximate number of record holders of shares at March 8, 2005, the number of record holders of shares with United States addresses and the portion and percentage of shares so held in the United States.  On March 8, 2005, 30,017,205 shares were allotted and outstanding which are fully paid.


Total Number

of Registered Holders

Number of Registered

US Holders

Number of Common

Shares Held in US

Percentage of

Shares


316


113


4,624,632


15.46%


A substantial number of shares are held by depositaries, brokerage firms and financial institutions in "street names".  


The computation of the number and percentage of shares held in the United States is based upon the number of shares held by record holders with United States addresses.  United States residents may beneficially own shares held of record by non-United States residents.




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B.

Plan of Distribution


This Form 20F is being filed as an annual report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this section.


C.

Markets


The Company’s shares have traded on the TSX Venture Exchange since March 11, 1987 under the trading symbol “ITF”.  Since May 19, 1998 the Company’s shares have traded on the TSX Exchange under the trading symbol “ITF”.  The Company was also listed on the OTCBB since July 24, 2002 under the trading symbol “ITFMF” and since September 4, 2002 under the trading symbol “FGOVF”.


D.

Selling Shareholders


This Form 20F is being filed as an Annual Report under the Exchange Act and as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this section.


E.

Dilution


This Form 20F is being filed as an Annual Report under the Exchange Act and as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this section.


F.

Expenses of the Issue


This Form 20F is being filed as an Annual Report under the Exchange Act and as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this section.


G.

Performance Graph


The following graph illustrates the Company’s five year cumulative total shareholder return considering a $100 Investment – December 31, 1999 to December 31, 2004.

 

 

 

 

 


ITEM 10.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


A.

Share Capital



As of March 8, 2005 the Company has 30,017,205 shares without par value issued, allotted and outstanding which are fully paid.





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B.

Memorandum and Articles of Association


The Company’s Articles of Association and Memorandum are registered with the British Columbia Registrar of Companies under corporation number 262963.  The Company was incorporated on July 22, 1985, under the name FreeGold Recovery Inc., under the laws of the Province of Alberta.  On August 21, 1991, the Company continued out of the Province of Alberta into the Province of British Columbia.  On November 25, 1993, the Company changed its name to International Freegold Mineral Development Inc. and consolidated its share capital on a six old shares for one new common share basis.  On December 3, 2002 the Company changed its name to Freegold Ventures Limited and consolidated its share capital on a four old shares for one new common share basis.  In this Annual Report the “Company” means Freegold Ventures Limited and, except where the context so requires, its subsidiary.


The Company carries out its operations in Alaska and Idaho through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Free Gold Recovery, USA  Free Gold Recovery USA, Inc. was incorporated on November 12, 1985, under the laws of the State of Nevada and was granted a Certificate of Authority to transact business in the State of Alaska on December 18, 1995, under the name FreeGold Recovery Inc. USA.  In this Annual Report “Free Gold Recovery USA” means both Free Gold Recovery, USA and FreeGold Recovery Inc. USA.  The Company is the sole shareholder of Free Gold Recovery USA


C.

Material Contracts


During the year ended December 31, 2004 there were no material contracts entered into by the Company other than contracts entered into during the ordinary course of business.


D.

Exchange Controls


There is no law or governmental decree or regulation in Canada that restricts the export or import of capital, or affects the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to a non-resident holder of Shares, other than withholding tax requirements.  See "Item 7. "Taxation".


There is no limitation imposed by Canadian law or by the constituent documents of the Company on the right of a non-resident to hold or vote Shares, other than are provided in the Investment Canada Act (Canada).  The following summarizes the principal features of the Investment Canada Act (Canada).


The Investment Canada Act (Canada) requires certain "non-Canadian" individuals, governments, corporations or other entities who wish to acquire a "Canadian business" (as defined in the Investment Canada Act), or establish a "new Canadian business" (as defined in the Investment Canada Act) to file either a notification or an application for review with a governmental agency known as "Investment Canada".  The Investment Canada Act requires that certain acquisitions of control by a Canadian business by a "non-Canadian" must be reviewed and approved by the Minister responsible for the Investment Canada Act on the basis that the Minister is satisfied that the acquisition is "likely to be of net benefit to Canada", having regard to criteria set forth in the Investment Canada Act.  Only acquisitions of control are reviewable under the Investment Canada Act; however, the Investment Canada Act provides detailed rules for the determination of whether control has been acquired and, pursuant to those rules, the acquisition of one-third or more of the voting shares of a corporation may, in some circumstances, be considered to constitute an acquisition of control.  Certain reviewable acquisitions of control may not be implemented before being approved by the Minister; if the Minister does not ultimately approve a reviewable acquisition which has been completed, the acquired Canadian business be divested.  Failure to comply with the review provisions of the Investment Canada Act could result in, among other things, an injunction or a court order directing disposition of assets or shares.




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E.

Taxation


Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences


The following is a general discussion of certain possible United States federal income tax consequences, under current law, generally applicable to a US Holder (as hereinafter defined) of shares of the Company. This discussion does not address all potentially relevant federal income tax matters and it does not address consequences peculiar to persons subject to special provisions of federal income tax law, such as those described below as excluded from the definition of a US Holder. In addition, this discussion does not cover any state, local or foreign tax consequences. (See “Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences” below).


The following discussion is based upon the sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations, published Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) rulings, published administrative positions of the IRS and court decisions that are currently applicable, any or all of which could be materially and adversely changed, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time and which are subject to differing interpretations. This discussion does not consider the potential effects, both adverse and beneficial, of any recently proposed legislation, which, if enacted, could be applied, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time. This discussion is for general information only and it is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any holder or prospective holder of shares of the Company and no opinion or representation with respect to United States federal income tax consequences to any such holder or prospective holder is made. Accordingly, holders and prospective holders of shares of the Company should consult their own tax advisors about the federal, state, local, and foreign tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of shares of the Company.


US Holders


As used herein, a “US Holder” means a holder of shares of the Company who is a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United Sates or of any political subdivision thereof, an estate whose income is taxable in the United States irrespective of source or a trust subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and control of a United States fiduciary as described in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. This summary does not address the tax consequences to, and US Holder does not include, persons subject to specific provisions of federal income tax law, such as tax-exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and other tax-deferred accounts, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, broker-dealers, nonresident alien individuals, or foreign corporations whose ownership of shares of the Company is not effectively connected with conduct on a trade or a business in the United States, persons or entities that have a “functional currency” other than the US dollar, shareholders who hold shares as part of a straddle, hedging or a conversion transaction, and shareholders subject to the alternative minimum tax, and shareholders who acquired their shares through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for services. This summary is limited to US Holders who own shares as capital assets. This summary does not address the consequences to a person or entity holding an interest in a shareholder or the consequences to a person of the ownership, exercise or disposition of any options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares.


Distribution on Shares of the Company


US Holders receiving dividend distributions (including constructive dividends) with respect to shares of the Company are required to include in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes the gross amount of such distributions, equal to the US dollar value of such distributions on the date of receipt (based on the exchange rate on such date), to the extent that the Company has current or accumulated earnings or profits, without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such



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distributions. Such Canadian tax withheld may be credited, subject to certain limitations, against the US Holder’s federal income tax liability or, alternatively, may be deducted in computing the US Holder’s federal taxable income by those who itemize deductions. (See more detailed discussion at “Foreign Tax Credit” below.) To the extent that distributions exceed current or accumulated earnings and profits of the Company, they will be treated first as a return of capital up to the US Holder’s adjusted basis in the shares and thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of the shares. Preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains are applicable to a US Holder, which is an individual, estate or trust. There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains for a US Holder, which is a corporation.


In the case of foreign currency received as a dividend that is not converted by the recipient into US dollars on the date of receipt, a US Holder will have a tax basis in the foreign currency equal to its US dollar value on the date of receipt. Generally any gain or loss recognized upon a subsequent sale or other disposition of the foreign currency, including the exchange for US dollars, will be ordinary income or loss. However, an individual whose realized gain does not exceed $200 will not recognize that gain, to the extent that there are no expenses associated with the transaction that meet the requirement for deductibility as a trade or business expense (other than travel expenses in connection with a business trip) or as an expense for the production of income.


Dividends paid on the shares of the Company generally will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction provided to corporations receiving dividends from certain United States corporations. A US Holder which is a corporation may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to a 70% (or 80%) deduction of the United States source portion of dividends received from the Company (unless the Company qualifies as a “foreign personal holding company” or a “passive foreign investment company,” as defined below) if such US Holder owns shares representing at least 10% (or 20%) of the voting power and value of the Company. The availability of this deduction is subject to several complex limitations that are beyond the scope of this discussion.


Information Reporting and Backup Withholding


Under current Treasury Regulations, dividends paid on the Company’s shares, if any, generally will not be subject to information reporting and generally will not be subject to US backup withholding tax. However, dividends and the proceeds from a sale of the Company’s shares paid in the US through a US or US related paying agent (including a broker) will be subject to US information reporting requirements and may also be subject to the 31% US backup withholding tax, unless the paying agent is furnished with a duly completed and signed Form W-9. Any amounts withheld under the US backup withholding tax rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against the US Holder’s US federal income tax liability, provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.


Foreign Tax Credit


A US Holder who pays (or has withheld from distributions) Canadian income tax with respect to the ownership of shares of the Company may be entitled, at the option of the US Holder, to either receive a deduction or a tax credit for such foreign tax paid or withheld. Generally, it will be more advantageous to claim a credit because a credit reduces United States federal income taxes on a dollar-for-dollar basis, while a deduction merely reduces the taxpayer’s income subject to tax. This election is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all foreign taxes paid by (or withheld from) the US Holder during that year. There are significant and complex limitations which apply to the credit, among which is the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of the US Holder’s United States income tax liability that the US Holder’s foreign source income bears to his or its worldwide taxable income. In the determination of the application of this limitation, the various items of income and deduction must be classified into foreign and domestic sources. Complex rules govern this classification process. In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income such as “passive income”, “high withholding tax interest”, “financial services income”, “shipping income,” and certain



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other classifications of income. Dividends distributed by the Company will generally constitute “passive income” or, in the case of certain US Holders, “financial services income” for these purposes. The availability of the foreign tax credit and the application of the limitations on the credit are fact specific, and US Holders of shares of the Company should consult their own tax advisors regarding their individual circumstances.


Disposition of Shares of the Company


A US Holder will recognize gain or loss upon the sale of shares of the Company equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received, and (ii) the shareholder’s tax basis in the shares of the Company. Preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of US Holders which are individuals, estates or trusts. This gain or loss will be capital gain or loss if the shares are a capital asset in the hands of the US Holder, which will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares of the Company are held for more than one year. Deductions for net capital losses are subject to significant limitations. For US Holders who are not corporations, any unused portion of such net capital loss may be carried over to be used in later tax years until such net capital loss is thereby exhausted. For US Holders which are corporations (other than corporations subject to Subchapter S of the Code), an unused net capital loss may be carried back three years from the loss year and carried forward five years from the loss year to be offset against capital.


Currency Exchange Gains or Losses


US Holders generally are required to calculate their taxable incomes in United States dollars. Accordingly, a US Holder who purchases shares of the Company with Canadian dollars will be required to determine the tax basis of such shares in United States dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the settlement date of the purchase (and may be required to recognize the unrealized gain or loss, if any, in the Canadian currency surrendered in the purchase transaction). Similarly, a US Holder receiving dividends or sales proceeds from shares of the Company in Canadian dollars will be required to compute the dividend income or the amount realized on the sale, as the case may be, in United States dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing at the time of receipt in the case of dividends and on the settlement date in the case of sales on an established securities exchange. Gain or loss, if any, recognized on a disposition of Canadian currency in connection with the described transaction generally will be treated as ordinary gain or loss.


Other Considerations


In the following circumstances, the above sections of this discussion may not describe the United States federal income tax consequences resulting from the holding and disposition of shares:


Foreign Personal Holding Company


If at any time during a taxable year more than 50% of the total combined voting power or the total value of the Company’s outstanding shares is owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals who are citizens or residents of the United States and 60% or more of the Company’s gross income for such year was derived from certain passive sources (e.g., from dividends received from its subsidiaries), the Company may be treated as a “foreign personal holding company”. In that event, US Holders that hold shares would be required to include in gross income for such year their allocable portions of such passive income to the extent the Company does not actually distribute such income. The Company does not believe that it currently qualifies as a foreign personal holding company. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will not be considered a foreign personal holding company for the current or any future taxable year.




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Foreign Investment Company


If 50% or more of the combined voting power or total value of the Company’s outstanding shares are held, directly or indirectly, by citizens or residents of the United States, United States domestic partnerships or corporations, or estates or trusts other than foreign estates or trusts (as defined by the Code Section 7701(a)(31)), and the Company is found to be engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities, commodities, or any interest therein, it is possible that the Company may be treated as a “foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1246 of the Code, causing all or part of any gain realized by a US Holder selling or exchanging shares to be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain. The Company does not believe that it currently qualifies as a foreign investment company. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will not be considered a foreign investment company for the current or any future taxable year.


Passive Foreign Investment Company


The Code contains rules governing “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFIC”) which can have significant tax effects on US Holders of foreign corporations. These rules do not apply to non-US Holders. Section 1297 of the Code defines a PFIC as a corporation that is not formed in the United States and, for any taxable year, either (i) 75% or more of its gross income is “passive income”, which includes interest, dividends and certain rents and royalties or (ii) the average percentage, by fair market value (or, if the Company is not publicly traded and either is a controlled foreign corporation or makes an election, by adjusted tax basis), of its assets that produce or are held for the production of “passive income” is 50% or more. The Company believes that it qualified as a PFIC for the fiscal  year ended April 30,1997 and the fiscal years ended from April 30,1998 through April 30,2002. There can be no assurance that the Company’s determination concerning its PFIC status will not be challenged by the IRS, or that it will be able to satisfy record keeping requirements which will be imposed on a qualified electing fund (“QEF”). Each US Holder of the Company is urged to consult a tax advisor with respect to how the PFIC rules affect their tax situation.


A US Holder who holds shares in a foreign corporation during any year in which such corporation qualifies as a PFIC is subject to United States federal income taxation under one of two alternative tax regimes at the election of each such US Holder. The following is a discussion of such two alternative tax regimes applied to such US Holders of the Company. In addition, special rules apply if a foreign corporation qualifies as both a PFIC and a “controlled foreign corporation” (as defined below) and a US Holder owns, actually or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of classes of shares entitled to vote of such foreign corporation (See more detailed discussion at “Controlled Foreign Corporation” below).


A US Holder who elects in a timely manner to treat the Company as a QEF (an “Electing US Holder”) will be subject, under Section 1293 of the Code, to current federal income tax for any taxable year in which the Company qualifies as a PFIC on his pro rata share of the Company’s (i) “net capital gain” (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), which will be taxed as long-term capital gain to the Electing US Holder and (ii) “ordinary earnings” (the excess of earnings and profits over net capital gain), which will be taxed as ordinary income to the Electing US Holder, in each case, for the shareholder’s taxable year in which (or with which) the Company’s taxable year ends, regardless of whether such amounts are actually distributed.


The effective QEF election also allows the Electing US Holder to (i) generally treat any gain realized on the disposition of his Company shares (or deemed to be realized on the pledge of his shares) as capital gain; (ii) treat his share of the Company’s net capital gain, if any, as long-term capital gain instead of ordinary income; and (iii) either avoid interest charges resulting from PFIC status altogether, or make an annual election, subject to certain limitations, to defer payment of current taxes on his share of the Company’s annual realized net capital gain and ordinary earnings subject, however, to an interest charge.



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If the Electing US Holder is not a corporation, such an interest charge would be treated as “personal interest” that is not deductible.


The procedure a US Holder must comply with in making an effective QEF election will depend on whether the year of the election is the first year in the US Holder’s holding period in which the Company is a PFIC. If the US Holder makes a QEF election in such first year, i.e., a timely QEF election, then the US Holder may make the QEF election by simply filing the appropriate documents at the time the US Holder files his tax return for such first year. If, however, the Company qualified as a PFIC in a prior year, then in addition to filing documents, the US Holder must elect to recognize under the rules of Section 1291 of the Code (discussed herein), any gain that he would otherwise recognize if the US Holder sold his shares on the qualification date or if the Company is a controlled foreign corporation, the US Holder’s pro rata share of the Company’s post-1986 earnings and profits as of the qualification date. The qualification date is the first day of the Company’s first tax year in which the Company qualified as a QEF with respect to such US Holder. The elections to recognize such gain or earnings and profits can only be made if such US Holder’s holding period for the shares of the Company includes the qualification date. By electing to recognize such gain or earnings and profits, the US Holder will be deemed to have made a timely QEF election. A US Holder who made elections to recognize gain or earnings and profits after May 1, 1992 and before January 27, 1997 may, under certain circumstances, elect to change such US Holder’s qualification date to the first day of the first QEF year. US Holders are urged to consult a tax advisor regarding the availability of and procedure for electing to recognize gain or earnings and profits under the foregoing rules. In addition, special rules apply if a foreign corporation qualifies as both a PFIC and a “controlled foreign corporation (as defined below) and a US Holder owns, actually or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of classes of shares entitled to vote of such foreign corporation. (See more detailed discussion at “Controlled Foreign Corporation” below).


If the Company is a PFIC for any taxable year during which a Non-Electing US Holder holds Company shares, then the Company will continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such Company shares, even if it is no longer definitionally a PFIC. A Non-Electing US Holder may terminate this deemed PFIC status by electing to recognize gain (which will be taxed under the rules discussed above for Non-Electing US Holders) as if such Company shares had been sold on the last day of the last taxable year for which it was a PFIC.


Effective for tax years of US Holders beginning after December 31, 1997, US Holders who hold (actually or constructively) marketable shares of a foreign corporation that qualifies as a PFIC, may annually elect to mark such shares to the market (a “mark-to-market election”). If such an election is made, such US Holder will not be subject to the special taxation rules of Section 1291 discussed above. However, if the mark-to-market election is made by a Non-Electing US Holder after the beginning of the holding period for the PFIC shares, then the Section 1291 rules will apply to certain dispositions of, distributions on and other amounts taxable with respect to the Company’s shares. A US Holder who makes the mark-to-market election will include in income for the taxable year for which the election was made an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares of the Company as of the close of such tax year over such US Holder’s adjusted basis in such shares. In addition, the US Holder is allowed a deduction for the lesser of (i) the excess, if any, of such US Holder’s adjusted tax basis in shares over the fair market value of such shares as of the close of the tax year, or (ii) the excess, if any, of (A) the mark-to-market gains for the shares in the Company included by such US Holder for prior tax years, including any amount which would have been included for any prior tax year but for the Section 1291 interest on tax deferral rules discussed above with respect to Non-Electing US Holders, over (B) the mark-to-market losses for shares that were allowed as deductions for prior tax years. A US Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares of the Company will be adjusted to reflect the amount included in or deducted from income as a result of a mark-to-market election. A mark-to-market election applies to the taxable year in which the election is made and to each subsequent taxable year, unless the Company’s shares cease to be marketable, as specifically defined, or the Secretary of the IRS consents to revocation of the election.



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Because the IRS has not established procedures for making a mark-to-market election, US Holders should consult their tax advisor regarding the manner of making such an election.


Under Section 1291(f) of the Code, the IRS has issued Proposed Treasury Regulations that, subject to certain exceptions, would treat as taxable certain transfers of PFIC shares by Non-Electing US Holders that are generally not otherwise taxed, such as gifts, exchanges pursuant to corporate reorganizations, and transfers at death. Generally, in such cases the basis of the Company shares in the hands of the transferee and the basis of any property received in exchange for those shares would be increased by the amount of gain recognized. Under the Proposed Treasury Regulations, an Electing US Holder would not be taxed on certain transfers of PFIC shares, such as gifts, exchanges pursuant to corporate reorganizations, and transfers at death. The transferee’s basis in this case will depend on the manner of transfer. In a transfer at death, for example, the transferee’s basis is equal to (i) the fair market value of the Electing US Holder’s shares reduced by the US Holder’s adjusted basis in these shares at death. The specific tax effect to the US Holder and the transferee may vary based on the manner in which the shares are transferred. Each US Holder of the Company is urged to consult a tax advisor with respect to how the PFIC rules affect their tax situation.


Certain special, generally adverse, rules will apply with respect to the Company shares while the Company is a PFIC whether or not it is treated as a QEF. For example, under Section 1298(b)(6) of the Code, a US Holder who uses PFIC shares as security for a loan (including a margin loan) will, except as may be provided in regulations, be treated as having made a taxable disposition of such shares.


If the Company is classified as a PFIC, US Holders who do not make timely QEF Elections (as discussed above) will be subject to a number of special tax rules. For example, gains recognized on disposition of the Company shares or the receipt of an “excess distribution” from the Company is (i) treated as if it were ordinary income earned  ratably on each day of the period the US Holder owns shares of the Company at the highest marginal rate in effect during the period in which it was deemed included and (ii) subject to an interest charge as if the resulting tax had actually been due in such earlier year or years (An excess distribution is the amount of any distribution received by the US Holder during the taxable year that exceeds 125% of the immediately preceding three year average of distributions received from the Company, subject to certain adjustments.) Proposed Regulations broadly define a disposition to include any transaction or event that constitutes an actual or deemed transfer of property for any purpose under the Code, including (but not limited to) a sale, exchange, gift, transfer at death, and the pledging of PFIC shares to secure a loan. If the tax described above is not imposed on transfer at death, the recipient of the PFIC shares receives a basis in the transferred shares equal to the lessor of the fair market value or the adjusted basis of the shares in the hands of the US Holder immediately before death. Finally, the foregoing rules will continue to apply with respect to a US Holder who held the shares of the Company while the Company met the definition of a PFIC even if the Company ceases to meet the definition of a PFIC.


Controlled Foreign Corporation


If more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares entitled to vote or the total value of the shares of the Company is owned, actually or constructively, by citizens or residents of the United States, United States domestic partnerships and corporations or estates or trusts other than foreign estates or trusts (as defined by the Code Section 7701 (a)(31), each of which own, actually or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company (“United States Shareholder”), the Company could be treated as a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) under Subpart F of the Code. This classification would effect many complex results, one of which is the inclusion of certain income of a CFC which is subject to current US tax. The United States generally taxes United States Shareholders of a CFC currently on their pro rata shares of the Subpart F income of the CFC. Such United States Shareholders are generally treated as having received a current distribution out of the CFC’s Subpart F income and are also subject to current US tax on their pro rata shares of the



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CFC’s earnings invested in US property. The foreign tax credit described above may reduce the US tax on these amounts. In addition, under Section 1248 of the Code, gain from the sale or exchange of shares by a US Holder of shares of the Company which is or was a United States Shareholder at any time during the five-year period ending with the sale or exchange is treated as ordinary income to the extent of earnings and profits of the Company attributable to shares sold or exchanged. If a foreign corporation is both a PFIC and a CFC, the foreign corporation generally will not be treated as a PFIC with respect to United States shareholders of the CFC. This rule generally will be effective for taxable years of United States Shareholders beginning after 1997 and for taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or within such taxable years of United States Shareholders. Special rules apply to United States Shareholders who are subject to the special taxation rules under Section 1291 discussed above with respect to a PFIC. Because of the complexity of Subpart F, a more detailed review of these rules is outside the scope of this discussion. The Company does not believe that it currently qualifies as a CFC. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will not be considered a CFC for the current or any future taxable year.


Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences


The summary below is restricted to the case of a holder (a “Holder”) of one or more shares who for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”) is a non-resident of Canada, holds his shares as capital property and deals at arm’s length with the Company.


The following is a general discussion of certain possible Canadian federal income tax consequences, under current law, generally applicable to a non-resident of Canada (as hereinafter defined) of shares of the Company. This discussion does not address all potentially relevant federal income tax matters and it does not address consequences peculiar to persons subject to special provisions of federal income tax law, such as those described above as excluded from the definition of a US Holder. In addition, this discussion does not cover any provincial, local or foreign tax consequences.


Dividends


A Holder will be subject to Canadian withholding tax (“Part XIII Tax”) equal to 25%, or such lower rate as may be available under an applicable tax treaty, of the gross amount of any dividend paid or deemed to be paid on his shares. Under the 1995 Protocol amending the Canada-US Income Tax Convention (1980) (the “Treaty”) the rate of Part XIII Tax applicable to a dividend on shares paid to a Holder who is a resident of the United States is, if the Holder is a company that beneficially owns at least 10% of the voting shares of the Company, 5% and in any other case, 15% of the gross amount of the dividend. The Company will be required to withhold the applicable amount of Part XIII Tax from each dividend so paid and remit the withheld amount directly to the Receiver General for Canada for the account of the Holder.


Capital Gains


A Holder who disposes of a common share, including by deemed disposition on death, will not be subject to Canadian tax on any capital gain (or capital loss) thereby realized unless the common share constituted “taxable Canadian property” as defined by the Act. Generally, a common share will not constitute taxable Canadian property of a Holder unless he held the shares as capital property used by him carrying on a business (other than an insurance business) in Canada, or he or persons with whom he did not deal at arm’s-length alone or together held or held options to acquire, at any time within the five years preceding the disposition, 25% or more of the shares of any class of the capital shares of the Company.


A Holder who is resident of the United States and realizes a capital gain on disposition of a common share that was taxable Canadian property will nevertheless, by virtue of the Treaty, generally be exempt from Canadian tax thereon unless (a) more than 50% of the value of the common share is derived from, or forms an interest in, Canadian real estate, including Canadian mineral resource properties, (b) the common share formed part of the business property of a permanent establishment that the Holder has or



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had in Canada within the 12 months preceding disposition, or ( c) the Holder (i) was a resident of Canada at any time within the ten years immediately the disposition and for a total of 120 months during the 20 years, preceding the disposition, and (ii) owned the common share when he ceased to be a resident of Canada.


A Holder who is subject to Canadian tax in respect of a capital gain on disposition of a common share must include one-half of the capital gain (taxable capital gain) in computing his taxable income earned in Canada. This Holder may, subject to certain limitations, deduct one half of any capital loss (allowable capital loss) arising on disposition of taxable Canadian property from taxable capital gains realized in the year of disposition in respect of taxable Canadian property and, to the extent not so deductible, from such taxable capital gains of any of the three preceding years or any subsequent year.


F.

Dividends and Paying Agents


This Form 20F is being filed as an Annual Report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this section.


G.

Statements by Experts


This Form 20F is being filed as an Annual Report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this section.


H.

Documents on Display


Any documents referred to in this Annual Report may be inspected at the head office of the Company, 2303 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 2A3, during normal business hours.


I.

Subsidiary Information


There is no information relating to the Company’s subsidiaries which must be provided in Canada and which is not otherwise called for by the body of generally accepted accounting principles used in preparing the financial statements.


ITEM 11.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK


The Company anticipates its primary market risk, if any, to be related to fluctuations in exchange rates. Exchange rate risk may arise if the Company is required to use different currencies for various aspects of its operations.  At present, the functional currency for the Company is the Canadian dollar.  Based on the Company’s overall exchange rate risk as at December 31, 2004, the Company believes that a ten percent change in exchange rates would not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or changes in financial position.  The Company intends to monitor its exchange rate risk and take reasonable steps to reduce its exposure.  The Company does not intend to purchase or sell derivative instruments for speculative purposes.


PART II


ITEM 12.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES


This Form 20F is being filed as an annual report under the Exchange Act and, as such, there is no requirement to provide any information under this item.




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ITEM 13.

DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARS AND DELINQUENCIES


There has not been a material default in the payment of principal, interest, a sinking or purchase fund installment, or any other material default not cured within thirty days, relating to indebtedness of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries.  There are no payments of dividends by the Company in arrears, nor has there been any other material delinquency relating to any class of preference shares of the Company.


ITEM 14.

MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS


Not Applicable


ITEM 15.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2004, being the date of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year end.  This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Harry Barr and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Gordon Steblin.  Based upon the evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting management to material information relating to it required to be included in the Company’s period SEC filings.  There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that significantly affected or could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date the Company carried out the evaluation.


Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’ s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


During the Company’s most recently completed financial year ended December 31, 2004, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, its internal control over financial reporting.


The term “internal control over financial reporting” is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the registrant’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:


(a)

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the registrant;


(b)

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the registrant are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the registrant; and



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Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use of disposition of the registrant’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.


ITEM 16.

[Reserved]


ITEM 16A.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT


Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors


1.

Purpose


The purpose of the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Freegold Ventures Limited (“ITF”) is to provide an open avenue of communication between ITF’s management (“Management”), the independent Auditors (“Auditors”) and the Board and to assist the Board in its oversight of the following: integrity, adequacy and timeliness of ITF’s financial reporting and disclosure practices; process for identifying the principal financial risks of ITF and the control systems in place to monitor them; compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to financial reporting; and independence and performance of ITF’s Auditors.


The Committee shall also perform any other activities consistent with the Charter, ITF’s by-laws and governing laws as the Committee or Board deems necessary or appropriate.


The Committee’s role is one of oversight.  It is not the responsibility of the Committee to determine that ITF’s financial statements are complete and accurate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or to plan or conduct audits.  The financial statements are the responsibility of Management.  The Auditors are responsible for performing an audit and expressing an opinion on the fair presentation of ITF’s financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.


2.

Authority


The Committee has the authority to conduct any investigation appropriate to its responsibilities, and it may request the Auditors as well as any officer of ITF, or ITF’s outside counsel, to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. The Committee shall have unrestricted access to ITF’s books and records and has the authority to retain, at ITF’s expense, special legal, accounting, or other consultants or experts to assist in the performance of the Committee’s duties.  Subject to Board approval, the Committee has the authority to set and pay the compensation of the advisors employed by the Committee.  The Chairperson of the Committee (“Chairperson”) or other member of the Committee so designed by the Committee may represent the Committee to the extent permitted by applicable legal and listing requirements.


The Committee shall review and assess the adequacy of this Charter annually and submit any proposed revisions to the Board for approval.


3.

Composition of Meetings


a)

The Committee and its membership shall meet all applicable legal, regulatory and listing requirements.

b)

Members of the Committee and the Chairperson shall be appointed by the Board and may be removed by the Board in its discretion.  The Committee will be elected annually at the first Board meeting following the annual general meeting.

c)

The Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors, one of whom shall serve as Chairperson.



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d)

Each member of the Committee shall be independent, non-executive director, free from any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, could reasonably be expected to interfere with the exercise of his or her independence from management, ITF, or the Auditors.

e)

All members of the Committee shall be, or promptly after appointment, shall become financially literate as determined by the Board.  Preferably at least one member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise as determined by the Board.

f)

The Committee shall meet, at the discretion of the Chairperson or a majority of its members, as circumstances dictate or as may be required by applicable legal or listing requirement, and a majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

g)

If and whenever a vacancy shall exist, the remaining members of the Committee may exercise all powers and responsibilities so long as quorum remains in office.

h)

Any matters to be determined by the Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the Committee called for such purpose; actions of the Committee may be taken by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by all of the members of the Committee, and such actions shall be effective as though they had been decided by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the Committee called for such purpose.  In the case of a tie the Chairperson shall have a second or tie-breaking vote.

i)

The Committee shall maintain minutes of meetings and periodically report to the Board on significant results of the Committee’s activities.

j)

The Committee may invite such other persons to its meetings as it deems appropriate.

k)

The Auditors will have direct access to the Committee on their own initiative.


4.

Responsibilities


A.

With respect to the Interim and Annual Financial Statements, the MD&A, and the AIF


a)

The Committee shall review ITF’s interim financial statements for approval of same prior to their being filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities.  The Committee shall review ITF’s annual audited financial statements and report thereon to prior to their being filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities.  With respect to the annual audited financial statements, the Committee shall discuss significant issues regarding accounting principles, practices, and judgements of Management with Management and the Auditors and when the Committee deems it appropriate to do so.

b)

The Committee shall review Management’s Discussion and Analysis relating to annual and interim financial statements, the Annual Information Form and any other public disclosure documents that are required to be reviewed by the Committee under any applicable laws prior to their being filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

c)

The Committee shall review Management’s earnings releases relating to annual and interim financial statements and any other public disclosure documents that are required to be reviewed by the Committee under any applicable laws prior to their being filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

d)

The Committee shall review the post-audit or management letter containing the recommendations of the Auditors and Management’s response and subsequent follow-up to any identified weaknesses.

e)

The Committee shall review the evaluation of internal controls by the Auditors, together with Management’s response.

f)

The Committee shall meet no less frequently than annually separately with the Auditors and the Chief Financial Officer to review ITF’s accounting practices, internal controls and such other matters as the Committee or Chief Financial Officer deems appropriate.


B.

With Respect to the Auditors



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The Auditors are ultimately accountable to the Board of Directors.  The Board has the ultimate authority and responsibility to select, evaluate and, where appropriate, replace the Auditors (or nominate the Auditors to be proposed for shareholder approval in any proxy statement).


a)

The Committee shall review the performance of the Auditors.

b)

The Committee shall annually recommend to the Board the appointment of the Auditor, or, as appropriate, the discharge or replacement of the Auditors when circumstances warrant.  The Board will set the compensation for the Auditors.

c)

The Committee shall be responsible for ensuring that the Auditors submit on a periodic basis to the Committee a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the Auditors and ITF.  The Committee is responsible for discussing with the Auditors any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the Auditors and for recommending that the Board take appropriate action in response to the Auditor’s report to satisfy itself of the Auditor’s independence.

d)

ITF considers the core services provided by the Auditors to include the annual audit, tax planning and tax compliance.  The Committee shall review any engagements for non-audit services beyond the core services proposed to be provided by the Auditors or any of their affiliates, together with estimated fees, and consider the impact on the independence of the Auditors.

e)

The Committee shall review the Auditor’s audit plan, including scope, procedures and timing of the audit.


Other Committee Responsibilities


The Committee shall perform any other activities consistent with the Charter and governing law, as the  Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate including:


a)

Establishing and reviewing ITF’s procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, financial disclosure, internal controls or auditing matters.

b)

Establishing and reviewing ITF’s procedures for confidential, anonymous submissions by employees regarding questionable accounting, auditing and financial reporting and disclosure matters.

c)

Conducting or authorizing investigations into any matters that the Committee believes is within the scope of its responsibilities.

d)

Making inquiries of management and the Auditors to identify significant business, political, financial and control risks and exposures and assess the steps management has taken to minimize such risk.


Composition of the Audit Committee


The following are members of the audit committee:


Hubert Marleau, Hans von Michaelis and Bernard Barlin.


Mr. Marleau is an independent member of the audit committee and is financially literate.  With Mr. Marleau’s extensive work history working with private and public companies as a director, Mr. Marleau has an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.


Mr. von Michaelis is an independent member of the audit committee and is financially literate.  Mr. von Michaelis has an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.




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Mr. Barlin is an independent member of the audit committee and is financially literate.  With Mr. Barlin’s extensive work history working with private and public companies as a director, Mr. Barlin has an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.



ITEM 16B:

CODE OF ETHICS


The Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, and will provide to any person without charge, upon request by mail but may also be made by telephone, telecopier or other electronic means of communication, a copy of such code of ethics.



CERTIFICATE OF ETHICS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER



In my role as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) or Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Freegold Ventures Limited (the “Company”), I have adhered to and advocated to the best of my knowledge and ability the following principles and responsibilities governing professional conduct and ethics:


1)

Act with honesty and integrity, handling in an ethical manner any actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.  A “conflict of interest” exists when an individual’s private interests interfere or conflict in any way (or even appear to interfere or conflict) with the interests of the Company.


2)

Provide constituents with information that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable.  If I am the CEO or CFO, I shall review the Company’s annual reports before certifying and filing them with the SEC.


3)

Comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of federal, provincial, territorial, state and local governments, and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies.


4)

Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing my independent judgment to be subordinated.


5)

Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of business except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose the information.  I acknowledge that confidential information acquired in the course of business is not to be used for personal advantage.


6)

Promote ethical behavior among employees at the Company and as a responsible partner with industry peers and associates.


7)

Maintain control over and responsibly manage all assets and resources employed or entrusted to me by the Company.


8)

Report illegal or unethical conduct by any director, officer or employee that has occurred, is occurring or may occur, including any potential violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”).  Such report shall be made to the Audit



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Committee of the Board of Directors and shall include conduct of a financial or non-financial nature.


9)

Comply with the Code.  I understand that if I violate any part of the Code, I will be subject to disciplinary action.


I understand that the Code is subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations.


I understand that there shall be no waiver of, modification of, or change to any part of the Code except by a vote of the Board of Directors or a designated Board committee.  In the event that a waiver of, modification of, or a change to the Code is granted, then the notice of the waiver, modification and/or change shall be posted on the Company’s website within five business days of the Board of Directors’ or designated Board committee’s vote or shall be disclosed otherwise as required by applicable law or Stock Exchange or SEC rules.  Notices posted on the Company website shall remain there for a period of 12 months and shall be retained in the Company’s files as required by law.



“Harry Barr”


Harry Barr

Chief Executive Officer




“Gordon Steblin”


Gordon Steblin

Chief Financial Officer





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ITEM 16C.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES


The following table discloses the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two financial years for professional services rendered by the Company’s audit firm for various services.



Services

 

Year ended

December 31, 2004

  

Year ended

December 31, 2003

      

Audit Services

$

39,200.00

 

$

24,650.00

Audit – and review – related services

$

  

$

 

Tax services

$

2,750.00

 

$

2,675.00

All other services

$

  

$

 
 

$

41,950.00

 

$

27,325.00

      


From time to time, management of the Company recommends to and requests approval from the audit committee for non-audit services to be provided by the Company’s auditors.  The audit committee routinely considers such requests at committee meetings, and if acceptable to a majority of the audit committee members, pre-approves such non-audit services by a resolution authorizing management to engage the Company’s auditors for such non-audit services, with set maximum dollar amount for each itemized service.  During such deliberations, the audit committee assesses, among other factors, whether the services requested would be considered “prohibited services” as contemplated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and whether the services requested and the fees related to such services could impair the independence of the auditors.


As 2004 was the first year of the audit committee pre-approval process, only the audit and tax services rendered in the year ended December 31, 2004 were pre-approved by the audit committee.


ITEM 16D.

EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES


ITEM 16E.

PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS


PART III


ITEM 17.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


See the Financial Statements and Exhibits listed in Item 19 hereof and filed as part of this Annual Report.


ITEM 18.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Not applicable


ITEM 19.

EXHIBITS


(a)

Financial Statements


Description of Document


Cover Sheet

Management’s Responsibility for Financial Reporting

Auditor’s Report dated January 28, 2005.



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Consolidated Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2004 and 2003

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Fiscal Years Ended

December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

Consolidated Statement of Loss for the Fiscal Years Ended

December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, and cumulative amounts since inception to December 31, 2004

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Fiscal Years Ended

December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, and cumulative amounts since inception to December 31, 2004

Consolidated Schedule of Mineral Property Costs for the Fiscal Years Ended

December 31, 2004 and 2003

Notes to Consolidated  Financial Statements


(b)

Exhibits


The following exhibits are filed with this Form 20-F Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2004:


Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Certification pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURES


The Company certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.


Dated March 29, 2005


FREEGOLD VENTURES LIMITED




“Gordon Steblin”


Gordon Steblin

Chief Financial Officer




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SIGNATURES


In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


CERTIFICATION OF C.E.O AND C.F.O PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 20F of Freegold Ventures Limited for the year ending December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, the undersigned, in the capacity and date indicated below, hereby certifies that:


1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20F of Freegold Ventures Limited;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report.


4.

The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have:


a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.


5.

The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our more recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and




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b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.




Date:

March 29, 2005


FREEGOLD VENTURES LIMITED




“Harry Barr”


Harry Barr


Chief Executive Officer






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SIGNATURES


In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


CERTIFICATION OF C.E.O AND C.F.O PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 20F of Freegold Ventures Limited for the year ending December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, the undersigned, in the capacity and date indicated below, hereby certifies that:


1.

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20F of Freegold Ventures Limited;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report.


4.

The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have:


a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.


5.

The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our more recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and




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b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.




Date:

March 29, 2005


FREEGOLD VENTURES LIMITED




“Gordon Steblin”


Gordon Steblin


Chief Financial Officer



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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Annual Report of Freegold Ventures Limited (the “Company”) on Form 20F for the period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Harry Barr, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:


(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13a-14(a) and  15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of the operations of the Company.




“Harry Barr”


Harry Barr

Chief Executive Officer



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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Annual Report of Freegold Ventures Limited (the “Company”) on Form 20F for the period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gordon Steblin, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:


(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13a-14(a) and  15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of the operations of the Company.




“Gordon Steblin”


Gordon Steblin

Chief Financial Officer




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