Exhibit 9.01 OPTION AGREEMENT January 10, 2011 WHEREBY: Sundance Gold Ltd. (Sundance) owns 20 mineral claims in Nevada covering approximately 200 acres known generally as Dolly Varden. Sundance has the legal right to option, sell, or otherwise assign the rights to Dolly Varden. Viking Minerals (Viking) wishes to enter into an exploration agreement with Sundance in order to option the ownership of Dolly Varden under the following terms: Viking will pay to Sundance $25,000 upon the signing if this agreement. Viking will pay to Sundance 20,000,000 shares of its common stock to Sundance within 2 years of the signing of this agreement. Viking will have the right to earn 70% of the Dolly Varden claims by conducting a $2,000,000 work program on the Dolly Varden claims over a period of 2 years from the date of this agreement, of which $500,000 must be spent in the first six months. Sundance will retain a 5% NSR. See appendix 1 for specific claim numbers. SIGNATURES Appendix 1 DVS CLAIMS UTTM27east UTM27north Loc.Mon. Remarks/corner - ---------- ---------- -------- -------------- 717178 4464906 DVS1 717178 4464900 DVS2 717361 4464906 DVS3 717361 4464900 DVS4 717544 4464906 DVS5 (Not staked - Wondt claim) 717544 4464900 DVS6 (Not staked - Wendt claim) 717727 4464906 DVS7 (Not staked - Wsndt claim) 717727 4464900 DVS8 (Not staked - Wendt claim) 717909 4464906 DVS9 717909 4464900 DVS10 718092 4464906 DVS11 718092 4464900 DVS12 718275 4464906 DVS13 718275 4464900 DVS14 718458 4464906 DVS15 718458 4464900 DVS16 NORTH ROW corners 717087 4465360 NWC DV1 717269 4465360 NEC DV1, NWC DV3 717452 4465360 NEC DV3 (Wendt) 717818 4465360 NWC DV9 718001 4465360 NEC DV9, NWC DV11 718184 4465360 NEC DV11, NWC DV13 718367 4465360 NEC DV13, NWC DV15 718550 4465360 NEC DV15 CENTER ROW CORNERS 717087 4464903 SWC DV1, NWC DV2 717269 4464903 SEC DV1, NEC DV2,SWC DV3, NWC DV4 717452 4464903 SEC DV3, NEC DV4 (Wendt) 717818 4464903 SWC DV9, NWC DV10 718001 4464903 SEC DV9, NEC DV10, SWC DV11, NWC DV12 718184 4464903 SEC DV11, NEC DV12, SWC DV13, NWC DV14 718367 4464903 SEC DV13, NEC DV14, SWC DV15, NWC DV16 718550 4464903 SEC DV15, NEC DV16 SOUTH ROW CORNERS 717087 4464446 SWC DV2 717269 4464446 SEC DV2, SWC DV4 717452 4464446 SEC DV4 (Wendt) 717818 4464446 NWC DV10 718001 4464446 SEC DV10, SWC DV12 718184 4464446 SEC DV12, SWC DV14 718367 4464446 SEC DV14, SWC DV16 718550 4464446 SEC DV16