Paul VanEeden Rimfire Minerals Corp. RFM-X TOP PICK Jan 13, 2006

Absolutely superb management team. One of the best in the exploration industry. It's a company that focuses on the joint venture model. They are a very, very good at relationship building to the extent that Newmont invited them into Nevada to evaluate one of Newmont’s data bases in the Walker Lane. This is a strategic joint venture between Newmont and Rimfire and it's the first he has ever heard of a major mining company like Newmont inviting a junior into their ground. Pure grassroots exploration and very high risk. The other thing that is interesting about it is that they also have a substantial imposition (?) in Alaska that they acquired in the 90’s. This was when Teck Cominco discovered the Pogo deposits in the Good Pasture district of Alaska. That's a 4.5 million ounce deposit that Teck is going to bring into production this year. Believes that Rimfire has strategic ground there in Alaska, so as their exploration excitement builds in the Good Pasture district, this should be beneficial for Rimfire and that's why he brought it in as a Top Pick as we are in the right time for things to start heating up in the general area again.