Contractual obligations (from last MD&A)
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May 23, 2009 04:10PM
Aggressive program in a highly prospective portion of the "Ring of Fire" mineralized zone.
Contractual obligations: The following are WPR’s contractual exploration obligations as at December 31, 2008: i) Tri-Eagle Property: Incur aggregate exploration expenditures on the Tri-Eagle Property of $5.0 million over a three year period, of which $1.5 million must be expended by October 30, 2008, an additional $1.5 million on or before October 30, 2009 and a further $2.0 million on or before October 30, 2010. The Company is currently renegotiating the terms of this obligation. As at December 31, 2008 the Company has incurred only $0.2 million in exploration expenditures and has discontinued its exploration activities in this area. ii) Lowland Property: Under the terms of the agreement, WPR has the right to fund a maximum of $20.0 million in expenditures on the Lowland Property over a four year period. For each $5.0 million in expenditures, WPR will acquire a 12.5% interest in the Lowland Property, up to a maximum 50% interest. As at December 31, 2008, the Company has incurred $12.2 million of expenditures, fulfilling its exploration obligations until May 15, 2010. iii) Big Mac Property: In order to acquire its interest in the property WPR is required to incur exploration expenditures of $1.5 million on or before March 14, 2009 and $1.0 million before March 14, 2010. As at December 31, 2008, the Company has incurred $2.0 million of exploration expenditures on this project. iv) Luc Bourdon Property: In order to acquire its 35% interest in the property, WPR made payments to Golden Valley of $175,000. In addition to these payments, WPR and Noront are required to incur aggregate exploration expenditures on the property of at least $5.0 million over a three-year period, of which $1.0 million must be expended in the first year. As at December 31, 2008, the Company has incurred $0.3 million of exploration expenditures on this project.