UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to __________
Commission file number 000-53765
SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 26-1266967 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2520 Manatee Avenue West, Suite 200, Bradenton, Florida 34205
(Address of principal executive offices)
(941) 761-7819
(Issuers telephone number, including area code)
______________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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. [X] 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 [ ] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 642,333,433 and 5,365,419 shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively, as of May 7, 2012.
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SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
FORM 10-Q REPORT INDEX
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
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Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5. Other Information.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
MARCH 31, 2012 AND DECEMBER 31, 2011
MARCH 31, 2012 | DECEMBER 31, 2011 | |
(UNAUDITED) | (AUDITED) | |
ASSETS | ||
Cash | $ 27,276 | $ - |
Inventories | 2,018,956 | 1,772,252 |
Due from related parties | 1,694,075 | 404,779 |
Total current assets | 3,740,307 | 2,177,031 |
Mill equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of 834,084 and 737,741, respectively (see Note 4) | 1,107,084 | 1,202,668 |
Properties | 2,563,748 | 2,504,422 |
Prepaid expenses (see Notes 5 and 8) | 1,784,360 | 327,183 |
Other assets | 31,000 | 31,000 |
Total Assets | $ 9,226,499 | $ 6,242,304 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||
Accounts payable | $ 620,316 | $ 949,504 |
Payroll liabilities | 125,917 | 66,334 |
Accrued interest | 135,947 | 129,568 |
Notes payable - current portion (see Note 3) | 1,387,250 | 1,691,867 |
Total current liabilities | 2,269,430 | 2,837,273 |
Notes payable (see Note 3) | 1,192,515 | 2,857,004 |
Total liabilities | 3,461,945 | 5,694,277 |
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||
Common stock, Class A, par value $0.0001, 10,000,000,000 shares authorized, 618,049,306 and 419,863,368, issued and outstanding, respectively | 61,805 | 41,986 |
Common stock, Class B, par value $0.0001, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 5,365,419 and 5,365,419 issued and outstanding, respectively | 537 | 537 |
Additional paid in capital | 39,417,276 | 30,327,054 |
Accumulated deficit | (33,715,064) | (29,821,550) |
5,764,554 | 548,027 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ 9,226,499 | $ 6,242,304 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011,
AND THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 15, 2007 (INCEPTION) TO MARCH 31, 2012
(UNAUDITED)
2012 | 2011 | Cumulative from Inception | |
Revenue | $ 58,999 | $ - | $ 235,961 |
Expenses | |||
Consulting fees | $ 1,164,780 | $ 1,915,533 | $ 14,598,659 |
Exploration and development | 1,378 | 296,244 | 2,460,872 |
Mill operating expenses | 72,861 | 383,913 | 1,421,823 |
Property lease fees | 250,000 | - | 500,000 |
Compensation expense | 104,644 | 315,452 | 2,467,821 |
Stock compensation expense | 458,575 | - | 5,729,317 |
Depreciation expense | 96,343 | 82,097 | 834,084 |
General and administrative | 271,575 | 316,042 | 3,755,754 |
2,420,156 | 3,309,281 | 31,768,330 | |
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Loss from operations | (2,361,157) | (3,309,281) | (31,532,369) |
Interest expense | (64,431) | (45,730) | (714,769) |
Debt conversion expense | (1,467,926) | - | (1,467,926) |
Net Loss | $ (3,893,514) | $ (3,355,011) | $ (33,715,064) |
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | (0.16) |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding basic and diluted | 585,636,159 | 300,517,648 | 205,900,801 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011,
AND THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 15, 2007 (INCEPTION) TO MARCH 31, 2012
(UNAUDITED)
2012 | 2011 | Cumulative from Inception | |
Cash flows from operating activities | |||
Net Loss | $ (3,893,514) | $ (3,355,011) | $ (33,715,064) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
Issuance of common stock for consulting services | 1,241,038 | 1,903,000 | 18,999,925 |
Issuance of common stock for compensation | 1,834,302 | - | 4,109,039 |
Issuance of common stock for related party | 1,534,854 | - | 1,534,854 |
Issuance of common stock for road access | - | - | 13,050 |
Issuance of common stock for interest | 12,511 | - | 75,471 |
Issuance of common stock for rent | 113,600 | - | 1,315,730 |
Depreciation | 96,343 | 82,098 | 834,084 |
Debt conversion expense | 1,467,926 | - | 1,467,926 |
Options granted | - | - | 2,996,004 |
Increase (decrease) in operating assets and liabilities: | |||
Inventories | (246,704) | - | (2,018,956) |
Prepaid expenses | (1,457,177) | 647,537 | (1,694,075) |
Due from related party | (1,289,296) | - | (1,784,360) |
Other assets | - | - | (26,000) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (329,188) | (194,950) | 930,621 |
Accrued interest | 14,946 | 12,048 | 159,695 |
Accrued payroll and payroll liabilities | 59,583 | 323,326 | 1,620,838 |
Net cash used in operating activities | (840,776) | (581,952) | (5,181,218) |
Cash flows from investing activities | |||
Purchase of equipment | (759) | (110,036) | (1,916,342) |
Purchase of mill and mining properties | (59,326) | (75,652) | (1,809,660) |
Cash acquired in acquisition | - | - | 39,780 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (60,085) | (185,688) | (3,686,222) |
Cash flows from financing activities | |||
Proceeds from notes payable | 935,700 | 788,000 | 8,939,779 |
Proceeds from sale of common stock | 65,667 | - | 140,667 |
Purchase of common stock | - | - | (63,000) |
Repayments of notes payable | (73,230) | - | (122,730) |
Proceeds from Directors loans | - | - | 338,113 |
Repayments of Directors loans | - | (323) | (338,113) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
928,137 |
787,677 |
8,894,716 |
Net increase in cash |
27,276 |
20,037 |
27,276 |
Cash - beginning of year |
- |
61,530 |
- |
Cash - end of year |
$ 27,276 |
$ 81,567 |
$ 27,276 |
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH TRANSACTIONS |
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Shares issued for notes payable conversions |
2,840,143 |
77,600 |
6,261,033 |
Shares issued for accrued compensation |
- |
771,000 |
1,494,921 |
Shares issued for rent |
113,600 |
- |
453,600 |
Shares issued for interest |
12,511 |
- |
75,471 |
Shares issued for related party |
1,534,854 |
- |
1,534,854 |
Shares issued for acquisition |
- |
- |
355,085 |
Shares issued for purchase mining properties |
- |
- |
754,089 |
Shares issued for compensation |
1,834,302 |
- |
4,109,039 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
(UNAUDITED)
COMMON STOCK | COMMON STOCK | ADDITIONAL | |||||||||||||||||||
SERIES A | SERIES B | PAID IN | ACCUMULATED | ||||||||||||||||||
SHARES | AMOUNT | SHARES | AMOUNT | CAPITAL | DEFICIT | TOTAL | |||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2011 | 419,863,368 | $ 41,986 | 5,365,419 | $ 537 | $ 30,327,054 | $ (29,821,550) | $ 548,027 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for services | 36,214,836 | 3,622 |
- |
- |
1,237,416 |
- |
1,241,038 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for rent | 3,480,000 | 348 |
- |
- |
113,252 |
- |
113,600 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for related party | 43,852,978 | 4,385 |
- |
- |
1,530,469 |
- |
1,534,854 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for interest | 312,778 | 31 |
- |
- |
12,480 |
- |
12,511 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for notes payable conversions | 59,916,710 | 5,992 |
- |
- |
2,834,151 |
- |
2,840,143 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for compensation | 52,408,636 | 5,241 |
- |
- |
1,829,061 |
- |
1,834,302 | ||||||||||||||
Debt conversion expense | - |
- |
- |
- |
1,467,926 |
- |
1,467,926 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 2,000,000 | 200 |
- |
- |
65,467 |
- |
65,667 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3,893,514) | (3,893,514) | ||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2012 | 618,049,306 | $ 61,805 | 5,365,419 | $ 537 | $ 39,417,276 | $ (33,715,064) | $ 5,764,554 | ||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Silver Falcon Mining, Inc. (the Company, we or us) was formed in the State of Delaware on October 11th, 2007. On October 15, 2007, we completed a holding company reorganization with Dicut, Inc. (Dicut) pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Dicut previously operated in the information technology business, but ceased operations in 2005.
On October 11, 2007, GoldLand leased its mineral rights on War Eagle Mountain to us. Under the lease, we are responsible for all mining activities on War Eagle Mountain, and we are obligated to pay GoldLand annual lease payments of $1,000,000, payable on a monthly basis, a monthly non-accountable expense reimbursement of $10,000 during any month in which ore is mined from the leased premises, and a royalty of 15% of all amounts we receive from the processing of ore mined from the properties. The lease provides that lease payments must commence April 1, 2008, but by agreement with GoldLand we extended the commencement date to July 1, 2010. In the first quarter of 2011, we amended the above-described lease with GoldLand. The amendment provided that the annual lease payments would be deferred for a fifteen month period from October 2010 to December 2011, and the term of the Lease would be extended for an equal amount of time. We remain obligated to pay any royalties or the nonaccountable fee that accrues during the deferral period. The lease currently expires on October 1, 2026.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenue Recognition
Sales of all metals products sold directly to refiners, including by-product metals, are recorded as revenues when title and risk of loss transfer to the refiner. Revenue is recognized, net of treatment and refining charges, from a sale when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is determinable, the product has been delivered, the title has been transferred to the customer and collection of the sales price is reasonably assured. Upon delivery of our bullion dore to the refiner, we agree on a price based on assay results performed by our lab and the refiner.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Because of the short maturity of these investments, the carrying amounts approximate their fair value.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of average costs incurred or estimated net realizable value. Inventories include metals product inventory, which is determined by the stage at which the ore is in the production process (stockpiled ore, work in process and finished goods).
Stockpiled ore inventory represents ore that has been hauled our mill site for further processing. Stockpiles are measured by estimating the number of tons added and removed from the stockpile, the number of contained metal ounces or pounds (based on assay data) and the estimated metallurgical recovery rates (based on the expected processing method). Stockpile ore tonnages are verified by periodic surveys. Costs are allocated to a stockpile based on relative values of material stockpiled and processed using current mining costs incurred up to the point of stockpiling the ore, including applicable overhead, depreciation, depletion and amortization relating to mining operations, and removed at each stockpiles average cost per recoverable unit.
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Work in process inventory represents materials that are currently in the process of being converted to a saleable product and includes inventories in our milling process. In-process material is measured based on assays of the material fed into the process and the projected recoveries of the respective plants. In-process inventories are valued at the average cost of the material fed into the process attributable to the source material coming from the mines and stockpiles, plus the in-process conversion costs, including applicable depreciation relating to the process facilities incurred to that point in the process.
Finished goods inventory includes bullion doré and concentrates at our operations, bullion doré in transit to refiners and bullion dore in our accounts at refineries. Inventories are valued at the lower of full cost of production or net realizable value based on current metals prices.
At the present time, our inventories consist of the historical cost of transporting raw ore from our mine site to our milling site for further processing and a proportionate amount of our direct mill opeational expenses based on the amount of time that the mill is operational in the period. All other direct mill operating expenses are expensed as incurred.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Expenditures for new facilities or equipment and expenditures that extend the useful lives of existing facilities or equipment are capitalized and recorded at cost. The facilities and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method at rates sufficient to depreciate such costs over the estimated productive lives.
Costs are capitalized when it has been determined an ore body can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves. The development stage begins at new projects when our management and/or Board of Directors makes the decision to bring a mine into commercial production, and ends when the production stage, or exploitation of reserves, begins. Expenditures incurred during the development and production stages for new facilities, new assets or expenditures that extend the useful lives of existing facilities and major mine development expenditures are capitalized, including primary development costs such as costs of building access ways, shaft sinking, lateral development, drift development, ramps and infrastructure developments.
Costs for exploration, secondary development at operating mines, and maintenance and repairs on capitalized property, plant and equipment are charged to operations as incurred. Exploration costs include those relating to activities carried out (a) in search of previously unidentified mineral deposits, (b) at undeveloped concessions, or (c) at operating mines already containing proven and probable reserves, where a determination remains pending as to whether new target deposits outside of the existing reserve areas can be economically developed. Secondary development costs are incurred for preparation of an ore body for production in a specific ore block, stope or work area, providing a relatively short-lived benefit only to the mine area they relate to, and not to the ore body as a whole.
When assets are retired or sold, the costs and related allowances for depreciation and amortization are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in current period net income (loss). Idle facilities placed on standby basis are carried at the lower of net carrying value or estimated net realizable value.
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Proven and Probable Ore Reserves
At least annually, management reviews the reserves used to estimate the quantities and grades of ore at our mines which we believe can be recovered and sold economically. Managements calculations of proven and probable ore reserves are based on engineering and geological estimates, including future metals prices and operating costs. From time to time, management obtains external audits of reserves. To date, we have not obtained any third party report regarding potential reserves on our owned and leased property at War Eagle Mountain, and accordingly we have not estimated that there are any proven or probable reserves on our property.
Reserve estimates will change as existing reserves are depleted through production and as production costs and/or metals prices change. A significant drop in metals prices may reduce reserves by making some portion of such ore uneconomic to develop and produce. Changes in reserves may also reflect that actual grades of ore processed may be different from stated reserve grades because of variation in grades in areas mined, mining dilution and other factors. Estimated reserves, particularly for properties that have not yet commenced production, may require revision based on actual production experience. It is reasonably possible that certain of our estimates of proven and probable ore reserves will change in the near term, which could result in a change to estimated future cash flows, associated carrying values of the asset and amortization rates in future reporting periods, among other things.
Declines in the market prices of metals, increased production or capital costs, reduction in the grade or tonnage of the deposit or an increase in the dilution of the ore or reduced recovery rates may render ore reserves uneconomic to exploit unless the utilization of forward sales contracts or other hedging techniques are sufficient to offset such effects. If our realized price for the metals we produce were to decline substantially below the levels set for calculation of reserves for an extended period, there could be material delays in the development of new projects, net losses, reduced cash flow, restatements or reductions in reserves and asset write-downs in the applicable accounting periods. Reserves should not be interpreted as assurances of mine life or of the profitability of current or future operations. No assurance can be given that the estimate of the amount of metal or the indicated level of recovery of these metals will be realized.
To date, we have not obtained any third party report regarding potential reserves on our owned and leased property at War Eagle Mountain, and accordingly we have not estimated that there are any proven or probable reserves on our property.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
Capitalized costs are depreciated or depleted using the straight-line method or unit-of-production method at rates sufficient to depreciate such costs over the shorter of estimated productive lives of such facilities or the useful life of the individual assets. Productive lives do not exceed the useful life of the individual asset. Determination of expected useful lives for amortization calculations are made on a property-by-property or asset-by-asset basis at least annually. Our estimates for mineral reserves are a key component in determining our units of production depreciation rates. Our estimates of proven and probable ore reserves may change, possibly in the near term, resulting in changes to depreciation, depletion and amortization rates in future reporting periods.
Undeveloped mineral interests are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives taking into account residual values. At such time as an undeveloped mineral interest is converted to proven and probable reserves, the remaining unamortized basis is amortized on a unit-of-production basis as described above.
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We review and evaluate our long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment is considered to exist if the total estimated future cash flows on an undiscounted basis are less than the carrying amount of the assets, including goodwill, if any. An impairment loss is measured and recorded based on discounted estimated future cash flows. Future cash flows are estimated based on quantities of recoverable minerals, expected gold and other commodity prices (considering current and historical prices, price trends and related factors), production levels and operating costs of production and capital, all based on life-of-mine plans. Existing proven and probable reserves and value beyond proven and probable reserves, including mineralization other than proven and probable reserves and other material that is not part of the measured, indicated or inferred resource base, are included when determining the fair value of mine site reporting units at acquisition and, subsequently, in determining whether the assets are impaired. The term recoverable minerals refers to the estimated amount of gold or other commodities that will be obtained after taking into account losses during ore processing and treatment. Estimates of recoverable minerals from such exploration stage mineral interests are risk adjusted based on managements relative confidence in such materials. In estimating future cash flows, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of future cash flows from other asset groups. Our estimates of future cash flows are based on numerous assumptions and it is possible that actual future cash flows will be significantly different than the estimates, as actual future quantities of recoverable minerals, gold and other commodity prices, production levels and operating costs of production and capital are each subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Reclamation and Remediation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations)
We accrue costs associated with environmental remediation obligations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations. ASC No. 410 requires us to record a liability for the present value of our estimated environmental remediation costs, and the related asset created with it, in the period in which the liability is incurred. The liability will be accreted and the asset will be depreciated over the life of the related assets. Adjustments for changes resulting from the passage of time and changes to either the timing or amount of the original present value estimate underlying the obligation will be made.
Future closure, reclamation and environmental-related expenditures are difficult to estimate, in many circumstances, due to the early stage nature of investigations, and uncertainties associated with defining the nature and extent of environmental contamination and the application of laws and regulations by regulatory authorities and changes in reclamation or remediation technology. We periodically review accrued liabilities for such reclamation and remediation costs as evidence becomes available indicating that our liabilities have potentially changed. Changes in estimates at our non-operating properties are reflected in current period net income (loss). We had no accruals for closure costs, reclamation and environmental matters for operating and non-operating properties at March 31, 2012.
Goodwill
We evaluate, on at least an annual basis during the fourth quarter, the carrying amount of goodwill to determine whether current events and circumstances indicate that such carrying amount may no longer be recoverable. To accomplish this, we compare the estimated fair value of our reporting units to their carrying amounts. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, we compare the implied fair value of the reporting units goodwill to its carrying amount, and any excess of the carrying value over the fair value is charged to earnings.
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Our fair value estimates are based on numerous assumptions and it is possible that actual fair value will be significantly different than the estimates, as actual future quantities of recoverable minerals, gold and other commodity prices, production levels and operating costs of production and capital are each subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Stock Based Compensation
We have issued and may issue stock in lieu of cash for certain transactions. The fair value of the stock, which is based on comparable cash purchases, third party quotations, or the value of services, whichever is more readily determinable, is used to value the transaction in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, Stock Compensation.
Use of Estimates
Our Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Basic and Diluted Per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares assumed to be outstanding during the period of computation. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Because we have incurred net losses, basic and diluted loss per share are the same since additional potential common shares would be anti-dilutive.
Significant Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This pronouncement was issued to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles and changes the disclosure requirements to include quantitative information about unobservable inputs used for level 3 fair value measurements. This pronouncement is effective for reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011 (early adoption is prohibited). The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders equity and requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 (early adoption is permitted). The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.
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In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. ASU 2011-12 indefinitely defers certain provisions of ASU 2011-05 relating to the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.
NOTE 3 NOTES PAYABLE
As of March 31, 2012, we had outstanding $1,972,280 of two-year promissory notes that we have issued to various investors starting in 2010. Interest accrues on the notes at the rate of 7% per year, and is payable monthly, except for notes issued to New Vision Financial, Ltd., which provide that interest is payable annually. Principal and interest due on the notes is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at the election of the holder at conversion prices ranging from $0.015 to $0.275 per share. The conversion price of the notes is set at the market price of the Class A Common Stock on the date of issuance. The notes mature at various dates ranging from April 13, 2012 to March 29, 2014. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, we issued $485,700 of new notes.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued 10,925,188 shares of our common stock upon conversion of notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $500,000.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued 48,991,522 shares of our common stock upon conversion of notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $2,331,576. These conversions were at prices lower than the conversion price at the date of issuance. The conversion of the notes at discounts to their conversion prices resulted in the recognition of an additional expense of $1,478,685 and a corresponding increase to paid in capital.
The maturities of two-year notes payable are as follows:
2012 | $ 1,050,500 | |
2013 | 534,780 | |
2014 | 387,000 | |
Total | 1,972,280 | |
Less current maturities | (1,081,500) | |
Long term debt | $ 890,780 |
On December 3, 2009, we executed a promissory note for $225,000 as partial consideration for the purchase of land in Idaho. The promissory note is payable without interest in ten annual installments of $22,500 each, with the first installment being due on January 1, 2010. The balance due on the note at March 31, 2012 was $157,485.
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On March 30, 2012 we issued a convertible promissory note to an institutional investor in the original principal amount of $566,500. Our net proceeds were $500,000, after deducting original issue discount of $51,500 and attorneys fees and costs of the investor of $15,000. The note bears interest at 8% per annum, and is payable in twelve monthly installments beginning on October 1, 2012 and continuing for each of the next eleven calendar months. Each monthly payment will be equal to $47,208.33, plus any accrued and unpaid interest as of the installment date. Any installment payment may be either cash or shares of common stock, at our election, except that we may not pay less than six of the twelve installments in shares of common stock. Also, of the first six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock, and of the last six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock. If we make an installment payment in cash that we are required to make in shares of common stock, then we will be required to pay a 25% penalty on the amount of the installment payment. The note is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at $0.04 per share, subject to adjustment downward under certain circumstances defined in the note.
NOTE 4 MILL EQUIPMENT
The following table summarizes the Companys equipment as of March 31, 2012.
Mill equipment | $ 1,903,723 | |
Vehicles | 37,445 | |
Accumulated depreciation | (834,084) | |
Net | $ 1,107,084 |
NOTE 5 PREPAID EXPENSES
On October 1, 2010, we entered into a four year Commercial Lease Agreement, under which we leased office space in New York, New York. Under the Commercial Lease Agreement, we issued the lessor 9,000,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock at the inception of the lease in full payment of lease payments under the lease totaling $444,000. We capitalized the lease payment as a prepaid expense, and are amortizing the amount on a monthly basis over the life of the lease.
We also lease office space at 641-2 Chrislea Road, Woodbridge, Ontario Canada, under a lease that runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013 at a rate of $400 per month. Under the lease, we issued the lessor 480,000 shares of our common stock valued at $9,600. We capitalized the lease payment as a prepaid expense, and are amortizing the amount on a monthly basis over the life of the lease.
In 2009, we issued 10,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for consulting contracts with terms of 12 to 48 months totaling $454,500. We capitalized these consulting fee payments as a prepaid expense, and amortize the amounts over the lives the consulting agreements.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued 52,408,636 shares of our common stock to our officers for compensation totaling $1,834,302 for the year 2012. We capitalized these payments as a prepaid expense, and amortized the amounts over the life of the employment contracts of the officers, which is for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012.
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NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On October 11, 2007, GoldLand leased its mineral rights on War Eagle Mountain to us. Under the lease, we are responsible for all mining activities on War Eagle Mountain, and we are obligated to pay GoldLand annual lease payments of $1,000,000, payable on a monthly basis, a monthly non-accountable expense reimbursement of $10,000 during any month in which ore is mined from the leased premises, and a royalty of 15% of all amounts we receive from the processing of ore mined from the properties. The lease currently expires on October 1, 2026, although we have the right to extend the lease for an additional five years upon payment of a lease extension fee of $1,000,000. All of the officers and directors of GoldLand are also officers and directors of us.
On the first quarter of 2011, we amended the above-described lease with GoldLand. The amendment provided that the annual lease payments would be deferred for a fifteen month period from October 2010 to December 2011, and the term of the Lease would be extended for an equal amount of time. We remain obligated to pay any royalties or the nonaccountable fee that accrues during the deferral period. All of the officers and directors of GoldLand are also officers and directors of us.
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, GoldLand owed us $1,772,926 and $469,799, respectively. The amounts are non-interest bearing, unsecured demand loans.
Pierre Quilliam, Denise Quilliam, Christian Quilliam, Thomas C. Ridenour and Allan Breitkreuz are all officers and directors of GoldLand and us.
Pierre Quilliam has made loans to us from time to time. The loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured demand loans. The amount outstanding to Mr. Quilliam at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $53,851 and $0, respectively.
Thomas C. Ridenour has made loans to us from time to time. The loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured demand loans. The amount outstanding to Mr. Ridenour at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $25,000 and $0, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued 43,852,978 shares valued at $1,534,854 to various officers of Goldland (who are also our officers) to pay compensation that will be owed to them by Goldland for the 2012 fiscal year. The value of the shares will be applied to amounts that we owe Goldland under the above-described lease.
NOTE 7 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We are obligated under employment agreements with our officers to make total salary payments of $890,000 per year.
On October 11, 2007, we entered into a lease agreement with GoldLand, under which we leased its mineral rights on War Eagle Mountain. Under the lease, we are responsible for all mining activities on War Eagle Mountain, and we are obligated to pay GoldLand annual lease payments of $1,000,000, payable on a monthly basis, a monthly non-accountable expense reimbursement of $10,000 during any month in which ore is mined from the leased premises, and a royalty of 15% of all amounts we receive from the processing of ore mined from the properties. The lease provides that lease payments must commence April 1, 2008. By agreement with GoldLand, we extended the commencement date to July 1, 2010, in which event the lease term was extended by an equal amount of time. On the first quarter of 2011, we amended the above-described lease with GoldLand. The amendment provided that the annual lease payments would be deferred for a fifteen month period from October 2010 to December 2011, and the term of the Lease would be extended for an equal amount of time. We remain obligated to pay any royalties or the nonaccountable fee that accrues during the deferral period.
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NOTE 8 - CAPITAL STOCK
We are authorized to issue 10,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share, and 12,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock have equal rights to dividends and distributions. However, each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote on all matters that may be voted upon by the owners thereof at meetings of the stockholders, while each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to forty votes on all matters that may be voted upon by the owners thereof at meetings of the stockholders. As of March 31, 2012, there were 618,049,306 and 5,365,419 shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued shares of Class A Common Stock in the following transactions:
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59,916,710 shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of promissory notes with a principal balance of $2,831,576.
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36,214,836 shares of Class A Common Stock were issued to various vendors for consulting services valued at $1,241,038.
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52,408,636 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $1,834,302 were issued in payment of compensation.
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3,480,000 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $113,600 were issued in payment of rent.
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43,852,978 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $1,534,854 were issued in payment of compensation for GoldLand Officers.
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2,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $65,667 were issued for cash.
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312,778 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $12,511 were issued in payment of interest.
As of March 31, 2012, the Company had outstanding notes payable to various investors in the original principal amount of $1,972,280. All of the notes are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at election of the holder at conversion prices ranging from $0.015 to $0.275 per share. Maturity dates range from April 13, 2012 to March 29, 2014. At March 31, 2012, an aggregate of 37,864,101 shares of Class A Common Stock were issuable upon conversion of the notes.
Shares issued for services are valued at the market price on the date of the invoice for the services. Shares issues for prepaid services are valued at the market price on the date of the contract for the services. Shares issued for services which specify that a specific number of shares be issued are valued at the market price on the date of the contract. The conversion prices on all convertible notes were set at the market price on the date on the issuance of the convertible note.
NOTE 9 GOING CONCERN
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. However, we incurred a net loss of ($3,893,514) for the three months ended March 31, 2012. We have remained in business primarily through the deferral of salaries by management, the issuance of stock to compensate employees and consultants, and raising funds from the sale of two year convertible notes. We intend on financing our future development activities from the same sources, until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements.
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These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
NOTE 10 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
During April 2012, we issued shares of Class A Common Stock in the following transactions:
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20,597,460 shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of promissory notes with a principal balance of $391,500.
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3,686,667 shares of Class A Common Stock to various vendors for consulting services valued at $77,000.
Since March 31, 2012, we borrowed $104,642 from various investors pursuant to promissory notes that accrue interest at a rate of 7% annually. The notes provide that interest is payable monthly, and all principal and interest on the notes is due two years after issuance of the notes. Principal and interest due on the notes is convertible at the election of the holder into shares of our Class A Common Stock at the price of the shares on the date of issuance of the note.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward looking statements (Forward Looking Statements). All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report are Forward Looking Statements. In the normal course of its business, the Company, in an effort to help keep its shareholders and the public informed about the Companys operations, may from time-to-time issue certain statements, either in writing or orally, that contain or may contain Forward-Looking Statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such Forward Looking Statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of such plans or strategies, past and possible future, of acquisitions and projected or anticipated benefits from acquisitions made by or to be made by the Company, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings, levels of capital expenditures or other aspects of operating results. All phases of the Company operations are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are outside the control of the Company and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect the results of the Companys proposed operations and whether Forward Looking Statements made by the Company ultimately prove to be accurate. Such important factors (Important Factors) and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the Companys expectations are disclosed in this report. All prior and subsequent written and oral Forward Looking Statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Important Factors described below that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Companys expectations as set forth in any Forward Looking Statement made by or on behalf of the Company.
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Overview
On September 14, 2007, GoldLand acquired an interest in 174.82 acres of land on War Eagle Mountain, consisting of a 100% interest in 103 acres, and a 29.166% interest in 71.82 acres. GoldLand also has five placer claims on War Eagle Mountain from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, each of which covers approximately 20 acres, or approximately 100 acres in total.
On October 11, 2007, GoldLand leased its mineral rights on War Eagle Mountain to us. Under the lease, we are responsible for all mining activities on War Eagle Mountain, and we are obligated to pay GoldLand annual lease payments of $1,000,000, payable on a monthly basis, a monthly non-accountable expense reimbursement of $10,000 during any month in which ore is mined from the leased premises, and a royalty of 15% of all amounts we receive from the processing of ore mined from the properties. The lease currently expires on October 1, 2026, although we have the right to extend the lease for an additional five years upon payment of a lease extension fee of $1,000,000.
On September 21, 2008, we acquired from Mineral Extraction, Inc. all mineral, mining and access rights to two mining claims on War Eagle Mountain, covering 18.877 total acres, as well as claims for four mill site locations and the Sinker Tunnel location.
We began actual operations in May 2010. Initially, as described below, actual operations consists of processing dump material left on the mine site from prior mining operations. Later, after we complete an exploration program to prove up and locate reserves on our property, and make further capital improvements to the mine site, we plan to begin mining and processing raw ore.
Our plan to develop our mining properties into an active mine will take place in three phases.
Start-up Phase
Our initial phase involved completing construction of a mill, and using the mill to process tailings left over from prior mining operations. We were successful in our negotiations to purchase a parcel of land about half way between Highway 78 and the Sinker Tunnel entrance where we have constructed our mill. We closed on the purchase of this site in December 2009. We have purchased all of the milling equipment we need, which is currently installed and operating in Murphy, Idaho. As the mill is up and running, we plan to haul sufficient dump material, leftover from 6 prior mill sites on the mountain, during the summer months, to our mill site for processing during the summer and winter. Our testing indicates that, as a result of milling techniques used in the 1800s which failed to extract all of the gold and silver from the ore, there are sufficient quantities of gold and silver remaining in the dump material to justify further processing. We elected to build the mill on private property that we own, rather than BLM property, because of lower reclamation costs, even though the offsite property will entail higher transportation costs. In early 2011, we began construction of a metallurgical lab at our mill site. A temporary smelter became operational in July 2011, although we still need to complete a building to house the smelter and lab so that it can be used in the winter months. In the Fall of 2012, after we obtain the necessary permits, we plan to install a chemical leaching facility at our mill site in order to improve the yields from our ore.
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The installation and startup of the mill and the working capital to begin transport of ore to the mill for processing has necessitated an investment of approximately $3.46 million, as follows:
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The purchase and the preparation of property for mill use cost about $549,375;
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The installation and certification of the mill cost about $517,283;
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Completing the purchase mill equipment cost about $1,617,368;
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Moving ore to stockpile at the mill in 2010 cost about $352,911;
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The purchase and installation of smelter equipment;
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Start-up mill salaries to the end of 2010 cost $425,238.
We have also made a number of improvements that we initially expected would not occur until the Development Phase. In particular, in 2010, the roads to the Sinker Tunnel Complex were upgraded to allow 25-ton trucks access to the site, and an area 300x400 feet was prepared to act as a staging area at the 5,200 foot level. The Sinker Tunnel was aerated in its entire length and the entrance to the Sinker Tunnel was permanently extended to avoid land or snow slides to block access to the Sinker Tunnel. Permanent drainage pipes are being laid in the tunnel as it was determined that the Sinker Tunnel is the main drain for the War Eagle complex. Exploring and shoring or rock bolting of some weak points in the top wall is underway. Permitting for exploration of the Sinker Tunnel is underway with training for underground personnel and safety measures being installed as per the latest mining rules and regulations.
We need approximately $1,900,000 in capital to complete this phase of development, of which about $1,800,000 is attributable to working capital and $100,000 is the estimated cost of completing our permanent metallurgical lab. In addition, we estimate that our leaching facility will cost an estimated $2,000,000.
Exploration Phase
During 2010, we substantially revised the scope and cost of our exploration phase. Our exploration phase refers to a program to prove up and locate reserves on our property. We need to obtain a satisfactory estimate of the remaining reserves on the property and their location in order to develop a comprehensive plan for the full development of the mine site. The program will involve building a three dimensional map of War Eagle Mountain showing the precise location of veins, shafts and tunnels. Through exploratory drilling and core sampling, we hope to obtain as much information as possible about the location, thickness and quality of the vein systems near the main shafts, and later throughout the entire mountain. The map will be a valuable tool in analyzing the extent of the remaining reserves, mineralization trends, and other pertinent geological and mining information. The most significant change to the exploration phase contemplates a more comprehensive set of core samples, both from the surface of the mountain and from the inside of the mountain using the Sinker Tunnel, and associated costs, including locating drilling equipment at the site, and logistical costs for the crew, such as vehicles, meals, shelter on the mountain, and accommodations for a geologist, field technician and drill crew. We decided to expand the scope of the exploration phase in order to obtain a National Instrument 43-101, which is a report developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators for mining companies. A National Instrument 43-101 is necessary for listing our common stock on any exchange overseen by the Canadian Securities Authority, including the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Another aspect of the exploration phase will involve the development of a plan to use the Sinker Tunnel to mine the interior of the mountain on a year round basis. The plan will involve accessing and draining the mine shafts on the top of the mountain from the Sinker Tunnel, as well as relocating and collaring old shafts on the mountain. We estimate that the exploration phase will take about 18 months from mid-2012, and will cost approximately $10,000,000. We began preliminary work on the exploration phase in mid-2010.
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Development Phase
The development phase involves transitioning the mine from processing tailings leftover from prior mining activities to extracting and processing raw ore from the mountain. We believe that full scale mining of raw ore will be profitable. In particular, historical records of mining on the site, and subsequent reports of the geology of the mountain, indicate that veins containing gold and silver extend much further vertically than could be mined when the site was last mined in the 1880s. In addition, historical records indicate that gold and silver exists in the veins in sufficient densities to warrant mining using modern extraction and milling techniques. The scope of the development phase will depend on the outcome of the exploration phase, which is designed to test the accuracy of our analysis. Our goal is to develop a drilling program that reaches as many reserves as possible at the lowest cost. Among the improvements to the mine site that we anticipate making in the development phase are:
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We plan to connect the mine shafts on the top of the mountain to the Sinker Tunnel in order to provide drainage to those shafts;
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We plan to install a transportation system in the Sinker Tunnel (either tire mounted trams, narrow gauge railway, or conveyor system) to move ore out of the Sinker Tunnel for transport to our mill site; and
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Additional improvements include housing, storage, food preparation facilities, generators for power, etc.
In addition to the improvements identified above, we expect that we will need to make other improvements necessary to access the highest quality mineral veins, which improvements are not known at this time but which will be identified in our National Instrument 43-101 report. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we started (and have since completed) some improvements to the mine site that were previously part of our development phase, including improving about four miles of the county road linking State Route 78 with Silver City, 1.8 miles of access road to the Sinker Tunnel Complex from the county road, and about 1.6 miles of access road to the Oro Fino vein outcrop area to permit heavier loads and year round access, as well improvements to the physical facilities at the milling location site and mine site to accommodate our workers.
Our revenue, profitability, and future growth rate depend substantially on factors beyond our control, including our success in the commencement of mining operations, as well as economic, political, and regulatory developments and fluctuations in the market prices of minerals processed from ore derived from our mining operations.
Results of Operations
Three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
We are in the exploration stage and generated revenues of $58,999 and $0 in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2012 are not representative of our revenues in the future. In May 2010, we began processing tailings from our mine site at our mill. We initially planned to process the tailings into concentrate, which would then be shipped for final processing to a smelter, which would either then either return the material to us in the form of dore bars (which would have to be shipped to a refiner for final processing) or pay us a market price for the minerals ultimately extracted from the concentrate. In October 2010, we shipped our first load of concentrate to a smelter. We subsequently decided to construct our own metallurgical lab at our milling site, and stockpiled concentrate until we had the capacity to smelt our concentrate. In 2011, we completed a temporary smelter on our mill site and began shipping dore bars to a refiner on a regular basis. We expect to complete our metallurgical lab in 2012.
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We reported losses from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 of ($2,361,157) and ($3,309,281), respectively. The decreased loss in 2012 as compared to 2011 was attributable to the following factors:
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Consulting fees decreased from $1,915,533 in 2010 to $1,164,780 as a result of decreased use of consultants in 2012. The material components of expenses charged to consulting services in both years were as follows:
Type of Services | 2011 | 2012 | |
Shareholder relations services | 597,500 | 21,000 | |
Mineral claims administration | 6,500 | - | |
Technical consulting | 179,000 | - | |
Locating and due diligence services on future acquisition opportunities | 3,200 | 559,800 | |
Administrative, office and clerical | 11,667 | - | |
Legal services | - | 36,320 | |
Advice on debt and equity capital raising | 1,120,000 | 560,000 | |
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Compensation expense increased from $315,452 in 2011 to $563,219 as a result of higher salaries payable to our officers, although $458,575 of the compensation payable in the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was paid in shares of Class A Common Stock instead of cash;
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Depreciation expense increased from $82,097 in 2011 to $96,343 in 2012 as a result of the acquisition of substantial equipment to be used in our milling operations.
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Exploration and development costs decreased from $296,244 in 2011 to $1,378 in 2012 as a result of decreased work on the sinker tunnel.
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Mill operating expenses decreased from $383,913 in 2011 to $72,861 in 2011. We began capitalizing certain operating costs in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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General and administrative expenses decreased to $271,575 in 2012 as compared to $316,042 in 2011 as a result decreased expenses related to the new mill operations.
We reported net losses during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 of ($3,893,514) and ($3,355,011), respectively. The increased loss in 2012 as compared to 2011 was largely attributable to Debt conversion expenses in 2012 of $1,467,926 and by an increase in interest expense resulting from higher levels of interest bearing debt in 2012. In particular, interest expense increased from $45,730 in 2011 to $64,431 in 2012.
Liquidity and Sources of Capital
The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for our last three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012:
Three months ended March 31, | |||
2011 | 2012 | ||
Net cash provided by (used) in operating activities | $ (581,952) | $ (840,776) | |
Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities | (185,688) | (60,085) | |
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities | 787,677 | 928,137 | |
Net (decrease) increase in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents | $ 20,037 | $ 27,276 | |
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Comparison of 2012 and 2011
In the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we financed our operations primarily through the issuance of convertible notes and the issuance of common stock for services.
Operating activities used ($840,776) of cash in 2012, as compared to ($581,952) of cash in 2011. Major non-cash items that affected our cash flow from operations in 2012 were non-cash charges of $96,343 for depreciation and amortization, and $1,241,038 for the value of common stock issued for services. Other non-cash items include changes in operating assets and liabilities of ($1,711,836), most of which resulted from an increase in prepaid expenses of ($1,457,177), offset by a decrease in accounts payable of ($329,188) and an increase in accrued payroll of $59,583.
Major non-cash items that affected our cash flow from operations in 2011 were non-cash charges of $82,098 for depreciation and amortization, and $1,903,000 for the value of common stock issued for services. Other non-cash items include changes in operating assets and liabilities of $787,961, most of which resulted from a decreases in prepaid expenses of $647,537 and an increase in accrued payroll of $323,236, offset by a reduction of ($194,950) of accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Investing activities used ($185,688) of cash in 2011, as compared to ($60,085) of cash in 2012. The decrease in cash used in investing activities was attributable to lower expenditures for equipment and improvements to our mining property.
Financing activities supplied $787,677 of cash in 2011 as compared to $928,137 of cash in 2012. Substantially all of the cash supplied in both years derived from the issuance of notes, net of sums spent to repay notes. In 2011, we issued $788,000 in notes, as compared to 2012 when we issued $935,700 of notes.
Our balance sheet as of March 31, 2012 reflects current assets of $3,740,307, current liabilities of $2,269,430, and working capital of $1,470,877.
We will need substantial capital over the next year. We project that we will need about $1,900,000 of working capital pending the building of a leaching unit, about $2,000,000 to build a leaching unit to improve the yields from our tailings, and about $10,000,000 to complete the exploration phase. In addition, we financed a lot of prior activities by the issuance of convertible notes that mature two years after their issuance. In particular, as of December 31, 2011, we had outstanding $4,368,856 in notes payable, of which $1,669,367 was due within one year of that date. Also, beginning January 1, 2012, we are obligated to make monthly payments of $83,333 to GoldLand under our lease of its mining interests on War Eagle Mountain. We plan to pay the monthly liability to Goldland by issuing shares of our Class A Common Stock to GoldLand employees for compensation on behalf of GoldLand, and applying the value of the shares against our liability to GoldLand.
In 2011, we entered into an equity line of credit with Centurion Private Equity, LLC, under which we are entitled to raise up to $7.2 million from the sale of our shares to Centurion over a 24 month period. Centurion is obligated to purchase our shares pursuant to put notices that we send from time to time at a purchase price equal to 97% of the market price of our common stock, as defined in the agreement. In order to draw under the equity line of credit, we filed and obtained approval of a registration statement covering 87,500,000 shares issuable under the equity line of credit, which are sufficient to enable us to raise about $3.5 million at the current price of our common stock. In order to raise the full $7.2 million available under the equity line of credit, we would need to register additional shares after the shares under the current registration statement have been issued. The issuance of shares under the equity line of credit could result in substantial dilution to existing shareholders. This financing will enable us to commence the exploration phase of our business plan.
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We are also exploring other options to raise capital that will result in less immediate dilution to shareholders. In that regard, we issued a convertible promissory note to an institutional investor on March 30, 2012 in the original principal amount of $566,500. Our net proceeds were $500,000, after deducting original issue discount of $51,500 and attorneys fees and costs of the investor of $15,000. The note bears interest at 8% per annum, and is payable in twelve monthly installments beginning on October 1, 2012 and continuing for each of the next eleven calendar months. Each monthly payment will be equal to $47,208.33, plus any accrued and unpaid interest as of the installment date. Any installment payment may be either cash or shares of common stock, at our election, except that we may not pay less than six of the twelve installments in shares of common stock. Also, of the first six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock, and of the last six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock. If we make an installment payment in cash that we are required to make in shares of common stock, then we will be required to pay a 25% penalty on the amount of the installment payment. The note is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at $0.04 per share, subject to adjustment downward under certain circumstances defined in the note.
The amount of capital that we currently have the capacity to raise is not sufficient to pay all of the capital expenses that we need to pay to commence operations, and pay our other liabilities as they come due. However, we have a number of options that we believe will enable us to continue with our business plan despite insufficient capital. For example, we plan to continue payment most of the salaries of our management by issuing shares of Class A Common Stock. We also plan to continue paying certain accounts payable with common stock, including our monthly lease payments to GoldLand. GoldLand, for example, is controlled by our officers, and therefore we do not expect GoldLand to take any legal action as a result of our deferral of lease payments to it. We also plan to continue issuing shares to certain service providers that are willing to accept shares for payment. In the event we are able to raise some, but not all, of the capital that we need, we plan to request that note holders extend the maturity of their notes or convert their notes into shares of common stock.
Going Concern
Our financial statements have been presented on the basis that we continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, we incurred a net operating loss in the three months ended March 31, 2012, and have no revenues at this time. These factors create an uncertainty about our ability to continue as a going concern. We are currently trying to raise capital through a private offering of convertible notes and to solicit existing convertible note holders to convert their notes into common stock. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the success of this plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. At this time, we are not required to make any material estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. However, as we begin actual mining operations, we will be required to make estimates and assumptions typical of other companies in the mining business.
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For example, we will be required to make critical accounting estimates related to future metals prices, obligations for environmental, reclamation, and closure matters, mineral reserves, and accounting for business combinations. The estimates will require us to rely upon assumptions that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimates are made, and changes in them are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Changes in estimates used in these and other items could have a material impact on our financial statements in the future.
Our estimates will be based on our experience and our interpretation of economic, political, regulatory, and other factors that affect our business prospects. Actual results may differ significantly from our estimates.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Because the Company is a smaller reporting company, it is not required to provide the information called for by this Item.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Pierre Quilliam, our chief executive officer, and Tom Ridenour, our chief financial officer, are responsible for establishing and maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in those reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of March 31, 2012. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of the evaluation date, such controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in internal controls
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued shares of Class A Common Stock in the following unregistered transactions:
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59,916,710 shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of promissory notes with a principal balance of $2,831,576.
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36,214,836 shares of Class A Common Stock were issued to various vendors for consulting services valued at $1,241,038.
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52,408,636 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $1,834,302 were issued in payment of compensation.
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3,480,000 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $113,600 were issued in payment of rent.
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43,852,978 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $1,534,854 were issued in payment of compensation for GoldLand Officers.
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312,778 shares of Class A Common Stock valued at $12,511 were issued in payment of interest.
Promissory notes with an original principal amount of $485,700 were issued to various investors. Each note has a term of two years, bears interest at 7% per annum, and is convertible into shares of common stock at the holders election at the market price of the common stock on the date of issuance. On March 30, 2012 we issued a convertible promissory note to an institutional investor in the original principal amount of $566,500. Our net proceeds were $500,000, after deducting original issue discount of $51,500 and attorneys fees and costs of the investor of $15,000. The note bears interest at 8% per annum, and is payable in twelve monthly installments beginning on October 1, 2012 and continuing for each of the next eleven calendar months. Each monthly payment will be equal to $47,208.33, plus any accrued and unpaid interest as of the installment date. Any installment payment may be either cash or shares of common stock, at our election, except that we may not pay less than six of the twelve installments in shares of common stock. Also, of the first six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock, and of the last six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock. If we make an installment payment in cash that we are required to make in shares of common stock, then we will be required to pay a 25% penalty on the amount of the installment payment. The note is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at $0.04 per share, subject to adjustment downward under certain circumstances defined in the note.
The shares and notes were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
The information concerning mine safety violations and other regulatory matters required by Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits |
10.1 | Employment Agreement of Pascale Tutt dated May 1, 2012 |
31.1 | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
31.2 | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
32.1 | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2 |
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
95 |
Mine Safety Disclosure for Silver Falcon Mining. Inc |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SILVER FALCON MINING, INC. |
Date: May 15, 2012 | /s/ Pierre Quilliam |
| By: Pierre Quilliam, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date: May 15, 2012 | /s/ Thomas C. Ridenour |
By: Thomas Ridenour, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) |
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Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made and entered this 1st day of May 2012, by and between Silver Falcon Mining, Inc, a Delaware corporation, headquartered at 2520 Manatee Ave W. #200, Bradenton, Florida 34205 (the Company) duly registered in Idaho, and Pascale Tutt, a private individual residing at 313 Fallen Leaf Lane, Mc Kinney TX 75070 (the Employee). This agreement supersedes any and all agreements previously written between the Company and the Employee.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to employ the Employee and the Employee has agreed to work for the Company on the terms set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Employee will possess intimate knowledge of the business and affairs (the "Business") of the Company, and the Employee recognizes that his/her agreement to terms of this Agreement, particularly the terms pertaining to the nondisclosure of Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) are conditions to further employment with the Company, whether such employment is at will or for an agreed term.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual exchange of promises herewith, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Title; Responsibilities. The Employee shall be employed as "Vice President Corporate Development" as per Exhibit "A"
2.
Compensation. For all services rendered by Employee to the Company, the Employee shall be entitled to a base salary of One Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand Five Hundred ($126,500.00) per year during the first year, payable on the basis of Twenty Six payments per year, with the base salary in future years as well as any additional compensation, including but not limited to bonuses, stock options or stock grants, being determined by the Company based on yearly reviews. At every six months of employment, the Employees performance will be reviewed and a determination will be made to continue or cancel this employment contract.
3.
Health and Dental Insurance and Benefits: The Company shall provide the Employee with all benefits provided to its employees, including health, dental, long term disability and life insurance, to the extent provided to all employees of the Company pursuant to such plans and programs that it may adopt from time to time. The Employee shall be entitled to that number of days of personal time off consistent with the Companys "Personnel Policy" in effect from time to time.
4.
Term. The term of this Agreement shall be for one year, and shall continue thereafter until terminated by one of the parties. Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not extinguish any rights of compensation that shall accrue prior to the termination or expiration, or any obligations of the Employee to the Company. Unless terminated by either party upon notice to the other party within 30 days of the end of the term of this Agreement, this Agreement will automatically renew for successive terms equal to the initial term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may always terminate the Employee for cause. Cause is defined, for the purposes of this Agreement, to be:
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(a) The commission of any act by Employee which, if prosecuted, would constitute a felony;
(b) Any act or omission by Employee that may have a materially adverse effect on the Company;
(c) Failure or refusal by Employee to comply with the policies of the Company contained in any Company Handbook or with the provisions of this Agreement if not cured within ten (10) days after the receipt of written notice from the Board of Directors;
(d) Employees prolonged absence without the consent of the Company;
(e) Employees gross neglect of his duties or willful insubordination to the Board of Directors or her superior officers;
(f) The death of Employee;
(g) Delivery of written notice of termination by Company after Employee has become unable to perform Employees services by reason of illness or incapacity, which illness or incapacity results in Employees failure to discharge Employees duties under this Agreement for an aggregate total of sixty (60) days (whether consecutive or nonconsecutive) during any one hundred and eighty (180) day period.
5.
Best Efforts. Employee agrees to devote such business time as directed by the President of the Company and use her best efforts in her position and in the performance of her general duties as required by the Company from time to time. During the term of this Agreement, Employee agrees that she will not perform any activities or services or accept such other employment as would be inconsistent with this Agreement or the employment relationship between the parties, or would in any way interfere with or present a conflict of interest concerning Employees employment with the Company. Employee warrants and represents to the Company that her employment hereunder will not constitute a breach of any contract, agreement or obligation of the Employee to any other party, and the Employee hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless, against any claim or liability arising out of a breach of such representation and warranty, including any attorneys fees incurred by the Company in connection with such a breach.
6.
Property of Company. Employee acknowledges and agrees that all business Employee generates because of her affiliation with the Company is and shall be the sole property of the Company. All receivables, premiums, commissions, fees and other compensation generated by the Employees services are the property of the Company. The Employee is hereby prohibited from invoicing customers of the Company except with the express written consent of the Company. All checks or bank drafts representing payment for goods or services sold or rendered by the Company are property of the Company, and all monies or other consideration in whatever form received by the Employee from a client or customer of the Company shall be tendered immediately to the Company.
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7.
No compete Covenant. The Employee covenants and agrees that, during the period in which the Employee is employed by the Company, and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, the Employee shall not:
a)
within the Owyhee County (the Area), directly or indirectly, either individually or as an owner, manager, supervisor, administrator, consultant, instructor or executive employee, take a position with another business entity which is in the same or essentially the same business as the Company in which his/her duties and responsibilities are similar to those performed by the Employee for the Company as of the date of this Agreement;
b)
in competition with the Company, solicit or otherwise attempt to establish for herself or any other person, firm or entity which is engaged in any business which is the same or essentially the same as the business of the Company, any business relationships with any person, firm or corporation which is in the Area;
c)
in competition with the Company, solicit or otherwise attempt to establish for herself or any other person, firm or entity which is engaged in any business which is the same or essentially the same as the business of the Company, any business relationships with any person, firm or corporation which was, during the twenty-four (24) months preceding the Employees termination of employment with the Company, a customer of the Company with whom she had substantial business contact.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent the Employee from owning, as an investment, not more than one (10%) percent of a class of equity securities issued by any competitor of the Company or its affiliates and publicly traded and registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
8.
Confidential Information. During employment hereunder, Employee may have access to certain confidential information consisting of the following categories of information (Confidential Information):
a)
Financial information such as the Companys earnings, assets, debts, prices, price structure, rates of return and other financial information whether relating to the Company generally or to specific projects, services, assets or geographical areas;
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b)
Property information relating to particular properties owned by the Company and particular transactions entered into or examined by the Company as possible corporate acquisitions, to the extent that such information is not generally known by the public, including but not limited to yield advantages to the Company;
c)
Design information about the Companys products, including drawings, designs, plans, specifications, etc.
d)
Marketing information such as details about ongoing or proposed marketing programs or agreements by or on behalf of the Company, sales forecasts, customer or account lists of the Company, or results of marketing efforts or information about impending transactions;
e)
Operating information about the Companys methods, processes and means of providing services to its customers or in administrating the Companys business.
The Employee acknowledges that such information has been and will continue to be of central importance to the business of the Company and that disclosure of it to or its use by others could cause substantial loss to the Company. The Employee also recognizes that an important part of the Employees duties will be to develop good will for the Company through her personal contact with customers, agents and others having business relationships with the Company, and that there is a danger that this good will, a proprietary asset of the Company, may follow the Employee if and when her relationship with the Company is terminated. The Company and Employee consider their relationship one of confidence with respect to the Confidential Information. Therefore, during the term of employment hereunder for three (3) years thereafter, regardless of the reason for termination of the employment relationship subject to this Agreement, Employee agrees to:
a)
Hold all such information in confidence and not to discuss, communicate or transmit it to others, or to make any unauthorized copy or use of such information in any capacity, position or business unrelated to that of the Companys;
b)
Use the Confidential Information only in furtherance of proper Company-related reasons for which such information is disclosed or discovered;
c)
Take all reasonable action that the Company deems appropriate to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure of or to protect the Companys interest in the Confidential Information; and
d)
Upon leaving employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever, not take with her, without the prior written consent of the Company, any data, reports, programs, tapes, card decks, listings, programming documentation, or any other written, graphic or recorded information relating or pertaining to the Company.
9.
Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. Employee acknowledges that work on and contributions to documents, programs, and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, Works) are within the scope of Employees employment and part of Employees duties, responsibilities, or assignment. Employees work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Employee for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, Company, and all such work and contributions, together with the Works, are and at all times shall be regarded, as work made for hire as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgment, Employee assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to Company all rights, titles, and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Employee will execute and deliver to Company, or its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents Company requests for the purpose of complete, exclusive, perpetual, and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles, and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights in and to the Works, and Employee constitutes and appoints Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Employee fails or refuses to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
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10.
Inventions, Ideas and Patents. Employee shall disclose promptly to Company, and only to Company, any invention or idea of Employee (developed alone or with others) conceived or made during Employees employment by Company or within six months of the Termination Date. Employee assigns to Company any such invention or idea in any way connected with Employees employment or related to Companys Business, its research or development, or demonstrably anticipated research or development and will cooperate with Company and sign all papers deemed necessary by Company to enable it to obtain, maintain, protect, and defend patents covering such inventions and ideas and to confirm Companys exclusive ownership of all rights in such inventions, ideas and patents, and irrevocably appoints Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Employee fails or refuses to execute and deliver promptly, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable. This constitutes written notification that this assignment does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of Company was used, and which was developed entirely on Employees own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) directly to Companys Business, or (ii) to Companys actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by Employee for Company.
11.
Injunctive Relief. Employee acknowledges that any violation of the provisions of this Agreement will cause the Company immediate and irreparable harm and that the damages that the Company will suffer may be difficult or impossible to measure. Therefore, upon any actual or impending violation of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to the issuance of a restraining order, preliminary and permanent injunction, without bond, restraining or enjoining such violation by Employee or any other entity or person acting in concern with Employee. Such remedy shall be additional to and not in limitation of any other remedy which may otherwise be available to the Company.
12.
No Conflicting Obligations. Employee represents and warrants that Employee is not subject to any noncompetition agreement, nondisclosure agreement, employment agreement, or any other contract of any nature whatsoever, oral or written, with any Person other than Company, or any other obligation of any nature, which will or could cause a breach of or default in, or which is in any way inconsistent with, the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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13.
Setoff. All amounts due or payable to Employee by Company pursuant to this Agreement are subject to reduction and offset to the extent permitted by applicable law for any amounts due or payable to Company by Employee.
14.
Remedies Cumulative. All rights and remedies conferred upon by the parties hereto by this Agreement or by law, in equity or otherwise, shall be cumulative of each other, and neither the exercise nor the partial exercise not the failure to exercise any such right or remedy shall preclude the later exercise of such right or remedy or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
15.
Notice to Future Companies. Employee will, during the one year following termination of Employees employment with Company, whether with or without cause, inform any subsequent employers or partners, coventurers or other business associates of the existence and provisions of this Agreement and, if requested, provide a copy of this Agreement to such employers or partners, coventurers or other business associates and Company may, at any time, notify any future employers or partners, coventurers or other business associates of Employee of the existence and provisions of the Agreement
16.
Amendment or Modification. This Agreement supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the Employee and the Company concerning the matters contained herein, and constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the Employee and the Company with respect hereto. No amendment or modification of this Agreement or of any covenant shall be valid unless evidenced by a writing duly executed by Employee and an authorized representative of the Company.
17.
Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
18.
Construction. The language in all parts of this Agreement will be construed, in all cases, according to its fair meaning, and not for or against either party hereto. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement.
19.
Obligations Contingent. The obligations of Company under this Agreement, including its obligation to pay the compensation provided for in this Agreement, are contingent upon Employees performance of Employees obligations under this Agreement. The duties, covenants and agreements of Employee under this Agreement, being personal, may not be delegated.
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20.
Descriptive Heading. The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
21.
Miscellaneous. Unless the context otherwise requires, whenever used in this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine gender shall include the neuter and feminine gender, and vice versa.
22.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one document.
23.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. The parties agree that any dispute concerning the interpretation, validity, enforceability, and to exercise any remedies from an alleged breach hereof shall be adjudicated in the Superior Court for the county where the Companys principal executive office is located at the time of the dispute, or the applicable district and division of a federal court having venue for disputes in that same county.
24.
Starting Date. This contract provides for an actual starting date of January 1st 2012.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed, sealed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.
SILVER FALCON MINING, INC.
__________________________________
By: Pierre Quilliam
Its: CEO
EMPLOYEE:
___________________________________
Pascale Tutt
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SCHEDULE "A" TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Claim management on the properties of SFMI and GHDC
Contracts management and compliance
Updating and filing of Forms 3, 4 and 5 for the Directors and Executive of SFMI and GHDC
Permitting of any type whether air and water emissions or others concerning the properties and operations of SFMI and GHDC
MSHA relations
Schedule of Services and Deliverables
Administration:
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Reports directly to the CEO.
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Communications liaison for Directors Meetings and Shareholders Meetings (AGM).
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Maintain & update reports for the executive.
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Coordinates all travel for officers of the company or any other personnel travelling on behalf of the company.
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Manage company health insurance plan obtain three bids
Claims Administration:
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Create & maintain a rapport with the BLM on SFMIs behalf.
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Responsible for filing all Mining Claims according to the guidelines of the BLM.
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Amendments of Mining Claims .
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Liaison with contracted surveyor, coordinating timely work done and using proper information for filing Mining Claims.
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Maintain & update all data pertaining to Mining Claims.
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Maintain an accurate representation of our claim location using a TOPO program giving the company accurate acreage and location of active claims.
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Responsible for negotiating all future leases/purchases of targeted existing claims.
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Responsible for overseeing and maintaining all wireless accounts for officers of the company.
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Manage listings of used equipment for sale either on Ebay or Craigslist.
Geological Support:
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Coordinating all information/data received from on-site geologists.
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Drilling Program - gather & coordinate all information from individual contractors.
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Sample Program - gather & coordinate all information from individual contractors.
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Surface Drilling - gather & coordinate all information from individual contractors.
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Surface & underground operations mapping.
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Mineral Resource Reporting.
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Maintain & update our general exploration database & software.
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Confidentiality Agreement
This Confidentiality Agreement (hereafter this Agreement), made this 1st day of May, 2012, by and among Silver Falcon Mining, Inc, a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 2520 Manatee Ave. W. #200, Bradenton, FL 34205 (Company), and Ms. Pascale Tutt, of 313 Fallen Leaf Lane, McKinney, Texas, 75070 (Employee).
Given that the Company and Employee each desire to make certain confidential information concerning the Company, its technology, its investments, its processes, its marketing strategies, its capitalization and finances and its business as well as similar confidential information lawfully possessed by the Employee (collectively, the Information) for purposes agreed to be legitimate and the Company and Employee each agree to hold such Information confidential pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in consideration of the mutual promises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged and with the intent to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee agree as follows.
1.
The Information includes, but is not limited to, (I) all information on the Company, (ii) any and all data and information given or made available to the Employee by the Company for evaluation purposes, whether written or in machine-readable form, (iii) any and all of the Companys and Employees notes, work papers, investigations, studies, computer printouts, and any other work product including electronic data files, regardless of nature containing any such data and information and (iv) all copies of any of the foregoing.
2.
The Employee and Company each understand that the Information is proprietary to the Company and Employee and each agrees to hold the Information given by the other strictly confidential. The Company and Employee each agree that the Information shall be used only by the Company and Employee and only for the purpose of reviewing and evaluating the activities of the Company, and shall not be used for any other purpose or be disclosed to any third party. Neither the Company nor Employee shall have the right to make copies or hold copies or documents except for reports and notes which have been generated by them, which reports and notes shall be retained for their exclusive use and shall remain confidential.
3.
It is understood that this Confidentiality Agreement shall not apply to any information otherwise covered herein (I) which is known to either the Company or the Employee prior to the date of the Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) which is disclosed to the Employee or the Company by a third party who has not directly or indirectly received such Information in violation of an agreement with party from whom it was received or (iii) which is generally known within the industry.
4.
The Company and the Employee each agree to be fully responsible and liable to the other for any and all damages caused by reason of disclosure of Information in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement by the receiving party or any of its assigns or successors.
5.
This Confidentiality Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Florida and shall be enforceable solely by and be for the sole benefit of the Employee and Company, their successors and assigns.
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In witness whereof, the Company and the Employee have executed this Agreement as of the date above.
Company:
Employee:
_____________________________
________________________
Pierre Quilliam, CEO
Pascale Tutt, Vice President, Corporate Development
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Pierre Quilliam, hereby certify that:
(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 (the report) of Silver Falcon Mining, Inc.;
(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, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this 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 officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-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 made 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 provide 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
(5) The registrant's other certifying officers 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 registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies 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.
Dated: May 15, 2012 | /s/ Pierre Quilliam |
Pierre Quilliam Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Thomas Ridenour, hereby certify that:
(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 (the report) of Silver Falcon Mining, Inc.;
(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, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this 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 officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-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 made 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 provide 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
(5) The registrant's other certifying officers 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 registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies 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.
Dated: May 15, 2012 | /s/ Thomas Ridenour |
Thomas Ridenour Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Silver Falcon Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify, to the best of his knowledge, that:
1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2012 (the "Report") of the Company complies in all material respects with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Pierre Quilliam
Pierre Quilliam,
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
Date: May 15, 2012
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of Silver Falcon Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify, to the best of his knowledge, that:
1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2012 (the "Report") of the Company complies in all material respects with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Thomas Ridenour
Thomas Ridenour,
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
Date: May 15, 2012
Exhibit 95
Mine Safety Disclosure for Silver Falcon Mining Inc. - First Quarter Requirements for 2012
Under Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Act:
Our Diamond Creek Mill, the operator, is operated subject to the regulations of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the "Mine Act"). In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") was signed into law, and amended in December 2011. The Following mine safety data is provided pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act.
When MSHA believes a violation of the mill site has occurred, it may issue a citation for such violation, including a civil penalty or fine, and the operator must abate the alleged violation. During the first Quarter of 2012, MSHA proposed $4,441 in penalty assessments at the Diamond Creek Mill. Diamond Creek Mill has not yet received all penalty assessments related to the citations issued in the first Quarter of 2012 as some of the citations are under contest.
During the first Quarter of 2012, MSHA issued the Diamond Creek Mill 13 citations pursuant to Section 104 of the Mine Act for violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard.
As required by the reporting requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, the table below presents the following information for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 for the Diamond Creek Mill in Murphy, Idaho.
Section 104 S&S Citations | Section 104(b) Orders | Section 104(d) Citations and Orders | Section 110(b)(2) Violations | Section 107(a) Orders | Total Dollar Value of MSHA Assessments Proposed | Total Number of Mining Related Fatalities | Received Notice of Pattern of Violations Under Section 104(e) | Received Notice of Potential to have Patterns Under Section 104(e) | Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period | Legal Actions Initiated During Period | Legal Actions Resolved During Period |
5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | $4,441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
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NOTE 3 - NOTES PAYABLE As of March 31, 2012, we had outstanding $1,972,280 of two-year promissory notes that we have issued to various investors starting in 2010. Interest accrues on the notes at the rate of 7% per year, and is payable monthly, except for notes issued to New Vision Financial, Ltd., which provide that interest is payable annually. Principal and interest due on the notes is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at the election of the holder at conversion prices ranging from $0.015 to $0.275 per share. The conversion price of the notes is set at the market price of the Class A Common Stock on the date of issuance. The notes mature at various dates ranging from April 13, 2012 to March 29, 2014. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, we issued $485,700 of new notes. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued 10,925,188 shares of our common stock upon conversion of notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $500,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we issued 48,991,522 shares of our common stock upon conversion of notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $2,331,576. These conversions were at prices lower than the conversion price at the date of issuance. The beneficial conversion of the notes resulted in an additional expense recognition of $1,478,685 and a corresponding increase to paid in capital. The maturities of two-year notes payable are as follows:
On December 3, 2009, we executed a promissory note for $225,000 as partial consideration for the purchase of land in Idaho. The promissory note is payable without interest in ten annual installments of $22,500 each, with the first installment being due on January 1, 2010. The balance due on the note at March 31, 2012 was $157,485. On March 30, 2012 we issued a convertible promissory note to an institutional investor in the original principal amount of $566,500. Our net proceeds were $500,000, after deducting original issue discount of $51,500 and attorney's fees and costs of the investor of $15,000. The note bears interest at 8% per annum, and is payable in twelve monthly installments beginning on October 1, 2012 and continuing for each of the next eleven calendar months. Each monthly payment will be equal to $47,208.33, plus any accrued and unpaid interest as of the installment date. Any installment payment may be either cash or shares of common stock, at our election, except that we may not pay less than six of the twelve installments in shares of common stock. Also, of the first six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock, and of the last six installment payments not less than three must be in shares of common stock. If we make an installment payment in cash that we are required to make in shares of common stock, then we will be required to pay a 25% penalty on the amount of the installment payment. The note is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at $0.04 per share, subject to adjustment downward under certain circumstances defined in the note. |