SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-07-06

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<TYPE>EX-10.16
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<FILENAME>f8k043016ex10xvi_minercoinc.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, MINERCO - RIOS, DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2017
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10.16</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>AGREEMENT
TO EXCHANGE</B></FONT></P>

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Extension</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>THIS
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT</B>, dated as of February 1, 2017 is entered into by and between Minerco, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
and Blanca A. Rios. (&ldquo;Rios&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS,
</B>the Company entered into a Convertible Promissory Note with V. Scott Vanis (&ldquo;Vanis&rdquo;), an Officer and Director
of the Company, dated April 30, 2016, in the principal amount of Four Hundred and Seven Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-One U.S. Dollars
and 29/100 Cents (US$ 407,661.29) (the &ldquo;Vanis Note&rdquo;);</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B>,
Vanis partially assigned the Vanis Note to Rios, according to the terms and conditions of a certain Assignment Agreement, dated
August 15, 2016, in principal amount of One Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars and 00/100 Cents (U.S. $100,000.00) due on November
1, 2016 (the &ldquo;Original Note&rdquo;) attached hereto as Exhibit 1;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS,
</B>the Company has not made payment to Rios on the Original Note;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B>,
Rios is willing to exchange the Original Note for a new Convertible Promissory Note, with a new due date of June 1, 2017 with
the Company as the Maker (the &ldquo;New Note&rdquo;);</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B>,
the Company is willing to exchange Rios&rsquo; Original Note for the New Note;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B>,
the New Note, with original principal amount of One Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars and 00/100 Cents (U.S. $100,000.00) with the
Company as the Maker and Rios as Payee is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.</FONT></P>

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