EXHIBIT 4.61

               AMENDMENT TO LETTER OF INTENT WITH AMERA RESOURCES
                      CORPORATION DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003


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                           AMERA RESOURCES CORPORATION
                      SUITE 709 - 837 WEST HASTINGS STREET
                                 VANCOUVER, B.C.
                                     V6C 3N6





September 30, 2003


IMA Exploration Inc.
Suite 709, 837 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6C 3N6

Attention:        Dr. Gerald G. Carlson,
                  CHAIRMAN
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Inversiones Mineras Argentinas S.A.
Av. Ignacio De la Roza 670 (E)
San Juan, San Juan Province, 5400
Argentina

Attention:        Ms. Isabel Chiarantano,
                  DIRECTOR
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Gentlemen:

RE:      Letter of Intent dated March 6, 2003( the "Letter of Intent") regarding
         Mogote  Property  located in the San Juan  Province of  Argentina  (the
         "Property")  made between Amera Resources  Corporation (the "Optionee")
         and IMA  Exploration  Inc.  and  Inversiones  Mineras  Argentinas  S.A.
         (COLLECTIVELY THE "OPTIONORS")

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This will confirm that we have agreed to amend the terms of the Letter of Intent
in the following respects:

1.       The parties agree that the Optionee's  obligation  under section 3.1 of
         the letter of intent to reimburse all expenditures  incurred to date by
         the  Optionor  in  respect of the  Property  shall be a  committed  and
         non-refundable  obligation (the "Non-Refundable  Amount").  The parties
         further agree that the Non-Refundable  amount totals $192,952 as at the
         date  hereof  and  shall  be  credited  to the  Optionee's  expenditure
         obligations  to be met prior to July 1,  2004 as set  forth in  section
         3.1.

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2.       The   Optionor   hereby   acknowledges   receipt   of  payment  of  the
         Non-refundable Amount.

3.       The  parties  agree  that the  Optionee  shall be the  operator  of the
         Property throughout the term of the Option and,  accordingly,  the word
         "Optionor"  in the first line of section 3.4 of the Letter of Intent is
         hereby deleted and the word "Optionee" is substituted therefor.

4.       ection 11.6 of the Letter of Intent is hereby  amended by deleting  the
         first sentence and substituting  therefor the following:  " This Letter
         of Intent,  save and except for the  obligations of the Optionee to pay
         the  Non-Refundable  Amount,  is  subject to the prior  acceptance  for
         filling by the TSX Venture Exchange on Behalf of the Optionee."

5.       Capitalized  terms and expression used herein but no expressly  defined
         herein shall have the same meanings as set out in the Letter of Intent.

6.       In all other respects, the terms and conditions of the Letter of Intent
         shall remain in full force and effect.

Please  indicate you acceptance by signing this letter where indicated below and
returning to us the enclosed copy duly signed.

Yours very truly,

AMERA RESOURCES CORPORATION

Per:  /s/ NIKOLAOS CACOS
       (Signature)

Nikolaos Cacos,
President and Chief Executive Officer


Terms and conditions approved as of the date first above written.

IMA EXPLORATION INC.                        INVERSIONES MINERAS
                                            ARGENTINAS S.A.




Per:  /s/ WILLIAM LEE                       Per:  /s/ ISABEL CHIARANTANO
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    Authorized Signatory                        Isabel Chiarantano, Director