EXHIBIT 4.69


                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
                                      UNITS


To:      Amador Gold Corp. (the "Issuer") of 16493 - 26th Avenue,  Surrey,  B.C.
         V3S 9W9

The  undersigned  (the  "Subscriber")  hereby  acknowledges  that the  Issuer is
proceeding  with a private  placement of units of the Issuer (the  "Units") at a
price of $0.10 per Unit,  each Unit being  comprised  of one common share in the
capital of the Issuer (a "Share") and one common share  purchase  warrant of the
Issuer (a "Warrant"),  and tenders to the Issuer this subscription  offer which,
upon acceptance by the Issuer, will constitute an agreement of the Subscriber to
subscribe for, take up, purchase and pay for and, on the part of the Issuer,  to
issue  and sell to the  Subscriber  the  number  of  Units  set out  below  (the
"Purchased  Securities")  on the terms and subject to the  conditions set out in
this Agreement.

      ---------------------------------------------------       --------
      Number of Units: ..................................        750,000
      Total Purchase Price at $0.10 per Unit: ...........       $ 75,000
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PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES AND BANK DRAFTS PAYABLE TO "AMADOR GOLD CORP."

DATED at Vancouver, B.C. this 13th day of April, 2005.


HASTINGS MANAGEMENT CORP.                           711-675 WEST HASTINGS STREET
                                                    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
                                                    V6B 1N2

by: /S/ RICHARD W. HUGHES
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Richard W. Hughes, President
                                                    604-685-2222
                                                    (Telephone Number)

                                                    604-685-3764
                                                    (Facsimile Number)





DETAILS OF BENEFICIAL PURCHASER IF NOT SAME AS SUBSCRIBER:

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(Name - please print)                           (Beneficial Purchaser's Address)

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(if space is inadequate please attach a
   schedule containing the necessary
             information)

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:                      DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:

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Name

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Account reference, if applicable                Account reference, if applicable

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Address                                         Contact Name

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                                                Address

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                                                Telephone Number

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                                                Facsimile Number

PRESENT OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

The Subscriber either [CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX]:

[_]      owns directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, no
         common  shares in the capital of the Issuer or  securities  convertible
         into common shares in the capital of the Issuer; or


[X]      owns directly or indirectly,  or exercises  control or direction  over,
         100,000  common  shares in the  capital of the  Issuer and  convertible
         securities  entitling the  Subscriber to acquire an additional  100,000
         common shares in the capital of the Issuer.


INSIDER STATUS

The Subscriber either [CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX]:

[X]      is an "Insider" of the Issuer as defined in the SECURITIES ACT (British
         Columbia); or

[_]      is not an Insider of the Issuer.


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MEMBER OF "PRO GROUP"

The Subscriber either [CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX]:

[_]      is a Member  of the "Pro  Group"  as  defined  in the  Rules of the TSX
         Venture Exchange; or

[X]      is not a member of the Pro Group.

This  subscription  is accepted  by Amador Gold Corp.  on the 13th day of April,
2005.


AMADOR GOLD CORP.

Per:

/s/ RUPERT L. BULLOCK
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Rupert L. Bullock, President


1.       INTERPRETATION

1.1.     In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

         (a)      "1933 Act" means the United States  SECURITIES ACT of 1933, as
                  amended;

         (b)      "Acts" means the Alberta Act and the B.C. Act, collectively;

         (c)      "Alberta  Act"  means  the  SECURITIES   ACT  (Alberta),   the
                  regulations  and rules made  thereunder  and all  instruments,
                  policy  statements,  blanket orders,  notices,  directions and
                  rulings issued by the Alberta  Securities  Commission,  all as
                  amended;

         (h)      "B.C.  Act" means the SECURITIES ACT (British  Columbia),  the
                  regulations  and rules made  thereunder  and all  instruments,
                  policy  statements,  blanket orders,  notices,  directions and
                  rulings issued by the British Columbia Securities  Commission,
                  all as amended;

         (i)      "BI 72-503" means BC Instrument 72-503 of the British Columbia
                  Securities  Commission  entitled  "Distribution  of Securities
                  Outside of British Columbia";

         (j)      "Closing" means the day the Purchased Securities are issued to
                  the Subscriber;

         (k)      "Commissions" means the Alberta Securities  Commission and the
                  British Columbia Securities Commission;

         (l)      "Directed  Selling  Efforts" has the meaning ascribed to it in
                  Regulation S;

         (m)      "Exchange" means the TSX Venture Exchange;

         (n)      "Exemptions"   means  the   exemptions   from  the  prospectus
                  requirements of the Acts which are outlined in Part 3 and 5 of
                  Multilateral Instrument 45-103 or BI 72-503;

         (o)      "Foreign Issuer" has that meaning ascribed to it in Regulation
                  S;

         (p)      "Multilateral Instrument 45-102" means Multilateral Instrument
                  45-102  "Resale  of  Securities"  published  by  the  Canadian
                  Securities Administrators;

         (q)      "Multilateral Instrument 45-103" means Multilateral Instrument
                  45-103 "Capital Raising Exemptions" adopted by the Alberta and
                  British Columbia Securities Commissions;


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         (r)      "Parties" or "Party" means the Subscriber, the Issuer or both,
                  as the context requires;

         (s)      "Private  Placement"  means the  offering  of the Units on the
                  terms and conditions contained in this Agreement;

         (t)      "Purchased  Securities" means those Units which the Subscriber
                  has agreed to purchase under this Agreement;

         (u)      "Regulation "S" means Regulation S promulgated  under the 1933
                  Act;

         (v)      "Regulatory   Authorities"   means  the  Commissions  and  the
                  Exchange;

         (w)      "Securities"  means the Units,  Shares,  the  Warrants and the
                  Warrant Shares;

         (x)      "Shares"  means the previously  unissued  common shares in the
                  capital of the Issuer  offered by the Issuer  pursuant  to the
                  Private Placement comprising part of the Units;

         (y)      "Substantial  U.S. Market  Interest" has that meaning ascribed
                  to it in Regulation S;

         (z)      "United States" has that meaning  ascribed to it in Regulation
                  S;

         (aa)     "Units"  means the units of the  Issuer  offered by the Issuer
                  pursuant to the Private Placement, each comprised of one Share
                  and one Warrant;

         (bb)     "U.S.  Person" has that meaning ascribed to it in Regulation S
                  (which includes, but is not limited to, an individual resident
                  in the  United  States  and an  estate  or trust of which  any
                  executor or administrator or trustee,  respectively, is a U.S.
                  Person  and  any  partnership  or  corporation   organized  or
                  incorporated under the laws of the United States);

         (cc)     "Warrants"  means share purchase  warrants of the Issuer which
                  will be issued as part of the Units; and

         (dd)     "Warrant  Shares" means the previously  unissued common shares
                  in the  capital  of the Issuer  which will be issued  upon the
                  exercise of the Warrants.

1.2      Time is of the  essence of this  Agreement  and will be  calculated  in
accordance with the provisions of the INTERPRETATION ACT (British Columbia).

1.3      This  Agreement  is to be read with all  changes in gender or number as
required by the context.

1.4      The headings in this  Agreement are for  convenience  of reference only
and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

1.5      All references to currency refer to Canadian dollars.

1.6      This Agreement is governed by, subject to and interpreted in accordance
with the laws  prevailing in the Province of British  Columbia and the courts of
the Province of British Columbia will have the exclusive  jurisdiction  over any
dispute arising in connection with this Agreement.

2.       THE UNITS

2.1      The Shares and Warrants  will be issued and  registered  in the name of
the Subscriber or its nominee.

2.2      The aggregate subscription price for the Units will be allocated to the
Shares.


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3.       THE WARRANTS

3.1      Each whole  Warrant will entitle the holder,  on exercise,  to purchase
one  Warrant  Share at a price of $0.10  for a TWO  year  period  following  the
Closing.

3.2      The  certificates  representing  the Warrants will, among other things,
include provisions for the appropriate adjustment in the class, number and price
of the Warrant  Shares issued on exercise of the Warrants upon the occurrence of
certain events, including any subdivision,  consolidation or reclassification of
the Issuer's common shares,  the payment of stock dividends and the amalgamation
of the Issuer.

3.3      The issue of the Warrants  will not restrict or prevent the Issuer from
obtaining any other financing,  or from issuing additional securities or rights,
during the period within which the Warrants may be exercised.

4.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SUBSCRIBER

4.1      The Subscriber acknowledges,  represents, warrants and covenants to and
with the Issuer that, as at the date given above and at the Closing:

         (a)      no  prospectus  has been filed by the  Issuer  with any of the
                  Commissions in connection with the issuance of the Securities,
                  such issuance is exempted from the prospectus  requirements of
                  the Acts and that:

                  (i)      the  Subscriber is restricted  from using most of the
                           civil remedies available under the Acts;

                  (ii)     the Subscriber may not receive information that would
                           otherwise be required to be provided to him under the
                           Acts; and

                  (iii)    the Issuer is relieved from certain  obligations that
                           would otherwise apply under the Acts;

         (b)      the  Subscriber  certifies  that  it is  resident  in  British
                  Columbia  or  Alberta  or  resident  outside of Canada and the
                  United States;

         (c)      the Subscriber:

                  (i)      is purchasing  the Purchased  Securities as principal
                           for its own  account  and not for the  benefit of any
                           other  person  or is  deemed  under  the  Acts  to be
                           purchasing the Purchased Securities as principal, and
                           in either case is purchasing the Purchased Securities
                           for investment only and not with a view to the resale
                           or  distribution  of all  or  any  of  the  Purchased
                           Securities; or

                  (ii)     is purchasing as agent for a disclosed  principal and
                           is not  deemed  under the Acts to be  purchasing  the
                           Purchased  Securities  as  principal,  and it is duly
                           authorized  to  enter  into  this  Agreement  and  to
                           execute and deliver all  documentation  in connection
                           with  the  purchase  on  behalf  of  such   disclosed
                           principal, who is purchasing as principal for its own
                           account and not for the  benefit of any other  person
                           and for  investment  only  and not with a view to the
                           resale or distribution of all or any of the Purchased
                           Securities;

         (d)      the  Subscriber,  if  not  a  resident  of  British  Columbia,
                  certifies  that it is not  resident  in British  Columbia  and
                  acknowledges that:

                  (i)      no  securities   commission  or  similar   regulatory
                           authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of the
                           Securities;

                  (ii)     there is no  government or other  insurance  covering
                           the Securities;


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                  (iii)    there are risks  associated  with the purchase of the
                           Securities;

                  (iv)     there are restrictions on the Subscriber's ability to
                           resell the Securities and it is the responsibility of
                           the  Subscriber  to find out what those  restrictions
                           are  and to  comply  with  them  before  selling  the
                           Securities; and

                  (v)      the Issuer has advised the Subscriber that the Issuer
                           is relying on an exemption from the  requirements  to
                           provide the Subscriber  with a prospectus and to sell
                           the  Securities  through a person  registered to sell
                           securities  under the Acts and, as a  consequence  of
                           acquiring the Securities  pursuant to this exemption,
                           certain protections,  rights and remedies provided by
                           the Act, including  statutory rights of rescission or
                           damages, will not be available to the Subscriber;

         (e)      if the Subscriber is resident outside of Canada and the United
                  States, the Subscriber:

                  (i)      is  knowledgeable  of,  or  has  been   independently
                           advised as to the applicable  securities  laws of the
                           securities regulatory authorities (the "Authorities")
                           having  application in the  jurisdiction in which the
                           Subscriber    is   resident    (the    "International
                           Jurisdiction")  which would apply to the  acquisition
                           of the Securities, if any;

                  (ii)     is purchasing  the Purchased  Securities  pursuant to
                           exemptions  from  the  prospectus  and   registration
                           requirements under the applicable  securities laws of
                           the Authorities in the International Jurisdiction or,
                           if  such  is  not   applicable,   the  Subscriber  is
                           permitted to purchase the Purchased  Securities under
                           the applicable  securities laws of the Authorities in
                           the  International  Jurisdiction  without the need to
                           rely on any exemption; and

                  (iii)    the applicable  securities laws of the Authorities in
                           the  International  Jurisdiction  do not  require the
                           Issuer to make any filings or seek any  approvals  of
                           any nature  whatsoever from any Authority of any kind
                           whatsoever  in  the  International   Jurisdiction  in
                           connection  with the  issue and sale or resale of the
                           Purchased Securities;

         (f)      to the best of the Subscriber's knowledge,  the Units were not
                  advertised;

         (g)      no  person  has made to the  Subscriber  any  written  or oral
                  representations:

                  (i)      that any person will resell or repurchase  any of the
                           Securities;

                  (ii)     that any person will refund the purchase price of any
                           of the Securities;

                  (iii)    as to  the  future  price  or  value  of  any  of the
                           Securities; or

                  (iv)     that any of the Securities  will be listed and posted
                           for trading on a stock  exchange or that  application
                           has  been  made  to  list  and  post  the  any of the
                           Securities  for  trading on a stock  exchange,  other
                           than the listing of the Shares and the Warrant Shares
                           on the Exchange;

         (h)      the  Subscriber  is not a  "control  person"  of the Issuer as
                  defined in the Acts,  will not  become a  "control  person" by
                  virtue of the purchase of the Purchased  Securities,  and does
                  not intend to act in concert  with any other  person to form a
                  control group of the Issuer;

         (i)      this  subscription  has not been solicited in any other manner
                  contrary to the Acts or the 1933 Act;

         (j)      the Subscriber  acknowledges that the Securities have not been
                  registered  under the 1933 Act or the  securities  laws of any
                  state of the United States,  and such  securities must be held
                  indefinitely and may not be offered or sold unless  registered
                  under the 1933 Act and the  securities  laws of all applicable
                  states  of  the  United  States  or  an  exemption  from  such
                  registration  requirements  is


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                  available,  and that the Issuer has no  obligation  or present
                  intention of filing a  registration  statement  under the 1933
                  Act in respect of the any of the Securities;

         (k)      the Purchased  Securities are not being  acquired  directly or
                  indirectly,  for the account or benefit of a U.S.  Person or a
                  person in the United States and the  Subscriber  does not have
                  any agreement or  understanding  (either written or oral) with
                  any U.S. Person of a person in the United States respecting:

                  (i)      the transfer or  assignment of any rights or interest
                           in any of the Securities;

                  (ii)     the division of profits,  losses, fees,  commissions,
                           or  any  financial  stake  in  connection  with  this
                           subscription; or

                  (iii)    the voting of the Shares or the Warrant Shares;

         (l)      the current structure of this transaction and all transactions
                  and activities contemplated hereunder is not a scheme to avoid
                  the registration requirements of the 1933 Act;

         (m)      it  has  no  intention  to  distribute   either   directly  or
                  indirectly  any of the  Securities  in the United States or to
                  U.S. Persons;

         (n)      the  Subscriber  acknowledges  and  agrees  that the  offer to
                  purchase  the  Purchased   Securities  was  not  made  to  the
                  Subscriber  when the  Subscriber  was in the United States and
                  that:

                  (i)      the Subscriber is not a U.S. Person;

                  (ii)     the  Subscriber is not and will not be purchasing the
                           Purchased  Securities  for the  account or benefit of
                           any U.S. Person;

                  (iii)    the  Subscriber  will  not  engage  in  any  Directed
                           Selling Efforts in respect of the Securities;

                  (iv)     the  Subscriber  agrees  not  to  engage  in  hedging
                           transactions  with regard to the Securities except in
                           compliance with the 1933 Act; and

                  (v)      the Issuer  shall  refuse to register any transfer of
                           the  Securities  not  made  in  accordance  with  the
                           provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to  registration
                           under  the 1933  Act,  or  pursuant  to an  available
                           exemption from registration under the 1933 Act;

         (o)      the  Subscriber  has no  knowledge  of a  "material  fact"  or
                  "material  change" (as those terms are defined in the Acts) in
                  the  affairs  of  the  Issuer  that  has  not  been  generally
                  disclosed to the public,  save  knowledge  of this  particular
                  transaction;

         (p)      the  Subscriber's  decision to tender this offer and  purchase
                  the Purchased  Securities has not been made as a result of any
                  verbal or written  representation as to fact or otherwise made
                  by or on behalf of the  Issuer,  or any  other  person  and is
                  based entirely upon  currently  available  public  information
                  concerning  the Issuer and the  information  contained in this
                  Agreement;

         (q)      the  offer  made  by  this  subscription  is  irrevocable  and
                  requires   acceptance  by  the  Issuer  and  approval  of  the
                  Exchange;

         (r)      the  Issuer  will have the right to accept  this  subscription
                  offer  in  whole  or  in  part  and  the  acceptance  of  this
                  subscription  offer will be  conditional  upon the sale of the
                  Purchased  Securities to the Subscriber  being exempt from the
                  prospectus    requirements   of   the   relevant    securities
                  legislation;


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         (s)      the  Subscriber has the legal capacity and competence to enter
                  into  and  execute  this  Agreement  and to take  all  actions
                  required  pursuant hereto and, if an individual is of full age
                  of majority, and if the Subscriber is a corporation it is duly
                  incorporated  and  validly  subsisting  under  the laws of its
                  jurisdiction of incorporation,  and all necessary approvals by
                  its  directors,  shareholders  and  others  have been given to
                  authorize  the  execution  of this  Agreement on behalf of the
                  Subscriber;

         (t)      the  entering  into of  this  Agreement  and the  transactions
                  contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of any of
                  the  terms and  provisions  of any law  applicable  to, or the
                  constating  documents of, the  Subscriber or of any agreement,
                  written or oral, to which the  Subscriber  may be a part or by
                  which he is or may be bound;

         (u)      this  Agreement  has been duly  executed and  delivered by the
                  Subscriber  and   constitutes  a  legal,   valid  and  binding
                  obligation   of  the   Subscriber   enforceable   against  the
                  Subscriber;

         (v)      the  Subscriber  has  been  independently  advised  as to  the
                  applicable  hold periods  imposed in respect of the Securities
                  by applicable  securities  legislation and regulatory policies
                  and confirms that no  representations  by the Issuer have been
                  made respecting the hold periods  applicable to the Securities
                  and is aware of the  risks and  other  characteristics  of the
                  Securities and of the fact that the Subscriber may not be able
                  to resell the Securities  purchased by it except in accordance
                  with the  applicable  securities  legislation  and  regulatory
                  policies  and that the  Securities  may be  subject  to resale
                  restrictions and may bear a legend to this effect;

         (w)      the  Subscriber,  and any  beneficial  purchaser  for whom the
                  Subscriber   is  acting,   is  resident  in  the  province  or
                  jurisdiction set out on the cover page of this Agreement;

         (x)      if required by applicable  securities  legislation,  policy or
                  order or by any securities commission, stock exchange or other
                  regulatory  authority,  the Subscriber will execute,  deliver,
                  file and  otherwise  assist the Issuer in filing such reports,
                  undertakings  and other documents with respect to the issue of
                  the Securities as may be required;

         (y)      the Subscriber has not purchased the Purchased Securities as a
                  result  of  any  form  of  general   solicitation  or  general
                  advertising,  including advertisements,  articles,  notices or
                  other  communication  published in any newspaper,  magazine or
                  similar media or broadcast over radio,  television or internet
                  or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by
                  general solicitation or general advertising;

         (z)      the  Subscriber  has been  advised  to  consult  its own legal
                  advisors with respect to resale restrictions applicable to the
                  Securities and the Subscriber is solely  responsible  (and the
                  Issuer is not  responsible)  for  compliance  with  applicable
                  resale restrictions;

         (aa)     this   Subscription   Agreement  has  been  duly  and  validly
                  authorized, executed and delivered by and constitutes a legal,
                  valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Subscriber;

         (bb)     the  Subscriber,  or, where it is not purchasing as principal,
                  each beneficial purchaser, has such knowledge in financial and
                  business affairs as to be capable of evaluating the merits and
                  risks of its  investment and is able to bear the economic risk
                  of loss of its investment; and

         (cc)     the   Subscriber   agrees  that  the  above   representations,
                  warranties and covenants in this  subsection  will be true and
                  correct both as of the execution of this  subscription  and as
                  of the day of Closing.

4.2      The foregoing  representations,  warranties  and covenants will survive
the Closing and are made by the  Subscriber  with the intent that they be relied
upon by the Issuer in determining its  suitability as a purchaser of Units,  and
the Subscriber hereby agrees to indemnify the Issuer against all losses, claims,
costs, expenses and damages or liabilities which any of them may suffer or incur
as a result of reliance thereon. The Subscriber  undertakes to notify the Issuer
immediately of any change in any  representation,  warranty or other information
relating  to the  Subscriber  set forth  herein  which  takes place prior to the
Closing.


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5.       REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER

5.1      The Issuer  represents,  warrants and  covenants  that,  as of the date
given above and at the Closing:

         (a)      the  Issuer  is a valid  and  subsisting  corporation  in good
                  standing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia;

         (b)      the  Issuer  is duly  registered  and  licensed  to  carry  on
                  business in the  jurisdictions in which it carries on business
                  or  owns  property  where  required  under  the  laws  of that
                  jurisdiction;

         (c)      the  authorized  capital of the Issuer is  100,000,000  common
                  shares  without par value and the issued capital of the Issuer
                  is   24,522,915   common   shares  that  are  fully  paid  and
                  non-assessable;

         (d)      the Issuer will reserve or set aside sufficient  shares in its
                  treasury to issue the Shares and the Warrant Shares,  and upon
                  their  issuance the Shares and the Warrant Shares will be duly
                  and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable;

         (e)      the Issuer is the  beneficial  owner of the  interests  in the
                  properties,  business or assets,  all  agreements by which the
                  Issuer holds an interest in a property, business or assets are
                  in good standing  according to their terms and the  properties
                  are  in  good  standing  under  the  applicable  laws  of  the
                  jurisdictions in which they are situated;

         (f)      the  financial  statements of the Issuer filed with any of the
                  Commissions have all been prepared in accordance with Canadian
                  generally accepted accounting  principles,  accurately reflect
                  the financial position and all material liabilities  (accrued,
                  absolute,  contingent  or  otherwise)  of the Issuer as of the
                  date thereof, and no adverse material changes in the financial
                  position  of the  Issuer  have  taken  place  since  the  date
                  thereof;

         (g)      the  Issuer  has  complied  and  will  comply  fully  with the
                  requirements  of all applicable  corporate and securities laws
                  and administrative policies and directions, including, without
                  limitation, the Acts and the British Columbia Corporations Act
                  in relation to the issue and trading of its  securities and in
                  all matters relating to the Private Placement;

         (h)      there is not  presently,  and will not be until the closing of
                  the Private Placement,  any material change, as defined in the
                  Acts,  relating to the Issuer or change in any material  fact,
                  as defined in the Acts,  relating  to the Issuer or any of the
                  Securities  which has not been or will not be fully  disclosed
                  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of the  Acts  and the
                  policies of the Exchange;

         (i)      the issue and sale of the  Securities  by the Issuer  does not
                  and will not conflict  with,  and does not and will not result
                  in a breach of, any of the terms of the Issuer's incorporating
                  documents or any  agreement or  instrument to which the Issuer
                  is a party;

         (j)      the Issuer is not a party to any actions, suits or proceedings
                  which  could  materially  affect  its  business  or  financial
                  condition,  and to the best of the Issuer's  knowledge no such
                  actions,  suits or proceedings  are  contemplated or have been
                  threatened;

         (k)      there  are  no   judgments   against  the  Issuer   which  are
                  unsatisfied,  nor is the Issuer subject to any consent decrees
                  or injunctions;

         (l)      this  Agreement  has  been  or will  be by the  Closing,  duly
                  authorized  by all necessary  corporate  action on the part of
                  the  Issuer,  and the Issuer  has or will have by the  Closing
                  full  corporate  power and  authority to undertake the Private
                  Placement;

         (m)      the  Issuer is or will be prior to the  Closing a  "Qualifying
                  Issuer" as defined in Multilateral  Instrument  45-102 and the
                  "hold period" under  Multilateral  Instrument  45-102 will not
                  exceed four


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                  months from the date of issuance of the  Purchased  Securities
                  in respect of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares;

         (n)      the Issuer is not in default of any of the requirements of the
                  Acts or any of the  administrative  policies or notices of the
                  Exchange;

         (o)      no order  ceasing or  suspending  trading in securities of the
                  Issuer nor  prohibiting  the sale of such  securities has been
                  issued  to  and  is  outstanding  against  the  Issuer  or its
                  directors,   officers  or   promoters  or  against  any  other
                  companies  that have common  directors,  officers or promoters
                  and no  investigations  or  proceedings  for such purposes are
                  pending or threatened;

         (p)      except as disclosed in the Company's financial statements,  no
                  person has any right,  agreement or option, present or future,
                  contingent or absolute,  or any right capable of becoming such
                  a right,  agreement  or option,  for the issue or allotment of
                  any  unissued  shares  in the  capital  of the  Issuer  or its
                  subsidiaries,  if any, or any other security  convertible into
                  or exchangeable for any such shares,  or to require the Issuer
                  or its subsidiaries,  if any, to purchase, redeem or otherwise
                  acquire  any of  the  issued  and  outstanding  shares  in its
                  capital;

         (q)      the  Issuer  has  filed  all  federal,  provincial,  local and
                  foreign tax returns  which are  required to be filed,  or have
                  requested extensions thereof, and have paid all taxes required
                  to be paid by them and any other  assessment,  fine or penalty
                  levied  against  them, to the extent that any of the foregoing
                  is due and  payable,  except for such  assessments,  fines and
                  penalties  which are currently  being contested in good faith;
                  and

         (r)      the Issuer has  established on its books and records  reserves
                  which are  adequate  for the  payment of all taxes not yet due
                  and  payable and there are no liens for taxes on the assets of
                  the Issuer or its  subsidiaries,  if any, except for taxes not
                  yet due,  and there are no audits of any of the tax returns of
                  the Issuer  which are known by the Issuer's  management  to be
                  pending,  and there are no  claims  which  have been or may be
                  asserted relating to any such tax returns which, if determined
                  adversely,  would result in the assertion by any  governmental
                  agency of any deficiency  which would have a material  adverse
                  effect on the properties, business or assets of the Issuer.

5.2      The  representations  and  warranties  contained  in this  section will
survive the Closing.

6.       CLOSING

6.1      The Closing will take place after the date of the conditional letter of
acceptance  of the  Exchange  for  the  Private  Placement  on  such  date as is
determined by the Issuer,  but in any event no later than 90 days  following the
date of this Agreement.

6.2      Upon execution of this  Agreement,  the Subscriber  will deliver to the
Issuer:

         (a)      this subscription form, duly executed; and

         (b)      a  certified  cheque or bank draft for the total  price of the
                  Purchased Securities made payable to the Issuer.

6.3      As soon as  practicable  following  the Closing  Date,  the Issuer will
deliver the Subscriber the certificates representing the Shares and the Warrants
comprising the  Subscriber's  Units  registered in the name of the Subscriber or
its nominee.

7.       RESALE RESTRICTIONS

The  Subscriber  understands  and  acknowledges  that the  Shares  and  Warrants
comprising the Units and the Warrant Shares issuable on exercise of the Warrants
will be subject to certain resale restrictions under the Acts, the 1933 Act,


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the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber  resides and the Exchange's
policies,  the terms of which may be endorsed on the  certificates  representing
such  Securities,   and  the  Subscriber  agrees  to  comply  with  such  resale
restrictions.   The  Warrants  are   non-transferrable.   The  Subscriber   also
acknowledges  that it has been  advised to  consult  its own  independent  legal
advisor with respect to the applicable resale restrictions and the Subscriber is
solely responsible for complying with such restrictions and the Issuer is not in
any manner  responsible  for  ensuring  compliance  by the  Subscriber  with the
applicable resale restrictions.

8.       MISCELLANEOUS

8.1      The Subscriber  hereby  authorizes the Issuer to correct any errors in,
or complete any minor  information  missing from this Agreement.  The Subscriber
consents  to the  filing of such  documents  and any other  documents  as may be
required to be filed with any stock exchange or securities  regulatory authority
in connection with the Private Placement.

8.2      Without limitation, this subscription and the transactions contemplated
hereby are conditional  upon and subject to the Issuer  receiving the Exchange's
approval of this subscription and the transactions contemplated hereby.

8.3      This  Agreement,  which includes any interest  granted or right arising
under this Agreement, may not be assigned or transferred.

8.4      Except as expressly  provided in this Agreement and in the  agreements,
instruments  and other  documents  contemplated  or provided  for  herein,  this
Agreement  contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the
Securities  and  there  are  no  other  terms,  conditions,  representations  or
warranties whether expressed,  implied,  oral or written,  by statute, by common
law, by the Issuer, or by anyone else.

8.5      The Parties may amend this Agreement only in writing.

8.6      This Agreement enures to the benefit of and is binding upon the Parties
and, as the case may be, their respective heirs, executors,  administrators and,
successors.

8.7      A Party will give all notices or other  written  communications  to the
other Party concerning this Agreement by hand or by registered mail addressed to
such other Party's  respective  address which is noted on the cover page of this
Agreement.

8.8      This  Agreement  may be  executed in  counterparts,  each of which when
delivered  will be  deemed  to be an  original  and all of which  together  will
constitute  one and the same document and the Issuer will be entitled to rely on
delivery by  facsimile  machine of an executed  copy of this  subscription,  and
acceptance  by the Issuer of such  facsimile  copy will be equally  effective to
create a valid and binding agreement between the Subscriber and the Issuer as if
the Issuer had accepted the subscription originally executed by the Subscriber.


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