OVERVIEW AND PURPOSES.

The Company is proud of its commitment and work to enhance the communities and respect the natural environment where it has operations. The purposes of this Policy are to promote the Company’s commitment to:

• meeting or surpassing legal and regulatory compliance obligations in all of our exploration and mineral recovery operations

• respecting the land, water, and air, and those areas adjacent to the Company’s operations and the communities through which the Company’s products pass

• helping communities adjacent to the Company’s operations by promoting better health, education, recreation and safety, in addition to local hiring within operational plans.

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP.

The Company will monitor industry and other standards, including consultation with community leaders or others, to seek a leadership standard of practice in these matters generally and with particular reference to environmental, health and safety and corporate citizenship in community relations.

The Company will provide reasonable resources, personnel and training to enhance the capacity of management, employees and contractors to be better corporate citizens and to plan for and implement programs and policies. When feasible the Company will invite employees, neighbours and neighbouring communities’ citizens to share ideas and offer suggestions for improvements.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.

The Company will:

• promote responsibility and accountability of managers, employees and contractors in the protection and restoration of the natural environment, including orientation, continual updates, and environmental performance in the long-term strategic planning of operations and as a required factor in all management and contractor performance reviews

• communicate openly with employees, contractors, local stakeholders and government on its environmental protection and sustainability programs, including providing a confidential and anonymous process for complaints and concerns

• provide a system to track and address concerns pertaining to potential hazards and impacts

• provide reasonable resources, personnel and training to enhance the capacity of management, employees and contractors to implement programs and policies to protect the environment

• take responsibility for effective compliance with all legal obligations related to environmental policies, procedures and management systems, including requiring measurable objectives for compliance and continuous improvement for incident-free operating activities

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY.

The Company is concerned with the health and safety of its employees, contractors and neighbours and will plan for and provide resources for related planning and operational activities and measures, including.

• promoting responsibility and accountability of managers, employees and contractors in monitoring, requiring and implementing health and safety practices and standards throughout its operations to meet or exceed all relevant laws and regulations, and strive for a standard which would be what the Company would expect for its employees and their families including orientation programs and continual updates in health and safety issues and making these factors an essential part of long-term strategic planning of operations.

• communicating openly with employees, contractors, local stakeholders and government on its health and safety programs, including providing a confidential and anonymous process for complaints and concerns.

• providing reasonable resources, personnel and training to enhance the capacity of management, employees and contractors to implement health and safety programs and policies, including providing all employees with training and equipment to carry out their work in a safe and healthy manner.

• promoting responsibility for effective compliance with all legal obligations related to health and safety policies, procedures and management systems, including:

• instituting health and safety procedures and internal control systems for accountability and reporting to allow the Company to monitor its progress on an ongoing basis

• requiring measurable objectives for compliance and continuous improvement for incident-free operating activities

• requiring regular risk assessments to identify health and safety exposures and hazards with the potential for injury or illness.