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Terra Nova Gold Corp.


Quarterly Financial Statements
For The Three Months Ended October 31, 2003
(Unaudited)



 
     

 

TERRA NOVA GOLD CORP.
 
 
 
Balance Sheets
 
 
 
(Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
October,
 
July 31,
 
2003
 
2003


ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,991,907
 
$ 43,501
Amounts receivable
26,696
 
18,064
Advances for exploration
-
 
4,010
Prepaid expenses
2,174
 
-




 
 
 
 
 
2,020,777
 
65,575
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
6,431
 
7,859
 
 
 
 
Mineral properties (note 4)
137,540
 
137,540




 
 
 
 
 
$ 2,164,748
 
$ 210,974
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$ 169,837
 
$ 67,049
Loans payable
-
 
8,300




 
 
 
 
 
169,837
 
75,349




 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
 
 
 
Share capital (note 5)
13,881,618
 
11,794,888
Deficit
(11,886,707)
 
(11,659,263)




 
 
 
 
 
1,994,911
 
135,625




 
 
 
 
 
$ 2,164,748
 
$ 210,974
 
 
 
 
Commitments (note 4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approved on behalf of the Board:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Harvey Keats"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
"David Patterson"
 
 
 

 

 
     

 

TERRA NOVA GOLD CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statements of Deficit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended October 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2003
 
2002


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(restated - note 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deficit, beginning of period
 
 
 
 
$(11,659,263)
 
$(10,993,429)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss for the period
 
 
 
 
(227,444)
 
(239,886)








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deficit, end of period
 
 
 
 
$(11,886,707)
 
$(11,233,315)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
     

 

TERRA NOVA GOLD CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statements of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended October 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2003
 
2002


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(restated - note 3)
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounting and auditing fees
 
 
 
 
$ -
 
$ 7,281
Administration fees
 
 
 
 
21,000
 
16,000
Amortization
 
 
 
 
1,428
 
1,374
Consulting fees
 
 
 
 
-
 
22,156
Exploration expenditures (schedule 1)
 
 
 
 
164,070
 
38,888
Filing fees
 
 
 
 
11,054
 
12,715
Legal fees
 
 
 
 
-
 
2,242
Management fees
 
 
 
 
20,333
 
-
Office and miscellaneous
 
 
 
 
528
 
1,795
Printing
 
 
 
 
297
 
11,680
Promotion
 
 
 
 
112
 
72,880
Rent
 
 
 
 
3,000
 
5,800
Telephone and communications
 
 
 
 
1,611
 
2,988
Transfer agent fees
 
 
 
 
1,249
 
640
Travel
 
 
 
 
10,566
 
30,554
Less: interest income
 
 
 
 
(7,804)
 
(507)








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss before other item
 
 
 
 
(227,444)
 
(226,486)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other item
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Write-down of marketable securities
 
 
 
 
-
 
(13,400)








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss for the period
 
 
 
 
$ (227,444)
 
$ (239,886)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted loss per share
 
 
 
 
$ (0.02)
 
$ (0.03)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
14,498,111
 
6,902,953
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
     

 

TERRA NOVA GOLD CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended October 31,
Cash provided by (used for):
 
 
 
 
2003
 
2002


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(restated - note 3)
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss for the period
 
 
 
 
$ (227,444)
 
$ (239,886)
Items not involving cash:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization
 
 
 
 
1,428
 
1,374
Write-down of marketable securities
 
 
 
 
-
 
13,400
Changes in non-cash operating
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
working capital items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts receivable
 
 
 
 
(8,632)
 
(7,140)
Advances for exploration
 
 
 
 
4,010
 
-
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
 
(2,174)
 
16,929
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
 
 
 
102,788
 
2,934








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(130,024)
 
(212,389)








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans payable
 
 
 
 
(8,300)
 
-
Common shares issued for cash
 
 
 
 
2,086,730
 
60,000








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,078,430
 
60,000








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenditures on mineral properties
 
 
 
 
-
 
(15,000)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
 
-
 
(9,646)








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
(24,646)








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash
 
 
 
 
1,948,406
 
(177,035)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, beginning of period
 
 
 
 
43,501
 
292,484








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
 
 
 
 
$ 1,991,907
 
$ 115,449
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing activity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares issued for acquisition of mineral properties
 
 
 
 
$ -
 
$ 30,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
     

 

TERRA NOVA GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2003
(Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

1.    Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

       The Company is a public company incorporated under the Company Act, British Columbia. Its shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The principal business of the Company is exploration of mineral properties. As of the date of this report, the Company has not determined whether its mineral properties contain ore reserves that are economically recoverable. The recoverability of amounts shown for mineral properties is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the exploration of the property and future profitable production from the property or proceeds from disposition.

       These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes to the financial statements required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended October 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended July 31, 2004. The balance sheet at July 31, 2003 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

2.    Significant Accounting Policies

These interim financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with the accounting policies described in the Company’s annual financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2003 except that the Company has adopted the new recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook section 3870, Stock-based Compensation and Other Stock-based Payments , effective August 1, 2003.

This new section requires that a fair value based method of accounting must be used for all stock-based payments to employees, directors and non-employees. The old section only required a fair value based method of accounting for direct awards of stock, stock appreciation rights, and awards that call for settlement in cash or other assets. Also, only stock options granted to non-employees had to be accounted for using a fair value based method.

Accordingly, starting August 1, 2003, compensation expense is determined when stock options are granted and is recognized over the vesting period of the options. The compensation expense is determined as the fair value of the option at the date of grant using an option pricing model.

The Company has chosen early adoption of this new policy and therefore will be accounting for the fair value of stock-based payments on a prospective basis with no restatement of prior periods.

For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended July 31, 2003.

3.    Change in Accounting Policy

Effective July 31, 2003, the Company changed its method of accounting for mineral exploration expenditures, from deferring them until the viability of a project was determined, to charging them to operations as incurred. Under the new policy, only expenditures incurred on properties identified as having substantial evidence that a commercial body of ore has been located are capitalized and accounted for in accordance with the Company’s accounting policy for mineral properties.

As a result of this change, the October 31, 2002 comparative figures have been restated for comparative purposes. The loss has been increased by $38,888 to $239,886 with no change to loss per share.
 
4.    Mineral Properties


 
 
Cape
South
 
 
 
Ray
Quinn
Total



 
 
 
 
 
Balance at July 31, 2003 and October 31, 2003
 
$ 120,100
$ 17,440
$ 137,540
 
 
 
 
 
South Quinn Lake Property

On May 24, 2002, the Company entered into an option agreement with South Coast Ventures Inc. ("South Coast") to acquire a 100% undivided interest in and to 36 mineral claims comprising the South Quinn Lake gold property located in central Newfoundland. The Company’s option earn-in commitments are follows:


 
Cash
 
Share
 
Exploration
Payments to be made on or before
Payments
 
Payments
 
Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 23, 2002
$ 5,000
(paid)
20,000
(issued)
 
November 23, 2002
$ 5,000
(paid)
30,000
(issued)
 
May 23, 2003
$ 15,000
(paid)
75,000
(issued)
 
May 23, 2004
$ 20,000
 
75,000
 
 
May 23, 2005
$ 30,000
 
100,000
 
$ 400,000
On May 12, 2003, the Company entered into an option and joint venture agreement with Bayswater Ventures Corp. ("Bayswater"), a company related by virtue of common directors, whereby the Company has granted to Bayswater an option to acquire 95% of the Company’s interest in the South Quinn Lake Property (the "Property"). Bayswater will earn its interest in the Property in consideration and through direct or indirect assumption of all of the Company’s remaining obligations to South Coast pursuant to the May 24, 2002 option agreement, as follows:

a)    Bayswater must pay to South Coast the following amounts which remain payable:

i.    $15,000 on or before May 23, 2003 (paid);
ii.    an additional $20,000 on or before May 23, 2004; and
iii.    an additional $30,000 on or before May 23, 2005;

b)    Bayswater must incur an aggregate of $344,029 of work expenditures on the Property (the Company has incurred an aggregate of $55,971 of the required $400,000 of work expenditures on the Property) under the May 24, 2002 option agreement on or before May 23, 2005, of which Bayswater must incur at least $75,000 of expenditures on or before December 31, 2003; and

c)    The Company will remain responsible for the delivery of the Company share payments to South Coast pursuant to the May 24, 2002 option agreement, and in lieu thereof Bayswater will pay to the Company the market price equivalent (as of the date of each delivery) of the following shares of the Company:
  1. 75,000 shares on or before May 23, 2003 (issued) (see note 10);
  1. 75,000 shares on or before May 23, 2004; and
  1. 100,000 shares on or before May 23 ,2005.


 
     

 
 

4.    Mineral Properties (cont’d)

d)    At any time during the 12 months following Bayswater’s exercise of the Option, the Company shall have the right, exercisable upon at least 30 days prior written notice, to purchase from Bayswater an additional 20% interest in the Property (to hold a 25% working interest therein), through the payment to Bayswater of an amount equal to 30% of the actual or deemed amounts of the Option Price paid hereunder and any subsequent amounts paid as expenditures on the Property, to the date of the notice.

Cape Ray

On August 15, 2002, the Company entered into an option agreement with South Coast to acquire a 100% interest in the Cape Ray property. The Cape Ray property consists of 46 mineral claims located in southwest Newfoundland. The Company’s option earn-in commitments are follows:


 
Cash
 
Share
 
Exploration
 
Payments to be made on or before
Payments
 
Payments
 
Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upon signing
$ 5,000
(paid)
 
 
 
 
September 13, 2002
$ 10,000
(paid)
$ 30,000
(issued)
 
 
March 13, 2003
$ 25,000
(paid)
$ 50,000
(issued)
$ 50,000
(paid)
December 31, 2003
$ 50,000
 
$ 75,000
 
$ 400,000
 
December 31, 2004
$ 55,000
 
$ 75,000
 
$ 450,000
 
December 31, 2005
$ 125,000
 
$ 150,000
 
$ 500,000
 
December 31, 2006
$ 150,000
 
$ 150,000
 
$ 500,000
 

5.    Share Capital


 
 
 
Number
Amount


 
 
 
 
 
Balance at July 31, 2003
 
 
9,158,236
$ 11,794,888
Exercise of warrants
 
 
60,000
13,700
Conversion of convertible debenture
 
 
10,825,966
2,073,030





 
 
 
 
 
Balance at October 31, 2003
 
 
20,044,202
13,881,618
 
 
 
 
 
On August 27, 2003, the Company completed an investment agreement with Ocean Resources Capital Holdings Plc. ("ORCH"), a company whose shares were admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") of the London Stock Exchange on February 28, 2003, whereby, ORCH issued to the Company a total of 5,200,000 units in the capital of ORCH (the "Units") at £0.50 per Unit (each Unit consisting of one share and one warrant entitling the holder thereof to acquire one additional share together with one secondary warrant at any time following the issuance of the Units). As consideration, the Company issued to ORCH a loan note (the "Note") in the principal amount of £2,600,000. The Note was convertible and redeemable into common shares of the Company, was unsecured and bore inter est at 12% per annum payable by half yearly installments on December 31 and June 30 of each year. The Company sold the 5,200,000 Units and realized net sale proceeds of $2,159,406. The Company paid a finder’s fee in the amount of $86,376.


 
     

 
 


5.    Share Capital (cont’d)

In accordance with the terms of the investment agreement, ORCH was granted the right to convert the entire £2,600,000 principal amount of the Note to common shares of the Company at C$0.60 per share, for 10,825,966 shares (the "Conversion Shares"), calculated on a previously agreed conversion ratio between the British pound and the Canadian dollar of 1 to 2.4983. No interest was due or payable on the Note at that time, and so no interest was converted.

In addition, the Company issued to ORCH 2,000,000 share purchase warrants entitling ORCH to acquire up to 2,000,000 common shares of the Company at $0.45 per common share expiring on September 8, 2005.

The debenture conversion price of $0.60 per Company common share and the £0.50 value of the ORCH units were established at the time that ORCH initiated discussions to invest in the Company. Subsequently, due to market conditions, ORCH and the Company agreed to proceed with the issuance of the convertible debenture, provided that ORCH was obligated to immediately convert the debenture into Company common shares. The Company required this obligation because the Company would not be able to realize proceeds on the sale of the Units equivalent to the face value of the convertible debenture.

Accordingly, the transaction has been accounted for as an issuance by the Company of 10,825,966 shares for the $2,159,409 realized on the sale of the Units. Share capital has been credited with $2,159,409 less a finder’s fee of $86,376.

6.    Related Party Transactions

Related parties are directors, officers and other companies with common directors and/or officers of the Company. Amounts due to/from related parties are non-interest bearing and without specific terms of repayment.

Related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

The following is a summary of the related party transactions that occurred throughout the three months ended October 31:


 
2003
 
2002


 
 
 
 
Management fees
$ 20,333
 
$ -
Promotion
$ -
 
$ 2,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities includes $9,564 (2002 – $nil) owing to related parties.


 
     

 
 

TERRA NOVA GOLD CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(An exploration stage company)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exploration Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule 1
(Canadian Dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended October 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2003
 
2002


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(restated - note 3)
Cape Ray Property
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drilling
 
 
 
 
$ 171,664
 
$ -
Geochemistry
 
 
 
 
1,243
 
-
Geology
 
 
 
 
-
 
2,281
Geophysics
 
 
 
 
18,051
 
-
Government grants
 
 
 
 
(26,888)
 
-








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
164,070
 
2,281








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Quinn Lake Property
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Geology
 
 
 
 
-
 
36,607








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 164,070
 
$ 38,888
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
     

 

TERRA NOVA GOLD CORP.    Schedule B
Supplementary Information
For the Three Months Ended October 31, 2003

1.    Analysis of expenses and deferred costs

Please see the financial statements for a breakdown of deferred mineral property expenditures and exploration expenditures.

2.    Related party transactions

Please see the financial statements for a breakdown of the related party transactions.

3.    a)    Securities issued during the period


Date of
 
Type of
 
 
 
Type of
Commission
Issue
Type of Security
Issue
Number
Price
Proceeds
Consideration
Paid








 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18-Aug-03
Common shares
Warrants
10,000
$0.12
$1,200
Cash
$0
26-Aug-03
Common shares
Warrants
50,000
$0.25
$12,500
Cash
$0
 
 
Convertible
 
 
 
 
 
17-Sep-03
Common shares
Debenture
10,825,966
$0.20
$2,159,406
Cash
$86,376
b)     Options granted during the period

None

4.    a)     Authorized share capital

100,000,000 common shares without par value

b)    Issued and outstanding share capital

20,044,202 shares at a recorded value of $13,881,618

c)     Options, warrants and convertible securities


Type of
 
Exercise
 
Security
Number
Price
Expiry Date




 
 
 
 
Options
555,000
$0.35
August 6, 2004
Options
40,000
$0.40
August 21, 2004
Options
25,000
$0.67
September 10, 2004
Warrants
495,000
$0.12
July 8, 2004
Warrants
888,000
$0.25
July 17, 2004
Warrants
200,000
$0.40
October 15, 2004
Warrants
256,756
$0.50
January 10, 2005
Warrants
2,000,000
$0.45
September 8, 2005
d)    Number of shares subject to escrow or pooling agreements

None

5.    Directors and officers of the Company

David Patterson    Chairman of the Board of Directors
Harvey Keats    Director and President
Kerry Sparkes    Director
Rex Gibbons    Director
Shirley Mooney    Secretary


 
     

 
Principal Activity of the Company

Terra Nova Gold Corp. is a gold exploration company with two projects in Newfoundland, Canada, the Cape Ray Project and the South Quinn Lake Project.

Cape Ray Project, Newfoundland

In August 2002, the Company entered into an option agreement with South Coast Ventures Inc. to acquire a 100% interest in the Cape Ray Property, located in southwest Newfoundland.

The Cape Ray Gold Project is an advanced stage exploration project, consisting of 46 claims, with four known deposits related to the Cape Ray Fault Zone. The Project has three separate claim groups: 1) the Cape Ray claim group, which contains the 04 and 41 deposits; 2) the Big Pond claim group, which contains the Big Pond deposit; 3) the Isle aux Morts claim group, which contains the Isle aux Morts deposit.

Since entering into the option agreement to acquire the Cape Ray Property, the Company has carried out three exploration programs: 1) the Fall 2002 program; 2) the Spring 2003 program; and 3) the Fall 2003 program. A summary of the Fall 2003 program is provided below.

The Fall 2003 Program consisted of 1,933 metres of BQ diamond drilling in 24 holes. Sixteen holes totalling 1,379 metres were drilled in the Big Pond deposit, two holes totalling 106 metres were drilled in the 04 deposit, two holes totalling 121 metres were drilled in the Isle aux Morts deposit and four holes totalling 346 metres targeted IP geophysical anomalies in the Isle aux Morts area. The Fall 2003 program was reported on in detail in the Company's news release dated November 17, 2003.

Drilling by previous owners on the Big Pond deposit identified two poorly defined parallel-plunging mineralized quartz vein shoots within a more widespread mineralized system. Four previous holes in the ‘A’ shoot averaged 12.8 g/t over 2.3 metres. Three previous holes in the ‘B’ shoot averaged 14.7 g/t over 1.3 metres. The Big Pond shoots were intersected with widely spaced holes from 25 metres to 120 metres below surface. There is also an intersection of 30.0 g/t over 0.2 metres which may be on the edge of a third parallel-plunging mineralized shoot.

The Fall 2003 Program was designed to better define the known mineralized shoots at Big Pond and identify their down plunge extension.

Ten holes drilled into the ‘A’ shoot at Big Pond intersected gold mineralization. One additional hole targeting the ‘A’ shoot was abandoned due to mechanical problems, and one hole encountered no significant gold mineralization. Highlights include 6.99 g/t Au over 3.15 metres in BP-03-01, 10.51 g/t Au over 1.31 metres in BP-03-04 and 6.24 g/t Au over 3.04 metres in BP-03-15.

Drilling has indicated that the ‘A’ shoot is much more complex than previously anticipated. The vein ranges from 0.61 metres thick to 5.30 metres thick, and consists of both competent cohesive quartz and quartz breccia with 10 to 20% wall rock fragments. Gold mineralization is highly dependant upon sulphide content, and thick intersections of vein material are not indicative of high grade gold. Pyrite content ranges from trace to 75% sulphide. The vein also appears to have a much steeper plunge than previously thought and remains open down dip and down plunge.

The mineralized vein was intersected in three of the four holes drilled into the ‘B’ shoot at Big Pond, however results were insignificant. Management is currently assessing its interpretation of the ‘B’ shoot in light of the previous high grade intercepts in the ‘B’ shoot.

In August 2003, an IP geophysical survey was carried out over a portion of the Isle aux Morts property by Discovery International Geophysics Inc. Several highly chargeable and resistive targets similar to, but distinct from, the known Isle aux Morts deposit were identified. In the Fall 2003 Program, 4 BQ holes tested IP geophysical anomalies to the north of the known Isle aux Morts deposit; none of the holes encountered significant gold mineralization.

Two BQ holes, IMR-03-11 and IMR-03-12, both drilled to test the down dip extension of the known Isle aux Morts deposit encountered significant gold mineralization. Down-hole intervals are interpreted to be close to true width. IMR-03-11 encountered 6.1 metres of 9.99 g/t Au, including 3 metres of 16.60 g/t Au all in sulphide bearing quartz vein. IMR-03-12 encountered 16.6 metres of 3.33 g/t Au, including 4.6 metres of 5.23 g/t Au in sulphide bearing metasediments and quartz vein.

Two holes were drilled in the 04 deposit on the Cape Ray Claim Group in the Fall 2003 program. CR-03-08 was successful in tracing a known mineralized zone to surface and intersected 1.52 metres of 30.1 g/t Au. CR-03-09, designed to better define the limits of the mineralization in a known vein, encountered no significant gold mineralization but is believed to have intersected a late fault.

In conjunction with Cornestone Capital Resources Inc., an adjoining landowner, the entire Cape Ray Property was flown in September 2003 with a high resolution gradient aeromagnetic survey on a 100 metre line spacing. The survey, the results of which are pending, has the potential to identify new areas for detailed follow-up and to identify possible extensions to the known deposits.
South Quinn Lake Project, Newfoundland

The Company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the South Quinn Lake property, which is comprised of 12 mineral claims located in central Newfoundland.

Noranda previously held the South Quinn claims and discovered high grade gold mineralization in quartz bearing boulders related to regional till geochemistry anomalies. Several strong soil geochemical and geophysical anomalies are coincident with the highest grade boulders. Values in the boulders range from 9.4 grams per tonne gold to 30.8 grams per tonne gold. The source of the high grade boulders has never been found.


In August 2002, the Company began an initial phase of work consisting of re-establishing the grid, geological mapping, prospecting and geophysics to trace the full extent of the previously identified mineralized zone, to verify existing targets in preparation for drilling. The program which was completed in October 2002, re-established the grid and identified gold geochemical anomalies which are coincident with untested geophysical anomalies. These targets are now ready for drill testing.

On May 12, 2003 the Company announced that it had entered into an option and joint venture agreement with Bayswater Ventures Corp. ("Bayswater") whereby the Company has agreed to grant Bayswater an option to acquire 95% of the Company’s interest in the South Quinn Lake Project.

Operating Results

During the three months ended October 31, 2003, the Company incurred a loss of $227,444 (2002 - $239,886). The Company’s loss per share was $0.02 for 2003 compared to a loss per share of $0.03 for 2002.

Effective July 31, 2003, the Company changed its method of accounting for mineral exploration expenditures, from deferring them until the viability of a project was determined, to charging them to operations as incurred. Under the new policy, only expenditures incurred on properties identified as having substantial evidence that a commercial body of ore has been located are capitalized and accounted for in accordance with the Company’s accounting policy for mineral properties.

The new policy is consistent with current reporting practices in the mining industry and management considers the change will appropriately present the Company’s operations and financial position. This change in accounting policy has been applied retroactively to 2002 and has increased the 2002 net loss by $38,888 with no change to loss per share.

During the period, the Company spent $190,958 (2002 - $2,281) on exploration of its Cape Ray property. The Company received $26,888 (2002 - nil) from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador through their Junior Company Exploration Assistance Program. These monies are used to offset exploration expenditures. During the three months ended October 31, 2003, the Company spent nil (2002 - $36,607) on its South Quinn property as this property has been optioned to Bayswater (see above).

Effective August 1, 2003, the Company has adopted the new recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook section 3870, Stock-based Compensation and Other Stock-based Payments .

This new section requires that a fair value based method of accounting must be used for all stock-based payments to employees, directors and non-employees.

Accordingly, starting August 1, 2003, compensation expense is determined when stock options are granted and is recognized over the vesting period of the options. The compensation expense is determined as the fair value of the option at the date of grant using an option pricing model.

The Company has chosen early adoption of this new policy and therefore will be accounting for the fair value of stock-based payments on a prospective basis with no restatement of prior periods. The Company did not grant any stock options during the three months ended October 31, 2003.

Other than exploration expenditures, most of the expenditure line items have decreased during the three months period ending October 31, 2003 compared to 2002. Management has curtailed travel and promotion significantly as the Company is fully financed for fiscal 2004 and will be focused on the exploration of its Cape Ray property for fiscal 2004. This has also resulted in a corresponding decrease in office and miscellaneous, printing and telephone and communications costs.

The Company paid $20,333 (2002 – nil) to the President and two directors for management services provided to the Company.

The Company paid a private company $21,000 (2002 - $16,000) for accounting, secretarial and general administrative services and paid the same private company $3,000 (2002 - $4,000) for rent.

The Company’s interest income has increased by $7,297 in 2003 compared to 2002 because the Company’s cash balance has been much higher during the first three months of 2003 compared to 2002.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As at October 31, 2003, the Company had working capital of $1,850,940 compared to a working capital deficit of $9,774 at July 31, 2003. The increase in working capital is mainly attributable to the completion of the investment agreement described below.

On August 27, 2003, the Company completed an investment agreement with Ocean Resources Capital Holdings Plc. ("ORCH"), a company whose shares were admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") of the London Stock Exchange on February 28, 2003, whereby, ORCH issued to the Company a total of 5,200,000 units in the capital of ORCH (the "Units") at £0.50 per Unit (each Unit consisting of one share and one warrant entitling the holder thereof to acquire one additional share together with one secondary warrant at any time following the issuance of the Units). As consideration, the Company issued to ORCH a loan note (the "Note") in the principal amount of £2,600,000. The Note was convertible and redeemable into common shares of the Company, was unsecured and bore intere st at 12% per annum payable by half yearly installments on December 31 and June 30 of each year. The Company sold the 5,200,000 Units and realized net sale proceeds of $2,159,406. The Company paid a finder’s fee in the amount of $86,376.

In accordance with the terms of the investment agreement, ORCH was granted the right to convert the entire £2,600,000 principal amount of the Note to common shares of the Company at C$0.60 per share, for 10,825,966 shares (the "Conversion Shares"), calculated on a previously agreed conversion ratio between the British pound and the Canadian dollar of 1 to 2.4983. No interest was due or payable on the Note at that time, and so no interest was converted.

In addition, the Company issued to ORCH 2,000,000 share purchase warrants entitling ORCH to acquire up to 2,000,000 common shares of the Company at $0.45 per common share expiring on September 8, 2005.

The debenture conversion price of $0.60 per Company common share and the £0.50 value of the ORCH units were established at the time that ORCH initiated discussions to invest in the Company. Subsequently, due to market conditions, ORCH and the Company agreed to proceed with the issuance of the convertible debenture, provided that ORCH was obligated to immediately convert the debenture into Company common shares. The Company required this obligation because the Company would not be able to realize proceeds on the sale of the Units equivalent to the face value of the convertible debenture.

Accordingly, the transaction has been accounted for as an issuance by the Company of 10,825,966 shares for the $2,159,409 realized on the sale of the Units. Share capital has been credited with $2,159,409 less a finder’s fee of $86,376.

The Company also raised $13,700 during the three months ended October 31, 2003 pursuant to the exercise of 60,000 warrants.

The Company’s current working capital will be sufficient to meet its exploration commitments and its operating costs for 2004.

Investor Relations

The Company responded to shareholder inquiries.




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