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                                                                  Exhibit 10.8.1

                        STANDSTILL AND OPTION AGREEMENT

     This Standstill and Option Agreement is entered into this 1st day of
November, 1999 by and among Rich Coast Inc. (the "Company"), Millennium
Financial Group, Inc. ("Millennium") and Sovereign Partners, L.P., Dominion
Capital Fund Ltd. and Canadian Advantage Limited Partnership (collectively, the
"Holder").

     WHEREAS, Holder purchased $1,500,000 aggregate principal amount in 8%
Convertible Debentures (the "Debentures") issued by the Company in June 1998.

     WHEREAS, Holder and the Company entered into a Registration Rights
Agreement (the "Registration Agreement") in connection with Holder's purchase of
the Debentures under which the Company is required to register the shares of
common stock of the Company into which the Debentures are convertible.

     WHEREAS, the registration of shares as required under the Registration
Agreement is not yet effective, and under the terms of that agreement the
Company is incurring penalties until the registration is effective.

     WHEREAS, Millennium commits to provide $2,000,000 in funding to the Company
over the next 227 days,

     WHEREAS, at the time of signing this Agreement the Company intends to enter
into subscription agreements (the "Subscription Agreements") with Millennium or
other third party investors to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at
a price of $.20 per share for an initial aggregate investment of $350,000, and
the terms of those Subscription Agreements require, among other things, that the
Company enter into this Agreement with Holder.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises
of the parties, the parties hereby agree as follows:

     1.   The foregoing recitals are true and incorporated herein.

     2.  Holder hereby grants Millennium Financial Group, Inc. or its designee a
one year option (the "Option") commencing on the date hereof to purchase the
Debentures at Redemption Value, which is defined as outstanding principal plus
$495,000, plus accrued interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Penalties are
specifically excluded from the definition of Redemption Value. All interest,
cash liquidated damages and penalties shall continue to accrue and shall follow
the Debentures upon exercise of the Option. If the Option expires unexercised
after the one year period and the Company has received an aggregate of
$2,000,000 in funding during the period the Option was outstanding, then the
Holder waives all penalties and cash liquidated damages and agrees that the
Company has the right to retire the Debentures at their Redemption Value at any
time up to and including the maturity date of the Debentures. If the Option
expires unexercised after the one year period and the Company has not received
an aggregate of $2.0 million in funding during the Option period, then the
Holder does not waive penalties and cash liquidated damages and the Holder
retains all rights under the Debentures with respect to such penalties ad cash
liquidated damages.
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     3.  The Company agrees to pay the Holder an aggregate amount of $140,000
over the next six months, with the first payment in the amount of $35,000 due
and payable upon receipt of funds from the Subscription Agreements, and
additional payments of $35,000 due every 60 days thereafter until paid in full.
In addition, the Company will include the shares underlying the Debentures in
the Form SB-2 Registration Statement which the Company will file as soon as
practicable after signing this Agreement and which will also include the
Millennium shares.

     4.  Holder agrees to a standstill under the Debentures for six months after
the signing of this Agreement. The standstill shall apply to any action with
respect to the Debentures, including but not limited to conversion of principal
and/or interest to common stock and declaring the Debentures in default. If the
Company receives $1,500,000 in funding by April 30, 2000, then for the six
months following expiration of the standstill term, the Holder agrees to convert
no more than $453,333.33 of principal into shares of the Company's common stock,
and the conversion rate shall be %.50 per share. Thereafter, the remaining
principal can be converted in accordance with the terms of the Debentures.
Principal amount shall include accrued interest less $140,000 if paid by the
Company and less any amount previously converted. If the Company does not
receive $1,500,000 in funding by April 30, 2000, then the limitations on
conversion will not apply, Holder retains all rights under the Debentures and
this Agreement is null and void.

     5.  Either Millennium or the Company can cause this Agreement to be in
default (and Holder can declare it in default) if funding or payments are not
within timelines specified, or the Form SB-2 is not timely filed, and not
corrected within 21 days of notice of default from Meridian by certified mail.
If Holder declares this Agreement in default under this paragraph, then Holder
retains all rights in the Debentures that it had prior to the execution of this
Agreement, and this Agreement is null and void.

     6.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when
taken together shall constitute the same document. Facsimile signatures shall be
given the same force and effect as original signatures.

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

                              RICH COAST INC.

                              By: /s/
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                              MILLENNIUM FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

                              By: /s/
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                              SOVEREIGN PARTNERS L.P.

                              By: /s/
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                              DOMINION CAPITAL FUND LTD,

                              By: /s/
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                              CANADIAN ADVANTAGE LIMITED
                              PARTNERSHIP

                              By: /s/
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.8.2

                       ADDENDUM TO STANDSTILL AND OPTION
                       AGREEMENT SIGNED NOVEMBER 1, 1999

This change is to Section 4 of the Standstill and Option Agreement and extends
the deadline for the Company to receive $1,500,000 in funding from April 30,
2000 to November 1, 2000.  In consideration of this extension, the Holder will
be paid $50,000 in two equal $25,000 payments. The first $25,000 paid on or
before August 18, 2000, the second $25,000 paid on or before September 16, 2000.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement to be
effective as of the date first written below.

                                         RICH COAST INC.

Date: July 31, 2000                      By: /s/ James P. Fagan
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                                         MILLENNIUM FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Date: August 1, 2000                     By: /s/ Mike McCrory
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                                         SOVEREIGN PARTNERS L.P.

Date:                                    By: /s/
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                                         DOMINION CAPITAL FUND, LTD.

Date: /s/                                By: /s/ Director
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                                             Director

                                          CANADIAN ADVANTAGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Date:                                    By: /s/
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

                             AGREEMENT RELATING TO
                      10% SENIOR SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

     This AGREEMENT (hereinafter the "Agreement") is effective as of the 25th
day of September, 2000 by and among CAPITAL RED OAK PARTNERS, INC., a Texas
corporation, ALAN MOORE, an individual d/b/a Red Oak Capital (individually or
collectively "Red Oak") and RICH COAST INC., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company").

                                   RECITALS

     A.  The Company issued to Red Oak a 10% Senior Secured Promissory Note in
the original principal amount of $2,000,000 (the "Note") dated May 16, 1997.

     B.  On November 3, 1999, the Company and Red Oak entered into a Standstill
Agreement pursuant to which the payment terms of the Note were revised.

     C.  The Company has requested Red Oak to further modify the payment terms
of the Note.

     D.  Red Oak has agreed to do so, upon the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

     1.  During the nine months beginning August 2000 through and including May
2001, the Company shall pay to Red Oak monthly interest payments at the rate of
10% per annum, compounded monthly on the outstanding principal amount of the
Note in addition to a $5,000 monthly payment which shall be applied solely to
the reduction of principal. All such interest and principal payments shall be
postmarked no later than the fifteenth day of each month, except the August and
September payments shall be postmarked no later than September 30, 2000. In the
event the Company breaches these revised payment terms, then for each month the
Company is in breach from August 2000 to May 2001, the Company shall issue to
Red Oak a warrant to purchase 65,000 shares of Rich Coast Inc. common stock,
exercisable at $0.50 per share for ten years.

     2.  The outstanding warrant to purchase 900,000 shares of Rich Coast common
stock dated January 10, 1996 (the "Original Warrant") issued to Red Oak in
connection with the Note is hereby cancelled and replaced with 900,000
restricted shares of Rich Coast Inc. common stock. The certificates representing
these shares will be issued 897,750 shares in the name of Red Oak Capital and
2,250 shares in the name of Jerry Trojan. Any certificates representing these
restricted shares shall bear the following legend:
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         "The securities represented by this certificate may not be offered for
         sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective
         registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") or
         pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act, the
         availability of which is to be established to the satisfaction of the
         Company."

     3.  Beginning in June 2001, the balance of the Note shall be paid off on a
revised four year graded payment schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A and all
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such payments shall be made no later than the tenth day of each month.

     4.  The Company shall issue to Red Oak (or its designee) a warrant to
purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock exercisable at $0.20 per
share for ten years and a separate warrant to purchase 585,000 shares of the
Company's common stock exercisable at $0.50 per share for ten years. Both
warrants shall be subject to the same terms and agreements relating to the
Original Warrant. Should the Company default on the payment terms as set forth
in Exhibit A or pursuant to this Agreement, the exercise price of both warrants
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shall be reduced to par value.

     Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to amend or waive
any of Holder's rights or remedies under the Note or any document or instrument
relating thereto. Holder expressly reserves all rights and remedies available to
it under applicable law, the Note, and any and all documents and instruments
relating to the Note.

     Agreed to and accepted this 25th day of September, 2000.

                                   RICH COAST INC.

                                   By: /s/ James Fagan
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                                      James Fagan, President

                                   CAPITAL RED OAK PARTNERS, INC.

                                   By: /s/ Alan Moore
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                                      Alan Moore, President

                                   ALAN MOORE

                                   /s/ Alan Moore
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                                   Alan Moore, Individually

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