Investor Presentaiton

OURCES ING Modern Gold Mining in Japan Japan is an environmentally conscientious country. Although mining is still active, it must be conducted in the utmost responsible manner. Tolerance for large open pit mining and commensurate milling complexes and tailings dams is low. Hishikari is an underground mine with a very small surface footprint (upper right). Ore is shipped offsite and waste rock is either returned underground or crushed and used for road aggregate. This is the ideal Japanese mine. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. has done an exquisite job reclaiming the Konomai mine site to its native state (lower right). Such responsibility is what the Japanese people expect from modern mining companies. IRV:CNX 8

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