EXHIBIT 10
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              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT MINING ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS


         We hereby consent to references to our name and to the Reports in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F to be filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. We also confirm that we have read the Annual Information Form
and that we have no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in
the information contained in it that are derived from the Reports or that are
within our knowledge as a result of the services we performed in connection with
the Reports.

/s/ Gary M. Stubblefield

Gary M. Stubblefield
Norwest Corporation
Formerly Norwest Mines Services, Inc.
Independent Mining Consultants
Salt Lake City, UT

March 29, 2005