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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.8E

             AGREEMENT FOR EXTENSION OF TRANSMISSION LINE AGREEMENT

         THIS   AGREEMENT  FOR   EXTENSION  OF   TRANSMISSION   LINE   AGREEMENT
(hereinafter  called  "Extension  Agreement")  is made this 9th day of February,
2000,  between NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER  CORPORATION,  a District of Columbia
corporation,  with offices at 60 Massachusetts  Avenue, N.E.,  Washington,  D.C.
20002  (hereinafter  called  "Amtrak") and THE UNITED  ILLUMINATING  COMPANY,  a
Connecticut  corporation,   with  offices  at  157  Church  Street,  New  Haven,
Connecticut 06506-0901 (hereinafter called "Power Company").

                                   BACKGROUND

         A. Amtrak (as a successor  in interest to the Property of The New York,
New Haven and  Hartford  Railroad  Company)  and Power  Company are parties to a
Transmission Line Agreement,  dated January 13, 1966,  between Power Company and
Richard Joyce Smith,  William J. Kirk and Harry W.  Dorigan,  as Trustees of the
Property of The New York, New Haven and Hartford  Railroad  Company,  as amended
by, inter alia, an Arbitration  Award dated May 27, 1980 and a Letter  Agreement
dated  March  28,  1985  (hereinafter  collectively  called  "1966  Agreement"),
incorporated  herein by reference,  pursuant to which Power  Company  operates a
high voltage  transmission  system on,  above,  or under  certain lands owned by
Amtrak  and upon  certain  lands  owned by Amtrak  and upon  certain  structures
erected by Power Company and owned by Amtrak,  located along certain of Amtrak's
railroad rights-of-way.

         B. Power  Company and Amtrak  have agreed to extend the 1966  Agreement
with respect to the land specified in Section 1 of this Extension  Agreement for
the period May 5, 2000 through May 4, 2040,  subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein.

         THEREFORE, Power Company and Amtrak hereby agree:

         1. The 1966  Agreement  is  extended  for a term of  forty  (40)  years
commencing on May 5, 2000 and  terminating  on May 4, 2040  (hereinafter  called
"Extended Term") with respect to:

         the land described in Paragraph (2) and (5) of Section (a) of Article 1
         of the 1966 Agreement,  located along Amtrak's Springfield Line between
         approximately station 47 + 28 and station 531 + 12, a total distance of

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         approximately  forty-eight thousand, three hundred eighty-four (48,384)
         lineal feel; and

         the lands  owned by Amtrak on,  above,  or under  which  Power  Company
         presently operates  connecting lines, and which are located as follows:
         (i) along Amtrak's  Shoreline,  from approximately  station 129 + 30 of
         the  monumented  center  line  of the  Shoreline,  to  Power  Company's
         Quinnipiac  substation,   approximately  station  176  +  50.5  of  the
         monumented  center line of the Shoreline,  a distance of  approximately
         four thousand  seven hundred  twenty and five tenths  (4,720.5)  lineal
         feel, and (ii) along Amtrak's  Springfield  Line, from station 531 + 12
         of the monumented center line of the Springfield Line, to approximately
         station 564 + 30 of the monumented center line of the Springfield Line,
         a distance of  approximately  three  thousand  three  hundred  eighteen
         (3,318) lineal feet.

The parties  acknowledge that Power Company's  occupancy of Amtrak's property is
depicted in Exhibit A, attached  hereto and  incorporated  herein,  and that the
total length of such occupancy is approximately  fifty six thousand four hundred
twenty-two and five tenths  (56,422.5)  lineal feet or 10.69 miles.  The parties
further  acknowledge  that  Amtrak  holds  title to all  structures  located  on
Amtrak's land that support Power  Company's  transmission  system and connecting
lines.

         2. Neither  party  hereto  shall  have an option  to extend  the 1966
Agreement beyond the Extended Term.

         3. The Extended Time shall be subject to the same terms and  conditions
as the current  extended term  (expiring on May 4, 2000) of the 1966  Agreement,
except as otherwise set forth herein.

         4. On or before the  commencement  date (May 5,  2000) of the  Extended
Term, and on or before each anniversary of such commencement date, Power Company
shall pay Amtrak the annual rental  prescribed  herein.  As of the  commencement
date of the Extended  Term, the annual rental payable by Power Company to Amtrak
shall be one  hundred  eight  thousand  dollars  ($108,000).  The annual  rental
payable by Power Company shall be adjusted  every five (5) years on the basis of
the change in the CPI, as hereinafter  defined,  with the first such  adjustment
effective May 5, 2005. The rental  adjustment  shall be determined in accordance
with the following provisions:

         (a) As used in this Extension Agreement, "CPI" means the Consumer Price
         Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average,  published by
         the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor ("BLS"),
         1982-84=100. If the BLS changes the publication frequency of the CPI so
         that the CPI is not available to make an  adjustment as specified,  the
         adjustment shall be based on the percentage

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          difference  between the CPI for the closest  preceding month for which
          the CPI is available. If the BLS changes the base reference period for
          the CPI from 1982-84=100,  the adjustment shall be determined with the
          use of such  conversion  formula or table as may be  published  by the
          BLS. If the BLS otherwise substantially revises, or ceases publication
          of, the CPI,  then a  substitute  index for  determining  adjustments,
          issued by the BLS or by a reliable  governmental or other  nonpartisan
          publication, shall be designated by Power Company and Amtrak.

         (b) As of every fifth (5th) year anniversary of May 5, 2000, commencing
         with May 5, 2005, the annual  rental in effect  immediately  preceding
         such  anniversary  shall be  increased  or decreased by the increase or
         decrease in the CPI, calculated as follows: (i) the CPI for the January
         of the calendar  year in which the  adjustment  is to become  effective
         (January,  2005 in the case of the  adjustment to go into effect May 5,
         2005) shall be designated the current index and the CPI for the January
         of the  fifth  year  prior  thereto  (January,  2000 in the case of the
         adjustment to go into effect May 5, 2005) shall be designated  the base
         index;  (ii) the current index shall be divided by the base index;  and
         (iii) from the quotient  thereof there shall be subtracted  the integer
         one  (1),  and  any  resulting  positive  number  or  negative  number,
         multiplied  by 100,  shall be deemed to be the  percentage  increase or
         decrease, respectively, in the annual rental amount.

Any  delay  by  either  party in  implementing  one or more  rental  adjustments
required by the foregoing  provisions  shall not constitute or be construed as a
retroactive or prospective waiver of the right to such rental adjustment(s).

         5. The terms and conditions of this Extension  Agreement remain subject
to approval of the respective Board of Directors of Power Company and Amtrak.

         6. This Extension  Agreement  constitutes the entire agreement  between
Amtrak and Power Company concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
previous   oral  or  written   understandings,   agreements,   commitments   and
representations  concerning the subject matter of this Extension Agreement. This
Extension Agreement may not be changed, amended or modified in any way except in
a writing executed by Amtrak and Power Company.

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Amtrak and Power Company have  hereunto  executed
this Extension Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

WITNESSES:                                   NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
                                                   CORPORATION

/s/ James A. Miller                          By:      /s/ Sally J. Bellet
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James A. Miller                                           Sally J. Bellett

                                                    Counsel to the President-NEC
/s/ John C. Kalapos                          Title: V/P Commercial Development
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John C. Kalapos

WITNESSES:                                         THE UNITED ILLUMINATING
                                                         COMPANY

/s/ Elaine Giamette                          By:     /s/ Albert N. Henricksen
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Elaine Giamette                                          Albert N. Henricksen

                                                         Group Vice President
/s/ Mayra B. Ortiz                           Title:      Support Services
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Mayra B. Ortiz

                                       4Warrant No.  Series 2000-01Warrant to Purchase
                          300,000 Common Shares

                        STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
    (For the Purchase of Shares of a Par Value of $.01 Per Share)

                   UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
         (Incorporated under the laws of the State of Montana)

Void After 9:00 AM on 25 January 2003

     This is to certify that, for the value received, Al W. Dugan,1415
Louisiana, Suite 3100, Houston, Texas 77002 is entitled, subject to the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth, to purchase the number of Unregistered
Common Shares as set forth above, with a par value of $.01 per share,
hereinafter called Unregistered Common Shares, of United States Antimony
Corporation, hereinafter called the Company, at an exercise price of $.25 per
share, and to receive a certificate or certificates for the Unregistered
Common Shares so purchased, upon presentation and surrender to the Company,
with the form of subscription duly executed, and accompanied by the payment of
the purchase price of each share purchased either in cash or by certified or
bank cashier's check payable to the order of the Company.

     The Company covenants and agrees that all shares which may be delivered
upon the exercise of this Warrant will, upon delivery, be free from all taxes,
liens and charges, will be fully paid and non-assessable, and the Company
further covenants and agrees that it will from time-to-time take all such
action as may be requisite to assure that the par value per share of the
Common Shares is at all time equal to or less than the current Warrant
purchase price per share of the Unregistered Common Shares issuable pursuant
to this Warrant.

     The purchase rights represented by this Warrant are exercisable at the
option of the registered owner hereof in whole at any time, or in part from
time-to-time, within the period above stated, provided, however, that such
purchase rights shall not be exercisable with respect to a fraction of a share
of Common Shares.

     In case of the purchase of less than all shares purchasable under this
warrant, the Company shall cancel this Warrant upon the surrender hereof and
shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date for the balance
of the shares purchasable hereunder.
     The Company agrees at all times to reserve and hold available a
sufficient number of Unregistered Common Shares to cover the number of shares
issuable upon the exercise of this and all other similar Warrants then
outstanding.

     This Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or
other rights as a shareholder of the Corporation, or any other rights
whatsoever, except the rights herein expressed and such as are set forth, and
no dividends shall be payable or accrue in respect of the Warrant or the
interest represented hereby or the shares purchasable hereunder until or
unless, and except to the extent that, this Warrant shall be exercised.

     This warrant and the rights represented hereby may not be transferred
except by way of gift to family members and family entities, such as trusts or
foundations.

     In any of the following events, occurring hereafter and until the
expiration of the Warrant by the passage of time or the full exercise hereof,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number of shares deliverable upon
the exercise of this Warrant or the price per share to be paid so as to
maintain the proportion of interest of each Warrant holder. If the Company at
any time prior to the expiration of the Warrants and prior to the exercise
thereof declares a dividend on the Common Stock of the Company, payable in
Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock, or divides,
consolidates or reclassifies the Common Stock, whether upon a recapitalization
or otherwise, or merges or consolidates with or into another Corporation
(unless the Company is the continuing Corporation and there is no
reclassification or change of outstanding shares of Common Stock) the number
of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall thereafter
(until further adjusted), consist of the kind and amount of securities or
property which would have been issuable had the Warrants been exercised
immediately prior to the record date for the event in question.  The Company
shall not affect any such merger or consolidation unless, at or prior to the
consumption thereof, the surviving Corporation shall assume by written
agreement the obligation to deliver these securities which, and accordance
with the foregoing, the Warrant holder is entitled to purchase.  The above
provisions relative to dilution shall not apply to any issuance or sale by the
Company of any of its securities, or any securities convertible into Common
Stock, which issuance and sale was for valid consideration as determined by
the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company shall be free to offer
and sell during the term of this Warrant such of its securities as it may deem
advisable and appropriate.

     Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it (in the
exercise of its reasonable discretion) of the ownership of and the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss,
theft, or destruction) of indemnity satisfactory to it, and (in the case of
mutilation) upon surrendering this Warrant for cancellation, the Company will
execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant for like tenor.

     The Warrants represented by this certificate and the shares underlying
issuable upon exercise hereof, have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933.  The Warrants have been purchased for investment and not with a
view to distribution or resale, they may not be made subject to security
interest, pledged, hypothecated. The warrant may not be transferred except by
way of gift to family members and family entities, such as trusts or
foundations.  Shares issuable upon exercise of this warrant will have been
purchased by the holder thereof for investment and not with a view to
distribution or resale, or otherwise transferred without an effective
registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or an opinion
of counsel acceptable to counsel for the Company that registration is not
required under such Act.  Any shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant
shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:

     "No sale offer to sell or transfer of the shares represented
      by this certificate shall be made unless a registration
      statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amends,
      with respect to such shares is then in effect or an
      exemption from the registration requirements of such Act
      is then in fact applicable to such shares."

     All notices and other communications from the Company to the holder of
this Warrant shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the
address furnished to the Company in writing by the holder of this Warrant.

          Dated: 25 January 2000

                               UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION

                               By
                                 John C. Lawrence, President

ATTEST:

Lee Martin

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