PETROGRAPHIC REPORT ON TWO SAMPLES Report for: Dave Hladky, Senior Project Geologist Dorato Resources Inc.

1920-1188 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B.C.V6E 4A2 (694) 638-5817 Invoice 100729

Oct. 1, 2010.

SUMMARY: Capsule descriptions are as follows: TAR10032-101.5: strongly phyllic (sericite-quartz?-chlorite-carbonate-pyrite-rutile-relict Kspar?) altered sub-volcanic or hypabyssal rock possibly originally about hornblende dacite in composition (not granodiorite), initially composed of plagioclase and amphibole phenocrysts with accessory ilmenite and apatite microphenocrysts in an aphanitic groundmass. It is cut by narrow calcitechlorite-minor sphalerite-quartz veins, and contains relict xenoliths with minor pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite. TAR10035-75.75: appears to represent strong/intense phyllic (quartz-clay?/sericite/muscovite-Fe carbonate-pyrite-minor Kspar?-rutile) altered possible breccia composed of highly tectonized (sheared) clasts of granodiorite (quartz, relict sericite-carbonate altered feldspar and mafic minerals) in comminuted matrix of the same plus hydrothermal quartz, sericite, pyrite or local pyrrhotite-trace chalcopyrite, possible carbonate and apatite, trace zircon (?). It is possible that the pyrrhotite-trace chalcopyrite represents a separate phase of mineralization (in the clasts, similar to that seen in xenoliths in the previous sample), different from the main pyrite (trace galena inclusions, trace sphalerite) which is concentrated in the matrix.

Detailed petrographic descriptions and photomicrographs are appended (on CD). If you have any questions regarding the petrography, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Craig H.B. Leitch, Ph.D., P. Eng. (250) 653-9158 craig.leitch@gmail.com 492 Isabella Point Road, Salt Spring Island, B.C. Canada V8K 1V4

2 TAR10032-101.5: STRONG PHYLLIC (SERICITE-QUARTZ-CHLORITE-CARBONATEPYRITE-RUTILE-KSPAR?) ALTERED HORNBLENDE DACITE PORPHYRY (?) Described as showing fine-grained texture and crystals (predominantly plagioclase 30%, biotite 5% and hornblende (?) 3%, possibly dacite or altered granodiorite); hand specimen shows pale greenish grey, finely porphyritic sub-volcanic/hypabyssal rock composed of small (<2 mm) pale greenish relict plagioclase and lesser dark green relict mafic phenocrysts, plus rare rounded microdiorite xenoliths to 1.5 cm, in an aphanitic groundmass, cut by narrow white carbonate veins. The rock is not magnetic except in the xenoliths, shows minor reaction to cold dilute HCl, and minor stain for K-feldspar in the etched offcut. Modal mineralogy in polished thin section is approximately: Sericite 40% Quartz (partly secondary?) 20% Chlorite 15% Carbonate (mainly calcite?) 15% K-feldspar (groundmass, secondary or relict primary?) 5% Pyrite, trace pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite 2-3% Rutile 1-2% Apatite 1% This sample consists of about 30% relict plagioclase and 30% relict mafic (likely mainly hornblende) phenocrysts plus apatite microphenocrysts, in an aphanitic groundmass heavily altered to sericite (and possibly quartz?), cut by rare thin carbonate-chlorite veinlets. The ~2 mm sized xenolith consists of somewhat more equigranular intergrowth of relict plagioclase, amphibole (?) and significant sulfides. Relict plagioclase shows mostly euhedral outlines <2 mm in size (locally glomeratic to 4 mm) but are completely replaced by very fine-grained sericite as randomly oriented, matted subhedral flakes mostly <20 but up to 40 um, carbonate (likely mostly calcite, forming ragged subhedra to 0.2 mm) and lesser chlorite as subhedral flakes <25 um but commonly in spots: up to 50 um across. Relict mafic crystals display euhedral, mostly elongated lath-like outlines up to 3 mm long suggestive of former hornblende, with mostly random orientations. The crystals are pseudomorphed by fine-grained chlorite (subhedral flakes <0.2 mm with optical characteristics (i.e. weak green pleochroism, weak length-slow anomalous bluish-grey birefringence) suggestive of Fe:Fe+Mg, or F:M, ratio around 0.5-0.6 (?), carbonate (possibly mostly calcite, ragged subhedra up to 0.75 mm in diameter) plus variable pyrite (cubic euhedra to almost 1 mm), rutile (euhedral aggregates <0.15 mm long composed of sub/euhedra mainly <45 um, possibly after ilmenite?) and accessory apatite (euhedra mostly <0.25 mm). In the possible xenoliths, minor pyrrhotite (subhedra <<0.1 mm) is associated with traces of chalcopyrite and rare sphalerite (both subhedra <0.1 mm). In the groundmass, what appears to be quartz (?) as subhedra mostly <40 um in diameter is set in tightly matted, randomly oriented flakes of sericite rarely over 20 um in diameter, with lesser chlorite and local carbonate also mostly <40 um in diameter, scattered pyrite as euhedra <0.5 mm, apatite microphenocrysts up to almost 1 mm long, and pseudomorphs of ilmenite (?) with tabular outlines up to 0.5 mm long now composed of rutile as dark brown euhedra <70 um long. Near some mafic relics, fine-grained Kspar is indicated by staining tests in etched offcut, but cannot be positively identified in thin section; it could be secondary, or relict primary (?). The narrow vein (<0.25 mm) is composed of elongate subhedral calcite to 1 mm, chlorite as subhedral flakes <0.1 mm, local deep red-brown (high Fe) sphalerite <0.2 mm with chalcopyrite disease (inclusions <5 um) and rare quartz (euhedra <0.1 mm). In summary, this represents strongly phyllic (sericite-quartz?-chlorite-carbonate-pyrite-rutilerelict Kspar?) altered sub-volcanic or hypabyssal rock possibly originally about hornblende dacite in composition (not granodiorite), initially composed of plagioclase and amphibole phenocrysts with accessory ilmenite and apatite microphenocrysts in an aphanitic groundmass. It is cut by narrow calcite-chlorite-minor sphalerite-quartz veins, and contains relict xenoliths with minor pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite.

3 TAR10035-75.75: BRECCIA: SHEARED GRANODIORITE CLASTS, COMMINUTED MATRIX, ALTERED TO QUARTZ-SERICITE-CARBONATE-PYRITE-KSPAR?-RUTILE-APATITE Described as granodiorite batholith with coarse feldspar and quartz phenocrysts, possible sericite and argillic alteration (?); hand specimen shows what may be pale grey-buff coloured breccia (?) composed of strongly phyllic/argillic or locally silicic altered (or quartz-rich) clasts (?) up to 2 cm diameter in finer-grained, siliceous-pyritic matrix. Some clasts contain significant, likely secondary, Kspar associated with pyritic sulfides. The rock shows local trace magnetism, slow reaction to cold dilute HCl, and minor yellow stain for K-feldspar in the etched offcut. Modal mineralogy in polished thin section is approximately: Quartz (mainly secondary) 30% Sericite, muscovite 30% Clay?/sericite 15% Carbonate (mainly dolomite, ankerite?) 10% Pyrite, trace galena inclusions, rare sphalerite 7-8% K-feldspar (secondary?) ~5% Rutile 1% Pyrrhotite/trace chalcopyrite 1% Apatite, trace zircon (?) <1% This sample appears to consist mainly of vaguely defined, subrounded (abraded?) clasts strongly altered to secondary quartz, sericite/muscovite or clay?/sericite, Fe-carbonate, minor Kspar, pyrite and rutile, in a comminuted matrix of quartz-sericite-pyrite-minor rutile-rare zircon. In the clasts, which are themselves highly tectonized as indicated by severely deformed quartz as sub/anhedral crystals up to 3 mm in size with strong undulose extinction, sub-grain development, suturing of grain boundaries particularly in mylonitized zones up to 1.5 mm thick, relict feldspar crystals with broken (sheared-off?) subhedral outlines up to 2 mm are pseudomorphed by either finegrained sericite (relatively clear, randomly oriented flakes to 35 um) or clay?/sericite (brownish, smaller flakes mostly <15 um). Possible former mafic crystals with anhedral to subhedral outlines up to 3.5 mm long are pseudomorphed by reticulate sericite (euhedral flakes <0.1 mm) or randomly oriented muscovite (euhedral flakes up to 1.5 mm in diameter, variable clear to brownish (dolomitic/ankeritic?) carbonate as subhedra to 0.25 mm, pyrite as euhedra to 0.25 mm, and accessory rutile as aggregates to 0.15 mm composed of pale/dark brown euhedra mostly <30 um. Kfeldspar forming large relict (heavily sericite-carbonate-pyrite altered) sub/euhedra up to 4 mm across could in part be secondary (?). In the matrix, comminuted fragments of similar (quartz-, sericite-, carbonate-, or pyrite-rich) material are heavily overprinted by secondary quartz (somewhat less strained, sub/euhedra mostly <0.25 mm long), sericite (locally partly aligned, subhedral flakes <0.1 mm), pyrite (euhedral cubic crystals up to ~1 mm diameter rarely with inclusions of galena <30 um in size), rutile (aggregates to 0.2 mm of dark brown euhedra <60 um long) plus rare zircon (broken euhedra <70 um long) and sphalerite (dark red, high Fe subhedra <40 um). There may be minor carbonate as well (subhedra in radiating, partly brownish aggregates up to 0.35 mm locally cored by rutile) and apatite (rounded subhedra <0.15 mm). Local pyrrhotite forms ragged/rounded subhedra mostly <0.5 mm in diameter, associated with traces of chalcopyrite as subhedra <0.2 mm in size. Gold was not seen in the surface of the polished thin section, but could be searched for by SEM-EDS scanning for high Z phases. In summary, this appears to represent strong/intense phyllic (quartz-clay?/sericite/muscoviteFe carbonate-pyrite-minor Kspar?-rutile) altered possible breccia composed of highly tectonized (sheared) clasts of granodiorite (quartz, relict sericite-carbonate altered feldspar and mafic minerals) in comminuted matrix of the same plus hydrothermal quartz, sericite, pyrite or local pyrrhotite-trace chalcopyrite, possible carbonate and apatite, trace zircon (?). It is possible that the pyrrhotite-trace chalcopyrite represents a separate t phase of mineralization (in the clasts, similar to that seen in xenoliths in the previous sample), different from the main pyrite (trace galena inclusions, trace sphalerite) which is concentrated in the matrix.

TAR10032-101.5: Intensely phyllic altered porphyry composed of sericite-carbonate altered relict plagioclase (PL) and chlorite-carbonate altered mafic (M, likely originally hornblende?) phenocrysts plus apatite (ap) microphenocrysts in groundmass of sericite (ser), quartz (qz) and local pyrite (py, opaque). Transmitted plane light, field of view 3.0 mm.

TAR10032-101.5R: Mafic relics containing traces of rutile (ru) which also occurs as tabular pseudomorphs after ilmenite (?) within cubic pyrite (py) crystals, cut by narrow vein of calcite-chlorite-local sphalerite (sl, with minute chalcopyrite inclusions)-quartz (qz). Reflected light, uncrossed polars, field of view 2.25 mm wide.

TAR10035-75.75: Sheared, deformed clasts of quartz (qz), Kspar (Kf), former plagioclase altered to clay?/sericite (cl?/ser) or mafics altered to muscovite (ms), Fe-carbonate (cb) and rutile (minute opaques) in breccia or brecciated granodiorite (?). Transmitted light, crossed polars, field of view 3.0 mm wide.

TAR10035-75.75R: Pyrrhotite (po) and trace chalcopyrite (cp) associated with strong sericite (ser)-Fe carbonate (cb) alteration of clast (possibly after relict Kspar?). Adjacent matrix is mainly sericite altered, comminuted material. Reflected light, uncrossed polars, field of view 2.25 mm wide.

TAR10035-75.75R2: Cubic pyrite (py) associated with matrix (mainly sericite) between clasts that are mostly quartz (qz). The pyrite rarely contains trace inclusions of galena (gn). Reflected light, uncrossed polars, field of view 2.25 mm wide.

Overview of thin sections and offcuts (blue semi-circles mark photomicrograph locations).