14.2 QA/QC Program Audit
The Kupol laboratory procedures and internal laboratory protocols were audited in
2003 and 2004 by B. Smee of Smee and Associates Consulting Ltd. (Sooke, BC). The
audit concluded that for 2003 and 2004 data audited, the field quality control program
was producing data that met or exceeded the requirements of NI 43-101 and was of a
quality that was suitable for inclusion in resource estimations.