Document:

Exhibit 10.18

             AGREEMENT TO READJUST CERTAIN TERMS OF LOANS & WARRANTS

         THIS AGREEMENT calling for the adjustment of certain loan and warrant
terms (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this 30th day of January, 2002,
(the "Effective Date") by and between Electrum, LLC, LCM Holdings Ltd., the
Estate of Lillian Berger, and Larry Buchanan, (hereinafter, "Electrum Group"),
and Trend Mining Company, a Delaware corporation ("Trend").

                                    RECITALS

         Reference is made to Appendix "A" attached hereto detailing loans made
to Trend during the period from 11/06/00 to 01/08/02 by Electrum Group. Such
loans have accrued interest payable by Trend in the total amount of $42,950 as
of 01/29/02 and as detailed in Appendix "B" attached hereto. The terms of such
loans provided for convertibility into equity as follows:

         *  The loans were to convert at $1.25 into a Trend Unit;

         *  Each Unit consisted of one Trend share and one warrant exercisable
            at $1.50.

         As additional compensation for having made such loans, the Electrum
Group were also granted one warrant for each dollar loaned to the Company. The
schedule of such warrants already granted is listed in Appendix "C" attached
hereto. These warrants are exercisable at a price of $1.50 and expire at various
times as indicated in Appendix "C".

                                    AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged by Trend and Electrum Group, the parties hereby
agree as follows:

         1) Electrum Group hereby agrees to immediately extend a further
            $150,000 loan to Trend.

         2) Electrum Group herby agrees to waive the accrued interest owed as of
            01/29/02 as detailed in Appendix "B" and totaling $42,950.

         3) Trend agrees to reduce the conversion rate of the Trend Units to
            $.50.

         4) Each Unit will consist of one share and one warrant with the warrant
            being exercisable for a period of five years from the date of
            conversion and exercisable at a price of $.50.

         5) The outstanding warrants detailed in Appendix "C"` shall be
            exercisable at a price of $1.00 and the exercise term will be
            extended by a period of one year.

         6) The new loan of $150,000 shall be convertible under the new terms
            outlined above and shall also bear a warrant for 150,000 shares
            exercisable at $ 1.00 for a period of five years from the date of
            the loan.

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         7) Trend and Electrum agree that the warrants detailed by Appendix "C"
            are as of this date null and void and Trend hereby agrees to
            expeditiously issue new warrant certificates reflecting the revised
            terms as outlined in this Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement and
made it effective as of the date first written above.

ELECTRUM GROUP                                   TREND MINING COMPANY,
                                                 a Delaware corporation

By:_____________________________                 By: /s/ Kurt Hoffman
Name:  Tom Kaplan                                Name:  Kurt Hoffman
Title: Its representative                        Title: President

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Appendix "A"

Loan Transactions from Electrum and Associates

Trend Mining Company

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Party                  Date                      Amount                    Balance
<S>                                                <C>                         <C>                       <C>
                               Electrum
                                                   11/06/2000                   35,000.00                  35,000.00
                                                   12/04/2000                  100,000.00                 135,000.00
                                                   12/18/2000                   50,000.00                 185,000.00
                                                   01/26/2001                   50,000.00                 235,000.00
                                                   03/15/2001                   50,000.00                 285,000.00
                                                   04/10/2001                   50,000.00                 335,000,00
                                                   05/04/2001                   50,000.00                 385,000.00
                                                   06/04/2001                   50,000.00                 435,000.00
                                                   07/03/2001                   85,000.00                 520,000.00
                                                                                ---------                 ----------
                         Total Electrum                                        520,000.00                 520,000.00

                         Larry Buchanan
                                                   01/08/2002                   30,000.00                  30,000.00
                                                                                ---------                  ---------
                   Total Larry Buchanan                                         30,000.00                  30,000.00

                           LCM Holdings
                                                   10/26/2001                   50,000.00                  50,000.00
                                                   11/01/2001                   10,000.00                  60,000.00

                                                   11/15/2001                   30,000.00                  90,000.00
                                                   11/28/2001                   29,445.12                 119,445.12
                                                                                ---------                 ----------
                     Total LCM Holdings                                        119,445.12                 119,445.12
                      Lillian J. Berger

                                                   09/27/2001                   90,000.00                  90,000.00
                                                   09/28/2001                   10,000.00                 100,000.00
                                                                                ---------                 ----------

                Total Lillian J. Berger                                        100,000.00                 100,000.00

                        Total all Loans                                                                  $769,445.12
</TABLE>

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                                   Appendix B

        Trend's Notes Payable to Electrum & Associates - accrued interest
                                 as of 1/29/2002

<TABLE>
<S>                    <C>             <C>              <C>                 <C>             <C>       <C>
       Electrum
<CAPTION>
                           date           amount       rate per day            date           n       accrual
                           ----           ------       ------------            ----           -       -------

<S>                    <C>             <C>              <C>                 <C>             <C>       <C>
                       11/6/00         $  35,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         449       $ 3,444
                       12/4/00         $ 100,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         421       $ 9,227
                       12/18/00        $  50,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         407       $ 4,460
                       1/26/01         $  50,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         368       $ 4,033
                       3/15/01         $  50,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         320       $ 3,507
                       4/10/01         $  50,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         294       $ 3,222
                       5/4/01          $  50,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         270       $ 2,959
                       6/4/01          $  50,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         239       $ 2,619
                       7/3/01          $  85,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         210       $ 3,912
                                       ---------                                                      -------
                                       $ 520,000                                                      $37,384
       Berger
                       8/28/01         $  90,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         154       $ 3,038
                       10/2/01         $  10,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         119       $   261
                                       ---------                                                      -------
                                       $100,000                                                       $ 3,299

       LCM
                       10/26/01        $  50,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         95        $ 1,041
                       11/1/01         $  10,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         89        $   195
                       11/15/01        $  30,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         75        $   493
                       11/28/01        $  29,445        0.000219178         1/29/02         62        $   400
                                       ---------                                                      -------
                                       $ 119,445                                                      $ 2,129

       Buchanan
                       1/8/02          $  30,000        0.000219178         1/29/02         21        $   138

       Total as of 1-29-02                                                                            $42,950
                                                                                                      =======
</TABLE>

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       Appendix C

       Warrant Schedule for Electrum and Others

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       Isued to                       Warrant #     #Shares               Exp. Date             Price/Share
       --------                       ---------     -------               ---------             -----------

<S>                                   <C>           <C>                   <C>                   <C>
       Electrum                       14            285,000               9/30/03               $1.50
       Electrum                       18             50,000               9/30/06               $1.50
       Lillian J. Berger              21             90,000               1/9/04                $1.50
       Lillian J. Berger              22             10,000               1/9/04                $1.50
       LCM Holdings LDC               23             50,000               1/9/04                $1.50
       LCM Holdings LDC               24             10,000               1/9/04                $1.50
       LCM Holdings LDC               25             30,000               1/9/04                $1.50
       LCM Holdings LDC               26             29,445               1/9/04                $1.50
       Buchanan                       27             30,000               1/9/04                $1.50
                                                    -------
                                                    584,445
</TABLE>Exhibit 10.19

                     TRANSFER OF LAKE OWEN OPTION AGREEMENT

         THIS TRANSFER OF THE LAKE OWEN OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is
made and entered into this day of February, 2002, (the "Effective Date") by and
between General Minerals Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("General
Minerals"), Trend Mining Company, a Delaware corporation ("Trend"), Ron Nash, an
individual ("Nash"), and Howard Schraub, an individual ("Schraub").

                                    RECITALS

         Reference is made to the Agreement (the "Lake Owen Option Agreement"),
effective as of July 27, 1999, between General Minerals and Trend, and to an
Amendment to the Lake Owen Option Agreement (the "Lake Owen Amendment) effective
as of June 12, 2000, between General Minerals and Trend. Pursuant to the Lake
Owen Option Agreement, General Minerals now desires to transfer its interest in
the Lake Owen Option Agreement and Lake Owen Amendment to third parties Nash and
Schraub.

                                    AGREEMENT

         NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration of $89,107.00, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, General Minerals,
Trend, Nash, and Schraub hereby agree as follows:

         1)       As of the Effective Date all of the interest held by General
                  Minerals in the Lake Owen Option Agreement, as modified by the
                  Lake Owen Amendment, is hereby irrevocably transferred to Nash
                  and Schraub, who as individuals shall henceforth have an equal
                  interest in said rights and interests.

         2)       Pursuant to the Article XIV.2 of the Agreement, Trend hereby
                  affirmatively waives any and all notice requirements and
                  pre-emptive rights it may have by virtue of said Article, and
                  affirmatively states that it has no objection to the transfer
                  of this interest.

         3)       The Royalty, as that termed is defined in the Lake Owen Option
                  Agreement, Article I, shall be retained by Chevron
                  Corporation, and to the extent it may be entitled, by General
                  Minerals.

         4)       Each party will be responsible for its own expenses in
                  connection with all matters relating to the transactions
                  described herein including but not limited to legal fees,
                  broker fees, and other expenses except that any escrow fees
                  shall be shared equally by the parties.

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         5)       This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding
                  between the parties. This Agreement shall be governed and
                  interpreted in accordance with the laws of Colorado. Any
                  disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be settled by
                  mandatory and binding arbitration in the State of Colorado.

         6)       This Agreement may be executed by facsimile and in two or more
                  counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original,
                  and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
                  same instrument.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Parties  hereto have  executed  this Transfer
Agreement and made it effective as of the date first written above.

GENERAL MINERALS CORPORATION,                    TREND MINING COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation                           a Delaware corporation

By:/s/ Ralph Fitch                               By:/s/ Kurt Hoffman
Name: Ralph Fitch                                Name: Kurt Hoffman
Title: President                                 Title: President

___________________________                      _____________________________
Ron Nash, an Individual                          Howard Schraub, an Individual

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