EXHIBIT 10.19



SUMMO USA CORPORATION
1100 DENVER CENTER BUILDING
1776 LINCOLN STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80203
TELEPHONE: 303/861-5400 FAX: 303/861-0934


                                                 April 5, 1995



Mr. Robert A. Prescott
1587 Bermuda Dunes Drive
Boulder City, Nevada 89005



Dear Bob:


     This letter confirms your engagement as Vice President and General 
Manager of Summo USA Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Summo Minerals 
Corporation.

     Your annual salary will be $ 100,000.00 and we will provide a standard 
benefits package. We anticipate introducing a cash bonus scheme which you 
will both help design and participate in once the scheme is adopted. You will 
receive options to purchase 100,000 shares of Summo Minerals Corporation. The 
options will have a 5 year term and be priced in accordance with the 
requirements of the Vancouver Stock Exchange where Summo Minerals Corporation 
is currently listed.

     Your engagement will commence on April 24, 1995. We recognize that the 
development of the Lisbon Valley Project is critical to the ongoing success 
of the Corporation.  We have agreed that should this project not proceed 
and your services no longer be required as a consequence, we will pay you one 
year's salary as a severance in these circumstances.

                                                  Very truly yours,



                                                  SUMMO USA CORPORATION


                                                  /s/ HUGH J. MATHESON
                                                  Hugh J. Matheson
                                                  President