Exhibit 10
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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         THIS  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  ("Agreement")  is made  and  entered  into
effective  as of July 6, 1998 (the  "Effective  Date"),  by and  between  ALTAIR
INTERNATIONAL,  INC., an Ontario corporation whose executive offices are located
at 1725 Sheridan Avenue, Suite 140, Cody, Wyoming 82414 ("Altair"),  and JOHN W.
PARSONS, an individual ("Employee") who resides at 738 Mohawk Street,  Columbus,
Ohio 43206.

                                   BACKGROUND
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         Altair  is  engaged  in the  acquisition  and  development  of  mineral
processing  equipment and the exploration of mineral properties.  Altair desires
to employ  Employee on the terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth below
and Employee desires to be employed by Altair for the consideration set forth in
this Agreement.

                                    AGREEMENT
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         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of Altair's offer of employment,  of
the mutual  promises  and  covenants  set forth  herein,  and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and legal sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Altair and Employee mutually agree as follows:

1.  Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have
                  the following definitions:

         1.01 Altair Client.  "Altair Client" shall mean any Entity (A) for whom
Altair has provided  products or services related to the Minerals Business prior
to the Termination Date or (B) for whom Altair is contractually obligated, on or
before the  Termination  Date,  to provide  products or services  related to the
Minerals Business after the Termination Date.

         1.02  Change in Control.  "Change in  Control"  shall mean and shall be
deemed to have occurred if Altair shall be merged or  consolidated  with another
Entity and as a result of such merger or  consolidation  less than  seventy five
percent (75%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting
Entity shall be owned in the aggregate by the former shareholders of Altair.

         1.03  Competing Entity.  "Competing  Entity" shall mean any Entity that
is  engaged  or has  specific  plans to engage,  directly  orindirectly,  in the
Minerals Business in the Territory.

         1.04 Confidential  Information.  "Confidential  Information" shall mean
any  information  relating  to  Altair's  business  or  operations  provided  or
available  to  Employee,  or to which  Employee has access or which he compiles,
while associated with Altair as an employee or otherwise,  and which information
or  compilations  of information  are  confidential,  proprietary,  unique,  not
generally  known  in  the  mineral   processing,   exploration  and  development
industries or significantly enhance Altair's goodwill,  including:  the whole or
any  portion  or phase  of any  scientific  or  technical  information,  design,
process,  procedure,  formula,  pattern,  compilation,  program, device, method,
technique  or  improvement,  or any  business  information  or plans,  financial
information  or listing of names,  addresses  or  telephone  numbers;  provided,
however,   that  in  order  to  constitute   "Confidential   Information,"  such
information  must  satisfy  both of the  following:  (A) it derives  independent
economic value, actual or potential,  from not being generally known to, and not
being readily ascertainable by proper means by, Entities who can obtain economic
value from its  disclosure or use; and (B) it is the subject of efforts that are
reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing,  "Confidential  Information"  shall not include (I) information which
becomes  generally known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by
Employee,  or (II)  information  legally  obtained from a source  independent of
Altair or its agents,  provided  that such source is not known by Employee to be
bound by a confidentiality agreement with Altair.

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         1.05  Covenant  Period.   "Covenant   Period"  shall  mean  the  period
beginning on the Effective Date and continuing for twenty-four (24) months after
the Termination Date.

         1.06  Effective Date. "Effective Date" shall mean the date specified in
the first sentence of this Agreement. 

         1.07  Entity.   "Entity"  shall  mean  any   individual,   corporation,
partnership,  limited liability  company,  association or other enterprise,  and
shall include all subsidiaries and affiliates of any of the foregoing. For these
purposes,  an affiliate  shall mean any Entity which is  controlled  directly or
indirectly by the owners, members, managers, shareholders, partners, associates,
beneficiaries,  or the like,  as the case may be, of any of the  foregoing;  and
control shall mean the ownership  directly or indirectly of any equity  interest
equal to or greater than ten percent in an Entity.

         1.08  For  Cause.  "For  Cause"  shall  mean (A) a  material  breach by
Employee of the terms of this Agreement, not cured within twenty (20) days after
Altair's   notice  of  Employee  of  such  breach,   (B)   Employee?s   wrongful
misappropriation  of any money,  assets or other  property of the  Company,  (C)
Employee?s  conviction for any felony or a crime involving moral turpitude,  (D)
Employee?s chronic alcoholism or chronic drug addiction, or (E) Employee?s gross
negligence  or willful  misconduct  in connection  with the  performance  of his
obligations under this Agreement.

         1.09  Minerals Business.  "Minerals Business" shall mean the businesses
of  developing,  manufacturing  or marketing  fine particle  mineral  processing
equipment.

         1.10  Restricted  Client.  "Restricted  Client"  shall  mean any Altair
Client to whom  Employee  has made one or more sales calls  during the  one-year
period  ending on the  Termination  Date.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the
following  Entities are  specifically  excluded from the  definition of the term
"Restricted Client" ? (A) Elk Creek, LLC and its affiliates and (B) Alabama Fuel
Products, LLC and its affiliates.

         1.11  Termination  Date.  "Termination  Date"  means  the  last  day of
Employee's employment with Altair.

         1.12  Term.  "Term" shall mean the Term of  Employee's  employment,  as
specified in Section 2.04 of this Agreement. -----

         1.13  Territory.  "Territory"  shall  mean  those  States of the United
States and those  foreign  countries in which Altair has  conducted the Minerals
Business on or before the Termination Date.

         1.14  Transition  Period.  "Transition  Period"  shall have the meaning
specified in Section 2.03.

2. Employment and Duties of Employee.
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         2.01 Scope of Duties. Altair hereby employs Employee during the Term in
an executive capacity as Vice President of Business  Development.  Employee also
may be  directed  during the Term to perform  services  for Altair or any of its
subsidiaries  as the Board of  Directors of Altair (the  "Altair  Board")  shall
determine; and Employee hereby accepts such employment with Altair or any of its
subsidiaries,  to render  services  solely for the  benefit,  and on behalf,  of
Altair,  as directed by the Altair Board or the President of Altair.  The Altair
Board  shall have the power to  determine  the general  and  specific  executive
duties to be  performed by Employee  consistent  with the  responsibilities  and
authority  associated  with such  position and the means and the manner by which
those duties shall be performed.

         2.02 Exclusive  Service and  Professional  Standards.  During the Term,
Employee  shall  perform his duties in a  professional  and  diligent  manner in

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accordance  with the  standards  reasonably  established  by Altair from time to
time;  shall not engage in activities  which are or could be  detrimental to the
existing  or future  business  of  Altair  or  damage  the name of Altair or the
goodwill pertaining thereto;  and shall observe and conform to all laws, customs
and standards of business ethics and honest business  practices.  Subject to the
provisions of Section 2.03 below,  Employee  shall be required,  and does hereby
agree,  to devote his full  working time and  attention  to the duties  required
under this Agreement. In no event, however, shall Employee's pursuit of personal
investment  opportunities  be deemed a breach of this  Agreement,  provided that
such pursuit  does not  interfere  with the services  required to be rendered to
Altair hereunder,  is consistent with Altair's policies  regarding  conflicts of
interest, and does not in any way violate or infringe the covenants set forth in
Article 8 below.

         2.03 Transition  Period.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing  provisions of
this  Article 2, from the  Effective  Date  through  December  31,  1998 or such
earlier  date  selected by the mutual  consent of Altair and the  Employee  (the
"Transition  Period"),  Altair  shall  permit  Employee  to  continue to provide
services to Startec,  Inc.;  provided,  however,  that Employee shall devote not
less than twenty (20) hours per week to performing  the services  required under
this Agreement.

         2.04 Term of Employment.  The term of Employee's  employment under this
Agreement  (the "Term")  shall begin on the  Effective  Date and shall  continue
until December 31, 2003, unless such employment is terminated as described below
in this Section 2.04. Employee's employment can be terminated:

         (A)  by either  party  giving  written notice to the other party of the
terminating  party's  intention to terminate  Employee's  employment  under this
Agreement,  in which case, the effective date of such  termination  shall be the
sixty first (61st) day after the date on which the  terminating  party  delivers
such written notice to the other party; or

         (B)  by Altair,  immediately,  by giving written  notice to Employee of
Altair's  termination of Employee's  employment  under this Agreement For Cause,
which notice shall specify the cause for such termination,  and a summary of the
facts supporting Altair's conclusion that the termination is For Cause.

3.  Compensation.
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         3.01 Salary.  Subject to the provisions of Section 3.05 below,  for all
services rendered by Employee under this Agreement,  Altair shall pay Employee a
monthly base salary equal to Ten Thousand Dollars  ($10,000),  commencing on the
Effective Date.  Employee's  salary shall be payable in accordance with Altair's
customary  payment policies and periods and the amount thereof may be changed at
any time and from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties.

         3.02 Bonuses. Employee may be entitled, but shall have no vested right,
to  participate  (as  determined  by the Altair  Board) in any bonus that may be
declared from time to time by the Altair Board.

         3.03 Stock Options.

         A.  Grant  of  Options.   As  further   consideration   for  Employee's
performance of his obligations under this Agreement, Altair does hereby agree to
grant to Employee,  subject to the terms and  conditions set forth in the Altair
International  Inc. Stock Option Plan, the 1998 Altair  International Inc. Stock
Option Plan (the "1998 Option Plan") and to be  established by the Altair Board,
the following options  (collectively,  the "Options") to purchase Common Shares,
no par value,  of Altair (the "Common  Shares") in accordance with the following
terms and conditions:

                  (i) An option to purchase 100,000 Common Shares at an exercise
         price  equal  to  $8.375  per  share,   which  shall  vest  and  become


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         exercisable  in the event  Employee  remains  employed by Altair on the
         second  anniversary of the "Commencement  Date," which, for purposes of
         this Agreement, shall be the date upon which the Transition Period ends
         and Employee becomes a full-time employee of Altair;

                  (ii)  An  option  to  purchase  100,000  Common  Shares  at an
         exercise  price equal to the fair market value of the Common Shares (as
         determined by the Altair Board) on June 15, 1998,  which shall vest and
         become  exercisable in the event Employee remains employed by Altair on
         the first anniversary of the Commencement Date; provided, however, that
         such grant is  expressly  conditioned  upon the  approval  by  Altair's
         shareholders  of a proposal  to be  submitted  at  Altair's  Annual and
         Special  Meeting of  Shareholders  to be held on June 11,  1998 for the
         purpose of adopting the 1998 Option Plan, which approval  management of
         Altair shall recommend to Altair's shareholders; and

                  (iii) An  option  to  purchase  200,000  Common  Shares  at an
         exercise  price equal to the fair market value of the Common Shares (as
         determined  by the Altair  Board) on the later of June 15, 1998 and the
         Commencement  Date,  which  shall  vest and become  exercisable  on the
         Commencement  Date;  provided,  however,  that such grant is  expressly
         conditioned  upon the  adoption  of the 1998  Option  Plan by  Altair's
         shareholders.

         B. Early Vesting of Options.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
3.03A,  the Options shall vest and Employee shall  immediately have the right to
exercise all Options for Common Shares upon the date on which there is Change in
Control.

         C. Share Transactions.  In the event of any change affecting the Common
Shares  by  reason of any stock  dividend  or split,  recapitalization,  merger,
consolidation,  spin-off,  combination or exchange of shares or other  corporate
change,  or any  distribution  to common  shareholders of the Company other than
cash  dividends,  Altair  shall  make such  substitution  or  adjustment  in the
aggregate number or class of shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the
Options  and in the  number,  class and  option  price or other  price of shares
subject to the  outstanding  Options granted under this Agreement and the Option
Plan as  determined  necessary  by the  Altair  Board in order to  maintain  the
purpose of the original grant of such Option.

         D. Cooperation.  In connection with the grant of the Options,  Employee
agrees to  execute  and  deliver  to Altair  all  agreements,  certificates  and
instruments  reasonably  requested by Altair to accomplish any grant or exercise
of the Options or any issuance of any Common Shares associated therewith.

       3.04 Fringe  Benefits. Employee shall be entitled to  receive any and all
employee benefits or perquisites as are provided to officers of Altair from time
to  time  during  the  Term.   Subject  to  the  eligibility  and  participation
requirements  set forth in any such plan,  Employee  shall also be  entitled  to
participate  in any and all  employee  benefit  plans or programs  sponsored  by
Altair from time to time including  pension  and/or profit sharing plans,  group
life insurance plans,  disability  income insurance plans,  medical,  health and
dental insurance plans.

       3.05 Transition Period.  During the  Transition Period, the Altair Board,
in its reasonable discretion, shall determine (A) the amount of the base monthly
salary to be paid to  Employee,  which  amount  shall not be less than a monthly
base  salary  of Five  Thousand  Dollars  ($5,000),  and (B) the level of fringe
benefits,  if any, to be provided to  Employee in  consideration  of  Employee's
reduced  obligations  under  this  Agreement.   Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,
Employee  acknowledges and agrees that no Options shall vest, and Employee shall
acquire no right in connection therewith, during the Transition Period.

4.  Reimbursement of Business Expenses.
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         4.01 Reimbursement of Business Expenses. Employee may incur reasonable,
ordinary and  necessary  business  expenses  for  promoting  Altair's  business,
including  expenditures for travel and lodging.  Altair shall reimburse Employee
for such business expenses incurred during the Term if the expenses are incurred
by Employee in accordance with Altair's business expense reimbursement policy as
established  by Altair  from time to time and  Employee  provides  Altair with a
record of (i) the  amount,  time,  place and  nature  of the  expense,  (ii) the
business  reason for the expense,  and (iii) the names and other data concerning
individuals  entertained  sufficient to establish their business relationship to
Altair.  Altair shall not be  obligated  to  reimburse  Employee for any expense
which is not  substantiated  as provided in this Article 4, or is not authorized
or incurred in accordance  with Altair's  policies as they exists on the date of
such incurrence.

         4.02 Moving Expenses.  If Employee provides Altair with a record of the
amount,  time,  place and nature of the  expense,  Altair  shall also  reimburse
Employee for the expense of relocating  Employee to Reno,  Nevada (including the
expense of transportation of household goods, travel expenses, lodging and meals
during such  travel) and  temporary  housing  expenses at the new location for a
period of not greater  than thirty (30) days.  Altair  shall not be obligated to
reimburse  Employee for any expense  which is not  substantiated  as provided in
Section 4.01 above.

5. Records and Files.  Upon the termination of Employee's  employment by Altair,
Employee shall have no right to keep or use and shall promptly  return to Altair
(A) all Confidential Information and all documents,  records, procedures, books,
notebooks  and other  documentation  (and all  copies  thereof)  containing  any
Confidential  Information  then in Employee's  direct or indirect  possession or
control  irrespective of whether such  documentation was prepared or compiled by
Employee  or any other  Entity;  and (B) all  equipment  and  property of Altair
entrusted to Employee by Altair or otherwise  in  Employee's  direct or indirect
possession  or  control.  Employee  acknowledges  that all  such  documentation,
equipment  and property is and shall remain the sole and  exclusive  property of
Altair.

6.  Representations  and  Warranties  of Employee.  With the intent that they be
relied upon by Altair and the knowledge  that Altair has relied and will rely on
the following representation and warranty in executing this Agreement,  Employee
represents  and  warrants  to Altair  that  Employee  has not  violated,  is not
currently in violation of, and at no time during his employment with Altair will
Employee  violate,  the terms,  conditions or  obligations of Employee under any
agreement  with any third  party,  including,  without  limitation,  any  former
employer.

7.  Indemnification.  Altair agrees to and hereby  assumes all liability for and
indemnifies,  protects,  saves and holds Employee  harmless from and against any
and all losses, costs, expenses,  attorneys' fees, claims, demands, liabilities,
suits and  actions of every  kind and  character  which may be  imposed  upon or
incurred by Employee on account of, arising  directly or indirectly  from, or in
any way  connected  with or related to  Employee's  activities as an officer and
member of the Board of Directors of the Company,  except as arise as a result of
the fraud,  felonious conduct, gross negligence or acts of gross moral turpitude
on the part of Employee.

8.  Covenants of Employee.  As a material term of this Agreement and in order to
protect the  Confidential  Information  and the goodwill and existing and future
business of Altair, Employee covenants and agrees that:

         8.01  Preservation of Relationships  and Business.  During the Covenant
Period,  Employee shall use his best efforts to (A) persuade Altair's  employees
and  independent  contractors  to maintain and continue their  association  with
Altair, (B) preserve Altair's business  organization intact and (C) preserve for
Altair its relationships  with the Altair Clients and all suppliers,  licensees,
distributors, customers and others having business relationships with Altair.


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         8.02  Covenants.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.03 above,
 Employee shall strictly comply with the following:


                  A. Covenant  as  to  Nondisclosure  or  Use  of   Confidential
Information.  Employee  acknowledges  that in the course of his  performance  of
services under this Agreement,  he will become  knowledgeable  and familiar with
the Confidential Information.  Employee therefore agrees that he shall not under
any  circumstances,  without the express,  prior written consent of Altair,  (A)
ever directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally,  reveal, disclose
or disseminate to any Entity (other than another Altair  employee who is subject
to a similar  nondisclosure  covenant)  any  Confidential  Information  or other
non-public matters concerning the business affairs of Altair, or (B) ever use or
exploit any  Confidential  Information for the financial gain of Employee or any
other Entity;  provided,  however,  that Employee may disclose such Confidential
Information  as is required  by a valid  order or subpoena  issued by a court or
administrative agency of competent jurisdiction.  In such latter event, Employee
shall  promptly  notify  Altair of such  order or  subpoena  in order to provide
Altair  the   opportunity   to  protect  its  interests  in  such   Confidential
Information.

                  B. Covenant  Restricting  Solicitation.  Employee agrees that,
during the Covenant Period, Employee shall not, either individually or on behalf
of any Competing Entity or other Entity,  (i) solicit or otherwise deal with any
Restricted  Client in any manner  designed to or that could take  business  away
from or otherwise  damage Altair in any way; or (ii) solicit or otherwise induce
any employee or independent  contractor of Altair to terminate their  employment
or association with Altair.

                  C. Covenant Against Competition.  Employee agrees that, during
the  Covenant  Period,  Employee  shall  not,  directly  or  indirectly,  either
individually or on behalf or any Competing  Entity or other Entity:  (A) compete
against Altair or engage in the Minerals Business anywhere within the Territory;
(B)  undertake  to plan or organize any  Competing  Entity,  nor shall  Employee
consult  with, or discuss the  possibility  of  employment  with,  any Competing
Entity;  or (C) own,  manage,  operate,  control,  join,  be employed by, render
services to, consult with,  participate in, or be associated or connected in any
way with the  ownership,  management,  operation  or  control  of any  Competing
Entity.

                  D. Post-Employment  Cooperation.  During  the Covenant Period,
Employee agrees that, upon Altair's reasonable  request,  Employee in good faith
and using  diligent  efforts  shall  cooperate and assist Altair in any dispute,
controversy  or  litigation in which Altair may be involved  including,  without
limitation,  Employee's  participation in any court or arbitration  proceedings,
the giving of  testimony,  the  signing  of  affidavits  or such other  personal
cooperation  as Altair or its counsel may reasonably  request.  Employee will be
reasonably  compensated for such assistance and will receive  reimbursement  for
expenses incurred i providing such assistance.

         8.03 Company  Ownership of  Confidential  Information  and  Proprietary
Documents. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information is
and shall remain the exclusive  proprietary property of Altair.  Employee hereby
renounces  any existing or future right,  title,  claim or interest in or to the
Confidential  Information.  Without  limiting the foregoing,  and to the fullest
extent  permitted  by  law,   Employee  agrees  (A)  to  assign  to  Altair  any
Confidential Information conceived, created or discovered by Employee during the
period of his  employment  with  Altair,  alone or with  others,  whether or not
conceived, created or discovered during regular working hours, and (B) to obtain
or maintain  suitable  protection upon all Confidential  Information,  including
without  limitation,  the  execution  of all patent or  copyright  applications,
letters   patent  and  any  divisions,   continuations,   continuations-in-part,
extensions, reissues or assignments thereof and any other instruments in writing
which Altair may  reasonably  deem  necessary to accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement.

         8.04 Reformation.   Altair  intends to restrict  Employee's  activities
under this Article 8 only to the extent necessary for the protection of Altair's


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legitimate business interests.  In the event that the provisions of this Article
8 should  ever be deemed or  adjudged by a court of  competent  jurisdiction  to
exceed the time or  geographical  limitations  permitted by applicable law, then
such  provisions  shall  nevertheless  be valid and  enforceable  to the  extent
necessary for such  protection as determined by such court,  and such provisions
will be reformed to the maximum time or geographic  limitations as determined by
such court.

9.  Remedies.
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         9.01 Injunction. In the event of Employee's actual or threatened breach
of any one or more provisions of Articles 5, or 8 above,  Employee  specifically
acknowledges that Altair will incur incalculable and irreparable damage and that
Altair has no adequate remedy at law for such  threatened or continuing  breach.
Therefore,  Altair  shall be  entitled  to  injunctive  relief  immediately  and
permanently  restraining  Employee from such continuing or threatened breach, in
addition to all other remedies available to Altair at law or in equity.

         9.02 Non-exclusivity  of  Remedies.   Except as  specifically  provided
herein,  the rights and  remedies  of the parties  hereto  shall not be mutually
exclusive,  and the exercise of one or more of the  provisions of this Agreement
shall not  preclude  the  exercise of any other  provision.  Each of the parties
confirms  that  damages  at law may be an  inadequate  remedy  for a  breach  or
threatened  breach of any of the provisions  hereof.  The respective  rights and
obligations hereunder shall be enforceable by specific  performance,  injunction
or other equitable remedy,  but nothing herein contained is intended to or shall
limit or affect any rights at law or by statute or otherwise of any party hereto
as against the other party for a breach or  threatened  breach of any  provision
hereof.

10.  Miscellaneous.
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         10.01  Attorney's  Fees.  If any action or  proceeding  is brought  for
enforcement of this Agreement because of an alleged dispute,  breach, default or
misrepresentation in connection with any provision of this Agreement,  the party
which  prevails by enforcing  the terms of this  Agreement  shall be entitled to
recover reasonable  attorneys' fees and costs incurred, in addition to any other
relief to which that party may be entitled.

         10.02  Entire   Agreement.   This  Agreement   constitutes  the  entire
understanding  between the parties  hereto  with  respect to the subject  matter
hereof and the  relationship  between  the  parties  hereto and  supersedes  all
negotiations,  representations,  prior  discussions and  preliminary  agreements
between the parties hereto relating to such subject matter and relationship.

         10.03  Successors;  Non-assignment.  This Agreement  shall inure to and
bind the  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  representatives,  successors  and
assigns of the respective parties hereto; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall be construed to permit the transfer or assignment  of Employee's  interest
and/or obligations  hereunder to any third party.  Employee covenants and agrees
that he shall not and may not  transfer  or assign any of his rights or delegate
any of his duties or obligations hereunder.

         10.04  Governing Law.This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and
enforced  according to the laws of the State of Utah,  without  giving effect to
any conflict of laws provisions,  and each party hereby expressly submits itself
to the  exclusive,  personal  jurisdiction  of the  courts  situate in Salt Lake
County, State of Utah, with respect to any and all claims,  demands or causes of
action  asserted or filed by either  party  relating  to, or arising out of, the
subject matter of this Agreement.

         10.05  Notices. Except when actual receipt is expressly required by the
terms hereof,  notice is considered given either (A) when delivered in person to
the  recipient  named as below,  or (B) after deposit in the United States mail,
either registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,  postage prepaid,
addressed to the party or person  intended at the address set forth on the first
page hereof.

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         10.06  Modification  and  Waiver.  This  Agreement  may not be modified
except by a written  instrument signed by all the parties hereto.  Any waiver by
any party hereto of any breach of any kind or character  whatsoever by any other
party,  whether  such waiver be direct or implied,  shall not be  construed as a
continuing  waiver of, or consent to, any subsequent breach of this Agreement on
the part of the other party or parties.

         10.07  Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and
should  any  provision  hereof  be void,  voidable  or  unenforceable  under any
applicable law, such void, voidable or unenforceable  provision shall not affect
or invalidate  any other  provision of this  Agreement,  which shall continue to
govern  the  relative  rights  and  duties of the  parties  as though  the void,
voidable or unenforceable  provision were not a part hereof. In addition,  it is
the intention and agreement of the parties that all of the terms and  conditions
hereof be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

         10.08  Survival. The provisions set forth in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and
9 hereof shall survive the  expiration of the Term and the  termination  of this
Agreement  and  shall,  notwithstanding  the  expiration  of  the  Term  or  the
termination of this Agreement, continue in full force and effect.

         10.09  Acknowledgement. In executing this Agreement,  Employee does not
rely on any  inducement,  promise or  representation  of Altair,  other than the
terms and conditions  specifically set forth in this Agreement.  Employee hereby
further  acknowledges that Employee has read and understands all of the terms of
this Agreement;  Altair's offer of employment constitutes adequate consideration
for the covenants set forth in Section 8 above; during his employment,  Employee
will  render  services  to  Altair  that  are  personal,   special,  unique  and
extraordinary;   Employee's  personality,   courtesy,  honesty,  etc.  will  all
contribute  to and enhance the  goodwill  of Altair;  Employee  has the means to
support  himself  and his  dependents  other than by  engaging  in the  Minerals
Business and the provisions of Section 8 above will not unreasonably impair such
means and ability; Employee has been advised to consult with independent counsel
and has had an opportunity to consult with  independent  counsel with respect to
the  advisability  of  executing  this  Agreement;  and  Employee  has made such
investigation  of the facts  pertaining to this Agreement and of all the matters
pertaining hereto as he deems necessary.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties have duly executed and  delivered  this
Agreement as of the date first written above.

                          "ALTAIR":

                          Altair International Inc.,
                            an Ontario corporation



                          By:  /s/ William P. Long
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                               Its: President                            
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                          "EMPLOYEE":



                              /s/ John W. Parsons
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                              John W. Parsons