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Item 3.

Key Information

A.

Selected Financial Data

The following tables set forth and summarize selected consolidated financial data for the Company prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("Canadian GAAP"). For each of the last five fiscal years, the tables also summarize certain corresponding information prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP").  Canadian GAAP, as applied to the Company, materially differs from U.S. GAAP, as set forth in Note 1211 to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.  Unless stated otherwise, reference to dollar amounts shall mean Canadian dollars.

For each of the years in the five year period ended August 31, 2003,2004, the information in the tables was extracted from the more detailed audited financial statements of the Company, and for the interim periods ending February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003, the information in the table was extracted from the unaudited interim financial statements, prepared by the management of the Company.

The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 5, "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects" and in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Registration Statement.Annual Report.  The Company's fiscal period ends on August 31 of each year.

The following is a summary of certain selected financial information for the Company's five most recently completed fiscal years and six month interim periods ending February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003 (in Canadian dollars, except number of shares):

During the year ended August 31,2004, the Company determined that it had previously incorrectly applied its accounting policy for U.S. GAAP purposes and had included property acquisition costs in the amounts to be expensed as exploration costs under U.S. GAAP.  Such acquisition costs are now capitalized and will be amortized on a unit of production basis once production commences.  The correction of the error in the application of the Company's accounting policy has been applied retroactively and has changed the amounts previously reported for U.S. GAAP purposes in the following table as follows:

(a)

the net loss has reduced by $416,854 and $7,077,133, or nil per share and $0.12 per share for the years ended August 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively;

(b)

total assets have increased by $8,009,146 and $8,150,874 as at August 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively;

(c)

net assets have increased by $7,493,987 and $7,077,133 as at August 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively; and

(b)

the deficit has decreased by $7,493,987 and $7,077,133 as at August 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Exchange Rates

The Company's accounts are maintained in Canadian dollars.  In this Registration Statement,Annual Report, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated.  The following table sets forth information as to the period end, average, the high and the low exchange rate for Canadian Dollars ("CDN") and U.S. Dollars for the periods indicated based on the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in Canadian Dollars as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Canadian dollar = US$1):

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The following table sets forth the high and low exchange rate for the past six months.  As of April 30,December 31, 2004, the exchange rate was CDN $1.37$1.2034 for each US$1.

B.

Capitalization and Indebtedness

The following table shows the Company's capitalization (distinguishing between guaranteed and unguaranteed, and secured and unsecured indebtedness) as at April 30, 2004 under Canadian GAAP:Not Applicable.

C.

C.

Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

Not Applicable.

D.

Risk Factors

In addition to other information presented in this Registration Statement,Annual Report, the following should be considered carefully in evaluating the Company and its business.  This Registration StatementAnnual Report contains forward-looking statements

that involve risk and uncertainties.  The Company's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Registration Statement.Annual Report.  The management of the Company have identified the following risk factors, listed in the view of management in order from most significant to least significant:

We have incurred net losses since our inception and expect losses to continue.  We have not been profitable since our inception.  For the six months ended February 29, 2004 and the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003,2004, we had a net loss of $916,281 and $3,014,778, respectively,$1,616,364, and an accumulated deficit on February 29,August 31, 2004 of $20,147,252.$20,847,335.  The Company has not generated revenues from operations during fiscal year 20032004 and does not expect to generate revenues from operations until one or more of its properties are placed in production. There is a risk that none of the Company's properties will be placed in production, and that the Company's operations will not be profitable in the future.

Our exploration activities are highly speculative and involve substantial risks.  All of the Company's properties are in the exploration stage and no proven mineral reserves have been established.  The Company's

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exploration work may not result in the discovery of mineable deposits of ore in a commercially economical manner.  There may be limited availability of water, which is essential to milling operations, and interruptions may be caused by adverse weather conditions.  The Company's operations are subject to a variety of existing laws and regulations relating to exploration and development, permitting procedures, safety precautions, property reclamation, employee health and safety, air quality standards, pollution and other environmental protection controls.  The Company's exploration activities are subject to substantial hazards, some of which are not insurable or may not be insured for economic reasons.

We cannot accurately predict whether commercial quantities of ores will be established.  Whether an ore body will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors beyond the control of the Company, including the particular attributes of the deposit such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructure, as well as mineral prices and government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection.  We cannot accurately predict the exact effect of these factors, but the combination of these factors may result in a mineral deposit being unprofitable.  The Company has no mineral producing properties at this time.  The Company has not defined or delineated any proven or probable reserves or resources on any of its properties.  Although the mineralized materia lmine ralized material estimates included herein have been carefully prepared by the Company, or, in some instances have been prepared, reviewed or verified by independent mining experts, these amounts are estimates only and there is a risk that a particular level of recovery of gold or other minerals from mineralized material will not in fact be realized or that an identified mineralized deposit, if any, will not ever qualify as a commercially mineable or viable reserve.

We may not be able to establish the presence of minerals on a commercially viable basis.  Our ability to generate revenues and profits is expected to occur through exploration of our existing properties as well as through acquisitions of interests in new properties.  We will need to incur substantial expenditures in an attempt to establish the economic feasibility of mining operations by identifying mineral deposits and establishing ore reserves through drilling and other techniques, developing metallurgical processes to extract metals from ore, designing facilities and planning mining operations.  The economic feasibility of a project depends on numerous factors beyond our control, including the cost of mining and production facilities required to extract the desired minerals, the total mineral deposits that can be mined using a given facility, the proximityproximi ty of the miner almineral deposits to a user of the minerals, and the market price of the minerals at the time of sale.  Our existing or future exploration programs or acquisitions may not result in the identification of deposits that can be mined profitably.

Our competition is intense in all phases of our business.  The Company competes with many companies possessing greater financial resources and technical facilities than itself for the acquisition of mineral interests, as well as for the recruitment and retention of qualified employees.

Our exploration activities are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations. Laws and regulation govern the development, mining, production, importing and exporting of minerals; taxes; labor standards; occupational health; waste disposal; protection of the environment; mine safety; toxic substances; and

other matters.  We require licenses and permits to conduct exploration and mining operations.  Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and activities of mining companies or more stringent implementation thereof could have a substantial adverse impact on the Company.  Applicable laws and regulations will require the Company to make certain capital and operating expenditures to initiate new operations.  Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to close an operation once it is started until a particular pr oblemproblem is remedied or to undertake other remedial actions.

We have uninsurable risks.  We may be subject to unforeseen hazards such as unusual or unexpected formations and other conditions.  The Company may become subject to liability for pollution, cave-ins or hazards against which it cannot insure or against which it may elect not to insure.  The payment of such liabilities may have a material, adverse effect on the Company's financial position.

We depend on key management personnel.  The success of the operations and activities of the Company is dependent to a significant extent on the efforts and abilities of its management including James E. Sinclair, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Victoria Luis, Chief Financial Officer.Officer, and Jonathan Deane, President.  Investors must be willing to rely to a significant extent on their discretion and judgment.  We do not have employment contracts with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer, and we do notOfficer.  We maintain key-man life insurance on these individuals.the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer but not on the Chief Financial Officer or President of the Company.

We depend on consultants and engineers for our exploration programs.  The Company has relied on and may continue to rely upon consultants for explorationdevelopment, construction and operating expertise.  Substantial expenditures are required to construct mines, to establish ore reserves through drilling, to carry out environmental and social impact assessments, to develop metallurgical processes to extract the metal from the ore and, in the case of new properties, to develop the exploration infrastructure at any suite chosen for exploration.  We may not be able to discover minerals in sufficient quantities to justify commercial operation, and we may not be able to obtain funds required for exploration on a timely basis.

We are subject to the volatility of metal and mineral prices.  The economics of developing metal and mineral properties are affected by many factors beyond our control including, without limitation, the cost of operations, variations in the grade ore or resource mined, and the price of such resources.  The market prices of the metals for which we are exploring are highly speculative and volatile.  Depending on the price of gold or other resources, the Company may determine that it is impractical to commence or continue commercial production.  The price of gold has fluctuated widely in recent years.  The price of gold and other metals and minerals may not remain stable, and such prices may not be at levels that will make it feasible to continue the Company's exploration activities, or commence or continue commercial production.

Our business activities are conducted in Tanzania. Our mineral exploration activities in Tanzania may be affected in varying degrees by political stability and government regulations relating to the mining industry and foreign investment in that country.  The government of Tanzania may institute regulatory policies that adversely affect the exploration and development (if any) of the Company's properties.  Any changes in regulations or shifts in political conditions in this country are beyond the control of the Company and may adversely affect its business.  Investors should assess the political and regulatory risks related to the Company's foreign country investments.  Our operations may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on production, price controls, export controls, foreign exchange controls, income taxes, expropriation of property, environmental legislation and mine safety.

We may not have clear title to our properties.  Acquisition of title to mineral properties is a very detailed and time-consuming process, and the Company's title to its properties may be affected by prior unregistered agreements or transfers, or undetected defects.  Several of the Company's prospecting licenses are currently subject to renewal by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of Tanzania.  In result, there is a risk that we may not have clear title to all our mineral property interests, or they may be subject to challenge or impugned in the future.

We have requirements for and there is an uncertainty of access to additional capital.  At February 29,August 31, 2004, the Company had cash of approximately $2,242,935$1,067,448 and working capital of $3,007,141.$1,918,901.  The Company will continue to incur exploration costs to fund its plan of operations and intends to fund its plan of operations from working capital.  Incapital and equity subscriptions from the future,Company's Chairman and C.E.O.  Ultimately, the Company's ability to continue its exploration activities depends in part on the Company's ability to commence operations and generate revenues or to obtain financing through joint ventures, debt financing, equity financing, production sharing agreements or some combination of these or other means.

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The Company may not generate sufficient revenues to meet its obligations as they become due or may not obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms, if at all.  The failure of the Company to meet its ongoing obligations on a timely basis could result in the loss or substantial dilution of the Company's interests in its properties.  In addition, should the Company incur significant losses in future periods, it may be unable to continue as a going concern, and realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in other than the normal course of business may be at amounts significantly different from those in the financial statements included in this Registration Statement.

We have no cash flow from operations and depend on equity financing for our operations.The Company's current operations do not generate any cash flow.  Any work on the Company's properties may require additional equity financing.  If the Company seeks funding from existing or new joint venture partners, its project interests will be diluted.  If the Company seeks additional equity financing, the issuance of additional shares will dilute the current interests of the Company's current shareholders.  We may not be able to obtain additional funding to allow the Company to fulfill its obligations on existing exploration properties.  Our failure to obtain such additional financing could result in delay or indefinite postponement of further exploration and the possible partial or total loss of the Company's potential interest in certain properties or dilution of the Company's interest in certain properties.

We may not be able to continue as a going concern.  We are in the process of exploring our mineral properties, and we have not yet determined whether these properties contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable.  Consequently, we consider ourselves to be an exploration stage company.  The continued operations of the Company and the recoverability of the amounts shown in our balance sheet for our mineral properties and related deferred costs are dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, securing and maintaining title and beneficial interest in the properties, obtaining necessary financing to explore and develop the properties, entering into agreements with others to explore and develop the mineral properties, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from disposition of the mineral properties.  In the event that we can not achieve these things, the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern could be in doubt.

Conflicts of interest may arise among our board of directors.  Marek J. Kreczmer, Ulrich E. Rath, and  Anton Esterhuizen, directors of the Company, are also directors, officers, or shareholders of other companies that are similarly engaged in the business of acquiring, developing, and exploiting natural resource properties.  Mr. Kreczmer is a director of Golden Patriot Mining Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in the Yukon Territory, Mongolia, and Mongolia.India.  Mr. Rath is a director of Chariot Resources Ltd., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in Peru.  Mr. Esterhuizen is the Managing Director of Pangea Exploration (Pty.) Ltd., a South African company exploring for minerals in Africa and South America.  Dr. Betts is a director of Slam Exploration Inc., a Canadian company exploring for minerals in the Provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick in Canada. Such associations may give rise to conflicts of interest from time to time if the Company were to enter into negotiations to acquire an interest in a mineral project in which their other companies hold an interest, or the Company were to enter into negotiations to sell or joint venture an interest in its mineral properties to any of these companies.  The directors of the Company are required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and disclose any interest which they may have in any project or opportunity of the Company.  If a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the board of directors, any director in a conflict will disclose his interest and abstain from voting on such matter.

Penny stock rules may make it more difficult to trade the Company's common shares.  The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define a "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price, as defined, less than US$5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than US$5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions.  Our securities may be covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors such as, institutions with assets in excess of US$5,000,000 or an individual with net worth in excess of US$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding US$200,000 or US$300,000 jointly with his or her spouse.

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For transactions covered by this rule, the broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase and receive the purchaser's written agreement of the transaction prior to the sale.  Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and also affect the ability of our investors to sell their shares in the secondary market.

Item 4.

Information on the Company

A.

History and Development of the Company

The Company was originally incorporated under the corporate name "4245547424547 Alberta Ltd." in the Province of Alberta on July 5, 1990, under theBusiness Corporations Act (Alberta).  The name was changed to "Tan Range Exploration Corporation" on August 13, 1991.  The Company was registered in the Province of British Columbia as an extra provincial company under theCompany Act (British Columbia) on August 5, 1994.1994

however, in 2004 the Company did not maintain its extra provincial registration in the Province of British Columbia  since the principal executive office and its executive personnel are located in Sharon, Connecticut.

The principal executive office of the Company is located at 93 Benton Hill Road, Sharon, Connecticut, 06069, U.S.A., and its telephone number is (860) 364-1830.

The Company is a mineral resource company with exploration stage properties, which means that the Company is engaged in the search for mineral deposits and that the properties are not in development or production.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of
Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources

As an Alberta corporation, the Company is subject to certain rules and regulation issued by Canadian securities administrators.  The Company files an Annual Information Form on Form 44-101F1 ("AIF") with the British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario Securities Commissions via the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR").  Under the AIF, the Company is required to provide detailed information regarding its properties including mineralization, drilling, sampling and analysis, security of samples and mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates.  Further, the Company describes its properties utilizing mining terminology such as "measured mineral resources" and "indicated mineral resources" that are required by Canadian regulations but are not recognized by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  For clarification, the Company has no properties that contain "reserves" as defined by either the SEC or Canadian regulations, and is providing the following information on inferred mineral resources, in part,  in order to meet its requirements under National Instrument 43-101 adopted by the Canadian securities administrators.  U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral resources will ever be converted into reserves.

The Company's Itetemia concession is our most advanced property (the "Itetemia Property").  This property contains an inferred mineral resource of 500,000 tonnes grading 7 g/t gold, using a 2 g/t gold cut-off.

The Itetemia Property consists of sixeleven contiguous prospecting licenses.  Itetemia North, Itetemia Village, Itetemia East, Itetemia Far East, Mwinglo and Ngula. The Itetemia NorthOne concession was acquired in exchange for US$35,000 andis subject to a 3% net smelter royalty.  The Itetemia Village, Itetemia East, Itetemia Far East, Mwinglo and Ngula concessions were acquired by staking, and minimum work requirements have been completed.  The Company acquiredhas a 90% interest in another of the Itetemiaconcessions, which concession through an agreement with the State Mining Corporation ("Stamico") dated July 18, 1994 in exchange for US$57,400 in option payments over seven years andis subject to a requirement to spend at least US$300,000.  Those requirements have been met.  The Ngula North was acquired through the acquisition of Tanzanian American International Development Corporation 2000 Limited ("Tanzam") in April, 2002.2% royalty interest.

By an option and joint venture agreement dated May 31, 1999 as amended April 24, 2001 between the Company and Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"), Barrick was granted the exclusive option to earn an undivided 60% interest in the Itetemia Project.  In exchange for the option, Barrick agreed to provide funding to the Company totalling $4,000,000, which has been completed.  In November 2004, Barrick advised the Company that it was returning the Itetemia properties.  The Company will now explore the properties further itself or enter into a new joint venture agreement with another mining company.

The Company's Luhala property, also located in Tanzania, consists of four (4)seven (7) contiguous prospecting licenses:  Luhala, Ngobo, Shilalo and Sima (the "Luhala Property"). The Company was granted a 100% interest in the Luhala prospecting license on July 2, 1992.  To maintain this concession, the Company was required to conduct exploration work of at least US$250,000 before October 25, 1997.  This work commitment was met.licenses.

The Luhala property was the focus of an exploration program under an option agreement dated April 25, 1999 with Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited ("Newmont").  This property contains an inferred mineral resource of 9,390,000 tonnes, averaging 1.0 g/t gold, using a 0.5 g/t gold cut-off.  Newmont terminated their option on the property during the year 2000, and the Company willis now exploreexploring the property further itself or enter into a new joint venture with a new mining company.  During the years ended August 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company entered into option agreements to acquire three additional licenses, named Shilalo, Ngobo and Sima.  See "Luhala Property" under Item 4.D for further details.itself.

During the fiscal year ended 2003, the Company has also discovered three new gold occurrences on the Kigosi Property (forming a part of the Company's Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties held through Tanzam).  Two of the three occurrences are located at the north end of a three kilometre long northwest trending structure that may be responsible for concentrating the mineralization reported at the northern and southern limits of this prominent geological feature (see: "Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties" below for further details).  At the present time the Company is exploring 86121 mineral resource properties in the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belts region of

Tanzania.  The Company currently has a total of 2925 royalty agreements with three industry partners; eleventwo of these royalty agreements are with Barrick Gold Corporation; nine with10with Ashanti Goldfields Limited; and nine13 with Northern Mining Explorations.

Significant Acquisitions and Significant Dispositions

The Company's principal capital expenditures and divestitures (including interests in other companies and amounts invested) for the last three fiscal years are described as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2001

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001, the Company completed $2,228,725 in property acquisition and exploration on its mineral resource properties, including a further $1,242,270 in work on the Itetemia Property, as well as $971,509 on the Luhala Property.  The Company incurred a write-down of $7,553 relating to the Mulehe Property due to uncertainty as to recoverability.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2002

On April 30, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Tanzania American International Development Corporation 2000 Limited ("Tanzam"), in exchange for 20,000,000 shares of the Company at a value of CDN$0.35 per share (or a cost of CDN$7,000,000). Tanzam, a privately held mineral investment company, holdswhich at the time of acquisition held an interest in 52 prospecting licenses and reconnaissance licenses in the Lake Victoria Goldfields Belts of north-western Tanzania. The total land area currently held under these licenses is 3480km².

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By a Prospecting and Mining Option Agreement dated March 31, 1999, as amended March 31, 2000, between Northern Mining & Consultancy Company Limited ("Northern Mining") and Tanzam, Tanzam  acquired the right to form a joint venture with Northern Mining.Mining covering a prospecting license in the Lunguya area.  Tanzam will hold a 60% equity interest and Northern Mining a 40% equity interest in the joint venture.  Tanzam has paid US$50,000 on signing and a further US$25,000 to Northern Mining on the first anniversary of the agreement.  In addition, Tanzam is required to complete at least US$35,000 in annual exploration work during the first two years, and depending on commercial viability and geological potentials another US$250,000 in exploration work during the fourth, fifth and sixth years.  Until Tanzam is reimbursed for all of its expenses, Tanzam will be entitled to 80% of the net cash flows from production.

On December 14, 2001, Barrick Exploration Africa Limited ("BEAL") entered into an agreement with Tanzam (the "BEAL Agreement"), wherein BEAL was granted the option to acquire the total rights, titles and interests of the Company in thirteen prospecting licenses (now reduced to fivetwo licenses under the terms of this agreement) in different properties (called the "BEAL Project"; see "Lake Victoria Goldfields Properties" below for further details).

To exercise the option, BEAL must expendwas required to incur US$250,000 in exploration of the BEAL Project within the first year, and thereafter US$50,000 each year for each retained prospecting license.  In addition, BEAL must make the following annual payments for each retained prospecting license:

Within thirty days after commercial production, BEAL must pay US$1,000,000 and an additional US$1,000,000 on each of the next two years of production.  The BEAL Agreement is subject to a 1.5% net smelter returns royalty.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002, the Company capitalized mineral property acquisition costs of $8,297,805.  Of this amount, $8,166,292 related to the acquisition of Tanzam.  The Company also completed $1,238,635 in exploration work on its mineral resource properties, including $443,603 on the Itetemia Property and $491,724 on the Luhala Property.  The Company wrote-off deferred exploration expenditures of $59,014 in 2002 relating to certain licenses of the Bukwimba, Mbogwe and Tulawaka properties, based on management's review of the exploration results and uncertainty over recoverability.

Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2003

The Company's exploration work for the 2002 fiscal year and up to February 28, 2003 identified two gold-bearing mineralized quartz reefs on the Lunguya Property, located in the Lake Victoria Goldfields area of Tanzania (the "Lunguya Property"), ranging in thickness from 1.3 metres and extending for at least 350 metres along strike.  The two structures, designated as the East and West reefs, are about 50 feet apart and are roughly parallel to the mafic-granite contact (see: "Lunguya Property" under Item 4D for further details).

The Company has also discovered three new gold occurrences on the Kigosi Property (forming a part of the Company's Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties held through Tanzam).  Two of the three occurrences are located at the north end of a three kilometre long northwest trending structure that may be responsible for concentrating the mineralization reported at the northern and southern limits of this prominent geological feature (see: "Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties" below for further details).

The Company has also signed nine (9) option and royalty agreements on prospecting licenses in the Lake Victoria goldfields area of Tanzania with Northern Mining Explorations/Explorations Minieres du Nord ("MDN").  In December 2003 MDN returned one of the subject prospecting licenses to the Company.  There remains 8 licenses subject to this agreement.  Under the agreements, MDN holds the right to earn 100% of the Company's underlying interest in the licenses for an up-front cash payment of US$80,000, plus US$1.8 million in option payments and US$1.5 million in property expenditures over the five year life of the agreements.  MDN must also complete a feasibility study and make a production decision by December 31, 2008 and achieve production within 18 months or be subject to cash penalties in lieu of royalty payments.  The Company retains the right to escalatinges calating net smelter royalties on commercial production that are tied to the price of gold and range from 0.5% below US$250 per ounce to a maximum of 2% at US$380 per ounce.  The first year's commitments call for option payments of US$160,000 and an exploration expenditures of US$200,000.

In July, 2003, the Company closed nine (9) (and now has 10) royalty agreements with Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited ("Ashanti") for prospecting licenses of the Company in the Ushirombo BeltKigosi property area (also forming a part of the Company's Lake Victoria Goldfield Properties held through Tanzam).  Under the terms of these royalty agreements, Ashanti has the right to earn 100% of the Company's underlying interests in the subject prospecting licenses, for staged cash payments totalling US$200,000 in the first year, plus minimum cash payments of US$930,000 over the remaining life of the five year agreement.  Ashanti must also incur aggregate property expenditures of US$800,000 in the first two years of the agreements of which US$300,000 must be expended in the first year.  In years three, four, and five of the agreements, Ashanti must complete 6,000, 8,000, and 10,000 metres of diamond drilling, respectively.

The Ashanti royalty agreements also call for Ashanti to complete a bankable feasibility report and make a positive production decision on or before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the agreements.  Ashanti is liable for cash penalties should gold output at production not reach a minimum annual threshold of 50,000 ounces per year.

The Company retains the right to escalating net smelter royalties in commercial production that are tied to the price of gold, and range from 0.5% below US$250 per ounce to a maximum of 2% at US$380 per ounce.

All of the above investments have been made abroad and were financed internally.  The Company has not proposed any principal capital expenditures or divestitures which are currently in progress.

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, the Company incurred $1,151,327 in property acquisition costs and exploration work on its mineral resource properties (net of $184,965 in option payments received) of which $450,912 was incurred on the Lunguya Property.  The Company also wrote-off $1,031,436 in exploration expenditures, of which $729,309 related to claims relinquished within the Itetemia Property area.

Six Month Interim PeriodFiscal Year Ended February 29,August 31, 2004

TheDuring the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, the Company's exploration office in Tanzania recently formed a new section called the "Regional Studies Group" whose mandate is to acquire new ground, based on geologically

sound research.  The primary objective in forming this group is to upgrade the Company's groundproperty position in Tanzania for further exploration. Three new project areas within the Lake Victoria greenstone gold belts have been chosen to date.date and the Company's land position now totals 121 prospecting licenses, covering an area of approximately 8,200 square kilometres.  One license in the Biharamulo North Project Area was returned to its owner during the quarter,year, but was written off in the previous fiscal year.

Exploration activity throughout the quarter2004 fiscal year was spent undertaking a first pass BLEG soils program over the Tanzam licenses in the Lake Victoria Goldfields Properties project area.  This work was conducted on eight licenses within six locations; namely, Geita, Ushirombo West, Biharamulo, Biharamulo North, Shinyanga, and

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Nyanzaga North.  The Shinyanga and Nyanzaga North project areas returned encouraging results that will require detailed follow-up next quarter.

Heavy mineral indicator sampling and ground magnetic follow-up was conducted during the quarteryear on aeromagnetic targets identified on the Tanzam properties.  Work was completed on the Kanagele, Lunguya, and Ushirombo project areas, where 34 anomalies were ground proofed and sampled for indicator minerals.  The bulk of this work program is now completed and only eight anomalies remain to be sampled in the next quarter.sampled.  The results from the sampling program are being used to further refine exploration methodologies.

A significant reorganization was undertaken at the Tanzam corporate office in Dar es Salaam during the period, mostly to facilitate the heightened level of exploration activity anticipated by the Company in 2004.period.  Virtually all of the administrative activities associated with Tanzam and Tancan are now being handled by the office in Dar es Salaam, where some of the Company's most skilled and experienced personnel reside.

For the periodyear ended February 29,August 31, 2004, the Company reported a net loss of $916,281.$1,616,364.  The largest expense categories being $374,546$254,991 for new property investigations, and staff salaries and benefits of $241,591.$604,368.  Another $111,010$1,180,850 (net) was expended for exploration on existing properties.

B.The Company has not proposed any principal capital expenditures or divestitures which are currently in progress, other than the acquisition of a drill rig, including rods, hammer, bits and tools for CDN$783,130 (of which $482,069 has been paid).

B.

Business Overview

The Company is a natural resource company, which since its incorporation has engaged in the acquisition of interests in and the exploration of natural resource properties.  The Company commits its own resources to the initial evaluation of mineral properties and in select situations, if and when warranted, the Company will enter into joint venture agreements with other corporations to further the exploration of such properties, in exchange for annual rental/option payments and post-production royalty payments.  At present, the Company's natural resource activities do not generate any income from production.

The Company's general area of interest has been in the exploration of gold properties in regional East Africa.  The Company has explored gold properties in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Swaziland and South Africa. At the present time, the Company is exploring 86121 mineral resource properties in the Lake Victoria Greenstone Belts regionBelt and Kabanga regions of Tanzania.  Tanzania remains the prime focus of the Company's activities.  Other corporations, including Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"), Ashanti Goldfields Limited ("Ashanti Goldfields"), Northern Mining Explorations, and Newmont Overseas Exploration Corporation have funded most of the work on the Company's properties in this area since 1999 under option arrangements, with the exception of properties explored by Tanzania American International Development Corporation 2000 Limited ("Tanzam") which were privately funded.fund ed.  The Company curren tlycurrently has a total of 2925 joint venture and royalty agreements with its three industry partners: eleven (11)2 of the agreements are with Barrick, nine (9)10 with Ashanti Goldfields, and nine (9)13 with Northern Mining Explorations.

In the Company's view, this joint venture and royalty strategy offers investors leverage to gold prices with lower risk and shareholder dilution.  Future production royalties from any producing properties discovered by the Company's joint venture partners would provide the Company with a direct interest in the mine's cash

flow, with exposure to any benefits from new discoveries and production growth, but without the capital obligations, and environmental and social liabilities, associated with direct ownership.

Plan of Operations

Exploration Activities

All of the properties in which the Company holds an interest are in the exploration stage only.  Mineral exploration and development involves a high degree of risk and few properties, which are explored, are ultimately developed into producing mines.  There is no assurance that the Company's mineral exploration activities will result in any discoveries of commercial bodies of ore.  The long-term profitability of the Company's operations will be in part directly related to the cost and success of its exploration programs, which may be affected by a number of factors beyond the control of the Company.

By way of general description of the Company's operating activities, the Company's business operations involve using known or published geological and geophysical data to locate mineral resource properties meriting further exploration or development.  Once identified, the Company must stake and apply for registration to title of the mineral properties, or negotiate the acquisition of such properties from any third party owners.  Upon registration or acquisition of title, the Company then designs a program of preliminary exploration which can involve grid mapping, geophysical and magnetic surveying, geochemical surveying, geological sampling, grab sampling, assaying and other forms of prospecting as circumstances may require.  Based on the preliminary results, mineral properties are ranked according to merit for further exploration work, which may involve furtherfurthe r mapping, more de taileddetailed geophysical and geochemical surveying, and trenching to identify potential drill targets.  If mineralization is indicated which merits further investigation, drill targets are selected, and a diamond drilling program for underground sampling and assaying will commence.

Based on the drilling program results, the Company will develop models of the underlying geology and mineralized zones for more detailed testing.  After further drilling, some mineralized zones may be classified as inferred or indicated mineral resources.  With sufficient infill drilling, these inferred or indicated mineral resources can be confirmed as a measured mineral resource, upon which a pre-feasibility study can be prepared by a qualified, independent mining engineer or geologist to determine whether mining activities are economic in the circumstances of the particular property.  A pre-feasibility study must be completed under the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 in Canada in order for mineral reserves to be designated.  A final or bankable feasibility study must be completed for the designation of reserves under the SEC's Industry Guide 7.  If the ba nkablebankable feasibility study is favourable,favorable, the Company can then use the feasibility study to seek out the necessary financing from a merchant banker or other financial institution for mine construction and development. A further mine feasibility study would be prepared to confirm the appropriate mining method based on the metallurgical studies of the ore, and to develop a mining plan.

At any point along this plan of operation, the Company may seek to interest larger mining companies in its mineral properties, which show potential for further development.  It is highly unlikely that the Company would pursue any particular property through to mineral production by itself.  By exploring and developing properties to a point where major mining companies are interested, the Company will leave the risk of mine development and operations to those companies, while retaining a carried interest or royalty from any future production.

During 2004 calendar2005 fiscal year, the Company plans to continue evaluation of all prospecting licenses in its portfolio with a view of offering some of them for royalty agreements to other mining companies.  The evaluation of their potential comprises geological mapping, soil sampling and geophysical interpretations.  Currently, prospecting licenses which have potential diamond targets are being prospected using ground magnetic surveys, followed by loam sampling and analysis for indicator minerals.

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The Company's plans for the first six months of 20042005 is to continue efforts for the "farming-out" of identified properties for royalty agreements with other mining companies, and continue to examine and review other exploration opportunities in Tanzania.

Exploration

The Company's principal exploration properties are currently all located in the United Republic of Tanzania, Africa.  The government of Tanzania is a stable, multi-party democracy.  Mineral exploration in Tanzania is affected by local climatic, political, and economic conditions.  The Company's properties have year round access, although seasonal winter rains from December to March may result in flooding in low lying areas, which are dominated by mbuga (black organic rich laustrine flood soils).  Further, most lowland areas are under active cultivation for corn, rice, beans and mixed crops by subsistence farmers.  As a result, the area has been deforested by local agricultural practices for many years.  The seasonal rains and deforested areas can create a muddy bog in some areas, which can make access more difficult, and could impede or even preventprev ent the tra nsporttransport of heavy equipment to the Company's mineral properties at certain times of the year between December to March.

Competition

The mining industry in which the Company is engaged is in general, highly competitive.  Competitors include well-capitalized mining companies, independent mining companies and other companies having financial and other resources far greater than those of the Company.  The Company competes with other mining companies in connection with the acquisition of gold and other precious metal properties.  In general, properties with a higher grade of recoverable mineral and/or which are more readily minablemineable afford the owners a competitive advantage in that the cost of production of the final mineral product is lower.  Thus, a degree of competition exists between those engaged in the mining industries to acquire the most valuable properties.  As a result, the Company may eventually be unable to acquire attractive gold mining properties.

Dependence on Customers and Suppliers

The Company is not dependent upon a single or few customers or supplier for revenues or its operations.

Governmental Regulations

The Company's mineral interests in Tanzania are initially held under prospecting licenses granted pursuant to theMining Act, 1998 (Tanzania) for a period of up to three years, and are renewable two times for a period of up to two years each.  We must pay annual rental fees for our prospecting licenses based on the total area of the license measured in square kilometres, multiplied by US$20.00 per sq. km.  There is also an initial one-time "preparation fee" of US$200.00 per license.  Upon renewal, we pay a renewal fee of US$200.00 per license.  Renewals of our prospecting licenses can take many months and even years to process by the regulatory authority in Tanzania.

All prospecting licenses in Tanzania also require the holder to expend funds in the employment and training of Tanzanian personnel, which expenditures typically amount to US$5,000 per year, and in exploration expenditures, which are set out in theMining Act, 1998 (Tanzania).  At each renewal, at least 50% of our licensed area must be relinquished.  If the Company wishes to keep the relinquished one-half portion, it must file a new application for the relinquished portion.

We must hold a mining license to carry on mining activities, and a mining license will only be granted to the holder of a prospecting license over the area.  A mining license is granted for a period of 25 years or the life of the mine.  It is renewable for a period not exceeding 15 years.  We do not hold any mining licenses, only

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prospecting licenses.  Prospecting and mining license holders must submit regular reports in accordance with mining regulations.  Upon commercial production, the government of Tanzania imposes a royalty on the gross value of all production at the rate of 3% of all gold produced.  The applicable regulatory body in Tanzania is the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.

In July 1999, environmental management and protection regulations under theMining Act, 1998 (Tanzania) came into force.  An environmental impact statement and an environmental management plan must

accompany special mining license, mining license and gemstone mining license applications for mineral rights.  In addition to the establishment of environmental regulations, the Tanzanian Government has improved management procedures for effective monitoring and enforcement of these regulations by strengthening the institutional capacity, especially in the field offices.  The Government has provided rules for the creation of reclamation funds to reinstate land to alternative uses after mining and it has developed guidelines for mining in restricted areas, such as forest reserves, national parks, sources of water and other designated areas.  These regulations have not ha dhad any material adverse effect on the Company's operations, which are exploration in nature at this time.

C.

Organization Structure

The Company has the following five subsidiaries:

(1)

The remaining 10% interest is held by Stamico.

(2)

The remaining 40% interest is held by Northern Mining Consulting Ltd.

(3)

The remaining 20% interest is held by Bungu Minerals Ltd.

D.

Property, Plant and Equipment

The Company's business is the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties, with a primary focus on exploring for gold properties in Tanzania.  The Company funds its activities by way of the sale and issuance of its securities to accredited investors or investor located outside the United States.investors.  The Company also obtains operating funds through sales of and options to sell its various mineral property interests to other parties, retaining a royalty interest.  The Company's properties are without a known body of commercial ore, with no established plant or equipment,reserves, and the Company's activities to date on such properties have been exploratory in nature.

Itetemia Property

The following discussion regarding the geological information on the Itetemia Property is summarized from a technical report prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101F1 dated May 2, 2001 entitled, "Independent Review of the Itetemia Project, Lake Victoria Greenstone Region, Tanzania" by Michael J. Michaud, M.Sc. P. Geo. of Steffen Robertson and Kirsten Consulting (Canada) Inc. (the "Itetemia Report").  The reader is referred to the complete text of the Itetemia Report, which is available online atwww.sedar.com, filed on March 10, 2003 under the heading, "Engineering Report and Certificate of Qualifications".

Property Description and Location

The Itetemia Property currently consists of eight (8)eleven (11) contiguous prospecting licenses, covering approximately 180174 km².  The eight (8)eleven (11) prospecting licenses now comprising the Itetemia Property are held in the names of the following companies and expire (or expired in the case of Mwingilo) as indicated:

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ThisWhile the license is in dispute, andhas expired, the Company is attemptinghas applied for a renewal and has no reason to renew it, butbelieve that such renewal mayapplication will not be granted in doubt.the ordinary course.

The Itetemia and Ngula prospecting licenses have been renewed once and may be renewed twice,once more, each time for a period of two years. The Company has one right of renewal with regard to the Itetemia East prospecting license for a further period of two years and must thereafter apply for a mining license or retention license in order to preserve any rights therein. The rental payments and minerals permitted to be pursued under such licenses are summarized below:

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These requirements are not fully known at this time, because application has been made for the relinquished one-half portion of the relevant license, which application is pending at this time.First renewal annual rental fees = US$30/sq.km.

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

The Itetemia Property is located in the Mwanza Region of the Lake Victoria Greenstone Region, Tanzania, approximately 90 kilometres by air southwest of the city of Mwanza, situated on the south shore of Lake Victoria.  The property is accessed via local roads from Geita or by plane from Mwanza to an airstrip accommodating the neighbouring Bulyanhulu Mine, owned by Barrick.  The Barrick airstrip is 3.75 km west of

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the western boundary of the Itetemia prospecting license, and approximately 4 km northeast of the Nyamykonze village. Local resources are available at Mwanza, located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria.

The topography in the region and on the property consists of large flat-lying areas surrounded by numerous small hills. The hills have elevations of up to 100 m above local terrain.  The hills are thickly vegetated and access is only possible along cut lines.  Little outcrop exists on the property. The climate is similar to the rest of the region.  The rainy season starts in November and lasts to the middle of April, but precipitation is irregular from one season to another. The dry seasons are usually hot. Mwanza, located along the southern shore of Lake Victoria, can, and has, provided limited supplies for mining and exploration operations in the area.  Dwellers in the area of the Itetemia Project, such as the neighbouring Nyamykonze village, are traditionally subsistence farmers and ranchers, and have limited mining experience from the Bulyanhulu operation and numerou snumerous small scale activities.  Water for the purpose of mining and processing is not readily available in the region; however, a pipeline from Lake Victoria built by Barrick for its Bulyanhulu Mine, provides an adequate supply.

The large, relatively flat terrain surrounding the known gold mineralization may be suitable for potential tailings and waste rock storage and for heap leach pads and a potential processing plant. Electric power is available via the national grid within 5 km; due to the unreliability of such power, alternative forms of residual or back-up power would be necessary for mining or processing operations, such as diesel power generation used by Barrick at its Bulyanhulu mine.

Ownership

Prior Ownership

Only two of the prospecting licenses comprising the Itetemia Property, namely, Itetemia and Itetemia North, were previously held by third parties.  With respect to the Itetemia prospecting license, the interest of the Company was acquired from State Mining Corporation of Tanzania ("Stamico") pursuant to a joint venture agreement dated July 12, 1994 (the "Stamico Venture Agreement").  The Stamico Venture Agreement obligated the Company to make two initial payments of Tsh1,000,000 and US$7,200, both of which were satisfied. With respect to the Itetemia North prospecting license, the interest of the Company was acquired from RSR (Tanzania) Limited by agreement dated April 20, 1995 (the "RSR Royalty Agreement"). The RSR Royalty Agreement obligated the Company to pay a sum of US$35,000, which payment was made.

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The Company's Interest

Prior to the Barrick Venture Agreement (defined below), four of the prospecting licenses comprising the Itetemia Property, namely, Itetemia Village, Mwingilo, Ngula and Itetemia East, were indirectly 100% held by the Company; in the case of the Itetemia North prospecting license, the Company held an indirect 100% interest therein, through Tancan, subject only to the 2% NSR Royalty payable pursuant to the RSR Royalty Agreement. In the case of the Itetemia prospecting license, Tancan acquired its interest pursuant to the Stamico Venture Agreement, as amended June 18, 2001, which provides, among other things, that:

1.

Tancan had to pay Stamico, on execution of the Stamico Venture Agreement, the sum of US$7,200 (as an advance against the 2% gross revenue royalty) and TS1,000,000.

2.

Tancan and Stamico were to form a joint venture company for the purpose of holding the prospecting license that shall be held 10% by Stamico (with no obligation to contribute) and 90% by Tancan, which was effected through the formation of Itetemia Mining Co.

3.

Stamico is entitled to acquire an additional 20% interest in the joint venture company by paying a sum equal to 20% of the cost of placing the property into commercial production based on the feasibility study submitted to the Government of Tanzania for such purpose.

4.

Tancan shall assist Stamico in raising the required capital to exercise the right referred to in (3) above.

5.

Tancan was to expend the sum of US$25,000 in the first year and US$50,000 annually thereafter in relation to the training of Tanzanian personnel.

6.

Upon commencement of commercial production, Stamico shall receive a 2% gross revenue royalty, which shall be increased to a 2.5% gross revenue royalty should a mine on the Itetemia prospecting license produce recoverable gold in excess of 12 grams per tonne.

7.

Tancan shall pay to Stamico, as an advance against the 2% gross revenue royalty, the sum of US$7,200 on or before every anniversary of the Stamico Venture Agreement up until the development phase, upon and after which the annual sum of US$10,000 shall be paid as an advance against such royalty.

8.

Tancan shall show preference to Stamico for the provision of local materials and services during the period of mining operations.

9.

Tancan shall pay to Stamico the sum of US$20,000 on or before July 12 of each year beginning in 2001 and ending upon commercial production, provided that commercial production commences by December 31, 2007, failing which the aforementioned payment shall be revisited.

10.

Tancan may assign its rights under the agreement, subject to the prior written consent of Stamico.

By an option and joint venture agreement dated May 31, 1999 as amended April 24, 2001 between the Company and Barrick (the "Barrick Venture Agreement"), Barrick agreed to provide funding to the Company totalling $4,000,000 in the form and amounts, and on or before the dates, set out as follows:

Barrick made the first three payments to the Company and requested an extension of the date to exercise the warrants from April 30, 2001 to June 14, 2001, which was then exercised at that date.  Pursuant to the terms of the Barrick Venture Agreement, the Company was required to use 80% of the Barrick payments to advance the exploration of the Itetemia Property.  To date, the Company has expended the funds received from the Barrick payments.  The Company has spent at least 80% of these funds on the exploration of the Itetemia Property in accordance with its commitment to Barrick, and has therefore met its expenditure requirements.  Barrick retains the right to participate in any sale or issue of further securities by the Company, provided it holds at least 10% of the outstanding common shares of the Company, subject to certain exceptions.  At present, BarrickBar rick does not h oldhold 10% of the total issued common shares.

Until a decision is made byOn November 23, 2004 Barrick to place the property into commercial production, Barrick is required to advance funds for the purpose of furthering exploration activities in respect of the Itetemia Property.  On or before the fourth anniversary of April 30, 2005, Barrick may deliver a production notice and feasibility report; in such event:

1.

Barrick shall acquire an undivided 60% interest in the Itetemia Property; and

2.

Barrick must commence commercial production within 12 months of such notice at a rate of 100,000 ounces of gold production per annum (18 months where it chooses to process the ore on site) or make payments to the Company equal to:

(a)

US$500,000 on or before the first anniversary of such 12 (or 18) month deadline;

(b)

US$750,000 on or before the second anniversary thereof;

(c)

US$1,000,000 on or before the third anniversary thereof;

(d)

US$1,200,000 on or before the fourth anniversary thereof; and

(e)

US$1,200,000 on or before the fifth anniversary thereof;

and a further sum of US$1,200,000, after adjusting for inflation, every anniversary thereafter.  Barrick may acquire the 10% interest held by Stamico and cause the Stamico Venture Agreement to be terminated, in which event it shall obtain a 70%, in lieu of a 60%, undivided interest in the Itetemia Property; otherwise, the Company is required to assume responsibility for the Stamico 10% interest.

Upon a production notice, Barrick is obligated to arrange financing to bringadvised that they would return the Itetemia Property into production,(with the exception of PL 2374/03 which it may arrange throughis held under the use of internal funds or external funds, with the Company to repay its portion of the costs from its share of the net proceeds of production.  The costs of arranging the financing are required to be paid by the Company in proportion to its interest in the Itetemia Property.  In addition, should Barrick provide a completion guarantee to a third party lender, then the Company is obligated to pay to Barrick, on a monthly basis, 1/12 of 1% of the amount attributableBEAL Agreement) to the Company that is contingently liable under the

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guarantee.  Neither Barrick nor the Company may assign any interest in the Barrick Venture Agreement without the prior consent of the other.  Tancan obtained the written consent of Stamico to its execution of the Barrick Venture Agreement on November 17, 1999.Company.

The Company has incurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $6,553,777$6,565,003 on the Itetemia Property  to February 29,August 31, 2004.  The Company does not planplans to carry out anyexploration work on the property, as Barrick has operatorship ofreturned the property.Itetemia Property to the Company.

History

The exploration history of the Itetemia Property from 1988 to 1999 may be summarized as follows:

Itetemia Exploration History Synopsis

Very little exploration work has been carried out on the Itetemia East, Itetemia Village and Mwingilo prospecting licenses.  Only limited mapping and soil sampling have been carried out.  At present, no work is being carried out on the Ngula prospecting license.

Recent Exploration (Including Drilling)

2000 Exploration Program

Barrick provided the funds for the 2000 program to the Company through share subscriptions, as provided in the Barrick Venture Agreement.  Pursuant to the Barrick Venture Agreement, 80% of the funds subscribed for are required to be incurred in respect of the Itetemia Property. The total cost of the 2000 program, including support services was $809,148.

On behalf of Barrick, the Company carried out the following exploration program in 2000: A total of 211 geochemical soil samples were collected on 21 line segments utilizing a 50 m sample interval. Twenty-eight samples came from Itetemia, 90 from Itetemia North, 9 from Itetemia Village and 84 from Mwingilo.  This soil survey confirmed most of the main anomalies, and some secondary and isolated anomalies interpreted from the earlier survey.

A RAB drilling program, comprising 448 holes and totalling 9,862 m was undertaken on the Itetemia and Ngula licenses during the period from May 23 to June 19, 2000.  The main targets of this drilling were gold soil anomalies, HLEM conductors, I.P. anomalies and mafic/felsic contacts. With respect to the Ngula prospecting license, two fences, NA and NB, were drilled to test HLEM conductors located in the central part of the license. These conductors are thought to reflect a north-northwest shear zone.  The fences intersected the shear zone, but did not encounter any significant gold mineralization. On the Itetemia prospecting license, three areas were designated for RAB drilling during the 2000 program, namely, (i) the Golden Horseshoe Reef area, (ii) the southwest corner area and (iii) the southeast corner area.

A multi-purpose drilling program, consisting of a combination of RC and diamond drilling in the same hole, was carried out during the period from June 28 to August 5, 2000 on the Itetemia prospecting license.  Four holes were drilled for an aggregate total of 1,558.2 m comprising 526.0 m of RC drilling and 1,032.2 m of diamond drilling.  Two holes ITDD-69 and 70 tested the "QFP/Reef 2" located in the southwest corner of the license, targeting the lateral and depth extensions of the QFP intersected in diamond drill hole ITDD-37, grading 0.40 g/t Au over 40.1 m.  Holes ITRC-71 and 72 holes tested the northwest extension of the Golden Horseshoe Reef. A subsequent diamond drilling program was carried out during the period from August 17 to October 20, 2000 and consisted of 12 holes totalling 2,376.8 m. The objective of this program was to test the Golden Horseshoe Reef at depth and along strike to the west, the southwest corner area and 7 anomalies identified during the 1999 soil sampling program.  The drilling results are summarized in the table below:

2001 Exploration Program

During 2001, the Company carried out, on behalf of Barrick, the following exploration program.  Barrick provided the funds for the 2001 program to the Company through share subscriptions, as provided in the Barrick Venture Agreement.  Pursuant to the Barrick Venture Agreement, 80% of the funds subscribed for are required to be incurred in respect of the Itetemia Property.  The total cost of the 2001 program, including support services was $554,046.

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In May 2001, the Company reported that two holes, totalling approximately 1,100 meters, were drilled to evaluate the down dip potential of gold mineralization in the Golden Horseshoe Reef deposit. The results of this drilling are summarized in the following table:

The recent deep core drilling of the Golden Horseshoe has confirmed that gold mineralization over widths of approximately 50 meters has been traced from surface to a vertical depth of 440 meters. The gold mineralization occurs primarily within two discrete gold zones, the South and North zones, and appears to plunge 55° to the northwest. Gold mineralization intersected in Hole GHDD-26 indicates that the geologic structure hosting the gold mineralization of the Golden Horseshoe Reef deposit may transect the felsic package of rocks. This suggests that the gold mineralization may extend further to the west, beyond the basaltic rocks that were previously thought to represent the western limit of the gold mineralization.

The Company is of the opinion that the drill results correlate well with the geology and gold mineralization identified by previous surface trenching and shallow core drilling. Additional drilling is required

to provide adequate information of the continuity of the geometry and grade of the gold mineralization for updating the current resource estimate.

2002 and 2003to 2004 Exploration ProgramsWork

During the 2002 fiscal year, the Company has carried out only minor surface work on the Itetemia Property at a cost of $250,364.$443,603.  No drilling was conducted and no significant new results were reported.  During the 2003 fiscal year, the Company incurred only minor geochemical and geophysical work of $13,910 on the Itetemia Property.  The Company will be receiving reports from Barrick detailing the exploration work they have conducted on the property in 2004.

Geology

Regional

The Lake Victoria area contains 12 Archean Nyanzian greenstone belts which are surrounded by and have been interrupted by numerous granitic intrusions.  The Nyanzian belts comprise a volcano-sedimentary sequence composed of mafic to felsic volcanics (lavas and tuffs), BIF and shales. The greenstone belts have been grouped into locally distinct geographic regions.  One of these regions is the Southwest Mwanza Region which includes a large area south of town of Mwanza, located on the south shore of Lake Victoria.  There are five greenstone belts in the Southwest Mwanza Region, one of which is the Ushirombo belt. The Ushirombo belt is

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an east-west trending belt, the eastern end of which is located approximately 25 km west of the southern end of Smith Sound on Lake Victoria. The eastern end of the belt is arcuate in shape and trends northerly tangential to the northwesternnorthwe stern flank of the Siga Hills.

Property

The Itetemia Property is underlain by the northerly trending eastern portion of the Ushirombo Nyanzian greenstone belt.  Granite underlies the eastern and northern portions of the property.  The greenstone/granite contact trends northerly through the east-central portion of the Itetemia prospecting license and through the central portion of the Itetemia East prospecting license onto the Itetemia Village license; at which point, the contract tends westerly through the Mwingilo license cutting the northeast corner of the Ngula license. Sixty percent of the Itetemia, Itetemia North and Ngula licenses are underlain by the Nyanzian greenstone belt.  The remaining 40% is underlain by granite.  Granite variably underlies 90 to 100% of the Itetemia East, Itetemia Village and Mwingilo prospecting licenses. The mbuga soil covers 10 to 40% of the property.

Lithology

The lithologies encountered on the Itetemia and Itetemia North prospecting licenses can be divided into three volcano-sedimentary domains: (i) Northeast Domain, (ii) Central Domain and (iii) Southwest Domain. The granite truncates these domains to the east. The Northeast Domain is composed of basalt, felsic flows, thick to thin sequences of argillite and dykes/sill of gabbro.  The domain is up to 3 km thick, exhibits a north to north-northeasterly trend and has numerous extensive HLEM conductors.  The conductors are related to argillite dominantly located in one horizon at the top of the sequence.  A massive sulphide unit/zone is situated at the bottom of this horizon marking change in the volcanism.

Mineralization

The sulphide mineralization encountered on the Itetemia Property comprise massive to semi-massive, stringers, veins and veinlets, disseminated and nodular mineralization.  The types of mineralization are (i) sulphides associated with volcanism activity; (ii) remobilized sulphides associated with deformation (shear hosted); and (iii) sulphides associated with sedimentation.  The gold and metallic contents associated with this

mineralization are variable and the relation between the grades and the mineralized type is not well known at this stage.

The massive to semi-massive sulphide mineralization seems to be related to volcanism.  It occurs in two areas on the Property.  One area is located in the northern part of the licenses and has been intersected by the hole ITDD-06.  More than 30 m. of sulphides were intersected at the contact between a QFP and an argillite horizon separating two pillowed basalts.  The sulphide content ranges from 10 to 90% pyrrhotite, 2 to 5% pyrite, trace to 5% sphalerite, trace to 1% copper.

The Golden Horseshoe Reef mineralization occurs as massive sulphide veins locally ranging from 15-30 cm wide.  Sulphides dominantly appear in veins/veinlets less than 5 cm wide in felsic volcanic rocks.  Five to thirty percent pyrite-pyrrhotite is common over sections of 1 to 15 m along the holes.  They are sub-concordant and parallel to the schistosity.  The strong shearing at the Golden Horseshoe Reef probably represents a remobilization of the sulphides.

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Mineral Resource Estimation

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of
Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources

This section uses the terms "mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource".  We advise U.S. investors that while those terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.  U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves.

In 1998, Minestart Management Inc. ("Minestart") was retained by Tancan to prepare a mineral resource estimation for the Golden Horseshoe Reef.  The mineral resource was calculated based on 13 diamond drill holes which were drilled at 25 m. intervals along strike for approximately 300 m. and to a depth of approximately 50 m. The mineral resource was calculated using polygons on cross-sections incorporating a 2 g/t gold cutoff and a constant bulk density of 2.7 tonnes/cubic meter. Minestart estimated the mineral resource for the Golden Horseshoe Reef to be 500,000 tonnes grading 7 g/t gold.  As an integral part of its review, the Company hired Steffen, Robertson and Kirsten Consulting (Canada) Inc. ("SRK") to review the mineral resource estimate prepared by Minestart, and SRK provided the following observations:

• SRK believes there is a need for more near-surface and down-dip information in order to better define the controls on the mineralization and the geometry of the mineralized horizon. With respect to the density, SRK notes that the bulk density was used for estimating the bulk tonnage. Given the climate and the weathering environment, the density of sulfide rich rocks and volcanics could vary considerably and based on their experience it may be required to weigh the assays during compositing and estimating the bulk tonnage of the mineralized and unmineralized zones.
  

• With respect to the 2.0 g/t cutoff grade used in the estimation, SRK believes that initially, it might be possible to mine the reef by way of a very narrow and shallow open pit.  However, it is more likely that given the higher grade mineralization, narrow widths and current limited strike length the Golden Horseshoe Reef would be more amenable to underground mining methods.  As such, the cutoff grade of 2.0 g/t gold initially used to estimate the mineral resource may be too low.
  

• With respect to the diamond drilling core recovery, SRK considers the NQ size to be appropriate and that it has been appropriately split using a diamond saw.  The split core remains in good condition and is stored on-site in a proper facility. The rock quality is very good. The core recovery is excellent.

SRK believes the mineral resource estimation prepared by Minestart to be an inferred mineral resource as defined by standards set by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (see: "Glossary of Technical Terms - Canadian Terminology" at page 5 herein).

THE ITETEMIA PROPERTY IS WITHOUT KNOWN MINERAL RESERVES AND ANY PROPOSED PROGRAM IS AN EXPLORATORY SEARCH FOR ORE.

Luhala Property

The following discussion regarding both the Luhlala and Lunguya Properties below is summarized from a technical report prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101F dated February 28, 2003 entitled, "Report on the 2002 Exploration of the Luhala Concessions and the Lunguya Concessions, Lake Victoria Goldfields District, North-Central Tanzania" by Dr. Jim L. Oliver, Ph.D., P. Geo. (the "Luhlala and Lunguya

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2002 Report").  The reader is referred to the complete text of the Luhala and Lunguya 2002 Report, which is available atwww.sedar.com, filed on March 10, 2003 under the heading, "Other".

Property Description and Location

The Luhala property is located in Misungwi District of Mwanza Region of Tanzania.Tanzania(see property location map on page 22). It lies approximately 70 kilometres south of the city of Mwanza.  The Luhala property consists of five (5)seven (7) prospecting licenses (namely, the Luhala PL 1451/00, Luhala PL 2519/04, Shilalo PL 2297/03, Ngobo PL 1559/00, Ngobo PL 2680/04, Sima PL 1560/00 and LuhalaSima PL 2519/2681/04).  These prospecting licenses are in good standing with respect to required filings and payments with the Government of Tanzania.

The Company has a 100% interest in the Luhala prospecting license, and has the right to acquire a 100% interest in the Ngobo and Sima prospecting licenses by making a series of payments to the property holder, Widescope Promotion Ltd. ("Widescope"), totaling US$120,000 over six years for the Ngobo license and US$84,000 over six years for the Sima license.  Widescope retains a 2% net smelter returns royalty on both the Ngobo and Sima licenses, which the Company may buy back, in each case, one-half (i.e. 1%) for US$1,000,000. For the Shilalo license, the Company has earned the right to acquire a 100% interest by making ahaving madea series of payments to the property owner totaling US$16,000.  The Shilalo property owner retains a 2% net smelter return royalty, of which the Company may buy back one-half (i.e.1%) for US$ 250,000.

Each of the prospecting licenses forming the Luhala property has the following mandatory annual work and rental payments:

*These requirements are not fully at this time because application has been made for the relinquished one-half portion of the relevant license, which application is pending at this time.First renewal annual rental fees = US$30/sq.km.

The Luhala property covers an area of approximately 101.88128 square kilometers.  The target on the Luhala property is gold stockwork mineralization associated with felsic rock units in dilational structures.  There is widespread gold mineralization on the property over a 6.25 square kilometer area.

The Company has incurred total net costs (after any recoveries) of $2,589,190$2,819,621 on the Luhala Property to February 29, 2004.  The Company plans to conduct a further US$100,000 in RC drilling during the fiscal year ending August 31, 2004.

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

Access to the Luhala Property is via the main Mwanza - - Shinyanga road, which is a single lane, good to excellent quality, asphalt highway.  Approximately 45 kms south of Mwanza, a dirt road from a junction at the settlement of Manawa, leads southwest to the town of Misasi.  The property has year round access, although seasonal winter rains, December to March, may result in flooding in low lying areas which are dominated by mbuga (black organic rich laustrine flood soils).  Most lowland areas are under active cultivation, corn, rice, beans and mixed crops, by subsistence farmers.  Low scrub and thorn bushes cover the small hills.  The area has been, for many years, deforested by local agricultural practices.

At Luhala, the mean elevation is approximately 1,200 m above sea level, with a series of small sub-rounded hills, rising up to one hundred metres above the surrounding plain.  These hills are typically formed by either resistive iron formations or felsic volcanic rocks.  Mafic volcanic rocks weather recessively and are typically only exposed in trenches through well formed laterite profiles.  Laterite development is extensive with brick-red laterites overlying weak mottled zones and saprolites at a depth of approximately 3-5 m's.  Deep weathering penetrates 45 - 60 m's vertically within the subsurface.

An enthusiastic and competent labor force is available through the surrounding villages, and local people have been routinely hired during the trenching, drilling and soil sampling programs conducted on this property.  However, no other significant infrastructure is available.

History

Luhala has had a significantly more protracted exploration history than Lunguya, beginning with the initial exploration by the then Tanganyikan Geological Survey in 1947.  The exploration history of Luhala may be summarized as:

LUHALA EXPLORATION HISTORY SYNOPSIS