Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
FORM 10-QSB
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2007
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 000-27667
Metalline Mining Company
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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91-1766677
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1330 E. Margaret Ave.
Coeur dAlene, ID 83815
(Address of principal executive offices)
Issuers telephone number, including area code: (208) 665-2002
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
There were 38,728,603 shares of the issuers common stock, par value $0.01, outstanding as of
September 17, 2007.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes o No þ
METALLINE MINING COMPANY
QUARTERLY REPORTON FORM 10-QSB
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JULY 31, 2007
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[The balance of this page has been intentionally left blank.]
METALLINE MINING COMPANY
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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July 31, |
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October 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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ASSETS |
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(Unaudited) |
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** |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
1,053,826 |
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$ |
689,994 |
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Investments |
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8,900,000 |
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5,925,000 |
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Accounts receivable |
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35,934 |
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Tax refunds receivable |
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313,425 |
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Other receivables |
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37,794 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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26,101 |
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14,288 |
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Total Current Assets |
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10,331,146 |
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6,665,216 |
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PROPERTY CONCESSIONS |
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Sierra Mojada District (Note 4) |
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4,362,475 |
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4,334,767 |
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EQUIPMENT |
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Office and mining equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$454,434 and $427,892, respectively |
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707,866 |
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611,966 |
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Total Equipment |
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707,866 |
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611,966 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ |
15,401,487 |
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$ |
11,611,949 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
24,968 |
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$ |
238,198 |
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Accounts payable related parties |
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61,920 |
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125,460 |
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Accrued liabilities and expenses |
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55,370 |
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116,162 |
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Other liabilities |
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10,000 |
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Total Current Liabilities |
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142,258 |
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489,820 |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 4) |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized,
38,623,103 and 34,207,912 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
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386,231 |
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342,079 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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48,024,813 |
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38,594,886 |
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Deficit accumulated during exploration stage |
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(33,124,356 |
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(27,814,836 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
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(27,459 |
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Total Stockholders Equity |
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15,259,229 |
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11,122,129 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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15,401,487 |
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$ |
11,611,949 |
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** Derived from the audited financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2006
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-2
METALLINE MINING COMPANY
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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November 8, |
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1993 |
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(Inception) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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July 31, |
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July 31, |
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July 31, |
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July 31, |
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July 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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REVENUES |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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EXPLORATION AND PROPERTY HOLDING COSTS |
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Exploration and property holding costs |
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963,245 |
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669,486 |
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2,100,838 |
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1,055,533 |
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11,427,701 |
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Depreciation and write-off of equipment |
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40,874 |
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17,924 |
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183,520 |
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53,771 |
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305,658 |
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1,004,119 |
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687,410 |
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2,284,358 |
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1,109,304 |
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11,733,359 |
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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES |
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Salaries and payroll expenses |
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266,733 |
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127,295 |
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598,745 |
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965,409 |
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9,395,108 |
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Office and administrative expenses |
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117,656 |
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163,292 |
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377,046 |
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333,695 |
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2,865,344 |
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Professional services |
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460,954 |
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219,191 |
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2,117,676 |
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831,080 |
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7,502,558 |
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Directors fees |
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76,920 |
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225,720 |
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2,061,884 |
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Depreciation |
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11,112 |
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8,136 |
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18,682 |
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13,732 |
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185,113 |
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TOTAL GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES |
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933,375 |
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517,914 |
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3,337,869 |
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2,143,916 |
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22,010,007 |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
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(1,937,494 |
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(1,205,324 |
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(5,622,227 |
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(3,253,220 |
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(33,743,366 |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) |
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Interest and investment income |
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172,112 |
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81,197 |
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309,893 |
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95,631 |
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560,064 |
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Miscellaneous ore sales, net of expenses |
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10,426 |
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(31,111 |
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134,242 |
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VAT tax refunds |
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13,045 |
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132,660 |
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Miscellaneous income |
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24,000 |
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2,814 |
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85,500 |
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82,330 |
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Interest and financing expense |
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(1,203 |
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(2,058 |
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(290,286 |
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TOTAL OTHER INCOME |
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172,112 |
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114,420 |
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312,707 |
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161,007 |
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619,010 |
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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(1,765,382 |
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(1,090,904 |
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(5,309,520 |
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(3,092,213 |
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(33,124,356 |
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INCOME TAXES |
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NET LOSS |
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$ |
(1,765,382 |
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$ |
(1,090,904 |
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$ |
(5,309,520 |
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$ |
(3,092,213 |
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$ |
(33,124,356 |
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BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER
COMMON SHARE |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
(0.15 |
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$ |
(0.10 |
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BASIC AND DILUTED
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING |
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37,720,244 |
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34,118,509 |
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34,953,913 |
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29,555,877 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-3
METALLINE MINING COMPANY
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Period from |
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November 8, 1993 |
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(Inception) |
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Nine Months Ended |
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to |
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July 31, |
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July 31, |
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July 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(5,309,520 |
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$ |
(3,092,213 |
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$ |
(33,124,356 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and write-off of assets |
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202,202 |
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67,503 |
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633,447 |
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Noncash expenses |
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126,864 |
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Common stock issued for services |
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211,559 |
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1,237,046 |
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Common stock issued for compensation |
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668,715 |
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977,106 |
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Options issued for compensation |
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79,229 |
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4,439,229 |
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Common stock issued for directors fees. |
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244,260 |
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244,260 |
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Options and warrants issued for directors fees |
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1,665,705 |
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Stock options issued for services |
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849,892 |
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Stock options issued for financing fees |
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276,000 |
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Common stock issued for payment of expenses |
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326,527 |
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Stock warrants issued for services |
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1,094,950 |
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1,783,721 |
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(Increase) decrease in: |
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Accounts receivable |
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35,934 |
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(12,100 |
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Tax refunds receivable |
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(313,425 |
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(313,425 |
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Other receivables |
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(37,794 |
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8,418 |
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(37,794 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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(11,812 |
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(18,059 |
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(26,100 |
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Increase (decrease) in: |
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Accounts payable related parties |
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(63,540 |
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61,920 |
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Accounts payable |
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(213,230 |
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(3,682 |
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24,968 |
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Other liabilities |
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(10,000 |
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12,871 |
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(10,000 |
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Accrued liabilities and expenses |
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(60,792 |
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(138,744 |
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65,370 |
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Net cash used by operating activities |
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(4,151,979 |
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(2,507,291 |
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(20,799,620 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Marketable securities |
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(5,925,000 |
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Purchase of investments |
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(15,200,000 |
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(15,684,447 |
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Proceeds from investments |
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12,225,000 |
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12,709,447 |
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Purchase of equipment |
|
|
(298,103 |
) |
|
|
(60,436 |
) |
|
|
(1,285,508 |
) |
Acquisitions of mining property |
|
|
(27,708 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,480,339 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities |
|
|
(3,300,811 |
) |
|
|
(60,436 |
) |
|
|
(14,665,847 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
|
5,671,893 |
|
|
|
10,758,737 |
|
|
|
33,253,707 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of options and warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
981,140 |
|
Proceeds from exercise of warrants |
|
|
2,172,188 |
|
|
|
31,250 |
|
|
|
2,172,188 |
|
Deposits for sale of stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,500 |
|
Proceeds from shareholder loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
Payment of note payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,157 |
) |
|
|
(15,783 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities: |
|
|
7,844,081 |
|
|
|
10,786,830 |
|
|
|
36,546,752 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of Exchange rate changes on cash |
|
|
(27,459 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,459 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
363,832 |
|
|
|
8,219,103 |
|
|
|
1,053,826 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period |
|
|
689,994 |
|
|
|
213,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of period |
|
$ |
1,053,826 |
|
|
$ |
8,432,472 |
|
|
$ |
1,053,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
520 |
|
|
$ |
286,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for equipment |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
25,000 |
|
Common stock options issued for financing fees |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
276,000 |
|
Common stock issued for non-cash options |
|
$ |
59,220 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
59,220 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Metalline Mining Company (the Company) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on November 8,
1993 as the Cadgie Company for the purpose of acquiring and developing mineral concessions. The
Cadgie Company was a spin-off from its predecessor, Precious Metal Mines, Inc. On June 28, 1996, at
a special directors meeting, the Companys name was changed to Metalline Mining Company. The
Companys fiscal year-end is October 31.
The Company expects to engage in the business of mining. The Company currently owns concessions
located in a mining region known as the Sierra Mojada District that is located in the municipality
of Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico. The Company conducts its operations in Mexico through its
wholly owned subsidiary corporations, Minera Metalin S.A. de C.V. (Minera Metalin) and
Contratistas de Sierra Mojada S.A. de C.V.
The Companys efforts have been concentrated in expenditures related to exploration properties,
principally in the Sierra Mojada project located in Coahuila, Mexico. The Company has not
determined whether the exploration properties contain ore reserves that are economically
recoverable. The ultimate realization of the Companys investment in exploration properties is
dependent upon the success of future property sales, the existence of economically recoverable
reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain financing or make other arrangements for
development, and upon future profitable production. The ultimate realization of the Companys
investment in exploration properties cannot be determined at this time, and accordingly, no
provision for any asset impairment that may result, in the event the Company is not successful in
developing or selling these properties, has been made in the accompanying financial statements.
The Company is actively seeking additional capital and management believes its properties can
ultimately be sold or developed to enable the Company to continue its operations. However, there
are inherent uncertainties in mining operations and management cannot provide assurances that it
will be successful in this endeavor. Furthermore, the Company is in the exploration stage, as it
has not realized any revenues from its planned operations.
NOTE 2 BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The foregoing unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-QSB and Regulation S-B as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the disclosures
required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for complete
financial statements. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the audited financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2006. In the opinion of
management, the unaudited interim financial statements furnished herein include all adjustments,
all of which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for
the interim period presented.
F-5
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Uncertainties with respect to such
estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of the Companys financial statements;
accordingly, it is possible that the actual results could differ from these estimates and
assumptions and could have a material effect on the reported amounts of the Companys financial
position and results of operations.
Operating results for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected for the year ending October 31, 2007.
Concentration of Risk
The Company maintains its domestic cash in two commercial depository accounts. One of these
accounts is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for up to $100,000. The
other account consists of money market funds, certificates of deposit and preferred securities
(including treasury inflation protected securities and auction rate preferred securities), all of
which are not insured. The Company also maintains cash in banks in Mexico. These accounts, which
had U.S. dollar balances of $265,630 and $184,679 at July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006,
respectively, are denominated in pesos and are considered uninsured. At July 31, 2007, the
Companys cash balances and marketable securities included $9,853,826 which was not federally
insured.
Investments
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when
purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company accounts for its investments in auction rate
securities in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities such that if the underlying security of an
auction rate security has a stated or contractual maturity date in excess of 90 days, regardless of
the frequency of the interest rate reset date, the security is classified as a current
available-for-sale investment. Short-term investments include investments with maturities greater
than three months, but not exceeding twelve months and available for sale auction rate securities.
The Company determines the appropriate classification of its investments in debt and equity
securities at the time of the purchase and re-evaluates classifications at each balance sheet date.
Debt securities are classified as held to maturity when the Company has the intent and ability to
hold the securities to maturity.
F-6
The Company maintains the majority of its investments in auction rate securities (ARS) which
provide acceptable interest rates with high liquidity allowing the Company to convert the
securities to cash every 7 to 35 days depending upon the specific ARS. Auction rate securities
are floating rate securities with long-term nominal maturities of 25 to 30 years, but are marketed
by financial institutions with maturity and interest rates at 7, 28, and 35 day intervals. The
result is that the market always has large quantities of securities resetting their interest rates
every week resulting in high liquidity. As of July 31, 2007, the Company had $8,900,000 of ARS
securities with reset dates of 7 days and annual yields ranging from 5% to 5.15%.
Exploration Costs
In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the
Company expenses exploration costs as incurred. Exploration costs expensed during the nine months
ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 were $2,284,358 and $1,109,304, respectively. The exploration costs
expensed during the Companys exploration stage amount to $11,733,359.
Foreign Operations
The accompanying balance sheet at January 31, 2007 contains Company assets in Mexico, including:
$4,362,475 in property concessions; $919,551 (before accumulated depreciation) of mining equipment;
and $265,630 of cash. Although this country is considered economically stable, it is always
possible that unanticipated events in foreign countries could disrupt the Companys operations.
The Mexican government does not require foreign entities to maintain cash reserves in Mexico.
IVA Tax Receivable
The Company records a receivable for value added (IVA) taxes recoverable from Mexican authorities
on goods and services purchased by its Mexican subsidiaries. As of July 31, 2007, the Company
filed applications with the Mexican authorities to recover approximately $605,000 of value added
taxes (IVA) paid by its Mexican subsidiaries during 2005, 2006, and 2007. The Company has
recorded a receivable in the amount of $313,425 as of July 31, 2007 for IVA taxes paid since
November 1, 2006. The Company has recorded an allowance on the IVA tax receivable for taxes paid
prior to October 31, 2006 as collectability cannot be reasonably estimated. However, the Company
has been working extensively with Mexican authorities to recover these amounts. Any subsequent
recovery of these taxes will be booked as credit to exploration expense.
F-7
NOTE 3 RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (hereinafter SFAS No. 159). This statement
permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity
to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring
related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is
consistent with the Boards long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial
instruments. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year that
begins after November 15, 2007, although earlier adoption is permitted. Management has not
determined the effect that adopting this statement would have on the Companys financial condition
or results of operation.
In September, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other
Postretirement Plans an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87,88,106, and 132(R) (hereinafter
:SFAS No. 158). This statement requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded
positions of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or
liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in
the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity or changes in
unrestricted net assets of a not for profit organization. This statement also requires an employer
to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year end statement of financial
position, with limited exceptions. The adoption of this statement had no immediate material effect
on the Companys financial condition or results of operations.
NOTE 4 CONCESSIONS IN THE SIERRA MOJADA DISTRICT
Sierra Mojada Mining Concessions
The Company owns or is in the process of acquiring 15 mining concessions consisting of 19,397.9202
hectares (about 47,930 acres) in the mining region known as the Sierra Mojada District located in
Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico. The mining concessions are considered one prospect area and are
collectively referred to as the Sierra Mojada Project.
The Company purchased nine of the concessions from Mexican entities and/or Mexican individuals and
the remaining six concessions were granted by the Mexican government. Each mining concession
enables the Company to explore the underlying concession in consideration for the payment of
semi-annual fee to the Mexican government and completion of certain annual assessment work. Annual
assessment work in excess of statutory annual requirements can be carried forward and applied to
future periods. The company has completed sufficient work to meet future requirements for many
years.
F-8
As of July 31, 2007, the Company owns the following mining concessions in the Sierra Mojada
District:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concession |
|
Method |
|
|
Date |
|
|
Hectares |
|
|
Cost Basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sierra Mojada |
|
Purchased |
|
|
5/30/2000 |
|
|
|
4,767.32 |
|
|
$ |
15,875 |
|
Mojada 3 |
|
Purchased |
|
|
5/30/2000 |
|
|
|
722.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unificacion Mineros
Nortenos |
|
Purchased |
|
|
8/30/2000 |
|
|
|
336.79 |
|
|
|
3,682,772 |
|
Vulcano |
|
Purchased |
|
|
8/30/2000 |
|
|
|
4.49 |
|
|
|
|
|
Esmeralda 1 |
|
Purchased |
|
|
8/20/2001 |
|
|
|
95.50 |
|
|
|
180,988 |
|
Esmeralda |
|
Purchased |
|
|
3/20/1997 |
|
|
|
117.50 |
|
|
|
255,647 |
|
La Blanca |
|
Purchased |
|
|
8/20/2001 |
|
|
|
33.50 |
|
|
|
122,760 |
|
Fortuna |
|
Claim Filed |
|
|
12/8/1999 |
|
|
|
13.96 |
|
|
|
76,725 |
|
Mojada 2 |
|
Claim Filed |
|
|
7/17/2006 |
|
|
|
3,500.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
El Retorno |
|
Purchased |
|
|
4/10/2006 |
|
|
|
817.65 |
|
|
|
15,413 |
|
Los Ramones |
|
Purchased |
|
|
4/10/2006 |
|
|
|
8.60 |
|
|
|
278 |
|
El Retorno Fracc. 1 |
|
Purchased |
|
|
4/20/2006 |
|
|
|
5.51 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
Dormidos |
|
Claim Filed |
|
|
4/9/2007 |
|
|
|
2,326.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Agua Mojada |
|
Claim Filed |
|
|
1/26/2007 |
|
|
|
2,900.00 |
|
|
|
5,980 |
|
Alote |
|
Claim Filed |
|
|
5/17/2007 |
|
|
|
3,749.00 |
|
|
|
5,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,397.92 |
|
|
$ |
4,362,475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 5 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The following is a summary of the Companys property and equipment at July 31, 2007 and October 31,
2006, respectively:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2007 |
|
|
October 31, 2006 |
|
Mining equipment |
|
$ |
657,231 |
|
|
$ |
589,751 |
|
Communication equipment |
|
|
8,864 |
|
|
|
10,179 |
|
Buildings and structures |
|
|
141,061 |
|
|
|
141,061 |
|
Land non mineral |
|
|
15,839 |
|
|
|
15,839 |
|
Vehicles |
|
|
170,182 |
|
|
|
152,030 |
|
Computer equipment and software |
|
|
156,656 |
|
|
|
120,664 |
|
Office equipment |
|
|
11,579 |
|
|
|
9,446 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
|
|
888 |
|
|
|
888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,162,300 |
|
|
|
1,039,858 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(454,434 |
) |
|
|
(427,892 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
707,866 |
|
|
$ |
611,966 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-9
Depreciation expense including write-off of equipment for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 and
2006 was $202,202 and $67,503, respectively.
NOTE 6 CAPITAL STOCK
Common Stock
In March 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 2,413,571 shares of the Companys
restricted common stock and warrants to purchase 1,206,785 shares of common stock exercisable at
$2.42 per share for four years, at a price of $4.70 per unit, which consists of two shares of
common stock and one warrant. Net proceeds from this private placement were $5,671,893. Using the
Black-Scholes model, an average value of $3.49 per warrant was allocated to these warrants for a
total allocated value of $4,210,473
During the nine months ended July 31, 2007, the Company issued 49,120 shares to outside consultants
for services provided at an average price of $4.31 per share. The Company also issued 90,000
shares of common stock at an average price of $2.71 per share to its independent directors for
services provided.
During the nine months ended July 31, 2006, the Company issued 13,456,084 shares of common stock
under a private placement for cash consideration of $0.80 per share. Purchasers of these shares
also received a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 with an
exercise period of five years. The warrants were valued at $.29 per share for a total allocated
value of $3,945,838. In addition to common stock issued through the private placement, 248,593
shares of common stock were issued for prior compensation at $2.69 per share.
Shareholder Rights Plan
On June 11, 2007, the Board of Directors adopted a Shareholders Right Plan through the adoption of
a Rights Agreement, which became effective immediately. In connection with the adoption of the
Rights Agreement, the Board of Directors declared a distribution of one Right for each outstanding
share of the Companys common stock, payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on
June 22, 2007. The Right is attached to the underlying common share and will remain with the common
share if the share is sold or transferred.
In the event that any person acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding shares
of the Companys common stock, each holder of a Right, other than the acquirer, would be entitled
to receive, upon payment of the purchase price, which is initially set at $20 per Right, a number
of shares of the Companys common stock having a value equal to two times such purchase price. The
Rights will expire on June 11, 2017, or on June 11, 2008 if the Shareholder Rights Plan is not
approved by the Companys shareholders before that date.
F-10
Stock Options
On November 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement
No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which requires the fair value of share-based payments, including
grants of employee stock options to be recognized in the statement of operations based on their
fair values. Prior to the Companys adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company followed the method
prescribed in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation. The fair value of the Companys stock options issued prior to the
adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) was determined using a Black-Scholes pricing model, which assumed no
expected dividends and estimated the option expected life, volatility and risk-free interest rate
at the time of grant. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company used historical and
implied market volatility as a basis for calculating expected volatility.
The Company has elected to adopt the modified prospective transition method as permitted by
Statement 123(R) and therefore has not restated its financial results for prior periods. Under this
transition method, the Company will apply the provisions of Statement 123(R) to new awards and to
awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after November 1, 2006. The Company had no remaining
estimated compensation for grants that were outstanding as of the effective date that would need to
be recognized over the remaining service period. The Companys consolidated financial statements
as of and for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R).
The Company has two existing qualified stock option plans. Under the 2006 Qualified Stock Option
Plan (the 2006 plan) the Company may grant non-statutory and incentive options to employees,
directors and consultants for up to a total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock. Under the 2001
Qualified Stock Option Plan (the 2001 Plan) the Company may grant non-statutory and incentive
options to employees, directors, and consultants for up to a total of 1,000,000 shares of common
stock.
In June 2007, the Company granted stock options to purchase up to 250,000 shares of common stock to
the Companys CFO at $4.30 per share under the 2006 Plan. The options vest 50,000 on October 31,
2007, and 100,000 on both October 31, 2008 and 2009. The fair market value of the options at the
date of grant was $2.69 per share and the Company has recognized $79,229 of compensation expense
through July 31, 2007. This expense is included in salaries and payroll expense under general and
administrative expenses. There remains $594,306 of total unrecognized compensation expense, which
is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.25 years. No share-based employee compensation
cost for stock options was recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the nine month
period ended July 31, 2006.
In, February 2007, options for 210,000 shares of the Companys common stock granted under the
Companys 2001 Equity Incentive Plan were exercised under the cashless exercise provision of the
Plan, whereby recipients elected to receive 126,000 shares without payment of the exercise price,
and the remaining options for 84,000 shares were cancelled.
F-11
A summary of stock option activity as of July 31, 2007 and changes during the nine months then
ended is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Contractual |
|
|
Intrinsic |
|
Options |
|
Shares |
|
|
Price |
|
|
Life (Years) |
|
|
Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at November 1,
2006 |
|
|
3,360,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
4.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
(126,000 |
) |
|
|
1.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or Expired |
|
|
(84,000 |
) |
|
|
1.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at July 31, 2007 |
|
|
3,400,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.61 |
|
|
|
8.10 |
|
|
$ |
2,806,500 |
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Exercisable at July 31, 2007 |
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3,150,000 |
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$ |
2.48 |
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|
7.96 |
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|
$ |
3,021,500 |
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Summarized information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at July 31, 2007 is as
follows:
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Options Outstanding |
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Options Exercisable |
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Weighted Ave. |
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Weighted |
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Weighted |
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Remaining |
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Average |
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Average |
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Exercise |
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Number |
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Contractual |
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Exercise |
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Number |
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Exercise |
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Price |
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Outstanding |
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Life (Years) |
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Price |
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Exercisable |
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Price |
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$ |
1.30 |
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|
100,000 |
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|
2.02 |
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$ |
1.30 |
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|
100,000 |
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|
$ |
1.30 |
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|
|
|
1.32 |
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|
100,000 |
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|
3.18 |
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|
|
1.32 |
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|
|
100,000 |
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|
|
1.32 |
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|
|
|
2.15 |
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200,000 |
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|
2.59 |
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|
2.15 |
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200,000 |
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|
2.15 |
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|
|
2.59 |
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2,750,000 |
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8.75 |
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|
|
2.59 |
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2,750,000 |
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|
2.59 |
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|
4.30 |
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|
|
250,000 |
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|
|
9.88 |
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|
|
4.30 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ |
1.30-4.30 |
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|
3,400,000 |
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|
|
8.10 |
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|
$ |
2.61 |
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|
|
3,150,000 |
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|
$ |
2.48 |
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|
|
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|
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|
A summary of the nonvested shares as of July 31, 2007 and changes during the nine months ended July
31, 2007 is as follows:
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Weighted- |
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Average |
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Grant-Date |
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Nonvested Shares |
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Shares |
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Fair Value |
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Nonvested at October 31, 2006 |
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|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Granted |
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|
250,000 |
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|
|
2.69 |
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Vested |
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Forfeited |
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|
Nonvested at July 31, 2006 |
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250,000 |
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$ |
2.69 |
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F-12
As of July 31, 2007, there was $594,306 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to
nonvested share based compensation arrangements granted under the qualified stock option plans.
That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.25 years.
Warrants
During the nine months ended July 31, 2007, the Company issued warrants for 600,000 common shares
for professional services at an average exercise price of $3.27 per share. Using the Black-Scholes
model an average value of $1.82 per warrant was allocated to these warrants for a total allocated
value of $1,094,950
In connection with the private placement completed in March 2007, the Company issued warrants to
purchase 1,206,785 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.42 per share. The warrants
were valued at $3.49 per share for a total allocated value of $4,210,473.
During the nine months ended July 31, 2007, warrants for 1,736,500 shares were exercised at an
average price of $1.25 per share for total cash proceeds of $2,172,187. The value allocated to
these warrants on the date of grant was $503,585.
As of July 31, 2007, the Company has outstanding warrants to purchase 14,945,408 shares of common
stock. The warrants have a weighted average exercise price of $1.42 per share and have a weighted
average remaining contractual life of 3.28 years.
NOTE 7 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In August, 2007 the Company issued 18,000 shares of common stock to independent directors of the
Company for services received in the three months ended July 31, 2007. The Company has accrued
$61,920 of costs associated with these shares as of July 31, 2007.
Also in August 2007, two warrants were exercised for 87,500 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $1.25 per share.
F-13
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ITEM 2. |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB includes certain statements that may be deemed to be
forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included
in this Form 10-QSB that address activities, events or developments that our management expects,
believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements include discussion of such matters as:
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The amount and nature of future capital, development and exploration
expenditures; |
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The timing of exploration activities; |
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Business strategies and development of our business plan; and |
Forward-looking statements also typically include words such as anticipate, estimate, expect,
potential, could or similar words suggesting future outcomes. These statements are based on
certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of
historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe
are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions,
risks and uncertainties, including such factors as the volatility and level of zinc prices,
currency exchange rate fluctuations, uncertainties in cash flow, expected acquisition benefits,
exploration mining and operating risks, competition, litigation, environmental matters, the
potential impact of government regulations, and other matters discussed Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 under the caption Risk Factors, many of
which are beyond our control. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from
those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
The Company is under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of
this report. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Plan of Operation
The Company is an exploration stage company, formed under the laws of the state of Nevada on August
20, 1993, to engage in the business of mining. The Company currently owns mining concessions, which
are located in the municipality of Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico as described below (the
Property). The Companys objective is to define sufficient mineral reserves on the Property to
justify the development of a mechanized mining operation (the Project). The Company conducts its
operations in Mexico through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiaries, Minera Metalin S.A. de C.V.
(Minera) and Contratistas de Sierra Mojada S.A. de C.V.
1
The Company owns the following mining concessions, including the buildings and equipment located
thereon:
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Concession1 |
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Title No. |
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Hectares |
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Sierra Mojada |
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198513 |
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4,767.3154 |
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Mojada 3 |
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226756 |
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722.0000 |
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Unificacion Mineros Nortenos |
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169343 |
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336.7905 |
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Esmeralda I |
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211158 |
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95.4977 |
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Esmeralda |
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212169 |
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117.5025 |
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La Blanca |
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220569 |
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33.5044 |
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Fortuna |
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160461 |
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13.9582 |
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Vulcano |
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83507 |
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4.4904 |
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Mojada 2 |
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227585 |
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3,500.0000 |
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El Retorno |
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216681 |
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817.6548 |
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Los Ramones |
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223093 |
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|
8.6039 |
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El Retorno Fracc. 1 |
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223154 |
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|
5.5071 |
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Dormidos |
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|
229323 |
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2,326.0953 |
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Agua Mojada |
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E-07/16743 |
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2,900.0000 |
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Alote1 |
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3,749.0000 |
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Total |
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19,397.9202 |
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1 |
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Title for this concession is pending. |
The Company owns or is in the process of acquiring 15 concessions consisting of 19,397.9202
hectares (about 47,930 acres) in the mining region known as the Sierra Mojada District located in
Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico. The Company purchased nine of the concessions from Mexican
entities and/or Mexican individuals and the remaining six mining concessions were granted by the
Mexican government.
The Company holds title to its concessions subject to its obligation to maintain and conduct work
on the concessions, record evidence of the work with the Mexican Ministry of Mines and pay a
semi-annual fee to the Mexican government. Annual assessment work in excess of statutory
requirements can be carried forward and applied against future annual work requirements. The value
of our accumulated carry forwards on our concessions would meet future requirements for many years.
The Companys primary focus has been to explore the Sierra Mojada concessions to identify available
mineral deposits, securing a legal right to exploit the deposit and defining a resource. From 1999
through early 2005 an oxide zinc mineralization has been defined that management has determined
contains sufficient estimated zinc metal to justify a study of the mineralized material. A
feasibility study has been initiated for the Company by Green Team International of Johannesburg,
South Africa as the prime contractor. The Companys plan of operation for the next 10 to 12 months
is to continue work on the feasibility study to determine whether a mining operation may be
profitably conducted on the Companys concessions. The feasibility study is a detailed engineering
and economic valuation of the iron oxide and smithsonite manto mineralized material and consists
of six major elements: Resource Model, Metallurgy, Mine Plan, Extraction, Reduction and Water
Development.
2
The Resource Model has been revised and it will be used interactively with the mining and
concentrator team to optimize the baseline business case for the study. Another revision of the
Resource Model incorporating improved geological constraints is expected to be completed by late
September 2007. The Resource Model will then be subjected to a technical audit.
The Company has performed a technical audit of its sample collecting, sample preparation, and data
logging technical processes and is improving its technical processes, facilities, and procedures.
It has acquired improved geological information requested by its engineers in completing their
studies. Field studies for a geotechnical study involving diamond drilling and structural mapping
have been completed, in situ and laboratory measurements of rock strength and other testing to
confirm the applicability of various mining methods to the rocks at Sierra Mojada is nearly
complete, and a report of conclusions is being prepared. The Company analyzed a large sampling of
rocks from within the boundaries of the current Resource Model grade shell for other metals that
might be recovered as coproducts of mining zinc. The elements considered include silver, cadmium,
indium, gallium, germanium, and cobalt. Of these elements only silver is a candidate for coproduct
recovery from the material within the resource model.
Metallurgical studies were completed with an objective of improving the design of the concentrator
circuit for processing of zinc. Samples to evaluate the existing circuit as applied to the recovery
of silver have been shipped to South Africa for study. The scoping study phase of the Mine Plan
will be completed by evaluating interactions and optimizations between Mine Plan, concentrator and
refinery sizing, and the Resource Model. On completion of this activity, the basic mine method(s)
and project capacities will be frozen and mine planning will be carried to the next level of
detail. The location of the refinery, the extraction and reduction plant will then be finalized,
using the results of a previously performed alternatives analysis, and the details of refinery
location and design will be attacked. GTI has previously completed fairly mature concentrator and
refinery designs.
The Mine Plan studies contract was awarded to the firm of Pincock, Allen and Holt. The Mine Plan
studies involve three stages of progressively more definitive work. These are a scoping stage, a
preliminary design phase, and a detailed design phase. The scoping stage of Mine Plan studies has
evaluated methods to mine the deposit. Geotechnical results will determine the optimum method(s) to
mine the deposit, the associated capital and mining costs and feasible production rates. The
production rate for the project is determined through an economic evaluation that seeks to optimize
the expected return on investment based on consideration of the Resource Model and interactions
with the mining method, the extraction and reduction plants in the context of the expected capital
and operating costs of the entire system. A baseline design case using concentration of oxide
zinc minerals and refining the concentrate using solvent extraction and electrowinning (SXEW) is
used to compare the economic efficiency of various engineering alternatives. After the optimum
approach is determined, the engineering design is developed in stages of increasing complexity and
detail. Throughout this process, standard engineering practices are employed to progressively
reduce the engineering and economic uncertainties.
The Company has entered into a contract with Agapito Associates Inc., of Golden, Colorado, to
perform geotechnical and rock mechanics studies at the site in support of mine planning activities.
In mid-May 2007, a drilling program was initiated to obtain large diameter core samples for
testing in Agapito laboratories. This drilling used one of the Companys diamond drill units. As of
August 8, 2007, the drilling program was completed. Fourteen large diameter diamond drill holes
were completed, totaling 1363.25 m of hole, the cores exhaustively logged for geotechnical
purposes, and samples selected for laboratory measurements of rock strength. A borehole shear
strength tester (BST) has been used to determine in situ rock strength in these, and other, bore
holes. Structural mapping is complete in both surface and underground localities. The
geotechnical work is approximately on the planned schedule.
3
Water Development is completed and consisted of drilling for a groundwater supply capable of
producing
water for the mine and plant in volumes adequate to meet water supply requirements estimated by the
engineering groups performing the feasibility study. Four wells were completed and tested, and
application is be made to the appropriate agency (the Comisión Nacional de Agua) to grant the
Company water rights. In the opinion of the Company and its consulting geohydrologist, the Company
can reasonably expect to develop enough water of adequate quality to meet the requirements for a
mine and concentrator, and the associated potable water requirements for employees. Environmental,
Social, and permitting studies will be continued and completed by our consultants. Weather-,
noise-, and air-quality-monitoring continue. A community survey was conducted in cooperation with
the government of the Municipio of Sierra Mojada, to document the social impact of the potential
mining operations. A documented community out-reach program in being continued with our workers,
the local community, the local government and appropriate agencies in State and Federal
governments. All of this work will be done to comply with Mexican regulations, laws, and norms and
with sustainable development considerations as described in the International Finance Corporations
Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability and the Environment Assessment
required by the World Banks Equator Principles.
In order to finance the feasibility study and the business operations described above for corporate
overhead through completion of the feasibility study, the Company has raised capital by selling
unregistered shares of its common stock as described below in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
The Company estimates that completion of a feasibility study will cost an additional $3.0 million
and the Company expects that it will take an additional 10 to 12 months to complete all aspects of
the study. Spending on the feasibility study during the nine months ended July 31, 2007
was approximately $1,340,000. This amount includes payments to third parties for goods and
services, and does not include expenses for general corporate purposes or to support the
feasibility study by our employees in Mexico. Following the completion of a successful feasibility
study, the Company would then proceed to secure financing for the construction of a mine and
related infrastructure pursuant to a Mine Plan developed specifically for the Companys concessions
and for Concentration and Reduction plants to extract metal from the ore that would be mined. The
Company estimates that construction of a mine and extraction and reduction plant would cost
approximately $400 million and take approximately two to three years to complete after completion
of the feasibility study, assuming sufficient funding is available. The Company intends to finance
construction costs by seeking a combination of equity and debt. In addition the Company may seek
joint venture partners or other alternative financing sources as necessary to complete development
of the project.
The Company is improving its general business capabilities in Mexico so that it is capable of
performing the ramp up in activity required by our business objectives. We are selectively
improving the quality of our workforce at all levels. We will become fully compliant with labor
registration, safety, health and training requirements, and environmental registration. Until that
time, we do not have to comply in these areas because we were grandfathered into compliance.
Some overarching business objectives in our activities are: to systematically reduce the
significant risk factors listed earlier in this document; to reach the level of certainty required
to comply with SEC Industry Guide 7; and to meet the level of quality required for our feasibility
study to be acceptable to financial institutions to support funding decisions. Two disciplines help
us to reach these objectives. First, generally accepted international engineering practice is
based on methodology to achieve progressive reduction of risk and progressive reduction in economic
uncertainties as studies progress. Second, outside technical/engineering auditors are retained to
insure that work is done to the quality required by the engineering norms.
4
The Company will continue its program to explore for new mineralization. This effort is most
intensely focused on areas of silver-copper mineralization close to mine workings that might be
constructed to
access and work the zinc oxide manto. The purpose of this work is both to identify areas that
might be mined as well as to insure that contemplated mine workings do not render mineralization
unmineable that might otherwise be exploited. The Company is aware of other areas within its
concessions that it believes may have significant exploration potential. As resources are
available, or specific opportunities are identified, such areas may receive exploration attention.
In the past the Company has evaluated various opportunities for generating near-term revenues from
small scale mining from its concessions, and it will continue to do so in the future. However, it
will only engage in such operations if 1) they are not diversionary to the task of completing the
feasibility study; 2) they are safe for our workers; 3) the business risk is low; 4) the
opportunity is affordable; 5) the profit potential is significant to a company of our size. We have
no current plans to enter any such venture.
Subsequent Event
In August 2007, the Company issued 18,000 shares of common stock to independent directors of the
company for services received in the three months ended July 31, 2007. The Company has accrued
$61,920 of costs associated with these shares as of July 31, 2007. Also in August 2007, two
warrants were exercised for 87,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share.
Cautionary Note
The Company is an exploration stage company and does not currently have any known reserves and
cannot be expected to have reserves unless and until a feasibility study is completed for the
Sierra Mojada concessions that shows proven and probable reserves. There can be no assurance that
the Companys concessions contain proven and probable reserves and investors may lose their entire
investment in the Company. See Risk Factors in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2006.
Results of Operations
For the nine months ended July 31, 2007, the Company experienced a consolidated net loss of
$5,309,000 or $0.15 per share, compared to a consolidated net loss of $3,092,000, or $0.10 per
share during the comparable period in the previous year. The $2,217,000 increase in consolidated
net loss is primarily due to a $1,175,000 increase in exploration and property holding costs and a
$1,287,000 increase in professional fees. These increases and other cost increases were partially
offset by higher interest and investment income.
Exploration and property holding costs
Exploration and property holding costs increased to $2,284,000 for the nine-months ended July 31,
2007 compared to $1,109,000 for the comparable period last year. This increase was primarily due
to increased drilling and sampling costs to support the companys feasibility study.
5
General and Administrative Costs
General and administrative expenses increased to $3,338,000 for the nine month period ended July
31, 2007 as compared to $2,144,000 for the nine month period ended July 31, 2006. The $1,194,000
increase is overall general and administrative expenses are primarily due to the following:
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Higher professional fees due to $1,094,000 of stock based compensation for warrants
issued to outside consultants for investor services. |
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Increased professional fees related to the preparation of the Companys feasibility
study |
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|
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Directors fees increased $226,000 primarily due to stock based compensation for stock
grants issued to its independent directors. |
These increases were partially offset by a $366,000 decrease in salaries and payroll expenses. The
decrease in salaries and payroll expense is due to higher stock based compensation in 2006 related
to stock grants issued to officers.
Other Income (Expense)
Other Income (Expense) was $312,707 for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 as compared to $161,007
for the comparable period in 2006. The increase of $151,700 is primarily due to higher interest and
investment income and was partially offset by lower miscellaneous income. Higher cash and
investment balances due to recent private equity offering combined with recent warrant exercises
have resulted in higher investable cash balances which have resulted in increased interest and
investment income.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company financed its obligations during the nine months ended July 31, 2007 from cash on hand.
At July 31, 2007, the Companys cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased by
$3,339,000 compared to the year ended October 31, 2006. This increase is due to $5,672,000 in net
proceeds from a private placement discussed below that closed on March 6, 2007 and $2,172,000 of
cash proceeds from warrants exercised during the period. Also during this period, the Company used
$4,152,000 in operating activities, principally in connection with maintaining the property,
continuation of a surface exploration drilling program and continued feasibility study funding,
which includes the water development drilling.
During the nine month period ended July 31, 2007, the Company completed a private offering of
2,413,571 shares of the Companys common stock and warrants to purchase 1,206,785 shares of common
stock, exercisable at $2.42 per share and expiring on March 6, 2011 (the Securities). The
Securities were purchased at a price of $4.70 per Unit, which consists of two shares of common
stock and one warrant for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,671,893.
As of July 31, 2007, the Companys liquid resources, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities, was $9,954,000.
The Companys current operating expenses total $350,000 per month, for an expected operating
expense of $4.2 million in the next 12 months. The Company continues to maintain a sampling and
drilling program that is budgeted at approximately $50,000 per month, not including analytical
costs which can vary from $20,000 to $40,000 per month. As discussed previously, assuming adequate
funding is available, the Company estimates that it will cost about $3.0 million in additional
spending to complete the feasibility study, but there can be no assurance that this estimate will
not be revised upward. The portions of the study that relate to the mine and concentrator in
Mexico should be largely complete by the
end of 2007, but we expect that work on the refinery and preparation of the final study documents
will not be completed until October of 2008. If at any time we think we have insufficient cash, we
will adjust our program and expenditures appropriately.
6
The Companys management believes that private placements of its shares have provided sufficient
cash for the Company to continue to operate for at least the next twelve months based on current
expense projections. Following the completion of a successful feasibility study, the Company would
then proceed to the construction phase, which would entail construction of a mine and related
infrastructure pursuant to a mine plan developed specifically for the Companys concessions, and
construction of an extraction plant to extract metal from the ore that would be mined. In order to
proceed with the construction phase, the Company would need to rely on additional equity or debt
financing, or the Company may seek joint venture partners or other alternative financing sources.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make a variety of estimates and assumptions that affect (i) the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the
date of the financial statements and (ii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods covered by the financial statements.
Our management routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effect of matters that are
inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the future resolution of
the uncertainties increase, these judgments become even more subjective and complex. Although we
believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, actual results may differ significantly
from these estimates. Changes in estimates and assumptions based upon actual results may have a
material impact on our results of operation and/or financial condition. We have identified certain
accounting policies that we believe are most important to the portrayal of our current financial
condition and results of operations. Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006.
Property Concessions
Costs of acquiring property concessions are capitalized by project area upon purchase or staking of
the associated claims. Costs to maintain the property concessions and leases are expensed as
incurred. When a property concession reaches the production stage, the related capitalized costs
will be amortized, using the units of production method on the basis of periodic estimates of ore
reserves. To date no concessions have reached production stage.
Property concessions are periodically assessed for impairment of value and any diminution in value
is charged to operations at the time of impairment. Should a property concession be abandoned, its
capitalized costs are charged to operations. The Company charges to operations the allocable
portion of capitalized costs attributable to property concessions sold. Capitalized costs are
allocated to property concessions abandoned or sold based on the proportion of claims abandoned or
sold to the claims remaining within the project area.
7
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
The Company recognizes the expected future tax benefit from deferred tax assets when the tax
benefit is considered to be more likely than not of being realized. Assessing the recoverability of
deferred tax assets requires management to make significant estimates related to expectations of
future taxable income. Estimates of future taxable income are based on forecasted cash flows and
the application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction. To the extent that future cash flows and
taxable income differ significantly from estimates, the ability of the Company to realize deferred
tax assets could be impacted. Additionally, future changes in tax laws in the jurisdictions in
which the Company operates could limit the Companys ability to obtain the future tax benefits.
Estimates
The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions regarding
certain types of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Such estimates primarily relate to
unsettled transactions and events as of the date of the financial statements. Accordingly, upon
settlement, actual results may differ from estimated amounts.
Foreign Currency Translation
While the Companys functional currency is the U.S. dollar, the majority of its operations are in
Mexico. The assets and liabilities relating to Mexican operations are exposed to exchange rate
fluctuations. The Company has adopted Financial Accounting Standard No. 52. Monetary assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars at rates of
exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenue and expenses are translated at the
average exchange rate during the period. Realized gains or losses are included in income for the
year as a result of operations.
Non-monetary assets, liabilities and items recorded in income arising from transactions denominated
in foreign currencies are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction.
Shareholder Rights Plan
On June 11, 2007, the Board of Directors adopted a shareholders rights plan, which became effective
immediately. The rights are designed to have certain anti-takeover effects and as such they will
cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire the Company without
conditioning the offer on a substantial number of rights being acquired, or in a manner or on terms
not approved by the Board of Directors. The rights, however, should not deter any prospective
offeror willing to negotiate in good faith with the Board of Directors, nor should the rights
interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by the Board of Directors. To
effect the shareholders rights plan the Board of Directors declared a distribution of one right to
each outstanding share of common stock, payable to shareholders of record on June 22, 2007. This
right will be attached to the underlying common share and remain with the common share should the
common share be sold or transferred. The rights will expire on June 11, 2017, or on June 11, 2008
if the rights plan is not approved by the Companys shareholders before that date.
Accounting for Stock Options and Warrants Granted to Employees and Non-employees
On November 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement
No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which requires the fair value of share-based payments, including
grants of employee stock options to be recognized in the statement of operations based on their
fair values. Prior to the Companys adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company followed the method
prescribed in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation. The fair value of the Companys stock options issued prior to the
adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) was determined using a Black-Scholes pricing model, which assumes no
expected dividends and estimates the option expected life, volatility and risk-free interest rate
at the time of grant. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company used historical and
implied market volatility as a basis for calculating expected volatility.
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The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model as a method for determining the estimated fair
value for employee stock awards under SFAS 123(R). The expected term of the options is based upon
evaluation of historical and expected future exercise behavior. The risk-free interest rate is
based upon U.S. Treasury rates at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equal to the
expected life of the grant. Volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Companys stock.
The Company has not historically issued any dividends and it does not expect to in the future.
The Company uses the graduated vesting attribution method to recognize compensation costs over the
requisite service period
Warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used were as
follows: volatility of 80%, a risk-free interest rate of 5% and an exercise term of from two to
five years.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We review the net carrying value of all facilities, including idle facilities, on a periodic basis.
We estimate the net realizable value of each property based on the estimated undiscounted future
cash flows that will be generated from operations at each property, the estimated salvage value of
the surface plant and equipment and the value associated with property interests. These estimates
of undiscounted future cash flows are dependent upon the estimates of metal to be recovered from
proven and probable ore reserves and mineral resources expected to be converted into mineral
reserves, future production cost estimates and future metals price estimates over the estimated
remaining mine life. If undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of a property, an
impairment loss is recognized based upon the estimated expected future cash flows from the property
discounted at an interest rate commensurate with the risk involved.
Environmental Matters
When it is probable that costs associated with environmental remediation obligations will be
incurred and they are reasonably estimable, we accrue such costs at the most likely estimate.
Accruals for estimated losses from environmental remediation obligations generally are recognized
no later than completion of the remedial feasibility study for such facility and are charged to
provisions for closed operations and environmental matters. We periodically review our accrued
liabilities for such remediation costs as evidence becomes available indicating that our
remediation liability has potentially changed. Such costs are based on our current estimate of
amounts that are expected to be incurred when the remediation work is performed within current laws
and regulations. Recoveries of environmental remediation costs from other parties are recorded as
assets when their receipt is deemed probable.
Accounting for reclamation and remediation obligations requires management to make estimates unique
to each mining operation of the future costs the Company will incur to complete the reclamation and
remediation work required to comply with existing laws and regulations. Actual costs incurred in
future periods could differ from amounts estimated. Additionally, future changes to environmental
laws and regulations could increase the extent of reclamation and remediation work required. Any
such increases in future costs could materially impact the amounts charged to earnings. As of July
31, 2007, the Company
has no accrual for reclamation and remediation obligations because the Company has not engaged in
any significant activities that would require remediation under its current concessions or
inherited any known remediation obligations from acquired concessions. Any reclamation or
remediation costs related to abandoned concessions has been previously expensed.
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Controls and Procedures. |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
The Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Based on such evaluation, the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial
officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Companys disclosure control and
procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis,
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under
the Exchange Act.
The Companys management has also concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures
are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Companys reports filed
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
There was no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
Following are descriptions of all unregistered equity securities of the Company sold during
the last fiscal quarter and as of September 18, 2007, excluding transactions that were previously
reported on our Form 10-QSB or Form 8-K filed during the period.
On August 7, 2007, the Company issued 12,500 shares of Common Stock to investors upon the exercise
of warrants. The shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in
Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D.
On August 12, 2007, the Company issued 75,000 shares of Common Stock to investors upon the exercise
of warrants. The shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in
Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D.
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Articles of Incorporation. (1), (2), (3) |
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Bylaws, as amended. (3) |
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Rights Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2007, between the Company and OTC Stock Transfer, as
Rights Agent. (4) |
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Certification of CEO Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
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Certification of CFO Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed
herewith. |
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Certification of CEO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
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Certification of CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
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Incorporated by reference from Form 10-SB, filed October 15, 1999. |
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Incorporated by reference from Form 10-QSB, filed September 19, 2006. |
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Incorporated by reference from Form 10-KSB, filed January 31, 2007. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed on June 11, 2007 |
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METALLINE MINING COMPANY
An Exploration Stage Company
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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METALLINE MINING COMPANY |
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September 18, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Merlin Bingham |
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Merlin Bingham, President and |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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September 18, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Robert Devers |
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Robert Devers, |
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Principal Financial Officer and |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
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Description |
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3.1
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Articles of Incorporation. (1), (2), (3) |
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3.2
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Bylaws, as amended. (3) |
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4.1
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Rights Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2007, between the Company and OTC Stock Transfer, as
Rights Agent. (4) |
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31.1
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Certification of CEO Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
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31.2
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Certification of CFO Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14, as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed
herewith. |
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32.1
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Certification of CEO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
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32.2
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Certification of CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
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Incorporated by reference from Form 10-SB, filed October 15, 1999. |
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Incorporated by reference from Form 10-QSB, filed September 19, 2006. |
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Incorporated by reference from Form 10-KSB, filed January 31, 2007. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed on June 11, 2007 |
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