Technical Report - Effective October 6, 2005
 

Technical Report on the Big River property, which complies with the reporting regulations set forward in the Canadian code National Instrument 43-101, 43-101CP, and current CIM standards.
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Big River Diamond Property - Similarities to Fort a La Corne Area
 

• Presence of Diamondiferous Kimberlites
• Same geological stratigraphy
• Presence of NW/SE trending lineaments
• Evidence of deep seated structures
• Age dating 90-110 million years
• Rare G10 garnets and abundant G9 garnets

Current Drill Holes and Kimberlites
 

Work carried out by previous operators in the area included 5 core holes and 27 rotary drill holes. Intercepts of Kimberlite were reported in 19 holes. The 2 holes for which detailed analysis are available reported recoveries of micro diamonds and significant indicator minerals from both holes.

Strategic Advantages
 

• Known Diamondiferous Kimberlites
  
• Area Under Explored and Under Rated
  
• Large land position - 273,000 hectares
  
• Simple Logistics and Accessible Infrastructure
  
• Strong Working Capital position
  
• Experienced Management and Board of Directors
  

2006 Workplan and Schedule
 

• 2 Fugro Airborn Surveys completed (early 2006) in 4 areas.
  
• Confirmation & exploratory drilling (6 holes) completed in August 2006
  
• Ground geophysics planned for Q4
  

Canadian Diamond Industry
 

• Worth more than $2.0 billion annually
  
• Produced 11.6 and 12.6 million carats in 2003/04
  
• Third largest producer after Botswana and Russia
  
• Canada has 2 operating diamond mines
  
• Three diamond mines under development