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Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Silverado Gold Mines Ltd - Exhibit 10.6

CONSULTANT AGREEMENT 

 This Consultant Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered
  into effective as of the 1st day of September, 2002 (the "Effective Date"),
  between SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD., a British Columbia company (the "Company"),
  655121 B.C. Ltd., a British Columbia company (the “Consultant”) and
  RACHEL LANGFORD, of 180 North Delta Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5B 1E6 (“Langford”).

WHEREAS: 

A.                        The
  Company is engaged in the business of the exploration and development of mineral
  resource properties and the development of an industrial fuel alternative to
  oil.

B.                          Langford
  is an employee of the Consultant.

C.                          The
  Company desires to retain the Consultant as a consultant to provide the administrative
  services of Langford on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

D.                         The
  Consultant has agreed to provide the services of Langford to the Company on
  the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and Langford has agreed
  to provide her services to the Company as an employee of the Consultant.

E.                           Langford
  is the sole shareholder, officer and director of the Consultant.

 THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the
  premises and mutual covenants contained in this Agreement and other good and
  valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
  the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1.                           DEFINITIONS

 1.1                      The
  following terms used in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified below
  unless the context clearly indicates the contrary:

	 	(a)	“Consultant Fee” shall
        mean the consultant fee payable to the Consultant pursuant to Section
        5.2.

	 	 	

	 	(b)	“Consultant Shares” shall
        mean the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable to Langford
        pursuant to Section 5.2;

	 	 	

	 	(c)	“Term” shall mean the
        term of this Agreement beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the
        close of business on the effective date of the termination of this Agreement.

 2.                           ENGAGEMENT
  AS A CONSULTANT  

 2.1                      The
  Company hereby engages the Consultant as a consultant to provide the services
  of Langford in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
  Consultant hereby accepts such engagement and Langford agrees to provide her
  services to the Company, as an employee of the Consultant, in order to enable
  the Consultant to provide the consultant services accordance with the terms
  and conditions of this Agreement. 

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3.                           TERM
  OF THIS AGREEMENT

 3.1                      The
  term of this Agreement shall become effective and begin as of the Effective
  Date, and shall continue until the close of business on the date which is twelve
  (12) months from the Effective Date of this Agreement, unless this Agreement
  is earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

4.                          CONSULTANT
  SERVICES

 4.1                      The
  Consultant and Langford agree to perform the following services and undertake
  the following responsibilities and duties to the Company to be provided by the
  Consultant and Langford to the Company as consulting services (the "Consulting
  Services"):

	 	(a)	Managing the corporate office in British Columbia,
      including the following responsibilities:
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	• 	supervising regulatory filings.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	• 	streamlining and building office systems.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	• 	employee training.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	• 	general administrative organisation and supervision, including
      human resources matters.
	 	 	 
	 	(b)	reporting to the President of Company;
	 	 	 	 
	 	(c)	performing such other duties
        and observing such instructions as may be reasonably assigned from time
        to time by the President of the Company, provided such duties are within
        the scope of the Company’s business and services to be provided by
        the Consultant and Langford.

4.2                      Langford
  shall devote her full time, attention and energies to the business affairs of
  the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the provision of the Consulting
  Services, provided, however, Langford may engage in reasonable investment and
  other personal activities that do not interfere with her or the Consultant's
  obligations hereunder.

 4.3                      In
  providing the Consulting Services, the Consultant and Langford will:

	 	(a)	comply with all applicable federal,
        state, local and foreign statutes, laws and regulations;

	 	 	

	 	(b)	not make any misrepresentation or omit
        to state any material fact that will result in a misrepresentation regarding
        the business of the Company; and

	 	 	

	 	(c)	not disclose, release or publish any
        information regarding the Company without the prior written consent of
        the Company.

4.4                      The
  Consultant and Langford will at all times be independent contractors and neither
  the Consultant nor Langford will be deemed to be an employee of the Company.

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4.5                      The
  Consulting Services provided under this Agreement shall not include:

	 	(a)	services in connection with the offer
        or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction;

	 	 	

	 	(b)	services that directly or indirectly
        promote or maintain a market for the securities of the Company including
        without limitation the dissemination of information that reasonably may
        be expected to sustain or raise or otherwise influence the price of the
        securities;

	 	 	

	 	(c)	services providing investor relations
        or shareholder communications;

	 	 	

	 	(d)	consultation in connection with financing
        that involves any issuance of the Company’s securities, whether equity
        or debt.

5.                          CONSULTANT
  FEE

 5.1                      The
  Company will pay to the Consultant a signing bonus of $120,000 CDN, payable
  as follows:

	 	(a)

        	$80,000 CDN upon execution of this Agreement; and

	 	(b)

        	$40,000 CDN on January 1, 2003.
 

5.2                      During
  the term of this Agreement and in consideration for the provision of the Consulting
  Services by the Consultant and Langford, the Company will:

	 	(a)
   	pay to the Consultant a consultant fee of $10,000 CDN per
      month; and

	 	(b)
   	issue to Langford 75,000 common shares
        of the Company on November 23, 2002, 75,000 common shares of the Company
        on February 23, 2003, 75,000 common shares of the Company on May 23, 2003
        and 75,000 common shares of the Company on August 23, 2003, for an aggregate
        maximum of 300,000 shares if the Consulting Services are provided for
        the full term of this Agreement.

 The Consultant Shares will be issued to Langford pursuant
  to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
  (the “Act”) or pursuant to an effective registration statement. If
  issued pursuant to an exemption from registration, all certificates representing
  the Consultant Shares will be endorsed with a legend confirming that the securities
  have not been registered and may only be resold pursuant to an effective registration
  statement under the Act or pursuant to a further exemption from registration,
  in the form required by the Company’s legal counsel. 

 6.                           REIMBURSEMENT
  OF EXPENSES  

 6.1                      The
  Company will reimburse the Consultant and Langford for the reasonable travel
  and promotional expenses and other specific expenses incurred by the Consultant
  and Langford in provision of the Consulting Services, provided the Consultant
  and Langford have obtained the prior written approval of the Company. 

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7.                           TERMINATION

 7.1                      The
  Company may terminate this Agreement at any time upon the occurrence of any
  of the following events of default (each an “Event of Default”):

	 	(a)	the Consultant’s or Langford’s
        commission of an act of fraud, theft or embezzlement or other similar
        willful misconduct;

	 	 	 
	 	(b)	the neglect or breach by the Consultant
        or Langford of their respective material obligations or agreements under
        this Agreement; or

	 	 	 
	 	(c)	the Consultant’s or Langford’s
        refusal to follow lawful directives of the President of the Company,

 provided that notice of the Event of Default has been delivered
  to the Consultant and Langford and provided the Consultant and Langford failed
  to remedy the default within seven days of the date of delivery of notice of
  the Event of Default, if the default is of such a nature that it is capable
  of remedy. Delivery of notice to Langford will be deemed to be notice to the
  Consultant. 

 7.2                      The
  Company may at its option terminate this Agreement in the absence of an Event
  of Default by delivering thirty (30) days notice of termination to the Consultant
  and to Langford. 

 7.3                      The
  Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time, provided that sixty days
  prior written notice of termination has been delivered to the Company. 

 7.4                       On
  termination of this Agreement for any reason, all rights and obligations of
  each party that are expressly stated to survive termination or continue after
  termination will survive termination and continue in full force and effect as
  contemplated in this Agreement. 

 7.5                      Upon
  termination, the Consultant and Langford will not be entitled to receive any
  additional amount or Consultant Shares other than the Consultant Fee payable
  to the date of termination and those Consultant Shares issuable in respect of
  services provided up to the date of termination. 

 8.                           PROPRIETARY
  INFORMATION  

 8.1                      The
  Consultant and Langford will not at any time, whether during or after the termination
  of this Agreement for any reason, reveal to any person or entity any of the
  trade secrets or confidential information concerning the organization, business
  or finances of the Company or of any third party which the Company is under
  an obligation to keep confidential, except as may be required in the ordinary
  course of performing the Consultant Services to the Company, and the Consultant
  and Langford shall keep secret such trade secrets and confidential information
  and shall not use or attempt to use any such secrets or information in any manner
  which is designed to injure or cause loss to the Company. Trade secrets or confidential
  information shall include, but not be limited to, the Company's financial statements
  and projections, expansion proposals, business plans and details of its business
  relationships with banks, lenders and other parties not otherwise publicly available.
  This agreement will survive termination of this Agreement for any reason. 

 9.                           RELIEF
   

 9.1                      The
  Consultant and Langford hereby expressly acknowledge that any breach or threatened
  breach by the Consultant or Langford of any of the terms set forth in Section
  8 of this Agreement may result in significant and continuing injury to the Company,
  the monetary value of which would 

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 be impossible to establish, and any such breach or threatened
  breach will provide the Company with any and all rights and remedies to which
  it may be entitled under the law, including but not limited to injunctive relief
  or other equitable remedies. 

 10.                    PARTIES
  BENEFITED; ASSIGNMENTS  

 10.1                This
  Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, each of the Consultant
  and Langford and their respective successors, heirs and personal representative
  or representatives, and upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Neither
  this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the
  Consultant or Langford. 

 11.                   GOVERNING
  LAW  

 11.1                This
  Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
  the Province of British Columbia and each party hereto adjourns to the jurisdiction
  of the courts of the Province of British Columbia. 

 12.                    REPRESENTATIONS
  AND WARRANTIES  

 12.1                The
  Consultant and Langford represent and warrant to the Company that (a) neither
  the Consultant nor Langford is under any contractual or other restriction which
  is inconsistent with the execution of this Agreement, the performance of their
  duties hereunder or other rights of Company hereunder, and (b) Langford is under
  no physical or mental disability that would hinder the performance of her duties
  under this Agreement. 

 13.                    MISCELLANEOUS
   

 13.1                This
  Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject
  matter hereof. 

 13.2                This
  Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements or understandings
  between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. 

 13.3                No
  modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing
  and signed by or on behalf of the parties hereto. Any modifications or amendments
  to this Agreement will not render this contract void. 

 13.4                A
  waiver of the breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be
  deemed to constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other
  term or condition. 

 13.5                This
  Agreement is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent
  permitted by, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If any
  provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance,
  shall, for any reason and to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, such
  invalidity and unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof
  and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, all
  of which shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. 

 13.6                The
  headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and
  shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof.

 13.7                This
  Agreement replaces and supercedes all other consultant and employment agreements
  between the Company and the Consultant and Langford and any amendments hereto.

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 13.8                The
  Consultant and Langford acknowledge and agree that Cane O’Neill Taylor,
  LLC has acted solely as legal counsel for the Company and that the Consultant
  and Langford have been recommended to obtain independent legal advice prior
  to execution of this Agreement. 

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

 SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD. 

  by its authorized signatory: 

	/s/ Garry L. Anselmo  	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Signature of Authorized Signatory 	 	 
	 	 	 
	GARRY L. ANSELMO 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Name of Authorized Signatory 	 	 
	 	 	 
	PRESIDENT	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Position of Authorized Signatory 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED	 	 
	BY RACHEL LANGFORD	 	 
	in the presence of: 	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/ Latsamy Phimsartha	 	/s/ Rachel Langford
	 
	 	 

	Signature of Witness	 	RACHEL LANGFORD
	3227 E. 45th Ave.	 	 
	 	 	 
	
	 	 
	Address of Witness	 	 
	Vancouver, BC V5R 3M4	 	 
	
	 	 
	 	 	 
	655121 B.C. LTD.
	 	 
	by its authorized signatory:	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/ Rachel Langford	 	 
	
	 	 
	Signature of Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 	 	 
	RACHEL LANGFORD	 	 
	
	 	 
	Name of Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 	 	 
	PRESIDENT	 	 
	
	 	 
	Position of Authorized SignatoryFiled by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. - Exhibit 10.7

 SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD.

  Suite 505, 1111 West Georgia Street

    Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4M3

    (604) 689-1535      (800) 665-4646

    Fax: (604) 682-3519

July 1, 2003

 RACHEL LANGFORD

  180 North Delta Avenue 

  Burnaby, BC, V5B 1E6 

Dear Ms. Langford:

	Re:	Consultant Agreement Between Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. (the “Company”)
      and Rachel
	 	Langford (“Langford) Dated September 1, 2002 (the “Consultant
      Agreement”)
	
	

 We write to confirm our agreement to amend the Consultant
  Agreement to provide that all 300,000 common shares of the Company to be issued
  to you pursuant to Section 5.2(b) of the Consultant Agreement in respect of
  consulting services provided by you under the Consultant Agreement will be issued
  to you on or before August 23, 2003. All other terms and conditions of the Consultant
  Agreement will remain in full force and effect, without amendment. 

 If you are in agreement, please sign a copy of this letter
  where indicated and return it to us. 

Yours truly, 

SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD. 

	Per:	 
	 	/s/ Garry L. Anselmo
	 	Garry L. Anselmo, President

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this 28, day of July, 2003

 /s/ Rachel Langford

  RACHEL LANGFORD 

 E-Mail: pr@silverado.com

  Internet: www.silverado.com

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