Tour the Mine

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=140 BGCOLOR="#6699FF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>Aurora Ammolite Mine </B></FONT>    |  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="ammolite_mine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aurora Ammolite Mine"><U><B>Back</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tour the Mine</B></div> <div> <B>These pictures were taken during our mining operation in the summer of 2003. They show the preparation of the site, and the recovery of the ammolite. </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="711" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#0033FF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c25c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="mine site preparation" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Topsoil is stripped and saved.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 WIDTH="346"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Soil is stacked and saved for reclamation.   </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c35b030.jpg" border=0 width="347" height="259" ALT="Aurora Ammolite Minesite" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c45c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="Heavy equipment at work" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="346"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Heavy machinery removes the overburden.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 WIDTH="346"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Preliminary digging.</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c55c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="Exploratory trenching" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c65c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="digging for ammolite" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="346"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Digging for ammolite.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 WIDTH="346"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Moving the tailings.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c75c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="Moving the tailings" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c85c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="Removing an ammolite concretion" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Recovery of an ammonite concretion.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Ammolite lays exposed in the ground.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2c95c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="Exposed ammolite" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2ca5c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="Trenching for ammolite" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="346"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Trenching for ammolite.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 WIDTH="346"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Searching for color.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2cb5c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="Mining for ammolite" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2cc5c050.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="261" ALT="View of the Aurora Ammolite Mine claim" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Picturesque scenery on the claim.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 272 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> A view of the Aurora Ammolite Mine.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2cd5c0a0.jpg" border=0 width="348" height="266" ALT="View of the ammolite mine" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="ammolite_mine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aurora Ammolite Mine"><U><B>Back</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="2ae20580.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="600" ALT="Winter closes in" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="ammolite_mine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aurora Ammolite Mine"><U><B>Back</B></U></A></FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>