Exhibit 10.6
 

 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) made this 4th day of February, 2011 by
and between Colorado Rare Earths, Inc., a Nevada corporation with offices at 12
North Washington Street, Montoursville, PA 17754 (the “Company” or “Party”) and
Greg Schifrin of Sandpoint, ID (“Employee” or “Party”).  Company and Employee
collectively referred to herein as Parties.

WHEREAS, Employee and Company desire to memorialize their understandings with
respect to the employment of Employee.

NOW THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING; AND IN FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE
MUTUAL PROMISES HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, THE PARTIES HERETO DO HEREBY AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:

Article 1.                           EMPLOYMENT.
Company agrees to employ Employee and Employee agrees to serve Company, during
the term of employment described in Article 2 which may be extended pursuant to
the terms described therein.

Article 2.                           TERM.
This Agreement shall continue for a period of three (3) years (“Term”) from the
date of this Agreement and shall be automatically renewed and extended, unless
on or before 90 days prior to the conclusion of the Term or any extended term,
Company or Employee gives written notice to the other of intention not to extend
the Term, which will otherwise be automatically extended for further periods of
one (1) year each.  Company shall endeavor to provide notification to Employee
that the Term has been so extended, but the failure to provide such notice shall
not limit the rights of the parties under this section.

Article 3.                           DUTIES, POSITION AND DEFINITIONS.

TIME.  Employee shall devote enough time and best efforts to the business and
affairs of Company except that Employee may have other business investments and
participate in other business ventures which, from time to time, require
portions of Employee’s time, but which shall not interfere or be inconsistent
with Employee’s duties hereunder and except that Employee may devote a
reasonable amount of time to attending to investments and the like.

POSITION.  Employee shall serve as Company's President.

DUTIES - GENERAL DESCRIPTION.  Employee has extensive experience as a manager in
the Company's industry.  Based upon this experience, Employee shall perform
various services for the Company as are customary in the industry and as
directed from time to time by Company’s Board of Directors, and as set forth in
Exhibit “1”.

REPORTING.  Employee shall report as requested to the Board of Directors of
Company and CEO.

 
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LOCATION.  Employee shall be based in Idaho.

TERRITORY.  Employee’s geographic area of responsibilities shall be as
determined by Company’s business.

Article 4.                           COMPENSATION.
During the Term hereof, Company shall pay to Employee on a monthly basis or per
the regular pay period of Company an annual salary of:
                    Year 1: Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) USD
Year 2: Review compensation at end of year 1
Year 3: Review compensation at end of year 2
Year 4 and thereafter: Negotiated
Performance bonuses may be paid from time to time based upon agreed objectives.

Article 5.                           REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Employee is authorized to incur reasonable expenses for promoting the business
of Company, limited to travel, entertainment and like expenses.  All expenses
shall be itemized on a standard Company form along with proof of the expenses
furnished to Company's Treasurer/CFO/COO and Employee shall upon such
itemization, proof and approval by Employee's Treasurer/CFO/COO, be reimbursed
by the Company within two (2) weeks after submittal by Employee.

Article 6.                           VACATIONS.
Employee shall be entitled each year to a paid vacation of not in excess of four
( 4 ) weeks.  Any past vacation accruals not used during the calendar year
earned shall be forfeited.

Article 7.                           BENEFITS.
Employee after one (1) year shall be entitled to the benefits listed on the
Article 17, Schedule of Benefits herein and to such other fringe benefits as
Company may generally extend to executive employees of Company.

Article 8.                           BONUS.
Employee shall be paid an annual Bonus, as approved by the Company's Board of
Directors as set forth herein in Article 18, Incentive Programs.

Article 9.                      TERMINATION.
Except as set forth below, Employee's employment hereunder may only be
terminated by Company for just cause. Just cause shall include Employee's
unexplained absence for a period of five (5) days excluding absence resulting
from injury or illness; Employee's failure to diligently perform the duties
described herein and other responsibilities from time to time assigned by
Company to Employee within the scope of his work; any breach by Employee under
the terms of this Agreement that is not cured within fourteen (14) days after
notice; any act by Employee of dishonesty, disloyalty or bad faith or any
material action or series of actions which are contrary to the interest of the
Company, that is not cured within fourteen (14) days after notice.  Company may
terminate this Agreement (and be relieved of all further liability hereunder) at
any time after Employee shall be absent from his employment, without
explanation, for a continuous period of more than ten days (10) or for a
non-continuous period of thirty (30) days during any three (3) year period
during the Term,

 
Initials:  __________ Initials:  __________
 
 

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excluding that created by injury,  illness, or geological and mineral
exploration activity.

Article 10.                           WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION AND
INDEMNIFICATION.
Employee represents he is not presently a party to any prior agreement or
understanding with a former employer or with any other person or business or any
other legal restriction or obligation which would in any manner prohibit,
impede, or hinder Employee’s employment with or performance of Employee’s duties
in the course of employment by Company.  Employee agrees that if the Company
becomes party to any legal action resulting from a breach of this provision,
Employee shall indemnify the Company for any and all costs of defending such
action, including attorneys’ fees.

Article 11.                           ENFORCEABLILITY.
The provisions of the Agreement shall be enforceable notwithstanding the
existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against the Company
whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise.

Article 12.                           WAIVER.
The failure of either party to require the performance of any term or condition
of this Agreement, or the waiver by either party of any breach of the Agreement
shall not prevent a subsequent enforcement of any such term or any other term
nor be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent enforcement.

Article 13.                           ASSIGNMENT.
Employee recognizes the Company is contracting for his/her personal services and
therefore Employee shall not assign any of his duties, and any attempted or
purported assignment shall be null and void except in the normal course of
business activity whereby Employee requires additional support to complete such
business activites.  Notwithstanding the foregoing Employee may delegate certain
of his responsibilities to subordinates employed by the Company, provided
Employee shall have overall responsibility for the performance of such
subordinates.

Article 14.                           GOVERNING LAW.
The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of Pennsylvania and the parties agree to be personally bound by the
decisions, rulings and/or judgments issued by the courts of the State of
Pennsylvania.

Article 15.                           ENTIRE AGREEMENT and NOTICES.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may be modified only by an instrument in
writing signed by both Parties.  Any notice to be given under this Agreement
shall be sufficient if it is in writing and is sent by certified mail to
Employee at his/her residence address as the same appears on the books and
records of the Company or to the Company at its principal office, attention of
the Board of Directors, or otherwise as directed by the Company, from time to
time.

Article 16.                           ARBITRATION.
Any disputes under this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration before the
American Arbitration Association in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in accordance with
the Commercial Rules then existing. Any judgment and/or award issued by such
American Arbitration Association shall be binding upon the parties hereto and
may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 
Initials:  __________ Initials:  __________
 
 

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Article 17.                           SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS.

401 K Plan when established (with employer and/or employer contributions per
company policy)

Article 18.                           INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
In addition to the compensation of Employee in Article 4, Company shall pay
Employee a bonus in accordance with the following:

As an incentive for entering into the employment agreement the Employee shall be
immediately issued 10,000 (Ten  Thousand) shares of the Company’s authorized,
but previously unissued common stock and upon the beginning of Employee’s second
year of employment, Employee shall be issued an additional 240,000 (Two Hundred
Forty Thousand) shares of the Company’s authorized, but previously unissued
common stock and the certificates representing these shares shall  include an
appropriate restrictive legend. Upon the beginning of Employee’s third year of
employment, Employee shall be issued an additional 250,000 (Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand) shares of the Company’s authorized, but previously unissued common
stock and the certificates representing these shares shall  include an
appropriate restrictive legend.
 
 
All shares issued in accordance with this bonus will vest 100% six months from
date of issuance.

Additional performance bonuses may be paid from time to time based upon agreed
objectives.

Article 19.                           EXPLORATION PLAN AND BUDGET.
Attached hereto and made as part hereof as Exhibit 2 is a 2 Year Exploration
Plan and Budget for the Company’s Iron Hill Carbonatite Complex and Wet Mountain
REE Projects and will be used as a outline for Employee’s duties.

Article 20.                           SUPERCEDURE.
This Agreement shall supercede any and all prior agreements between Employee and
Company.  Further, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the
current Company – Employee Handbook now in effect, this Agreement shall control.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands as of the date
first above written.

COMPANY: Colorado Rare Earths, Inc.

By:  _______________________________________________________
Michael D. Parnell
Its:           Chief Executive Officer

EMPLOYEE:

___________________________________________________________
Greg Schifrin

 
Initials:  __________ Initials:  __________
 
 

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EXHIBIT 1

Colorado Rare Earths, Inc.

Job Description

Job Title:                                      President
Department:
Reports To:
FLSA Status:
Prepared By:
Prepared Date:
Approved By:
Approved Date:

Summary:  Manages and directs the organization toward its primary objectives,
based on Exploration Plan and Budget as outlined in EXHIBIT 2, by performing the
following duties personally or through subordinate managers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  include the following.  Other duties may
be assigned.

Plans, coordinates, and controls the daily operation of the organization through
the organization's managers. Establishes current and long-range goals,
objectives, plans and policies, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

Dispenses advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major
plans, standards and procedures, consistent with established policies and Board
approval.

Meets with organization's other executives to ensure that operations are being
executed in accordance with the organization's policies.

Reviews all exploration, claim staking, acquisition of mineral leases
/properties and mining operations of the Company, compares them to established
objectives, and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to
correct unsatisfactory results.

Reviews and directs all investigations and negotiations pertaining to mergers,
joint ventures, the acquisition of businesses, or the sale of major assets with
approval of the Board of Directors.

Represents the organization with major customers, shareholders, the financial
community, and the public.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's
policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and hiring
employees / companies necessary for implementation of Exploration Plan and
Budget as outlined in EXHIBIT 2; planning, assigning, and directing work;
appraising performance.

 
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Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Four to 10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination
of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals,
professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental
regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure
manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical
inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and
trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios,
and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid
conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical
instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and
concrete variables.

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Initials:  __________ Initials:  __________
 
 

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EXHIBIT 2

Exploration Plan and Budget
 
Colorado Rare Earth Projects 2011
 
Iron Hill Carbonatite Complex and Wet Mountain REE Projects
 
Gunnison and Fremont Counties, Colorado
 

 
Phase I
 
Phase I will consist a geologic assessment of the property including an
orientation survey implemented, for soil and rock geochemistry and geophysics,
including Mag/VLF, SP and IP Surveys. To determine viable methodology of
operations, geologic mapping, sample geochemistry, and early stage core drilling
will be carried out over the entire property. This work will accurately assess
the property to determine if further work outlined in Phase II is necessary, and
determine which techniques of data acquisition are appropriate for the Iron Hill
Carbonatite Complex and Wet Mountain REE Properties.
 
Acquisition Costs

 ●  Claim Staking - 300 Claims 3000 acres   $ 100,000.00    ●  Filing Fees - BLM
and County   $ 60,000.00    ●  Private Leases   $ 50,000.00    ●  State Leases -
3000 acres   $ 4,000.00    ●  NOITL - 1200 acres state fee land   $ 35,000.00  
 ●  Land Status and Legal   $ 25,000.00               Total Acquisition    $
274,000.00              

 
 
Orientation Survey-Geologic survey over surface of known mineralized zones
 

   Rock Geochem survey 200 samples   $ 18,000.00                  Soil Geochem
grid soil survey 600 samples   $ 36,000.00                ●  Geophysical Survey
= Mag/VLF; SP Survey; IP Survey   $ 35,000.00    ●  Geologic Interpretation,
Mapping & Recon   $ 75,000.00    ●  Geologic Reporting   $ 7,500.00    ●
 Permitting   $ 15,000.00                           Phase I Total   $ 186.500  
           

 

Phase II
 
The orientation survey will establish a baseline of information that will be
used to focus the exploration on the techniques and geologic methodologies that
identify

 
Initials:  __________ Initials:  __________
 
 

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anomalies and geologic targets. The field survey grid system implemented will
allow for accurate data acquisition, as well as provide the initial Geochemical
and Geophysical data to determine the appropriate methodology. A second phase of
surface exploration will then be incorporated to better define drill targets and
follow up on the orientation survey anomalies and targets identified.

 
Geologic Mapping, Mineralogic and Metallurgical Study, Geochemical Sampling and
Geophysics Survey.
 
 
Detailed geologic map and data collection of outcrop and vein exposures, surface
prospects, trenches and mine activity as well as characterization of rock units,
veins and structure including additional rock geochem. Environmental baseline
and assement.
 

        Geochemical Survey - Infill and extension 1500 Samples   $ 90.000.00    
           ●  Geologic mapping   $ 75,000.00    ●  Geologic Reporting   $
25,000.00    ●  Metallurgical & Mineralogic Study   $ 25,000.00    ●
 Preliminary Environmental Assessment   $ 15,000.00  

 
 
Geophysical Survey
 

 ● Mag/VLF over property    $ 25,000.00    ●  SP Survey over property   $
12,000.00    ●  IP Survey over selected SP Lines ~10 line miles    $ 75,000.00  
 ●                       Phase II Total   $ 342,000.00  

 
 
Phase III
 
 
Drilling
 
 
Surface exploration drilling is necessary in order to define the extent and
determine the probability of an ore body extension. Initial exploratory drilling
of 10,000 feet will provide the basis for continued drilling and development.
 
 
 

 ●  Permitting & Indirect   $ 30,000.00    ●  Bonding   $ 100,000.00    ●  Road
Building & Construction   $ 45,000.00    ●  Core Drilling 10,000 ft @ $100/ft  
$ 1,000,000.00    ●  Core Logging, Sampling and Assay   $ 100,000.00    ●
 Geological Reporting, Survey and Management   $ 75,000.00                ●
 PHASE III TOTAL   $ 1,350,000.00                ● G&A    $ 350,000.00         
      TOTAL EXPLORATION BUDGET    $ 2,502,000.00                2012 Continued
Exploration Costs    $ 2,500,000.00                Total Exploration Costs 2011
& 2012    $ 5,002,500.00                           

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Initials:  __________ Initials:  __________
 
 

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