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Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Silverado Gold Mines - Exhibit 10.8

CONSULTANT AGREEMENT 

 This Consultant Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered
  into effective as of the 1st day of August, 2003 (the "Effective Date"), between
  SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD., a British Columbia company, (the "Company")
  and RICHARD PARRATT, of #6 Emile-Yung, Geneva 1205 Switzerland (the “Consultant”).

WHEREAS: 

 A.                        The
  Company is engaged in the business of the exploration and development of mineral
  resource properties and the development of an industrial fuel alternative to
  oil. 

 B.                    The
  Company desires to retain the Consultant to provide consultant services to the
  Company on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. 

 C.                    The
  Consultant has agreed to provide consultant services to the Company on the terms
  and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. 

THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the
  premises and mutual covenants contained in this Agreement and other good and
  valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
  the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1.                    DEFINITIONS

 1.1                   The
  following terms used in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified below
  unless the context clearly indicates the contrary:

	 	(a)
   	"Consultant Shares" shall mean
        the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable to the Consultant
        pursuant to Section 5.1;

         

	 	(b)
   	"Board" shall mean the Board
        of Directors of the Company;

         

	 	(c)
   	"Term" shall mean the term of
        this Agreement beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the close
        of business on the effective date of the termination of this Agreement.

 2.                           ENGAGEMENT
  AS A CONSULTANT  

 2.1                      The
  Company hereby engages the Consultant as a consultant to provide the services
  of the Consultant in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
  and the Consultant hereby accepts such engagement. 

 3.                           TERM
  OF THIS AGREEMENT  

 3.1                      The
  term of this Agreement shall become effective and begin as of the Effective
  Date, and shall continue until the close of business on the date which is six
  (6) months 

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	from the Effective Date
        of this Agreement, unless this Agreement is earlier terminated in accordance
        with the terms of this Agreement.

         

	4.                          CONSULTANT
        SERVICES

       4.1                     The
        Consultant agrees to perform the following services and undertake the
        following responsibilities and duties to the Company to be provided by
        the Consultant to the Company as consulting services (the "Consulting
        Services"):

          

	 	(a)

          
	The Consultant will provide
        the following business development services to the Company:

         

	 	 •

          
	The Consultant will assist the Company
        with the identification of prospective business partners in the country
        of Switzerland for the development and exploration of the Company’s
        mineral properties located in the State of Alaska.

         

	 	 •

          
	The Consultant will assist the Company
        at the Company’s request with the negotiation and structuring of
        partnership and joint venture agreements with business partners identified
        in Switzerland for the development and exploration of the Company’s
        mineral properties located in the State of Alaska.

         

	 	(b)

          
	reporting to the President
        of Company;

         

	 	(c)

          
	performing such other duties
        and observing such instructions as may be reasonably assigned from time
        to time by the President of the Company, provided such duties are within
        the scope of the Company’s business and services to be provided by
        the Consultant.

          

	4.2                      The
        Consultant shall devote his full time, attention and energies to the business
        affairs of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the provision
        of the Consulting Services, provided, however, the Consultant may engage
        in reasonable investment and other personal activities that do not interfere
        with the Consultant's obligations hereunder.

       4.3       
                      In
        providing the Consulting Services, the Consultant will:

          

	 	(a)
   	comply with all applicable
        federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws and regulations;

         

	 	(b)
   	not make any misrepresentation
        or omit to state any material fact that will result in a misrepresentation
        regarding the business of the Company; and

         

	 	(c)
   	not disclose, release or
        publish any information regarding the Company without the prior written
        consent of the Company.

          

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	4.4                      The
        Consultant will at all times be an independent contractor and the Consultant
        will not be deemed to be an employee of the Company.

      4.5                      The
        Consulting Services provided under this Agreement shall not include:

          

	 	(a)
   	services in connection with the offer
        or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction;

         

	 	(b)
   	services that directly or indirectly
        promote or maintain a market for the securities of the Corporation including
        without limitation the dissemination of information that reasonably may
        be expected to sustain or raise or otherwise influence the price of the
        securities;

         

	 	(c)
   	services providing investor relations
        or shareholder communications;

         

	 	(d)
   	consultation in connection with financing
        that involves any issuance of the Company’s securities, whether equity
        or debt.

         

	5.                          CONSULTANT
        FEE

       5.1                      During
        the term of this Agreement and in consideration for the provision of the
        Consulting Services, the Company will issue to the Consultant an aggregate
        maximum of 300,000 common shares of the Company on the following basis,
        if the Consulting Services are provided for the full term of this Agreement:

	Number of Common Shares	Date of Issue
	50,000	August 1, 2003
	50,000	September 1, 2003
	50,000	October 1, 2003
	50,000	November 1, 2003
	50,000	December 1, 2003
	50,000	January 1, 2004
	300,000	TOTAL

 The Consultant Shares will be issued pursuant to exemptions
  from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”)
  or pursuant to an effective registration statement. If issued pursuant to an
  exemption from registration, all certificates representing the Consultant Shares
  will be endorsed with a legend confirming that the securities have not been
  registered and may only be resold pursuant to an effective registration statement
  under the Act or pursuant to a further exemption from registration, in the form
  required by the Company’s legal counsel. 

 6.                          REIMBURSEMENT
  OF EXPENSES  

 6.1                     The
  Company will pay to the Consultant the reasonable travel and promotional expenses
  and other specific expenses incurred by the Consultant in provision of the 

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Consulting Services, provided the Consultant has obtained the prior written
  approval of the Company.

7.                           TERMINATION

 7.1                      The
  Company may terminate this Agreement at any time upon the occurrence of any
  of the following events of default (each an “Event of Default”):

	 	(a)
   	the Consultant’s commission of
        an act of fraud, theft or embezzlement or other similar willful misconduct;

         

	 	(b)
   	the neglect or breach by the Consultant
        of his material obligations or agreements under this Agreement; or

         

	 	(c)	the Consultant’s refusal to follow
        lawful directives of the President of the Company,

 provided that notice of the Event of Default has been delivered
  to the Consultant and provided the Consultant has failed to remedy the default
  within seven days of the date of delivery of notice of the Event of Default,
  if the default is of such a nature that it is capable of remedy. 

 7.2                     The
  Company may at its option terminate this Agreement in the absence of an Event
  of Default by delivering notice of termination to the Consultant. 

 7.3                     The
  Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time, provided that thirty days
  prior written notice of termination has been delivered to the Company. 

 7.4                     On
  termination of this Agreement for any reason, all rights and obligations of
  each party that are expressly stated to survive termination or continue after
  termination will survive termination and continue in full force and effect as
  contemplated in this Agreement. 

 7.5                     Upon
  termination, the Consultant will not be entitled to receive any additional Consultant
  Shares, other than those Consultant Shares issuable in respect of services provided
  up to the date of termination. 

 8.                           PROPRIETARY
  INFORMATION  

 8.1                     The
  Consultant will not at any time, whether during or after the termination of
  this Agreement for any reason, reveal to any person or entity any of the trade
  secrets or confidential information concerning the organization, business or
  finances of the Company or of any third party which the Company is under an
  obligation to keep confidential, except as may be required in the ordinary course
  of performing the Consultant Services to the Company, and the Consultant shall
  keep secret such trade secrets and confidential information and shall not use
  or attempt to use any such secrets or information in any manner which is designed
  to injure or cause loss to the Company. Trade secrets or 

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 confidential information shall include, but not be limited
  to, the Company's financial statements and projections, expansion proposals,
  business plans and details of its business relationships with banks, lenders
  and other parties not otherwise publicly available. 

 9.                           RELIEF
   

 9.1                      The
  Consultant hereby expressly acknowledges that any breach or threatened breach
  by the Consultant of any of the terms set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement
  may result in significant and continuing injury to the Company, the monetary
  value of which would be impossible to establish, and any such breach or threatened
  breach will provide the Company with any and all rights and remedies to which
  it may be entitled under the law, including but not limited to injunctive relief
  or other equitable remedies. 

 10.                    INDEMNIFICATION
   

 10.1                 The
  Consultant will indemnify and defend and hold the Company harmless against any
  claims, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, losses, expenses, demands,
  obligations, liabilities, judgments, fines, fees, costs and expenses (including
  costs and reasonable attorney fees) and any amounts paid in settlements in any
  of the foregoing which arise or result from or are related to any breach or
  failure of the Consultant to perform any of its covenants and agreements set
  forth in this Agreement. The indemnification provisions of this paragraph shall
  survive the termination and expiration of this Agreement. 

 11.                    PARTIES
  BENEFITED; ASSIGNMENTS  

 11.1                 This
  Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Consultant,
  his heirs and his personal representative or representatives, and upon the Company
  and its successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations
  hereunder may be assigned by the Consultant. 

 12.                    NOTICES
   

 12.1                 Any
  notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing, sent by
  registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier,
  addressed to the Board and the Company at its then principal office, or to the
  Consultant at the address set forth in the preamble, as the case may be, or
  to such other address or addresses as any party hereto may from time to time
  specify in writing for the purpose in a notice given to the other parties in
  compliance with this Section 12. Notices shall be deemed given when delivered.

 13.                   GOVERNING
  LAW  

 13.1                This
  Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
  the State of Nevada and each party hereto adjourns to the jurisdiction of the
  courts of the State of Nevada. 

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 14.                    REPRESENTATIONS
  AND WARRANTIES  

 14.1                 The
  Consultant represents and warrants to the Company that (a) the Consultant is
  under no contractual or other restriction which is inconsistent with the execution
  of this Agreement, the performance of his duties hereunder or other rights of
  Company hereunder, and (b) the Consultant is under no physical or mental disability
  that would hinder the performance of his duties under this Agreement. 

 15.                    MISCELLANEOUS
   

 15.1                 This
  Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject
  matter hereof. 

 15.2                 This
  Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements or understandings
  between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. 

 15.3                 No
  modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing
  and signed by or on behalf of the parties hereto. 

 15.4                 A
  waiver of the breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be
  deemed to constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other
  term or condition. 

 15.5                 This
  Agreement is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent
  permitted by, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If any
  provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance,
  shall, for any reason and to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, such
  invalidity and unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof
  and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, all
  of which shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. 

 15.6                 The
  headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and
  shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof.

 15.7                 The
  Consultant may assign the benefit of this Agreement to a private corporation
  controlled by the Consultant, provided that such assignment will not relieve
  the Consultant from his obligations to the Company arising under this Agreement.

 15.8                 This
  Agreement replaces and supercedes all other consultant and employment agreements
  between the Company and the Consultant and any amendments hereto. 

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 15.9                 The
  Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Cane O’Neill Taylor, LLC has acted
  solely as legal counsel for the Company and that the Consultant has been recommended
  to obtain independent legal advice prior to execution of this Agreement. 

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

 SILVERADO GOLD MINES LTD. 

  by its authorized signatory: 

 /s/ Garry L. Anselmo 

  Signature of Authorized Signatory 

 GARRY L. ANSELMO

  Name of Authorized Signatory 

 PRESIDENT

  Position of Authorized Signatory

	SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED 

        by RICHARD PARRATT in the 

        presence of: 

       Michelle Zimmerman

      /s/ Michelle Zimmerman

        Signature of Witness 

	/s/ Richard Parratt  

       RICHARD PARRATT<PAGE>

                                                                EXHIBIT 10.1

                               STOCK SALE PLAN

         This Stock Sale Plan (this "Plan") is entered into this 11 day of
August, 2003 between DANIEL E. PENNI (the "Participant") and ROBERT W. BAIRD
& CO. (the "Broker").

                                  RECITALS

         The Participant desires to establish this Plan to systematically
sell shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Stock"), of
APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC. (the "Issuer").

         The Participant desires to engage the Broker to effect sales of
shares of the Stock in accordance with this Plan.

         The Stock is traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (the "Exchange").

                                  AGREEMENT

         Therefore, the Participant and the Broker hereby agree as follows:

         1. The Broker shall effect a sale (each a "Planned Transaction"),
commencing September 1, 2003 of 50,000 shares of Stock, at a price of $0.50
per share or better, on the 1st day of each month, or the next trading day
if any such specified day is not a trading day, on which the Exchange is
open and the stock trades regular way trading.

         2. This Plan shall become effective on the date hereof and shall
terminate on the earliest to occur of:

               o  600,000 shares of Stock having been sold; or
               o  the death of the Participant.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 2, the
Participant may terminate this Plan at any time by providing written notice
of termination prior to the requested date of termination.

         3. The Participant is indebted to the Issuer under that certain
promissory note dated March 23, 1999, in the principal amount $450,000.00
(the "Note"). Currently, $420,000.00 is outstanding under the Note. The
Participant agrees he shall remit the net proceeds (net of broker
commissions, fees, applicable income taxes and other charges, if any)
realized from each Planned Transaction to the Issuer until such time as the
Participant's obligations under the Note are repaid in full.

         4. The Participant understands that if the Broker is not able to
effect part or all of a Planned Transaction consistent with ordinary
principles of best execution or due to a market disruption or a legal,
regulatory, or contractual restriction applicable to the Broker, then the
Broker shall effect such Planned Transaction, or part thereof, as promptly
as practical consistent with ordinary principles of best execution

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and after the cessation or termination of any such market disruption,
applicable restriction, or other event, provided that no such Planned
Transaction shall be effected after the termination of this Plan. However,
if at any time the Broker must exercise his discretion in effecting a
Planned Transaction, the Broker must not be aware of any material non-public
information.

         5.       The Participant represents and warrants that he:

                  (a) is not currently aware of any material nonpublic
         information with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the
         Issuer (including the Stock);

                  (b) is not subject to any legal, regulatory, or
         contractual restriction or undertaking that would prevent the
         Broker from conducting the Planned Transactions in accordance with
         this Plan;

                  (c) is entering into this Plan in good faith and not as
         part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of SEC Rule
         10b5-1;

                  (d) owns free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances
         or other restrictions the shares of Stock to be sold under this
         Plan;

                  (e) is an affiliate of the Issuer for purposes of SEC Rule
         144; and

                  (f) is currently able to purchase and sell shares of Stock
         in accordance with the Issuer's insider-trading policies and has
         obtained the approval of the Issuer's General Counsel (or other
         appropriate compliance officer) to enter into this Plan at this
         time which approval is evidenced below by the Issuer's
         acknowledgement hereof.

         6.       The Participant shall immediately notify the Broker if the
Participant becomes subject to a legal, regulatory, or contractual
restriction or undertaking that would prevent the Broker from making Planned
Transactions under this Plan, and, in such a case, the Participant and the
Broker shall cooperate to amend or otherwise revise this Plan to take
account of the restriction or undertaking (but neither party shall be
obligated to take any action that would be inconsistent with SEC Rule
10b5-1(c)).

         7.       It is the parties' intent that this Plan comply with the
requirements of SEC Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) and this Plan shall be interpreted to
comply with the requirements thereof. Any provision of this Plan that cannot
be construed in accordance with Rule 10b5-1(c) shall be void.

         8.       If the Participant is an "affiliate" of the Issuer for
purposes of SEC Rule 144, as represented by the Participant above, then the
Broker agrees to conduct all Planned Transactions in accordance with the
manner-of-sale requirement of Rule 144, and in no event shall the Broker
effect any such Planned Transaction if it would exceed the then-applicable
volume limitation under Rule 144, assuming that the sales under this Plan
are the only sales subject to that limitation. The Participant agrees not to
take, and agrees to cause any person or entity with which he or she would be
required to aggregate sales of Stock under paragraph (a)(2) or (e) of Rule
144 not to take, any action that would cause any such sale not to comply
with Rule 144. The Participant will be responsible for making all required
Form 144 filings.

         9.       The Participant acknowledges that the Issuer may suspend the
Planned Transactions at such times and for such periods as may be advisable
to ensure compliance with, among other things,

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applicable securities laws and regulations, rules of the Exchange, or
contractual or accounting requirements in connection with acquisitions or
dispositions by the Issuer or the Issuer's purchases or sales of its
securities. Any such suspension shall be communicated to the Broker in
writing by the Issuer's General Counsel or other appropriate compliance
officer and shall contain an acknowledgment that such suspension is being
made in accordance with Rule 10b5-1(c).

         10. The Broker agrees not to use any information about the Planned
Transactions in connection with purchases or sales of, or trading in, any
securities of the Issuer, or derivative securities thereof, or provide other
people with such information or recommend that other people buy or sell
securities based upon such information.

         11. The Participant agrees to make, or to assist the Issuer in
making, all filings required under Sections 13(d) and 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (e.g., Forms 4 and 5) with respect to the Planned
Transactions. The Broker shall have no responsibility for any such filings.

         12. The Participant agrees that the Issuer, in its discretion, may
publicly disclose the existence and terms of this Plan.

         13. All share numbers and dollar amounts set forth in this Plan
shall automatically be adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends,
and similar events occurring after the date hereof.

         14. The Participant may trade in securities of the Issuer in
addition to the Planned Transaction, provided that the Participant complies
with the insider-trading policies of the Issuer and applicable regulatory
requirements and the Participant does not enter into or alter a
corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Planned
Transactions. The Participant agrees to promptly notify the Broker of any
transaction in the Stock by the Participant other than a Planned Transaction
pursuant to this Plan.

         15. This Plan may be amended only by a writing executed by the
Participant and the Broker that is acknowledged by the Issuer. Any such
writing shall contain the Participant's representation that he or she knows
of no material nonpublic information regarding the Issuer or any of its
securities (including the Stock) as of the date thereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Plan as of the
date first written above.

                                            PARTICIPANT

                                            By: /s/ Daniel E. Penni
                                               --------------------
                                               DANIEL E. PENNI

                                            BROKER: ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO.

                                            By: /s/ Robert Heidenrich
                                               ----------------------
                                               Robert Heidenrich
                                            Its: Senior Investment Consultant

Acknowledged by:

APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

By: /s/ Michael E. Krawitz
   -----------------------
   Michael E. Krawitz
Its: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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