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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"&gt;Contingency liabilities include:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="font: 8pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;$1,319,268.60 advance royalty from Cliffs, with the recoupment rights now owned by Pathfinder.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;td style="font: 8pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;$250,000 advance royalty owed to Uranerz Energy Corporation from production royalty due Excalibur from any of the following ore deposits: Verna Ann, Niles Ranch, Hank, Willow Creek, Doughstick, and Nichols Ranch&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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