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/ Virginia Odegaard
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         Virginia Odegaard, P. Geol.
         Norwest Corporation
         Independent Mining Consultants
         Calgary, AB

         March 22, 2006