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1 Iron Mask Project, Bonner County, Idaho Prepared for: TRIDENT EXPLORATION and IDAHO WESTERN EXPLORATION 5968 Government Way Suite 305 Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815 Prepared by: Hugh Smith, Consulting Geologist October27th, 2014

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Iron Mask Project, Bonner County, Idaho

Prepared for: TRIDENT EXPLORATION and

IDAHO WESTERN EXPLORATION 5968 Government Way Suite 305

Dalton Gardens, ID, 83815

Prepared by:

Hugh Smith, Consulting Geologist

October27th, 2014

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Iron Mask Project Summary

The Iron Mask Project is located approx. 33 miles north of Coeur d’Alene in Bonner County, Idaho. The project is in the Pend Oreille District, started in 1890’s with previous production of approximately 2.0 million ounces of silver (Savage, 1967).

Currently, no known exploration or mining efforts are underway near the area. The area lies within a 6 square mile area that is 2 miles wide by 2-3 miles long which is anomalous in silver bearing narrow veins.

Geologically, the majority of the prospects in the project area are located within the favorable St.

Regis/Revett formations, which has produced over a billion ounces of silver in the Coeur d’Alene district located 50 air miles to the south.

A resource of 820,611 ounces of silver and 2,486,700 pounds of copper was estimated between the

surface and the #3 tunnel from 41,445 tons of ore at a grade of 19.8 opt/Ag, 0.3% Cu. Recommendations are to undertake the rehabilitation of the Iron Mask Mine (#1, #2, and #3 Tunnels) for a small mine plan and the exploration of a new, parallel vein system from both surface and underground. At the Brown Bear Mine exploration drilling intercepted two veins, the shallow zone assayed 4.6 % lead, 0.5 % Zn and 10.2 opt. silver over an intercept length of 5 feet. The deeper zone assayed 6.6 opt. silver and 0.2 opt. gold over an intercept length of 4 feet. The company plans to reopen portions of the Brown Bear Mine in order to further explore the veins.

Exploration potential for the Iron Mask area is placed at over 25 million ounces of silver.

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Contents Property Description………………………………………………………………...4 Location………………………………………………………………………………4 Accessibility………………………………………………………………………… 5 Climate……………………………………………………………………………….5 Local Resources…………………………………………………………………….5 Infrastructure………………………………………………………………………...6

History Talache Mine Area………………………………………………………………….6 Iron Mask Mine and surrounding area Area……………………………………..7

Past Exploration Talache Mine Area…………………………………………………………………11 Iron Mask Mine ……………………………………………………………………..12 Catherine Mine……………………………………………………………………...12 Brown Bear Mine……………………………………………………………………12

Regional Geology………………………...…………………………………...12

Local Geology…………………………………………………….……..……...13

Deposit Type, Mineralization and Alteration Talache Mine………………………………………………………………………..14 Iron Mask Mine……………………………………………………………………...15

Interpretations and Recommendations……………………………...20

Certificate of Author……………………………………………….…………23

References……………………………………………………………………….24

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Property Description The project is located north of Coeur d’Alene on highway 95 and then east of Sagle on a local county road. The holdings are located in Bonner County. It is comprised of 47 unpatented mining claims covering approximately 940 acres and a state lease of 640 acres.

Location

These claims are located in sections 1, 36, T56N, R2W and 6, T55N, R1W. Most of the federal land in the project area is governed by the federal government (USFS/BLM) and the state of Idaho for section 36. A location map of the regional area is located in figure 1 with a local map of the claim area shown in figure 2.

Figure 1: Regional location map of the Iron Mask Project area (red “A”) located 33 miles north of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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Figure 2: Claim/Location map of Iron Mask Project area in section 36 of the blue outline. Other patented and unpatented holdings are noted in black.

Accessibility The area is accessible by public roads that are in good condition to get to the Iron Mask Mine and other

mines in the area.

Climate The area gets abundant snow fall (average of 36”) and local roads are usually plowed. Total average

precipitation is approximately 24”.

Local Resources The local resources include the cities of Sandpoint, Hayden, Coeur d’ Alene and Sagle, Idaho with a lot

people in this area to utilize for possible employment if needed. The nearby Coeur d’ Alene Mining district has an adequate contingent of qualified and experienced miners and drillers to be hired at the project. The largest airport is in Spokane, Washington with a smaller airports in Hayden and Sandpoint that could enable supplies to come in as well. The Spokane International Airport is about 80 miles away from Talache and would best serve the needs of supplies and personnel coming in by aircraft.

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Infrastructure

There are also local drilling companies in the area in both Spokane and Kellogg. Drilling supplies are

local as well, core boxes and bits in Hayden, Idaho. A Local assay lab is located in Osburn, Idaho to give quick results or much larger labs can be utilized in Nevada such as Reno or in Sparks Nevada. Local buildings can be found such as large warehouses in Hayden, Rathdrum or even Sagle Idaho to be used for core logging or a local office to handle work from the work site. There are many places available for lodging for motels and local resorts.

History Talache Mine Area

The Talache Mine was developed on the Little Joe Vein and it strikes nearly north south and the surface

expression gives it an apparent dip of N20 W. The mine development follows a larger ore shoot plunging to the north and may continue at depth as indicated by drilling done by Cominco American. Silver and gold were first discovered here in the 1890’s and the first claims followed the discovery. The Talache Vein was the most extensively developed and mined in the district.

The mine was developed by Armstead Mines Inc., and approximately 2 million ounces of silver, some

gold, lead, copper were mined between 1922 and 1926 when the mill was in operation. Zinc was not recovered in the mining process but was present (Booth, 2003). The Armstead Mines completed about 25,000 feet of development of the Talache Mine Production records were not available to verify accuracy of mined ores. In Green’s report done in 1977, it is stated that silver averaged 500 ounce per ton from the smelter shipments.

Ore was hand-sorted and early 1900’s exploration and development also took place at the Brown Bear

and Catherine workings just north of the Talache Mine. In 1967 Imperial Silver Corp. was formed to explore the Talache Mine area and a number of new claims were staked, but very little exploration over and above that was deemed necessary for assessment work was ever under taken (Booth, 2003). Many of these properties contain a number of veins that have been explored which include the Talache, Keystone, Dakota, Brown Bear and Catherine workings. Exploration in 1964 was done by Silver Butte Mining Company, while looking for mineralization in the Brown Bear and Catherine veins. Silver Butte Mining drilled about 2300 feet for exploration in this area.

The Talache workings on the Little Joe Vein are the most extensive in the area and consisted of 14 Levels that are approximately 100 feet apart vertically. The 400 and 700 level are adits from the surface and the 1200 or main haulage level is connected to the surface via the 3,900 foot long crosscut. Many raises connect on the various levels and the 1300 and l400 levels are reached via an inclined shaft driven from the 1200 level. The Vein was extensively stoped from above the 400 level to the 1300 level. The mine is inaccessible for the most part but old maps that are available indicate that there are seven miles of underground workings. The Keystone workings are directly east of the Talache Mine. The Keystone Vein is cut 460 feet vertically beneath the collar of the shaft in the 1200 level main haulage crosscut of the Talache Mine. The Keystone workings that are nearby are inaccessible.

The Dakota workings follow the Black Jack Vein west where it intersects the Little Joe Vein to the north

of the Talache Mine. Nearly all past production has come from a series of semi-aligned veins which have been

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exposed intermittently along a belt that has a length of about 12,000 feet. The Little Joe Vein was followed for more than 3000 feet on strike and 1800 feet down dip. The surface exposure is less than 300 feet in length for the Little Joe. See figure 3 that shows the underground workings of the Talache Mine.

Figure 3. Underground composite map of the workings and surface expression of the Little Joe Vein of the Talache Mine.

Iron Mask Mine and Surrounding Area

Much of the mining history on the Iron Mask occurred from the 1880’s discovery to the late 1950’s production by the Iron Mask Mining Company. Three drifts of over 2,200 feet were completed on a mineralized zone that extended from the Iron Mask #1 to the Iron mask #2 tunnel (Haddell 1958). Extensive drifting on the Iron Mask #3 tunnel never reached the Iron Mask vein due to lack of funding. A 993 pound shipment of ore to the Tacoma smelter averaged 0.04 oz Au/ton, 178.78 oz Ag/ton and 2.11% Copper (Haddell 1958). In the 1980’s a dump truck load of ore was hauled to the Teck smelter in Trail, British Columbia, Canada for payment of $15,000. The ore averaged over 80 oz Ag/ton (personal communication with previous operator 2014).

The area surrounding the Iron Mask mine has the Catherine and Brown Bear mines which appear to be on the northern trend of the mineralization from the Talache Mine. The Catherine appears to have the most work of any with multiple tunnels totaling over several hundred feet on mineralization presumed to be the extension of the mineralization of the Lucky Joe vein. A map showing the location of the Catherine, Brown Bear and Iron Mask Mines is shown on figures 4 and 4A. A Map showing the location of the state lease on section A location list of coordinates for the prospects and mines of the Iron Mask Project is shown on figures 4B. An underground map of the Catherine main workings show extensive drifting on a vein system is shown on

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Figure 5. Several adits and prospects appear for the Brown Bear mine as well. It believed that much of the

development of the area was done during the early the 1920’s at the same time the Talache mine was in production.

Figure 4. Map of the Iron Mask, Catherine and Brown Bear mines within the state lease section 36.

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Figure 4A. Air-photo map of the state lease section 36 with prospects and topography for reference.

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Figure 4B Location list of prospects for the Iron Mask project.

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Figure 6. Underground map of the Catherine main level working showing extensive drifting on a vein system thought to be the extension of the mineralization at the Talache mine.

Past Exploration Talache Mine Area

Exploration by Cominco American in 1969 was to investigate the Talache ore shoot of the Little Joe

Vein. This was done in the vicinity of the St. Regis Formation and Revett Formation contacts. Green’s report state about 5,000 feet of diamond drilling was done (Green, 1977). The Little Joe Vein dipped 10 degrees more steeply than the bedding and the Talache shoot raked approximately 45 degrees to the north. Four vertical holes were drilled, two of them experienced difficulties and were abandoned while the other two Hole C-1 and Hole C-2A were completed at depth (Green, 1977). Hole C-2A was collared in the Wallace Formation and drilled to a depth of 1850 feet. This hole intersected the St. Regis Formation at a much more shallow depth than was expected, indicating that a fault separates the two holes. Hole C-2A was found to have moved upward in relation to the section cut by hole C-1 (Green, 1977). Hole C-2A cut a zone of mineralization which averaged less than 1 ounce silver to the ton between 1180 and 1189 feet. Hole C-1 was drilled to a depth of 1770 feet and encountered a zone of mineralization although minor, was less than 1 ounce silver to the ton between the interval of 1420 to 1476 feet, which is the projected position of the Little Joe Vein. This hole was also collared in the Wallace Formation. Both holes showed mineralization that was intersected in the middle portion of the St. Regis Formation (Booth, 2003). Hole C-3 was drilled to a depth of 1180 feet but bottom 150 feet of the hole encountered fracturing of the rock so severe that it was abandoned. Hole C-2 developed problems with circulation and was abandoned at less than 200 feet. Both the logs for holes C-1 and C-2A show

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sparse mineralization with considerable widths of the vein 600 feet down dip beneath the lowest level of the Talache Mine (Green, 1977). Exploration efforts were trying to intersect the Little Joe Vein at the base of the St. Regis instead of the middle portion of the Formation. In 1967 Imperial Silver Corp. was formed to explore the Talache Mine area but very little exploration was done. Silver Butte Mining also did exploration in the area and explored the nearby veins such as Keystone, Dakota, Brown Bear and Catherine Veins.

Iron Mask Mine Area

The iron mask area has received no exploration in the past except for drifting on the Iron Mask vein from the Iron Mask #2 and #1 tunnels plus the extensive drifting of the Iron Mask #3 tunnel, which reached the main Iron Mask vein from a raise on the level. The raise from the #3 level was driven to within 10 feet (estimated) of the lower winze on the #2 level (personal communication with previous operator 2014). The main Iron Mask Vein appears to trend toward the Hope and Faith Shaft located due south of the main workings. Surface diamond drilling from the 1980’s confirmed the extension of the Iron Mask Vein south to the Hope and Faith Shafts (personal communication with previous operator 2014). The total strike length of the Iron Mask Vein is believed to be greater than 1,000 feet in length and could contain several new ore shoots equal in size and tonnage to the one within the #2 tunnel. Catherine Mine Area

Extensive drifting of several hundred feet from multiple portals within the central part of the section

36 state lease and explored the northern extension of the mineralization at the Talache Mine. Much of this work is believed to be in the early 1920’s during which the Talache Mine was in full production. An underground drift map of the main Catherin Mine workings (Catherin #1?) is shown on figure 5 and a location map the workings are shown on figure 4. The Catherine mine area represents the best area to explore for parallel and extensions of the mineralization in the area. High grade silver-copper ore was intercepted in the 1980’s during underground rehabilitation of the drift and portal (personal communication with previous operator 2014).

Brown Bear Mine Area

The brown Bear Mine is very similar to the Catherin and most of the workings are located on the

southern edge of the Section 36 lease. It is also believed that many of the workings were looking for parallel and extensions of the Talache mineralization. It is unsure how successful this was for the Brown Bear mine area. A location map of the Brown Bear workings is shown on figure 4 and 4A.Exploration by Silver Butte Holdings was aimed chiefly at exploring the Brown Bear and Catherine Veins in the vicinity of a major cross fault thought to be located along the creed dividing the two veins. Initially, three holes (SB-1, 2, and 3) were diamond drilled to investigate these targets. Holes SB-1 and 3 were barren but SB-2 encountered significant values.

Hole SB-2 was drilled to investigate the Brown Bear vein. This hole intersected two zones, one at shallow depth and the other much deeper. The shallow zone assayed 4.6 % lead, .5 % Zn and 10.2 opt. Silver over and intercept of 5 feet. The deeper zone assayed 6.6 opt. silver and 0.2 opt. gold over an intercept of 4 feet.

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Regional Geology The project area is situated in the Pend Oreille mining district of Bonner County, Idaho. The dominate

rocks are Precambrian age sediments of the Belt Super group that forms the western limb of a large syncline that dips towards the south (Sampson, 1928). A stratigraphic column of the neighboring Coeur d’Alene district is shown on figure 6 which is similar to the Talache area. The rocks are comprised of argillites, siltites and quartzites. West of the Mirror River valley from west to east, are the Revett Formation, the St. Regis and Wallace Formation that strike nearly north south and dips 35-45 degrees to the east. East of the valley, the older Prichard Formation is exposed in a fault contact with younger rock. The major structures are north to northwest normal faults with smaller North East trending faults that have been mineralized and form the principle veins in the district.

Local Geology Within the surrounding area, the Revett, St. Regis and Wallace Formation are present (Booth, 2003) as

shown in a geology map on figure 8. The Little Joe Vein is a North South fault and nearly conformable with the dip of the bedding of the surrounding rock (Von Boeck, 2007). The dip of the vein is steeper than the dip of the beds. The Revett Formation is not exposed in the claim area. The Wallace Formation caps the St. Regis and covers most of the surface area exposed west of the valley formed by the Mirror River. Some of the North East faults are mineralized and were explored and mined. Some of these veins were the Brown and Catherine just north of the Lucky Joe Claims and Keystone mined 3000 feet to the east of the Little Joe Vein (Talache Mine) (Green, 1977). The Keystone fault is a reverse fault as stated by Green’s 1977 report.

Photo 1 - Sampling the Iron Mask Vein

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Figure 6. Stratigraphic column from the Coeur d’Alene district, Idaho. Note productive stratigraphic horizon within the St. Regis/Revett Formations.

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Figure 7. Geology and structure map of the Iron mask Project area in section 36. Note claim area in heavy blue outline, Iron Mask and surface veins in red dotted lines, and cross section and longitudinal section lines.

Deposit Type, Mineralization and Alteration Talache Mine

This deposit is classified as a simple fissure vein (siderite-quartz gangue) and shear zone deposit

(Sampson 1928). Silver is present with tetrahedrite. Galena also contains some silver in solid solution and silver minerals polybasite and proustite are sparingly present (Sampson 1928). Gold is present but in lesser amounts as with copper, lead and zinc. A resource of approximately 2 million ounces of silver equivalent in mineralized blocks of the Little Joe Vein was reported by Booth at an average grade greater than 15 opt/Ag as shown in figure 8.

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Block Tons Au(oz/ton) Au(total ounces) Ag(oz/ton) Ag (Ag(total ounces)

1 24,687 0.10 2,469 23.32 575,701

2 15,100 0.09 1,359 15.00 226,500

3 16,900 0.09 1,521 15.00 253,500

4 2,700 0.10 270 49.00 132,300

5 3,250 0.10 325 16.00 52,000

6 30,000 0.07 2,100 6.50 195,000

92,637 0.09 8,044 15.49 1,435,001 Figure 8. Resource calculations from the Booth 2003 report for a total 1,435,001 ounces of silver and 8,044 ounces of gold.

Iron Mask Mine

This deposit is similar to the Talache deposit and contains a quartz-siderite-tetrahedrite vein (1-3 feet in width, striking N20W) with over 500 feet of strike length. An underground drift map of the #3 and #2 tunnels was completed from preliminary mapping of the Iron Mask Vein and is shown on Figure 9 and 10.

A total of nineteen samples were taken along the Iron Mask vein which, thirteen delineated 195 feet of potential mineable ore at 4 feet width, 140 feet above track level for a resource of 10,745 tons at 19.8 oz Ag/ton, and 0.30% copper. A lower resource of approximately 30,700 tons at 19.8 oz Ag/ton, 0.30% Copper (4 foot mining width) was estimated below track level to the Iron Mask #3 Tunnel Level located 400 feet below the #2 tunnel. The total amount of silver and copper contained within the Iron Mask ore shoot is 820,611 ounces Ag and 2,486,700 pounds of copper from 41,445 tons of ore. A longitudinal section of the resource is shown on Figure 11 along with a geologic cross section shown on figure 12. A mining width of 5 feet wide would decrease the grade to 15.9 oz Ag/ton, 0.2% Cu for a resource of 13,440 tons, located 140 feet above the #2 tunnel and a 38,400 ton resource located between the #2 and #3 tunnels (400 feet below #2 tunnel).

Additional sampling of the vein (40 samples in 6-8 foot increments) could improve the overall vein grade to above 20.0 oz Ag/ton. A photo showing oxidized copper from the area of sample 14755 is shown on figure 13.

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Figure 9. Geology and sample map of the Iron Mask #2 tunnel. Note the vein in red and structure in blue. A 4 foot wide stope averaging 19.8 oz Ag/ton was generated from the samples for future mining. If the mining width was increased to 5 feet wide, the grade of the stope would be reduced to 15.9 oz Ag/ton with an increase in tonnage by approximately 20%.

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Figure 10. Geology map of the Iron Mask #3 tunnel. Note the vein in red and structure in blue.

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Figure 11. Longitudinal section looking north 60 degrees east of the Iron Mask #1, #2, and #3 tunnels. Note the light red outline of the Iron Mask Vein and resource blocks (10,745 tons at 19.8 oz Ag/ton to 140 feet above track level and 30,700 tons at 19.8 oz Ag/ton to 400 feet below track level to the Iron Mask #3 tunnel. A mining width of 5 feet wide would decrease the overall grade to 15.9 oz Ag/ton, 0.2% Cu for a resource of 13,440 tons located 140 feet above the #2 tunnel and 38,400 ton resource located between the #2 and #3 tunnels (tonnage would increase by approximately 20%). Photo 2 – Iron Mask #3

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Figure 12. Cross section looking north 25 degrees west of the Iron Mask #1, #2 and #3 tunnels. Note the Iron Mask Vein in light red and a late un-mineralized vein to the east.

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Figure 13.Photo of oxidized copper near the area of sample 14755 on the Iron Mask Vein.

Interpretations and Recommendations

A thorough review of the geology and historic mining indicate that anomalous silver/gold with base metals; occur along a zone that is at least 2-3 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. The area has received little exploration to date and could host several new mineralized vein systems similar to the Talache and Iron Mask mines. Total exploration potential of the project is greater than 25 million ounce of silver.

The following recommendations are made to further develop the Iron Mask Vein on the #2 tunnel and explore the project area from the surface and underground (Iron Mask #2 and #3 tunnels). Based on the conclusions presented in this report, it is recommended that Trident Exploration undertake the mine development and exploration program described on Figure 15 and 16 totaling $ 6.42 million dollars.

1. Open up and develop the #2 Iron Mask Tunnel to mine the Iron Mask Vein for approximately 19,600 tons of ore above the Track level. This would require extensive rehabilitation of the underground mine for conventional mining using air operated slushers within timbered raises and electric mine cars for ore haulage. The establishment of utilities would be also be requires for air, water, and power. The estimated cost of the project is $569,250.

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2. Open up and rehabilitate the Iron Mask #1 tunnel for use as a secondary escape way. This would also involve repair the escape way raise and ladder from the Iron Mask # 2 tunnel. The estimated cost of the project is $143,750.

3. Open up and rehabilitate the 2,000 foot drift of the Iron Mask #3 Tunnel for future exploration and development of the Iron Mask Vein. This would require extensive bolting and establishment of utilities. The estimated cost of the project is $1,397,250.

4. Conduct a development drilling campaign from the Iron Mask #3 Tunnel looking for the extension of the Iron mask Vein from the #2 Tunnel. This would require less than 5,000 feet of drilling form the end of the drift. This estimated cost of the project would be $250,000.

5. Conduct underground long range exploration from the Iron mask #2 and #3 tunnels plus surface for a new discovery of a mineralized vein system similar in size to the Talache Mine. This drilling campaign would be approximately 25,000 feet from underground and 25,000 feet from the surface. The estimated cost of the project is $4,312,500.

Proposed #1 Tunnel/Escapeway Rehabiltation Project:

Rehabilitation of portal (labor and timber) $15,000

Rehabilitation of drift to escapeway (100 feet @ $600 foot) $60,000

Rehabilitation of escapeway raise from #2 tunnel to #1 tunnel (50 feet @ 1,000 foot)$50,000

Contingency (15%) $18,750

Total for project: $143,750

Proposed #2 Tunnel Rehabiltation Project:

Rehabilitation of portal (labor and timber) $15,000

Rehabilitation of drift and raises (800 feet @ $600 foot) $480,000

Contingency (15%) $74,250

Total for project: $569,250

Proposed #3 Tunnel Rehabiltation Project:

Rehabilitation of portal (labor and timber) $15,000

Rehabilitation of drift (2,000 feet @ $600 foot) $1,200,000

Contingency (15%) $182,250

Total for project: $1,397,250

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Figure 15: Table sowing the proposed rehabilitation program for the Iron mask Project area tunnel #1, #2, and #3 totaling $2,110,250.

Proposed Surface and Underground Exploration drilling Total:

25,000 feet of underground drilling @ $50/foot $1,250,000

25,000 feet of surface drilling @ $100/foot $2,500,000

Contingency (15%) $562,500

Total for project: $4,312,500

Figure 16. Table showing proposed long range exploration drill program for the Iron Mask Project totaling $4,312,500 dollars.

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHOR 1. I am a consulting, licensed professional geologist whose address is 9323 N. Government Way #208, Hayden, Idaho 83835. Tel: (208) 699-1384 Email: [email protected] 2. I have taken full responsibility for the technical report “Iron Mask Project, Bonner County, Idaho” dated October 27th, 2014. 3. I graduated with a B.S. degree in Economic Geology from the University of Idaho, Moscow Idaho in 1999. I also graduated from the University of Idaho, Moscow with a M.S. in Structural Geology and pursued my career as a mine/exploration geologist for fifteen years in the United States. I belong to the American Institute of Professional Geologist and hold a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG-11287) standing with them. I am also registered in the State of Idaho as a Professional Geologist (PG-1339). I am in good standing with the Society of Economic Geology since 1998. I further certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association as defined in NI43-101, and past relevant work experience, I am a “qualified person” for the purposes of NI 43-101. 4. I previously visited the property on October 11-13th, 2013 for three days and on July 18th and October 3rd, 2014. 5. I am responsible for the preparation of the technical report, “Iron Mask Project, Bonner County, Idaho” dated October 27th, 2014. 6. Other than being the qualified person for the Technical report dated August, 7th 2014, I have had no prior involvement with the property that is subject to this Technical Report. 7. As to date of the document, the information, and belief that the report contains all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make this Technical Report not misleading in any form. 8. I consent to the public filing of this Technical Report, only in its entirety, in a prospectus or any similar offering document, for presentation to any stock exchange or the regulatory authority, and for its publication.

Dated this 27th day of October, 2014. Hugh Russell Smith

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References

Booth, Mathew, 2003 Geological Report, Lucky Joe Silver Property, Bonner County, Bonner County Idaho; Private Report from Sunshine Silver Mines, 14 pages, 2003 Green, William R. 1977, Report on the Silver Butte Holdings, Bonner County, Idaho, Private Report from Silver Butte Mining Company, 44 pages. Haddell, G.G., Albse, H.F., 1958, Field Examination Report of the Iron Mask Mine, DMEA-4989., Bonner County, Idaho, 7 pages. Hobbs, Warren S. 1965, Geology of the Coeur d’Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, 139 pages. Savage, C.N., 1967, Geology and Mineral Resources of Bonner County, 131 pages. Sampson, Edward, 1928, Geology and Silver Deposits of the Pend Oreille District Idaho, 25 pages. Von Boeck, Rene, 2007, Geological Report of the Lucky Joe Clams, Bonner County, Idaho, 12 pages