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          &lt;p align="justify" style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;margin:inherit;"&gt;Stock-based Compensation&lt;/p&gt;
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            The Company adopted a Stock Option Plan dated November 7, 2005 under which the Company is authorized to grant stock options to acquire up to a total of
            10,000,000
            shares of common stock. No options shall be issued under the Stock Option Plan at a price per share less than the defined Market Price. On June 11, 2008, the Company modified the Stock Option Plan to define Market Price as the volume weighted average trading price of the Company&amp;#8217;s common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange, now the NYSE MKT, whichever has the greater trading volume for the five trading days before the date of grant. On June 15, 2011, the Company amended the 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan from
            10,000,000
            to
            30,000,000
            and extend the plan termination date for an additional
            10
            years.
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            During the six month period ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded $478,181
            (2012 - $164,354) of stock- based compensation for the vesting of previously granted stock options which has been recorded in general and administrative expense and mineral property expenditures. At June 30, 2013, the Company had
            17,347,860
            shares of common stock available to be issued under the Stock Option Plan.
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            The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 31, 2013 and 2012, was $2,380, and $131,894
            respectively.
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          &lt;p align="justify" style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;margin:inherit;"&gt;The following table summarizes the continuity of the Company&amp;#8217;s stock options:&lt;/p&gt;
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              9,225,880
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              2.33
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              (3,500
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              0.65
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            &lt;td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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              (263,000
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            &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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              2.86
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            &lt;td align="left" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td align="left" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td align="left" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td align="left" width="10%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td align="left" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="10%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="10%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid"&gt;Outstanding, June 30, 2013&lt;/td&gt;
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              8,959,380
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              2.32
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            &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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              6.03
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            &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid"&gt;Exercisable, June 30, 2013&lt;/td&gt;
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              7,764,330
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              2.45
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            &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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              5.57
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            &lt;td align="right" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="10%"&gt;
              265,050
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    &lt;p align="justify" style="margin-left: 5%; font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;A summary of the status of the Company&amp;#8217;s non-vested stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2013, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2013 is presented below:&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;div align="center"&gt;
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              &lt;td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"&gt;Weighted&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"&gt;Average&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"&gt;of&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"&gt;Grant Date&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="left"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Non-vested stock options&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"&gt;Fair Value&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="left" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td width="12%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff"&gt;Non-vested at December 31, 2012&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="12%"&gt;
                1,207,050
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              &lt;td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="right" bgcolor="#e6efff" width="12%"&gt;
                1.25
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              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"&gt;Expired&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td align="right" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="12%"&gt;
                (12,000
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              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="right" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="12%"&gt;
                1.25
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              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="12%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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              &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="12%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td bgcolor="#e6efff" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;tr valign="top"&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid"&gt;Non-vested at June 30, 2013&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="right" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="12%"&gt;
                1,195,050
              &lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="1%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="right" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="12%"&gt;
                1.25
              &lt;/td&gt;
              &lt;td align="left" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" width="2%"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;p align="justify" style="margin-left: 5%; font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;
      As at June 30, 2013, there was $1,041,739
      of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option agreements. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
      1.26
      years.
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