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		Exhibit 10.2

		

		

		
			Share Transfer Agreement

						

					“Amendment to the agreement dated September 30, 2006”

					

				

		

		
			Transferor:                                Xinhua China Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Party A)

				Address:                                   PMB 680, 250 H Street, Blaine, Washington, USA  98230

				Legal Representative:                Xianping Wang

				

				Transferee:                               Beijing Meixinda Science & Trade Development Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Party B)

				Address:                                   Rm 202, Bldg F, 8 Beidajie, Chaoyangmen, Dongchengqu, Beijing

				Legal Representative:                Zhaonan Zhou

				

				

				This Agreement is executed in Beijing on December 25, 2006 by Party A and Party B.

				

				On February 13, 2001, Beijing Boheng Business Management Ltd. (formerly known as Beijing Dabo Investment Management Ltd. and hereinafter referred to as “Beijing Boheng”) was approved by the Beijing Industry & Commerce Administration Bureau to set up a Company with Chinese capital.  In January of 2005, Party A and original shareholders Jianmin Zhou and Hongxing Li signed a Joint Venture Management Contract in Beijing to set up a Joint Venture Company.  On May 27 of the same year, the Beijing Industry & Commerce Administration Bureau gave approval and a Joint Venture Enterprise was founded.  Party A legally owns 96.58% of the shareholding of Beijing Boheng.  Now, Party A intends to transfer its entire shareholding of seventy million and five hundred thousand shares in Beijing Boheng.  The transfer of shareholding by Party A has been agreed to by the other shareholders of Beijing Boheng and has been approved as well by a resolution of the Board of Directors of Beijing Boheng.

				

				In view of Party B agreeing to accept the transfer of Party A’s seventy million and five hundred thousand shares in Beijing Boheng, and that the Board of Directors of Beijing Boheng has also agreed to have Party B accept the transfer of Party A’s seventy million and five hundred thousand shares in Beijing Boheng, now, through friendly consultation and based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit, this Agreement on the transfer of Party A’s entire shareholding of seventy million and five hundred thousand shares in Beijing Boheng has been reached with the following terms:

				

				1:  Cost of the Transfer

				Party A agrees to transfer to Party B the seventy million and five hundred thousand shares it owns in Beijing Boheng for RMBY 15,000,000.00, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

				

				Party B agrees to accept at this cost the transfer of the seventy million and five hundred thousand shares Party A owns in Beijing Boheng.

				

				

				

				

			

		

		

		

		

		

		

		2:  Time and Method of Payment

		The two Parties agree that starting from the date of the signing of this Agreement, Party B shall pay the cost of the transfer by depositing cash to the designated bank account of Party A in five installments, according to the following schedule:

		

			     Pay RMBY 2,000,000.00 of the share transfer cost by March 10, 2007.

			
	     Pay RMBY 3,000,000.00 of the share transfer cost by June 30, 2007.

			
	     Pay RMBY 3,000,000.00 of the share transfer cost by October 31, 2007.

			
	     Pay RMBY 2,000,000.00 of the share transfer cost by January 31, 2008.

			
	     Pay RMBY 5,000,000.00, which is the balance of the share transfer cost by July 31, 2008.
		

		3:  Warranty

			Party B honours the original Boheng Constitution and Agreements and warrants that it will undertake all the rights, obligations and responsibilities of Party A in accordance with the original Constitution and Agreements.

			

			4:  Sharing of Creditor’s Rights and Debts

			i.       After the signing of this Agreement, Party B shall share all profits, risks and losses according to the proportion of shares it holds in Beijing Boheng (including all creditor’s rights and debts under those shares in Beijing Boheng before the transfer).

			

			ii.      After the signing of this Agreement, Party A shall no longer be responsible for any liabilities of Beijing Boheng and shall not be entitled to any profits of Beijing Boheng, including profits before, at the time of, and after the transfer.

			

			iii.     Party A and Party B agree that Party A shall retain ownership of the fixed assets and office equipment purchased by Party A, which it invested into Beijing Boheng after May of 2005.  Party A further entrusts its subsidiary in Beijing, Beijing Joannes Information Technology Co. Ltd. to take custody of such assets.

			

			5:  Liabilities for Breach of Contract

			Should any of Party to this Agreement not properly completely carry out its obligations as set out in this Agreement, that Party is responsible for Breach of Contract and shall compensate the Party that carries out the Contract for any liabilities or damages.

			

			6:  Alteration and Termination of the Agreement

			Under any one of the following conditions, this Agreement can be altered or terminated provided the two Parties execute an agreement to do so:

			

			i.       By reason of Force Majeure; or when one of the Parties, not by reason of its own fault but by reason of some uncontrolled outside factor, becomes incapable of carrying out the Agreement.

			

			ii.      By reason of changes in the situation and the two Parties agree through consultation.

			

			

			

			

		

		

		

		

		

		

		7:  Applicable Laws and Resolving Disputes

		i.       This Agreement under the jurisdiction of the Laws of China and is subject to their interpretation.

		

		ii.      Any dispute arising from or involving this Agreement shall be resolved through friendly consultation between the two Parties.  Failing that, the dispute shall be submitted to the Beijing Branch of the China International Economy and Trade Arbitration Committee, to be dealt with according to the rules of arbitration of the Committee at the time the dispute is submitted for arbitration.  The ruling by the Arbitration Committee is final and is binding on both Parties.

		

		8:  Conditions for the Agreement to Take Effect

		This Agreement takes effect on the day when it is signed or sealed by Party A and Party B or by their Authorized Agents.  The two Parties shall within 180 days apply for changes in registration with the original Government Registry.

		

		9:  Other Matters

		The original of this Agreement shall be made in quadruplicate, with Party A, Party B and Beijing Boheng each holding one copy.  The remaining copy shall be kept by the relevant Government Department.

		

		

		

		

		

		Transferor (seal):

		

		Legal Representative or Authorized Agent (signature): /s/ Xianping Wang

				

				

				

				

				

			Transferee (seal): [Seal of Beijing Meixinda Science & Trade Development Ltd]

				

			Legal Representative or Authorized Agent (signature): /s/ Zhaonan ZouEmployment Agreement

    
      

      

    

    Exhibit
      10.1

    
 

    EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

     

    This
      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 9, 2007 (this “Agreement”),
      is
      entered into by and between Reliant Partners LLC, a California limited liability
      company (the “Company”),
      and
      Jason W. Kincaid (the “Executive”).

     

    WHEREAS,
      the Company and the Executive desire to enter into an agreement to provide
      for
      the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment with the Company;
      and

     

    WHEREAS,
      the success of the business of the Company is dependent on the goodwill
      established by the Executive with the Company’s customers and the public
      generally.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained
      herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
      sufficiency of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, the Company and the
      Executive hereby agree as follows:

     

    Section 1  Duties;
      Term of Employment.

     

    (a)  The
      Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts
      employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
      Agreement.

     

    (b)  During
      the Employment Term (as defined below), the Executive shall render such
      administrative, financial and other executive and managerial services to the
      Company and Zone Mining Limited, a Nevada corporation and the parent of the
      Company (the “Parent”),
      as
      may be directed from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Parent.
      The Executive shall have no authority to bind the Company or the Parent without
      the prior approval of the Chief Executive Officer of the Parent. 

     

    (c)  During
      the Employment Term, the Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer
      of the Parent and shall devote his full business time, attention, skill and
      best
      efforts to the performance of his duties under this Agreement (except for
      permitted vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness or other
      incapacity) and shall not engage in any other business or occupation while
      employed by the Company. The Executive shall perform his duties,
      responsibilities and functions to the Company to the best of his abilities
      in a
      diligent, trustworthy, professional and efficient manner and shall comply with
      the policies and procedures of the Company in all material respects.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude the Executive
      from:
      (i) serving, with the prior written consent of the Parent’s board of directors
      (the “Parent
      Board”),
      as a
      member of the board of directors or advisory boards (or their equivalents in
      the
      case of a non-corporate entity) of non-competing businesses and charitable
      organizations; (ii) engaging in charitable activities and community affairs;
      and
      (iii) managing his personal investments and affairs, including maintaining
      the
      Executive’s passive investment and ownership of minority interests in Mingle,
      LLC and West East, LLC, provided the Executive may not increase the ownership
      interests in such entities or actively participate in the management of such
      entities, or any other entities constituting a competing business without the
      prior written consent of the Parent’s board of directors, in any capacity;
provided,
      however,
      that
      the activities set out in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be limited by the
      Executive so as not to materially interfere, individually or in the aggregate,
      with the performance of his duties and responsibilities hereunder. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (d)  During
      the Employment Term, and at all times during the Executive’s employment with the
      Company, the Executive will be employed by the Company on an at-will basis,
      which means that either the Executive or the Company can terminate the
      employment relationship at any time, with or without notice, and for any reason,
      with or without good cause, or for no reason.

     

    (e)  Unless
      sooner terminated as provided in Section
      3
      hereof,
      the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall commence as of the
      Effective Date (as defined below) and will end twelve (12) months from the
      Effective Date (the “Employment
      Term”).
      The
      Employment Term shall be renewable for additional twelve (12) month terms upon
      the mutual written consent of the Company and the Executive. 

     

    Section 2  Compensation
      and Benefits.

     

    (a)  Base
      Salary.
      During
      the Employment Term, the Company shall pay to the Executive a base salary of
      $200,000 per annum (the “Base
      Salary”),
      subject to applicable withholding, which shall be payable by the Company in
      regular installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices
      in effect from time to time. 

     

    (b)  Benefits.
      During
      the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to (i) participate in
      all
      benefits and benefit plans which are available from time to time to employees
      of
      the Company, subject in each case to the generally applicable terms and
      conditions of the applicable plan or program and
      (ii)
      four (4) weeks of paid vacation each calendar year in accordance with the
      Company’s policies in effect from time to time. Vacation must be taken at times
      that will not be disruptive to the business of the Company and in accordance
      with the Company’s vacation policy in effect from time to time. 

     

    (c)  Reimbursement
      of Expenses.
      During
      the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all
      reasonable business expenses incurred by him in the course of performing his
      duties under this Agreement which are consistent with the Company’s policies in
      effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment and other
      business expenses, subject to the Company’s requirements with respect to
      reporting and documenting of such expenses.

    
       

      Section 3  Payments
        Upon Termination.

    

     

    (a)  This
      Section
      3
      provides
      for certain payments to the Executive in the event of termination. The
      provisions of this Section
      3
      do not
      in any way affect the Executive’s at-will status as provided in Section
      1(e).
      The
      Executive is entitled to no other payments or benefits upon termination except
      as expressly stated in this Section
      3.
      The
      Executive acknowledges and agrees that he will have no claim for any payments,
      compensation, benefits or damages, with respect to any additional amounts other
      than as provided in this Section
      3.
      

     

    (b)  Termination
      by the Company for Cause.
      

     

    (1)
         If
      the
      Company terminates the Executive’s employment for “Cause”
as
      defined below, the Executive is entitled to, and the Company will pay to
      Executive, the following only: (a) the Executive’s Base Salary earned and
      accrued through the date of termination; (b) all accrued and unused vacation
      time through the date of termination, and any other form of unused and accrued
      benefits through the date of termination which under Company policy and/or
      applicable law must be paid to the Executive upon termination, if any; and
      (c)
      upon submission of proper proof, any reimbursement for expenses incurred, but
      not yet paid to the Executive, if any. The foregoing items listed in this
Section
      3(b)(1)(a)-(c)
      shall be
      referred to herein as the “Accrued
      Benefits.”
      

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (2)
        The
      term
“Cause”
shall
      mean, as determined by the Parent Board: (i) the commission by the Executive
      of
      an act of theft, fraud, embezzlement, falsification of the Company or customer
      documents, misappropriation of funds or other assets of the Company, or other
      acts of dishonesty or misconduct involving the property or affairs of the
      Company or the carrying out of the Executive’s duties; (ii) the conviction of
      the Executive (by trial, upon a plea or otherwise) or the admission of guilt
      by
      the Executive, of any felony or criminal act of moral turpitude; (iii) the
      failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties or responsibilities
      under this Agreement or follow a reasonable instruction of the Parent or the
      Parent Board, provided that if such failure is capable of cure, the Executive
      is
      given written notice of any such failure and fails to remedy the same within
      ten
      (10) days of receipt of such notice; (iv) if the Executive commits a material
      breach or material non-observance of any of the terms or conditions of this
      Agreement or any Exhibit hereto, provided that if such breach or non-observance
      is capable of cure, the Executive is given written notice of any such breach
      or
      non-observance and fails to remedy the same within ten (10) days of receipt
      of
      such notice; (v) if the Executive breaches any fiduciary duty to the Company
      or
      violates any other contractual, statutory, common law or other legal duty to
      the
      Company, in a manner that has a material adverse effect on the Company and/or
      its subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets; or (vi) gross
      negligence or willful misconduct by the Executive in the performance of his
      duties. 

     

    (3)
        In
      the
      event of termination by the Company for Cause, which may occur with or without
      notice, the Company will inform the Executive in writing that the termination
      is
      or was for Cause. 

     

    (c)  Termination
      by the Company Without Cause.
      If the
      Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause, as defined above,
      the Executive is entitled to, and the Company will pay to Executive, the
      following only: 

     

    (1)
        The
      Accrued Benefits.

     

    (2)
        Payments
      equal to the Executive’s Base Salary for the remainder of the Employment Term,
      paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices over the
      remainder of the Employment Term. 

     

    (3)
        Through
      the remainder of the Employment Term or until the date upon which the Executive
      accepts new employment with health care coverage, whichever is earlier, monthly
      reimbursements for any payments actually made by the Executive for health
      insurance, which reimbursements are not to exceed the amount that the Executive
      would be required to pay under Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
      (“COBRA”)
      if he
      were to elect to obtain health insurance under COBRA (with the understanding
      that, during such period, the Executive is free to purchase health insurance
      under COBRA, to the extent available, or otherwise, or not at all, but that
      he
      is entitled only to reimbursement for amounts actually paid by him for health
      insurance, within the limits stated above) (referred to herein as the
“Health
      Severance”).

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (4)
         To
      the
      extent permissible under the Company’s then current benefit plans, as in effect
      on the date of such termination, the Company shall provide or arrange to provide
      the Executive continuation of the Executive’s benefits under those benefit plans
      for the remainder of the Employment Term. 

     

    (5)
        The
      Executive shall only be entitled to receive the severance payments and benefits
      listed in Section
      3(c)(2)-(4)
      if the
      Executive executes, delivers and does not revoke a general release of claims
      against the Company in the form and substance acceptable to the Company, and
      continues to adhere to and not breach the provisions of Sections
      4
      and
5
      of this
      Agreement. 

     

    (d)  Termination
      by the Company upon Death or Disability.
      

     

    (1)
         If
      the
      Executive’s employment terminates due to his death, or the Company terminates
      the Executive’s employment due to “Disability” as defined below, the Executive
      (or his Estate or personal representative, as applicable) is entitled to receive
      only the Accrued Benefits. 

     

    (2)
        The
      term
“Disability”
shall
      mean the Executive, due to physical or mental disability, is unable to perform
      the essential functions of his position with the Company, with or without
      reasonable accommodation for either (a) the immediately preceding ninety (90)
      days or (b) one hundred and fifty days in any one year period, in accordance
      with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Fair Employment and
      Housing Act, and any other disability laws. 

     

    (3)
        In
      the
      event of termination by the Company due to Disability, which may occur with
      or
      without notice, the Company will inform the Executive in writing that the
      termination was due to Disability as defined in this Agreement.

     

    (e)  Voluntary
      Termination by the Executive or Expiration.
      If the
      Executive terminates his employment for any reason, or if the Agreement
      terminates pursuant to Section
      1(e),
      the
      Executive is entitled to receive only the Accrued Benefits. 

    
       

      Section 4  Confidentiality;
        Exclusive Property.

       

    

    (a)  Confidentiality.
      The
      Executive recognizes that the services to be performed by him hereunder are
      special, unique and extraordinary in that, by reason of his employment hereunder
      and his past employment with the Company, he may acquire or has acquired
      Confidential Information (as defined below) concerning the operations of the
      Company, the Parent, their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, the use or
      disclosure of which could cause the Company, the Parent, their respective
      subsidiaries or affiliates substantial loss and damages which could not be
      readily calculated and for which no remedy at law would be adequate.
      Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees with the Company that he will
      not at any time, except in performance of his obligations to the Company
      hereunder or with the prior written consent of the Parent Board, directly or
      indirectly, disclose any secret or Confidential Information, or any Trade Secret
      (as defined below), that he may learn or has learned by reason of his
      association with the Company, the Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries
      or any predecessors to the Business (as defined below), or use any such
      information to the detriment of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
      of
      its affiliates. The term “Confidential
      Information”
      includes, without limitation, information not previously disclosed to the public
      or to the trade by the management of the Company or the Parent with respect
      to
      the Company, the Parent or their respective subsidiaries’ or affiliates’
business plans, prospects and opportunities, the identity of customers, vendors,
      suppliers, distributors or other trade related business relations of the
      Company, the Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates
      (whether past, present or prospective), information regarding operational
      strengths and weaknesses, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual
      property, systems, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, product price
      lists, marketing plans or strategies, and financial information. The Executive
      understands and agrees that the rights and obligations set forth in this
Section
      4(a)
      are
      perpetual and, in any case, shall extend beyond the Executive’s employment
      hereunder.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b)  Exclusive
      Property.
      The
      Executive confirms that all Confidential Information is and shall remain the
      exclusive property of the Company, the Parent and their respective subsidiaries.
      All business records, papers and documents kept or made by the Executive
      relating to the business of the Company, the Parent and their respective
      subsidiaries shall be and remain the property of the Company or the Parent.
      Upon
      the termination of his employment with the Company or upon the request of the
      Company at any time, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company, and
      shall not, without the consent of the Company, retain copies of any written
      materials not previously made available to the public, including but not limited
      to records and documents made by the Executive or coming into his possession
      concerning the past or present business or affairs of the Company or its
      subsidiaries or its affiliates. The Executive may retain records relating
      exclusively to the terms and conditions of his employment relationship with
      the
      Company. The Executive understands and agrees that the rights and obligations
      set forth in this Section
      4(b)
      are
      perpetual and, in any case, shall extend beyond the Executive’s employment
      hereunder.

     

    Section 5  Trade
      Secret Protection; Non-Solicitation.

     

    (a)  Non-Solicitation
      of Customers Using Any Trade Secret.
      Executive hereby acknowledges that, during the course of his employment with
      the
      Company, he has had and will have access to the Company’s trade secrets (as
      defined under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, including any customer
      lists and the rates charged to the Company’s customers (the “Trade
      Secrets”)
      which
      information Executive understands the Company spends and has spent considerable
      time, expense and effort to develop and keep confidential. In order to protect
      such Trade Secrets, Executive hereby agrees that during the Employment Term
      and
      following the termination of the Executive’s employment, whether initiated by
      the Executive or the Company, the Executive shall not, either directly or
      indirectly on behalf of himself or any third party, (i) call on or solicit
      any
      present or former customers, clients or other persons from whom the Company,
      the
      Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries derived any revenue in the course
      of conducting its business (the “Business”)
      prior
      to the date hereof for the purpose of competing with the Business, using any
      Trade Secret; (ii) solicit any present or future customers, clients or other
      persons from whom the Company, the Parent, the Business or any person deriving
      title to the goodwill thereof (a “Protected
      Entity”)
      derives any revenue, with respect to the Business as conducted by the Company
      or
      any Protected Entity on or after the date hereof for the purpose of competing
      with the Business, using any Trade Secret; (iii) persuade or attempt to
      persuade, or induce or attempt to induce, any present or future customer,
      client, vendor, service provider, supplier, contractor or any other person
      having business dealings with the Company or any Protected Entity to cease
      doing
      business or otherwise transacting with the Company or any Protected Entity
      or to
      reduce the amount of business or such other transactions it conducts or will
      conduct with the Company or any Protected Entity, using any Trade Secret; (iv)
      or otherwise disrupt, damage or interfere in any manner with the business of
      the
      Company or any Protected Entity. For purposes of this Section
      5(a),
      any
      Trade Secret will cease being a Trade Secret if the information is or becomes
      publicly known through lawful means, or the information is disclosed to the
      Executive without confidential or proprietary restriction by a third party
      which
      third party rightfully possesses the information and which third party did
      not
      learn of it directly from the Company. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b)  Non-Solicitation
      of Employees.
      During
      the Employment Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Executive
      agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly through another Person,
      solicit, induce or attempt to solicit or induce any employee or independent
      contractor of the Company or any Protected Entity to leave the employ, or
      terminate his or her relationship with the Company or any Protected Entity,
      or
      in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any Protected
      Entity, on the one hand, and any employee or independent contractor thereof,
      on
      the other hand. 

     

    Section 6  Injunctive
      Relief. 

     

    The
      Executive hereby agrees that a violation or attempted or threatened violation
      of
      the covenants or other provisions contained in Section
      4,
      Section
      5,
      or any
      part thereof, will cause irreparable injury to the Company or any Protected
      Entity and the prospective business of the Company or any Protected Entity
      for
      which money damages would be inadequate, and that the Company and such Protected
      Entities shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights or remedies they
      may
      have, whether in law or in equity, to obtain an injunction enjoining and
      restraining the Executive, as applicable, from violating or attempting or
      threatening to violate any provision of this Agreement, including the covenants
      contained in Section
      4
      and
Section
      5.
      

     

    Section 7  Non-Disparagement.

     

    The
      Executive agrees that following the Employment Term he will not make any
      statement that is likely to come to the attention of any (a) customer, vendor,
      supplier, distributor or other trade related business relation of the Company
      or
      any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (whether past, present or prospective),
      (b) employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or (c)
      any
      member of the media, which statement is disparaging about the Company, the
      Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or their respective
      officers, directors or employees. Nothing herein will prevent the Executive
      from
      responding truthfully to any inquiry from a governmental entity. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Section 8  Inventions
      Assignment.

     

    (a)  The
      Executive acknowledges that all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions,
      innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings,
      reports, patent applications, copyrightable work and mask work (whether or
      not
      including any Confidential Information) and all registrations or applications
      related thereto, all other proprietary information and all similar or related
      information (whether or not patentable) which relate to the Company’s, the
      Parent’s or any of their respective subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ actual or
      anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products
      or
      services and which are conceived, developed or made by the Executive (whether
      alone or jointly with others) while employed by the Company, the Parent and
      their respective subsidiaries, whether before or after the date of this
      Agreement (“Work
      Product”),
      belong to the Company, the Parent or such subsidiary. The Executive shall
      promptly disclose such Work Product to the Parent Board and, at the Company’s
      expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Parent Board (whether
      during or after the Employment Term) to establish and confirm such ownership
      (including assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments).
      The
      Executive acknowledges that all Work Product shall be deemed to constitute
      “works made for hire” under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, as amended. The
      Executive has identified all Work Product that is or was owned by him or was
      written, discovered, made, conceived or first reduced to practice by him alone
      or jointly with another person prior to his employment under this Agreement.
      If
      no such Work Product is identified, the Executive represents to the Company
      that
      he does not now nor has he ever owned, nor has he made, any such Work
      Product.

     

    (b)  The
      Executive understands that the provisions of this Agreement requiring assignment
      of intellectual property to the Company as provided in this Section
      8
      do not
      apply to any invention which qualifies fully under the provisions of California
      Labor Code Section 2870. The Executive will advise the Company promptly in
      writing of any inventions that he believes meet the criteria in California
      Labor
      Code Section 2870. The Executive understands that Section 2870
      provides:

     

    “Any
      provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall
      assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his
      or
      her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed
      entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment,
      supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions
      that either: (1) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice
      of
      the invention to the employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated
      research or development of the employer; or (2) result from any work performed
      by the employee for the employer.”

     

    Section 9  Withholding
      Tax.

     

    The
      Company shall be entitled to deduct or withhold from any payment made hereunder
      all federal, state and local taxes which the Company is required by law to
      deduct or withhold therefrom.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Section 10  Notices.

     

    All
      notices, requests, demands or other communications required by or otherwise
      with
      respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
      duly given to any party on the date delivered when delivered personally (by
      courier service or otherwise), when delivered by facsimile during regular
      business hours or on the next business day or on the date receipt is
      acknowledged if sent by first-class registered or certified mail, postage
      prepaid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable addresses
      set forth below; provided
      that
      delivery shall be deemed complete when delivered to the address designated
      below
      (or such other address as such party may indicate in writing to the other
      party):

     

    If
      to the
      Company:

    

    Reliant
      Partners LLC

    c/o
      Zone
      Mining Limited

    111
      Presidential Blvd., Suite 165

    Bala
      Cynwyd, PA 19004

    Attention:
      Chief Executive Officer

    Telephone:
      (610) 771-0680

    

    With
      a
      copy to:

    

    Zone
      Mining Limited

    111
      Presidential Blvd., Suite 165

    Bala
      Cynwyd, PA 19004

    Attention:
      Chief Executive Officer

    Telephone:
      (610) 771-0680

    

    If
      to the
      Executive:

    

    Jason
      W.
      Kincaid

    11526
      Sorrento Valley Rd. #A1

    San
      Diego, CA 92121

    Telephone:
      (858) 349-5959

    Facsimile:
      (858) 792-1023

    

    Section 11  Warranties
      and Covenants.

     

    The
      Executive warrants, represents and covenants to the Company as
      follows:

     

    (a)  the
      Executive is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform the services
      contemplated herein.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b)  the
      Executive is not currently (and will not, to the best knowledge and ability
      of
      the Executive, at any time during the Employment Term be) subject to any
      agreement, understanding, obligation, claim, litigation or condition from any
      prior company or otherwise, which, with respect to any third party, obligates
      the Executive to not (i) engage in (whether as an the Executive, consultant,
      agent, proprietor, principal, partner, major shareholder, corporate officer,
      director or otherwise) the management or control of any person, firm,
      corporation or business that competes with such third party’s business; (ii)
      directly or indirectly solicit, induce, attempt to hire, recruit, encourage,
      take away or hire any then employee of such third party or cause any then
      employee of such third party to leave his or her employment either for
      employment with the Executive or with any other entity or person; (iii) directly
      or indirectly, or by action in concert with others, call on, solicit or take
      away, or attempt to call on, solicit or take away, any of the customers of
      such
      third party, either for the benefit of the Executive or any other person or
      entity or (iv) disclose any confidential information of such third party or
      use
      such confidential information for any purpose adverse to such third
      party.

     

    (c)  No
      intellectual property written, composed, created or submitted by the Executive
      at any time during the Executive’s employment by the Company shall, to the best
      of the Executive’s knowledge violate the rights of privacy or publicity,
      constitute a libel or slander or infringe upon the copyright, literary,
      personal, private, civil, property or other rights of any person or the
      Company.

     

    Section 12  Executive’s
      Cooperation

     

    During
      the Employment Term and thereafter, the Executive shall cooperate, at the
      Company’s cost and expense (which shall consist solely of travel, lodging, meals
      and a reasonable per diem for lost time if the Executive is not an employee
      of
      the Company, the Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries), with the
      Company, the Parent and any of their respective subsidiaries in any internal
      investigation, any administrative, regulatory or judicial investigation or
      proceeding or any dispute with a third party as reasonably requested by the
      Company (including Executive being available to the Company upon reasonable
      notice for interviews and factual investigations, appearing at the Company’s
      request to give testimony without requiring service of a subpoena or other
      legal
      process, volunteering to the Company all pertinent information and turning
      over
      to the Company all relevant documents which are or may come into Executive’s
      possession, all at times and on schedules that are reasonably consistent with
      Executive’s other permitted activities and commitments).

     

    Section 13  Entire
      Agreement.

     

    This
      Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Company
      and the Executive concerning the Executive’s employment relationship with the
      Company, and supersedes, terminates and nullifies all prior or contemporaneous
      negotiations, commitments, agreements and writings with respect to the subject
      matter hereof, including without limitation any prior agreement with the
      Company. All such other negotiations, commitments, agreements and writings
      will
      have no further force or effect, and the parties to any such other negotiation,
      commitment, agreement or writing will have no further rights or obligations
      thereunder. 

     

    Section 14  Amendment
      and Waiver. 

     

    No
      provision of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived, or discharged
      unless agreed to in writing by both parties hereto. No course of conduct or
      failure or delay in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall affect
      the
      validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision
      hereof. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term,
      condition or other provision of this Agreement shall not be considered a waiver
      or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence
      to
      that term or any other term, condition or other provision of this
      Agreement.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Section 15  Governing
      Law.

     

    THIS
      AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
      THE
      STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

     

    Section 16  Dispute
      Resolution

     

    Any
      dispute between the Executive and the Company arising from or relating to this
      Agreement (including but not limited to claims relating to the Executive’s
      recruitment, termination or any claims regarding discrimination), other than
      arising from or relating to Section
      4
      or
Section
      5
      hereof
      to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be finally resolved by
      expedited binding arbitration, conducted in San Diego, California, in accordance
      with the National Rules of the American Arbitration Association governing
      employment disputes and applicable California law. The arbitration will take
      place before a neutral arbitrator who will set forth a written arbitration
      decision. The Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses relating to the
      arbitration, except those related to the Executive’s legal fees and costs
      associated therewith. However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim which
      affords the prevailing party attorneys’ fees, the arbitrator may award
      reasonable fees and costs to the prevailing party, under the standards for
      an
      award of fees provided by law. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
      arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the matter.
      The
      parties agree to file any demand for arbitration within the time limit
      established by the applicable statute of limitations for the asserted claims
      or
      within one year of the conduct that forms the basis of the claim if no statutory
      limitation is applicable. Failure to demand arbitration within the prescribed
      time period shall result in waiver of said claims. This Agreement expressly
      does
      not prohibit either party from seeking provisional injunctive relief, pursuant
      to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8. The rights and remedies
      provided in this Agreement are cumulative, and the exercise of any right or
      remedy, whether pursuant hereto, to any other agreement, or to law, shall not
      preclude or waive the right to exercise any or all other rights and remedies.
      THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO BRING
      SUCH CLAIMS TO COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

     

    Section 17  Severability.

     

    It
      is the
      desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be
      enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the law and public policies
      applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if
      any
      term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any
      circumstance shall, in any jurisdiction and to any extent, be adjudicated by
      a
      court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable,
      such
      term or provision shall be ineffective as to such jurisdiction to the extent
      of
      such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or
      rendering unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction, the
      remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the application of such
      terms and provisions to circumstances other than those as to which it is held
      invalid or enforceable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could
      be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable
      in
      such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn,
      without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting
      the
      validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Section 18  Enforceability
      in Jurisdictions.

     

    Each
      party intends to and does hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the covenants
      and other provisions contained in this Agreement upon the courts of any
      jurisdiction within the geographic scope of such covenants or other provisions.
      If the courts of any one or more of such jurisdictions holds such covenants
      or
      other provisions wholly unenforceable by reason of the breadth of such scope
      or
      otherwise, it is the intention of each party that such determination not bar
      or
      in any way affect the rights of the Company or the Protected Entities (if any)
      to relief in the courts of any other jurisdiction within the geographic scope
      of
      such covenants or other provisions, as to breaches of such covenants or other
      provisions in any such other jurisdiction, such covenants or other provisions
      as
      they relate to each jurisdiction and geographic location being, for this
      purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants and other
      provisions.

     

    Section 19  Survival
      of Obligations.

     

    All
      continuing obligations of the Executive under this Agreement, including without
      limitation, the provisions of Section
      4,
      Section
      5,
      Section
      7
      and
Section
      8
      of this
      Agreement shall survive the termination of the Executive’s employment.

     

    Section 20  Successors
      and Assigns.

     

    This
      Agreement may not be assigned by the Executive, provided that the Executive’s
      rights to payments hereunder shall, upon his death, inure to the benefit of
      the
      Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs,
      distributees, devisees and legatees. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
      of and be binding on the successors and assigns of the Company ̧ and in the event
      of any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
      Company’s assets or business, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the
      Company may assign this Agreement and its rights hereunder. 

     

    Section 21  Acknowledgment.

     

    The
      Executive acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to discuss this matter
      and this Agreement with and obtain advice from his legal counsel, has had
      sufficient time to, and has carefully read and fully understands all the
      provisions of this Agreement, and is knowingly and voluntarily entering into
      this Agreement.

     

    Section 22  Construction;
      Interpretation.

     

    The
      headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall
      not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All
      recital, section, schedule and party references are to this Agreement unless
      otherwise stated. No party, nor its counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of
      this
      Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions of this Agreement, and
      all
      provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with their fair
      meaning, and not strictly for or against any party. 

     

    
      Section 23  Execution
        in Counterparts.

       

      This
        Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
        be
        deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
        instrument. Facsimile signatures shall be acceptable and binding.

       

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement on the date first
      set forth above:

     

    
      	 	 	 
	 	RELIANT
              PARTNERS LLC
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/ Les
              Powell
	 	
              
Name:
              Les Powell
	 	Title:
              Chief Operating Officer

    

    

    
      	 	 	 
	 	THE
              EXECUTIVE
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jason
              W.
              Kincaid
	 	
              
Name:
              Jason W. Kincaid

     

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