CONTRACT FOR AGREEMENT ON ACTIVITIES AND PROMISE TO ASSIGN A MINING TITLE
FOR AGREEMENT ON ACTIVITIES AND PROMISE TO ASSIGN A MINING TITLE
Intervening:
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The Title Holder:
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XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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The Company:
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ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS
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Mining Title:
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CONCESSION CONTRACT ECB-121 AND EAU-131
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Location:
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Municipality of Otanche - State of Boyaca.
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THE UNDERSIGNED, XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX, of adult age, domiciled in Otanche - Boyaca, identified with Citizenship Card No 79.418.588, issued in Bogota, and XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX, of adult age, domiciled in Bogota D.C., identified with Citizenship Card No 70.045.125 issued in Medellin, and XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX identified with U.S. Passport No 000000000 who act in their condition of Legal Representatives of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS, a simplified share corporation legally established in Colombia by private document dated May twenty seventh (27th), 2010, registered at the Chamber of Commerce of the same circle under mercantile registration No 01998177, Tax Identification Number (NIT) 900.362.160-8, agreed to celebrate this Mining Activities Agreement and Promise of Total Assignment of the Rights and Obligations derived from the Concession Contract for Exploration and Exploitation of Mineral Coal Deposits and other Concessionable Minerals No ECB-121 and EAU-131, celebrated between the Colombian Geology and Mining Institute - INGEOMINAS, and Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX, agreement which will be ruled by the following clauses:
WHEREAS
First. Mining Title. Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX is the only holder of the mining concession contract ECB-121 and EAU-131, who authorizes exploration and exploitation works of Mineral Coal Deposits registered at the National Mining Register determined by the coordinates established in the clauses of the said Concession contract, which are attached and are integral part of this contract.
Second: Statements: Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX states that: i) at the moment of signature of this agreement, the surface canon payments have been made at the Mining Authority, and that the environmental mining policies have been taken for mining concession contracts ECB -121 and EAU -131 as required by law in order to keep valid and to fulfill the obligations of the concessionary. ii) That it is up to date before the Mining Authority for the above mentioned obligations and iii) that he has begun at the Environmental Authority the procedures for the corresponding environmental license.
XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX also guarantees the following:
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That the titles ECB - 121 and EAU - 131 have been obtained and preserved in a legally valid way following applicable legislation.
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The holder makes himself responsible for every obligation that may arise before State Authorities for environmental and tax reasons at the Municipal, State and National levels or for any claims of third parties, whether public or private, for facts occurring before the immediate beginning date of the exploration on the part of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS, which will assume them starting on said date, and until termination of this agreement.
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That the title holder engages himself to deliver to ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS all information he has to date concerning the Working Plan and geological and environmental studies carried out on the area object of assignment, so that ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS may carry out the activities related which are required in order to fulfill the obligations derived from this contract.
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As long as the title holder doesn’t hand over the totality of the rights derived from mining contract ECB - 121 and EAU – 131, he will continue being responsible before the Mining Authorities for all economic, technical and legal obligations derived from the contract in order to keep it. In the case when ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS exercises the option to acquire the entirety of the rights of the mining contract as stated in Clause Five of this document, and if the title holder has paid in advance any economic obligation derived from the validity of the contracts, ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS will reimburse pro rata to the title holder the corresponding portion from the date on which total assignment of rights is registered in the National Mining Register.
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THIRD. Absence of Previous Agreements. Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX states by this agreement that has the exclusive rights on Concession Contract ECB - 121 and EAU - 131, which is free from any claim, obligation, law suit, condition, litigation or restriction related to previous arrangements, negotiations, operative, legal, economical or circumstances of any other nature that may affect in the future the validity of the same, and he states that he has not signed any agreements or options with third parties on all or part of the area of the above mentioned Concession Contract. Nevertheless, it is made clear that ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS knows that to this date, he is awaiting an answer from the Mining Authority on the request to revert the mining titles on the part of COAL CORP in favor of Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX, original title holder of contracts EAU - 131 and ECB - 121.
FOURTH. Assignment. Upon signature of this agreement, Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX, gives ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS, with exclusivity, the option to assign all mining rights to Concession Contracts ECB - 121 and EAU - 131, option which the latter accepts; therefore, Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX as only registered title holder of Concession Contract ECB - 121 and EAU - 131, by this agreement promises to assign 100% of the rights and obligations derived from the contract in favor of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS. In consequence, he engages himself to implement the assignment agreed to herein following the procedure stipulated in Article 22 of Law 685 issued of 2.001, applicable Mining Code, once conditions stipulated in Clause Fifth of this agreement are verified.
FIFTH. Exploration works and feasibility of the Assignment. Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX authorizes ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS to carry out complete legal and technical revision of the mining contract in a maximum period of 30 calendar days counted from the date of signature of this document. Should evaluation resulting from revision of the contract be favorable, ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS will notify XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX in writing its interest to begin exploration works in the Mining Contract area. Duration of these works will be up to 180 days counted from the date of notification to XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX at the end of which, or before, if it is so deemed by ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS, the latter will notify in writing Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX its interest to acquire the area and to exert this option, which will oblige Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX to present, within five (5) days following date of notification to the Mining Authority, the notice and the Assignment Contract in favor of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS.
Paragraph One. If the Title Holder carries out negotiations to sell the area object of this agreement with third parties or doesn’t advance the indicated assignment procedure, this document will have executive merit for collection of damages and losses caused to ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS for the amount of five hundred thousand dollars of the United States of America (U$500.000).
Paragraph Two. In the event when this agreement is terminated for any reason or in the case when the title holder requires technical information which had been obtained by ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS to fulfill any requirement of contracts ECB - 121 and EAU - 131 before any authority, ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER SAS, will give the information required by the title holder, who is obliged to use this information exclusively to fulfill the requirement and to keep its confidentiality.
SIXTH. Payments. Upon signature of this agreement ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS will pay Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX the amount of fifty thousand dollars of the United States of America (U$50.000), payment with which ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS acquires the exclusive right to develop exploratory works on the area in the period stipulated in Clause Fifth. All payments received by Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX will be made in Colombian Pesos following the official exchange rate valid on the date of the respective payment.
After the above payment and in application of this agreement, the next additional payments will be recognized on the part of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS in favor to Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX, for the amounts and dates indicated following:
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PAYMENTS IN US DOLLARS
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Second payment. Within five (5) work days following termination of legal and technical revision indicated in Clause Fifth.
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One hundred thousand US Dollars (US$100.000)
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Third payment. Within five (5) work days following the date in which the Resolution approving total assignment of rights of mining concession contract ECB - 121 and EAU - 131 in favor of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS, is legally established.
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Three hundred thousand US Dollars (U$300.000)
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Fourth payment. Within five (5) work days following date of registration at the National Mining Register or ninety days after the date of the third payment.
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One hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars (U$150.000)
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Fifth payment. Six (6) months after the date of the third payment.
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Three hundred thousand US Dollars (U$300.000)
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Sixth payment. Six (6) months after the date of the fifth payment.
Seventh payment. Six (6) months after the date of the sixth payment
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Three hundred thousand US Dollars (U$300.000)
Three hundred thousand US Dollars (U$300.000)
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Paragraph. Once ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS has made the totality of the payments to Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX stipulated in this clause, it will be understood that ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS has acquired the totality of the rights derived from mining contract ECB - 121 and EAU - 131, with no more obligations in favor of XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX other than the royalty payments referred to in Clause Eight of this agreement. In the event when ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS may decide to sell, or to transfer to any third party under any modality the rights derived from mining contract ECB - 121 and EAU - 131, ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS is obliged vis-à-vis Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX to ensure that in the assignment contract, the new assignee will keep this obligation, and notification of the assignment to XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX will be necessary for its validity.
Seventh. Express Dissolution Clause. In case of default on the part of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER SAS on any of the payments foreseen in the above Clause Sixth, this fact will give way to payment of the amount corresponding to 10% of the due obligation as a fine, if default reaches 30 days. If default reaches six (6) months, dissolution of this agreement will take place without total or partial devolution of any amounts of money received until that moment by XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX. The parties renounce to the need for any requirement to be declared in default.
EIGHTH. Unilateral Termination of this Agreement.- ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS reserve to itself the right, from the date of signature of this agreement until the last day before the term foreseen in Clause Fifth above is fulfilled, to continue this agreement depending on the advances and the results obtained in the studies and technical and economic evaluations carried out in the area of concession contract ECB - 121 and EAU - 131 during the exploration and/or construction and installation stages. Therefore, under such conditions, ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS may determine at any moment that there is no interest or that it is not possible to develop a mining project. In that event, ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS may: i) end unilaterally the obligation of the payments foreseen in Clause Fifth of this agreement, and it will be exonerated from any proportional payment for the time remaining before the next payment, indemnification, penalty, claim, royalty or any other type of monetary disbursement in favor of the title holder, ii) and renounce, as of now, to demand from Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX, total or partial devolution of any of the amounts of money received until that moment.
The next procedure will be followed in case of unilateral termination on the part of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS:
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ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS must notify its decision of unilateral termination of this agreement, in writing and to the address given in this contract or to the address that the title holder gives in development of this agreement.
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Starting with notification of the decision of unilateral termination of this agreement, all pending obligations of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS towards the title holder will cease, including pending payments. Nevertheless, the responsibility of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS for obligations arising for reasons of the activities developed during exclusive exploration, vis-à-vis mining, environmental or administrative authorities whether national, state or municipal will subsist.
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In the month following notification of unilateral termination of this agreement, all machinery and equipment property of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES in the area covered by the terminated contract will be withdrawn.
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Unilateral termination of this agreement doesn’t grant any right to the title holder to demand delivery of the studies done on the area of contract ECB - 121 and EAU - 131. Nevertheless, ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS engages himself to keep confidential this information.
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Paragraph. Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX will not be able to unilaterally terminate at any time this agreement since the rights given to ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS are exclusive.
NINTH. Right to Royalty Payment. Two years after total assignment of rights in favor of ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS is approved and firm, Mr. XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX acquires the right of a life-time royalty payment equivalent to two dollars and seventy five cents US Currency (U$2.75) per metric ton produced, with a minimum total production of 100.000 metric tons per year. If due to reserve draining the identified deposit stops having the potential to guarantee at least a production of 100.000 metric tons per year, the royalty payment will be made upon the actual production obtained, at a rate of two dollars and seventy five cents US currency (U$2.75) per metric ton. The parties will initially use a balance acquired in equal percentages in order to measure the production and if the use of this balance is not satisfactory they will define by common agreement the most adequate measuring method.
TENTH. Suspension of Obligations. If for reasons of force majeure ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS cannot execute the studies and the technical and economic evaluations in the area of concession contract ECB - 121 and EAU – 131, and therefore, cannot have the necessary information to fulfill any of the obligations of this agreement, all payments and responsibilities will be suspended, while said circumstances persist. The company will immediately notify the title holder about the facts that constitute force majeure, both in the moment when they appear, and when they cease to exist.
No force majeure circumstances can be invoked, to excuse fulfillment of payments five, six and seven stipulated in Clause Sixth of this contract.
When force majeure events are present, fulfillment of the obligations which may have expiration in this period of time will be suspended for ninety (90) days, with the possibility of granting an additional ninety (90) calendar days term for these purposes. When the conditions of force majeure are terminated, immediate payment of all due obligations is obliged.
ELEVENTH. APPLICABLE LAW AND ARBITRATION. This agreement will be ruled and interpreted following the laws of the Republic of Colombia. The parties will look for solutions in a fast, agile and direct way for the differences and discrepancies that may emerge from the interpretation, development, execution or termination of this agreement. To this effect, they will use alternative solutions mechanisms to contractual controversies foreseen by law: conciliation, friendly composition of the transaction for a period not exceeding ninety days counted from the date when the dispute or difference starts. In cases when it is not possible to solve the controversy with the use of these mechanisms in the indicated term, the divergence will be definitively resolved using the conciliation and arbitrage rules of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, by means of an arbitration tribunal that will decide in law and that will be made up by 3 arbiters, 2 of them chosen by common agreement of the parties in dispute, and the third one nominated by the Bogota Chamber of Commerce.
TWELFTH. DOMICILE. Both parties set as domicile for this agreement the Municipality of Bogota, State of Cundinamarca.
THIRTEENTH. NOTIFICATIONS. Any communication to be made to the parties on occasion of this contract should be made by certified mail or delivered personally to the following persons and addresses:
XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX. Xxxxxxx 0 Xx. 0-00, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx. Telephone 0000000000. xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX: Xxxxx 000 Xx. 0 X - 00 Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxx 000. Bogota. Telephone_______. xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
FOURTEENTH. AMENDMENTS. This agreement can only be modified in writing by document signed by the duly authorized representatives of each one of the parties.
FIFTEENTH. TOTAL AGREEMENT. This document contains the complete agreement between the parties and leaves with no effects any previous stipulation, verbal or written, between the parties, of the same nature and for the same concept, from the date of its signature.
SIXTEENTH. CONFIDENTIALITY – INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT. The parties engage themselves to keep under the strictest confidentiality, all information or documentation to which they could get access as a result of the nature of this contract. Therefore, they will limit divulgation of the information only to those employees who are in need to know it (and in the case of subsidiaries, to the employees of those subsidiaries); they will notify said employees about the obligations assumed in this document and will use the information only for the purposes established herein. The parties: 1. Will not disclose this agreement nor the information related with what is agreed herein, without previous written approval of an authorized representative of the other party, and 2. Will protect said information with the greatest care to avoid its unauthorized divulgation, exerting the same degree of care that they use to protect their own confidential information.
SEVENTEENTH. VALIDITY: The parties state that this agreement will remain valid and will be obligatory during a term equal to that of the concession contracts and their extensions, or until the mineral located in the area object of assignment is exhausted, whichever happens first.
To give faith that the above document integrally compiles the will of the concurrent parties, it is signed in the city of Bogota on February 11th, 2.011, in three originals with the same content.
/s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX
X.X. 79.418.588 of Otanche
/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Passport No. 000000000
Legal Representative
ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS
/s/ XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX
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Legal Representative
ENERGIA ANDINA SANTANDER RESOURCES SAS
