Scheduled for completion in late 2010, a new government two lane paved highway under construction will connect northwestern Durango State to Sinaloa State near Culiacan. This new highway passes close to Topia near Canelas and exits the Sierra Madre Mountains at Tamazula, a mere 45 km from Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa State.

This new highway will dramatically improve the possibility of a mine being built at Tahuehueto by markedly improving the Projects future access and proximity to electrical power. It will also provide access to two deep sea ports on Mexico's west coast in Mazatlan and Topolobampo. Either of these two deep sea ports will be able to act as a conduit for any future production concentrate sales, should the Tahuehueto project be proven by Soho to be economically viable and put into production.

Without this new highway Soho envisioned that concentrate from any future mining operations would have to be shipped from Tahuehueto over a gravel road requiring upgrading over at least 100 km of its 185 km total distance to Tepehuanes and from there to Penoles smelter in Torreon, which is approximately another 400 km distant. The new highway construction will reduce the shipment route from about 600 km to just over 400 km with all but 40 km on paved highways. When completed, this new highway will open world markets for any future Tahuehueto concentrate sales, if and when production were achieved.

Gaining access to Tahuehueto via Topia will also have the added bonus of accessing the State electrical power grid which is currently about 30 km from Tahuehueto along a potential Topia - Tahuehueto future access route, instead of accessing power from Tepehuanes approximately 185 km from Tahuehueto.

The above is very good news to Soho and its loyal shareholders, and management intends to continue discussions with the Durango State government to determine what assistance may be available from both State and Federal governments for the road and power infrastructure requirements of any future mining operations realized at Tahuehueto.

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