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To: Pete Mimmack who wrote (1285)	8/5/1999 7:37:00 PM
From: DRT	Respond to of 1474

Thanks for posting the maps. There is certainly no legal issue when it comes to who owns the Big Whopper deposit or its mineral content - but it just goes to show that the stakes are high when it comes to tantalum (Ta)! The reality is neither Champion Bear, Gossan Resources, Emerald Fields nor Avalon have found what everyone wants - 'bonanza' zones of Ta and/or Cs similar to the pre-production Tanco minesite. From my due diligence, there are significant differences in the geology of the Separation Rapids area and that of the Tanco deposit in Manitoba. Unrelated, but thought you might be interested in this (Cabot's cesium plant in action): 207.61.100.143 DRT

To: Pete Mimmack who wrote (1285)	8/9/1999 10:21:00 PM
From: Marcia Mazurski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1474

Pete, You correctly deduced that the two holes referred to by Emerald Fields (S-98-48,49) are on the far western side of the property and tested a separate target located over 1 mile northwest of the Big Whopper. You also correctly deduced that there is no dispute here. To set the record straight, here are the facts: Holes S-98-48 and -49 were drilled from south to north to test a petalite showing and second pegmatite target defined by a magnetic low, near the common boundary with the Emerald Fields property. Hole locations and significant assays are disclosed in the news release of April 7, 1998 which can be viewed on the Avalon website.THESE HOLES ARE SITUATED NOWHERE NEAR, AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BIG WHOPPER PETALITE DEPOSIT. They were collared on Avalon claims according to the best available information at the time. Emerald Fields say that their legal boundary survey shows the claim boundary lies several 10's of metres further south than originally assumed from the claim maps (although this has yet to be verified by Avalon). If this is correct, then it is true that these two holes may have crossed the claim boundary. Big deal! Neither hole has any significant mineralization, the widths of 0.20m and 1.0m being far too narrow to be of economic consequence. The bottom line here is that since the two holes are essentially barren of economically-significant mineralization, it really doesn't matter where they are located with respect to the claim boundary. It speaks volumes about Emerald Fields' priorities that such a trivial issue merits headline status on their new website. Regards, Don