Document:

Exhibit 10.13

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

 

THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE is
made on September 4, 2019.

 

BETWEEN:

 

TRILOGY METALS INC.

 

(“Trilogy”)

 

AND:

 

RICK VAN NIEUWENHUYSE

 

(the “Employee”)

 

WHEREAS:

 

		A.	The Employee is currently employed by Trilogy as its President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

		B.	Trilogy and the Employee have reached a mutual decision to end the Employee’s employment
with Trilogy effective the date agreed upon herein; and

 

		C.	The Employee and Trilogy (collectively, the “Parties”) have reached an agreement to
fully and finally settle any matters in relation to the Employee’s employment and the termination of that employment including
any disputes regarding the Employee’s entitlement to payment or benefits upon such termination on the terms and conditions
set out in this Separation Agreement and Release.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE
MUTUAL PROMISES AND COVENANTS CONTAINED HEREIN:

 

		1.	The Parties acknowledge and agree as follows:

 

		(a)	The Employee shall tender his written resignation as an employee, officer and director of Trilogy
and all subsidiaries of Trilogy effective September 4, 2019 (the “Resignation Date”).

 

		(b)	Trilogy shall pay to the Employee his regular base salary up to the Resignation Date.

 

		(c)	Trilogy shall pay to the Employee any accrued but unused vacation pay up to the Resignation Date.

 

		(d)	Trilogy and the Employee shall enter into a consulting services agreement, in the form attached
as Schedule “A” to this Separation Agreement and Release, that shall commence on September 4, 2019 and terminate on
January 31, 2020 (the “Consulting Period”).

 

		(e)	Any stock options granted to the Employee under Trilogy’s Equity Incentive Plan which are
vested as of the Resignation Date may be exercised up to the earlier of (i) six (6) months’ following the end of the Consulting
Period or (ii) the expiration date stated on the option.

 

     

     

    

 

		(f)	Any stock options granted to the Employee under Trilogy’s Equity Incentive Plan which are
unvested as of the Resignation Date shall remain eligible for vesting during the Consulting Period in accordance the vesting schedule
stated on the option and, if vested, may be exercised up to the earlier of (i) six (6) months’ following the end of the Consulting
Period or (ii) the expiration date stated on the option.

 

		(g)	Any unvested restricted share units granted under Trilogy’s Restricted Share Unit Plan that
become Vested Share Units prior to the end of the Consulting Period shall be paid out to the Employee. Any other unvested Restricted
Share Units shall be void as of the last day of the Consulting Period.

 

		(h)	Trilogy shall reimburse the Employee for any properly incurred business expenses submitted with
appropriate documentation in accordance with Trilogy’s expense reimbursement policies up to the Resignation Date.

 

		(i)	Subject to the terms of the applicable plan, Trilogy shall continue the Employee’s health
benefit coverage until the Resignation Date.

 

		(j)	Trilogy shall consult with the Employee with regards to the form of press release to be issued
by Trilogy announcing the Employee’s resignation and subsequent consulting arrangement.

 

2.          The Employee agrees that as a condition of this Separation Agreement and Release, he shall not directly or indirectly acquire
any property, or an interest in any entity or become an officer, director, employee or advisor (other than providing general advice
to his significant other in an informal and private manner) to any entity that holds property, in the “Area of Interest”
as that term is contemplated in Trilogy’s agreements with South 32 USA Exploration Inc. and Nana Regional Corporation Inc.
for a period of twelve (12) months from the Resignation Date. The obligations set out in this section 2 are in addition to the
obligations set out in section 4.9 of the Employee’s employment agreement with Trilogy, which survive the termination of
his employment.

 

3.          The Employee acknowledges and reaffirms that he remains bound by the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure provisions set out
in section 4 of his current employment agreement with Trilogy and that the obligations set out therein survive the termination
of his employment with Trilogy for any reason.

 

4.          The Employee further acknowledges and reaffirms section 5 of his employment agreement and
agrees that, other than as set out below, all Trilogy property in physical or digital form has been returned to Trilogy as of
the Resignation Date. Trilogy agrees that the Employee may retain the computer he was using at the Resignation Date provided
that the Employee agrees that Trilogy may first delete all Trilogy documents, records and confidential information from that
computer.

 

5.          The Employee also covenants and agrees that he will not for a period of six months from the Resignation Date sell or otherwise
dispose of any of his shares in Trilogy without the consent of the Board of Directors of Trilogy. Trilogy agrees that this covenant
shall not apply to the sale or disposition of shares for the purpose of offsetting tax consequences arising from the exercise of
any options or RSUs and the Employee agrees to work reasonably and collaboratively with Trilogy to identify a buyer of these shares.

 

     

     

    

 

6.          In consideration of Trilogy entering into this Separation Agreement and Release and other good and valuable consideration
(as more particularly described in paragraph 1 above), the Employee hereby remises, releases and forever discharges Trilogy, its
affiliated companies, and as applicable all of their respective officers, directors, partners, shareholders, employees, agents,
successors, administrators, executors, heirs and assigns of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, dues,
accounts, costs, legal costs, contracts, claims and demands of every nature or kind, statutory or otherwise, including any claims
made pursuant to the Employment Standards Act (BC), the Human Rights Code (BC) or any similar applicable legislation,
which the Employee, and, as applicable, the Employee’s agents, successors, administrators, executors, heirs and assigns now
have or at any time hereafter can, shall or may have in any way arising or resulting from any cause, matter, or anything whatsoever
existing up to and including the present time with respect to the Employee’s employment with Trilogy, the termination of
that employment and the termination of any benefits. This release includes but is not limited to: wrongful or tortious termination;
constructive discharge; implied or express employment contracts and/or estoppel; discrimination and/or retaliation under any federal,
state or local statute or regulation, specifically including any claims the Employee may have under the Fair Labor Standards
Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., as amended, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq.,
Section 1981 of U.S.C. Title 42, the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Corporate and Criminal
Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1514A, also known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 703, et seq., Executive Orders 11246 or 11141, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq., the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101, et
seq., and COBRA, 29 U.S.C. 1161, et seq.; Alaska Human Rights Act, Alaska Stat. §§ 18.80.010-18.80.300; Alaska
Stat. 47.30.865; any claims brought under any federal, state, or local statute or regulation for non-payment of wages or other
compensation, including expense reimbursements and/or bonuses due after the Resignation Date, stock grants or stock options; and
libel, slander, or breach of contract other than the breach of this Separation Agreement and Release. This Separation Agreement
and Release specifically excludes claims, charges, complaints, causes of action or demand that post-date the Resignation Date,
and that are based on factual allegations that do not arise from or relate to the Employee’s present employment with or termination
from Trilogy. Nothing in this Separation Agreement and Release shall be construed to prohibit the Employee from filing a charge
or complaint, including a challenge to the validity of the waiver provision of this Agreement, with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission or Securities and Exchange Commission, or participating in any investigation conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commissions, or the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, the Employee has waived any right to monetary relief, including
monetary relief pursuant to Section 21F of the Securities and Exchange Act.

 

7.          Nothing in this Separation Agreement and Release shall prevent the Employee from making a claim for indemnity pursuant to
any directors and officer’s liability insurance pursuant to the terms and conditions of any such insurance policy in relation
to any third-party claim made against the Employee. For greater certainty, neither section 7 or 8 of this Separation Agreement
and Release prevents Trilogy from bringing a claim, including a claim for damages, against the Employee and/or others in relation
to the acquisition of the Sun or Smucker claims by Valhalla Metals Inc. and/or Valhalla Mining LLC or the Employee’s engagement
in any way with Valhalla Metals Inc. and/or Valhalla Mining LLC in relation to those claims.

 

8.          Subject to section 7 above, Trilogy agrees that is shall not be entitled to recover, or avoid
making payment of, the consulting fees payable to the Employee pursuant to the consulting services Agreement attached a Schedule
 “A” hereto, or, terminate or claw back any stock options or restricted share units currently held by the Employee,
including in any legal claim brought against the Employee. For greater certainty, section 8 of this Separation Agreement and Release
is not intended to prevent Trilogy from indirectly recovering payment made to the Employee by executing on any court judgment it
may obtain against him.  

 

     

     

    

 

9.          The Parties agree that the terms of this Separation Agreement and Release shall not constitute nor be deemed to be an admission
of liability by any party in respect of any claim which the other party hereto presently has or hereafter can, shall or may have
and any such liability by that party is in fact expressly denied. The terms of this Separation Agreement and Release are contractual
and not merely a recital.

 

10.        Employee further agrees that he will not make any claim or take any proceedings against any other person or corporation
who might claim contribution or indemnity from Trilogy in respect of the subject matter of this Separation Agreement and Release.

 

11.       This Separation Agreement and Release is binding on the heirs, executors, administrators, agents and assigns of both Parties
and enures to the benefit, as applicable, of the officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, successors, administrators
and assigns of the other party and its respective subsidiaries.

 

12.       The Employee acknowledges that Trilogy will need to file a copy of this Separation Agreement and Release and include a summary
of the terms of this Separation Agreement and Release in its public disclosure documents. The Employee understands and agrees that
other than those terms included in the public disclosure documents, the Employee will not disclose, except only in the necessary
conduct of his business, to his legal and financial advisors, immediate family members or unless required to do so by law, the
terms of the settlement between the Employee and Trilogy.

 

13.        It is further understood and agreed that the Employee will not make any derogatory or disparaging public statements concerning
Trilogy, its affiliates, its contractual counterparties and potential business partners or any of their respective officers, directors
or employees or concerning any relationship the Employee had with Trilogy or any of its subsidiaries, the contractual counterparties
or any of their respective officers, directors or employees.

 

14.        It is further agreed that no officer or director of Trilogy will make any derogatory or disparaging statement about the
Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Separation Agreement and Release shall be construed to preclude truthful
disclosures by officers or directors of Trilogy within any document or evidence prepared, filed or given in any legal proceedings
or in response to lawful process as required by applicable law, regulation or order, directive or request of a court, governmental
agency or regulatory organization.

 

15.        It is further understood and agreed that the Employee hereby represents and declares that the Employee executes this Separation
Agreement and Release as the Employee’s own free act for the consideration set forth herein (and has not been influenced
to any extent whatsoever in executing this Separation Agreement and Release by any representations or statements made by Trilogy,
or by any person on behalf of Trilogy) and that the Employee has read this Separation Agreement and Release and has taken independent
legal advice as to its terms and the Employee acknowledges that Trilogy relies on this representation and declaration.

 

16.        This Separation Agreement and Release is subject to and conditional on the approval of the Board of Directors of Trilogy.

 

     

     

    

 

17.        This Separation Agreement and Release is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of British
Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, which shall be deemed to be the proper law hereof. The partiers hereto
submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of British Columbia.

 

18.        Nothing
in this Separation Agreement and Release shall be considered to modify the Equity Incentive Plan or the Restricted Share Unit
Plan, or Trilogy’s rights under any of these plans.

 

19.        The Parties hereto agree that this Separation Agreement and Release, the Consulting Agreement attached as Schedule “A”
hereto and the surviving terms of the Employee’s employment agreement with Trilogy, contain the entire agreement between
the Parties.

 

THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS CAREFULLY READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT, THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF THE EMPLOYEE’S CHOICE, AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE SIGNS THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE INTENT OF RELEASING
TRILOGY AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have hereunto set their hands as of the date first above written.

 

TRILOGY METALS INC.

 

 

	Per:	/s/ Janice A. Stairs	 
	 	Authorized Signatory	 

 

	SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED in	)	 
	the presence of:	)	 
	 	)	 
	/s/ Caitlin Ehman	)	/s/ Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse
	Witness	)	RICK VAN NIEUWENHUYSE
	 	)	 
	Name	)	 
	 	)	 
	Address	)	 
	 	)	 
	 	)	 
	 	)	 
	OccupationExhibit 10.14

 

CONSULTING SERVICES
AGREEMENT 

 

This AGREEMENT dated September 4, 2019.

 

BETWEEN:

 

TRILOGY METALS
INC.

1150 – 609 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5

(the “Company”)

 

AND:

 

RICK VAN NIEUWENHUYSE

Suite 1150 – 609 Granville Street, P.O. Box 10334

Pacific Centre, Vancouver, B.C., V7Y 1G5

 

(the “Consultant”)

 

WITNESSES THAT WHEREAS:

 

A.            The
Consultant resigned from his employment with the Company effective September 4, 2019;

 

B.            The
Company wishes to retain the Consultant to perform certain consulting services;

 

C             The
Consultant agrees to provide such services to the Company on the terms and conditions set out herein; and

 

D.            The
Consultant will be intimately involved in the Company’s business and with the confidential information of the Company and,
by virtue of such involvement, may receive confidential information regarding the Company.

 

THEREFORE, in consideration
of the sum of $10.00 and the covenants and agreements herein, and for other good and valuable consideration given by each party
hereto to the other, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties, the parties hereby agree
as follows:

 

		1.	SERVICES

 

1.1           Services. The Consultant agrees to perform the services set out in Schedule “A” to this Agreement.

 

1.2           Independent Contractor. It is acknowledged and agreed that:

 

		(a)	The Consultant shall at all times be an independent contractor. The Consultant is not an employee
or agent of the Company and no partnership, joint venture or agency will be created by this Agreement or by any action of the parties
under this Agreement and the Consultant shall not represent himself to be in any such relationship with the Company.

 

     

     

    

 

		(b)	The Consultant shall not have any decision-making authority for the Company.

 

		(c)	The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that he shall be responsible for payment to the proper authorities
of any and all income taxes, employment insurance premiums, Canada Pension Plan contributions and Workers’ Compensation insurance
premiums or any other applicable, similar statutory withholdings in respect of the remuneration paid hereunder.

 

		(d)	If at any time the Canada Revenue Agency or any other competent authority determines that the Consultant
is an employee of the Company, then the Company will immediately begin making all statutorily required withholdings and remittances
in respect of payments to the Consultant.

 

		2.	REMUNERATION

 

During the term of
this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Consultant the fees set out in Schedule “B”, which sets out completely
the remuneration payable to the Consultant.

 

		3.	EXPENSES

 

3.1           Business Expenses. The Consultant shall be reimbursed by the Company for all reasonable, pre-approved expenses incurred
in connection with the performance of services, including business travel, in accordance with the Company’s policies as established
from time to time. The reimbursement of all expenses, pursuant to this Agreement, must be supported with appropriate receipts,
invoices or similar documentation.

 

		4.	TERM AND TERMINATION

 

4.1           This Agreement shall commence on September 4, 2019 and shall continue until January 31, 2020, unless terminated earlier in accordance
with the terms set out herein.

 

4.2           Either party may terminate this Agreement during its term immediately upon a fundamental breach of a material term of this Agreement.

 

		5.	Confidential Information and Company Property

 

5.1           Except
as required by law or in the normal and proper course of the Consultant providing services to the Company hereunder, the Consultant
will not use for the Consultant’s own account or disclose to anyone else, during or after the term of this Agreement, any
confidential or proprietary information or material relating to the operations or business of the Company and its subsidiaries
which the Consultant obtains from the Company, the subsidiaries or their officers, employees, agents, suppliers or customers or
otherwise by virtue of the Consultant’s engagement by the Company or the subsidiaries. Confidential or proprietary information
or material includes, without limitation, the following types of information or material, both existing and contemplated, regarding
the Company or its subsidiaries except to the extent otherwise in the public domain: corporate information, including plans, strategies,
tactics, policies, resolutions, and any litigation or negotiations; financial information, including cost and performance data,
debt arrangements, equity structure, investors and holdings; operational and scientific information, including trade secrets; technical
information, technical drawings and designs, mine plans, pit designs and reserve and resource estimates; and personnel information,
including personnel lists, resumes, personnel data, organizational structure and performance evaluations (collectively, the “Confidential
Information”).

 

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5.2          The Consultant agrees that all documents (including, without limitation, software and information in machine-readable form) of
any nature pertaining to activities of the Company and to its subsidiaries, including without limitation, Confidential Information,
in the Consultant’s possession now or at any time during the term of this Agreement, are and shall be the property of the
Company and its subsidiaries, and that all such documents and all copies of them shall be surrendered to the Company whenever requested
by the Company.

 

		6.	Return of Documents

 

6.1          The Consultant agrees that all files, documents and equipment issued to the Consultant of any nature pertaining to business of
the Company are and shall be the property of the Company, and that all such documents and all copies of them and any equipment
shall be returned to the Company up on the termination of the Consultant’s engagement by the company for any reason.

 

		7.	EQUITABLE RELIEF

 

7.1          The
Consultant agrees that, in the event he violates any of the restrictions referred to in sections 5 and 6, the Company shall
suffer irreparable harm and shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and any other remedies in law or
in equity which the court deems fit.

 

		8.	SEVERABILITY

 

Should any part of
this Agreement be declared or held to be invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder
of this Agreement which shall continue in full force and effect and be construed as if this Agreement had been executed without
the invalid portion, and it is hereby declared the intention of the parties that this Agreement would have been executed without
reference to any portion that may, for any reason, be hereafter declared or held invalid.

 

		9.	SURVIVAL

 

The Company and the
Consultant expressly acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement, which by their express or implied terms extend
beyond the termination of the Consultant’s services hereunder, or beyond the termination of this Agreement, shall continue
in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination of the Consultant’s services or the termination of this Agreement
for any reason.

 

		10.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS

 

The provisions herein
constitute the entire agreement between the parties in relation to providing consulting services to the Company and supersede all
previous communications, representations and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Company and the Consultant with respect
to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written instrument signed by the Company
and the Consultant.

 

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		11.	GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement shall
be governed by and interpreted exclusively in accordance with the laws of British Columbia, and the courts of British Columbia
shall have the exclusive jurisdiction over this Agreement and any claim or dispute arising under it.

 

		12.	ENUREMENT

 

This Agreement shall
enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors,
personal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

		13.	ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

 

The Company shall have
the right to assign this Agreement to another party, including, without limitation, any successor company that acquires all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Consultant shall not assign his rights under this Agreement or delegate to
others any of his functions and duties under this Agreement without the express written consent of the Company which may be withheld
in its sole discretion.

 

		14.	NOTICE

 

Any notice relating
to this Agreement or required or permitted to be given in accordance with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally
delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid to the parties at their respective addresses set out on the first page
of this Agreement.

 

		15.	CURRENCY

 

All monetary amounts
set out in this Agreement refer to Canadian dollars.

 

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		16.	LEGAL ADVICE

 

The Consultant acknowledges
that he has obtained independent legal advice before executing this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF
the parties have hereto have duly executed this agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	TRILOGY
    METALS INC.
	 	 
	 	 
	 	Per:	 /s/ Janice A. Stairs
	 	 
	 	 
	 	/s/ Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse
	 	RICK VAN NIEUWENHUYSE

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

The Consultant agrees
to provide the following services:

 

		1.	The Consultant shall provide transitional services on an as-needed basis at the request of the
acting or newly appointed Chief Executive Officer.

 

    

     

    

 

SCHEDULE B

 

A.           Fee

 

		1.	The Company shall pay to the Consultant a consulting fee of $40,416.66 plus GST per month, pro-rated
for the month of September 2019.

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