Articles of Organization Limited-Liability Company (Pursuant to NRS 86) STATE OF NEVADA Secretary of State (For Office Use Only) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: Read Instructions on reverse side before completing this form. TYPE OR PRINT (BLACK INK ONLY) 1. Name of Limited Liability Company: The Plum Mining Co., LLC ------------------------------------------ 2. Dissolution Date (latest date upon which the company is to be dissolved): 50 years --------- 3. Resident Agent: (designated resident agent and the STREET ADDRESS in Nevada where process may be served: Name of Resident Address: W. Hughes Brockbank ------------------------------------------------ Street Address: 1721 E. 5th Street Carson City, NV 89701 ----------------------------------------------------------- Street No. Street Name City Zip Mailing Address (if different): Same 4. Right of remaining members of the company to continue the business on the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a member or occurrence of any other event which terminates the continued membership of a member in the company: X Yes No ------- ------- 5. Management: the Company shall be managed by X manager(s) OR members Names and addresses of manager(s) or members: (attach additional pages if necessary) 1. W. Hughes Brockbank 1721 E. 5th Street Carson City, NV 89701 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If managed by members, members may contract debts on behalf of the company X Yes No ------- ------- 6. Other Matters: This form includes the minimal statutory requirements to organize under NRS 86. Please attach any other information deemed appropriate. Number of pages attached: -------------- 7. Signature of organizer(s) The name(s) and address(s) of the organizer(s) executing the articles: (Signatures must be notarized) (Attach additional pages of there are more than two organizers) W. Hughes Brockbank - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Name (print) Name (print) 1721 E. 5th Street Carson City, NV 89701 - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Adddress Address /s/ W. Hughes Brockbank 11/1/96 - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Signature Date Signature Date This instrument was acknoledged before This instrument was acknoledged before me on me on November 1st, 1996 By , 19 , by - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- /s/ M. Edsall - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Name of Person Name of Person as organizer as organizer of THE PLUM MINIG CO., LLC of - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- (name of party on behalf of whom (name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed) instrument was executed) /s/ M. Edsall - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Notary Public Signature Notary Public Signature (affix notary stamp or seal) (affix notary stamp or seal) 8. Certificate of accepatance of approintment of resident agent: I, W. Hughes Brockbank hereby accept appointment as resident agent for the above named limited-liability company. /s/ W. Hughes Brockbank November 1st, 1996 - ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Signature of resident agent Date