BOLIVAR

[Resources Estimates]

SGS Geostat International completed a National Instrument 43-101 standards of disclosure for mineral project compliant resource evaluation effective September 25, 2008. Total undiluted resources from the Bolivar project have increased 26% to a total of 1,188,800 tonnes at 1.26% Cu, 2.35% Zn, 0.28 g/t Au and 30.7 g/t Ag in the Measured and Indicated categories and 55% to 6,290,100 tonnes at 1.18% Cu, 0.99% Zn, 0.30 g/t Au and 26.4g/t Ag in the Inferred Resources category, all at a 2.5% CuEq cut-off for the Upper Skarn and 1% CuEq cut-off for the Lower Skarn and other zones compared with the previous resources of March 2008.

Bolivar Resources
The following text is based on a report dated April 17, 2008, and updated on February 6, 2009, prepared by Yann Camus (the "Bolivar Report") A copy of the Bolivar Report is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.


Resources of the Bolivar Project (*)
Calculated by Yann Camus, Eng., SGS Geostat Ltd.
Resources situation on the 2008-09-25

Prices used for calculation are Cu: 2.00 $/lb, Zn: 1.00 $/lb, Au: 500 $/oz, Ag: 10 $/oz

Table 1
TOTAL Measured resources of the Bolivar Project


Cutoff on
the %Cueq

Classification

Tonnes

SG
(t/m3)

%
Cu

%
Zn

Au
(g/t)

 Ag
(g/t)

 %
Fe

1.00

Measured

331,100

3.32

1.16

2.09

0.29

28.3

11.4

Metal weight

 

 

 

8,470,000 lbs

15,230,000 lbs

3,130 oz

300,000 oz

 

1.25

Measured

265,900

3.33

1.27

2.49

0.30

31.3

11.7

Metal weight

 

 

 

7,450,000 lbs

14,580,000 lbs

2,590 oz

270,000 oz

 

1.50

Measured

199,400

3.35

1.37

3.21

0.32

34.4

10.9

Metal weight

 

 

 

6,020,000 lbs

14,090,000 lbs

2,040 oz

220,000 oz

 



Table 2
TOTAL Indicated resources of the Bolivar

Cutoff on
the %Cueq

Classification

Tonnes

SG
(t/m3)

%
Cu

%
Zn

Au
(g/t)

 Ag
(g/t)

 %
Fe

1.00

Indicated

857,700

3.33

1.30

2.45

0.27

31.6

11.0

Metal weight

 

 

 

24,540,000 lbs

46,360,000 lbs

7,490 oz

870,000 oz

 

1.25

Indicated

673,200

3.35

1.44

3.04

0.29

35.7

11.3

Metal weight

 

 

 

21,340,000 lbs

45,060,000 lbs

6,350 oz

770,000 oz

 

1.50

Indicated

539,000

3.37

1.56

3.69

0.32

39.3

11.0

Metal weight

 

 

 

18,510,000 lbs

43,890,000 lbs

5,490 oz

 680,000 oz

 

Table 3
TOTAL Measured+Indicated resources of the Bolivar

Cutoff on
the %Cueq

Classification

Tonnes

SG
(t/m3)

%
Cu

%
Zn

Au
(g/t)

 Ag
(g/t)

 %
Fe

1.00

Measured +
Indicated

1,188,800

3.33

1.26

2.35

0.28

30.7

11.1

Metal weight

 

 

 

33,010,000 lbs

61,590,000 lbs

10,620 oz

1,170,000 oz

 

1.25

Measured +
Indicated

939,100

3.34

1.39

2.88

0.30

34.5

11.4

Metal weight

 

 

 

28,790,000 lbs

59,640,000 lbs

8,950 oz

1,040,000 oz

 

1.50

Measured +
Indicated

738,400

3.36

1.51

3.56

0.32

38.0

11.0

Metal weight

 

 

 

24,530,000 lbs

57,990,000 lbs

7,520 oz

900,000 oz

 


Table 4
TOTAL Inferred resources of the Bolivar Project

Cutoff on
 the %Cueq

Classification

Tonnes

SG
(t/m3)

%
Cu

%
Zn

Au
(g/t)

Ag
(g/t)

%
Fe

1.00

Inferred

6,290,100

3.28

1.18

0.99

0.30

26.4

15.1

Metal weight

 

 

 

163,080,000 lbs

137,090,000 lbs

61,220 oz

5,340,000 oz

 

1.25

Inferred

4,506,000

3.29

1.34

1.22

0.33

30.9

15.3

Metal weight

 

 

 

133,470,000 lbs

121,650,000 lbs

48,140 oz

4,470,000 oz

 

1.50

Inferred

3,337,600

3.30

1.48

1.52

0.35

35.0

15.2

Metal weight

 

 

 

108,760,000 lbs

112,010,000 lbs

37,590 oz

3,750,000 oz

 

Notes:

  1. CIM Definitions were followed for the resource estimate.
  2. A minimum width of 2 m was used for a mineralized zone.
  3. Densities of mineralized rock are indicated in the tables.

Readers are cautioned that Inferred resources are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, as part of a preliminary assessment, and for the economic part of this preliminary assessment, inferred resources can be included. Some mining dilution has been added. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves have not demonstrated economic viability.