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Forward Looking StatementsForward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other fac<strong>to</strong>rswhich may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Prize Mining Corp. and EaglePlains Resources Ltd. <strong>to</strong> be materially different <strong>from</strong> any future results, performance orachievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Such fac<strong>to</strong>rs include, amongothers, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the anticipatedbenefits of the acquisition not occurring in the expected time frame or at all; the actual results ofcurrent exploration activities; actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economicevaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue <strong>to</strong> be refined; future prices of gold;possible variations of ore grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes <strong>to</strong>operate as anticipated; accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry; politicalinstability, insurrection or war; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in thecompletion of development or construction activities.Although Prize Mining Corp. and Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. have attempted <strong>to</strong> identifyimportant fac<strong>to</strong>rs that could cause actual actions, events or results <strong>to</strong> differ materially ill <strong>from</strong> thosedescribed in forward-looking statements, there may be other fac<strong>to</strong>rs that cause actions, events orresults <strong>to</strong> differ <strong>from</strong> those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking statementscontained herein are made as of the date of this presentation and Prize Mining Corp. and EaglePlains Resources Ltd. disclaim any obligation <strong>to</strong> update any forward-looking statements, whetheras a result of new if information, future events or results or otherwise. There can be noassurancethattforward-looking statements will prove <strong>to</strong> be accurate, as actual results and future events coulddiffer materially <strong>from</strong> those anticipated in such statements. Prize Mining Corp. and Eagle PlainsResources Ltd. undertake no obligation <strong>to</strong> update forward-looking statements if circumstances ormanagements’ estimates or opinions should change. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not <strong>to</strong>place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. tt t


YELLOWJACKETGOLD PROJECTFROM GOLD RUSH …… TO GOLD BARS!


Location of the Atlin <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Project</strong> –<strong>Yellow</strong>jacket ZoneSurprise LakeAtlin <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Project</strong>AtlinAtlin LakeThe project is located in nine (9) km east of Atlin BC


Mineral ClaimsOutlinePlacer Lease & ClaimsOutlineTENURES – PLACER AND MINERAL


<strong>Yellow</strong>jacket Zone His<strong>to</strong>ry• 1898 – Placer gold first discovered on PineCreek, with the richest section being locatedimmediately downstream of the <strong>Yellow</strong>jacket• 1903 – Bedrock gold mineralizationdiscovered d during placer miningi• 1983 – Canova - Drilled 5 holes andintersected rich gold mineralization• 1984 <strong>to</strong> 1990 –Homestake MineralDevelopment drill tests zone, completespreliminary i resource estimate t of 453,500500<strong>to</strong>nnes grading 10.26 g/t gold (pre NI 43-101)• 2003 – Prize Mining Corp. (formerly Muskox<strong>Minerals</strong> Corp.) options property, continuesexploration2009 Y ll j k t J i t V t (P i d• 2009 – <strong>Yellow</strong>jacket Joint Venture (Prize andEagle Plains) applies for Small Mines ActPermit


After Ash, 2001Atlin BC Location


After Ash (2004) and Ash (2001)ATLIN GEOLOGY


Q t b t lt dQuartz-carbonate alteredultramafic with free gold


LISTWANITES


Hard, competent rocksAndesiteDiabase


ATLIN


DISCOVERYCLAIMSYELLOWJACKET ZONE


YJ ZONEPINE CREEK FAULTPINE CREEK VALLEY“GOLD RUN”


HomestakeDrill Results1986-8888HOMESTAKE RESOURCE•The British Columbia Ministryof Energy and Mines Open File2000-2 (T.G. Schroeter andHOLE # FROM (m) TO (m) WIDTH(m) GOLD(g/t)YJ86-6 85.34 88.39 3.05 17.93and 108.81 111.86 3.05 4.70YJ86-7 41.61 44.50 2.90 7.78YJ86-9 50.75 54.10 3.35 10.73And 61.26 62.79 1.52 7.20YJ87-20 26.00 29.00 3.00 7.70YJ87-21 90.00 92.00 2.00 4.05YJ87-23 55 00 59 00 400 15 01including 55.00 57.45 2.45 24.29and 63.00 64.00 1.00 16.99and 126.50 127.00 0.50 18.82YJ88-36 95.00 98.00 3.00 11.08including 95.00 96.00 1.00 32.19YJ88-37 97.00 99.00 2.00 4.07YJ88-43 69.49 71.50 2.01 4.01and 114.00 115.00 1.00 5.73YJ88 47 113 00 114 00 100 432YJ88-55 20.00 22.00 2.00 6.79and 87.00 90.00 3.00 5.27including 89.00 90.00 1.00 12.10YJ88-56 82.00 83.00 1.00 4.90YJ88-57 40.00 41.00 1.00 4.53and 92.00 104.00 12.00 8.06including 93.00 94.00 1.00 6.69and 94.00 95.00 1.00 15.84and 95 00 96 00 100 12 14and 96.00 97.00 1.00 37.31And 101.00 103.00 2.00 10.94And 108.00 114.00 6.00 5.58including 108.00 110.00 2.00 15.6788 YJ87-23 55.00 59.00 4.00 15.01R.H. Pinsent) entitled <strong>Gold</strong>YJ88-47 113.00 114.00 1.00 4.32Production and Resources inBritish Columbia (1858-1998)published the <strong>Yellow</strong>jacketResource figure.•453,500 <strong>to</strong>nnes grading10.26 g/t gold.•The resource calculation and 95.00 96.00 1.00 12.14set out in the file is pre-NI43-101 regulations.


HOLE # FROM (m) TO (m) WIDTH (m) GOLD (g/t)YJ03-01 13.95 19.51 5.56 513.5021.96 22.87 0.91 21.0625.00 26.52 1.52 40.4235.97 39.02 3.05 34.8142.99 44.21 1.22 57.88YJ03-02 02 50.30 50.91 0.61 16.28YJ04-01 92.50 93.00 0.50 128.15YJ04-07 38.66 37.16 0.50 24.6148.85 54.45 6.10 40.1053.40 53.71 031 0.31 588.878753.95 54.45 0.50 98.85YJ04-17 33.10 33.60 0.50 19.41YJ04-20 140.00 141.00 1.00 142.40YJ04-22 31.50 32.00 050 0.50 16.1919106.80 107.30 0.50 156.95YJ04-27 68.85 69.35 0.50 22.43YJ04-29 68.00 68.50 0.50 119.62YJ04-33 57.5050 58.00 050 0.50 20.040480.65 81.15 0.50 16.7691.80 92.30 0.50 31.30YJ04-35 106.70 107.40 0.70 47.24107.40 108.0000 060 0.60 15.80108.00 108.80 0.80 21.17YJ04-36 87.00 87.50 0.50 31.70YJ04-37 109.50 110.00 0.50 23.11HOLE # FROM (m) TO (m) WIDTH (m) GOLD (g/t)YJ05-42 YJ03-01 65.40 13.95 66.60 19.51 1.20 5.56 513.50 15.20TW05-01 12.20 21.96 20 12.90 22.87 0.70 0.91 29.7821.06TW05-02 10.67 25.00 12.79 26.52 2.62 1.52 853.29 40.42INCL. 10.67 35.97 11.58 39.02 0.91 3.05 2397.59 34.81INCL. 11.58 42.99 12.19 44.21 0.61 1.22 74.51 57.88AND YJ03-02 02 20.05 50.30 41.50 50.91 21.45 0.61 11.4916.28INCL. 24.00 25.29 1.29 26.80YJ04-01 92.50 93.00 0.50 128.15INCL. YJ04-07 26.82 38.66 27.28 37.16 0.46 0.50 28.2224.61INCL. 31.0048.8531.5054.450.506.10129.0040.10INCL. 34.50 35.50 1.00 16.1353.40 53.71 031 0.31 588.8787INCL. 37.50 38.50 1.00 86.838353.95 54.45 0.50 98.85YJ06-46 89.50 90.22 0.72 18.12YJ04-17 33.10 33.60 0.50 19.41YJ04-20 140.00 141.00 1.00 142.40YJ04-22 31.50 32.00 050 0.50 16.1919106.80 107.30 0.50 156.95YJ04-27 68.85 69.35 0.50 22.43YJ04-29 68.00 68.50 0.50 119.62YJ04-33 57.5050 58.00 050 0.50 HIGH GRADE20.040480.65 81.15 0.50 16.76GOLD 91.80 INTERSECTIONS92.30 0.50 31.30YJ04-35 106.70 107.40 0.70 47.24107.40 108.0000 060 0.60 15.80108.00 108.80 0.80 21.17YJ04-36 87.00 87.50 0.50 31.70YJ04-37 109.50 110.00 0.50 23.11


ADDITIONAL GOLD VALUES FROM DRILL HOLESHOLE # FROM (m)TO (m)WIDTH (m) GOLD (g/t)HOLE # FROM (m)TO (m)WIDTH (m) GOLD (g/t)YJ04-20 59.00 60.00 1.00 2.10 YJ04-27 57.65 58.15 0.50 4.1380.00 81.00 1.00 4.4964.15 64.90 0.75 3.6189.00 90.00 1.00 2.0866.35 66.85 0.50 4.1990.00 91.00 1.00 7.57105.00 105.50 0.50 1.34105.50 106.00 0.50 2.13106.00 107.00 1.00 1.27107.00 108.00 1.00 7.12110.50 111.00 0.50 1.29113.00 114.00 1.00 1.13138.00 139.00 1.00 1.04140.00 141.00 1.00 142.40YJ04-22 29.57 30.00 0.43 14.6330.50 31.00 0.50 1.9331.00 31.50 0.50 7.9031.50 32.00 0.50 16.191946.00 46.50 0.50 1.3368.60 69.25 0.65 1.3273.76 74.25 0.49 5.1276.25 76.81 0.56 1.5576.81 77.22 0.41 1.2889.93 90.43 0.50 2.29106.80 107.30 0.50 156.95107.80 108.30 0.50 1.1366.85 67.35 0.50 1.3867.85 68.35 0.50 1.0568.35 68.85 0.50 3.1268.85 69.35 0.50 22.4369.35 69.90 0.55 9.5569.90 70.50 0.60 3.74115.65 116.15 0.50 3.84YJ04-29 68.00 68.50 0.50 119.62136.50 137.00 050 0.50 392 3.92142.00 143.00 1.00 2.02157.00 158.00 1.00 2.87178.00 179.00 1.00 2.30179.00 180.00 1.00 384 3.84180.00 180.50 0.50 2.01180.50 181.00 0.50 2.42181.00 182.00 1.00 3.83182.00 183.00 1.00 2.31183.00 183.70 0.70 2.14193.00 194.00 1.00 1.45195.00 196.00 1.00 5.18


PRIZE MINING CORP.YELLOWJACKET GOLD DEPOSITATLIN, BRITISH COLUMBIALONG SECTION LOOKING NORTH


CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTSBGC Engineering – Hydrogeological, GeotechnicalLorax Environmental – Water Quality, Metal LeachingSnowden Mining Industry Consultants– Mining, ProcessingAtlin Tlingit Development Corp. – Water Quality Moni<strong>to</strong>ring,Fish Salvage, FuelKnelson Gravity Solutions – Processing PlantP.E. Walcott & Associates – Drafting, GeophysicsYukon Engineering Services – SurveyingACME Analytical Labora<strong>to</strong>ry - AssayingG&T Metallurgical Services – Metallurgical TestingSGS <strong>Minerals</strong> Services - ProcessingProcess Research Ortech Inc. – Bench and Pilot Test workChase River Contracting – Milling, Plant ModificationsRuby <strong>Gold</strong> Enterprises – Excavation Work<strong>North</strong>west Contracting – Heavy EquipmentGraff Engineering – Permitting, Engineering


Pine Creek Baseline Water Quality Sampling SitesWATER QUALITY MONITORING CONTRACTED TOWATER QUALITY MONITORING CONTRACTED TOATLIN TLINGIT DEVELOPMENT CORP.


• Habitat investigationsindicate that Pine Creek inthe area of the <strong>Yellow</strong>jacket<strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Project</strong> is of generallylow habitat value andpotential.• Diversity of fish species is lowin the <strong>Yellow</strong>jacket area ofPine Creek due <strong>to</strong> water-falls(fish barrier) located 4.8kilometres downstream <strong>from</strong>the <strong>Project</strong>.• Only slimy sculpin and oneimmature Arctic graylingwere found in the<strong>Yellow</strong>jacket area of PineCreek.Fish and Fish Habitat(Erhardt & Connor – Review of Prize Mining Pine Creek Diversion <strong>Project</strong>, Sept 11, 2006)


Acid Base Accounting (ABA)ON-GOING WASTE CHARACTERIZATION WORK• Paste pH values indicate materialNOT actively producing ARD;• Total sulphur concentrations <strong>from</strong>the area of the bulk sample pit arevery low – ranging <strong>from</strong> belowdetection ( 4,with the majority between 100 and1000 indicating non-acid generating(NAG).All samples are submitted for staticcharacterization, including acid-base accounting(ABA), paste pH, <strong>to</strong>tal sulphur, sulphate sulphur,sulphide sulphur, <strong>to</strong>tal carbon, <strong>to</strong>tal inorganiccarbon, siderite corrected Sobek neutralizationpotential (NP) and multi-element geochemistry(aqua-regia leach).As well, a suite of samples will be submitted formineralogical investigation in order <strong>to</strong> moreclearly determine the source and abundance ofNP mineralization in <strong>Yellow</strong>jacket Zone materials.Field-based kinetic tests collect and moni<strong>to</strong>r thequality of contact water draining <strong>from</strong> the wastes<strong>to</strong>ckpiles at the <strong>Yellow</strong>jacket site.Field leach bin experiments closely l resembleactual conditions present with natural wastepiles, including site-specific climatic conditions,scale, grain size, and water-rock ratios.


Hydrogeological Test Wells Being DrilledUnder Supervision of BGC Engineering


HOLE # FROM (m) TO (m) WIDTH (m) GOLD (g/t)TOTALGOLD (g/t)+150 meshGOLD (g/t)–150 mesh9.14 10.00 0.86 5.34 4.12 3.0610.00 10.78 0.78 2.45 1.30 2.8811.00 12.00 1.00 0.60 0.58 0.06MET-1 12.00 13.00 100 1.00 119.60 115.23 10.2613.00 14.00 1.00 1.24 1.20 0.1316.00 17.00 1.00 0.80 0.48 0.5917.00 18.00 1.00 20.15 9.98 29.4818.00 19.00 1.00 5.25 3.99 3.3319.00 20.00 1.00 1.44 1.25 0.5721.34 22.2525 091 0.91 114 1.14 101 1.01 033 0.3322.25 22.86 0.61 23.35 21.05 2.9943.00 44.00 1.00 2.01 1.67 1.0944.00 45.00 1.00 0.50 0.47 0.1145.00 46.00 1.00 0.71 0.68 0.0946.00 47.00 1.00 0.59 0.53 0.19MET-2 9.50 10.00 0.50 0.48 0.34 0.2712.00 13.00 1.00 312.32 191.12 327.2313.00 14.00 1.00 16.14 13.21 8.1914.00 15.00 1.00 5.77 1.68 14.7417.00 18.00 1.00 1.02 0.57 1.0018.00 19.00 1.00 9.05 5.55 7.7122.25 25.00 2.75 1.46 0.76 0.7046.00 47.00 1.00 1.92 1.77 0.5649.00 50.00 1.00 0.81 0.35 2.0450.00 51.00 1.00 4.89 1.70 12.7655.00 56.00 1.00 1.24 0.34 3.5856.00 57.00 1.00 7.93 5.28 10.6255.00 56.00 1.00 1.24 0.34 3.58Drill HolesForMetallurgicalTestingMET-310.06 11.00 0.94 5.77 2.9 5.7411.00 12.19 1.19 0.49 0.4 0.2412.19 13.00 0.81 0.56 0.55 0.0536.00 37.00 1.00 51.07 34.6 57.6537.00 38.00 1.00 0.48 0.47 0.0338.00 39.00 1.00 4.01 3.21 2.2539.00 40.00 1.00 43.08 38.69 10.9740.00 41.00 1.00 26.75 11.58 57.6641.00 42.00 1.00 1.01 0.69 1.01


GnPyAuGnGnAu<strong>Yellow</strong>jacketKnelson ConcentrateHeHigh Grade Composite 1G&T MetallurgicalG&T MetallurgicalPyHeGnAuMaHeAuGn*Au-<strong>Gold</strong>, Py-Pyrite,P Ma-Magnetite, He-Hematite,G&T MetallurgicalG&T MetallurgicalGn-GangueGMetallurgy Test Conclusions• The most important conclusion obtained <strong>from</strong> the metallurgicaltest work conducted by G&T Metallurgical Services, was the factthat the high grade gold zones can be processed using gravity-only extraction methods.• During the bulk sample test no chemicals or additives were usedin the processing or extraction of the gold.


OVERBURDEN EXCAVATION FROM PIT AREA


CHANNEL SAMPLING OF BEDROCK SURFACE


SAMPLE#GOLD g/t(TOTAL)GOLD g/t(+150 MESH)GOLD g/t(-150MESH)GOLD g/t(-150 MESH)DUPLICATE2 METRE CHANNEL SAMPLE RESULTS FROM CENTRAL AREACHANNEL SAMPLERESULTS350943 4.99 13.43 1.71 2.11350979 5.45 1.72 5.01 4.64350980 4.61 2.78 3.91 4.45350981 23.31 2.21 22.73 8.35350999 15.07 20.73 10.01 12.20351000 195.32 38.69 185.40 99.14351104 36.00 94.84 12.52 13.17351139 4.40 9.65 1.63 1.90351160 5.43 1.75 4.99 4.98351161 311.27 443.18 201.30 238.10351208 4.15 7.91 2.22 0.56351307 4.07 11.68 1.04 0.822 METRE CHANNEL SAMPLE RESULTS FROM WEST END350785 90.61 179.91 45.29 47.122 METRE CHANNEL SAMPLE RESULTS FROM EAST END351365 39.58 49.36 26.92 19.18351555 6.16 11.26 3.34 2.75351556 10.01 10.54 7.37 8.51


CHANNEL SAMPLING OF BEDROCK SURFACE


Ramp <strong>to</strong>ProcessPlant2007 PitPlan View of 2007 Pit and 2009 <strong>Project</strong>ed Pit Outlines


Future Mining AreaBulk Sample PitBulkSampleS<strong>to</strong>ckpilesCurrent (Tailings) Settling PondDiversionChannelKnelson Process PlantPine CreekFuture (Tailings) Settling PondAccessRoadLooking south across the Atlin <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Project</strong> – <strong>Yellow</strong>jacket Zone2008


KNELSON CONCENTRATORPreliminary Flow Sheet


Pit and Plant AreaCreek Diversion Route


PLANT SITECREEK DIVERSION250 TONNE STOCKPILES


UNIQUE?1 - BC SMALL MINES ACT PERMIT APPLICATION- PROJECT SITE ALREADY DEVELOPED AND INFRASTRUCTUREIS IN PLACE- IN AN AREA WITH 110 YEARS OF HEAVY DISTURBANCE BYPLACER MINING (DE-REGULATED CREEK)- SIMPLE GRAVITY CONCENTRATING GOLD RECOVERY PLANT –NO CHEMICALS OR ADDITIVES USED- ML/ARD STUDIES SHOW WASTE AND ORE ROCK ARE NON-ACID GENERATING- GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL FIRST NATIONS


2 – OPERATIONAL COSTSUNIQUE?- MAJORITY OF CAPITAL COSTS ALREADY PAID- MILLING COSTS ARE ~1.5 g/t GOLD- MINING COSTS ARE OFFSET BY PLACER GOLD PRODUCTION- RECLAMATION COSTS ARE LOW (NO SOILS OR VEGETATION)ALONG DE-REGULATED PLACER CREEK- GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING POWER- LOCAL WORKFORCE AND SERVICE/SUPPLY CONTRACTORS


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