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In 2011, Wallbridge completed a 30,000 tonne open-pit bulk sample on the Broken Hammer copper-PGE project resulting in a net smelter return of about $4.0M and estimated net proceeds of about $2.6M, or approximately $85 per tonne.

Wallbridge continues work on the pre-feasibility study at the Broken Hammer copper and platinum group element project. Resource estimate update, site planning, waste management and environmental studies are expected to be completed in Q2 2012. Permitting and a production decision are expected at Broken Hammer in 2012.

The Broken Hammer Resource forms a surface zone of vein and vein stockwork-hosted copper-PGE mineralization and has a NI 43-101 compliant inferred mineral resource of 251,000 tonnes averaging 3.80 g/t total precious metals ("TPM" = Pt + Pd + Au, 1.56 g/t Pd, 1.62 g/t Pt, and 0.61 g/t Au), 1.00% Cu, and 0.10% Ni (David Rennie, P.Geo., 2005).

This resource estimate was prepared in 2005 using a cut-off value of $40 per tonne and the then prevailing, long-term metal price projections of US$800/oz for Pt, US$180/oz for Pd, US$400/oz for Au, US$1.40/lb for Cu and US$5.00 for Ni.

Wallbridge owns 98.5% of Broken Hammer with Xstrata Nickel holding a 1.5% carried interest and some buy-back provisions.

Significantly, the deposit remains open to depth and is interpreted to be part of a much larger mineralized system with large-scale exploration upside. Drilling to test the broader potential of the property is planned below and near the Broken Hammer resource in 2012.