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        the
        appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>see
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As
        announced on July 21, 2005, Touchstone Resources USA, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)
        entered into a two-year employment agreement with Roger Abel to serve as
        the
        Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In connection therewith, the Company
        granted an option to Mr. Abel to purchase shares of Company Common Stock.
        The
        material terms of the foregoing agreements are described in detail in Item
        5.02
        below under the captions &#8220;Employment Agreement&#8221; and &#8220;Option Agreement&#8221; which
        descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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        13, 2005, the Company retained Roger Abel to serve as the Chief Executive
        Officer of the Company effective August 15, 2005. Mr. Abel has also been
        appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors effective August
        15, 2005. </font></div>
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        Abel
        has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Between 1968
        and
        1996, Mr. Abel held a number of domestic and international positions at Conoco,
        most recently serving as Chairman of Conoco Exploration and Production for
        Europe where he was responsible for all of Conoco&#8217;s upstream activities in
        Europe and Russia. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and General
        Manager, Dubai Petroleum Company, Manager of Operations for the U.K. and
        Europe,
        Manager of Planning, Administration and Engineering for North America, Vice
        President and General Manager of Conoco&#8217;s Engineering and Research Department,
        and Vice President and General Manager of Russia. From 1997 through 1999,
        Mr.
        Abel served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Occidental Oil and
        Gas
        Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Pretroleum and Executive
        Vice President of Occidental in Bakerfield, CA where he lead Occidental&#8217;s oil
        and gas operations through a major restructuring. During this time, Occidental
        Petroleum disposed of a number of less profitable assets, consummated major
        property exchanges, acquired significant new interests in several large
        producing assets, streamlined its organization, and completed the acquisition
        of
        the U.S. Government&#8217;s interests in the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum reserve. Since
        retiring from Occidental in 1999, Mr. Abel has continued to actively participate
        in oil and gas exploration and development projects in the United States.
        He
        currently serves as the President of Rio Nuevo, Ltd., a private company engaged
        in developing water resources for distribution and sales to municipalities
        in
        West Texas and obtaining certain water rights in state owned lands along
        the Rio
        Grande River. Mr. Abel earned a M.S. degree in Management from MIT&#8217;s Sloan
        School of Management and a Petroleum Engineering degree from Colorado School
        of
        Mines.</font></div>
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        Agreement</u></font></div>
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        Abel
        will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company commencing August
        15,
        2005 under an employment agreement with the Company. The agreement has a
        term of
        two years, provides for an annual base salary of $580,000, and contains standard
        and customary non-solicitation, non-competition, work made for hire, and
        non-confidentiality provisions. In the event that Mr. Abel is terminated
        without
        cause, he will be entitled to receive severance payment equal to one year&#8217;s base
        salary, if such termination occurs prior to August 15, 2006, and 6 month&#8217;s base
        salary if such termination occurs prior to August 15, 2007. </font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
        connection with his employment, the Company issued an option to Mr. Abel
        to
        purchase 4,876,540 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.86 per
        share, the last sales price of the Company&#8217;s common stock as reported on the OTC
        Bulletin Board on the date of grant. The option has a term of 7 years and
        vests
        in two equal installments on August 15, 2006 and 2007 provided that Mr. Abel
        remains continuously employed by the Company through the applicable vesting
        date
        or is receiving severance payment from the Company in accordance with his
        employment agreement. In the event that Mr. Abel is terminated for a cause
        during this period, the option shall forthwith terminate. Unless Mr. Abel
        is
        terminated for a cause, once vested, the option can be exercised at any time
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        all
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        acquired by a third party (each, a &#8220;Fundamental Transaction&#8221;). In the event of a
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        is made in connection with such Fundamental Transaction for the option to
        be
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        decides to terminate the option, it shall either: (i) pay an amount to Mr.
        Abel
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        the
        exercise price of the option multiplied by the total number of shares issuable
        upon exercise of the option; or (ii) provide for the option to vest in full
        and
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        his
        positions effective August 15, 2005. Mr. Harrington will also be resigning
        from
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        duly authorized.</font></div>
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                  Agreement dated July 13, 2005 by and between Roger Abel and the
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Unassociated Document
UNITED
        STATES
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
W
ashington
,
        DC 20549
FORM
        8-K
CURRENT
        REPORT
Pursuant
        to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934
Date
        of
        report (Date of earliest event reported)
July
        21, 2005
Touchstone
        Resources USA, Inc.
(Exact
        Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
50228
33-0967974
(State
                    or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission
                    File Number)
(IRS
                    Employer Identification
                    No.)
111
        Presidential Boulevard,
Suite
        165
Bala
        Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
19004
(Address
        of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
        Code)
Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code
(610)
        771-0680
(Former
          Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
        the
        appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (
see
General
        Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
        communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
        230.425)
o
Soliciting
        material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13e-4(c))
Section
        1 - Registrant's Business and Operations
Item
        1.01
Entry
        Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As
        announced on July 21, 2005, Touchstone Resources USA, Inc. (the "Company")
        entered into a two-year employment agreement with Roger Abel to serve as
        the
        Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In connection therewith, the Company
        granted an option to Mr. Abel to purchase shares of Company Common Stock.
        The
        material terms of the foregoing agreements are described in detail in Item
        5.02
        below under the captions "Employment Agreement" and "Option Agreement" which
        descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.
Section
        5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item
        5.02
Departure
        of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
        Principal Officers.
On
        July
        13, 2005, the Company retained Roger Abel to serve as the Chief Executive
        Officer of the Company effective August 15, 2005. Mr. Abel has also been
        appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors effective August
        15, 2005.
Mr.
        Abel
        has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Between 1968
        and
        1996, Mr. Abel held a number of domestic and international positions at Conoco,
        most recently serving as Chairman of Conoco Exploration and Production for
        Europe where he was responsible for all of Conoco's upstream activities in
        Europe and Russia. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and General
        Manager, Dubai Petroleum Company, Manager of Operations for the U.K. and
        Europe,
        Manager of Planning, Administration and Engineering for North America, Vice
        President and General Manager of Conoco's Engineering and Research Department,
        and Vice President and General Manager of Russia. From 1997 through 1999,
        Mr.
        Abel served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Occidental Oil and
        Gas
        Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Pretroleum and Executive
        Vice President of Occidental in Bakerfield, CA where he lead Occidental's oil
        and gas operations through a major restructuring. During this time, Occidental
        Petroleum disposed of a number of less profitable assets, consummated major
        property exchanges, acquired significant new interests in several large
        producing assets, streamlined its organization, and completed the acquisition
        of
        the U.S. Government's interests in the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum reserve. Since
        retiring from Occidental in 1999, Mr. Abel has continued to actively participate
        in oil and gas exploration and development projects in the United States.
        He
        currently serves as the President of Rio Nuevo, Ltd., a private company engaged
        in developing water resources for distribution and sales to municipalities
        in
        West Texas and obtaining certain water rights in state owned lands along
        the Rio
        Grande River. Mr. Abel earned a M.S. degree in Management from MIT's Sloan
        School of Management and a Petroleum Engineering degree from Colorado School
        of
        Mines.
Employment
        Agreement
Mr.
        Abel
        will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company commencing August
        15,
        2005 under an employment agreement with the Company. The agreement has a
        term of
        two years, provides for an annual base salary of $580,000, and contains standard
        and customary non-solicitation, non-competition, work made for hire, and
        non-confidentiality provisions. In the event that Mr. Abel is terminated
        without
        cause, he will be entitled to receive severance payment equal to one year's base
        salary, if such termination occurs prior to August 15, 2006, and 6 month's base
        salary if such termination occurs prior to August 15, 2007.
2
Option
        Agreement
In
        connection with his employment, the Company issued an option to Mr. Abel
        to
        purchase 4,876,540 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.86 per
        share, the last sales price of the Company's common stock as reported on the OTC
        Bulletin Board on the date of grant. The option has a term of 7 years and
        vests
        in two equal installments on August 15, 2006 and 2007 provided that Mr. Abel
        remains continuously employed by the Company through the applicable vesting
        date
        or is receiving severance payment from the Company in accordance with his
        employment agreement. In the event that Mr. Abel is terminated for a cause
        during this period, the option shall forthwith terminate. Unless Mr. Abel
        is
        terminated for a cause, once vested, the option can be exercised at any time
        prior to expiration.
The
        option contains a change in control provision which is triggered in the event
        that the Company is acquired by merger, share exchange or otherwise, sells
        all
        or substantially all of its assets, or all of the stock of the Company is
        acquired by a third party (each, a "Fundamental Transaction"). In the event of a
        Fundamental Transaction, the Company may terminate the option unless provision
        is made in connection with such Fundamental Transaction for the option to
        be
        assumed or for the issuance of a substitute option. In the event the Company
        decides to terminate the option, it shall either: (i) pay an amount to Mr.
        Abel
        equal to the excess of the per share purchase price in such transaction over
        the
        exercise price of the option multiplied by the total number of shares issuable
        upon exercise of the option; or (ii) provide for the option to vest in full
        and
        permit Mr. Abel to exercise the option for a period of at least 30 days prior
        to
        the date of such termination.
In
        connection with the appointment of Mr. Abel, Stephen P. Harrington, the current
        Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, will resign
        his
        positions effective August 15, 2005. Mr. Harrington will also be resigning
        from
        the Board of Directors of the Company effective August 15, 2005.
Section
        9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
        9.01
Financial
        Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
        Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit
        No
.
Description
        of Exhibit
10.1
Employment
                  Agreement dated July 13, 2005 by and between Roger Abel and the
                  Company.
10.2
Option
                  Agreement dated July 13, 2005 by and between Roger Abel and the
                  Company.
3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
        has
        duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
        duly authorized.
Touchstone
                  Resources USA, Inc.
Date: July
                  27, 2005
By:
/s/ Stephen
                  P. Harrington
Stephen
                    P. Harrington
Chief
                    Executive Officer
4
EXHIBIT
        INDEX
Exhibit
        No
.
Description
        of Exhibit
10.1
Employment
                  Agreement dated July 13, 2005 by and between Roger Abel and the
                  Company.
10.2
Option
                  Agreement dated July 13, 2005 by and between Roger Abel and the
                  Company.