-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DmmoURwN+/ydGqbUDKlNk5kBIfmo0pIXCnVYLOX2Cadb1HkuP3MjI7DnDWnMo++C QLYOkqNLF+c4ZCsBeOQD0w== 0001023175-10-000323.txt : 20101112 0001023175-10-000323.hdr.sgml : 20101111 20101112172525 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001023175-10-000323 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20101112 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101112 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tara Minerals Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001387054 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-143512 FILM NUMBER: 101188010 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2162 ACORN COURT CITY: WHEATON STATE: IL ZIP: 60187 BUSINESS PHONE: 630-462-2079 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2162 ACORN COURT CITY: WHEATON STATE: IL ZIP: 60187 10-Q 1 tmsept30201010q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 FORM 10Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

R  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

£  TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION FROM __________ TO __________.


COMMISSION FILE NUMBER   333-143512


TARA MINERALS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


 Nevada

 

20-5000381 

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

 (I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

2162 Acorn Court

 

 

Wheaton, IL  

 

60189

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

  (Zip code)

 

 

 

Issuer's telephone number: (630) 462-2079

 

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 R    No £


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 (§233.405 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  £    No £


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.


 Large accelerated filer o

                 Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

                  Smaller reporting company þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  £   No R

As of November 12, 2010, the Company had 55,950,301 outstanding shares common stock.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page

 

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

3

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

21

Item 4T.  Controls and Procedures

22

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

23

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

23

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

23

Item 4.  [REMOVED AND RESERVED]

23

Item 5.  Other Information

23

Item 6.  Exhibits

23

 

 

SIGNATURES

24





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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION



ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



TARA MINERALS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp)

(An Exploration Stage Company)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR

THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

AND

THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (MAY 12, 2006) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010



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TARA MINERALS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

December 31, 2009

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

     Cash

$

204,123

$

1,230,376 

 

     Recoverable value added taxes, net of allowance for bad debt of  $168,462

        and $114,139 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

 

1,361,624

 

1,618,345 

 

     Other receivables

 

95,732

 

42,496 

 

          Total current assets

 

1,661,479

 

2,891,217 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Property, equipment, mine development and land net of accumulated depreciation of $220,423 and $67,008 At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

 

8,209,556

 

11,087,282 

 

Mining deposits

 

< p style="MARGIN:0px; PADDING-RIGHT:4px" align=right>25,000

 

25,000 

 

Goodwill

 

12,028

 

12,028 

 

Other assets

 

129,360

 

18,784 

 

               Total assets

$

10,037,423

$

14,034,311 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

     Accounts payable

$

145,067

$

17,320 

 

 & nbsp;   Accrued expenses

 

421,862

 

184,488 

 

     Notes payable, cu rrent portion, net of discount of  $97,292 and $0 at September 30, 2010 and December 30, 2009, respectively

 

1,336,569

 

945,814 

 

    Not es payable related party, current portion, net of discount of $10,098 and $0 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

 

139,902

 

                       -

 

     Due to related parties, net

 

3,238,272

 

2,331,530

 

          Total current liabilities

 

5,281,672

 

3,479,152 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable, non-current portion

 

917,783

 

5,273,604 

 

          Total liabilities

 

6,199,455

 

8,752,756 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

     Common stock: $0.001 par value; authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 54,705,981 and 51,036,092 shares at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

 

54,706

 

51,036 

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     Additional paid-in capital

 

22,827,733

 

9,886,201 

 

     Common stock subscribed

 

671,500

 

 

     Deficit accumulated during exploration stage

 

(21,370,972)

 

(6,123,835)

 

     Other comprehensive loss

 

(175,677)

 

(140,016)

 

          Total Tara Minerals stockholders’ equity

 

2,007,290

 

3,673,386 

 

 

 

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Non-controlling interest

 

1,830,678

 

1,608,169 

 

          Total Equity

 

3,837,968

 

5,281,555

 

               Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $

10,037,423

 $

14,034,311 

 

 

 

 

 

 


See Accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.




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TARA MINERALS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)


 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

From Inception

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

May 12, 2006 to

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

September 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mining revenues:

$

86,178

$

-

$

123,953

$

-

$

123,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  ;

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Explor ation expenses

 

448,058

 

80,522

 

2,336,708

 

132,906

 

2,787,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loss

 

 (361,880)

 

  (80,522)

 

  (2,212,755)

 

    (132,906)

 

(2,663,613)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating, general, and administrative expenses

 

3,480,312

 

569,312

 

13,166,066

 

      1,379,865

 

17,965,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Net operating loss

 

(3,842,192)

 

(649,834)

 

  (15,378,821)

 

 (1,512,771)

 

(20,629,456)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-operating (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Interest (income)

 

(82,063)

 

(9,311)

 

(94,899)

 

    (22,828)

 

(204,539)

 

     Interest expense

 

  239,629

 

243,863

 

  274,544

 

 248,579

 

 2,036,183

 

     Other (income)

 

(92)

 

(2,062)

 

(1,148)

 

(27,366)

 

(779,943)

 

     Gain on debt extinguishment

 

-

 

-

 

(6,138)

 

-

 

(6,138)

 

     Total non-operating (income) expenses

 

157,474

 

232,490

 

172,359

 

198,385

 

1,045,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

  (3,999,666)

 

(882,324)

 

 (15,551,180)

 

(1,711,156)

 

(21,675,019)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Less: Non-controlling interest

 

12,889

 

-

 

304,043

 

-

 

304,047

 

     Net loss attributable to Tara Minerals’ common shareholders

 

(3,986,777)

 

(882,324)

 

      (15,247,137)

 

   (1,711,156)

 

(21,370,972)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Foreign currency translation

 

33,616

 

(63,428)

 

  (35,661)

 

(16,565)

 

(175,677)

 

     Comprehensive loss

 

(3,953,161)

 

(945,752)

 

 (15,282,798)

 

(1,727,721)

 

(21,546,649)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to Tara Minerals’ common shareholders, basic and diluted

 

(0.07)

 

(0.02)

 

(0.29)

 

(0.04)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares of  common stock outstanding, basic and diluted

 

54,661,144

 

41,5 88,985

 

53,529,486

 

39,858,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




See Accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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TARA MINERALS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

 

From

Inception  

    (May 12, 2006)

through

 September 30,

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Net loss

$

(15,2 47,137)

$

(1,711,156)

$

(21,370,972)

 

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Bad debt expense

 

653,674

 

136,105

 

771,645

 

       Depreciation expense

 

153,415

 

16,974

 

220,423

 

       Stock based compensation and bonus plans

 

3,787,072

 

135,500

 

5,080,745

 

       Common stock issued for services

 

4,221,110

 

218,475

 

5,195,585

 

 Option valuation for se rvices

 

2,684,027

 

-

 

2,684,027

 

       Non-controlling interest expense

 

(277,973)

 

4

 

(277,968)

 

       Cancellation of common shares for settlement

 

-

 

-

 

(750,000)

 

       Expense of mining deposit upon note modification

 

-

 

6,000

 

6,000

 

       Accretion of beneficial conversion feature

 

84,156

 

213,616

 

1,779,156

 

      &nbs p;Accrued interest converted to common stock

 

-

 

-

 

55,088

 

       Exploration expenses paid with common stock

 

1,224,375

 

-

 

1,224,375

 

 Debt extinguishment

 

6,138

 

-

 

6,138

 

       Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Recoverable value added tax es

 

(292,848)

 

(324,382)

 

(995,251)

 

          Other receivables

 

(56,228)

 

(15,584)

 

(102,556)

 

          Other assets

 

(110,577)

 

(16,989)

 

(129,360)

 

          Accounts payable

 

127,747

 

(28,574)

 

144,843

 

          Accrued expenses

 

217,374

 

(6,459)

 

389,788

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(2,825,675)

 

(1,376,470)

 

(6,068,294)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Acquisition of land

 

-

 

-

 

(19,590)

 

    Purchase of mining concession

 

(25,149)

 

(575,277)

 

(830,309)

 

    Payments made for construction in progress

 

-

& nbsp;

(1,015,441)

 

(2,163,485)

 

    Acquisition of machinery and equipment

 

(330,205)

 

(97,635)

 

(487,364)

 

    Payments toward mining deposits

 

-

 

-

 

(31,000)

 

    Cash included in business acquisition

 

-

 

2,037

 

2,037

 

    Business acquisition goodwill

 

-

 

(3,758)

 

(3,758)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(355,354)

 

(1,690,074)

 

(3,533,469)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Cash from the sale of common stock

 

980,043

 

458,000

 

5,354,044

 

    Payments toward notes payable

 

(711,451)

 

(200,635)

 

(1,180,502)

 

    Payments toward equipment financing

 

(41,412)

 

-

 

(201,438)

 

    Proceeds from  notes payable, non-related parties

 

480,000

 

-

 

480,000

 

    Proceeds from notes payable, related parties

 

247,030

 

-

 

247,030

 

    Changes in due to/from  related party, net

 

304,245

 

3,036,357

 

2,742,283

 

    Non-controlling interest, net assets of subsidiary

 

260,482

 

-

 

1,868,646

 

    Common stock sub scribed

 

671,500

 

-

 

671,500

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

2,190,437

 

3,293,722

 

9,981,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate on cash

 

(35,661)

 

(16,565)

 

(175,677)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

 

(1,026,253)

 

210,613

 

204,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

1,230,376

 

21,012

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

$

204,123

$

231,625

$

204,123

 

See Accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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TARA MINERALS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)



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Construction in progress reclassified to property plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Inception

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2010

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2009

 

(May 12, 2006)

through

September 30,

 2010

Supplemental Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Interest paid

$

26,275 

$

25,277

$

154,935

  Income taxes paid

$

$

< /td>

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash Investing and Financing Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of mining concession paid by debt to related party

 

 

 

 

 

 

    plus capitalized interest

$

-

$

(52,048)

$

1,281,655 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of mining concession with notes payable plus

 

 

 

 

 

 

    capitalized interest (current period movement due to note

    modification)

$

(3,324,485)

$

4,566,432

$

2,325,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recoverable value-added taxes incurred through additional debt and

 

 

 

 

 

 

    due to related party (current period movement due to note

    modification)

$

(508,814)

$

670,077

$

521,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial conversion value for convertible debt

$

-

$

1,695,000

$

1,695,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible debt converted to common stock, plus accrued interest

< p style=MARGIN:0px align=right>$

-

$

-

$

1,750,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of mining equipment with common stock

$

-

$

-

$

600,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based c ompensation issuance

$

-

$

-

$

1,164,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment with debt

$

240,580

$

-

$

407,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,163,485

$

-

$

2,163,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment through debt

$

984,375

$

-

$

984,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants with debt

$

288,576

$

-

$

288,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Combination of American Copper Mining:

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Cash

$

-

$

(2,037)

$

(2,037)

      Due from related parties

 

-

 

1,989 

 

1,989 

      Goodwill (from net assets)

 

-

 

8,270 

 

8,270&nb sp;

      Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

-

 

12,071 

 

12,071 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



See Accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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TARA MINERALS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(A Subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp)

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1.

Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies


Nature of business and principles of consolidation:


The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Tara Minerals Corp. (the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Significant accounting policies disclosed therein have not changed, except as noted below.


Tara Minerals Corp. (the “Company”) was organized May 12, 2006 under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company currently is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Mexico.  The Company owns 99.9% of the common stock of American Metal Mining, S.A. de C.V. (“AMM”), which was established in December 2006 and operates in México. The Company also owns 90% of the common stock of Adit Resources Corp. (“Adit”), which in turns owns 99.9% of American Copper Mining, S.A. de C.V. (“ACM”), which was established in December 2006 and operates in México.  Adit was organized in June 2009 and ACM was purchased in June 2009.  The Company commenced operations, but has not generated any significant revenue. As a result the Company is considered an Exploration Stage Company in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) Development Stage Entities Topic.


Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the Company include the operations of its subsidiaries, and all references to Adit include the operation of its subsidiary.


The Company is a subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources, Corp. (the “Company’s Parent”).


The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related footnote information are unaudited.  In the opinion of management, they include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company at September 30, 2010, and the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine mo nths ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, AMM, Adit and ACM. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


The reporting currency of the Company and Adit is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of AMM and ACM is the Mexican Peso. As a result, the financial statements of the subsidiaries have been re-measured from Mexican pesos into U.S. dollars using (i) current exchange rates for monetary asset and liability accounts, (ii) historical exchange rates for nonmonetary asset and liability accounts, (iii) historical exchange rates for revenues and expenses associated with nonmonetary assets a nd liabilities and (iv) the weighted average exchange rate of the reporting period for all other revenues and expenses. In addition, foreign currency transaction gains and losses resulting from U.S. dollar denominated transactions are eliminated. The resulting re-measurement gain or loss is recorded as other comprehensive income (loss).


The financial statements of the Mexican subsidiaries should not be construed as representations that Mexican pesos have been, could have been or may in the future be converted into U.S. dollars at such rates or any other rates.








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Relevant exchange rates used in the preparation of the financial statements for the subsidiary are as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  (Mexican pesos per one U.S. dollar).  


 

September 30, 2010

Current exchange rate

Ps.     

12.4801

Weighted average exchange rate for the nine months ended  

Ps.     

12.7178



Allowance for doubtful accounts


Each period the Company analyzes their receivables for collectability.  When a receivable is determined to not be collectible the receivable is allowed for until there is assurance of its collection or that a write off is necessary.  At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the Company has allowed receivables relating to recoverable value added taxes of $168,462 and $114,139, since it was determined that the Mexican government may not allow the complete refund of these taxes.


Debt Discount


Debt premiums/discounts, fees paid by the debtor to the creditor(s) as part of the issuance of debt or wa rrants issued with debt, are accounted for as a direct reduction of or addition to the face amount of the debt (valuation account) as the discount or premium is inseparable from the debt giving rise to it. 


Mexican Income Tax Rates: Recoverable Value Added Taxes (IVA) and Income Tax (ISR)


Effective January 1, 2010 the Mexican government increased Impuest al Valor Agregado taxes (IVA) from 15% to 16% and Impuesto Sobre la Renta (ISR) from 28% to 30%. These financial statements reflect these increases.  


Reclassifications


Certain reclassifications, which have no effect on net loss or change in equity, have been made in the prior period financial statements to conform to the current presentation.  


Fair Value Accounting


As required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC, fair value is measured based on a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: (Level 1) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level 2) inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and (Level 3) unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.


The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:


 

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;


 

Level 2

Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;


 

Level 3

Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).









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Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Guidance


Adopted


In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative guidance for “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets,” which eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose entity,” changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional disclosures in order to enhance information reported to users of financial statements by providing greater transparency concerning transfers of financial assets, including securitization transactions, and an entity’s continuing involvement in and exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company adopted this guidance for the period ended March 31, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.


In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance amending existing guidance. The amendments include: (1) the elimination of the exemption for qualifying special purpose entities, (2) a new approach for determining who should consolidate a variable-interest entity, and (3) changes to when it is necessary to reassess who should consolidate a variable-interest entity. This guidance is effective for the first annual reporting period beginning after November 15, 2009 and for interim periods within that first annual reporting period. The Company adopted this gui dance for the period ended March 31, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.


In January 2010, the FASB issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires new disclosures on the transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers. The guidance became effective for the Company with the reporting period beginning January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.


In February 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance on subsequent events to alleviate potential conflicts between FASB guidance and SEC requirements. Under this amended guidance, SEC filers are no longer required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. This guidance was effective immediately and we adopted these new requirements for the period ended March 31, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.


Issued


In October 2009, the FASB issued changes to revenue recognition for multiple-deliverable arrangements. These changes require separation of consider ation received in such arrangements by establishing a selling price hierarchy (not the same as fair value) for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which will be based on available information in the following order: vendor-specific objective evidence, third-party evidence, or estimated selling price; eliminate the residual method of allocation and require that the consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method, which allocates any discount in the arrangement to each deliverable on the basis of each deliverable’s selling price; require that a vendor determine its best estimate of selling price in a manner that is consistent with that used to determine the price to sell the deliverable on a standalone basis; and expand the disclosures related to multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. These changes become effective on January 1, 2011. The Company has determined that the adoption of these changes will not have a n impact on its consolidated financial statements, as the Company does not currently have any such arrangements with its customers.









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In January 2010, the FASB issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured u sing significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). The guidance will become effective for the Company with the reporting period beginning July 1, 2011. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.


Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC did not, or are not believed by management to, have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.


Note 2.

Property, plant, equipment, mine development and land


 

September 30,

2010

December 31,

2009

 

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

 

 

 

Land

$

19,590 

$

19,590 

 

 

 

Mining concessions:

 

 

  Pilar (a)

710,172 

710,172 

  Don Roman (b)

521,739 

521,739 

  Las Nuvias (c )

100,000 

100,000 

  Centenario (d)

1,919,283 

1,905,472 

  Pirita (e)

246,454 

245,270 

  Picacho (f)

1,250,000 

4,564,331 

Mining concessions

4,747,648 

8,046,984 

 

 

 

Construction in Progress

2,163,485 

Property, plant and equipment

3,662,741 

924,231 

 

8,429,979 

11,154,290 

Less – accumulated depreciation

(220,423)

(67,008)

 

$

8,209,556 

$

11,087,282 


Pilar, Don Ramon, Las Nuvias and Centenario properties are geographically located in Mexico and are known as the Don Roman Groupings.


a.

In September 2006 Amermin, S.A. de C.V. (“Amermin”) a subsidiary of the Company’s Parent, acquired the Pilar de Mocoribo Prospect (“Pilar”) from an unrelated third party for $800,000 plus $120,000 of value added tax. This property was then assigned to AMM in January 2007. In June 2009, AMM and the note holder modified the agreement to return one mining concession under this agreement and reduce the purchase price by $60,870 plus the related $9,130 of value added tax. The resulting purchase price of the remaining concessions is $739,130 plus $115,737 of value added tax. The Company is required to repay the other subsidiary of its parent for this mining concession totaling $535,659 (which includes the applicable value added tax) which was due in 2009 but remains unpaid.


In accordance with the Interest Topic of FASB A SC, the future payments have been discounted using the incremental borrowing rate of 5.01%. As of September 30, 2010, the present value of future payments is as follows:


 

 

Debt

 

IVA

 

Total

Total remaining debt

$

486,739 

$

77,879 

$

564,618 

Imputed interest

 

(28,959)

 

 

(28,959)

Present value of future paymen ts

$

457,780 

$

77,879 

$

535,659 


Effective January 1, 2010 the Mexican government increased Impuesto al Valor Agregado taxes (IVA) to 16%.



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b.

On January 8, 2007 the Company amended its October 2006 agreement to acquire the Don Roman prospect (Don Roman) from an unrelated third party for $521,739 plus $78,261 of value added tax. The purchase price was paid in full in January 2007.  This property was assigned to the Company in January 2007 by the Company’s Parent. In October 2007, the Company purchased five hectares of land adjacent to the Don Roman property to build a mill, equipment yard, and campsite for construction and mining. Construction activities on this land began in October 2007. In October of 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with an independent third party to purchase construction equipment for the development and operation of the Don Roman Property. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company issued 1,200,000 shares of common stock at a fair value of $600,000 during the first quarter of 2008.


c.

On January 8, 2007 the Company acquired the Las Nuvias Prospect (Las Nuvias) for $100,000 plus $15 ,000 of value added tax from an unrelated third party. The purchase price was paid in full in January 2007. This property was assigned to the Company in January 2007 by the Company’s Parent.


d.

In November 2008, the Company acquired eight mining concessions known as “Centenario” from an independent third party. The properties approximate 5,400 hectares and were purchased for $1,894,050, including $247,050 in value added taxes.


In June 2009, the Company and the note holder modified the agreement to 1) revalue the entire Centenario concession to $2,000,000, 2) apply $127,000 toward the purchase price whic h had already been paid and recorded as a mining deposit, and 3) apply $197,956 toward the new price of the concession which was originally paid by another subsidiary of the Company’s Parent.  These changes resulted in the following 1) additional debt of $28,044 plus related value added tax for these concessions, 2) the reduction of the amount of the mining deposit, 3) the expense of $6,000 that AMM also paid but which was not included in the revaluation of the concession, and 4) the increase in Due to Related Party of $197,956 plus related value added tax. The effective amount financed in relation to this concession is $1,675,044 plus $266,001 of value added tax.


The resulting debt payment schedule, including applicable value added tax, is as follows:


2010

$

251,874

2011

 

551,673

2012

 

698,474

 

$

1,502,021


In accordance with Interest Topic of FASB ASC, the future payments have been discounted using the incremental borrowing rate of 2.97%. As of September 30, 2010, the present value of fu ture payments on the Centenario contract is as follows:


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(446,088)

 

Debt

 

IVA

 

Total

Future payments

$

1,364,429 

 

$

218,309 

 

$

1,582,738 

Imputed interest

(80,717)

 

 

(80,717)

Present value of debt

1,283,712 

 

218,309 

 

1,502,021 

Less:  current portion

 

(80,000)

 

(526,088)

 

$

837,624

 

$

138,309

 

$

975,933


Effective January 1, 2010 the Mexican government increased Impuesto al Valor Agregado taxes (IVA) to 16%.


e.

In June 2009 AMM executed an agreement to acquire thr ee mining concessions known as “Pirita” from an independent third party. The properties approximate 6,700 hectares and were purchased for a total of $50,000 cash, $230,000 financed, including $30,000 in value added taxes.






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The resulting debt payment schedule, including applicable value added tax, is as follows:


2010

$

84,477

2011

 

85,978

 

$

170,455


In accordance with the Interest Topic of FASB ASC, the future payments have been discounted using the incremental borrowing rate of 2.76%. As of September 30, 2010, the present value of future payments on the Pirita contract is as follows:


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(24,000)

 

Debt

 

IVA

 

Total

Future payments

$

150,000 

 

$

24,000 

 

$

174,000 

Imputed interest

(3,545)

 

 

(3,545)

Present value of debt

146,455 

 

24,000 

 

170,455 

Less:  current portion

(146,455)

 

 

(170,455)

 

$                   -

 

$                  - 

 

$                 - 


Effective January 1, 2010 the Mexican government increased Impuesto al Valor Agregado taxes (IVA) to 16%.


f.

In June 2009 Adit acquired eight mining concessions known as “Picacho” from an independent third party. The properties approximate 3,236 hectares and were purchased for a total of $500,000 cash, $4,945,000 financed, including $645,000 in value added taxes.


In March 2010, Adit and the note holder agreed to reduce the purchase of the Picacho concession to $1,250,000. Under the revised agreement, Adit paid the vendor $500,000 in cash (plus applicable taxes) as final consideration for the mining concession . These changes resulted in the following: 1) decrease debt by $3,324,485; and 2) decrease recoverable value-added taxes by $508,814. At March 31, 2010 the amended purchase price was paid in full.


In March 2010, Adit purchased technical data pertaining to the Picacho Prospect from the prospect’s former owner in consideration for the issuance to the former owner of 437,500 shares of the Company’s common stock and 320,000 shares of Adit’s common stock. The technical data includes engineering reports, maps, assessment reports, exploration samples certificates, surveys, environmental studies and other miscellaneous information pertaining to the Picacho Prospect. As of March 31, 2010 the Picacho Prospect did not have any proven reserves.  As such, the information purchased was considered research and development pertaining to  a developing mine and in accordance with the A SC Research and Development (R&D) Topic - R&D is expensed when incurred. The parties agreed that the value of the stock for the technical data was $2.25 per share for Adit stock and $4.00 per share for the Company’s common stock.  The Company has accounted for the shares at their fair market value as follows:  320,000 shares of Adit’s common stock were valued at $0.75 per share, and 437,500 shares of the Company’s common stock were valued at $2.25.  All fair market values were determined based on contemporaneous stock issuances for cash or if the stock was quoted on an exchange, it’s closing stock price. All stock was issued April 2010.















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Note 3.

Notes Payable


The following table represents the outstanding balance of loans and capital leases for the Company as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.


 

September 30,

2010

December 31,

2009

 

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

 

 

 

Mining concession

$

1,672,476 

$

6,219,418 

Non-related parties loans, net of debt discount of $97,292 and $0 at

   ;  September 30, 2010 and December 30, 2009, respectively

    

    382,708 

                 

                      - 

Auto loans

126,320 

                      - 

Equipment

72,848 

                 ;      -

 

2,254,352 

6,219,418 

Less – current portion

(1,336,569)

(945,814)

Total

$

917,783 

$

5,273,604 


During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 various non-related parties loaned the Company a total of $480,000. The notes bear interest at 10% per year, and are due and payable six months after the promissory note date. The Company may elect to extend the maturity of the notes by six months. The interest will increase to 12% from and after December 15, 2010. As further consideration for extending credit to the Company, each note holder received a warrant that entitles them to purchase 480,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at a price of $1.20 per share. The warrant may be exercised at any time on or prior to June 15, 2013. As of September 30, 2010 the debt discount ass ociated with the notes is $97,292.


During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, AMM financed the purchase of three Ford F-150's, one Ford F-250, one Ford-350 and one Courier Pick-Ups to be used in operations for $128,750. The loan is for 48 months. As of September 30, 2010 the outstanding balance of the loan was $126,320.


On July 21, 2010, AMM financed the purchase of mining equipment for $98,500 plus IVA of $15,760 to be used in operations. AMM gave a down payment of $20,000 plus IVA of $3,200. The terms of the note are as following: five monthly payments of $15,700 plus IVA. As of September 30, 2010 the outstanding balance of the note is $72,848 including IVA.


Note 4.

Stockholders’ Equity


The authorized common stock of the Company consists of 75,000,000 shares with par value of $0.001.


January 2010, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock valued at $157,000 or $1.57 a share for officer bonuses.


February 2010, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock valued at $77,500 or $1.55 a share for investor relations.


February 2010, the Company issued 29,286 shares of common stock valued at $61,500 or $2.10 a share for investor relations.


February 2010, the Company sold 714 shares of common stock for $1,500 or $2.10 a share for cash.


February 2010, the Company issued 40,000 shares of common stock valued at $80,000 or $2.00 a share for investor relations.


February 2010, the Company issued 1,250,000 shares of common stock for investor relation and banking services valued at $2,687,500 or $2.15 a share, with warrants to purchase 1,250,000 common shares, vesting throughout 2010 with a total warrant value of $2,684,028.




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February 2010, the Company sold 10,000 shares of common stock for warrants exercised, for $12,000 or $1.20 a share for cash.


February 2010, the Company sold 250,000 shares of common stock for warrants exercised, for $100,000 or $0.40 a share, for cash.


February 2010, the Company issued 3,658 shares of common stock valued at $8,560 or $2.34 a share for investor relations.


February 2010, the Company sold 342 shares of common stock for $800 or $2.34 a share for cash.


March 2010, the Company sold 416,667 shares of common stock for warrants exercised, for $458,334 or $1.10 a share for cash.


March 2010, the Company sold 81,053 shares of common stock for $162,106, or $2.00 a share, for cash.


March 2010, the Company sold 23,000 shares of common stock for warrants exercised, for $27,600 or $1.20 a share, for cash.


March 2010, the Company sold 140,000 shares of common stock for warrants exercised, for $56,000 or $0.40 a share for cash.


April 2010, the Company sold 17,669 shares of common stock for warrants exercised, for $21,203 or $1.20 a share for cash.


April 2010, the Company sold 10,000 shares of common stock for options exercised, for $10,000 or $1.00 a share, for cash.


April 2010, the Company sold 50,000 shares of common stock for warrants exercised, for $20,000 or $0.40 a share, for cash.


April 2010, the Company issued 437,500 shares of common stock for the assignment of technical data pertaining to the Picacho Prospect, valued at $984,375 or $2.25 a share.


April 2010, the Company issued 60,000 shares of common stock, valued at $133,800 or $2.23 a share for services rendered.


May 2010, the Company sold 50,000 shares of common stock (together with warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $3.00 per share) for $100,000 or $2.00 a share for cash.


May 2010, the Company sold 10,000 shares of common stock for options exercised, valued at $10,000 or $1.00 a share for cash.


May 2010, the Company issued 65,000 shares of common stock, valued at $120,250 or $1.85 a share for services rendered.


June 2010, the Company sold 499,734 shares of common stock, valued at $939,500 or $1.88 a share for services rendered.  


June 2010, the Company sold 266 shares of common stock, valued at $500 or $1.88 a share for cash.


August 2010, the Company issued 75,000 shares of common stock for investor relations, valued at $112,500 or $1.50 a share.






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Net loss per common share


Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with the Earnings Per Share Topic of FASB ASC.  The weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period is used to compute basic loss per share. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted averaged number of shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding.  Dilutive potential common shares are additional common shares assumed to be exercised, such as options, warrants and convertible debt.


At September 30, 2010, the Company had a net loss resulting in no dilution of any common stock equivalents.


Note 5.

Options and Warrants


On February 1, 2007, the Company adopted the following stock option plans:

·

Incentive Stock Option Plan (for up to 1,000,000 shares)

·

Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (for up to 3,000,000 share s, as amended)

·

Stock Bonus Plan (for up to 750,000 shares)


In July 2008, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 to register the shares issuable upon the exercise of Incentive Stock and Nonqualified Stock Option as well as any shares that may be issued pursuant to the Stock Bonus Plan.


In February 2007, the Company granted two of its officers options under its Nonqualified Stock Option Plan for the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of common stock. The options have an exercise price of $0.05 and were originally sched uled to expire on February 1, 2010.  In January 2010, the expiration date of these options was extended to February 2012.  In the first quarter of 2010, the Company recognized an additional $889,031 in stock compensation associated with the extension of the expiration date.


In January 2010, the Company granted two of its officer’s options under its Incentive Stock Option Plan for the purchase of 750,000 shares of common stock. The options are exercisable at a price of $1.57 per share and vest at various dates until January 2017. The options expire at various dates beginning January 2015.  As of September 30, 2010 the vested options were valued at $182,735.


In January 2010, the Company granted options to three of the Company’s officers under its Nonqua lified Stock Option Plan. The options allow for the purchase of 1,250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share.  These options vested immediately, expire in January 2015 and were valued at $2,334,201.


In 2010, the Company granted options for the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of common stock to an unrelated third party for investor relations services. The options have an exercise price of $2.15 a share and vest during 2010. For financial reporting purposes, the options were valued at$2,684,028. During the second quarter of 2010, the number of options granted was reduced to 500,000 with no incremental compensation cost.


In September 2010, the Company granted options for 200,000 shares of common stock to an unrelated third party for investor relatio ns services. The options have an exercise price of $1.00 per share, vest between September 2010 and March 2011 and expire two years from the date of vesting. For financial reporting purposes, the options were valued at $145,412.


Warrants issued in relation to investor relations agreements vest at various rates that began the second quarter of 2010.


Warrants issued in relation to debt that may be exercised at any time on or prior to June 15, 2013.







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The fair value of each option/warrant award discussed above is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on volatilities from the Company’s traded common stock. The expected term of options granted is estimated at half of the contractual term as noted in the individual option/warrant agreements and represents the period of time that management anticipates option/warrants granted are expected to be outstanding.  The risk-free rate for the periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury bond rate in effect at the time of grant for bonds with maturity dates at the estimated term of the options.


 

2010

Expected volatility

208.37% - 92.53%

Weighted-average volatility

208.67%

Expected dividends

0

Expected term (in years)

0.75 – 3

Risk-free rate

0.25% - 1.57%


A summary of option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is presented below:


Options

Shares

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

 Term

Aggregate

Intrinsic

 Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

1,000,000

$

0.05

 

 

Granted

3,650,000

0.97

 

 

Exercised

(20,000)

1.00

 

 

Forfeited or expired

(1,000,000)

0.05

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2010

3,630,000

$

0.52

4.0

$  3,657,000

Exercisable at September 30, 2010

2,805,000

$

1.01

4.0

$

3,522,000


Nonvested Options

Options

Weighted

-Average

Grant-Date

 Fair Value

Nonvested at December 31, 2009

$

-

Granted

3,650,000 

1.50

Vested

(2,825,000)

1.52

Forfeited

-

Nonvested at September 30, 2010

825,000 

$

1.50


Warrants

Shares

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

< /td>

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

3,222,500 

$

0.65

 

 

Granted

2,908,253 

1.61

 

 

Exercised

(1,532,336)

1.09

 

 

Forfeited or expired

(500,164) 

2.15

 

 

Outstanding at  Septe mber 30, 2010

4,098,253 

$

   1.38

1.0

$

1 ,468,748

Exercisable at September 30, 2010

4,098,253 

$

1.26

1.0

$

1,468,748




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Nonvested Warrants

Warrants

Weighted-

Average

 Grant-Date

Fair Value

Nonvested at December 31, 2009

-

$

-

Granted

2,908,253

1.87

Vested

(2,408,253)

1.54

Forfeited

(500,000)

2.15

Nonvested at September 30, 2010

-

$

-


Note 6.

 Income Taxes


We did not provide any current or deferred U.S. federal income tax provision or benefit for any of the periods presented because we have experienced operating losses since inception. We provided a full valuation allowance on any net deferred tax assets, consisting of net operating loss carry forwards, because management has determined that it is more likely than not that we will not earn income sufficient to realize the deferred tax assets during the carry forward period.


Tara Minerals and American Metal Mining


The Company and AMM are part of the consolidated return of the Company’s Parent and as such, all related deferred tax assets or liabilities are calculated on the consolidated tax return basis and pushed down to the underlying subsidiaries as needed.  No tax benefit has been reported in connection with the net operating loss carry forwards as of the date of these financials statements that relate to the Company and AMM.


The Company’s Parent files income tax returns in the United States and Mexico. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examination by tax authorities on tax returns filed before January 31, 2006.  The Company’s U.S. federal returns are considered open tax years upon filing. The 2007 U.S. federal return of the Company’s Parent is currently under U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit, no interest and penalties have been accrued as of the balance sheet date, as the IRS audit is not yet finished.


Effective January 1, 2010 the Mexican government increased Impuesto Sobre la Renta Income Tax (ISR) to 30%.


Adit Resources, Inc. and American Copper Mining


Adit was organized in June 2009 and files a separate tax return from the consolidated federal tax return of the Company’s Parent.


The combined net operating loss to be carried forward for Adit and ACM at September 30, 2010 is approximately $599,000.


The components of Adit’s deferred tax asset are as follows:


 

 

September 30,

2010

 

December 31,

2009

Net operating loss carry forwar d tax affected

$

599,000 

$

37,000 

Valuation allowance

 

(599,000)

 

(37,000)

Net deferred tax asset

$

$










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A reconciliation of the statutory income taxes rates and the effective rate is as follows:

 

 

2010

2009

Tax at statutory rate (blended US and MX)

34%

31%

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(34%)

(31%)

 

-%

-%


Note 7.

Related Party Transactions and Notes Payable, Related Party

Due to related parties’ current, net of due from related parties was $3,238,272 and $2,331,530 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 respectively.  


In January 2007, Amermin, made the arrangements to purchase the Pilar, Don Roman and Las Nuvias properties listed in Note 2 (part of the Don Roman Grouping). These properties were assigned to AMM in January 2007. AMM makes payments to Amermin and Amermin makes payments related to the original purchase agreements.  At June 30, 2010, Amermin has paid the original note holder in full but AMM has not paid Amermin. At September 30, 2010, due to related parties, current consisted of:


- Pilar mining concession:  $535,659 (inclusive of valued added tax)

- Don Roman concession:  $211,826

- Other related party loans with Amermin: $686,447

- Less due from related parties $75,057


As of September 30, 2010 the Company’s Parent had loaned the Company $1,826,900, which amount is included in Due to Related Parties. There are no terms to this intercompany payable and it is due on the demand of the Company’s Parent.


In March 2010, Adit acquired technical data pertaining to the Picacho Prospect, mentioned in Note 2 (f) above. Adit paid for the Company’s shares used in the acquisition by means of a note in the principal amount of $1,750,000.  The note bears interest at 6% per year and is due and payable on March 31, 2012. At any time after July 1, 2010 the Company may convert the outstanding principal, plus accrued interest, into shares of Adit’s common stock.  The Company will receive one share of Adit’s common stock for each $1.00 of principal and interest converted. This is an intercompany transaction that was eliminated during the consolidation of these financials.


During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 an officer of the Company loaned the Company $50,000. The note bears interest at 10 % per year, and is due and payable on December 15, 2010. The Company may elect to extend the maturity of the note to June 15, 2011. The interest will increase to 12% beginning December 15, 2010. As further consideration for extending credit to the Company, the officer received a warrant that entitles him to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at a price of $1.20 per share. The warrant may be exercised at any time on or prior to June 15, 2013. As of September 30, 2010 the debt discount associated with the notes is $10,098.


On July 28, 2010 Adit borrowed $100,000 from an officer of Adit. The note bears interest at 3.25% per year and is due and payable on December 31, 2010.


Note 8.

Non-controlling Interest


Between October 2009 and September 2010, the Company’s subsidiary, Adit sold 1,999,268 shares of its common stock, at a price of $0.75 per share, in a private placement.  








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At September 30, 2010 the total non-controlling interest for the Picacho prospect, c onsisting of shares sold in the private placement, shares issued for services, and shares issued for the technical data represented 10% of the total common shares outstanding or subscribed for Adit.


 

Non-controlling interest at September 30, 2010

Combined Adit / ACM:

 

Private placement

 $

1,499,501 

Finder’s fees

95,215 

Technical data for Picacho

240,000 

Officer compensation

300,000 

Income statement pickup

(304,043)

AMM Non-controlling interest

   

Total

$

1,830,678 


Note 9.

Fair Value


The Company's financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy, are shown below. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.


 

  

Fair Value at September 30, 2010

 

  

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

  

 

 

 

 

None

  

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

 

  

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

 

 

 

 

    Total notes payable and related           party note payable

  

$

2,394,254

$

2,394,254

$

-

$

-

    Due to related parties, net

  

3,238,272

3,238,272

-

-

Total

  

$

5,632,526

$

5,632,526

$

-

$

-


Note 10.

Joint Ventures


In July 2010, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with third parties. The joint venture agreement provides that the third parties will contribute 100% of the mining rights to the concession, “Mina Godinez ” and the Company will have the exclusive rights to manage, operate, explore and exploit the concession. The Company will pay for the construction of buildings, access roads, and any necessary improvements. The Company will also pay for the machinery and equipment required for the operation of the mine. Any machinery or equipment used for the development of the mine will remain the exclusive property of the Company. Once production starts, the Company will receive 60% of the profits from the mine until it is fully reimbursed for its costs.  The Company will receive 40% of the profits thereafter.  The Company, also has a first right of refusal to purchase the property.   The joint venture agreement will expire in July 2020, at which time the joint venture will be liquidated and dissolved. As of September 30, 2010, no costs have been incurred.


No te 11.

Subsequent Events


In October 2010, the Company issued 497,200 shares of common stock for $621,500 or $1.25 per share. The shares were issued were subscribed for as of September 30, 2010.


In October 2010, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock for $50,000 or $0.40 per share were issued pertained to warrants exercised and subscribed for as of September 30, 2010.




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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION


Tara Minerals (“The Company”) was incorporated on May 12, 2006.  During the period from its incorporation through September 30, 2010 the Company generated $123,953 in revenue, incurred $2,787,566 in exploration expenses and $17,965,843 in operating, general and administrative expenses.  Included in operating, general and administrative expenses is a non-cash charge of $5,080,745 pertaining to the issuance of stock options, stock compensation and stock bonus plans to officers and directors of the Company.


Between December 2006 and February 2007, the Company raised $2,540,000 from the sale of 5,081,000 shares of its common stock to private investors.


In January 2008 the Company issued 1,200,000 shares of its common stock to an unrelated third party for mining equipment.


In 2008, the Company sold 1,119,167 Units at a price of $0.60 per Unit.  Each Unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant.  Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.20 per share during the two year period following the sale of the Units.  The warrants expire two years after their issuance.  In October 2009, the warrant exercise price was amended so that holders’ could exercise the warrant at a price of $0.90 until October 23, 2009.&n bsp; After October 23, 2009 the warrant exercise price reverted to $1.20 per share. The warrant expiration date did not change.  A total of 1,114,003 warrants for $1,101,138 were exercised as of November 12, 2010.


In 2008 and 2009, the Company sold 2,800,000 Units at a price of $0.20 per Unit.  Each Unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant.  Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.40 per share during the two year period following the sale of the Units.  The warrants expire two years after their issuance.  A total of 615,000 warrants for $246,000 were exercised as of November 12, 2010.


In 2010, the Company granted options for the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of common stock to an unrelated third party for investor relations services. The options have an exercise price of $2.15 a share and vest during 2010. For financial reporting purposes, the options were valued at$2,684,028. During the second quarter of 2010, the number of options granted was reduced to 500,000 with no incremental compensation cost.


In September 2010, the Company granted options for 200,000 shares of common stock to an unrelated third party for investor relations services. The options have an exercise price of $1.00 per share, vest between September 2010 and March 2011 and expire two years from the date of vesting. For financial reporting purposes, the options were valued at $145,412.


In 2010, the Company issued warrants to purchase 530,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at a price of $1.20 per share for further consid eration for a $50,000 loan from a related party and $480,000 in loans from unrelated parties. The warrants may be exercised at any time on or prior to June 15, 2013. No warrants have been exercised as of November 12, 2010.


In 2010, the Company sold 131,053 Units at a price of $2.00 per Unit.  Each Unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant.  Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $3.00 per share. No warrants have been exercised as of November 12, 2010.


In 2010, the Company sold 497,200 Units at a price of $1.25 per Unit.  Each Unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant.  Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.50 per share during the first year and at a price of $2.00 per share during the second year following the sale of the Units. No warrants have been exercised as of November 12, 2010.







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The Company anticipates that its capital requirements during the twelve months ending September 30, 2011 will be:


Property payments and taxes – Pilar de Mocoribo property

 

$

535,659

Property payments and taxes – Pirita property

 

170,455

Exploration and Development – Don Roman Groupings

 

1,000,000

Exploration and Development -  Picacho Prospect

 

500,000

Exploration and Development – Centenario

 

300,000

Property payments and taxes – Centenario

 

526,088

General and administrative expenses  

 

350,000

Total

 

$

3,382,202


In the third quarter of 2010, Tara Minerals continued Don Roman operations but struggled to find the right professional team to optimize processes to segregate and control mined material. Due to this, recovery rates and concentrate shipments have been inconsistent. Metallurgical testing is currently being performed on mined material from El Sapo and other recently discovered structures at Don Roman to improve recovery rates at the mill. Management has spent the last couple of months reviewing proposals from turn-key contract operators to run Don Roman at expanded capacity and improved recovery rates. Management is currently in discussions with a preferred experienced team. Tara Minerals management is committed to resolve all operational issues in an expeditious manner. Tara Minerals believes that both cash and securities on hand, and joint venture relationships will satisfy its working capital needs for 2010.


The Company’s future plans will be dependent upon the amount of capital available to it and the amount of cash provided by its operations.  


The Company anticipates that it will need to hire 10 to 15 new employees during the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2011 primarily to run mining operations.


The Company does not have any comm itments or arrangements from any person to provide it with any additional capital.  


See Note 1 to the financial statements included as part of this report for a description of the Company’s accounting policies and recent accounting pronouncements.


ITEM 4T.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Francis Richard Biscan, Jr., the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and David Bizzaro, the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report, and in their opinion the Company&# 146;s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.  


There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1. &nb sp;    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


None.


ITEM 2.       UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


Note 4 to the financial statements included as part of this report lists all unregistered sales of the Company’s securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The Company relied upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the sale of these shares.  The persons who acquired these shares were all provided with information concerning the Company prior to the purchase of their shares.  The certificates representing the shares of common stock bear legends stat ing that the shares may not be offered, sold or transferred other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 or pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.  The shares are “restricted” securities as defined in Rule 144 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ITEM 3.      DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES


None.


ITEM 4.     [REMOVED AND RESERVED]


ITEM 5.     OTHER INFORMATION


None.


ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS  


(a)

Exhibits

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications –CEO

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications – CFO

32.1

Section 1350 Certifications

 

 



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SIGNATURES



In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 12, 2010.

 

 


TARA MINERALS CORP.




By:   /s/ Francis Richard Biscan Jr.

 Francis Richard Biscan, Jr.,

President and Principal Executive Officer




By:   /s/ David Bizzaro

 David Bizzaro,

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer



 




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EX-31.1 2 f10sept10qex311.htm CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 31

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS


I, Francis Richard Biscan, certify that;


1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tara Minerals Corp.;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, no misleading with respect to the period covered by the report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is make known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provided reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date November 12, 2010

/s/ Francis Richard Biscan

Francis Richard Biscan,

Principal Executive Officer






EX-31.2 3 f10sept10qex312.htm CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 31

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS


I, David A. Bizzaro, certify that;


1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tara Minerals Corp.;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, no misleading with respect to the period covered by the report;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is make known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provided reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  November 12, 2010

/s/ David A. Bizzao

David A.Bizzaro

Principal Financial Officer



EX-32.1 4 f10sept10qex32.htm CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 32

EXHIBIT 32.1


CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

TARA MINERALS CORP.

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

18 U.S.C. Section 1350


In connection with the transition report of Tara Minerals Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Francis Richard Biscan, the Principal Executive Officer of the Company, and David A. Bizzaro, the Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

  

(1)

The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the company.





Date:   November 12, 2010

/s/ Francis Richard Biscan

Francis Richard Biscan,

Principal Executive Officer





Date:   November 12, 2010

/s/ David A. Bizzaro

David A. Bizzaro,

Principal Financial Officer





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