0001104659-08-068709 Sample Contracts

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
Loan Agreement • November 6th, 2008 • Apex Silver Mines LTD • Gold and silver ores • New York

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”) is made and entered into as of October 31, 2008, by and between SC MINERALS AKTIEBOLAG, a privat aktiebolag organized under the laws of Sweden (the “Lender”) and MINERA SAN CRISTÓBAL, S.A., a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of Bolivia (the “Borrower”). The Lender and the Borrower are referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and individually as the “Party”.