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Changed name from Forefront Ventures Ltd. on 2/16/99 along with 1 new share for 6.5 old share rollback. Primary business interests are now apparently in the oil & gas sector.

First Echelon Ventures Inc.   [FEV:TSX-V]

Company's Mexican operating company is Minera Forefront de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

San Francisco de Yoquivo Au-Ag Mine
area located 290 km SE of Chihuahua City. Signed an agreement in November, 1996 for 243 ha. group of four claims covering a part of the old mine. VSE accepted agreement 3Apr97. Legal contract for 50% JV was finalized and signed on 6Jan97. Mining started down to 50m level in at the El Dollar Mine on 27Jan97 where grades in the past were 27 gpt Au and 1100 gpt Ag. Forefront employs a seven man work force.  New 100 tpd mill on site completed. Until May '97 ore was custom milled nearby. Reserves 57,498 tonnes proven and 263,749 in proven+probable. For start-up mill processed material from mine dump which is grading 3.5 grams Au and 350 grams Ag. Dumps estimated to contain 20,000 tonnes. Mill presently (Jul98) operating at 40 tpd.

GCN #144 28Jul98
GCN #25 5Feb98
GCN #243 18Dec97
GCN #172 8Sep97
GCN #201 20Oct97
CSW 30May97
GCN #104 30May97
CSW 27Mar97
LAMR February, 1997
CSW 31Jan97
CSW 17Jan97
CSW 22Nov96

Own 90% of El Principio claim near Caborca, Sonora. A 200 ha. Au claim. Geologic resource estimates are around 500,000 tons at 0.117, or 50,000 to 60,000 ounces. Staked a 8,000 ha piece of ground in 5 concessions in the Batopilas, Portrero de Bojorquez and Morelos Districts, Chihuahua in September, 1996.

CSW 20Sep96
GCN #196 12Oct96
GCN #174 11Sep95