**Exhibit 10.1.13**

**EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT**

**AGREEMENT**made as of, between The Doe Run Resources Corporation, a New York corporation,(herein called the “Company”), with its principal location at 1801 Park 270Drive, Suite 300, St. Louis, Missouri 63146 and Theodore P. Fox (“Employee”).

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**WHEREAS**,the Company desires to employ the Employee and Employee desires to be employedby the Company, all on the terms hereof;

In considerationof the mutual covenants herein contained, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.             Terms and Duties

Commencing on thedate of this Agreement and continuing until October 31, 2009, unless soonerterminated or extended as herein provided (the “Employment Term”), the Companyshall employ the Employee, and Employee hereby accepts employment, as VicePresident of Finance/Chief Financial Officer. During the Employment Term the Employee shall devote all of his businesstime and his best efforts to the business of the Company, and any subsidiaries,as may be necessary to perform his duties hereunder, in accordance with thepolicies, procedures, business plans and budgets from time to time establishedby the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or President; and Employeeshall not have any other business affiliations.

2.             Compensation

In fullcompensation for the services to be rendered by the Employee to the Company andits subsidiaries hereunder during the Employment Term, the Company will pay tothe Employee, and the Employee shall accept:

(a)           a base annual salary of $250,000 foreach employment year of the Employment Term payable in installments not lessfrequently than monthly; plus

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(b)           such additionalamounts, if any, as the Board of Directors of the Company may determine fromtime to time in its sole discretion.

3.             Placement ofEmployment

The Employee’sregular place of employment during the Employment Term shall be at theprinciple office of the Company which is currently at St. Louis, Missouri.

4.             Travel Expenses

The Employee shallengage in such travel as may reasonably be required in connection with theperformance of his duties.

All reasonabletravel and other expenses incurred by the Employee (in accordance with thepolicies of the Company established from time to time) in carrying out hisduties hereunder will be reimbursed by the Company on presentation to it ofexpense accounts and appropriate documentation in accordance with the customaryprocedures of the Company for reimbursement of expenses.  The Employee shall be entitled to a traveladvance in the discretion of the Company when anticipated travel warrants suchadvance.

5.             Vacation

During theEmployment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to vacation periods notexceeding three weeks each year, to be taken at such time or times as shall bemutually convenient to the Company and the Employee (but not more than twoweeks consecutively).  Unused vacationshall not accumulate from year to year.

6.             Benefits

The Company agreesto provide to the Employee during the Employment Term the medical,hospitalization, disability insurance benefits and other benefits that itprovides to its other management employees subject to waiting periods requiredby certain insurance policies.  TheCompany will provide Employee with a monthly car allowance of $1,000.00.

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7.             Covenants of theEmployee.

(a)            During the term ofthe Employee’s employment with the Company and for all time thereafter theEmployee covenants and agrees that the Employee will not in any manner directlyor indirectly, except as required in the Employee’s duties to the Company,disclose or divulge to any person, entity, firm or company whatsoever, or usefor the Employee’s own benefit or the benefit of any other person, entity, firmor company, directly or indirectly, any knowledge, devices, information,techniques, customer lists, business plans or other data belonging to theCompany or developed by the Employee on behalf of the Company during hisemployment with the Company without regard to whether all of the foregoingmatters will be deemed confidential, material or important, the parties heretostipulating, as between them, that the same are important, material,confidential and the property of the Company, that disclosure of the same to oruse of the same by third parties would adversely affect the effective and successfulconduct of the business of the Company and the goodwill of the Company, andthat any breach of the terms of this subparagraph (a) shall be a materialbreach of the Agreement.

(b)          During the term ofthe Employee’s employment with the Company and for a period to two (2) years(the “Covenant Term”) after cessation for whatever reason of such employment,the Employee covenants and agrees that the Employee will not in any mannerdirectly or indirectly;

(i)              solicit, divert, take away orinterfere with any of the customers (or their respective affiliates orsuccessors) of the Company;

(ii)             engage directly or indirectly,either personally or as an employee, partner, associate partner, officer,manager, agent, advisor, consultant or otherwise, or by means of any corporateor other entity or device, in any business which is competitive with thebusiness of the Company, its vendors, customers or creditors.  For purposes of this covenant a business willbe deemed competitive if 

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it is conducted in whole or in part within anygeographic area wherein the Company is engaged in marketing its products, andif it involves the mining, smelting, refining, producing, recycling orfabrication of metals or metal concentrates or any other business which is inany manner competitive, as of the date of cessation of the Employee’semployment, with any business then being conducted by the Company or as towhich the Company has then formulated definitive plans to enter;

(iii)            induce any salesman, distributor,supplier, manufacturer, representative, agent or other person transactingbusiness with the Company to terminate their relationship with the Company, orto represent, distribute or sell products in competition with products of theCompany; or

(iv)           induce or cause any employee of theCompany to leave the employ of the Company.

(c)          All the covenants ofthe Employee contained in this paragraph 8 shall be construed as agreementsindependent of any other provision of the Agreement, and the existence of anyclaim or cause of action against the Company, whether predicated on thisAgreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement bythe Company of these covenants.

(d)          Within the terms ofthis Agreement, the parties hereto intend to limit disclosure and competition bythe Employee to the maximum extent permitted by law.  If any court of competent jurisdiction rulingon this Agreement shall determine that the scope or duration of any limitationcontained in this paragraph 7 is too extensive to be legally enforceable, thenthe parties hereby agree that the scope and duration (not greater than thatprovided for herein) of such limitation shall be the maximum scope and durationwhich shall be legally enforceable and the Employee hereby consents to theenforcement of such limitation as so modified.

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(e)          The Employeeacknowledges that any violation by him of the provisions of this paragraph 7could cause serious and irreparable damages to the Company.  He further acknowledges that it might not bepossible to measure such-damages in money. Accordingly, the Employee further acknowledges that, in the event of abreach or threatened breach by him of the provisions of this paragraph 7, theCompany may seek in addition to any other rights or remedies, including moneydamages, an injunction or restraining order, restraining the Employee fromdoing or continuing to do or perform any acts constituting such breach orthreatened breach, without the need to post a bond therefore.

8.             EmployeeInventions

The Employeeagrees to assign and transfer to the Company, its successors and assigns, hisentire right, title and interest in and to any or all inventions, designs,discoveries and improvements which he may make, either solely or jointly withothers, during the Employment Term hereunder and for a period of one (1) yearthereafter, which relate in any way to the business or products of the Company,together with all rights to letters patent which may be granted thereon.  Immediately upon making any inventions,designs, discoveries or improvements, the Employee shall notify the Companyand, without further compensation, shall execute and deliver to the Companysuch documents as may be necessary to prepare or prosecute applications forpatents upon such inventions, designs, discoveries and improvements, and shallassign and transfer to the Company his entire right, title and interesttherein.  The Company shall pay allexpenses involved in carrying out the provisions of this Paragraph 9.

9.             Employee’sRepresentation

Employee herebyrepresents to the Company that he has full right and power to enter into thisAgreement and carry our his duties hereunder, and that same will not constitutea breach of or default under any employment, confidentiality, non-competitionor other agreement by which he may be bound.

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10.           Early Termination of EmploymentTerm

(a)           If during theEmployment Term, the Employee fails because of illness or other incapacity(including incapacity because of substance abuse) to render to the Company theservices required of him hereunder for a period of 90 days (during which theCompany shall continue the Employee’s compensation at the rates hereinprovided), the Company may, in its discretion, give 90 days notice oftermination of the Employment Term (during which the Employee’s compensationshall likewise be continued), and if the Employee shall not resume fullperformance of his duties within such 90 day period, the Employment Term shallterminate at the expiration thereof, provided that any such termination shallnot effect the right of the Employee (or his estate) to continue to receivebenefits under any disability insurance plan covering the Employee which is ineffect at the date of termination.

(b)           The Employment Termshall end upon the death of the Employee.

(c)           This Agreement andEmployee’s employment may be terminated by the Company for cause withoutnotice.  To the extent that thisAgreement and Employee’s employment is terminated for “Cause”, as that term isdefined in this paragraph 10, Employee shall be entitled to receive only thebase salary which has accrued and remains unpaid during the month the Employee’semployment is terminated.  Theobligations of Employee under paragraphs 7 and 8 shall continue notwithstandingthe termination of Employee’s employment and this Agreement.

(d)           Employee mayvoluntarily terminate his employment with Company without cause at any timeduring the Employment Term with 90 days advance notice; provided, however, thatin the event of such voluntary termination, Employee’s obligations pursuant toparagraphs 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall continue, and Employee shall beentitled to receive only the base salary which has accrued and remains unpaidduring the month the employment is terminated.

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(e)           Employee mayterminate this Agreement for Cause without notice if the Company breaches thisAgreement; provided, however, that in the event of such termination, Employee’sobligations pursuant to paragraphs 7(a), (c), (d), (e) and 8 shall continue,but Employee will be relieved of any obligations not to compete against Companypursuant to paragraph 7(b).

(f)            For purposes ofthis Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean one or more of the following:  Employee destruction of business, Employeebreach of trust, Company breach of this Agreement, Employee breach of thisAgreement (including, but not limited to violation of paragraphs 7 and/or 8) orEmployee gross misconduct, gross malfeasance, gross misfeasance, or grossnonfeasance during the Employment Term.

11.           AutomaticRenewal

Unless terminatedpursuant to the provisions of Section 11, this Agreement shall automaticallyrenew and be extended from year to year after October 31, 2009, unlessterminated by the Company’s written notice given to the Employee at least threemonths prior to its termination date.  Ifany such notice be given, this Agreement shall terminate on the next succeedingOctober 31st.

12.           Successors

The rights,benefits, duties and obligations under this Agreement shall inure to and bebinding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Employeeand his legal representatives, legatees and heirs.  It is specifically understood, that thisAgreement and/or any of Employees benefits hereunder may not be transferred orassigned by the Employee.

13.           Notices

Notices hereundershall be in writing and shall be sent by telegraph or by certified or registeredmail, telecopy, or recognized overnight delivery service (such as Federal Expressprepaid as follows:

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To Employee:

Theodore P. Fox III

49 Pacland Estates Dr.

Chesterfield,MO  63005

To Company:

A. Bruce Neil

President

THE DOE RUN RESOURCESCORPORATION,

d/b/a  THE DOE RUN COMPANY

1801 Park 270 Drive;Suite 300

St. Louis,Missouri 63146

With a Copy to:

The Renco Group, Inc.

30 Rockefeller Plaza,Suite 4225

New York, NY  10112

Attn:       Ira Leon Rennert, Chairman

and shall bedeemed to have been given when telecopied to the addresses or three days afterplaced in mail or the second business day following delivery to a recognizedovernight delivery service (such as Federal Express) or a telegraph company,prepaid and properly addressed.  Noticesto the Employee may also be delivered to him personally.  Notices of change of address shall be givenas provided above, but shall be effective only when actually received.

14.           Waivers

The failure of eitherparty to insist upon the strict performance of any of the terms, conditions,and provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver orrelinquishment of future compliance therewith, and said terms, conditions, andprovisions shall remain in full force and effect.  No waiver of any term or condition of theAgreement on the part of the Company.

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15.           EntireAgreement; Governing Law

There are no oralor written understandings concerning the Employee’s employment other than thisAgreement and the separate Net Worth Appreciation Agreement between theCompany and the Employee (“NWAPA”).  ThisAgreement may not be modified except by a writing signed by the parties.  This Agreement supersedes any and all prioremployment agreements or understandings except the NWAPA.  This Agreement is made under, and shall beconstrued in accordance with, the laws of the State of Missouri, applicable toagreements to be performed wholly within that state.

**INWITNESS WHEREOF**, the parties hereto have executed and deliveredthis Agreement on September 5, 2006.

 
| Attest:                | **The Doe Run Resources Corporation** |
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| /s/ Louis J. Maurcheau |                                  | By: | /s/ A. B. Neil |
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| Witness:               |                                  |   |
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|                   |                                  | /s/ Theodore P.  Fox, III |
|                   |                                  |   | Theodore P. Fox |

 

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