Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2011
Commission file number 000-23561
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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84-1431797
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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906 – 595 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC
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V6C 2T5
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 681-1163
Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer o
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Non-accelerated filer o
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Smaller reporting company þ
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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
As of November 30, 2011, the registrant had 65,025,730 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
November 30, 2011
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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November 30, 2011
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February 28, 2011
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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Assets
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Current
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
502,074 |
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$ |
407,912 |
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Accounts receivable
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552,196 |
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409,692 |
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Prepaid expenses
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194,486 |
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136,141 |
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Deposits
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- |
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150,000 |
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1,248,756 |
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1,103,745 |
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Equipment (note 4)
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160,508 |
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217,875 |
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Total assets
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$ |
1,409,264 |
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$ |
1,321,620 |
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Liabilities
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Current
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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$ |
968,794 |
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$ |
1,690,208 |
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Loans payable (note 8)
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21,669 |
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12,876 |
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Promissory notes (note 7)
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- |
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884,022 |
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Total liabilities
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990,463 |
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2,587,106 |
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Stockholders’ equity (deficiency)
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Capital stock
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Preferred stock
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Authorized: 20,000,000 shares without par value (note 9)
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Issued: nil
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Common stock
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Authorized: 200,000,000 shares without par value
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Issued: 65,025,730 (2011 - 54,003,827) (note 10)
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33,015,292 |
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30,750,401 |
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Additional paid-in capital
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15,791,580 |
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15,262,405 |
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Stock subscriptions
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1,636,571 |
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781,000 |
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Accumulated deficit from prior operations
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(2,003,427 |
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(2,003,427 |
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Accumulated deficit during the development stage
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(48,347,058 |
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(46,293,923 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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325,843 |
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238,058 |
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Total stockholders’ equity (deficiency)
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418,801 |
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(1,265,486 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficiency)
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$ |
1,409,264 |
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$ |
1,321,620 |
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Going-concern (note 3)
Commitments (notes 6 and 12)
Subsequent events (note 15)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended November 30,
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Nine Months Ended November 30,
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Period From March 1, 2004 (Inception of Development Stage) to
November 30,
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2011
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2010
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2011
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2010
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2011
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Net sales
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$ |
687,211 |
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$ |
247,441 |
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$ |
1,482,242 |
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$ |
623,050 |
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$ |
3,165,675 |
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Cost of goods sold
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248,857 |
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136,527 |
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570,106 |
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355,679 |
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1,428,459 |
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Gross margin
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438,354 |
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110,914 |
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912,136 |
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267,371 |
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1,737,216 |
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Expenses
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General and administrative
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689,745 |
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576,586 |
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2,482,427 |
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1,857,904 |
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22,068,365 |
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Mineral exploration (note 6)
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217,254 |
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16,821 |
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337,007 |
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378,211 |
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9,577,491 |
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Impairment of mineral property costs
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643,151 |
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43,781 |
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844,977 |
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714,455 |
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18,155,251 |
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Operating loss
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(1,111,796 |
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(526,274 |
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(2,752,275 |
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(2,683,199 |
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(48,063,891 |
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Other income (expenses)
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Deposit on equipment written off
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- |
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- |
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- |
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(25,300 |
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(25,300 |
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Foreign exchange
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(130,908 |
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4,816 |
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(270,250 |
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(73,560 |
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(620,028 |
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Interest expense
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1,571 |
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(17,671 |
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(41,051 |
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(71,064 |
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(5,355,233 |
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Other income
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61,307 |
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2,139 |
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73,282 |
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61,417 |
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332,304 |
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Gain on disposal of assets
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- |
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- |
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- |
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15,130 |
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15,130 |
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Gain on sale of assets
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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4,388,374 |
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Gain on settlement of debt
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712,494 |
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- |
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937,159 |
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- |
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981,586 |
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Net loss
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(467,332 |
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(536,990 |
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(2,053,135 |
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(2,776,576 |
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(48,347,058 |
) |
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Accumulated deficit, beginning
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(47,879,726 |
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(45,295,093 |
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(46,293,923 |
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(43,055,507 |
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- |
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Accumulated deficit, ending
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$ |
(48,347,058 |
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$ |
(45,832,083 |
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$ |
(48,347,058 |
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$ |
(45,832,083 |
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$ |
(48,347,058 |
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Other comprehensive income
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Foreign exchange gain (loss) on translation
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$ |
57,408 |
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$ |
(16,192 |
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$ |
87,785 |
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$ |
20,720 |
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$ |
325,843 |
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Total comprehensive loss
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$ |
(409,924 |
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$ |
(553,182 |
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$ |
(1,965,350 |
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$ |
(2,755,856 |
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$ |
(48,021,215 |
) |
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Total loss per share – basic and diluted
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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Weighted average number of shares of common stock – basic and diluted
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62,822,951 |
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54,003,827 |
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60,863,756 |
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53,942,009 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended November 30,
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Period from March 1, 2011 (Inception of Development Stage) to November 30,
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2011
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2010
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2011
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Cash flows from operating activities
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Net loss
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$ |
(2,053,135 |
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$ |
(2,776,576 |
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$ |
(48,347,058 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash flows:
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Write off of note receivable
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- |
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- |
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57,500 |
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Impairment of mineral property costs
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776,668 |
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- |
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14,421,668 |
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Issuance of shares for consulting services
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- |
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- |
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510,590 |
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Issuance of shares for interest costs
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- |
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- |
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82,500 |
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Discount on convertible debenture
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- |
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- |
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569,549 |
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Deposit on equipment written off
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- |
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25,300 |
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25,300 |
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Gain on disposal of assets
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- |
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(15,130 |
) |
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(15,130 |
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Gain on sale of assets
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- |
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- |
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(4,389,954 |
) |
Non-cash component of gain on settlement of debt
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(937,159 |
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- |
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(1,023,401 |
) |
Beneficial conversion feature
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- |
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- |
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4,081,091 |
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Stock-based compensation
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921,825 |
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615,754 |
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11,888,436 |
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Amortization
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31,961 |
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38,689 |
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337,344 |
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Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid expense
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(67,125 |
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227,424 |
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(199,213 |
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Accounts receivable
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(276,745 |
) |
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(127,278 |
) |
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(312,290 |
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Customer deposits
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- |
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- |
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(194,809 |
) |
Notes payable
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- |
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- |
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109,337 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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(456,817 |
) |
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(1,182,375 |
) |
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6,280,134 |
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Cash used in operating activities
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(2,060,527 |
) |
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(3,194,192 |
) |
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(16,118,406 |
) |
Investing activities
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Sale of equipment
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- |
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- |
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33,316 |
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Purchase of property and equipment
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- |
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(14,226 |
) |
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(602,473 |
) |
Cash provided (used) in investing activities
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- |
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(14,226 |
) |
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(569,157 |
) |
Financing activities
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Proceeds from loans payable
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|
28,550 |
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28,500 |
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316,617 |
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Proceeds from notes payable
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- |
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- |
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3,162,196 |
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Proceeds from convertible debentures
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- |
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- |
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7,462,500 |
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Proceeds from exercise of options
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- |
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- |
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78,000 |
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Proceeds from exercise of warrants
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- |
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- |
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3,144,377 |
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Repayment of loans payable
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(19,757 |
) |
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(51,599 |
) |
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(288,067 |
) |
Repayment of notes payable
|
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|
- |
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(44,674 |
) |
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(586,620 |
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Repayment of convertible debentures
|
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|
- |
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|
- |
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(2,051,047 |
) |
Stock subscriptions (net)
|
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|
2,033,672 |
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- |
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2,964,930 |
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Issuance of common stock (net)
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- |
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- |
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2,756,994 |
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Cash provided (used) by financing activities
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|
2,042,465 |
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(67,773 |
) |
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|
16,959,880 |
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Net change in cash
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(18,062 |
) |
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(3,276,191 |
) |
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|
272,317 |
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Effect of foreign currency translation on cash
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|
|
112,224 |
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|
47,916 |
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|
207,680 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
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407,912 |
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3,377,404 |
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|
22,077 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, ending
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|
$ |
502,074 |
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|
$ |
149,129 |
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|
$ |
502,074 |
|
Supplemental cash flow information (note 14)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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Pan American Goldfields Ltd. (formerly Mexoro Minerals, Ltd and Sunburst Acquisitions IV, Inc.) ("Panam" or the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on March 23, 2010 and on July 2, 2010 changed its name to Pan American Goldfields Ltd. pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger between the Company and Mexoro Minerals Ltd. The Company was formed to seek out and acquire business opportunities. Between 1997 and 2003, the Company was engaged in two business acquisitions and one business opportunity, none of which generated a significant profit or created sustainable business. All were sold or discontinued. The Company had previously been pursuing various business opportunities and, effective March 1, 2004, the Company changed its operations to mineral exploration. Currently, the main focus of the Company’s operations is in Mexico and Argentina.
In February 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Compañia Minera Alto Rio Salado S.A. (“Compañia Minera”), a private Argentine entity, for the acquisition of the 15,000 hectares Cerro Delta Project in northwest La Rioja Province, Argentina. The agreement became effective in March 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to pay $150,000 upon signing (paid) the agreement, $200,000 on the first anniversary, $500,000 on the second anniversary, $750,000 on the third anniversary, $1.2 million on the fourth anniversary, and $2.2 million on the fifth anniversary of the signing, with a final option payment of $5 million to purchase a 100% interest in the Cerro Delta project payable on the sixth anniversary of the signing. The vendor will retain a 1% NSR (note 6).
On February 12, 2009, the Company entered into a joint venture through a definitive agreement for development of its Cieneguita project with Minera Rio Tinto, S.A. de C.V. (“MRT”), a private company duly incorporated pursuant to the laws of Mexico. The purpose of the joint venture is to put the Cieneguita property into production. Pursuant to the agreement, MRT is to provide the necessary working capital to begin and maintain mining operations at Cieneguita, which are estimated to be $3,000,000. MRT plans to spend 100% of the money to earn 74% of the net cash flow from production (notes 5 and 6). The Company will receive 20% of the net cash flows from production. Accordingly, the Company is considered to be a development stage company.
In September 2011, the Company executed an amended and restated development agreement for the restructure of its Cieneguita joint venture related to the Cieneguita project. Under the restructured joint venture agreement the Company receives 20% of the net operating profits after royalties for material processed through a small-scale pilot operation and mined from the first 15 meters depth of the Cieneguita deposit until December 31, 2012. For all other material processed from the property, the Company's interest is 80% and MRT is reduced to a 20% working interest, subject to certain dilution provisions (note 6).
On May 25, 2004, the Company completed a “Share Exchange Agreement” with Sierra Minerals and Mining, Inc. (“Sierra Minerals”), a Nevada corporation, which caused Sierra Minerals to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Sierra Minerals held certain rights to properties in Mexico that the Company now owns or has an option to acquire. Through Sierra Minerals, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with MRT. In August 2005, the Company cancelled the joint venture agreement in order to directly pursue mineral exploration opportunities through a wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Sunburst Mining de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (“Sunburst de Mexico”). On August 25, 2005, the Company, Sunburst de Mexico and MRT entered into agreements providing Sunburst de Mexico the right to explore and exploit certain properties in Mexico. In December 2005, the Company and Sunburst de Mexico entered into a new agreement with MRT (the “New Agreement”) (note 6). On January 20, 2006, Sierra Minerals was dissolved.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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2.
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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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(a)
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Recent accounting pronouncements
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(i)
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On June 16, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The new guidance removes the presentation options in ASC 220 and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. The ASU does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2011-05 to have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company, as the Company currently presents a continuous statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
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(ii)
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On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04. The ASU is the result of joint efforts by the FASB and IASB to develop a single, converged fair value framework. Thus, there are few differences between the ASU and its international counterpart, IFRS 13. This ASU is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles in U.S. GAAP; however it expands ASC 820’s existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes other amendments. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the provisions of ASU 2011-05 to have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
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(iii)
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In May 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-19, Foreign Currency (Topic 830): Foreign Currency Issues: Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates. The amendments in this Update are effective as of the announcement date of March 18, 2010. Implementation of ASU 2010-19 did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
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(iv)
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In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-17, Revenue Recognition-Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition. The amendments in this Update are effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. If a vendor elects early adoption and the period of adoption is not the beginning of the entity’s fiscal year, the entity should apply the amendments retrospectively from the beginning of the year of adoption. Implementation of ASU 2010-17 did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
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(v)
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In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary. This amendment to Topic 810 clarifies, but does not change, the scope of current US GAAP. It clarifies the decrease in ownership provisions of Subtopic 810-10 and removes the potential conflict between guidance in that Subtopic and asset derecognition and gain or loss recognition guidance that may exist in other US GAAP. An entity will be required to follow the amended guidance beginning in the period that it first adopts FAS 160 (now included in Subtopic 810-10). For those entities that have already adopted FAS 160, the amendments are effective at the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted FAS 160. Implementation of ASU 2010-02 did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
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PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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2.
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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
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(a)
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Recent accounting pronouncements (continued)
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In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-01, Equity (Topic 505): Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash (A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). This amendment to Topic 505 clarifies the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a limit on the amount of cash that will be distributed is not a stock dividend for purposes of applying Topics 505 and 260. Effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and would be applied on a retrospective basis. Implementation of ASU 2010-01 did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
In September 2009, the FASB issued Update No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (ASU 2009-13). It updates the existing multiple-element revenue arrangements guidance currently included under ASC 605-25, which originated primarily from the guidance in EITF Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables” (EITF 00-21). The revised guidance primarily provides two significant changes: 1) eliminates the need for objective and reliable evidence of the fair value for the undelivered element in order for a delivered item to be treated as a separate unit of accounting, and 2) eliminates the residual method to allocate the arrangement consideration. In addition, the guidance also expands the disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. ASU 2009-13 will be effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted provided that the revised guidance is retroactively applied to the beginning of the year of adoption. Implementation of Update No. 2009-13 did not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
In September 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105, formerly FASB Statement No. 168, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“SFAS 168”). SFAS 168 establishes the Codification as the single source of authoritative GAAP in the United States, other than rules and interpretive releases issued by the SEC. The Codification is a reorganization of current GAAP into a topical format that eliminates the current GAAP hierarchy and establishes instead two levels of guidance — authoritative and non-authoritative. All non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature that is not included in the Codification will become non-authoritative. The FASB’s primary goal in developing the Codification is to simplify user access to all authoritative GAAP by providing all the authoritative literature related to a particular accounting topic in one place. The Codification was effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. As the Codification was not intended to change or alter existing GAAP, it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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2.
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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
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(a)
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Recent accounting pronouncements (continued)
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Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted FASB ASU No. 2009-05, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) (“ASU 2009-05”). ASU 2009-05 provided amendments to ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Overall, for the fair value measurement of liabilities. ASU 2009-05 provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using certain techniques. ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of a liability. ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements. Adoption of ASU 2009-05 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
Effective June 30, 2009, the Company adopted three accounting standard updates which were intended to provide additional application guidance and enhanced disclosures regarding fair value measurements and impairments of securities. They also provide additional guidelines for estimating fair value in accordance with fair value accounting. The first update, as codified in ASC 820-10-65, provides additional guidelines for estimating fair value in accordance with fair value accounting. The second accounting update, as codified in ASC 320-10-65, changes accounting requirements for other-than-temporary-impairment (OTTI) for debt securities by replacing the current requirement that a holder have the positive intent and ability to hold an impaired security to recovery in order to conclude an impairment was temporary with a requirement that an entity conclude it does not intend to sell an impaired security and it will not be required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. The third accounting update, as codified in ASC 825-10-65, increases the frequency of fair value disclosures. These updates were effective for fiscal years and interim periods ended after June 15, 2009. The adoption of these accounting updates did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Effective June 30, 2009, the Company adopted a new accounting standard for subsequent events, as codified in ASC 855-10. The update modifies the names of the two types of subsequent events either as recognized subsequent events (previously referred to in practice as Type I subsequent events) or non-recognized subsequent events (previously referred to in practice as Type II subsequent events). In addition, the standard modifies the definition of subsequent events to refer to events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are issued (for public entities) or available to be issued (for nonpublic entities). The update did not result in significant changes in the practice of subsequent event disclosures, and therefore the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has a history of operating losses and will need to raise additional capital to fund its planned operations. As at November 30, 2011, the Company had a cumulative loss, during its development period, of $48,347,058 (February 28, 2011 - $46,293,923). These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company intends to reduce its cumulative loss through the attainment of profitable operations from its investment in Mexican and Argentine mining ventures (note 6). In addition, the Company has conducted private placements of convertible debt and common stock (note 10), which have generated a portion of the initial cash requirements for its planned mining ventures (note 6).
Between September and November 2011, the Company received subscription proceeds of $860,000 in its active private placement.
In June 2011, the Company completed a private placement of 1,500,000 units at $0.20 per unit, for total proceeds of $300,000. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock, each exercisable at $0.30, expiring in two years from the closing date.
In March 2011, the Company completed a private placement of 6,560,000 units at $0.20 per unit, for total proceeds of $1,312,000. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock. Each warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share for a period of two years from the closing date.
In September 2009, the Company entered into private placement subscription agreements, as thereafter amended, with certain U.S. accredited investors and certain non-U.S. investors for 12,500,000 unregistered shares of common stock with 100% warrant coverage at a purchase price of $0.20 per unit. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.30 per share with a two-year term and will not be exercisable until 12 months after their date of issuance. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds, prior to any expenses, from the private placement of $2,500,000.
In July 2009, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell its Guazapares project located in southwest Chihuahua, Mexico to Paramount Gold de Mexico, SA de C.V., the Mexican subsidiary of Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (“Paramount”) for a total consideration of up to $5,300,000. The purchase price is to be paid in two stages. The first payment of $3,700,000 was released from escrow in February 2010, as the transfer of the 12 claims to Paramount was completed. An additional payment of $1,600,000 is due if, within 36 months following execution of the letter of agreement (July 10, 2009), either (i) Paramount Gold de Mexico SA de C.V. is sold by Paramount, either through a stock sale or a sale of substantially all of its assets, or (ii) Paramount’s San Miguel project is put into commercial production.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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November 30,
2011
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February 28,
2011
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Cost
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Accumulated Depreciation
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Net Book
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Net Book
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Value
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Value
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Software
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23,491
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17,931
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5,560
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6,734
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Machinery
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257,986
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121,043
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136,943
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180,423
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Vehicles
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83,388
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73,057
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10,331
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19,773
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Computers
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25,902
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25,769
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133
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930
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Office equipment
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15,119
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7,578
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7,541
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10,015
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405,886
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245,378
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160,508
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217,875
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5.
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JOINT VENTURE WITH MRT
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On February 12, 2009, the Company entered into a joint venture through a definitive agreement for development of its Cieneguita project with MRT. The purpose of the joint venture is to put Cieneguita property into production. As per the agreement, MRT is to provide the necessary working capital to begin and maintain mining operations estimated to be $3,000,000. MRT will spend 100% of the funds in exchange for a 75% interest in the net cash flow from production. The agreement was amended in December 2009 for MRT to earn a 74% interest in the net cash flow from production (note 6).
In September 2011, the Company executed an amended and restated development agreement for the restructure of its Cieneguita joint venture related to the Cieneguita project. Under the restructured joint venture agreement the Company receives 20% of the net operating profits after royalties for material processed through a small-scale pilot operation and mined from the first 15 meters depth of the Cieneguita deposit until December 31, 2012. For all other material processed from the property, the Company's interest is 80% and MRT is reduced to a 20% working interest, subject to certain dilution provisions (note 6).
The agreement limits the mining of the mineralized material that is available from the surface to a depth of 15 meters or approximately 10% of the mineralized material found as of the date of the definitive agreement. The Company incurs no obligations to the joint venture’s creditors as the operations and working capital requirements are controlled by MRT and as such, the Company has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of the joint venture. Accordingly, the Company’s share of income and expenses are reflected in these financial statements under the proportionate consolidation method.
The Company’s proportionate share of revenues was $1,482,242 and proportionate share of the net profit was $912,136 for the nine months ended November 30, 2011. The Company’s proportionate share of accounts receivable of the joint venture was $360,598 at November 30, 2011. The joint venture did not have any other assets or liabilities at November 30, 2011.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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The Company incurred exploration expenses as follows in the nine months ended November 30, 2011:
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Cieneguita
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Cerro Delta
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Encino Gordo
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Geological, geochemical, geophysics
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20,640
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28,751
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-
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49,391
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Land use permits
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7,503
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910
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2,166
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10,579
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Automotive
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Travel
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8,138
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-
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-
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8,138
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Consulting
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107,859
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30,930
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-
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138,789
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Equipment
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86,759
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-
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-
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86,759
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General
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6,199
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37,152
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-
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43,351
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237,098
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97,743
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2,166
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337,007
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The Company incurred exploration expenses as follows in the nine months ended November 30, 2010:
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Sahuayacan
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Cieneguita
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Encino Gordo
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New Projects
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Drilling and sampling
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66,438
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-
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-
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-
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66,438
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Geological, geochemical, geophysics
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145,145
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5,362
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1,265
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151,772
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Land use permits
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10,263
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7,331
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1,638
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-
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19,232
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Travel
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2,407
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8,100
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6,074
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-
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16,581
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Consulting
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7,431
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58,527
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13,036
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-
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78,994
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Equipment
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997
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3,474
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2,132
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-
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6,603
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General
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8,086
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20,779
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9,726
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-
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38,591
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240,767
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98,211
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37,968
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1,265
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378,211
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PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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6.
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MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)
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Since May 2004, the Company has held interests in gold exploration properties in Mexico.
In August 2005, the Company formed its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunburst de Mexico, which allowed the Company to take title to the properties in the name of Sunburst de Mexico. On August 25, 2005, the Company entered into property agreements with MRT, which provided Sunburst de Mexico options to purchase the mineral concessions of the Cieneguita and Guazapares properties and the right of refusal on three Encino Gordo properties. The Company also entered into an exploration and sale agreement, in October 2006, with Minera Emilio S.A. de C.V. for the mineral concessions of the Sahuayacan property.
In August 2005, the parties also entered into an operator’s agreement, that gave MRT the sole and exclusive right and authority to manage the Cieneguita property, and a share option agreement which granted MRT the exclusive option to acquire up to 100% of all outstanding shares of Sunburst de Mexico if the Company did not comply with the terms of the property agreements. The operator’s agreement and share option agreement were subsequently cancelled when the Company and Sunburst de Mexico entered into a new contract with MRT as described below under “Encino Gordo”.
In February 2009, the Company entered into a development agreement with MRT, which was amended in December 2009. Pursuant to the terms of the development agreement, as amended, MRT agreed to invest up to $8,000,000 to put the first phase of the Cieneguita project into production and to complete a feasibility study. The first phase of production is limited to the mining of the mineralized material that is available from the surface to a depth of 15 meters (“First Phase Production”). In exchange, the Company assigned MRT an interest to 74% of the net cash flows from First Phase Production and MRT will earn a 54% ownership interest by spending up to $4,000,000 to take the Cieneguita project through the feasibility stage.
In September 2011, the Company executed an amended and restated development agreement for the restructure of its Cieneguita joint venture related to the Cieneguita project. Under the restructured joint venture agreement the Company receives 20% of the net operating profits after royalties for material processed through a small-scale pilot operation and mined from the first 15 meters depth of the Cieneguita deposit until December 31, 2012. For all other material processed from the property, the Company's interest is 80% and MRT is reduced to a 20% working interest, subject to certain dilution provisions (note 6).
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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6.
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MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)
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The material provisions of the property agreements are as follows:
Cieneguita
MRT assigned to Sunburst de Mexico, with the permission of the Cieneguita property’s owner, Corporativo Minero, S.A. de C.V. (“Corporativo Minero”), all of MRT’s rights and obligations acquired under a previous agreement (the Cieneguita option agreement), including the exclusive option to acquire the Cieneguita property for a price of $2,000,000. Prior to assigning the Cieneguita property to the Company, MRT had paid $350,000 to Corporativo Minero. As the Cieneguita property was not in production by May 6, 2006, Sunburst de Mexico was required to pay $120,000 to Corporativo Minero to extend the contract. Corporativo Minero agreed to reduce the obligation to $60,000, of which $10,000 was paid in April 2006 and the balance paid on May 6, 2006. The Company made this payment to Corporativo Minero and the contract was extended.
The Company had the obligation to pay a further $120,000 per year for the next 13 years and the balance of the payments in the 14th year, until the total amount of $2,000,000 was paid. The Company renegotiated the payment due May 6, 2007, to $60,000 payable on November 6, 2007, which was paid, and the balance of $60,000 was paid on December 20, 2007. The Company paid $60,000 on May 12, 2008, of the $120,000 due on May 6, 2008, and the balance was paid in June 2008. The Company paid $30,000 each for a total of $120,000 on May 22, 2009, June 26, 2009, September 4, 2009 and November 20, 2009. In 2010, the Cieneguita project was put into production under the development agreement as described above and the payment terms were changed based on the following formula:
If the Cieneguita property is put into production, the Company must pay the Cieneguita owners $20 per ounce of gold produced from the Cieneguita property to the total of $2,000,000 due. In the event that the price of gold is above $400 per ounce, the property payments payable to the Cieneguita owners from production will be increased by $0.10 for each dollar increment over $400 per ounce. The total payment of $2,000,000 does not change with fluctuations in the price of gold. Non-payment of any portion of the $2,000,000 total payment will constitute a default. In such case, the Cieneguita owners will retain ownership of the concessions, but the Company will not incur any additional default penalty.
In September 2011, the Company, MRT and Corporativo Minero entered into a new agreement, where Corporativo Minero is entitled to a monthly payment of $30,000, to be paid from the net cash flows from production at Cieneguita until the completion of the first 15 meters of production or December 31, 2012, whichever occurs first.
Based on production at Cieneguita, the joint venture paid $120,000 during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011 and $137,241 during the nine months ended November 30, 2011 to the Cieneguita owners. As of November 30, 2011, Corporativo Minero has been paid a total of $1,087,241 for the Cieneguita property. The Company is not in default on its payments for the Cieneguita property.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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6.
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MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)
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On February 12, 2009, the Company entered into a definitive agreement for development of the Cieneguita project with MRT. The definitive agreement covered project financing of up to $9,000,000. The major points of the agreement were as follows:
(i)
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MRT and/or its investors will subscribe for $1,000,000 of a secured convertible debenture at 8% interest (payable in stock or cash). The debenture was convertible into units at $0.60 per unit. Each unit comprised two common shares and one warrant. Each warrant is exercisable at $0.50 per share for a period of three years. The placement will be used for continued exploration of the Company’s properties and general working capital.
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(ii)
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MRT is to provide the necessary working capital to begin and maintain mining operations estimated to be $3,000,000 used for the purpose of putting the Cieneguita property into production. MRT will spend 100% of the money to earn 75% of the net cash flow from production. The agreement will limit the mining to the mineralized material that is available from surface to a depth of 15 meters or approximately 10% of the mineralized material found to date.
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(iii)
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MRT will spend up to $5,000,000 to take the Cieneguita property through the feasibility stage. In doing so, MRT will earn a 60% interest in the Company’s rights to the property. After the expenditure of the $5,000,000 all costs will be shared on a ratio of 60% to MRT and 40% to Panam. If the Company elects not to pay its portion of costs after the $5,000,000 has been spent, the Company’s position shall revert to a 25% carried interest on the property.
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To generate funding for the Company’s continued operations, the Company issued $1,500,000 of convertible debentures in March 2009, of which an aggregate of $880,000 was issued to Mario Ayub, a director of the Company, and to his affiliated entity, MRT. Pursuant to the terms of the convertible debentures, the holders irrevocably converted the debentures into a 10% ownership interest in the Cieneguita project and a 10% interest in the net cash flow from First Phase Production.
In December 2009, Mario Ayub and MRT agreed to resell an aggregate 4% ownership interest in the Cieneguita project back to the Company, along with 4% of the net cash flow from First Phase Production, in return for $550,000. In a private transaction not involving the Company, the other holders contributed their remaining 6% ownership interest in the Cieneguita project to a newly formed entity, Marje Minerals SA (“Marje Minerals”).
The Company amended the development agreement and its agreements with the debenture holders in December 2009. According to the amended development agreement, the ownership interest in the Cieneguita project and the net cash flows from the First Phase Production were held by the Company, MRT and Marje Minerals as follows:
Holder
|
Ownership
Percentage
|
Net Cash Flow
Interest From
First Phase
Production
|
Net Cash Flow
Interest Following
First Phase
Production
|
MRT
|
54% (1)
|
74%
|
54% (1)
|
Marje Minerals
|
6%
|
6%
|
6%
|
Panam
|
40%
|
20%
|
40%
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Was to be earned by MRT by spending $4,000,000 to take the Cieneguita project through the feasibility stage.
Any additional costs for the First Phase Production and the feasibility study for the Cieneguita project, after MRT invested $8,000,000, would have been shared by the Company, MRT and Marje Minerals on a pro-rata basis based on their respective ownership percentages in the Cieneguita project.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
|
6.
|
MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)
|
The major terms of the amended development agreement with MRT and Marje Minerals were as follows:
(i)
|
MRT purchased $1,000,000 of secured convertible debentures at 8% interest (payable in stock or cash). The proceeds from this investment were used for continued exploration and development of the Cieneguita project and general working capital. On November 5, 2009, MRT exercised its conversion rights on the debenture and MRT was issued 3,333,333 common shares and a warrant to purchase 1,666,667 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.
|
(ii)
|
MRT agreed to provide the necessary working capital to begin and maintain mining operations, estimated to be $3,000,000, to put the first phase of the Cieneguita project into production. In exchange for these funds, the Company assigned MRT an interest to 74% of the net cash flow from First Phase Production. The agreement limits the mining during First Phase Production to the mineralized material that is available from the surface to a depth of 15 meters.
|
(iii)
|
MRT committed to spend up to $4,000,000 to take the Cieneguita project through the feasibility stage. In doing so, the Company assigned MRT a 54% interest in its rights to the Cieneguita project. After the expenditure of the $4,000,000, all costs will be shared on a pro rata ownership basis (i.e. 54% to MRT, 40% to the Company and 6% to Marje Minerals). If any party cannot pay its portion of the costs after the $4,000,000 has been spent, then their ownership position in the Cieneguita project will be reduced by 1% for every $100,000 invested by the other owners. The Company’s ownership interest in the Cieneguita project, however, cannot be reduced below 25%. In addition, the Company has the right to cover Marje Minerals’ pro rata portion of costs if they cannot pay their portion of the costs. In return, the Company will receive 1% of Marje Minerals’ ownership position in the Cieneguita project for every $100,000 the Company invests on their behalf.
|
(iv)
|
The MRT agreement was contingent on the Company repaying its debenture to Paramount. In March 2009, the Company repaid $1,000,000, or approximately two-thirds of the debt, and Paramount released a security interest it had on the Cieneguita project. In October 2009, the Company repaid the remaining amount of the debt and Paramount released its security interests on the Sahuayacan, Guazapares and Encino Gordo properties.
|
In September 2011, the Company executed a new amended and restated development agreement with MRT and Marje Minerals, for the restructure of its Cieneguita joint venture. Under the restructured joint venture agreement the Company receives 20% of the net operating profits after royalties for material processed through a small-scale pilot operation and mined from the first 15 meters depth of the Cieneguita deposit until December 31, 2012. For all other material processed from the property, the Company's interest is 80% and MRT is reduced to a 20% working interest, subject to certain dilution provisions. The Company also bought back 6% interest in Cieneguita from Marje Minerals in exchange for 3,333,333 common shares of the Company.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
|
6.
|
MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)
|
Under the agreement, the parties agreed to restructure their respective ownership interests in the Cieneguita project as follows:
Holder
|
Ownership
Percentage
|
Net Cash Flow
Interest From
First Phase
Production
|
Net Cash Flow
Interest Following
First Phase
Production
|
MRT
|
20%
|
74%
|
20%
|
Marje Minerals
|
0%
|
6%
|
0%
|
Panam
|
80%
|
20%
|
80%
|
|
|
|
|
The Company and MRT shall be responsible for the cost of a feasibility study on a pro rata basis based on their respective amended ownership percentages of the Cieneguita project.
Marje Minerals will also assume approximately $490,000 in debt of the Company in consideration for receiving half of all monthly net cash flows that the Company is entitled from operations on the first 15 meters, if any, until the sooner of December 31, 2012 or until Marje Minerals receives $490,000 from these cash flows (note 7).
Encino Gordo
On December 8, 2005, the Company and Sunburst de Mexico entered into a “New Agreement” with MRT to exercise their option under the sale and purchase of the mining concessions agreement, dated August 18, 2005, to obtain two mining concessions in the Encino Gordo region. The New Agreement also provided the Company the option to obtain three additional concessions in the Encino Gordo region.
The following are additional material terms of the New Agreement:
(a)
|
The share option agreement with MRT was cancelled;
|
(b)
|
The Company granted MRT the option to buy all of the outstanding shares of Sunburst de Mexico for $100 if the Company failed to transfer $1,500,000 to Sunburst de Mexico by April 30, 2006. On April 6, 2006, MRT agreed to waive its option to purchase the shares of Sunburst de Mexico and also waived the Company’s obligation to transfer $1,500,000 to Sunburst de Mexico. The property agreements were modified to change the net smelter return (“NSR”) to a maximum of 2.5% for all properties covered by the agreements. The property agreements contained NSRs ranging from 0.5% to 7%;
|
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
|
6.
|
MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)
|
(c)
|
The Company agreed to issue 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to MRT within four months of the date of signing of the New Agreement. These shares were issued to MRT and its assignee at the market value of $1.05 per share on February 23, 2006, and $2,100,000 was charged to operations for the year ended February 28, 2006. This issuance fulfilled the Company’s payment obligations under the previous property agreements;
|
(d)
|
The Company agreed to issue 1,000,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock to MRT if and when the Cieneguita Property is put into production and reaches 85% of production capacity over a 90-day period, as defined in the New Agreement; and
|
(e)
|
The operator’s agreement with MRT was cancelled.
|
Sunburst de Mexico purchased two of the Encino Gordo concessions from MRT for a price of 1,000 pesos (approximately US$100), and MRT assigned to Sunburst de Mexico a first right of refusal to acquire three additional Encino Gordo concessions. The total payments to acquire 100% of these three additional concessions were as follows: $10,000 on June 30, 2006 (paid); $25,000 on December 31, 2006 (paid), $50,000 on December 31, 2007 ($20,000 of this payment was made on January 3, 2008 and the balance was paid on February 29, 2008) and $75,000 on December 31, 2008 (the payment was not made and the Company was in default). In August 2009, the Company decided to surrender the Encino Gordo 2 mining concession eliminating any future concession payments on these properties.
Sahuayacan
In May 2010, the Company management decided to drop the Sahuayacan properties due to lack of economic thicknesses and grades of gold mineralization encountered in the drilling program eliminating any future concession payments on these properties.
Cerro Delta
In February 2011, the Company management entered into an agreement with Compañia Minera for the acquisition of the 15,000 hectare Cerro Delta project in northwest La Rioja Province, Argentina. The agreement became effective in March 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company must pay $150,000 upon signing (paid), and $200,000 on the first anniversary, $500,000 on the second anniversary, $750,000 on the third anniversary, $1.2 million on the fourth anniversary, and $2.2 million on the fifth anniversary of the signing, with a final option payment of $5 million to purchase a 100% interest in the project payable on the sixth anniversary of the signing. The vendor will retain a 1% NSR.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
As at November 30, 2011, the Company had $nil (February 28, 2011 - $884,022) of promissory notes outstanding, comprising the following:
(a)
|
During the year ended February 29, 2008, the Company converted accounts payable of $465,994 (Swiss Franc (“CHF”) 565,000) into promissory notes. The Company had an implied obligation to pay the accounts payable in CHF as the funds to pay the expense came from Swiss investors in CHF. Accordingly, the promissory notes were issued in CHF. The notes consisted of one warrant for each CHF 5.00 of notes issued, exercisable at $1.00 each. The principal and interest on the notes became due and payable on April 30, 2008. The interest rate payable during the default period was 12%. In September 2011, the Company executed debt conversion and release agreements to convert promissory notes and related interest charges in the amount of $979,476 into Company’s common shares for a total of 3,340,880 shares (note 10).
|
(b)
|
During the nine months ended November 30, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to convert $17,778 of the promissory notes including accrued interest by issuing 55,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (note 10).
|
(c)
|
$10,358 of promissory notes were to be repaid over a 12 month period as part of a debt settlement agreement. These notes bore no interest. In September 2011, the Company assigned these notes to Marje Minerals as part of the amended and restated development agreement (note 6).
|
(d)
|
$28,113 of promissory notes bore no interest and had no repayment terms. In September 2011, the Company assigned these notes to Marje Minerals as part of the amended and restated development agreement (note 6).
|
As at November 30, 2011, there were loans payable in the amount of $21,669 (February 28, 2011 - $12,876), which are all current. The loans are repayable in monthly instalments of $3,272 (February 28, 2011 – $3,272), including interest of 7.50% per annum.
The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Company’s board of directors is authorized to divide the preferred stock into series, and with respect to each series, to determine the preferences and rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including the dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, sinking fund provisions, and the number of shares constituting the series and the designations of such series. The board of directors could, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting rights of the holders of common stock, which issuance could have certain anti-takeover effects.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
Between September and November 2011, the Company received subscription proceeds of $860,000 in its active private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expires in two years.
In October 2011, the Company and note holders agreed to cancel $979,476 of outstanding debt in exchange for 3,340,880 shares of the Company’s common shares. The Company recognized a gain on settlement of debt in the amount of $277,891. In November 2011, the Company also issued 267,271 shares to a consultant as consulting fee relating to the settlement of debt.
In August 2011, the Company negotiated return of 750,000 shares to the treasury from a former president. The shares were valued at the time of issuance at $0.28 per share.
In July 2011, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock at $0.30, expiring on July 21, 2013, to a consultant.
In June 2011, the Company converted subscription proceeds of $300,000 and issued 1,500,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expires in two years.
In June 2011, the Company issued 125,000 shares to a consultant pursuant to a consulting agreement.
In June 2011, the Company issued the 423,752 shares pursuant to the April 2011 debt settlement agreement. The shares were valued at the time of the debt settlement agreement of $0.28 per share.
In April 2011, the Company converted subscription proceeds of $347,000 and issued 1,735,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expires in two years.
In March 2011, the Company converted subscription proceeds of $665,000 and issued 3,325,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expires in two years.
In March 2011, the Company and a note holder agreed to cancel $17,778 in outstanding debt in exchange for 55,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
In March 2011, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock at $0.30, expiring on December 31, 2002, to a consultant.
In May 2010, the Company converted subscription proceeds of $50,000 and issued 250,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expires in two years.
In December 2009, the Company converted subscription proceeds of $2,275,000 and issued 11,375,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expires in four years.
In November 2009, the Company received subscription proceeds of $65,000 and issued 325,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expires in four years.
In November 2009, MRT converted the $1,000,000 debentures into units of $0.60 each. Each unit comprises 2 common shares and 1 warrant. Each warrant is exercisable at $0.50 per share for a period of 3 years. The Company issued 3,333,333 shares and 1,666,667 warrants to MRT.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
|
10.
|
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
|
In October 2009, the Company received subscription proceeds of $20,000 and issued 100,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expire in four years.
In September 2009, the Company received subscription proceeds of $40,000 and issued 200,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expire in four years.
In July 2009, the Company received subscription proceeds of $100,000 and issued 500,000 shares of common stock in a private placement. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.20 of subscription proceeds. Each unit consists of one share of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.30, which expire in four years.
In June 2009, the Company converted $622,500 of debt into subscription proceeds and issued 2,075,000 common shares. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.60 of debt. Each unit consists of two shares of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.50, which expires on December 31, 2010.
In June 2009, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock to an officer of the Company as bonus. The Company recorded the shares at their face value of $0.28 per share for a total of $280,000.
In May 2009, the Company converted $128,742 of debt into subscription proceeds and issued 429,141 common shares. The subscribers to the subscription proceeds have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.60 of debt. Each unit consists of two shares of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.50, which expires on December 31, 2010.
In May 2009, the Company converted $121,258 of stock subscriptions and issued 404,193 common shares. The subscribers have agreed to purchase one unit for each $0.60 of stock subscriptions. Each unit consists of two shares of Company’s common stock and one warrant each exercisable at $0.50, which expires on December 31, 2010.
In May 2009, the Company issued 42,837 shares for $13,500 of investors’ relations services as per the agreement.
In April 2009, the Company issued 2,250,000 shares under an escrow agreement as security against convertible debentures issued in the amount of $250,000. In October 2009, the Company defaulted on the terms of the agreement of the convertible debentures and released the shares from escrow in settlement of the convertible debentures.
In March and April 2009, the Company issued 700,000 shares pursuant to amended convertible debenture agreement and financing arrangements.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
11.
|
STOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM
|
On March 18, 2009, the board of directors approved the granting of stock options according to the 2009 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (“2009 Option Plan”) whereby the board is authorized to grant to employees and other related persons stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 6,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Subject to the adoption of the 2009 Option Plan, the options were granted and vest, pursuant to the terms of the 2009 Option Plan, in six equal instalments, with the first instalment vesting at the date of grant, and the balance vesting over 2 ½ years, every six months.
In the nine months ended November 30, 2011, the Company awarded 1,600,000 options to purchase common shares (November 30, 2010 – nil) and recorded stock-based compensation expense for the vesting options of $272,075 (November 30, 2010 - $413,754). The following weighted average assumptions were used for the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value stock options granted in 2012 and 2011:
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
Expected volatility
|
110.11%
|
|
110.36%
|
Weighted-average volatility
|
110.11%
|
|
110.36%
|
Expected dividend rate
|
-
|
|
-
|
Expected life of options in years
|
10
|
|
3 -10
|
Risk-free rate
|
3.38%
|
|
2.95%
|
There were no capitalized stock-based compensation costs at November 30, 2011 or November 30, 2010.
The summary of option activity under the 2009 Option Plan as of November 30, 2011, and changes during the period then ended, is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Number of
|
|
Weighted-
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Shares
|
|
Average
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
|
Remaining
|
Value
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
|
Contractual
|
|
Options
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
Term
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 1, 2011
|
|
0.46
|
|
6,735,000
|
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
0.29
|
|
1,600,000
|
|
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options cancelled/forfeited
|
|
0.61
|
|
(2,120,000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at November 30, 2011
|
|
0.34
|
|
6,215,000
|
|
7.89
|
$22,810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at November 30, 2011
|
|
0.38
|
|
4,481,668
|
|
7.35
|
$22,810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended November 30, 2011 and November 30, 2010 was $0.29 and $nil, respectively.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
|
11.
|
STOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM (CONTINUED)
|
A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested options as of November 30, 2011, and changes during the nine months ended November 30, 2011, is presented below:
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average
|
|
|
|
|
Grant-Date
|
Non-vested options
|
|
Shares
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested at February 28, 2011
|
|
1,376,666
|
|
0.26
|
Granted
|
|
1,600,000
|
|
0.27
|
Vested
|
|
(1,148,333)
|
|
0.26
|
Cancelled/forfeited
|
|
(95,001)
|
|
0.16
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested at November 30, 2011
|
|
1,733,332
|
|
0.26
|
As of November 30, 2011, there was an estimated $393,100 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2009 nonqualified stock option plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.80 years.
On April 29, 2011, the Company repriced the exercise price of 1,125,000 vested stock options by reducing the exercise prices of $0.36 and $0.44 to $0.28. As a result, the Company recorded incremental stock-based compensation of $6,000 during the nine months ended November 30, 2011.
PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
|
As at November 30, 2011, the Company had a total of 32,886,733 warrants (February 28, 2011 – 25,826,733) outstanding to purchase common stock. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock. The Company has reserved 32,886,733 shares of common stock in the event that these warrants are exercised.
During the nine months ended November 30, 2011, the Company received $nil from warrants exercised.
The following table summarizes the continuity of the Company’s share purchase warrants:
|
Number of
Warrants
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, February 28, 2010
|
25,380,900
|
$
|
0.43
|
Issued
|
3,000,000
|
|
0.25
|
Cancelled/expired
|
(2,554,167)
|
|
0.44
|
Exercised
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, February 28, 2011
|
25,826,733
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
|
8,560,000
|
|
0.30
|
Cancelled
|
(1,500,000)
|
|
0.32
|
Exercised
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
November 30, 2011
|
32,886,733
|
$
|
0.38
|
|
|
|
|
As at November 30, 2011, the following share purchase warrants were outstanding:
Number of Warrants
|
Exercise Price
|
|
Expiry Date
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
0.25
|
|
July 26, 2012
|
300,000
|
0.25
|
|
August 22, 2013
|
200,000
|
0.25
|
|
September 6, 2013
|
166,666
|
0.30
|
|
May 8, 2012
|
11,375,000
|
0.30
|
|
December 30, 2011
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
|
December 31, 2012
|
3,325,000
|
0.30
|
|
March 17, 2013
|
1,735,000
|
0.30
|
|
April 13, 2013
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
|
April 29, 2013
|
1,500,000
|
0.30
|
|
June 2, 2013
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
|
July 21, 2013
|
200,000
|
0.40
|
|
March 24, 2012
|
525,000
|
0.50
|
|
August 15, 2012
|
5,000,000
|
0.50
|
|
December 24, 2012
|
1,666,667
|
0.50
|
|
November 5, 2012
|
200,000
|
0.65
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
1,793,400
|
0.75
|
|
April 2012 to August, 2013
|
200,000
|
1.30
|
|
June 30, 2012
|
200,000
|
2.00
|
|
June 30, 2012
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32,886,733
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PAN AMERICAN GOLDFIELDS LTD.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited) (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
Nine Months Ended November 30, 2011
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13.
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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For the nine months ended November 30, 2011, the Company paid or accrued management and directors fees of $293,000 (November 30, 2010 - $302,639) to certain officers and directors. The Company also paid or accrued $558,460 (November 30, 2010 - $44,500) to certain officers and directors for exploration property, finders’ fee, travel, office and other related expenses.
The Company also paid consulting fees of $49,500 (November 30, 2010 - $nil) to a company owned by a director and $9,035 (November 30, 2010 - $nil) to a director.
As at November 30, 2011, accounts payable of $50,534 (November 30, 2010 - $366,718) was owing to directors and officers of the Company and $nil (November 30, 2010 - $33,226) was owing to a company controlled by a director.
All related party transactions are in the normal course of business at the exchange amount agreed to by each party.
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
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Nine months ended
November 30, 2011
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Nine months ended
November 30, 2010
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Period From Inception of Development Stage (March 1, 2004) to
November 30, 2011
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$
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$
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$
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Interest paid
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-
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-
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310,053
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Common stock issued on conversion of debt
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128,651
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-
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4,321,651
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Common stock issued on settlement of notes payable
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775,490
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-
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3,908,812
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Common stock issued for interest costs
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-
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-
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82,500
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Common stock issued for financing costs
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-
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-
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145,000
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Common stock issued for mineral property costs
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-
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-
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580,000
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Common stock issued for bonuses
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-
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-
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512,750
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Shares issued for services
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268,750
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-
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779,340
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Form 10-Q, including statements in the following discussion which are not statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements". These statements, which may be identified by words such as “plans”, “intends”, "anticipates", “hopes”, “seeks”, “will”, "believes", "estimates", "should", "expects" and similar expressions include our expectations and objectives regarding our present and future financial position, operating results and business strategy. These statements reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from those described in such forward-looking statements. Numerous factors and future events could cause us to change such plans and objectives or fail to successfully implement such plans or achieve such objectives, or cause such present and future operations to fail to produce revenues, income or profits. Such risks and uncertainties include those set forth under this Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These forward-looking statements represent beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting such forward-looking information. No statements contained in the following discussion should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or future results. We advise you to carefully review the reports and documents we file from time to time with the SEC, particularly our annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on Form 8-K. As used in this management’s discussion and analysis, the terms “Pan American”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” mean Pan American Goldfields Ltd.
Overview
We are a development stage company and have generated only limited revenues from our Cieneguita project to date, and have not yet generated or realized any revenue from our other two exploration projects. As of November 30, 2011, we had $502,074 in our bank account.
In September 2011, we executed an amended and restated development agreement (“the Agreement”) pursuant to a binding letter agreement signed in June 2011 with Minera Rio Tinto, S.A. de C.V. an entity organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (“MRT”) and Marje Minerals S.A., an entity organized under the laws of the United Mexican States (“Marje Minerals”), concerning the restructuring of the prior agreements between the parties, including their respective ownership interests in our Cieneguita project in Chihuahua State, Mexico.
The parties agreed to restructure their respective ownership interests in the Cieneguita project as follows:
Holder
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Ownership
Percentage
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Net Cash Flow
Interest From
First Phase
Production
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Net Cash Flow
Interest Following
First Phase
Production
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MRT
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20%
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74%
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20%
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Marje Minerals
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0%
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6%
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0%
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Pan American
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80%
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20%
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80%
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We receive 20% of the net operating profits after royalties for material processed through a small-scale pilot operation and mined from the first 15 meters depth of the Cieneguita deposit until December 31, 2012. For all other material processed from the property, our interest is 80% and MRT is reduced to a 20% working interest, subject to certain dilution provisions.
Pan American and MRT shall be responsible for the cost of the feasibility study on a pro rata basis based on their respective amended ownership percentages of the Cieneguita project.
In August 2011, we appointed Hernan Celorrio as an advisor to the board of directors and as a director of Recursos Argentinos SA, our newly formed subsidiary in Argentina. Mr. Celorrio, a lawyer, is an expert in Argentinean mining law and has an extensive background in the industry. He is currently the vice president of the Argentine-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and a director of the executive committee and president of the Mining Committee of the Argentine Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He is also the president of the Argentine Mining Foundation (FUNDAMIN).
In July 2011, we entered into an agreement with M3 Engineering and Technology Corporation (“M3”) for the execution and completion of a National Instrument 43- 101 (“NI 43-101”) compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) for the Cieneguita project.
In March 2011, we appointed Bruno Le Barber as a member of the board of directors. Mr. Le Barber has extensive financial expertise and is a co-founder of Vortex Capital (“Vortex”), a Hong Kong based gold fund. Previously he was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley in London where he advised trading desks and a large investor base while publishing macro-economic studies. Mr. Le Barber was also a global technical strategist with ABN Amro in Paris.He manages Vortex together with Emilio Alvarez, former Executive Director, Equity Research with Morgan Stanley in London.
In February 2011, we entered into an agreement with Compañia Minera Alto Rio Salado S.A. (“Compañia Minera”), a private Argentine entity, for the acquisition of the 15,000-hectare Cerro Delta project in northwest La Rioja Province, Argentina. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company must pay $150,000 upon signing (paid), $200,000 on the first anniversary, $500,000 on the second anniversary, $750,000 on the third anniversary, $1.2 million on the fourth anniversary, and $2.2 million on the fifth anniversary of the signing, with a final option payment of $5 million to purchase a 100% interest in the Cerro Delta project payable on the sixth anniversary of the signing. The vendor will retain a 1% net smelter revenue (“NSR”).
In conjunction with the acquisition of the Cerro Delta project, we completed a private placement of 6,560,000 units at $0.20 per unit, for total proceeds of $1,312,000. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock. Each warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock at a conversion price of $0.30 for a period of two years from the closing date.
In October 2010, we appointed Miguel F. Di Nanno President and Chief Operating Officer, replacing George Young effective as of October 15, 2010. Mr. Young remains on our board of directors. Mr. Di Nanno has experience in mining and energy exploration and most recently served as president of Somuncurah S.R.L. and Aupa S.A., both exploration and development firms focused in Argentina. He has also previously served as the chief operating officer of the Grosso Group, an exploration and new mining business development firm and as the representative and country manager in Argentina for Palladon Ventures Ltd., a gold and silver exploration company. He has a degree in Mining Engineering – Ore Dressing from the National University of San Juan.
In July 2010, we appointed Neil Maedel, Randy Buchamer and Gary Parkison to our board of directors. Mr. Maedel is an investment banker specializing in international resource projects; Mr. Buchamer has extensive experience in business administration and finance; and Mr. Parkison is qualified geologist and project manager with expertise in exploration and development of minerals and metals projects. All of the newly appointed directors have technical and financial industry experience base that will assist us with operations and our planned listing on either the Toronto Stock Exchange or the TSX Venture Exchange, consistent with our status as a producing resource company.
In July 2010, we reincorporated from the State of Colorado to the State of Delaware. The reincorporation was effected pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and between us and Pan American Goldfields Ltd., a Colorado corporation (formerly Mexoro Minerals Ltd.), with Pan American being the surviving corporation. Accordingly, the rights of our shareholders are now governed by Delaware General Corporation Law and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Pan American are filed with the State of Delaware.
In May 2010, management decided to drop the Sahuayacan project due to lack of economic thicknesses and grades of gold mineralization encountered in the drilling program, eliminating any future concession payments for this project.
Our continued existence and plans for future growth depend on the receipt of funds from our partner MRT from the ongoing operations at the Cieneguita mine operations. Should there be an interruption in this cash flow it will be necessary to obtain additional capital to operate either through the issuance of additional debt or equity.
For the nine months ended November 30, 2011, the joint venture with MRT, as described further below, generated
net cash flows from the tuning and start-up pilot operations of approximately $2,806,000 of which $561,000 is attributable to us
under the joint venture agreement. A drought
combined with an
inadequate water collection system resulted in a reduced water supply
and, consequently, the volume of mined material that could be processed was sharply curtailed
until June 2011. Since the return of the rainy season,
the production has
increased to
between 400 and 500
tonnes per day (“tpd”).
To reduce the risk of another water shortage small dams have been built to store water. MRT recently advised the Company
that given recent rains,
an adequate supply of water was expected to be available for at
least the next several months. Production for the month of
November 2011 was 13,947 metric ton milled, averaging 465 TPD and 657ounces gold
(“Au”),
and 32,668 ounces silver (“Ag”)
for 1,270 equivalent
Au ounces using a factor of $1600/$30. This is a pilot operation by MRT which is to end December 31, 2012 after
which MRT will have the opportunity to earn a 20% interest from the Company's 100% interest in the deposit as it is developed according
to the results of an ongoing preliminary economic assessment which is progressing
under the guidance of M3 Engineering of Tucson, Arizona. Despite
the improvements there remains significant risk to us for this type of extracting of mineralized material because we will not have
established reserves at Cieneguita until an independent feasibility study is completed. Consequently, without a feasibility study
we cannot predict if the extraction and processing of mineralized material from the Cieneguita property will result in future cash
flow.
Accordingly, for the 12-month period from December 2011 through November 2012, we need to raise additional capital to pursue our business plan of preparing a feasibility study and acquiring, exploring and developing additional high impact mineral properties and to provide a buffer for the possibility that the expected net cash flow currently generated by MRT is interrupted.
During this period, we will need to receive from production at the Cieneguita operations a minimum of $2,400,000, a portion of which will be used for general and administrative costs. As continuous operations have only recently begun, we cannot ascertain how reliable this income will be. This does not include any capital needed to pay our accounts payables and to execute our exploration programs as described below.
Plan of Operation
Summary
Our business plan is to proceed with the exploration and development of our Mexican and Argentine mineral properties to determine whether they contain commercially exploitable reserves of gold, silver or other metals.
In the event that our exploration and development program finds exploration targets that warrant additional exploration work, including exploration by drilling, we will not have enough cash available to fund an expanded exploration program. If we decide to expand our exploration and development program, we would need to raise additional capital to meet these needs. We currently do not have any sources of additional capital available to us and we may not have any in the future. The failure to raise additional capital would severely curtail our ability to conduct any additional exploration work that might be warranted because of the results of our current exploration program.
In August 2011, we appointed Hernan Celorrio as advisor to the board of directors and as a director of Recursos Argentinos SA, the Company’s newly formed subsidiary in Argentina.
In July 2011, we entered into an agreement with M3 for the execution and completion of a NI 43- 101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Cieneguita project.
In June 2011, we appointed Neil Maedel as chairman of the board.
In May 2011, we appointed Dr. Alexander Becker as advisor to the board of directors, who has a PhD in Structural Geology and an extensive history as an exploration geologist, to assist us with the selection and development of exploration projects.
In February 2011, we entered into an agreement with Compañia Minera, a private Argentine entity, for the acquisition of the 15,000-hectare Cerro Delta project in northwest La Rioja Province, Argentina. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company must pay $150,000 upon signing (paid), $200,000 on the first anniversary, $500,000 on the second anniversary, $750,000 on the third anniversary, $1.2 million on the fourth anniversary, and $2.2 million on the fifth anniversary of the signing, with a final option payment of $5 million to purchase a 100% interest in the Cerro Delta project payable on the sixth anniversary of the signing. The vendor will retain a 1% NSR.
In conjunction with the acquisition of the Cerro Delta project, we completed a private placement of 6,560,000 units at $0.20 per unit, for total proceeds of $1,312,000. Each unit consists of one share and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant is convertible into one share at a conversion price of $0.30 for a period of two years from the closing date.
In March 2011, we appointed Bruno Le Barber as a member of the board of directors. Mr. Le Barber has extensive financial expertise and is a co-founder of Vortex, a Hong Kong based gold fund. Previously he was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley in London where he advised trading desks and a large investor base while publishing macro-economic studies. Mr. Le Barber was also a global technical strategist with ABN Amro in Paris. He manages Vortex together with Emilio Alvarez, former Executive Director, Equity Research with Morgan Stanley in London.
In October 2010, we appointed Miguel F. Di Nanno as president, replacing George Young effective as of October 15, 2010. Mr. Young remains on our board of directors. Mr. Di Nanno has experience in mining and energy exploration and most recently served as president of Somuncurah S.R.L. and AupaS.A., both exploration and development firms focused in Argentina. He has also previously served as the chief operating officer of the Grosso Group, an exploration and new mining business development firm and as the representative and country manager in Argentina for Palladon Ventures Ltd., a gold and silver exploration company. He has a degree in Mining Engineering – Ore Dressing from the National University of San Juan.
In July 2010, we appointed Neil Maedel, Randy Buchamer and Gary Parkison to our board of directors. Mr. Maedel is an investment banker specializing in international resource projects; Mr. Buchamer has extensive experience in business administration and finance; and Mr. Parkison is qualified geologist and project manager with expertise in exploration and development of minerals and metals projects. All of the newly appointed directors have technical and financial industry experience base that will assist us with operations and our planned listing on either the Toronto Stock Exchange or the TSX Venture Exchange, consistent with our status as a producing resource company.
In July 2010, we reincorporated from the State of Colorado to the State of Delaware. The reincorporation was effected pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and between us and Pan American Goldfields Ltd., a Colorado corporation (formerly Mexoro Minerals Ltd.), with Pan American being the surviving corporation. Accordingly, the rights of our shareholders are now governed by Delaware General Corporation Law and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Pan American are filed with the State of Delaware.
In May 2010, Mr. Francisco “Barry” Quiroz and Mr. John Clair resigned from our board of directors. Neither director resigned as a result of a disagreement with us on any matter relating to our operations, policies or practices.
In September 2009, we entered into private placement subscription agreements, as thereafter amended, with certain U.S. accredited investors and certain non-U.S. investors for the private placement of 12,500,000 unregistered shares of the common stock with 100% warrant coverage at a purchase price of $0.20 per unit. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.30 per share, a two-year term and will not be exercisable until 12 months after their date of issuance. As a result of the sale of all the unregistered shares, we received aggregate gross proceeds, prior to any expenses, of $2,500,000 from the private placement.
In August 2009, we dropped one of our properties in the Encino Gordo concessions, Encino Gordo 2. Management determined that the property payments due to the concession holder were too expensive and we decided to not make the required option payment. There is currently no plan to renegotiate the payments for this property.
In May 2009, we entered into a letter of agreement and in July 2009, we signed the definitive agreement to sell our Guazapares project, located in south western Chihuahua, Mexico to Paramount Gold de Mexico, SA de C.V., and the Mexican subsidiary of Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (“Paramount”) for a total consideration of up to $5.3 million. The Guazapares project is comprised of 12 claims close to Paramount’s San Miguel discovery. The purchase price is to be paid in two stages, with the first payment of $3.7 million released from escrow in February 2010, as the transfer of the 12 claims to Paramount was completed. An additional payment of $1.6 million is due if, by July 10, 2012, either (i) Paramount sells its Mexican subsidiary or (ii) Guazapares is put into production. The definitive agreement closed in October 2009 and a 5.7% commission was paid on the closing of the sale.
To fund our continued operations, we issued $1.5 million of convertible debentures in March 2009, of which an aggregate of $880,000 was issued to Mario Ayub, one of our former directors, and to his affiliated entity, MRT. Pursuant to the terms of the convertible debentures, the holders irrevocably converted the debentures into a 10% ownership interest in the Cieneguita project and a 10% interest in the net cash flow from First Phase Production. In December 2009, Mario Ayub and MRT agreed to resell an aggregate 4% ownership interest in the Cieneguita project back to us, along with 4% of the net cash flow from First Phase Production, in return for $550,000. In a private transaction not involving us, the other holders contributed their remaining 6% ownership interest in the Cieneguita project to MM.
As a result of our amended development agreement and our agreements with the debenture holders, the ownership interest in the Cieneguita project and the net cash flows from the First Phase Production were held by us, MRT and MM as follows:
Holder
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Ownership
Percentage
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Net Cash Flow
Interest From
First Phase
Production
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Net Cash Flow
Interest Following
First Phase
Production
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MRT
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54%
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74%
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54%
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Marje Minerals
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6%
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6%
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6%
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Pan American
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40%
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20%
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40%
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Any additional costs for the First Phase Production and the feasibility study for the Cieneguita project, after MRT was to invest $8 million, would have been shared by us, MRT and Marje Minerals on a pro-rata basis based on their respective ownership percentages in the Cieneguita project.
The major terms of the development agreement with MRT and Marje Minerals were as follows:
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MRT purchased $1 million of secured convertible debentures at 8% interest (payable in stock or cash). The proceeds from this investment were used for continued exploration and development of the Cieneguita project and general working capital. In November 2009, MRT exercised its conversion rights on the debenture and MRT was issued 3,333,333 common shares and a warrant to purchase 1,666,667 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.
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MRT agreed to provide the necessary working capital to begin and maintain mining operations, estimated to be $3 million, to put the first phase of the Cieneguita project into production. In exchange for these funds, we assigned MRT an interest to 74% of the net cash flow from First Phase Production. The agreement limits the mining during First Phase Production to the mineralized material that is available from the surface to a depth of 15 meters.
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MRT committed to spend up to $4 million to take the Cieneguita project through the feasibility stage. In doing so, we assigned MRT a 54% interest in our rights to the Cieneguita project. After the expenditure of the $4 million, all costs will be shared on a pro-rata ownership basis (i.e. 54% to MRT, 40% to us and 6% to Marje Minerals). If any party cannot pay its portion of the costs after the $4 million has been spent, then their ownership position in the Cieneguita project will be reduced by 1% for every $100,000 invested by the other owners. Our ownership interest in the Cieneguita project, however, cannot be reduced below 25%. In addition, we have the right to cover Marje Minerals’ pro rata portion of costs if they cannot pay their portion of the costs. In return, we will receive 1% of Marje Minerals’ ownership position in the Cieneguita project for every $100,000 we invest on their behalf.
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The MRT agreement was contingent on our repaying a debenture to Paramount. In March 2009, we repaid $1 million, or approximately two-thirds of the debt, and Paramount released a security interest it had on the Cieneguita project. In October 2009, we repaid the remaining amount of the debt, and Paramount released its security interests on the Sahuayacan, Guazapares and Encino Gordo properties.
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In September 2011, we entered into the Agreement with MRT and Marje Minerals pursuant to the Letter Agreement of June 2011, concerning the restructuring of the amended development agreements between the parties, including their respective ownership interests in the Company’s Cieneguita project.
The Company receives 20% of the net operating profits after royalties for material processed through a small-scale pilot operation and mined from the first 15 meters depth of the Cieneguita deposit until December 31st 2012. For all other material processed from the property, the Company's interest is 80% and MRT is reduced to a 20% working interest, subject to certain dilution provisions.
Under the Agreement, the parties agreed to restructure their respective ownership interests in the Cieneguita project as follows:
Holder
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Ownership
Percentage
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Net Cash Flow
Interest From
First Phase
Production
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Net Cash Flow
Interest Following
First Phase
Production
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MRT
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20%
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74%
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20%
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Marje Minerals
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0%
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6%
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0%
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Pan American
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80%
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20%
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80%
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The Company and MRT shall be responsible for the cost of the feasibility study on a pro rata basis based on their respective amended ownership percentages of the Cieneguita project.
In September 2009, we hired George Young as our chief operating officer, Salil Dhaumya as our chief financial officer and Manuel Flores as our operations manager. In November 2009, Mr. Young was appointed president upon the resignation of Francisco “Barry” Quiroz. In October 2010, we appointed Miguel F. Di Nanno as president replacing Mr. Young. Other than these employees, all of the employees we hire are contracted from third parties specializing in providing employees for Mexican companies. In using third party contractors we minimize our exposure to Mexican employment law and all liabilities are undertaken by the third party contractors providing the services. We pay a flat rate to the third parties for their services.
Our continued existence and plans for future growth depend on our ability to obtain the additional capital necessary to operate either through the generation of revenue or the issuance of additional debt or equity. Additionally, if our exploration during that time period is successful, we may need to raise additional capital to fund those exploration programs. At this time, we cannot assess with any accuracy our total capital needs to fund an expanded exploration program beyond our basic program.
For the 12-month period from December 2011 through November 2012, we need to raise additional capital to maintain operations. We will need a minimum of $2,400,000, a portion of which will be for general and administrative costs. This does not include any capital needed to pay our accounts payables and to execute our exploration programs as detailed below.
In the event that we do discover a mineral deposit on one of our properties, of which there is no guarantee, we would need to expend substantial amounts of capital to put any of our properties into production, if so warranted. The amount of such expenditures is indeterminable at this time as our exploration and development program has not advanced far enough to provide us with results to determine this information.
Such expenditures depend upon the size of the mineralized body, the grade of the mineralized body and the type of mining that is required to extract any minerals that may be found. Regardless, we do not have enough capital available to us to make any such expenditure that would be required to put any mineral property into production, and we therefore would have to raise the additional capital or, if possible, enter into a joint venture for the production phase. If we were to form a joint venture, we cannot assess what our final position in the project would be. We do not have any sources of capital available to us at this time to fund such a project if one should be discovered.
In the event that we should find a mineable reserve, it is management’s intention to contract the mining and milling of any mineralized reserves out to third parties. We do not have any known reserves at this time.
Exploration Projects – Current Status
To date the exploration program has been focused on preparing the Cerro Delta, Argentina exploration project
for a drill program that is scheduled to begin in March 2012. The Company is continuing a small reconnaissance program at the Encino
Gordo to map potentially gold-bearing limestone outcrops.
In December 2011, we hired Mr. Fedor Zhimulev
MSc. PhD Honors. as our chief geologist while actual management of exploration programs will
be under the guidance of Alexander Becker PhD. He was a former senior researcher at the Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy
and has extensive experience conducting fieldwork. In 2009 -2011 he was appointed as leader of the institute’s junior Scientists
Community and last year was awarded the Academican Sobolev prize for junior scientists from th Siberian Branch of the Academy of
Sciences.
On 17th and 18th December 2011, a geological advisor team visited the Cerro Delta project area. The team was
headed by Dr. Aleksandr Borisenko and composed of Dr. Alexander Becker – Board Advisor and Geol. Fedor Zhimulev.
The exploration work developed on the project and the knowledge of similar geological systems in the Maricunga
Belt allows us to prepare the immediate drilling stage. It is proposed to start the first drilling campaign for the beginning of
this year. The targets are the zones showing gold results at surface and good geophysical responses in terms of resistivity, chargeability
and ground magnetics.
Dr. Borisenko is Dr. of Geology and Mineralogy
and the Deputy Director on Scientific Work of the Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy
of Sciences where approximately 680 researchers work under his direction.
Cieneguita Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)
Work on the Cieneguita NI43-101 compliant PEA started in October 2011 with an on-site project kickoff meeting. The primary consultant is M3 Engineering, based in Tucson, Arizona, which has extensive recent and relevant experience with mining projects in Mexico.
At this time, 1,600 kgs of core samples are being used to generate metallurgical composite samples at Resource Development Inc. (‘RDi’) labs of Denver, Colorado. These composites will undergo a rigorous metallurgical testing program focusing on the optimization of concentrate flotation characteristics. Initial results should be available by February 2012. Hydrogeological and water supply investigations are currently underway with geotechnical studies related to the sitting of various project components starting later in January 2012. Environmental baseline studies are also underway.
Following the definition of the most appropriate metallurgical process option, the optimal processing rate will be defined and capital and operating costs estimated. Concurrent with this work an updated mineral resource will be generated as well as a mining schedule. It is anticipated that the results of the PEA will be available in late second quarter of 2012.
Cerro Delta Exploration
Preparation for 3500 meters of core drilling at the Cerro Delta
project is underway. Geophysical results are being evaluated. The initial field campaign, including 3,500 meters of initial drilling,
will be developed at an estimated cost of $3,000,000. The access road has been repaired in preparation for the drilling campaign.
Over the next 12 months, we intend to explore our three projects, Cieneguita, Encino Gordo and Cerro Delta, to determine whether there are economically attractive concentrations of gold and gold-silver mineralization. We intend to hire additional employees but do not plan to make any purchase of equipment over the next 12 months. At this time, though, the exploration program is only planned for the next 12 months, which we will undertake when the necessary capital has been raised to complete these programs. We do not have any sources of capital identified at this time and no assurance can be given that we will be able to complete the proposed exploration program.
The following map illustrates the locations of the Cieneguita and Encino Gordo projects in Mexico:
To date most of the data gathered during our field campaigns and drilling programs is completely compiled and is being evaluated.
Location of Cerro Delta Project in La Rioja Province, Argentina:
Cieneguita
The main activities in the Cieneguita project are set forth below:
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100 diamond drill holes completed for a total of 20,215 meters of drilling.
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Broad mineralized intercepts including 111.5 meters with 1.24 g/t Au, 99.6 g/t Ag, 0.45% Pb and 0.73% Zn (C-21) and 94 meters with 1.21 g/t Au, 79.8 g/t Ag, 0.78% Pb and 1.2% Zn (CI-30).
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Mineralization at Cieneguita has been traced over 900 meters along strike and still remains open to the southwest and to depth.
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Exploration ongoing; infill drilling program has been designed to expand the size of the mineralized material.
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We have conducted a series of exploration programs at Cieneguita since March 2007. The drilling exploration program commenced in December 2007 with one drill rig and a second rig was added in July 2008. The drilling completed in December 2008.
Assay results and an analysis of the drilling and exploration work are compiled and described in our NI 43-101, which was completed following the end of fiscal 2010, and is in compliance with the standards and requirements of Canadian security regulatory authorities. The NI 43-101 report is also available on our website, www.panamericangoldfields.com. Two different styles of mineralization have been identified: precious (gold-silver) and base (lead-zinc-silver) metal mineralization, with higher gold-silver grades starting on surface and lead-zinc-silver mineralization intercepted at depth and to the west of the Cieneguita deposit. We interpret the Cieneguita deposit as a diatreme breccia body where disseminated oxide and sulphide mineralization is mainly hosted by quartz-sericite altered diatreme breccias and lapilli tuffs.
The mineralized body is shaped like a funnel which has been flattened laterally, measuring over 900 meters by 300 meters as defined by the drill results. We have completed a cross section‐based geological model and have calculated inferred mineralized material of 15.249 million tons with 2.62 g/t Au equivalent based on assays that were composited using the sum of the dollar values for Au, Ag, Pb and Zn in each drill interval. Three-year trailing average prices used were: gold = $727.22 per ounce, silver = $13.66 per ounce, lead = $1.00 per pound, zinc = $1.36 per pound. A cut-off of $30 was applied and weighted averages calculated for each above-cut-off interval. These intervals were projected between drill holes and between sections to produce resource blocks, which were then compiled using weighted averages to produce a total tonnage and grade with a dollar value per ton.
Mineralization intersected in CI‐34 (46 meters with 4.68 grams per ton gold, 87.67 grams per ton silver, 0.24% lead and 0.22% zinc) and CI‐29 (51 meters with 0.5 grams per ton gold, 55.03 grams per ton silver, 0.34% lead and 0.46% zinc), both collared in the western portion of Cieneguita suggests that mineralization still remains open to west, southwest and to depth in the western part of the Cieneguita deposit. No assurance may be given, though, that additional mineralized material will be found in these areas.
Included in the NI 43-101 report is an updated NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate of 1.1 million measured and indicated gold equivalent ounces and 0.02 million inferred gold equivalent ounces at the Cieneguita project. The estimate includes 20,087,000 measured and indicated tons grading 1.54 g/t gold equivalent and 453,000 inferred tons grading 1.47 g/t gold equivalent.
Cieneguita Deposit In Situ Resource Within Optimized Pit Shell @ 0.8 g/t AuEq Cut-Off
Classification
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Tonnes
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Au
g/t
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Ag
g/t
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Cu
%
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Pb
%
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Zn
%
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AuEq
g/t
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Au
oz
|
Ag
oz
|
AuEq
oz
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Measured
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3,128,000
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0.71
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61.8
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0.03
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0.24
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0.29
|
1.86
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71,400
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6,215,000
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186,600
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Indicated
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16,959,000
|
0.74
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50.0
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0.03
|
0.21
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0.25
|
1.69
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403,500
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27,262,000
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920,900
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Meas&Ind
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20,087,000
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0.74
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51.8
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0.03
|
0.21
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0.26
|
1.71
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474,900
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33,477,000
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1,107,500
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Inferred
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453,000
|
0.99
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34.2
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0.02
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0.13
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0.17
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1.63
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14,400
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498,000
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23,800
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This figure is showing the geological units and distribution of the 100 drill holes.
Current Operations
Previously reported water supply problems have been remedied. Metal recoveries have been dramatically improved
by the addition of a ball mill to further grind the mined material, just as changes in reagents used improved the recovery of the
free gold particles or gold-bearing minerals in the flotation process .
During the period from March 2011 to November 2011, $7,411,000 worth of concentrate was sold. The cost of mining and processing
was $2,851,000 while other operating expenses, totaled a further $1,755,000. Other expenses including property royalties totaled
$272,000 leaving a net operating cash flow for the joint venture of $2,806,000. Costs continue to decline significantly as efficiencies
of scale take effect and operational improvements are made. It is also projected that costs per ounce produced will decrease with
the increase in production.
Previously reported water supply problems are ongoing as a continued drought has curtailed the processing of ore despite the installation of a five kilometer line to a second water source. Metal recoveries have been dramatically improved by the addition of a ball mill to further grind the mined material, just as changes in reagents used improved the recovery of the free gold particles or gold-bearing minerals in the flotation process. During the period from March 2011 to November 2011, $7,411,000 worth of concentrate was sold. The cost of mining and processing was $2,851,000 while other operating expenses, totaled a further $1,755,000. Other expenses including property royalties totaled $272,000 leaving a net operating cash flow for the joint venture of $2,806,000. Costs continue to decline significantly as efficiencies of scale take effect and operational improvements are made. It is also projected that costs per ounce produced will decrease with the increase in production.
Because of the favourable mapping, sampling and drilling results in Cieneguita, we initiated a brownfield exploration program aimed at locating additional mineralization within our properties. The exploration process around the main mineralization zone at Cieneguita has identified two areas of porphyry style mineralization 500 meters to south of the current known mineralization. These two areas known as Piedras Blancas and Piedra Amarilla are exhibiting the same size, characteristics, and intensity of alteration-mineralization on surface as encountered at Cieneguita. No assurance, though, may be given that any positive exploration results will come from these similarities.
In July 2011, we entered into an agreement with
M3 for the execution and completion of a NI 43- 101 compliant PEA for our Cieneguita project. The PEA is expected to take approximately
seven months to complete and the scope of the work is to consist of process plant design, site facilities, power supply and distribution,
project execution plan, capital and operating cost estimates, an economic model, and preparation of the overall report. The PEA
is currently on track for completion in the second quarter of 2012.
The process plant design will be on a preliminary basis with enough detail to use as a reference for a planned feasibility study, and will include flow sheet diagrams, general arrangement drawings, specifications and data sheets, and capital and operating cost estimates for the process plant. The flow sheet and general arrangement will be used to define process and layout and will enable the generation of material take offs and size equipment to be used in the capital cost estimate. Areas of focus will include primary crushing and ore storage, grinding, flotation and regrind, thickening and filtering, tailing disposal and reclaimed water piping and pumping, along with fresh water piping and pumping.
M3 will also be responsible for the design and cost estimates of ancillary mine facilities such as offices, laboratory and access roads and will be responsible for the design of single line diagrams used in the generation by M3 of cost estimates for new power lines and substations for the power supply. A project execution plan to be included in the PEA is to be developed jointly between us and M3. Capital cost estimates will be based in part on equipment budget quotations from approved vendors and on M3’s data-base from recent projects while construction costs will use data from the same data-base.
Other consulting companies contributing to the preparation of the PEA will be Independent Mining Consultants who will be preparing a new resource estimate, a mine plan and schedule and mine related capital and operating costs. Resource Development Inc. will be performing metallurgical testing to define the processing flow sheet and estimation of appropriate metal recoveries. Global Resource Engineering will be performing geotechnical related investigations related to tailings and mine waste storage and other site facilities.
A figure exhibiting main geological and mineralization
features on the Piedras Blancas and Piedra Amarilla areas is shown below.
There are no known reserves on the Cieneguita property.
Encino Gordo
During fiscal 2007, the Company carried out a detailed and property scale mapping and sampling program outlining numerous gold, silver and gold-copper coincident geochemical anomalies. Phase 1 of the exploration program was undertaken in an effort to define the style and characteristics of the mineralization areas indicated by the geochemical anomalies. Within this stage several gold and sulphide mineralization areas including pyrite and chalcopyrite have been identified within an over 500 meters stockwork area and fault-veins structure.
All information and field evidence gathered during the mapping and sampling process suggest the presence of “porphyry” style alteration and mineralization characterized by the presence of concentric alteration patterns (potassic alteration grading outward to quartz-sericite and propylitic alteration), coincident Cu, Au and Mo geochemical anomalies and a multiple-event of veining. No assurance can be given, though, that we will find such a deposit, if at all. We own two concessions and have an option to acquire two other concessions from MRT, subject to a 2.5% NSR and making the scheduled project payments.
In August 2009, we dropped one of our concessions in the Encino Gordo project, Encino Gordo 2. We determined that the payments due to the concession holder were too expensive and it was not in our best interests to keep the concession. There is no plan, currently, to try and negotiate the payments for this project.
There are no known reserves on the Encino Gordo project.
Cerro Delta Project
The Cerro Delta project is drill ready and we
intend to begin drilling in March, 2012.