Document:

Exhibit 10.8

 

AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED
APRIL 1, 2021, BY

 

AND BETWEEN CRYOMASS TECHNOLOGIES INC AND CHRISTIAN NOËL

 

This Amendment to the Employment
Agreement by and between Cryomass Technologies Inc, a Nevada corporation, formerly known as Andina Gold Corp (the “Employer”),
and Christian Noël (“Executive”) (collectively, the “Parties”) dated April 1, 2021 (the “Agreement”),
is made and effective as of this 13th day of December 2021 by and between the Parties (the “Amendment”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Employer and Executive
of their own free will wish to amend the terms of the Agreement,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

		1.	AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4 – VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS

 

1.1.   Section
4 of the Agreement is amended to read: “During the calendar year 2021 the Executive will be entitled to six (6) weeks’ paid
vacation and eight (8) paid official holidays, which must be used until December 31, 2021, and shall not carry over into the next calendar
year(s). As of January 1, 2022, and for the entire duration of the Employment Period the Executive will be entitled to paid time off and
paid official holidays in accordance with the Employer’s written policy in effect at the time, and which may change from time to
time in the Employer’s sole discretion. Paid time off not used during a calendar year may not be carried over into the next calendar
year.”

 

		2.	MISCELLANEOUS.

 

2.1.   Effect
of Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any reference to the Agreement
contained in any notice, request or other document executed concurrently with or after the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall
be deemed to include this Amendment unless the context shall otherwise require.

 

2.2.   Applicable
Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. This Amendment shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the Colorado, without regard to any applicable principles of conflicts of law that might require the application of the laws of
any other jurisdiction. The Parties agree that claims and disputes under this Amendment shall be resolved pursuant to the mechanisms provided
in Section 9.8 of the Agreement. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY
HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND TO THE AGREEMENT.
Each party hereto (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise,
that such party would not, in the event of any action, suit or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver.

 

     

     

    

 

2.3.   Headings.
The headings and captions set forth herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
hereof.

 

2.4.   Entire
Agreement. This Amendment sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the amendment of the
Agreement, and there are no other contemporaneous written or oral agreements, undertakings, promises, warranties, or covenants not specifically
referred to or contained herein.

 

2.5.   Execution
of Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all
of which together shall constitute one and the same document. This Amendment may be delivered by electronic (including .pdf format) or
facsimile transmission of an originally executed copy.

 

2.6.   Modification.
No provision of this Amendment may be amended, changed, altered, modified, or waived except in writing signed by Employee and an authorized
representative of the Company, which writing shall specifically reference this Amendment, the Agreement and the provision which the parties
intend to waive or modify.

 

2.7.   Severability.
Each provision, clause, and/or part of this Amendment is intended to be severable from the other. Therefore, if any provision, clause,
or part of this Amendment, or the applications thereof under certain circumstances, is held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the
remainder of this Amendment, or the application of such provision, clause, or part under other circumstances, shall not be affected thereby
to the extent permissible pursuant to the laws of Colorado.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

		CRYOMASS TECHOLOGIES INC
		 
		By:	 
		Name:	Philip Blair Mullin
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer
		 	 
		EXECUTIVE 
		 	 
	 	 
		Christian NoëlExhibit 10.10

 

AMENDMENT
TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 24, 2020, BY

 

AND BETWEEN CRYOMASS TECHNOLOGIES INC AND PHILIP BLAIR MULLIN

 

This
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Cryomass Technologies Inc, a Nevada corporation, formerly known
as Andina Gold Corp and, respectively, Redwood Green Corp (the “Employer”), and Philip Blair Mullin (“Employee”)
(collectively, the “Parties”) dated June 24, 2020 (the “Agreement”), is made and effective as of this 13th
day of December 2021 by and between the Parties (the “Amendment”).

 

W
I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS,
Employer and Employee of their own free will wish to amend the terms of the Agreement,

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

		1.	AMENDMENT
                                            OF SECTION 2.4 – VACATION

 

1.1.
Section 4 of the Agreement is amended to read: “Employee shall be entitled to paid time off and paid official holidays in accordance
with Employer’s written policy in effect at the time, and which may change from time to time in the Employer’s sole discretion.
Paid time off not used during a calendar year may not be carried over into the next calendar year.”

 

		2.	MISCELLANEOUS.

 

2.1.
Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any reference
to the Agreement contained in any notice, request or other document executed concurrently with or after the execution and delivery of
this Amendment shall be deemed to include this Amendment unless the context shall otherwise require.

 

2.2.
Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. This Amendment shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the Colorado, without regard to any applicable principles of conflicts of law that might require the application
of the laws of any other jurisdiction. The Parties agree that claims and disputes under this Amendment shall be resolved pursuant to
the mechanisms provided in Section 9.8 of the Agreement. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT
AND TO THE AGREEMENT. Each party hereto (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly
or otherwise, that such party would not, in the event of any action, suit or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver.

 

     

     

    

 

2.3.
Headings. The headings and captions set forth herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction
or interpretation hereof.

 

2.4.
Entire Agreement. This Amendment sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the amendment
of the Agreement, and there are no other contemporaneous written or oral agreements, undertakings, promises, warranties, or covenants
not specifically referred to or contained herein.

 

2.5.
Execution of Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. This Amendment may be delivered by electronic (including
..pdf format) or facsimile transmission of an originally executed copy.

 

2.6.
Modification. No provision of this Amendment may be amended, changed, altered, modified, or waived except in writing signed
by Employee and an authorized representative of the Company, which writing shall specifically reference this Amendment, the Agreement
and the provision which the parties intend to waive or modify.

 

2.7.
Severability. Each provision, clause, and/or part of this Amendment is intended to be severable from the other. Therefore,
if any provision, clause, or part of this Amendment, or the applications thereof under certain circumstances, is held invalid or unenforceable
for any reason, the remainder of this Amendment, or the application of such provision, clause, or part under other circumstances, shall
not be affected thereby to the extent permissible pursuant to the laws of Colorado.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	CRYOMASS TECHOLOGIES INC
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	Patricia Kovacevic
	 	 	Title:	General Counsel
	 	 
	 	EMPLOYEE
	 	 
	 	 
	 	Philip Blair MullinExhibit 10.11 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

 

This Third Amended and Restated
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 1st day of May, 2021, by and between Andina
Gold Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Patricia Kovacevic (“Employee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee
entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Original Agreement”) on April 14, 2020 and the parties amended and restated
the Original Agreement on June 24, 2020 (“Amended Agreement 1” ) and December 1, 2020 (Amended Agreement 2”) to amend
the terms thereof,and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the
Employee desire to enter into this Agreement to amend the terms of the Amended Agreement 2 effective May 1, 2021 (the “Effective
Date”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.
EMPLOYMENT OF EMPLOYEE.

 

1.1
Duties and Status. The Company hereby engages and employs Employee as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary,
and Employee accepts such employment, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. During his/her employment
with the Company, Employee shall faithfully exercise such authority and perform such duties on behalf of the Company as are normally associated
with his/her title and position, and Employee shall abide by all policies and procedures applicable to all other salaried employees of
the Company. Employee’s position may be changed by the Company in its sole discretion, and if that occurs, Employee’s duties
and authority will be changed as a result.

 

1.2
Time and Effort. During his/her employment, in consideration of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement,
Employee agrees that he/she shall devote his/her entire working time, energy, skill, and best efforts to the performance of his/her duties
hereunder in a manner that will faithfully and diligently further the business and interests of the Company; provided, however, Employee
may participate in charitable, civic, consulting and community activities so long as such service or participation does not conflict with,
or adversely affect Employee’s performance of his/her duties under this Agreement and obligations as an office of the Company.

 

2.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

 

2.1
Base Salary. Employee’s salary shall be $242,000 from the Effective Date for the balance of 2021 on an annualized
basis (the “Base Salary”), with an automatic increase, effective on each anniversary of the Effective Date, of 10% per annum
each year over the prior year’s base salary during the term of this Agreement, subject to tax withholdings and upwards adjustment
as provided below (the “Base Salary”), which will be payable in equal periodic installments according to the Employer’s
customary payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly. The Employee’s Base Salary will be reviewed by the Employer’s
Board of Directors not less frequently than annually, and may be further adjusted upward by the Employer, but in no case can be adjusted
downward without the mutual agreement of the Parties.

 

2.2
One-time RSU Grant. The Employer agrees to grant to the Executive as of the Effective Date, 300,000 restricted stock units
(RSU)’s. The RSU’s awarded shall be subject to the terms of a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and such RSUs shall in any event
vest immediately and automatically at the grant date.

 

2.3
Targeted Annual Incentive Bonus. In addition to his Base Salary, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a targeted annual
incentive bonus each calendar year based upon achievement of performance goals of the Employee and corporate achievements of the Employer,
as determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. The target payout to be 100% of Base Salary which can been amended
up or down by the Compensation Committee based on the performance goals. An annual incentive bonus that is earned shall be payable to
the Employee within no more than thirty (30) days following the Employer’s determination of the performance goals for the annual
period in question (but in no event later than March 15 of the year after such annual period), and shall be accompanied by a certification
of the Employer’s Chief Financial Officer describing the determination of the amount of the annual incentive bonus. Subject to the
Compensation Committee’s determination of the achievement of the performance goals, the annual incentive bonus for a calendar year
shall be earned if the Executive’s employment or service continues until December 31 of that year.

 

     

     

    

 

2.4
Annual RSU Award. In addition to his Base Salary and targeted annual incentive bonus opportunity, the Employee shall
each calendar year also be eligible to receive an annual RSU based upon achievement of performance goals of the Executive and corporate
achievements of the Employer, as determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee (upon consultation with a compensation
consultant). The performance goals, may or may not be the same as the performance goals established in connection with Section 2.2 above.
The target payout to be between 0 - 275% of Base Salary which can been amended up or down by the Compensation Committee based on the performance
goals, and will be settled upon the issuance of additional RSU’s to the Executive at the same time as the incentive bonus. The number
of RSUs granted on each award date shall equal the number of shares of common stock of the Employer that have a Fair Market Value on the
date of grant equal to that percentage of Base Salary resulting from the Committee’s determination of the annual performance goals.
The RSUs shall be subject to the terms of a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, except, in all events, such RSUs shall vest immediately and
automatically at the grant date. However, Employee shall have the right to waive and renounce such RSUs at any time.

 

2.5 Benefits.
Employee shall be entitled to receive such employee benefits as the Company may provide from time to time to its salaried employees
generally, all on the same terms and conditions as such employee benefits are made available to the Company’s salaried employees
generally, including, without limitation, six (6) weeks’ paid vacation each calendar year, and paid personal days, together with
leave for illness or temporary disability, in accordance with the policies of the Company in effect from time to time..

 

3.
Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 5, Employee’s employment
under this Agreement shall be for a period of two (2) years, beginning on the Effective Date (the “Term”). After the
Term, Employee’s employment may continue on an “at-will” basis at the mutual consent of the parties, or on the basis
of a new employment agreement; to wit, the Company or the Employee may terminate the employment relationship with or without cause and/or
with or without notice AFTER May 1, 2023.

 

4.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, CONFIDENTIALITY, ETC.

 

4.1
Terms. Employee covenants and agrees that, during the period of his/her employment by the Company (for the purposes
of this Section 4, the term “Company” shall be deemed to include the Company and any of its subsidiaries/affiliates
at such applicable time), he/she will not, directly or indirectly:

 

(a)
solicit for employment any employee of the Company or otherwise encourage any such employee to sever his/her employment relationship
with the Company;

 

(b)
solicit the business of any customer of the Company or otherwise encourage any customer of the Company to sever or curtail its
relationship with the Company;

 

(c)
interfere with or induce or cause the termination or reduction of the business relationship between the Company and any supplier
of goods or services to the Company; or

 

(d)
perform or engage in any business, or accept employment with (as a consultant or otherwise), or otherwise give assistance to, whether
or not for compensation, any person, firm or corporation that provides goods or services that are competitive to those by the Company
at such time or in development at such time.

 

In the event that any provision
of this Section 4.1 is determined to be invalid or overbroad by any court or other entity of competent jurisdiction, to the extent permissible
under the laws of Colorado, the provisions of this Section 4.1 shall be deemed to have been amended, and the parties shall execute all
documents necessary to evidence such amendment, so as to eliminate or modify any such invalid or overbroad provision so as to carry out
the intent of this Section 4.1 as far as possible and to render the terms of this Section 4.1 enforceable in all respects as so modified.

 

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4.2
Confidential Information.

 

(a)
Except as specifically authorized by the Company in writing, from the date hereof and continuing forever, Employee agrees that
he/she will not, directly or indirectly, (i) disclose any “Confidential Information” (as defined below) to any person
or entity, or otherwise permit any person or entity to obtain or disclose any Confidential Information, or (ii) use any Confidential Information
for Employee’s benefit, whether directly or on behalf of another person or entity. In the event that Employee is requested or required
(by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand,
or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, Employee will notify the Company promptly of the request or requirement
so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 4.2. If, in the absence
of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Employee is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential
Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, Employee shall use his/her best efforts to obtain, at the request and expense
of the Company, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information
required to be disclosed as the Company shall designate.

 

(b)
For purposes hereof, the term “Confidential Information” means any and all information and compilations of information,
in whatever form or medium (including any copies thereof), relating to any part of the Company or its business, provided to Employee or
to which Employee had access or which he/she obtained or compiled or had obtained or compiled on his/her behalf, which information or
compilations of information are not a matter of public record, not generally known to the public or have not been previously disclosed
to the public by third parties, including, without limitation: (i) financial information regarding the Company; (ii) internal plans, practices,
and procedures of the Company; (iii) the identities, addresses, or requirements of the suppliers, customers or clients of the Company;
(iv) any other information relating to the operations of the Company expressly deemed confidential by the Company; (v) personnel data,
including compensation arrangements, relating to any employee of the Company; (vi) the terms and conditions of any agreements, documents,
and instruments to which the Company is a party; and (vii) any trade secrets of the Company.

 

(c)
Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee from disclosing Confidential Information (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or
local government official, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii)
in connection with or response to, a complaint or other document filed in a proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Moreover, if
Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose Confidential
Information to Employee’s attorney and use the Confidential Information in the proceeding if Employee files any document containing
the Confidential Information under seal and does not disclose the Confidential Information except pursuant to court order.

 

4.3
Reasonable Restrictions. Employee acknowledges and confirms that the restrictions and covenants contained in this
Section 4 are reasonably necessary to protect the good will, trade secrets, and legitimate interests of the Company, are not overbroad,
overlong, or unfair (including in duration and scope), and are not the result of overreaching, duress, or coercion of any kind. Employee
further acknowledges and confirms that Employee’s full, uninhibited, and faithful observance of each of the covenants contained
in this Agreement will not cause any undue hardship, financial or otherwise, and that enforcement of each of the covenants contained herein
will not impair Employee’s ability to obtain employment commensurate with Employee’s abilities and on terms fully acceptable
to Employee or otherwise to obtain income required for the comfortable support of Employee and Employee’s family and the satisfaction
of the needs of Employee’s creditors. Employee acknowledges and confirms that the violation of these covenants and the disclosure
of Confidential Information would cause the Company serious, irreparable injury or loss. Employee acknowledges and confirms that his/her
special abilities and knowledge of the Company’s business, trade secrets, and Confidential Information are such that it would cause
the Company serious, irreparable injury or loss if he/she were to use such abilities and knowledge to the benefit of a competitor or were
to otherwise violate these covenants. Employee further acknowledges and confirms that the restrictions contained in this Agreement are
intended to be, and shall be, for the benefit of and shall be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns, and that each
such entity shall be deemed third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement such that each such entity has standing to sue to enforce the
Agreement.

 

4.4
Legal and Equitable Remedies. Employee acknowledges and confirms that for any breach or threatened breach of any
of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief and that a restraining order and/or
an injunction may issue against Employee to prevent or restrain any such breach or threatened breach, in addition to any other rights
or remedies at law the Company may have.

 

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4.5
Company Property. All the Company’s property, equipment, funds, books, records, files, memoranda, reports,
lists, drawings, plans, sketches, documents, computer files, trade secrets, Confidential Information, inventions, and other material (together
with all copies thereof), which Employee shall use, prepare or come in contact with or possession of during the course of, or as a result
of, Employee’s employment shall, as between the parties hereto, remain the sole property of the Company. Upon the termination of
Employee’s employment or upon the prior request of the Company, Employee shall immediately return all such property or materials
and thereafter shall not remove or cause to be removed such materials from the premises of the Company.

 

4.6
Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(a)
Employee acknowledges and confirms that the results and proceeds of Employee’s services for the Company (including, but not
limited to, any trade secrets, products, services, processes, know-how, track record, designs, developments, innovations, analyses, reports,
techniques, formulas, methods, developmental or experimental work, improvements, discoveries, inventions, and source and object codes)
and resulting from services performed while providing services hereunder to the Company and any works in progress, whether or not patentable
or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, that were made, developed, conceived or reduced to practice or learned by Employee,
either alone or jointly with others, while providing services to the Company (collectively, “Inventions”), shall be
works-made-for-hire and the Company (or, if applicable, any of its subsidiaries) shall be deemed the sole owner throughout the universe
of any and all trade secret, patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “Proprietary Rights”)
of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, with the right to
use the same in perpetuity in any manner determined by the Company, without any further payment to Employee whatsoever. If, for any reason,
any of such results and proceeds shall not legally be a work-made-for-hire and/or there are any Proprietary Rights which do not accrue
to the Company (or, as the case may be, any of its subsidiaries) under the immediately preceding sentence, then Employee hereby irrevocably
assigns and shall assign any and all of Employee’s right, title and interest thereto, including any and all Proprietary Rights of
whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, to the Company (or,
if applicable, any of its subsidiaries/affiliates), and the Company or such subsidiaries/affiliates shall have the right to use the same
in perpetuity throughout the universe in any manner determined by the Company or such subsidiaries/affiliates without any further payment
to Employee whatsoever. As to any Invention that Employee is required to assign, Employee shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company
all information known to Employee concerning such Invention.

 

(b)
Employee acknowledges and confirms that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole
cost and expense, Employee shall do any and all things reasonably requested to establish or document the Company’s exclusive ownership
throughout the United States of America or any other country of any and all Proprietary Rights in any such Inventions, including the execution
of appropriate copyright and/or patent applications or assignments. To the extent Employee has any Proprietary Rights in the Inventions
that cannot be assigned in the manner described above, Employee unconditionally and irrevocably waives the enforcement of such Proprietary
Rights against the Company. This Section 4.6(b) is subject to and shall not be deemed to limit, restrict or constitute any waiver by the
Company of any Proprietary Rights of ownership to which the Company may be entitled by operation of law by virtue of the Employee providing
services to the Company. Employee further acknowledges and confirms that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at
the Company’s sole cost and expense, Employee shall assist the Company in every proper and lawful way to obtain and from time to
time enforce Proprietary Rights relating to Inventions in any and all countries. To this end, Employee shall execute, verify and deliver
such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as may be reasonably requested for use in applying for,
obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining, and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. In addition, Employee
shall execute, verify, and deliver assignments of such Proprietary Rights to the Company or its designees at the Company’s sole
cost and expense. Employee’s obligation to assist the Company with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Inventions in
any and all countries shall continue beyond the termination of Employee’s employment.

 

(c)
Employee hereby waives and quitclaims to the Company any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, that Employee now or may hereafter
have for infringement of any Proprietary Rights assigned hereunder to the Company.

 

4.7
Survival of Restrictive Covenants and Confidentiality Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, if the employment of Employee is terminated for any reason either during the Term or thereafter, the provisions and covenants
of this Section 4 shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.

 

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5.
TERMINATION.

 

5.1
Events of Termination. 

 

(a)
During the Term, Employee’s employment may be terminated by the Employer on the following grounds:

 

(i)
upon the death of the Employee;

 

(ii)
upon the Disability (defined in Section 6.1) of the Employee immediately upon notice from either party to the other;

 

(iii) For
Cause (defined in Section 6.1) (following the expiration of any applicable notice period); and

 

(iv)
at the discretion of the Employer, other than For Cause.

 

(b)
During the Term, Employee may resign/terminate his/her employment for any or no reason (aka resignation) provided that the Employee
gives the Employer at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of his/her resignation/termination of employment.

 

5.2
Effects of Termination. Effective upon the resignation/termination of Employee’s employment during the Term,
the Employer will be obligated to pay the Employee (or, in the event of his/her death, his/her designated beneficiary as defined below)
the compensation provided in this Section 5.2:

 

(a)
Termination by the Employer For Cause. If the Employer terminates Employee’s employment during the Term For Cause,
the Employee will only be entitled to receive the “Accrued Obligations” (as defined below), but will not be entitled
to any other compensation. All RSUs or other equity awards that are not vested on or before the date of such termination, shall terminate
as of the date such termination from employment is effective.

 

(b)
Termination upon Disability. If Employee’s employment is terminated by the Employer during the Term as a result of
the Employee’s Disability, in lieu of any payments due under this Agreement or any severance plan or program for employees or executives,
Employee shall be entitled to receive (i) the Accrued Obligations, (ii) a continuation of his/her Base Salary for the balance of the Term,
and (iii) Employee shall be given credit under all RSUs as if he/she remained employed by the Employer for the balance of the Term for
the purpose of vesting thereunder. The Base Salary continuation benefit described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid
in accordance with the Employer’s customary payroll practices then in effect. The proceeds of any disability insurance secured on
behalf of the Employee by the Employer and received by the Employee shall be applied towards, and credited against, the Employer’s
obligation to continue paying the Employee’s Base Salary as set forth above. If Employee or Employee’s eligible dependent(s)
timely elect coverage pursuant to COBRA, Employer shall pay for COBRA coverage for the balance of the Term.

 

(c)
Termination upon Death. If Employee’s employment is terminated during the Term because of the Employee’s death,
the Employee’s estate shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of any payments due under this Agreement or any severance plan or program
for employees or executives (i) the Accrued Obligations, (ii) a continuation of the Employee’s Base Salary for the balance of the
Term and (iii) credit under all RSUs as if he/she remained employed by the Employer for the balance of the Term for the purpose of vesting
thereunder. The Base Salary continuation benefit described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid in accordance with the
Employer’s customary payroll practices then in effect. If Employee’s eligible dependent(s) timely elect coverage pursuant
to COBRA, Employer shall pay for COBRA coverage for coverage for the balance of the Term.

 

(d)
Termination by the Employee any or no reason (aka resignation) or Termination by the Employer Other than For Cause. If Employee’s
employment is terminated during the Term by the Employee for any or no reason (aka resignation), or if Employee’s employment is
terminated during the Term by the Employer other than For Cause, then the Employee shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of any other
payments due under this Agreement or any severance plan or program for employees or executives (i) the Accrued Obligations, (ii) a continuation
of the Employee’s Base Salary for the balance of the Term and (iii) Employee shall be given credit under all RSUs as if he/she remained
employed by the Employer for the balance of the Term for the purpose of vesting thereunder. The Base Salary continuation benefits described
in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid in accordance with the Employer’s customary payroll practices, then in effect.
If Employee or Employee’s eligible dependent(s) timely elect coverage pursuant to COBRA, the Employer shall pay for COBRA coverage
for the balance of the Term.

 

(e)
On the date of any resignation/termination of Employee’s employment, the Employee shall be deemed to have resign all positions
for Employer, including as an officer of the Employer and/or its subsidiaries/affiliates.

 

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6.
MISCELLANEOUS.

 

6.1
Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in
this Section 6:

 

(a)
“Accrued Obligations” means (i) any Base Salary that is earned but remains unpaid on the date of termination,
(ii) vacation or paid time off that is accrued but unused on the date of termination, (iii) expenses that are reimbursable under the Employer’s
expense reimbursement policy that remain unpaid on the date of termination, (iv) rights under vested RSUs as of the date of termination
and (v) benefits and rights under the Employer’s employee benefit plans. The Accrued Obligations will be paid in accordance with
the Employer’s customary payroll practices, expense reimbursement policy or the terms of the employee benefit plan, as applicable.

 

(b)
 “Disability” shall mean once the Employee is unable to perform the essential functions of the Employee’s
duties with reasonable accommodation for 120 consecutive days, or 120 days during any twelve (12) month period. The Disability of the
Employee will be determined by a medical doctor selected by written agreement of the Employer and the Employee upon the request of either
party by written notice to the other. If the Employer and the Employee cannot agree on the selection of a medical doctor, each of them
will select a medical doctor and the two medical doctors will attempt to make a determination of disability. If these two doctors cannot
agree, they will jointly select a third medical doctor who will determine whether the Employee has a disability. The determination of
the third medical doctor(s) selected under this provision will be binding on both parties. The Employee must submit to a reasonable number
of examinations by the medical doctor making the determination of disability under this provision, and the Employee hereby authorizes
the disclosure and release to the Employer of such determination(s) and all supporting medical records. If the Employee is not legally
competent, the Employee’s legal guardian or duly authorized attorney in fact will act in the Employee’s stead for the purposes
of submitting the Employee to the examinations, and providing the authorization of disclosure, required under this provision.

 

(c)
 “For Cause” shall mean: (a) the Employee’s material breach of this Agreement, not substantially cured
within ten (10) days’ written notice of the breach to Employee; (b) a judicial finding in a civil context, or a conviction or entry
of a guilty plea or plea of no contest in a criminal context, with respect to theft, fraud, or misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation)
by Employee of any of the Employer’s funds or property; (c) controlled substance abuse, drug addiction or alcoholism which interferes
with or materially affects the Employee’s job performance, provided that an interactive dialogue and reasonable accommodation process
have first been undertaken and exhausted, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); (d) gross negligence or wanton misconduct
which materially and negatively affects the Employer, not substantially cured within ten (10) days’ written notice to Employee;
(e) any violation of any express written directions or any reasonable written rule or regulation established by the Employer’s Board
of Directors from time to time regarding the conduct of its business which negatively affects the Employer, and which is/are not substantially
cured within ten (10) days’ written notice to Employee; or (f) a conviction or entry of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with
respect to a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude for which imprisonment is a possible punishment.

 

6.2
Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced
in accordance with the laws Colorado, without regard to any applicable principles of conflicts of law that might require the application
of the laws of any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto each hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the the courts
of Colorado (or, if subject matter jurisdiction in that court is not available, in any state court located within Denver, Colorado) over
any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties hereto hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any objection which they now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding
brought in an applicable court described herein, and the parties agree that they shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction
by motion or other request for leave from any such court. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR EMPLOYEE’S EMPLOYMENT. Each party hereto (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented,
expressly or otherwise, that such party would not, in the event of any action, suit or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver
and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party hereto has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual
waiver and certifications in this Section 6.2.

 

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6.3
Headings. The headings and captions set forth herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation hereof.

 

6.4
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned, nor may performance of any duty hereunder be delegated,
by either party without the prior written consent of the other; provided, however, the Company may assign this Agreement to any of its
successors or to any of its affiliates, including to any purchaser of the Company or of substantially all of the assets to which Employee’s
employment relates, and that each such entity shall be deemed third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement such that each such entity has
standing to sue to enforce the Agreement.

 

6.5
Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof, and there are no other contemporaneous written or oral agreements, undertakings, promises, warranties, or covenants
not specifically referred to or contained herein. This Agreement specifically supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof all of which prior agreements and understandings (if any), including, but not
limited to, the Original Agreement and the Amended Agreement, are hereby terminated and of no further force and effect.

 

6.6
Execution of Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may be delivered by electronic (including
..pdf format) or facsimile transmission of an originally executed copy.

 

6.7
Modification. No provision of this Agreement may be amended, changed, altered, modified, or waived except in writing
signed by Employee and an authorized representative of the Company, which writing shall specifically reference this Agreement and the
provision which the parties intend to waive or modify.

 

6.8
Severability. Each provision, clause, and/or part of this Agreement is intended to be severable from the other. Therefore,
if any provision, clause, or part of this Agreement, or the applications thereof under certain circumstances, is held invalid or unenforceable
for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision, clause, or part under other circumstances, shall
not be affected thereby to the extent permissible pursuant to the laws of the Colorado.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	ANDINA GOLD CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	Philip B. Mullin,
	 	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 	 	 
	 	EMPLOYEE
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	Patricia I. Kovacevic

 

 

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