exhibit 10. 1 english free translation of the spanish public deed executed on july 1, 2010 at the santiago notary of mr. andres rubio flores ( digest nº [ ] / 2010 ). assignment of rights and assignment of rights promise [ assignor ] to royal gold chile limitada in santiago, chile, on july 1, 2010, before me, [ ], lawyer, alternate notary public to the regular of the eighth notary of santiago, mr. andres rubio flores, pursuant to the judicial decree recorded under number 12 of the month of june of the present year, both domiciled in miraflores street number 383, 29th floor, office 2901, borough of santiago ; there appear : [ assignor ], chilean, [ marital status ], [ occupation ], national identity card number [ ], domiciled in [ ], hereinafter also the " assignor " or “ promisor assignor ”, on the one hand, and on the other, mr. antonio jose cussen mackenna, chilean, married, commercial engineer, national identity card number 5, 071, 481 - 0, in representation of royal gold chile limitada, taxpayer number 76, 763, 240 - 1, for this purpose both domiciled in this city, at avenida americo vespucio sur eighty, 11th floor, borough of las condes, hereinafter also the " assignee ", “ promisee assignee ” or " royal gold ", the appearing parties of legal age, who evidence their respective identities with the referred to identity cards and state : first : general background. first : first : general background. 1. 1 by public deed granted on december 26, 1997 in the santiago notary of mr. arturo carvajal escobar ( digest nº 6842 - 97 ), mr. jaime ugarte lee and mr. jaime ugarte abrego sold, assigned and transferred, respectively, 2, 760 and 300 series b shares they owned in compania minera nevada s. a. to compania minera barrick chile limitada in the terms and conditions stated in such instrument ( hereinafter also the " purchase agreement " ). part of the price was paid therein according to letter a ) of clause five of the purchase agreement, the other part to be paid in accordance with the terms and conditions described in letters b