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                                     AMENDED

                          PROJECT ACQUISITION AGREEMENT



                                     BETWEEN



                              WESTERN GOLD LIMITED


                                       AND


                          SEARCHLIGHT EXPLORATION, LLC.





                           Dated as of October 7, 2005




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                          PROJECT ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

     This PROJECT ACQUISITION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"),  dated as of October
7, 2005 is made by and between  Western Gold Limited.,  a Gibraltar  corporation
with  Registration  Number  88708  having  offices  at  c/0  St  James  Resource
Management  Limited,  16  Hanover  Square,   London,  W1S  1HT,  United  Kingdom
("Company")  and  Searchlight  Exploration  LLC,  an Arizona  limited  liability
company with  offices at 9212 Empire Rock  Street.,  Las Vegas,  NV 89143 U.S.A.
("Searchlight" or "Claimholder") .

     1.  Grant of  Lease,  Purchase  Option  and 75% Net  Profits  Interest.  In
consideration  for the sum of US$10,000 to be paid by Company to  Claimholder on
or before July 1, 2004 (the "Initial Payment"),  the further payments of $10,000
to be  paid  by  Company  to  Claim  holder  quarterly  during  the  Lease  Term
("Quarterly  Payments"),  10,000,000  (ten  million)  shares of common  stock of
Company and other good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby  acknowledged,  Claimholder  hereby  leases  the  unpatented
placer  and / or  lode  mining  claims  known  as the  Bouse  Project  and  more
particularly  described  in Exhibit A hereto (the  "Property")  to Company  (the
"Lease")  and  grants to Company a 75% net  profits  interest  and an  exclusive
irrevocable option (the "Purchase Option") to purchase the Property, each on the
terms and  conditions  set forth below.  Provided  the Initial  Payment has been
made,  the term of the Lease shall  commence on July 1, 2004 and,  provided that
all Quarterly  Payments are made,  shall run to and including June 30, 2007 (the
"initial term"), with the right of Company at its option to extend the Lease for
up to three (3) additional  three year terms on the same terms and conditions to
and including June 30, 2016 (an "extended term") (the initial and extended terms
being hereinafter referred to as the "Lease Term"). Company shall have the right
to sooner  terminate the Lease pursuant to Section 6 and,  subject to Section 15
below,  to exercise the Purchase Option pursuant to Section 7 at any time during
the Lease Term.  The  Purchase  Option may be exercised by Company only upon the
delivery to  Claimholder of each of (a) a "positive"  feasibility  study for the
Property,  (b)  corporate  resolution  of the  Company  (and any parent  company
thereof) evidencing an affirmative  production decision for the Property and (c)
evidence  satisfactory  to  Claimholder  that Company has obtained the financing
necessary to develop and operate the Property.  Upon transfer of title  pursuant
to exercise of the Purchase Option, the Lease shall terminate.

     2. Title to the Property.

     A.   Claimholder hereby represents and warrants to Company as follows:

     (i) Claimholder owns or is able to convey a full and undivided  interest in
and to each of the unpatented  mining claims  included in the Property as of the
date hereof;

     (ii) To the best of the knowledge,  information  and belief of Claimholder,
all such claims have been validly  located and maintained in accordance with all
applicable laws and regulations;

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     (iii)  All such  claims  are  free and  clear  of all  liens,  claims,  and
encumbrances  whatsoever,  subject only to the paramount  interest of the United
States of America and / or the State of Arizona; all taxes, if any, which may be
or which may become a lien upon the Property,  as of the date hereof,  have been
paid;

     (iv) The  Property  is not in any  manner  encumbered  as a  result  of any
conduct or activity of Claimholder;

     (vi)  Having  secured  the  approval  of its sole  member  to the terms and
conditions of this  Agreement,  Claimholder  has full and complete  authority to
execute this Agreement and to grant the rights herein conferred on Company; and

     (vii) Claimholder has no knowledge that any of the mining claims comprising
the Property are invalid,  or that,  except for any patented ground lying within
the Project  Area,  there are other senior mining claims in conflict with any of
such claims.

     3. Lease Payments and Other Payments.

     A.  During the Lease Term,  Company  shall make the  following  payments to
Claimholder,  which shall  constitute  a portion of the  purchase  price for the
Property:

          (i) The Initial Payment of $10,000, on or before July 1, 2004; and

          (ii) The Quarterly Payments each in the amount of $10,000,  payable on
October 1,  January 1,  April 1 and July 1 of each year  during the Lease  Term,
commencing with October 1, 2004.

          (iii) The  quarterly  payment  due on  October 1, 2005 will be paid on
October 31. 2005.

     B. Following  Company's exercise of the Purchase Option under Section 7 and
resulting  termination  of the Lease as provided in Section 1, Company shall pay
to Claimholder (i) the Claimholder's net profits interest (NPI) under Section 8A
and (ii) the  Claimholder's  net smelter  return (NSR) royalty under Section 8B.
Company's obligation to make payment under Section 8A and Section 8B shall cease
to  accrue  on the  first  to occur  of (i)  completion  by  Company  of  mining
operations,  residual leaching and reclamation in the Project Area or (ii) other
decision  of  Company  to  terminate  operations  in the  Project  Area and,  if
Claimholder so desires, to reconvey the property to Claimholder once reclamation
and other environmental obligations have been satisfied, although this provision
shall not relieve  Company from its  obligation  to make  payments  that accrued
prior to such occurrence.

     C. All payments shall be paid in US$dollars in immediately available funds.

     D.  Company  hereby  represents  and  warrants to  Claimholder  that it has
adequate financial resources to make the payments required under this Section 3,
as well as the Work Expenditures required under Section 4.

     E. Company  shall also issue  within 10 business  days of execution of this
Agreement to Searchlight,  10,000,000  (ten million) shares of Company's  common
stock.  The shares shall be validly issued,  fully paid and  nonassessable.  The
shares  shall be  restricted  and  eligible  for resale  pursuant to Rule 144 in
accordance with said rule. Company, following its initial public offering, shall
use its best efforts to comply with its reporting  obligations  under applicable
securities law so as to enable Searchlight to utilize Rule 144 for resale of the
shares following the applicable holding period.

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     F. The previous  Project  Acquisition  Agreement  between the parties dated
January 27, 2004 is hereby terminated and replaced with this Agreement.


     4. Work  Expenditures.  During the Lease Term,  until terminated by Company
under  Section 6 or until the  Purchase  Option is  exercised  under  Section 7,
Company shall make work expenditures ("Work Expenditures") on or for the benefit
of the Property in the following amounts:

     A.  The  sum of  $100,000  on or  before  June  30,  2006.  This  is a firm
commitment.  If  Company  fails  to  perform  the  total  amount  of  such  Work
Expenditures,  Company  shall pay  Claimholder  the  deficiency  in  immediately
available funds.

     B. The sum of $100,000 on or before June 30, 2007.

     C. The sum of $100,000 on or before June 30 of each year thereafter.

Any excess of Work  Expenditures  in any year  shall be  carried  forward to the
succeeding  year. If Work  Expenditures  in any year after the period ended June
30, 2006 are  deficient  and Company  desires to maintain the Lease and Purchase
Option in effect, Company shall pay Claimholder in immediately available funds a
sum  equal to the  deficiency  in lieu of the Work  Expenditure  shortfall.  For
purposes  of this  Agreement,  "Work  Expenditures"  is defined as sums spent or
incurred by Company  directly on the Property for exploration and development of
the Property, including drilling,  geochemical sampling,  geophysical or seismic
survey,  assaying,  and ore reserve  calculation;  metallurgical and engineering
analyses;  environmental  and permitting  analyses and  activities;  feasibility
studies; and financing  investigations;  plus 5% of such direct costs in lieu of
headquarters overhead and general and administrative expenditures.

     5. Rights and  Obligations  During Lease Term.  The parties  shall have the
following rights and obligations during the Lease Term:

     A. Access to Property and Provision of Data. Company shall have full access
to the Property to conduct such  investigations  and examinations as Company may
deem desirable and to all information and data in  Claimholder's  possession and
control  pertaining to the Property  necessary or desirable to enable Company to
fully evaluate the Property and its commercial  feasibility.  Claimholder agrees
to cooperate fully with Company in its investigation.

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     B.  Activities by Company.  Company shall have exclusive  possession of the
Property,  subject to the  paramount  rights of the  United  States and / or the
State of Arizona  with  respect to  unpatented  mining  claims  included  in the
Property,  and shall  have the  exclusive  right to  conduct  such  exploration,
evaluation, and development activities on the Property (including bulk sampling)
as Company  may  desire.  Claimholder  shall  provide at  Company's  expense all
reasonable assistance to Company for the obtaining of any permits, licenses, and
third party consents needed for such work.  Company shall also have the right to
contact the pertinent  federal,  state,  and local permitting  agencies,  and to
negotiate with such agencies.

     C.  Maintenance  of Property.  Company shall  maintain in good standing all
unpatented mining claims that comprise the Property.  Company shall, as required
by the Federal  Government  with respect to unpatented  mining claims on federal
lands,  perform required  assessment work or timely pay all claim maintenance or
rental fees and all required  property taxes,  and shall timely make all filings
and recordings in the appropriate  governmental  offices  required in connection
with such payments. In the event Claimholder makes any such payment (although it
shall have no obligation to do so), Company shall promptly reimburse Claimholder
for payment of such  holding  costs upon  receipt by Company of evidence of such
payment.  Company  shall have the right to amend or  relocate  in the name(s) of
Claimholder  any unpatented  mining claims  included in the Property,  to locate
different  types of claims on ground covered by existing  claims,  and to locate
any fractions.

     D. Sharing of Data. During each year of the Lease Term,  Company will share
with Claimholder all information  (including  interpretive and  non-interpretive
data, subject to typical disclaimers regarding  interpretive data and statements
that  Claimholder  may not rely upon the same)  obtained  from the  exploration,
evaluation,  and development  activities  pertaining to the Property,  including
providing a copy of any geological and other principal  reports  relating to the
Property, and will report to Claimholder in writing at least quarterly regarding
the progress of the exploration and evaluation work and Work  Expenditures  made
during the period.

     E.  Claimholder  Access to  Property.  Claimholder  may have  access to the
Property at its sole risk on reasonable notice, and shall be entitled to conduct
tours  of  the  Property  for  investor  relations  and  financing   activities.
Claimholder's  exercise of its access rights shall not interfere in any way with
Company's  operations on the Property,  which shall take precedence in the event
of any conflict.

     F.  Conduct  of  Operations  by  Company  at  the  Property.   All  of  the
exploration,  development,  mining,  milling  and  related  work  and any  other
activities  which may be  performed  by  Company  or its  agents or  contractors
hereunder  shall be performed in accordance with all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and good mining practices,  but the timing, nature, manner and
extent of any  exploration,  development  or any other  operations or activities
hereunder  shall be in the sole  discretion  of  Company,  and there shall be no
implied covenant to begin or continue any such operations or activities.

     G.  Indemnity.  Except for damages  sustained by  Claimholder  while on the
Property  pursuant  to  Section  5F.,  Company  agrees  to  indemnify  and  hold
Claimholder  and its  affiliates,  and their  respective,  officers,  directors,
employees,  agents,  members,  partners and agents harmless from and against any
loss, liability,  cost, expense or damage (including reasonable attorney's fees)
that may be incurred for injury to or death of persons or damage to property, or
otherwise,  as a result of Company or its agents or  contractors  conducting any
operations on or in connection with the Property.

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     H. Insurance. Company agrees to carry such insurance,  covering all persons
working  at or on the  Property  for  Company,  as will  fully  comply  with the
requirements  of the  statutes  of the State of Arizona  pertaining  to worker's
compensation and occupational disease and disabilities as are now in force or as
may be  hereafter  amended or  enacted.  In  addition,  Company  agrees to carry
liability insurance with respect to its operations at the Property in reasonable
amounts in accordance  with accepted  industry  practices.  Company  agrees that
Claimholder  shall be named as an additional  insured on all such policies,  and
agrees to forward to Claimholder  certificates  of such  insurance  policies not
later than 10 days prior to the date that Company  commences any such activities
on the  Property.  Company  shall have no right to commence any such  activities
until such certificates are delivered to Claimholder.

     I. Compliance  with Laws.  Company agrees to conduct and perform all of its
operations at the Property  during the term of this Agreement in compliance with
all valid and applicable  federal,  state and local laws, rules and regulations,
including  without   limitation  laws,  rules  and  regulations   pertaining  to
environmental protection, human health and safety, social security, unemployment
compensation,  wages and hours  and  conditions  of  labor,  and  Company  shall
indemnify and hold  Claimholder  harmless from and against any loss,  liability,
cost, expense or damage (including  reasonable  attorney's fees) arising from or
related to Company's failure to comply with said laws.

     J. Taxes.  During the term of this Agreement,  Company shall be responsible
for payment of all taxes  levied or assessed  upon or against the  Property,  as
well as any facilities or improvements located thereon.

     K. Liens and  Encumbrances.  Company  shall keep title to the Property free
and clear of all liens and encumbrances resulting from its operations hereunder;
provided,  however, that Company may refuse to pay any claim asserted against it
which it disputes in good faith.  At its sole cost and  expense,  Company  shall
contest any suit, demand or action commenced to enforce such a claim and, if the
suit,  demand or action is decided by a court or other authority of ultimate and
final jurisdiction  against Company or the Property,  Company shall promptly pay
the  judgment  and shall post any bond and take all other  action  necessary  to
prevent any sale or loss of the  Property  or any part  thereof.  Company  shall
permit Claimholder to post Notices of  Non-Responsibility  at the collars of any
shafts and in other  locations  required  under  Arizona law in order to prevent
certain liens from attaching to the Property, and Company shall take all actions
reasonably necessary to keep such notices posted in these locations.

     L. Reclamation and Remediation.  Company shall reclaim the Property, to the
extent  disturbed by Company  during the term of this  Agreement,  in accordance
with and as  required by  applicable  federal,  state and local laws,  rules and
regulations.

     6.  Right to Terminate.

          A. Termination.

               (1)  By the Company.  Company may terminate this Agreement or the
                    Lease at any time at its sole  option by giving  Claimholder
                    30 days'  prior  written  notice,  upon which all rights and
                    obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall cease,
                    except for any limitation of liability, indemnification, and
                    confidentiality   provisions  set  forth  herein;  provided,

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                    however, that (i) if Company terminates this Agreement after
                    April 1 of any year, Company agrees to pay governmental fees
                    and make all governmental  filings necessary to maintain the
                    unpatented  mining claims for the assessment year commencing
                    on September 1 next following such notice of termination and
                    (ii) if Company terminates this Agreement or the Lease on or
                    before April 30,  2005,  Company  shall remain  obligated to
                    comply with Section 4A.

               (2)  By Claimholder.  In the event that (i) Company shall fail to
                    pay any of its  monetary  obligations  under this  Agreement
                    when due and  shall not pay same  within  14 days  following
                    notice  thereof by Claimholder or (ii) Company shall fail to
                    perform  any  of  its  nonmonetary  obligations  under  this
                    Agreement  and  shall  not cure its  failure  within 30 days
                    following  notice  thereof by  Claimholder  (in each case an
                    "uncured default"), Claimholder may terminate this Agreement
                    upon  three  days  written  notice to  Company.  Termination
                    pursuant to this Section  6.A.(2)  shall not excuse  Company
                    from any of its obligations  which accrued prior to the date
                    of  termination,  and  Claimholder  shall  retain all of its
                    rights in law or in equity with respect thereto.


     B. Return of Data.  As soon as  practicable  upon the  termination  of this
Agreement,   Company   shall  return  to   Claimholder   copies  of  all  title,
environmental,  metallurgical,  geological,  geophysical, milling and other data
concerning the Property and furnished by  Claimholder or previous  owners of the
Property or their agents or consultants to Company.  At such time, Company shall
also make available to Claimholder  for examination and copying all survey maps,
drill hole logs,  sample  locations and assays developed by Company with respect
to the  Property  during  the term of this  Agreement  and not  previously  made
available to Claimholder and shall transfer  custody to Claimholder of all drill
cores.

     C.  Release.  Upon  termination  of this  Agreement,  Company will promptly
execute and deliver to Claimholder appropriate documents of conveyance releasing
and conveying its interest in the Property to Claimholder.

     D.  Surrender of Possession and Removal of Equipment.  Upon  termination of
this Agreement,  Company shall surrender possession of the Property,  subject to
the condition  that Company shall have the right at any time within one year (or
such longer period as Company can  demonstrate  is reasonably  necessary)  after
such surrender or termination of this Agreement to (i) complete any  reclamation
obligations  required of Company under this Agreement or by governmental  law or
regulation  and (ii) remove all of its tools,  equipment,  machinery,  supplies,
fixtures,  buildings,  structures and other  property  erected or placed on such
property  by Company,  excepting  only  timber,  chutes and ladders in place for
underground  entry and support.  Title to such  property not removed  within the
time period set forth above  shall,  at the  election  of  Claimholder,  pass to
Claimholder.  Alternatively,  at the end of the time  period  set  forth  above,
Claimholder  may remove any such  property from the Property and dispose of same
in a commercially reasonable manner, all at the expense of Company.

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     7. Exercise of Purchase Option. If Company decides to exercise the Purchase
Option,  upon each of (a) the completion of a "positive"  feasibility  study for
the  Property,  (b) the making of an  affirmative  production  decision  for the
Property by Company's and any parent  corporation's  Boards of Directors and (c)
presentation to Claimholder of evidence satisfactory to Claimholder that Company
has  obtained  the  financing  necessary  to develop and  operate the  Property,
Company shall give Claimholder notice thereof. Within 10 days after such notice,
Claimholder   shall  deliver  to  Company  a  special   warranty  deed  in  form
satisfactory to Company  transferring  title to a 100% interest in the Property,
and reserving to Claimholder the net profits interest ("NPI") in production from
the Property and the net smelter returns royalty  ("NSR"),  each as set forth in
Section 8 below, and Company shall deliver to Claimholder the sum of $10.00.

     8. Claimholder NPI and NSR Royalty.

     A.  Claimholder  NPI. Upon  completion of the payments  under Section 3.A.,
Company  shall have a 75% NPI in the Property and  Claimholder  shall have a 25%
NPI in the Property.  Upon  termination of this Lease (other than as a result of
Company's  exercise  of its  Purchase  Option,  Company's  NPI shall be  reduced
permanently to zero (-0-%) and Claimholder's  shall be increased  permanently to
100%. For purposes of Claimholder's and Company's  respective NPI, "Net Profits"
shall be calculated pursuant to generally accepted accounting  principles in the
United States of America, provided, however, that the calculation of net profits
shall not include any  benefit or loss from price  hedging and price  protection
arrangements  conducted by or on behalf of Company and, provided,  further, that
Company shall be entitled to deduct from revenues only the following percentages
of total  operating  costs in lieu of  headquarters  overhead  and  headquarters
general  and  administrative  expenses:  3% during the  development/construction
stage of operations and 1% during the mining and processing  stage of operations
and,  provided,  further,  that no  deduction  shall  be made for  depletion  or
depreciation.   Claimholder's  NPI  shall  be  a  fully  carried  interest,  and
Claimholder  shall not be required to fund any expenses relating to the Property
or its exploration , development, production or reclamation.

     B.  Net  Smelter  Returns  Royalty.   In  addition  to  Claimholder's  NPI,
Claimholder  hereby  reserves a five (5%)  percent net smelter  returns  royalty
("NSR  Royalty") for all commodities  produced.  For purposes of this Agreement,
the "net smelter  return" is defined as the amount of money which the smelter or
refinery,  as the case may be, pays the Company for the  commodity  based on the
then current spot price of the commodity,  with deductions for costs  associated
with further processing but without  deductions for taxes,  calculated on an FOB
mine site basis.

     C. Payable in Kind; Payable Quarterly.  Claimholder may elect to receive in
kind its NPI or its NSR Royalty (as described  below).  Both royalties  shall be
payable quarterly.

     9. "Project  Area" / Area of Interest.  If either party or if any affiliate
of a  party,  or any  officer,  director,  employee,  partner,  member  or agent
thereof,  now  has or  hereafter  acquires  any  property  interest  within  the
boundaries of Twp 7N Range 17W or Twp 7N Range 18W,  GSRBM,  Arizona,  or within
one mile of the perimeter of such  boundaries  (but  excepting  patented  ground

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owned or  acquired  by the  McIntyre / Bauman New Jersey  Trust)  (the  "Project
Area"), such party shall give prompt notice to the other party and such property
interests  shall,  at the option of the other  party,  exercised  within 45 days
after notice of such  acquisition  by the  acquiring  party,  become part of the
Property and become  subject to this  Agreement (the  "Additional  Property.  If
Company  does not  exercise  the  Purchase  Option and the Lease is  terminated,
Claimholder  shall have the right to retain any Additional  Property acquired by
Company at no cost to Claimholder.

     10. Cross - Indemnity.  Each party ("Indemnifying Party") agrees to defend,
indemnify  and hold  harmless  the  other  party,  its  successors,  affiliates,
assigns,  officers,  directors  and  employees,  members,  partners  and  agents
("Indemnitees")  from and  against any and all claims,  actions  suits,  losses,
liabilities,  damages,  assessments,  judgments,  costs and expenses,  including
reasonable  attorney's  fees,  arising out of or pertaining to (i) any breach by
the indemnifying party of any representation,  warranty or obligation under this
Agreement  or (ii) any  activities  conducted by the  Indemnifying  Party or its
agents on the Property.

     11.  Assignment.  Neither party may assign its rights and obligations under
this  Agreement  without the prior  written  consent of the other  party,  which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,  provided, however, that Claimholder
may assign its interest at any time after May 31, 2004 to a third party  without
the consent of Company if such third party agrees to assume all of Claimholder's
obligations  under this Agreement,  and provided further that Company may assign
its  interest to an  affiliated  company or a  successor  without the consent of
Claimholder,  provided  that the  assignee  agrees  to assume  all of  Company's
obligations  under this Agreement and has a tangible net worth no less than that
of Company prior to the assignment.


     12.  Governing  Law.  Consent  to  Jurisdiction.  This  Agreement  shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Arizona,  excluding  any  conflicts of laws
principles.  Each party consents to the exclusive  jurisdiction and venue of the
federal and state  courts  sitting in La Paz County,  Arizona,  U.S.A.  over any
dispute,  claim,  lawsuit  or  proceeding  arising  from or  pertaining  to this
Agreement, and waives any argument that such courts are an "inconvenient forum."

     13.  Affiliated  Companies.  Each party  shall take such  actions as may be
necessary to cause its  affiliates to comply with the  obligations  contemplated
herein.  "Affiliate"  of a party means any person,  partnership,  joint venture,
corporation,  or other form of enterprise that directly or indirectly  controls,
is controlled by, or is under common control with, the party.

     14. Notices.  All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
be in  writing  and shall be  delivered  to the  parties by  personal  delivery,
registered  or  certified  mail,  facsimile  transmission,  or express  delivery
service  at the  addresses  set forth  below,  or to such  other  address as the
parties may later designate by like notice to each other:

     Company:

Western Gold Limited
C/o St James Resource Management Limited
16 Hanover Square
London, W1S 1HT
United Kingdom
Attn: Stephen C Lumb

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     Searchlight:

Searchlight Exploration LLC
9212 Empire Rock Street
Las Vegas, NV 89143 U.S.A.
Phone: 702.396-5292
FAX: 702.396-2347
Attn: Frederick C. Bauman

All notices  required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have
been given on the date of actual receipt.

     15. Rule Against  Perpetuities.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding,  Company may not  exercise  its  Purchase  Option,  which shall
thereupon become null and void, later than 21 years after the end of the life of
the last to survive of Frederick C. Bauman,  Barbara  McIntyre  Bauman,  John B.
McIntyre,  Betty M. McIntyre, Gail Neyland, John Neyland, George Hyatt and James
Bauman, who are locators of claims owned or being explored by Searchlight.

     16.  Dollars.  All dollar ($) amounts used in this Agreement or any Exhibit
or Schedule hereto are U.S. $ Dollars.

     17. Other Business Opportunities.  This Agreement is, and the rights of the
parties are,  strictly  limited to the matters set forth herein.  Subject to the
provisions of Section 9 relating to Additional Property in the Project Area, the
parties shall have the free and unrestricted  right to  independently  engage in
and  receive  the full  benefits  of any and all  business  ventures of any sort
whatever,  whether or not  competitive  with the  matters  contemplated  hereby,
without  consulting  the other or inviting or allowing the other to  participate
therein.

     18. Confidentiality.  Except as set forth in Section 20, the parties hereto
agree to treat all data, reports,  records and other information developed under
this  Agreement and applicable to the Property as  confidential,  and unless any
party is required by any law, rule,  regulation or order to disclose any of such
information,  it shall not be disclosed  to any person  other than  consultants,
contractors or potential  investors or assignees,  without the written agreement
of both parties, which will not unreasonably be withheld.

     19. Memorandum for Recording.  Simultaneous with the receipt by Claimholder
of the all payments  pursuant to Section 3.A.,  the parties agree to execute for
recording  purposes a written Short Form of Exploration and Development  Lease /
Option Agreement, setting forth the basic terms and conditions of this Agreement
as necessitated or permitted by Arizona law.

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     20.  Public  Announcements.  Disclosure  of  information  relating  to this
Agreement or the Property  may be made by either  party if such  information  is
required to be disclosed to any federal,  state,  provincial or local government
or  appropriate  agencies  and  departments  thereof or if such  information  is
required by law,  stock  exchange rule or  regulation to be publicly  announced.
Otherwise,  public  announcements  or  reports  by either  party of  information
relating to this  Agreement or the  Property  shall be made only on the basis of
agreed texts upon the prior  written  consent of the other party,  which consent
shall not unreasonably be withheld.  Each of Claimholder and Company accordingly
agrees that it will, not less than forty-eight hours in advance of making public
any  information  referred to in the  preceding  sentence,  give the other party
written notice of the text of the proposed report and provide the non-disclosing
party with the  opportunity to object to the form and content thereof before the
same is issued. The non-disclosing  party shall respond within forty-eight hours
of receipt of such notice,  or its silence will constitute a waiver of objection
to the terms of the proposed text.

     21. Waiver; Amendment. Any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement may
be waived at any time by the party which is entitled to the benefit thereof, but
such waiver must be in writing and signed by the party  granting the waiver.  No
such waiver  shall  affect or impair the right of the  waiving  party to require
observance,  performance or satisfaction of any other term or condition thereof.
Any of the terms or provisions  of this  Agreement may be amended or modified at
any time, but only in a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

     22.  Severability.  In the  event  that  any one or more of the  provisions
contained in this Agreement or in any other instrument or agreement contemplated
hereby shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect,  such invalidity,  illegality or unenforceability  shall not affect
any other provision of this Agreement or any such other instrument or agreement.

     23.  Attorney's  Fees.  In the event of any  controversy,  claim or dispute
between the parties  hereto,  arising out of or pertaining to this  Agreement or
the breach thereof,  the prevailing  party shall be entitled to recover from the
losing party reasonable expenses, attorney's fees and costs.

     24. Further  Assurances.  At the request of either party, the parties shall
execute  and deliver any further  instruments,  agreements,  documents  or other
papers  reasonably  requested  by either  party to effect the  purposes  of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

     25. Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts,
and all such  counterparts  taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and
the same instrument.


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     26. No Brokers or Finders.  Each party represents and warrants to the other
party that,  except for Jason Alexander,  whose  compensation  shall be the sole
responsibility of the Company,  all negotiations  relative to this Agreement and
the transactions  contemplated  hereby have been carried on by it in such manner
as not to give rise to any valid claim against either party, or any third party,
for a brokerage  commission,  finder's fee or other fee or commission arising by
reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto,  through  their duly  authorized
representative,  have  executed and delivered  this  Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

SEARCHLIGHT EXPLORATION LLC,
an Arizona limited liability company


By: /s/ Frederick C. Bauman
- --------------------------
Frederick C. Bauman
Manager and sole member



WESTERN GOLD LIMITED,
A Gibraltar corporation



By: /s/ Frederick C. Bauman
- ---------------------------
Name: Stephen Craig Lumb
Title: Director


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                                    Exhibit A
                                  Bouse Project
                        Northern Plomosa Mining District
                             La Paz County, Arizona
                              Original Claim Block
                                                                                   Approx
Claim    AMC#           Recording Info   Township/Range/Section   Date Located     Acreage
- -----    ----           --------------   ----------------------   ------------     -------
                                                                    
LBA#1    AMC357050      Fee#2002-06015   T7N R17W Sec 7, 8          12/11/2002       160
         Amended        Fee#2004-00743                               1/31/2004
LBA#2    AMC357051      Fee#2002-06016   T7N R17W Sec 7             12/11/2002       157.2
LBA#3    AMC357052      Fee#2002-06067   T7N R17W Sec 7             12/15/2002       149.6
         Amended        Fee#2004-00744                               1/31/2004
LBA#4    AMC357053      Fee#2002-06068   T7N R18W Sec 12            12/15/2002       154
         Amended        Fee#2004-00745                               1/31/2004
LBA#5    AMC357195      Fee#2003-0016    T7N R18W Sec 12, 13        12/29/2002       159.8
         Amended        Fee#2004-00746                               1/31/2004
LBA#6    AMC357196      Fee#2003-0017    T7N R18W Sec 12            12/29/2002       160
LBA#7    AMC357197      Fee#2003-0018    T7N R18W Sec 12            12/29/2002       156.2
LBA#8    AMC360589      Fee#2004-00224   T7N R17W Sec 5, 6            1/1/2004       160
LBA#9    AMC360590      Fee#2004-00509   T7N R17W Sec 7, 8           1/24/2004       160
LBA#10   AMC360591      Fee#2004-00510   T7N R17W Sec 8              1/24/2004       160
LBA#11   AMC360592      Fee#2004-00511   T7N R17W Secs 8, 17, 18     1/24/2004       160
LBA#12   AMC360593      Fee#2004-00512   T7N R17W Secs 7, 18         1/24/2004       160


                       Lode Claims located September 2004
                                                                                           Approx
Claim             AMC#         Recording Info   Township/Range/Section   Date Located      Acreage
- -----             ----         --------------   ----------------------   ------------      -------
Little Butte #1   AMC362656     Fee2004-04670    T7N R17W Secs 5,6,7,8      9/3/2004         20
Little Butte #2   AMC362657     Fee2004-04671    T7N R17W Secs 6,7,8        9/3/2004         20
Little Butte #3   AMC362658     Fee2004-04672    T7N R17W Secs 7, 8         9/3/2004         20
Little Butte #4   AMC362659     Fee2004-04673    T7N R17W Secs 5, 6, 8      9/3/2004         20
Little Butte #5   AMC362660     Fee2004-04674    T7N R17W Secs 6, 7         9/3/2004         20
Arrastre #1       AMC362661     Fee2994-04675    T7N R17W Secs 7, 8         9/3/2004         20
Arrastre #2       AMC362662     Fee2004-04676    T7N R17W Secs 7, 8         9/3/2004         20
Arrastre #3       AMC362663     Fee2004-04677    T7N R17W Sec 7             9/3/2004         20
Airstrip #1       AMC362664     Fee2004-04678    T7N R17W Sec 8             9/3/2004         20
Airstrip #2       AMC362665     Fee2004-04679    T7N R17W Sec 8             9/3/2004         20
Flat Fault #1     AMC362666     Fee2004-04680    T7N R17W Sec 7             9/3/2004         20
Flat Fault #2     AMC362667     Fee2004-04681    T7N R17W Sec 7             9/3/2004         20
Flat Fault #3     AMC362668     Fee2004-04682    T7N R17W Sec 7             9/3/2004         20
Flat Fault #4     AMC362669     Fee2004-04683    T7N R17W Sec 7             9/3/2004         20



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