Exhibit 10.30

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$65,000                                                       August 29, 2003
                                                              New York, New York

         WHEREAS, CGT Management Ltd., a company organized and existing under
the laws of Bermuda (the "Payee"), desires to invest a portion of its passive
assets in a fixed income instrument; and

         WHEREAS, Trend Mining Company ("Payor"), a Delaware corporation with
its principal business address at 4881 East Shoreline Drive, Post Falls, Idaho
83854, desires to borrow and Payee desires to lend, the principal amount of
$65,000, which loan shall be evidenced by this Promissory Note;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Payor and the Payee agree as
follows:

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Payor hereby unconditionally promises to pay Payee,
in immediately available funds, the principal amount of Sixty-Five Thousand
United States Dollars ($65,000), plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon,
on November 27, 2003 (the "Maturity Date"). The Payor further promises to pay
interest on the unpaid outstanding principal amount of this Promissory Note at
the rate of 10% per annum. In no event shall the interest payable hereunder
exceed the maximum amount permitted under applicable law.

         If any payment under this Promissory Note becomes due and payable on a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, or on any other day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are closed, the due date of such payment
shall be extended to the next business day.

         1. Optional Prepayments. The Payor shall have the right to prepay the
outstanding amount of principal and interest hereunder, in whole or in part, at
any time or from time to time, without penalty or premium, and any such
prepayments shall be applied to interest first and then to principal.

         2. Events of Default; Acceleration.

                  (a) The following events shall constitute "Events of Default"
         hereunder:

                           (i) A breach by the Payor of any of its
                  representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made in
                  this Promissory Note; or

                           (ii) If proceedings under any bankruptcy or
                  insolvency law are commenced by the Payor, or if proceedings
                  under any bankruptcy or insolvency law are commenced against
                  the Payor and such proceedings are not dismissed within 30
                  days of commencement thereof, or if a general assignment for
                  the benefit of creditors of the Payor is made or if a trustee
                  or receiver of the Payor's property is appointed.


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                  (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, then, or at
         any time thereafter, and in each and every such case, unless such Event
         of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Payee (which waiver
         shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the
         option of the Payee and in the Payee's sole discretion, the Payee may,
         upon written notice to the Payor, declare the unpaid principal amount
         of this Promissory Note, accrued interest thereon and all other amounts
         payable under this Promissory Note immediately due and payable, without
         presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are
         hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other
         instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Payee
         may immediately, and without expiration of any further period of grace,
         enforce any and all of the Payee's rights and remedies provided herein
         or any other rights or remedies afforded by law; provided, however,
         that in the case of an Event of Default described in Section 2(a)(ii)
         above, then the unpaid principal amount of this Promissory Note, any
         accrued interest thereon and other amounts payable under this
         Promissory Note shall be immediately due and payable without any notice
         or other action by the Payee.

         3. Representations. The Payor represents and warrants to the Payee that
the Payor has full power, authority and legal right to make this Promissory Note
and that this Promissory Note has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Payor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Payor, enforceable against the Payor in accordance with its terms, subject, as
to enforcement, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally or by the application of
general principals of equity.

         4. Expenses. The Payor agrees to pay to the Payee on demand all costs,
expenses, and charges, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses,
incurred by the Payee in connection with the enforcement and collection of this
Promissory Note and the prosecution of any rights of the Payee pursuant to this
Promissory Note. The provisions of this Section 4 shall survive the payment of
monies due hereunder.

         5. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Promissory Note and the rights
and obligations of the Payor and the Payee shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the
conflicts of law principles thereof. For purposes of any proceeding involving
this Promissory Note or any of the obligations of the Payor, the Payor hereby
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court sitting
in the Southern District of New York, and the Payor hereby waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection to or defense based upon the
venue of any such court or based upon forum non conveniens.

         6. Notice. Notice or demand under this Promissory Note shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made and received (i) when
personally served (ii) five days after the date sent by certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, or (iii) when delivered by Federal Express or
a similar overnight courier service, expenses prepaid, addressed to the Payor.

         7. Miscellaneous.


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                  (a) This Promissory Note may be modified or canceled only by
         the written agreement of the Payor and the Payee. No failure or delay
         on the part of the Payee in exercising any of its rights nor any
         partial or single exercise of its rights shall constitute a waiver
         thereof or of any other right, and no waiver on the part of the Payee
         of any of its rights shall constitute a waiver of any other right. No
         waiver by the Payee of any of its rights hereunder shall be effective
         unless the same shall be in writing signed by the Payee. The remedies
         herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
         provided by law.

                  (b) The provisions of this Promissory Note are intended to be
         severable. If for any reason any provisions of this Promissory Note
         shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any
         jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
         ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability
         without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof
         in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions thereof in any
         jurisdiction.

                  (c) This Promissory Note shall be binding on the Payor and its
         successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Payee and
         its successors and assignors, except that the Payor may not delegate
         any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
         the Payee.

                  (d) The headings appearing in this Promissory Note are
         inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no
         way define, limit or describe the scope and intent of this Promissory
         Note or any of the provisions hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Payor has caused this Promissory Note to be
executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

                                                 TREND MINING COMPANY

                                                 By:/s/ John P. Ryan
                                                 Name: John P. Ryan
                                                 Title: C.F.O. & Director



/s/ Kurt Hoffman
Witness



/s/ ____________________
Witness


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