-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, F5OpR6k/OMqSkT05ettnacN18c3Szei18xHwmm+OUn6QBo9JnEXsSQ4vt3/jXlB6 0nX+vZf88PrA+oG51WCc8A== 0001137171-08-000319.txt : 20080402 0001137171-08-000319.hdr.sgml : 20080402 20080402130306 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001137171-08-000319 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080402 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080402 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CANARC RESOURCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000868822 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-18860 FILM NUMBER: 08732314 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 800 STREET 2: 850 WEST HASTINGS STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 1E1 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-685-9700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 800 STREET 2: 850 WEST HASTINGS STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 1E1 6-K 1 canarc6k040208.htm CANARC FORM 6-K CC Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898

 

FORM 6-K


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


Report of Foreign Issuer


Pursuant to rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


 

CANARC RESOURCE CORP.


800, 850 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1E1


EXHIBIT LIST

 

32.1        CEO Certification

32.2        CFO Certification

99.1        Financial Statements

99.2        Management's Discussion & Analysis


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Canarc Resource Corp.                  

(Registrant)


Date:  March 31, 2008
/s/ Bradford Cooke                         
Bradford Cooke
Chief Executive Officer
EX-32.1 2 ceocert.htm CERTIFICATION CC Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898



Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings



I, Bradford Cooke, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canarc Resource Corp., certify that:


1.

I have reviewed the annual filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings) of Canarc Resource Corp. (the “Issuer”) for the period ending December 31, 2007;


2.

Based on my knowledge, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the annual filings;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the annual financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the annual filings;


4.

The Issuer’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the Issuer, and we have:


(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being prepared;


(b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the Issuer’s GAAP;  and


(c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the Issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the annual filings and have caused the Issuer to disclose in the annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the annual filings based on such evaluation;  and


5.

I have caused the Issuer to disclose in the annual MD&A any change in the Issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Issuer’s most recent interim period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.




Date:     March 28, 2008




/s/

“Bradford Cooke”


Bradford Cooke

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer





EX-32.2 3 cfocert.htm CERTIFICATION CC Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898



Form 52-109F1 Certification of Annual Filings



I, Philip Yee, Chief Financial Officer of Canarc Resource Corp., certify that:


1.

I have reviewed the annual filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings) of Canarc Resource Corp. (the “Issuer”) for the period ending December 31, 2007;


2.

Based on my knowledge, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the annual filings;


3.

Based on my knowledge, the annual financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the annual filings;


4.

The Issuer’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the Issuer, and we have:


(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being prepared;


(b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the Issuer’s GAAP;  and


(c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the Issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the annual filings and have caused the Issuer to disclose in the annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the annual filings based on such evaluation;  and


5.

I have caused the Issuer to disclose in the annual MD&A any change in the Issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Issuer’s most recent interim period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.




Date:     March 28, 2008




/s/

“Philip Yee”


Philip Yee

Chief Financial Officer





EX-99.1 4 financials.htm FINANCIALS CC Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898

Consolidated Financial Statements of


CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.


(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)



Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005










SHAREHOLDER UPDATE


Review of 2007 and Outlook for 2008



Bradford Cooke, Chairman and CEO of Canarc Resource Corp., is pleased to provide the following review of 2007 and the outlook for 2008.



2007 Highlights


·

Appointed new senior management, including Bruce Bried, P.Eng., as President and COO and Garry Biles, P.Eng., as Vice President, Mining

·

Announced new NI 43-101 resource estimate for New Polaris gold mine project, including 519,000 oz gold in measured and indicated resources and 636,000 oz gold in inferred resources at a 6 gpt gold cutoff grade or 342,096 oz measured and indicated and 361,209 oz inferred at a 9 gpt gold cutoff – see Feb 1, 2007 and Aug 20, 2007 news releases)

·

Released positive results of preliminary economic assessment for New Polaris at US$ 650 gold, including after-tax undiscounted NPV of CA$40.9 million and IRR of 11.1% (see Aug 20, 2007 news release)

·

Received outstanding reclamation award for New Polaris from Mining Association of BC and BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources

·

Initiated Mexican acquisitions program with options to acquire 100% interests in the Providencia and Los Arrastres gold-silver properties in Guanajuato State

·

Expanded Mexican gold portfolio with options to acquire the Santiago and Exmin Fraction gold properties in Chihuahua State

·

Closed CA $1.1 million private placement financing to complete Phase 1 exploration programs in Mexico and for working capital

·

Announced plans to “spin-out” the Mexican gold projects to subsidiary company, Caza Gold Corp. and distribute shares of Caza Gold to Canarc shareholders



The Year In Review


The price of gold bullion enjoyed another steller year in 2008, rising 32% from US$636 per oz to close the year at US$837 per oz, a 27 year high. Rising investment demand, flat mine supply and the weakening US dollar continued to be the main fundamentals behind the move in precious metals.  In US dollar terms, gold remains locked in a now 7 year-old uptrend, although this is only the third year of the gold bull market denominated in other major currencies.


Junior gold stocks followed gold higher in Q1, 2007, then corrected in the now familiar annual spring-summer sell-off.  This down-trend was aggravated into a precipitous fall in Q3 due to the mortgage-backed securities crisis in August but the junior gold shares started rebounding by year-end.  Canarc’s share price opened 2007 at CA$0.78 per share but tailed off to close at CA$0.36 per share, down 51% on the year.


In 2007, Canarc set out a two-pronged strategy to create shareholder value. The primary goal was to advance our core asset, the New Polaris gold mine project, through a new NI 43-101 resource estimate and complete an initial economic evaluation to build an 80,000 oz per year gold mine. In addition, we launched a new acquisitions program to build an attractive portfolio of gold projects in Mexico.



New Polaris


Canarc launched 2007 with the appointment of two seasoned mining professionals to its senior management team, Mr. Bruce Bried, P. Eng. as the new President and Chief Operating Officer, and Garry Biles, P. Eng., as the new Vice President, Mining.  Bruce and Garry joined Canarc to help facilitate Canarc’s move from exploration to economic assessment to mine development at New Polaris.















In February, the Company released an updated NI 43-101 resource estimate for New Polaris that outlined measured and indicated resources of 519,000 oz gold contained in 1,288,000 tonnes grading 12.5 gpt gold (measured resource of 271,000 tonnes grading 11.89 gpt and indicated resource of 1,017,000 tonnes grading 12.71 gpt) and inferred resources totaling 636,000 oz gold contained in 1,628,000 tonnes grading 12.2 gpt gold, using a 6 gpt gold cutoff grade, still open for expansion in other veins and at depth.  


As a result, Canarc commenced a CA$3 million pre-feasibility work program for the project, including dewatering, mapping and sampling the lowermost underground mine workings, completing additional metallurgical testwork to optimize gold recoveries, continuing the site-related environmental studies, developing a conceptual mine plan and completing the preliminary economic assessment.  


In Q3, 2007, Canarc was awarded a “Citation for Outstanding Achievement for Reclamation at a Mineral Exploration Site" from the British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation, (the Mining Association of BC and BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources) in recognition of Canarc’s proactive reclamation program at New Polaris.


Canarc also released positive results from a preliminary economic assessment of New Polaris for the base case model of constructing of an 80,000 oz per year gold mine. At a US$650 per oz gold price and using a 9 gpt gold cutoff grade to revise the NI 43-101 resource to 342,096 oz gold measured and indicated in 806,000 tonnes grading 13.2 gpt gold and 361,209 oz gold inferred in 944,000 tonnes grading 11.9 gpt gold, the project generates an after-tax undiscounted NPV of CA$40.9 million and an after-tax IRR of 11.1%.  The base case production model showed positive potential so further work was recommended to optimize the project and complete a feasibility study.  


However, given the modestly positive economics at US$650 gold and a CA$0.90 dollar, and the fact the next phase of underground mine development and bulk sampling required a CA$20 million budget, and with the share price trading at multi-year lows, Canarc elected to not to proceed with a large equity financing that would have caused massive shareholder dilution.  Instead, management plans to reassess the economics in 2008 based on higher gold prices and CA$ exchange rates and seek strategic alternatives such as a joint venture in order to create shareholder value at New Polaris.


Mexico


In Q1, Canarc announced it had acquired options to purchase 100% interests in the Providencia and Los Arrastres gold-silver projects located near the town of San Felipe in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.  The 8 km by 10 km Providencia and Los Arrastres properties cover the entire Providencia mining district, which is located about 45 km north of the famous Guanajuato silver-gold mining district.  The Providencia agreement is expected to be finalized in 2008.


The 112 hectare Providencia and San Felix mine properties cover two small but high grade vein silver-gold mines that produced an estimated 8.8 million oz silver from 300,000 tonnes ore grading around 1000 gpt silver and 1 gpt gold (30.6 oz per ton Ag equivalents at a 50 silver: 1 gold ratio) until closure in 1934. The 7,638 hectare Los Arrastres properties that surround Providencia and San Felix were staked by Grupo Mexico to explore these mineralized structures on a district scale.


The Company subsequently acquired an option to purchase a 100% interest in a second strategic gold property, the Santiago project, located near the town of Batopilas in Chihuahua State, Mexico. Santiago covers a swarm of high grade gold veins that occupy a large alteration zone adjacent to a granodiritic intrusion only 10 kilometres east of the famous Batopilas silver district.


The SGM (Mexican Geological Survey) carried out a rock sampling program of the North Zone at Santiago and reported a 200 m long by 100 m wide  by 70 m deep mineralized zone with potential to host 3.78 million tonnes grading 1.0 gpt gold and 20 gpt silver. Even though North Zone alteration has been traced for over 400 m in length, the better potential might be the high grade veins contained within it such as the Veta Blanca that grades 30.3 gpt gold over 2.3 m in a channel sample.


At the Providencia and Santiago gold projects, the Phase 1 exploration programs of geological mapping, geochemical soil sampling, rock sampling and hand trenching were carried out during the 3rd Quarter. Canarc also announced a new option to acquire up to a 75% interest in a 791 hectare portion of EXMIN’s Huimayvo concession which surrounds the 171 hectare Santiago Gold Project.











To fund exploration on its Mexican gold projects, including Santiago and Providencia, Canarc closed a private placement totalling $1.1 million. The funds were also to be used to acquire additional attractive gold properties in Mexico and for working capital.


At the Benzdorp gold project in Suriname, additional geochemical soil and porknocker pit sampling programs were completed and applications to renew these exploration concessions were submitted to the Minister of Natural Resources.  No further work is contemplated at Benzdorp until the new concession titles are issued to Benzdorp Gold NV, the local company owned by Canarc and its partner Grassalco, the state mining company for Suriname.


In Costa Rica, Glencairn Gold (now Central Sun Mining) elected to close the Bellavista gold mine due to ground movement caused by heavy rains that negatively impacted the heap leach pad and damaged the process plant.


Both of Canarc’s growth strategies in 2007, to evaluate the economics of building an 80,000 oz per year gold mine at New Polaris and to initiate the acquisition of an attractive gold project portfolio in Mexico, were successfully executed.  Unfortunately, it would appear that these accomplishments are not yet reflected in Canarc’s share price.


That is why, in Q4, 2007, Canarc announced plans to spin-out its Mexican gold projects to a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Caza Gold Corp., and distribute approximately 80% of its shares of Caza Gold pro rata to Canarc shareholders.  By effectively issuing a “dividend in kind”, management anticipates the spin-out should help to unfold the full value of our Mexican gold portfolio for the benefit of Canarc shareholders.  In March 2008, the Company announced a Special General Meeting to be held on April 29, 2008 for a special resolution to approve the distribution under a plan of arrangement, which is subject to shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.



The Outlook For 2008


The outlook for gold and gold stocks in 2008 continues to be robust, as evidenced by the recent run in the gold price to the US$900 range.  Some forecasters are calling for US$1000 gold this year, which should bode well for Canarc, specifically in rewarding our patience in regard to New Polaris.


Canarc plans three strategic initiatives to create value for shareholders in 2008.


Firstly, management intends to evaluate the economics of New Polaris on an ongoing basis and consider strategic alternatives such as a joint venture or other means to advance this high grade gold mine project to pre-production mine development and a full feasibility study.


Secondly, the spin-out of the Mexican gold projects to subsidiary company, Caza Gold Corp., and the distribution of Caza Gold shares pro rata to Canarc shareholders will allow Caza to finance the acquisition and exploration of additional and more advanced gold projects in Mexico for the benefit of Canarc shareholders but without diluting Canarc shares.


Thirdly, Canarc is now evaluating opportunities to acquire attractive gold projects in the USA where management’s exploration and mining experience can add value.


Although the gold markets have recently pulled back from their early year highs, management is still quite bullish that the gold price will seek new highs in 2008. And due to a looming inflationary period, this should be the year that the precious metals start to separate from and outperform the base metals.


We appreciate the support of our many shareholders, and we can all look forward to a more rewarding year of growth for the Company.





















James Moors, B.Sc., P.Geo, Vice President, Exploration, is the Qualified Person who reviewed the technical disclosures for this shareholder update.  



CANARC RESOURCE CORP.


Per:


/s/     Bradford J. Cooke


Bradford J. Cooke

March 25, 2008

Chairman and C.E.O.









CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER – FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS


Certain statements contained herein regarding the Company and its operations constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  All statements that are not historical facts, including without limitation statements regarding future estimates, plans, objectives, assumptions or expectations of future performance, are “forward-looking statements”.  We caution you that such “forward looking statements” involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.  Such risks and uncertainties include fluctuations in precious metal prices, unpredictable results of exploration activities, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, fluctuations in the costs of goods and s ervices, problems associated with exploration and mining operations, changes in legal, social or political conditions in the jurisdictions where the Company operates, lack of appropriate funding and other risk factors, as discussed in the Company’s filings with Canadian and American Securities regulatory agencies.  The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.








 

 

 

 

KPMG  LLP

Chartered Accountants

Box 10426, 777 Dunsmuir Street

Vancouver BC V7Y 1K3

Canada

 

Telephone (604) 691-3000

Telefax      (604) 691-3031

www.kpmg.ca







AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS



We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Canarc Resource Corp. as at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, and the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2007.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.


In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.





KPMG  LLP     (signed)

Chartered Accountants

Vancouver, Canada

March 14, 2008.




CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 $ 633 

 

 $ 2,267 

Marketable securities (Note 3)

 

 

  16 

 

  522 

Receivables and prepaids

 

 

  526 

 

  105 

Royalty receivable - current portion (Note 4(c)(i))

 

 

  50 

 

  50 

 

 

 

  1,225 

 

  2,944 

NONCURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral properties (Note 4)

 

 

  18,629 

 

  15,224 

Equipment (Note 5)

 

 

  8 

 

  7 

Royalty receivable - long-term portion (Note 4(c)(i))

 

 

  127 

 

  200 

Long-term investment (Note 6)

 

 

  126 

 

  72 

 

 

 

  18,890 

 

  15,503 

 

 

 

 $ 20,115 

 

 $ 18,447 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

 $ 331 

 

 $ 235 

Notes payable (Note 8)

 

 

  304 

 

  - 

 

 

 

  635 

 

  235 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital (Note 7(a))

 

 

  55,289 

 

  55,629 

Contributed surplus

 

 

  2,014 

 

  1,855 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

  (28)

 

  - 

Deficit

 

 

  (37,795)

 

  (39,272)

 

 

 

  19,480 

 

  18,212 

 

 

 

 $ 20,115 

 

 $ 18,447 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nature of operations (Note 1)

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

Subsequent events (Notes 4(d)(i) and 13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Approved by the Directors:


/s/

Bradford Cooke

/s/

William Price


Director

Director







CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

 

 $ 2 

 

 $ 3 

 

 $ 4 

Corporate development

 

 

  65 

 

  294 

 

  8 

Employee and director remuneration (Note 9)

 

 

  618 

 

  429 

 

  137 

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

  (198)

 

  (14)

 

  (40)

General and administrative (Note 9)

 

 

  592 

 

  337 

 

  324 

Shareholder relations

 

 

  198 

 

  307 

 

  113 

Stock-based compensation (Note 7(b))

 

 

  442 

 

  454 

 

  435 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before the undernoted

 

 

  (1,719)

 

  (1,810)

 

  (981)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity loss from investment in affiliated company

 

 

  - 

 

  (6)

 

  (3)

Gain on disposition of marketable securities

 

 

  1,152 

 

  1,598 

 

  1,225 

Gain on dilution from long term investment (Note 6)

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  621 

Gain from disposition of subsidiary (Note 4(c)(i))

 

 

  - 

 

  600 

 

  - 

Investment and other income

 

 

  28 

 

  81 

 

  2 

Accretion of royalty receivable (Note 4(c)(i))

 

 

  15 

 

  - 

 

  - 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  22 

Write-down of marketable securities

 

 

  - 

 

  (30)

 

  (2)

Write-down of mineral properties

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  (170)

Write-off of debt due from affiliated company (Note 6)

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  (542)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income tax

 

 

  (524)

 

  433 

 

  172 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future income tax recovery (Note 7(a)(i))

 

 

  2,039 

 

  - 

 

  143 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income for the year

 

 

  1,515 

 

  433 

 

  315 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

  289 

 

  - 

 

  - 

Realized gain on sale of available-for-sale securities

 

 

  (1,152)

 

  - 

 

  - 

Foreign exchange on unrealized gain

 

 

  68 

 

  - 

 

  - 

Foreign exchange on realized gain

 

 

  (70)

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income for the year

 

 

 $ 650 

 

 $ 433 

 

 $ 315 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share

 

 

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

 

  69,907,839 

 

  63,462,293 

 

  58,518,229 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Years ended December 31, 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

2006

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

  68,470,476 

 

 $ 55,629 

 

  58,545,115 

 

 $ 49,150 

Issued:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private placement

  2,200,000 

 

  1,039 

 

  9,380,361 

 

  6,201 

Property acquisition

  45,000 

 

  24 

 

  - 

 

  - 

Exercise of options

  830,000 

 

  530 

 

  545,000 

 

  278 

Exercise of share appreciation rights

  189,029 

 

  106 

 

  - 

 

  - 

Provision for flow-through shares (Note 7(a)(i))

  - 

 

  (2,039)

 

  - 

 

  - 

Balance, end of year

  71,734,505 

 

  55,289 

 

  68,470,476 

 

  55,629 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributed surplus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

 

  1,855 

 

 

 

  1,502 

Exercise of options

 

 

  (177)

 

 

 

  (101)

Fair value of stock options recognized

 

 

  405 

 

 

 

  454 

Fair value of share appreciation rights

 

 

  (69)

 

 

 

  - 

Balance, end of year

 

 

  2,014 

 

 

 

  1,855 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

 

  - 

 

 

 

  - 

Adoption of new accounting policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for available-for-sale securities (Note 2(p))

 

 

  837 

 

 

 

  - 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

  289 

 

 

 

  - 

Realized gain on sale of available-for-sale securities

 

 

  (1,152)

 

 

 

  - 

Foreign exchange on unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

  68 

 

 

 

  - 

Foreign exchange on realized gain on available-for-sale securities

 

 

  (70)

 

 

 

  - 

Balance, end of year

 

 

  (28)

 

 

 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

 

  (39,272)

 

 

 

  (39,705)

Adoption of new accounting policy for royalty receivable (Note 2(p))

 

 

  (38)

 

 

 

  - 

Income for the year

 

 

  1,515 

 

 

 

  433 

Balance, end of year

 

 

  (37,795)

 

 

 

  (39,272)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 $ 19,480 

 

 

 

 $ 18,212 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided from (used for):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income for the year

 

 

 $ 1,515 

 

 $ 433 

 

 $ 315 

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

 

  2 

 

  3 

 

  4 

Equity loss from investment in affiliated company

 

 

  - 

 

  6 

 

  3 

Gain on disposition of marketable securities

 

 

  (1,152)

 

  (1,598)

 

  (1,225)

Gain on dilution from long term investment

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  (621)

Gain on disposition of subsidiary (Note 4(c)(i))

 

 

  - 

 

  (600)

 

  - 

Future income tax recovery

 

 

  (2,039)

 

  - 

 

  (143)

Accretion of royalty receivable (Note 4(c)(i))

 

 

  (15)

 

  - 

 

  - 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

  442 

 

  454 

 

  435 

Unrealized currency translation loss

 

 

  (47)

 

  (9)

 

  (29)

Write-down of marketable securities

 

 

  - 

 

  30 

 

  2 

Write-down of mineral properties

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  170 

Write-off of debt due from affiliated company (Note 6)

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  542 

 

 

 

  (1,294)

 

  (1,281)

 

  (547)

Changes in non-cash working capital items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables and prepaids

 

 

  (106)

 

  (57)

 

  67 

Due to/from related parties

 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

  (118)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

  96 

 

  - 

 

  (35)

 

 

 

  (1,304)

 

  (1,338)

 

  (633)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares

 

 

  1,392 

 

  6,378 

 

  38 

Proceeds from notes payable

 

 

  304 

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

 

 

  1,696 

 

  6,378 

 

  38 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of marketable securities

 

 

  1,690 

 

  2,452 

 

  2,009 

Proceeds from disposition of subsidiary

 

 

  50 

 

  450 

 

  - 

Acquisition of marketable securities

 

 

  (13)

 

  (498)

 

  (789)

Mineral properties, net of recoveries

 

 

  (3,696)

 

  (5,666)

 

  (851)

Equipment

 

 

  (3)

 

  - 

 

  - 

Long term investment

 

 

  (54)

 

  - 

 

  - 

 

 

 

  (2,026)

 

  (3,262)

 

  369 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

  (1,634)

 

  1,778 

 

  (226)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

 

  2,267 

 

  489 

 

  715 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

 

 

 $ 633 

 

 $ 2,267 

 

 $ 489 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows (Note 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




1.

Nature of Operations


Canarc Resource Corp. (the “Company”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, is in the mineral exploration business and has not yet determined whether its mineral properties contain reserves that are economically recoverable.  The recoverability of amounts capitalized for mineral properties is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves in its mineral properties, the ability of the Company to arrange appropriate financing to complete the development of its properties, confirmation of the Company’s interest in the underlying properties (Notes 4(e) and 4(f)), the receipt of necessary permitting and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition thereof.


The Company has incurred significant operating losses and has an accumulated deficit of $37,795,000 at December 31, 2007.  Furthermore, the Company has working capital of $590,000 as at December 31, 2007, which is not sufficient to achieve the Company’s planned business objectives.  These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the continued financial support from its shareholders and other related parties, the ability of the Company to raise equity financing, and the attainment of profitable operations, external financings and further share issuances to meet the Company’s liabilities as they become payable.  These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asse t amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary, should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.



2.

Significant Accounting Policies


(a)

Basis of presentation:


These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and equity investment, all of which are wholly-owned except for:


-

Sara Kreek Resource Corporation N.V. (“Sara Kreek Resource”), in which the Company previously held an 80% interest but was disposed in April 2006;

-

Aztec Metals Corp. (“Aztec”), in which the Company held a 27% as at December 31, 2005 when its investment was accounted for using the equity method (Note 6), and further diluted its interest to 19% as at December 31, 2006 and then to 17% at December 31, 2007 which investment was accounted for using the cost method;

-

Carib Industries Ltd., in which the Company holds a 78.5% interest, which is consolidated;  and

-

its 40% owned investee, Benzdorp Gold N.V., which is proportionately consolidated.


All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.


(b)

Cash and cash equivalents:


Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term liquid investments having terms to maturity when acquired of three months or less.  Short-term investments having terms to maturity when acquired of greater than three months and less than one year are included in marketable securities or other investments as appropriate.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



2.

Significant Accounting Policies     (continued)


(c)

Marketable securities:


Marketable securities include investments in shares of companies and other investments capable of reasonably prompt liquidation.  Refer to Note 2(p) for change in accounting policy effective January 1, 2007.


(d)

Mineral properties:


All costs related to investments in mineral properties are capitalized on a property-by-property basis.  Such costs include mineral property acquisition costs and exploration and development expenditures, net of any recoveries.  The costs related to a property from which there is production, together with the costs of mining equipment, will be amortized using the unit-of-production method.  When there is little prospect of further work on a property being carried out by the Company or its partners or when a property is abandoned or when the capitalized costs are not considered to be economically recoverable, the related property costs are written down to the amount recoverable.


The amounts shown for mineral properties represent costs incurred to date, less recoveries and write-downs, and are not intended to reflect present or future values.


(e)

Equipment:


Equipment is recorded at cost and, for that equipment subject to amortization, the Company uses the declining balance method at rates varying from 10% to 30% annually.  Amortization on equipment used directly on exploration projects is included in mineral properties.


(f)

Long-term investment:


Investment in shares of an affiliated company in which the Company’s ownership is greater than 20% but no more than 50% is, where significant influence is present, accounted for by the equity method.  Investment in shares in which the Company’s ownership is less than 20%, where significant influence does not exist, is accounted for in accordance with the Company’s policy for financial instruments as defined in Note 2(p)(i).


(g)

Stock-based compensation plan:


The Company has a share option plan which is described in Note 7(b).  The Company records all stock-based payments using the fair value method.  Under the fair value method, stock-based payments are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued or liabilities incurred, whichever is more reliably measurable, and are charged to operations over the vesting period.  The offset is credited to contributed surplus.  Consideration received on the exercise of stock options is recorded as share capital and the related contributed surplus is transferred to share capital.


The Company has a share appreciation rights plan which provides option holders the right to receive the number of common shares, valued at the quoted market price at the time of exercise of the stock options, that represent the share appreciation since granting the options.  The fair value of the underlying stock option, which is cancelled on the exercise of the share appreciation rights, is transferred from the related contributed surplus to share capital.  The difference between the quoted market price, on the date the share appreciation right is exercised, of the shares issued and the fair value of the stock option is recorded as share capital and charged to operations.



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




2.

Significant Accounting Policies     (continued)


(h)

Asset retirement obligations:


Any statutory, contractual or other legal obligations related to the retirement of tangible long-lived assets when such obligations are incurred, are recognized if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made.  These obligations are measured initially at fair value and the resulting costs capitalized to the carrying value of the related asset.  In subsequent periods, the liability is adjusted for any changes in the amount or timing and for the discounting of the underlying future cash flows.  The capitalized asset retirement cost is amortized to operations over the life of the asset.  The Company assessed its mineral properties, and based upon such assessments, there were no known material asset retirement obligations as at December 31, 2007.


(i)

Income taxes:


The Company follows the asset and liability method for accounting for income taxes.  Under this method, future tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and losses carried forward.  Future tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  The effect on future tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the substantive enactment date.  Future tax assets are recognized to the extent that they are considered more likely than not to be realized.  The valuation of future income tax assets is adjusted, if necessary, by the use of a valuation allowance to reflect the estimated realizable amount.


(j)

Earnings per share:


Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year.  For all years presented, earnings available to common shareholders equals the reported earnings.  The Company uses the treasury stock method for calculating diluted earnings per share.  Under the treasury stock method, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used for the calculation of diluted earnings per share assumes that the proceeds to be received on the exercise of dilutive share options and warrants are used to repurchase common shares at the average market price during the year.  In the Company’s case, diluted earnings per share presented is the same as basic earnings per share as the effect of outstanding options and warrants in the earnings per share calculation would be anti-dilutive.


(k)

Foreign currency translation:


The Company uses the United States dollar as its reporting currency, and accounts denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar have been translated as follows:

Ÿ

Revenue and expense items at the rate of exchange in effect on the transaction date;

Ÿ

Non-monetary assets and liabilities at historical exchange rates, unless such items are carried at market, in which case they are translated at the exchange rate in effect on the balance sheet date;  and

Ÿ

Monetary assets and liabilities at the exchange rate at the balance sheet date.


Exchange gains and losses are recorded in the statement of operations in the period in which they occur.



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



2.

Significant Accounting Policies     (continued)


(l)

Flow-through shares:


A provision at the date of the actual renunciation is recognized by a reduction in the amount included in share capital relating to the flow-through shares for the future income taxes related to the deductions foregone by the Company.


(m)

Use of estimates:


The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to impairment of mineral properties, determination of reclamation obligations, valuation allowances for future income tax assets, and assumptions used in determining the fair value of non-cash stock-based compensation.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.


(n)

Fair value of financial instruments:


The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and notes payable approximate their carrying values due to the short terms to maturity.  The fair value of marketable securities is disclosed in Note 3.


(o)

Variable interest entities:


Consolidation principles apply to entities that meet the definition of a variable interest entity (“VIE”).  An enterprise holding other than a voting interest in a VIE could, subject to certain conditions, be required to consolidate the VIE if it is considered its primary beneficiary whereby it would absorb the majority of the VIE’s expected losses, receive the majority of its expected residual returns, or both.  The Company does not have any VIE’s.





Canarc Resource Corp.

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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




2.

Significant Accounting Policies     (continued)


(p)

Change in accounting policy:


Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the following new accounting standards issued by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) relating to financial instruments.  The new standards have been adopted on a prospective basis with no restatement of prior period financial statements.


(i)

CICA Handbook Section 3855 – Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement


The standard addresses the classification, recognition and measurement of financial instruments in the financial statements.  This standard requires all financial instruments within its scope, including derivatives, to be included in the Company’s balance sheet and measured either at fair value on initial recognition or, in certain circumstances when fair value may not be considered most relevant, at cost or amortized cost.  Changes in fair value are recognized in the statements of operations.


All financial assets and liabilities are recognized when the entity becomes a party to the contract creating the item.  As such, any outstanding financial assets and liabilities at the effective date of adoption are recognized and measured in accordance with the new requirements as if these requirements had always been in effect.  Any changes to the fair values of assets and liabilities prior to the adoption date are recognized by adjusting accumulated other comprehensive income.


All financial instruments are classified into one of the following five categories:  held for trading, held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets, or other financial liabilities.  Initial and subsequent measurement and recognition of changes in the value of financial instruments depends on their initial classification:


Held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables, and other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost.  Amortization of premiums or discounts and losses due to impairment are included in current period net earnings;


Available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value based on quoted market prices.  Investment in equity instruments classified as available-for-sale that does not have a quoted market price in an active market is measured at cost.  Revaluation gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income until the asset is removed from the balance sheet either by disposition or permanent impairment at which time the realized gain or loss is transferred to net earnings;


Held for trading financial instruments are measured at fair value.  All gains and losses are included in net earnings in the period in which they arise;  and


All derivative financial instruments are classified as held for trading financial instruments and are measured at fair value, even when they are part of a hedging relationship.  All gains and losses are included in net earnings in the period in which they arise.



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




2.

Significant Accounting Policies     (continued)



(p)

Change in accounting policy:     (continued)


(i)

CICA Handbook Section 3855 – Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement     (continued)


In accordance with the new standard, the Company has classified its marketable securities as available-for-sale securities.  Such securities are measured at fair market value in the consolidated financial statements with realized gains or losses recorded in net earnings and unrealized gains or losses recorded in other comprehensive income.  This change in accounting policy resulted in an increase of $837,000 in the carrying value of its marketable securities on initial adoption.


The Company’s royalty receivable from disposition of subsidiary (Note 4(c)(i)) is classified as loans and receivables.  It is measured at amortized cost and is amortized to interest income using the effective interest rate method.  This change in accounting policy resulted in a decrease of $38,000 in the carrying value of its royalty receivable from disposition of subsidiary on initial adoption.


Its investment in shares of Aztec is classified as available-for-sale but such shares do not have a quoted market price in an active market and is therefore measured at cost.


(ii)

CICA Handbook Section 3865 - Hedging


This new standard specifies the circumstances under which hedge accounting is permissible and how hedge accounting may be performed.  Section 3865, "Hedges" specifies the criteria that must be satisfied in order for hedge accounting to be applied and the accounting for each of the permitted hedging strategies:  fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and hedges of foreign currency exposures of net investments in self-sustaining foreign operations.  Hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively when the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, or the derivative is terminated or sold, or upon the sale or early termination of the hedged item.  The Company currently does not have any hedges.


(iii)

CICA Handbook Section 1530 - Comprehensive Income


Comprehensive income is the change in shareholders’ equity during a period from transactions and other events from non-owner sources.  This standard requires certain gains and losses that would otherwise be recorded as part of net earnings to be presented in other “comprehensive income” until it is considered appropriate to recognize into net earnings.  This standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, and its components in a separate financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as the other financial statements.


Accordingly, the Company now includes the account “accumulated other comprehensive income” in the shareholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheet and the account “other comprehensive income” in the statement of operations.



Canarc Resource Corp.

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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




2.

Significant Accounting Policies     (continued)



(q)

New Accounting Pronouncements:


(i)

Financial Instruments – Disclosures and Presentation, CICA Handbook Sections 3862 & 3863


The CICA issued Section 3862 on disclosures and Section 3863 on presentation.  The two new CICA sections replace Section 3861 and set out additional financial instruments disclosure requirements while carrying forward unchanged its presentation requirements.  These sections are applicable to interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2007.


(ii)

Assessing Going Concern, CICA Handbook Section 1400


In June 2007, CICA Section 1400 was amended to clarify requirements for management to assess and disclose an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.  This section applies to interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008.


(iii)

Capital Disclosures, CICA Handbook Section 1535


CICA Section 1535 applies to interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2007.  This section requires additional disclosures relating to capital management strategies.


The Company will adopt the standards on January 1, 2008, and is evaluating the impact of these new standards on its financial position and results of operations.


The Company does not expect the adoption of the standards to result in any material changes to the Company’s financial statements.


(t)

Comparative figures:


Certain of the prior years’ comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current year.



Canarc Resource Corp.

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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




3.

Marketable Securities


 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

Investment in shares of companies, at cost

 $ 44 

 

 $ 497 

Unrealized foreign exchange (losses) gains

  (2)

 

  25 

Unrealized loss in market values

  (26)

 

  - 

 

 $ 16 

 

 $ 522 



The quoted market value of shares of companies was $16,000 at December 31, 2007.


As at December 31, 2006, investment in shares of companies includes shares of Endeavour Silver Corp. (“Endeavour”), a company which has certain directors in common with the Company.  At December 31, 2006, these shares had a cost of $367,000, a carrying value of $367,000 and a quoted market value of $1,156,000.  In 2007, the Company disposed all its shareholdings in Endeavour.



4.

Mineral Properties


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

2006

 

 

Acquisition

Exploration/

 

 

Acquisition

Exploration/

 

 

Costs

Development

Total

 

Costs

Development

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Columbia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Polaris (Note 4(a)(i))

 $ 3,605 

 $ 8,582 

 $ 12,187 

 

 $ 3,605 

 $ 6,077 

 $ 9,682 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suriname:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzdorp (Note 4(c)(ii))

  301 

  5,795 

  6,096 

 

  301 

  5,241 

  5,542 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Arrastres (Note 4(d)(i))

  125 

  95 

  220 

 

  - 

  - 

  - 

Providencia (Note 4(d)(ii))

  17 

  8 

  25 

 

  - 

  - 

  - 

Santiago (Note 4(d)(iii))

  60 

  34 

  94 

 

  - 

  - 

  - 

Santiago Fraction (Note 4(d)(iv))

  7 

  - 

  7 

 

  - 

  - 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $ 4,115 

 $ 14,514 

 $ 18,629 

 

 $ 3,906 

 $ 11,318 

 $ 15,224 



Canarc Resource Corp.

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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




4.

Mineral Properties     (continued)


(a)

British Columbia:


(i)

New Polaris:


The New Polaris property, which is located in the Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, is 100% owned by the Company subject to a 15% net profit interest which may be reduced to a 10% net profit interest within one year of commercial production by issuing 150,000 common shares to Rembrandt Gold Mines Ltd.  Acquisition costs at December 31, 2007 and 2006 include a reclamation bond for CAD$249,000.


(ii)

Eskay Creek:


The Company continues to own a one-third carried interest in the Eskay Creek property, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, pursuant to a joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”).  The property is subject to a 2% net smelter return in favour of a related company.  In 2005, the Company elected to write-off the associated property costs.


(b)

Bellavista, Costa Rica:


The Company holds a net profit interest in the Bellavista property, which is located near San Jose, Costa Rica.  A property agreement giving Central Sun Mining Inc. (formerly, Glencairn Gold Corporation) (“Central Sun”) the right to earn a 100% working interest in the property calls for pre-production payments which ended in fiscal 2005.  The Company has a net profit interest in Bellavista in which the Company is entitled to 5.67% of the net profits during the first payback period, as defined, then increasing to 10.40% during the second payback period and then to 20.24% of net profits thereafter, once commercial production commences.  Thirty-five percent of this net profit interest will reduce the net profit interest to be received from Central Sun until $317,741 in advance royalty payments are repaid.


(c)

Suriname:


(i)

Sara Kreek:


As at December 31, 2005, the Company held 80% of the shares of Sara Kreek Resource, the company that holds the Sara Kreek concession.  The Company was to issue an additional 200,000 shares to the vendor, Suriname Wylap Development N.V., (“Wylap Development”) upon completing a feasibility study and commencing commercial production of the underground deposits.  In fiscal 2004, the property was written down by $3,184,000 to a nominal $100,000 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.  A loan to Wylap Development that was included in acquisition costs, with a principal balance of $400,000 plus accrued interest remained outstanding as at December 31, 2005.


On April 15, 2006, the Company entered into a Settlement and Termination Agreement with Wylap Development to transfer its interest in Sara Kreek Resource to Wylap Development.  The Company received a cash payment of $400,000 in 2006 and shall receive the greater of $50,000 per year, payable semi-annually, or 1.5% royalty on annual gross production from the Sara Kreek property until December 31, 2011, in settlement of all claims, loans and advances owed to the Company.  In 2007, the Company received a royalty of $50,000 (2006 - $50,000).



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




4.

Mineral Properties     (continued)


(c)

Suriname:     (continued)


(i)

Sara Kreek:     (continued)


The royalty receivable has been determined using the effective interest rate method.  The expected future cash flows have been discounted using the effective interest rate to determine the present value as at January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present value of expected cash flows from royalties as at January 1

 

 

 $ 212 

 

Add:  Accretion for the year

 

 

  15 

 

Less:  Royalty received during the year

 

 

  (50)

 

Present value of expected cash flows from royalties as at December 31

 

 

  177 

 

Less:  Current portion of royalty receivable as at December 31

 

 

  (50)

 

Long-term portion of royalty receivable as at December 31

 

 

 $ 127 

 

 

 

 

 


(ii)

Benzdorp:


In April 1996, the Company entered into an option agreement with Grasshopper Aluminum Company N.V. (“Grassalco”) to earn up to an 80% interest in the Benzdorp property by making cumulative cash payments of $750,000 and property expenditures totalling $5 million over a four-year period.  In August 2002, the Company and Grassalco amended the option agreement.  Cash payments prior to commercial production were reduced to $300,000 with the balance of $450,000 to be paid on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production, and exploration expenditures of $5 million were to be incurred by April 2005.  In April 2005 a further amendment to the option agreement was made which extended the date, by which the property expenditures had to be completed, to December 6, 2005, subject to a payment of $40,000 which was made by the Company in April 2005.  By December 6, 2005, the Company incurred property expenditures in exce ss of $5 million.





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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



4.

Mineral Properties     (continued)


(c)

Suriname:     (continued)


(ii)

Benzdorp:     (continued)


Pursuant to the amended option agreement, the Company will owe Grassalco an additional $250,000 payable on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production if a feasibility study has not been completed by October 6, 2005.  For the years 2006 to 2008, the Company will owe an additional $250,000 payable on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production.  However, if a feasibility study has not been completed by October 6, 2008, then the annual additional cash payments of $250,000 will increase at that time to $500,000 payable on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production.  These additional cash payments will be treated as advance payments against Grassalco’s shareholder ownership interest and will be deductible from Grassalco’s net profit share or net smelter profit from exploiting the deposits.  As at December 31, 2007, the Company did not complete a feasibility study .


The Company has earned a 40% interest in the Benzdorp property, and can to exercise its right to increase its interest by making additional option payments (Note 4(e)).  During fiscal 2004, Grassalco transferred the Benzdorp concessions to an incorporated company in which the Company owns 40% and Grassalco owns 60%.


The exploration concessions for the Benzdorp property were due to expire in July 2007, and Benzdorp Gold NV, the joint venture company held by the Company and Grassalco, has applied to the Minister of Natural Resources of Suriname for a three year extension to the Company’s exploration concessions at Benzdorp.  An extension is available at the discretion of the Suriname Minister of Natural Resources.  The Company continues to have the exclusive right to explore the Benzdorp concessions after the expiry date until there is a decision on the application to extend.


(d)

Mexico:


(i)

Los Arrastres:


In February 2007, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Los Arrastres gold/silver property by making $2.5 million in cash payments and spending $2 million on exploration over a 3 year period.  The vendor will retain a 2% NSR and the Company has the right to reduce the NSR to 1% by paying $1 million at any time.  An initial payment of $50,000 was made upon the signing of the option agreement and a further payment of $75,000 was made in August 2007.  A cash payment of $25,000 was made in February 2008.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



4.

Mineral Properties     (continued)


(d)

Mexico:     (continued)


(ii)

Providencia and San Felix:


In March 2007, the Company entered into a preliminary option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Providencia and San Felix gold/silver properties by issuing 30,000 common shares to the vendors on signing a formal agreement within 30 days and making $2 million in cash payments over a 2 ½ year period, including $30,000 on signing.  The Company issued 30,000 shares at a deemed value of CAD$0.63 per share.  The vendors will retain a 2 ½ % net smelter return royalty (“NSR”), and the Company has the right to reduce the royalty to 1 ½ % at any time by paying $750,000 and issuing an option to the vendors to purchase 250,000 common shares of the Company at the five day closing share price average on the Toronto Stock Exchange prior to the royalty reduction.  A formal agreement is expected in fiscal 2008.


(iii)

Santiago:


In May 2007, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Santiago gold property by making $2 million in cash payments over a 5 year period and spending $200,000 on exploration over a 2 year period.  The vendor will retain a 2% NSR.  An initial payment of $30,000 was made upon the signing of the option agreement and a further payment of $30,000 was made in November 2007.


(iv)

Santiago Fraction:


In September 2007, the Company entered into an option and joint venture agreement to acquire up to a 75% interest in the Santiago Fraction property by issuing 15,000 common shares, paying $25,000 in cash after 1 year, and spending up to $1 million in exploration over a 5-year period.  The Company issued 15,000 common shares at a deemed value of CAD$0.45 per share.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




4.

Mineral Properties     (continued)


(e)

Expenditure options:


As at December 31, 2007, to maintain the Company’s interest and to fully exercise the options under various property agreements covering its properties, the Company must incur exploration expenditures on the properties and/or make payments in the form of cash and/or shares to the optionors as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option/Advance

Expenditure

 

 

 

Royalty Payments

Commitments

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzdorp (Note 4(c)(ii)):

 

 

 

 

On commercial production (i)

 $ 450 

 $ - 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Polaris (Note 4(a)(i)):

 

 

 

 

Net profit interest reduction or buydown

  - 

  - 

  150,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Arrastres (Note 4(d)(i))

 

 

 

 

Option payments and expenditure commitments

  2,375 

  1,905 

  - 

 

Net profit interest reduction or buydown

  1,000 

  - 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Providencia (Note 4(d)(ii)) (ii)

 

 

 

 

Option payments and expenditure commitments

  2,000 

  - 

  - 

 

Net profit interest reduction or buydown

  750 

  - 

  250,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santiago (Note 4(d)(iii))

  1,940 

  166 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santiago Fraction (Note 4(d)(iv))

  25 

  1,000 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $ 8,540 

 $ 3,071 

  400,000 

 

 

 

 

 


 (i)

Payable on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production.


(ii)

A formal agreement is expected in fiscal 2008.



These amounts may be reduced in the future as the Company determines which properties to continue to explore and which to abandon.



(f)

Mineral properties contingencies:


The Company has diligently investigated rights of ownership of all of its mineral properties/concessions and, to the best of its knowledge, all agreements relating to such ownership rights are in good standing.  However, all properties/concessions may be subject to prior claims, agreements or transfers, and rights of ownership may be affected by undetected defects.



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




5.

Equipment


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

Net Book

 

 

Accumulated

Net Book

 

 

Cost

Amortization

Value

 

Cost

Amortization

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment

 $ 143 

 $ 135 

 $ 8 

 

 $ 140 

 $ 133 

 $ 7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




6.

Long-Term Investment


In 2005, the Company agreed to settle debts of CAD$100,000 owed by Aztec by the issuance of 1,000,000 units of Aztec at a deemed price of CAD$0.10 per unit.  Each unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant with each whole warrant exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.12 until November 25, 2006 which was extended to May 28, 2007.  The remaining debt of $542,051 owed by Aztec was written off.


In 2005, the Company’s interest in Aztec was diluted from 63% to 27% due to a private placement which Aztec closed in November 2005, and in which the Company did not participate, and at which time the Company recognized a dilution gain of $621,390.  Prior to the dilution, the Company consolidated its financial statements with Aztec whereas subsequent to the dilution the Company’s investment in Aztec was accounted for using the equity method.


In 2006, the Company’s interest in Aztec was further diluted to 19% due to a private placement which Aztec closed in March 2006, in which the Company’s investment in Aztec was thereafter accounted for using the cost method.


In May 2007, the Company exercised its warrants for 500,000 common shares of Aztec at an exercise price of CAD$0.12.  As at December 31, 2007, the Company has an interest of 17% in Aztec.



7.

Share Capital


(a)

Authorized and issued:


The authorized share capital of the Company is comprised of unlimited common shares without par value.


Common shares issued for consideration other than cash are recorded at the quoted market value of the shares as of the agreement date, except in the case of common shares issued on exercise of stock options and share appreciation rights under the Company’s stock option plan, which include the fair value of related options or rights previously allocated to contributed surplus.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




7.

Share Capital     (continued)


(a)

Authorized and issued:     (continued)


(i)

In March 2007, the Company renounced CAD$7 million in exploration expenditures from the proceeds of the flow-through private placements in 2006, resulting in an income tax recovery of approximately $2 million.


In July 2007, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement for 2,200,000 units at CAD$0.52 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$1,144,000.  Each unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant;  each whole share purchase warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.65 until July 24, 2008.  Finders’ fees of CAD$37,440 were paid in cash.


The Company issued 45,000 common shares for property acquisitions (Notes 4(d)(ii) and (iv)).


(ii)

In March 2006, the Company closed brokered and non-brokered private placements.  The brokered private placement with Dundee Securities Corporation (the “Agent”) was for 3,850,000 flow-through common shares at CAD$0.82 per share for gross proceeds of CAD$3,157,000.  Agent’s fees of CAD$189,420 were comprised of CAD$123,123 in cash and CAD$66,297 in non-flow-through common shares, totalling 80,850 shares, with a deemed price of CAD$0.82 per share.  The Agent also received a compensation warrant exercisable for 231,000 non-flow-through common shares at an exercise price of CAD$0.82 and with an expiry date of March 17, 2007 and a fair value of CAD$43,890 which have been recorded in share capital on a net basis.


The non-brokered private placement was for 449,511 flow-through common shares at CAD$0.82 per share for gross proceeds of CAD$368,599.  Finders’ fees totalling CAD$20,316 were paid.


In October 2006, the Company closed two non-brokered private placements.  The flow-through private placement was for 4,300,000 units at CAD$0.82 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$3,526,000.  Each unit was comprised of one flow-through common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant;  each whole share purchase warrant is exercisable to acquire one non-flow through common share at an exercise price of CAD$1.25 until October 18, 2007.  Finders’ fees comprised of CAD$208,196 in cash and 247,800 warrants were issued;  each warrant is exercisable to acquire one non-flow through common share at CAD$0.82 until October 18, 2007 and a fair value of CAD$44,604 which have been recorded in share capital on a net basis.


The non-flow through private placement was for 700,000 non-flow through units at CAD$0.75 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$525,000.  Each unit was comprised of one non-flow through common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant;  each whole share purchase warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.95 until October 18, 2007.  A finder’s fee of CAD$5,850 was paid.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



7.

Share Capital     (continued)


(b)

Stock option plan:


The Company has a stock option plan that allows it to grant options to its employees, directors and consultants to acquire up to 18,374,095 common shares, of which options for 7,074,000 common shares are outstanding as at December 31, 2007.  The exercise price of each option equals the high/low average price for the common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange based on the last five trading days before the date of the grant.  Options have a maximum term of ten years and terminate 30 days following the termination of the optionee’s employment, except in the case of death, in which case they terminate one year after the event.  Vesting of options is made at the discretion of the Board at the time the options are granted.  At the discretion of the Board, certain option grants provide the holder the right to receive the number of common shares, valued at the quoted market price at the time of exercise of the stock options, that repres ent the share appreciation since granting the options.


The continuity of stock options for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

2006

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

average

 

 

average

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

exercise

 

 

exercise

 

 

exercise

 

 

 

Number

price

 

Number

price

 

Number

price

 

 

 

of Shares

(CAD$)

 

of Shares

(CAD$)

 

of Shares

(CAD$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, beginning of year

 

  7,929,000 

$0.54 

 

  6,984,000 

$0.50 

 

  5,649,000 

$0.57 

 

Granted

 

  2,190,000 

$0.54 

 

  1,490,000 

$0.69 

 

  2,395,000 

$0.36 

 

Exercised

 

  (830,000)

$0.44 

 

  (545,000)

$0.37 

 

  (220,000)

$0.19 

 

Converted to stock appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rights on exercise

 

  (410,000)

$0.37 

 

  - 

-

 

  (20,000)

$0.34 

 

Expired

 

  (1,805,000)

$0.65 

 

  - 

-

 

  (820,000)

$0.70 

 

Outstanding, end of year

 

  7,074,000 

$0.54 

 

  7,929,000 

$0.54 

 

  6,984,000 

$0.50 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise price range (CAD$)

 

$0.25 - $1.00

 

 

$0.17 - $1.00

 

 

$0.17 - $1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




7.

Share Capital     (continued)


(b)

Stock option plan:     (continued)


The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2007:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

Price

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

Exercise

 

Number

 

Exercise

 

Intervals

 

Outstanding at

 

Contractual Life

 

Prices

 

Exercisable at

 

Prices

 

(CAD$)

 

Dec 31, 2007

 

(Number of Years)

 

(CAD$)

 

Dec 31, 2007

 

(CAD$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.25 - $0.49

 

2,914,000 

 

3.0 

 

$0.35 

 

2,914,000 

 

$0.35 

 

$0.50 - $0.74

 

3,670,000 

 

3.1 

 

$0.62 

 

3,170,000 

 

$0.64 

 

$1.00 - $1.24

 

490,000 

 

1.2 

 

$1.00 

 

490,000 

 

$1.00 

 

 

 

7,074,000 

 

2.9 

 

$0.54 

 

6,574,000 

 

$0.54 


At December 31, 2007, 7,074,000 options are outstanding of which 6,574,000 options are exercisable and expire at various dates from January 29, 2008 to September 26, 2012, with a weighted average remaining life of 2.9 years.  During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recognized stock-based compensation of $405,115 (2006 - $454,177 and 2005 - $432,424) based on the fair value of options granted that were earned by the provision of services during the year.


Of the options granted in 2007, options for 500,000 common shares with an exercise price of CAD$0.54 and an expiry date of June 15, 2012 have vesting provisions in which options for 250,000 common shares vest on June 15, 2008 and the balance of 250,000 vest on June 15, 2009.


Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected price volatility.  Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, and therefore the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options.


The fair value of stock options granted and the assumptions used to calculate compensation expense are estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of options granted during the year

$0.18 

 

$0.30 

 

$0.18 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

3.31%

 

3.32%

 

2.25%

 

Expected dividend yield

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

Expected stock price volatility

54%

 

66%

 

87%

 

Expected option life in years

  4 

 

  4 

 

  4 



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




7.

Share Capital     (continued)


(c)

Warrants:


At December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding warrants as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices

 

Oustanding at

 

 

 

Oustanding at

 

(CAD$)

Expiry Dates

December 31, 2006

Issued

Exercised

Expired

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.82

March 17, 2007

  231,000 

  - 

  - 

  (231,000)

  - 

 

$1.25

October 18, 2007

  2,150,000 

  - 

  - 

  (2,150,000)

  - 

 

$0.82

October 18, 2007

  247,800 

  - 

  - 

  (247,800)

  - 

 

$0.95

October 18, 2007

  350,000 

  - 

  - 

  (350,000)

  - 

 

$0.65

July 24, 2008

  - 

  1,100,000 

  - 

  - 

  1,100,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2,978,800 

  1,100,000 

  - 

  (2,978,800)

  1,100,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



At December 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding warrants as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices

 

Oustanding at

 

 

 

Oustanding at

 

(CAD$)

Expiry Dates

December 31, 2005

Issued

Exercised

Expired

December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.82

March 17, 2007

  - 

  231,000 

  - 

  - 

  231,000 

 

$1.25

October 18, 2007

  - 

  2,150,000 

  - 

  - 

  2,150,000 

 

$0.82

October 18, 2007

  - 

  247,800 

  - 

  - 

  247,800 

 

$0.95

October 18, 2007

  - 

  350,000 

  - 

  - 

  350,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  - 

  2,978,800 

  - 

  - 

  2,978,800 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



At December 31, 2005, the Company had no outstanding warrants as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices

 

Oustanding at

 

 

 

Oustanding at

 

(CAD$)

Expiry Dates

December 31, 2004

Issued

Exercised

Expired

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.63

February 4, 2005

  625,000 

  - 

  - 

  (625,000)

  - 

 

$1.25

November 13, 2005

  133,750 

  - 

  - 

  (133,750)

  - 

 

$1.10

November 13, 2005

  1,540,000 

  - 

  - 

  (1,540,000)

  - 

 

$1.25

December 30, 2005

  50,000 

  - 

  - 

  (50,000)

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2,348,750 

  - 

  - 

  (2,348,750)

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)




7.

Share Capital     (continued)


(d)

Shares reserved for issuance:


 

 

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2007

  71,734,505 

 

Property agreements (Note 4(e))

  400,000 

 

Stock options (Note 7(b))

  7,074,000 

 

Warrants (Note 7(c))

  1,100,000 

 

 

 

 

Fully diluted, December 31, 2007

  80,308,505 



(e)

Shareholder rights plan:


On May 31, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved a shareholder rights plan (the “Plan”), that became effective on April 30, 2005.  The Plan is intended to ensure that any entity seeking to acquire control of the Company makes an offer that represents fair value to all shareholders and provides the board of directors with sufficient time to assess and evaluate the offer, to permit competing bids to emerge, and, as appropriate, to explore and develop alternatives to maximize value for shareholders.  Under the Plan, each shareholder at the time of the Plan’s adoption was issued one Right for each common share of the Company held.  Each Right entitles the registered holder thereof, except for certain “Acquiring Persons” (as defined in the Plan), to purchase from treasury one common share at a 50% discount to the prevailing market price, subject to certain adjustments intended to prevent dilution.  The Rig hts are exercisable after the occurrence of specified events set out in the Plan generally related to when a person, together with affiliated or associated persons, acquires, or makes a take-over bid to acquire, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding common shares of the Company.  The Rights expire on April 30, 2015.



8.

Notes Payable


In December 2007, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Caza Gold Corp. (“Caza”), received proceeds of CAD$300,000 in demand loans of which CAD$180,000 are from directors and officers of the Company.  The loans are repayable on demand and bear an interest rate of 9% per annum.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



9.

Related Party Transactions


General and administrative costs during 2007 include:


-

CAD$Nil (2006 - CAD$38,000 and 2005 - CAD$Nil) of consulting fees charged by a company controlled by a former director of the Company;

-

CAD$120,987 (2006 - CAD$99,208 and 2005 - CAD$59,385) of salaries paid to a director;

-

CAD$32,005 (2006 - CAD$55,580 and 2005 - CAD$23,000) in office rent recovered from companies sharing certain common directors;  and

-

CAD$35,273 (2006 - $Nil and 2005 $Nil) in office rent paid to a company sharing certain common directors.


A law firm in which a senior officer is a partner charged fees totalling CAD$106,316 in 2007 (2006 - CAD$159,594 and 2005 – CAD$65,496).  Also, in fiscal 2007, the Company paid a total of CAD$35,604 (2006 - CAD$40,000 and 2005 - CAD$40,000) to current and former directors in their capacity as Directors of the Company.


Details of transactions with Aztec are provided in Note 6, and notes payables for Caza are provided in Note 8.



10.

Segment Disclosures


The Company has one operating segment, being mineral exploration, and substantially all assets of the Company are located in Canada except for certain mineral properties as disclosed in Note 4.



11.

Income Taxes


The reconciliation of the income tax provision computed at statutory rates to the reported income tax provision is as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

2006

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian statutory tax rates

34.12%

36.12%

37.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected recovery

 $ (179)

 $ (292)

 $ (64)

 

Permanent differences

  (58)

  26 

  350 

 

Benefit of tax attributes and other items

  845 

  406 

  (143)

 

Change in valuation allowance

  (2,647)

  (140)

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax (expense) recovery

 $ (2,039)

 $ - 

 $ 143 



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



11.

Income Taxes     (continued)


The Company’s effective tax rate is different from the statutory tax rate due to non-tax deductible stock-based compensation expense, and non-taxable items such as income tax recovery and gain on dilution of affiliated company, and non-taxable portion of capital gains.


The significant components of the Company’s future income tax assets as at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

Resource properties

 

 $ (599)

 $ 2,156 

 

Equipment

 

  305 

  347 

 

Non-capital losses

 

  1,164 

  1,009 

 

Capital losses

 

  29 

  34 

 

Total future income tax assets

 

  899 

  3,546 

 

Valuation allowance

 

  (899)

  (3,546)

 

Future income tax assets, net

 

 $ - 

 $ - 



At December 31, 2007, the Company has non-capital losses for Canadian tax purposes of approximately $4,665,000 which expire on various dates to 2014, and Canadian capital losses of approximately $178,000 which are without expiry.



12.

Supplemental Disclosure with respect to Cash Flows


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

2006

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash financing and investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of stock options allocated to shares issued on exercise of:

 

 

 

 

Share appreciation rights

 $ 69 

 $ - 

 $ 3 

 

Stock options

  177 

  101 

  18 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of shares for property acquisitions

  24 

  - 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral exploration tax credit, receivable on mineral properties

  315 

  - 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)



13.

Subsequent Events


In March 2008, the Company announced a Special General Meeting to be held on April 29, 2008 for a special resolution to approve the distribution of approximately 83% of the Company’s interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Caza, to the shareholders of the Company under a plan of arrangement.  The special resolution is:  (1) to transfer the Company’s wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary which holds the rights to the Mexican gold exploration properties to Caza in return for approximately 14.4 million shares of Caza, and (2) to distribute approximately 12 million Caza shares held by the Company to the Company’s shareholders.  Upon completion of the plan of arrangement, shareholders of the Company will continue to hold shares of the Company and will receive, by way of a dividend in kind, one share of Caza for every six shares of the Company held by shareholders as of the dividend record date.  The plan of arrangement is subject to shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.











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CORPORATE  INFORMATION





HEAD OFFICE

#301 – 700 West Pender Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1G8


Telephone:

(604) 685-9700

Facsimile:

(604) 685-9744


Website:

www.canarc.net




DIRECTORS

Bradford Cooke

Derek Bullock

Leonard Harris

William Price




OFFICERS

Bradford Cooke ~ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Bruce Bried ~ President and Chief Operating Officer

Garry Biles ~ Vice-President, Mining

James Moors ~ Vice-President, Exploration

Philip Yee ~ Chief Financial Officer

Stewart Lockwood ~ Secretary




REGISTRAR AND

Computershare Investor Services Inc.

TRANSFER AGENT

3rd Floor, 510 Burrard Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 3B9




AUDITORS

KPMG LLP

777 Dunsmuir Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7Y 1K3




SOLICITORS

Vector Corporate Finance Lawyers

#1040 – 999 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 2W2




SHARES LISTED

Trading Symbols

TSX:

CCM

OTC-BB:

CRCUF

DBFrankfurt:

CAN




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

(the “Company”)


Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007



CAUTION – FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS



Certain statements contained herein regarding the Company and its operations constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  All statements that are not historical facts, including without limitation statements regarding future estimates, plans, objectives, assumptions or expectations of future performance, are “forward-looking statements”.  We caution you that such “forward looking statements” involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.  Such risks and uncertainties include fluctuations in precious metal prices, unpredictable results of exploration activities, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, fluctuations in the costs of goods and services, problems associated with exploration and minin g operations, changes in legal, social or political conditions in the jurisdictions where the Company operates, lack of appropriate funding and other risk factors, as discussed in the Company’s filings with Canadian and American Securities regulatory agencies.  The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.



1.0

Preliminary Information


The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of Canarc Resource Corp. (the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, all of which are available at the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.


All financial information in this MD&A is prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“CAD GAAP”), and all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.


All information contained in the MD&A is as of March 25, 2008 unless otherwise indicated.



1.1

Background


The Company was incorporated under the laws of British Columbia and is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and exploitation of precious metal properties in Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico and Suriname.  The Company owns or holds, directly or indirectly, interests in precious metal properties, known as the New Polaris property in British Columbia, Canada;  the Bellavista property in Costa Rica;  the Los Arrastres, Providencia, Santiago and Santiago Fraction properties in Mexico;  and the Benzdorp property in Suriname.


The Company owns a 100% interest in the New Polaris property, located in the Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, which is subject to a 15% net profit interest and may be reduced to a 10% net profit interest within one year of commercial production by issuing 150,000 common shares to Rembrandt Gold Mines Ltd.


The Company holds a 5.7% to 20.2% net profit interest in the Bellavista property, located near Miramar, Costa Rica.  Central Sun Mining Inc. (formerly, Glencairn Gold Corporation) (“Central Sun”) owns a 100% working interest in the property, which is an open pit, heap leach, gold mine and which achieved commercial production in December 2005.  In July 2007, Central Sun suspended mining operations due to ground movement and heavy rainfall causing surface erosion and deep seated ground creep in some areas of the mine site.  The Company has a net profit interest in Bellavista which entitles the Company to 5.67% of the net profits during the first payback period, increasing to 10.40% during the second payback period and then to 20.24% of net profits thereafter.  Thirty-five percent of this net profit interest will reduce the net profit interest to be received from Central Sun until $317,741 in advance royalty payments are repaid.







CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)



Previously, the Company held 80% of the shares of Sara Kreek Resource Corporation N.V. (“Sara Kreek Resource”), the company that holds the Sara Kreek concession in the Republic of Suriname.  On April 15, 2006, the Company entered into a Settlement and Termination Agreement with its partner, Suriname Wylap Development N.V. (“Wylap Development”), to transfer the Company’s interest in Sara Kreek Resource.  In settlement for all claims, loans and advances owed to the Company, the Company received a cash payment of $400,000 in 2006, and will receive the greater of $50,000 per year, payable semi-annually, or a 1.5% royalty on annual gross production from the Sara Kreek property until December 31, 2011.  The Company received $50,000 in 2007.


In April 1996, the Company entered into an option agreement with Grasshopper Aluminum Company N.V. (“Grassalco”) to earn up to an 80% interest in the Benzdorp property located in the Republic of Suriname by making cumulative cash payments of $750,000 and property expenditures totalling $5,000,000 over a four-year period.  In August 2002, the Company amended its option agreement.  Cash payments prior to commercial production were reduced to $300,000 and the period to incur exploration expenditures totalling $5,000,000 was extended to April 2005 which was then extended to December 2005 pursuant to amendments in April 2005, subject to a payment of $40,000 which was paid in April 2005.  Also, the Company will owe Grassalco an additional $250,000 payable on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production if a feasibility study has not been completed by October 6, 2005.  Each year thereafter, the Company will owe an additional $250 ,000 payable on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production.  However, if a feasibility study has not been completed by October 6, 2008, then the annual additional cash payments of $250,000 will increase at that time to $500,000.  These additional cash payments shall be treated as advance payments against Grassalco’s shareholder ownership interest and shall be deductible from Grassalco’s net profit share or net smelter profit from exploiting the deposits.  In fiscal 2004, the Company had earned a 40% interest in the Benzdorp property, and the Company can exercise its right to increase its interest to 80%.  In February 2004, the Company and Grassalco incorporated a company in Suriname and transferred the Benzdorp concessions to it, on behalf of the Company (40%) and Grassalco (60%).  The exploration concessions for the Benzdorp property were due to expire in July 2007, and Benzdorp Gold NV, the joint venture company held by the Company and Grassalco, ha s applied to the Minister of Natural Resources of Suriname for a three year extension to the Company’s exploration concessions at Benzdorp.  An extension is available at the discretion of the Suriname Minister of Natural Resources.  The Company continues to have the exclusive right to explore the Benzdorp concessions after the expiry date until there is a decision on the application to extend.


In February 2007, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Los Arrastres gold/silver property by making $2.5 million in cash payments and spending $2 million on exploration over a 3 year period.  The vendor will retain a 2% net smelter return royalty (“NSR”) and the Company has the right to reduce the NSR to 1% by paying $1 million at any time.  An initial payment of $50,000 was made upon the signing of the option agreement and a further payment of $75,000 was made in August 2007.  A cash payment of $25,000 was made in February 2008.


In March 2007, the Company entered into a preliminary option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Providencia gold/silver properties by issuing 30,000 common shares to the vendors on signing a formal agreement within 30 days and making $2 million in cash payments over a 2 ½ year period, including $30,000 on signing.  The vendors will retain a 2 ½ % NSR, and the Company has the right to reduce the royalty to 1 ½ % at any time by paying $750,000 and issuing an option to the vendors to purchase 250,000 common shares of the Company at the five day closing share price average on the Toronto Stock Exchange prior to the royalty reduction.  The formal agreement is expected in fiscal 2008.


In May 2007, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Santiago gold property by making $2 million in cash payments over a 5 year period and spending $200,000 on exploration over a 2 year period.  The vendor will retain a 2% NSR.  An initial payment of $30,000 was made upon the signing of the option agreement and a further payment of $30,000 was made in November 2007.


In September 2007, the Company entered into an option and joint venture agreement to acquire up to a 75% interest in the Santiago Fraction property by issuing 15,000 common shares, paying $25,000 in cash after 1 year, and spending up to $1 million in exploration over a 5-year period.  The Company issued 15,000 common shares at a deemed value of CAD$0.45 per share.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)




1.2

Overall Performance


As the Company is focused on its exploration activities, there is no production, sales or inventory in the conventional sense.  The recoverability of costs capitalized to mineral properties and the Company’s future financial success will be dependent upon the extent to which it can discover mineralization and determine the economic viability of developing such properties.  Such development may take years to complete and the amount of resulting income, if any, is difficult to determine with any certainty at this time.  Many of the key factors are outside of the Company’s control.  The sales value of any mineralization discovered and developed by the Company is largely dependent upon factors beyond the Company’s control such as the market prices of the metals produced.  As the carrying value and amortization of mineral properties and capital assets are, in part, related to the Company’s mineral reserves and resources, if any, the estimation of such reserves and resources is significant to the Company’s position and results of operations.


Gold prices continued to show strength as the cumulative annual average increased from $445 in fiscal 2005 to $603 in fiscal 2006 and $695 in 2007, closing at $927 on March 25, 2008.  Gold prices achieved new highs in each of the past several years.  In late 2005, prices reached a high of $537, then $725 in May 2006 and $841 in November 2007 before reaching a high of $1,011 in March 2008.



New Polaris property


From the flow-through equity financings in 2006, the Company continued with its work program in 2007 which included mine dewatering, underground development, diamond drilling, bulk sampling, metallurgical testing, environmental studies and related work necessary for a preliminary assessment.


In 2007, the Company retained Moose Mountain Technical Services and Giroux Consultants Limited to update resource estimates for the New Polaris gold project.  Their technical report entitled “Resource Potential, New Polaris Project” (the “New Polaris Report”) was authored by R.J. Morris, MSc, PGeo, and G.H. Giroux, MASc, PEng, respectively, who are independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, dated March 14, 2007, and was prepared in compliance with NI 43-101, to the best of the Company’s knowledge.  The New Polaris Report is available at www.sedar.com.


Based upon the New Polaris Report, measured and indicated undiluted resources range from 570,000 to 457,000 oz of gold contained in 1,670,000 to 1,009,000 tonnes (1,840,861 to 1,112,233 tons) of mineralized vein material grading 10.6 to 14.1 grams per tonne (0.31 to 0.41 oz per ton) using a range of cutoff grades from 2 to 8 gpt (0.06 to 0.23 opt).  Greater than 95% of the measured and indicated resources are located within the C vein system where infill drilling programs were conducted over the past three years.


Inferred undiluted resources range from 697,000 to 571,000 oz of gold contained in 2,060,000 to 1,340,000 tonnes (2,270,763 to 1,477,098 tons) of mineralized vein material grading 10.5 to 13.3 grams per tonne (0.31 to 0.39 oz per ton) using a range of cutoff grades from 2 to 8 gpt (0.06 to 0.23 opt).  Approximately 75% of the inferred resources are also located within the C vein system, with the remainder attributable to the Y19 and Y20 veins.




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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)




MEASURED UNDILUTED RESOURCE

 

Cutoff  Grade

Mineralized Tonnage

Average Grade

Contained Gold

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)*

(tonnes)

(tons)

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)

Au (oz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0.058

390,000

429,902

9.48

0.277

119,000

4

0.117

330,000

363,763

10.62

0.310

113,000

6

0.175

271,000

298,727

11.89

0.347

104,000

8

0.233

203,000

223,769

13.54

0.395

88,000


INDICATED UNDILUTED RESOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

Cutoff  Grade

Mineralized Tonnage

Average Grade

Contained Gold

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)*

(tonnes)

(tons)

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)

Au (oz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0.058

1,280,000

1,410,960

10.97

0.320

451,000

4

0.117

1,180,000

1,300,728

11.65

0.340

442,000

6

0.175

1,017,000

1,121,052

12.71

0.371

416,000

8

0.233

806,000

888,464

14.22

0.415

368,000


MEASURED PLUS INDICATED UNDILUTED RESOURCE

 

 

 

 

Cutoff  Grade

Mineralized Tonnage

Average Grade

Contained Gold

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)*

(tonnes)

(tons)

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)

Au (oz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0.058

1,670,000

1,840,861

10.62

0.310

570,000

4

0.117

1,510,000

1,664,491

11.42

0.333

555,000

6

0.175

1,288,000

1,419,778

12.54

0.366

519,000

8

0.233

1,009,000

1,112,233

14.08

0.411

457,000


INFERRED UNDILUTED RESOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

Cutoff  Grade

Mineralized Tonnage

Average Grade

Contained Gold

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)*

(tonnes)

(tons)

(g/tonne)

(oz/ton)

Au (oz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0.058

2,060,000

2,270,763

10.5

0.307

697,000

4

0.117

1,925,000

2,121,951

11.0

0.322

683,000

6

0.175

1,628,000

1,794,564

12.2

0.354

636,000

8

0.233

1,340,000

1,477,098

13.3

0.387

571,000


*     ton equals short dry ton


The resource estimate uses ordinary kriging of 192 recent drill holes and 1,432 gold assay intervals constrained within 4 main vein segments as modelled in three dimensions by the Company’s geologists.  The total New Polaris database consists of 1,056 diamond drill holes with a total of 31,514 sample intervals.  For this study, the classification for each resource block was a function of the semivariogram range.  In general, blocks estimated using ¼ of the semivariogram range were classed as measured, blocks estimated using ½ the semivariogram range were classed as indicated and all other blocks estimated using the



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


full semivariogram range were classed as inferred.  A review of gold grade distribution outlined 6 overlapping lognormal gold populations within the resource database.  On this basis, a total of 10 gold assays were capped at 63 g/t.


In the third quarter of 2007, the Company completed a preliminary assessment of building an 80,000 oz per year gold mine at the New Polaris property.  At a US$650 per oz gold price, the project generates an after-tax net present value (NPV) with an 8% discount rate of CAD$8.3 million and after-tax internal rate of return (IRR) of 11.1%.  Moose Mountain Technical Services (“Moose Mountain”) was commissioned as independent consultants to work with the Company’s personnel in developing the conceptual mine plan and mining capital and operating costs;  Jasman Yee and Associates Inc. for the metallurgical testwork, process design, mill capital and operating costs;  and Beacon Hill Consultants (1988) Ltd. for the financial analysis.  All three consultants contributed to the preliminary assessment for an 80,000 oz per year, high grade, underground gold mine at New Polaris.  Their report entitled “New Polaris Project – Prelimin ary Assessment” dated October 4, 2007 (“Preliminary Assessment Report”) was prepared in compliance with NI 43-101, to the best of the Company’s knowledge.  The Preliminary Assessment Report is available at www.sedar.com.  J.H. (Jim) Gray, P.Eng. of Moose Mountain is the Qualified Person for the Preliminary Assessment Report.


The base case production model is summarized below:


Scheduled Resources

806,000 tonnes measured and indicated grading 13.2 gpt Au (after dilution) and 944,000 tonnes inferred grading 11.9 gpt Au (after dilution) and a 9 gpt cutoff

Production Rate

600 tonnes per day

Grade

12.5 grams per tonne (diluted 20%)

Recoveries

91% gold into concentrate

Output

80,000 oz gold per year

Mine life

8 years

 

 

The base case financial parameters are as follows:

Gold Price

US$650 per oz

Exchange Rate

US$0.90 = CAD$1.00

Capital Cost

CAD$90.5 million

Cash Cost

US$327 per oz  (excluding offsites)

 

 

 

Pre-Tax                                               After-Tax

Net Present Value (NPV) (0%)

CAD$60.4 million                             CAD$40.9 million

NPV (5%)

CAD$32.6 million                             CAD$18.4 million

NPV (8%)

CAD$20.3 million                             CAD$8.3 million

NPV (10%)

CAD$13.4 million                             CAD$2.7 million

 

 

 

Pre-Tax                                              After-Tax

Internal Rate of Return

14.9%                                                 11.1%

Payback Period

3.8 years                                              4.7 years


The preliminary assessment indicates that the New Polaris base case production model and financial parameters have positive potential and therefore further work was recommended to optimize the project and to complete a feasibility study.  The preliminary assessment is based on resources, not reserves, and a portion of the modeled resources to be mined are in the inferred resource category.  Resources are normally considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them so the project does not yet have proven economic viability.  The CAD$90.5 million capital costs include CAD$19 million to complete a feasibility study, as well as the capital needed to purchase equipment, further develop the mine and construct the plant and site infrastructure.  The US$327 per oz cash cost includes site related costs prior to the shipping and sale of concentrates.  Offsite costs for concentrate transportation and processing are treated as deductions against sales.  The NPVs are life of mine net cash flows shown at various discount rates.  The IRR assumes 100% equity financing.



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


The Company’s management believes that opportunities exist to improve the base case model such as:


-

Increasing resources and therefore mine life;

-

Increasing gold recoveries and concentrate grades;

-

Increasing production to enhance economies of scale;

-

Reducing transportation costs;  and

-

Reducing offsite processing costs.


The main cost risks include:


-

Rising engineering and construction labour and equipment costs due to limited availability;

-

Escalating capital costs if there are project delays;

-

Rising operating costs due to inflation and commodity shortages;  and

-

Fluctuations in US$/CA$ exchange rates.



Benzdorp property


The exploration efforts in 2006 resulted in the identification of several new, higher grade gold prospect areas.


The exploration program for 2007 included ground geophysics, bulldozer trenching, additional soil geochemistry, and poknokker pit mapping and sampling.


The exploration concessions for the Benzdorp property were due to expire in July 2007, and Benzdorp Gold NV, the joint venture company held by the Company and Grassalco, has applied to the Minister of Natural Resources of Suriname for a three year extension to the Company’s exploration concessions at Benzdorp.  An extension is available at the discretion of the Suriname Minister of Natural Resources.  The Company continues to have the exclusive right to explore the Benzdorp concessions after the expiry date until there is a decision on the application to extend.


The Company has not yet completed a feasibility study for the Benzdorp property.



Bellavista property


The Company holds a 5.7% to 20.2% net profit interest in the Bellavista property located in Costa Rica, which is an open pit, heap leach, gold mine.  Central Sun, owner and operator of the Bellavista mine in Costa Rica, declared commercial production in December 2005.  In July 2007, Central Sun suspended mining operations due to ground movement and heavy rainfall causing surface erosion and deep seated ground creep in some areas of the mine site.



Sara Kreek property


In April 2006, the Company agreed to transfer all its interest in Sara Kreek Resource to Wylap Development in exchange for a cash payment of $400,000 and the greater of $50,000 per year or 1.5% royalty on annual gross production until December 31, 2011 in settlement of any claims, loans and advances owed to the Company.  In 2007, $50,000 was received.



Plan of Arrangement


In March 2008, the Company announced a Special General Meeting to be held on April 29, 2008 for a special resolution to approve the distribution of approximately 83% of the Company’s interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Caza Gold Corp. (“Caza”), to the shareholders of the Company under a plan of arrangement.  The special resolution is:  (1) to transfer the Company’s wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary which holds the rights to the Mexican gold exploration properties to Caza in



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


return for approximately 14.4 million shares of Caza, and (2) to distribute approximately 12 million Caza shares held by the Company to the Company’s shareholders.  Upon completion of the plan of arrangement, shareholders of the Company will continue to hold shares of the Company and will receive, by way of a dividend in kind, one share of Caza for every six shares of the Company held by shareholders as of the dividend record date.  The plan of arrangement is subject to shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.



Other Matters


In February 2007, Mr. Bruce Bried replaced Mr. John McClintock as President and Chief Operating Officer, and in March 2007, Mr. Garry Biles was appointed Vice-President, Mining.



The Shareholders Update included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 provides further review of the Company’s overall performance for fiscal 2007 and an outlook for fiscal 2008.



1.3

Selected Annual Information


All financial information is prepared in accordance with CAD GAAP, and all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

(in $000s except per share amounts)

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

 $ - 

 

 $ - 

 

 $ - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before discontinued operations and extraordinary items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)  Total

 

 

 $ 1,515 

 

 $ 433 

 

 $ 315 

(ii)  Basic per share

 

 

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 $ 0.01 

(iii)  Fully diluted per share

 

 

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)  Total

 

 

 $ 1,515 

 

 $ 433 

 

 $ 315 

(ii)  Basic per share

 

 

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 $ 0.01 

(iii)  Fully diluted per share

 

 

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 $ 0.01 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

 $ 20,115 

 

 $ 18,447 

 

 $ 11,182 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

 $ -   

 

 $ -   

 

 $ -   

Dividends per share

 

 

 $ -   

 

 $ -   

 

 $ -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




1.4

Results of Operations



Fiscal Year 2007 – Year ended December 31, 2007 compared with December 31, 2006


The Company realized a higher net income of approximately $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 in comparison to a net income of $433,000 for 2006.  The net income in 2007 was primarily attributable to the future income tax recovery for the renunciation of exploration expenditures from flow-through equity financings in 2006 and the realized gain from the disposition of marketable securities.  The net income in 2006 was attributable to gains realized from the



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


disposition of marketable securities and from the gain from the disposition of Sara Kreek Resource.  A substantial portion of the realized gains from marketable securities for both years was from the disposition of shares of Endeavour Silver Corp. (“Endeavour”), a company with two common directors.  In 2007, the Company disposed of all its shares of Endeavour.


The Company has no sources of operating revenues.


The future income tax recovery of approximately $2 million is a provision for the recognition at the date of actual renunciation being March 8, 2007, by a reduction in the amount included in share capital for the flow through shares for the future income taxes related to the deductions foregone by the Company.  In 2006, the Company raised flow-through equity financing from three private placements for approximately CAD$7.05 million which were renounced in March 2007.


In 2007, the Company adopted new accounting standards issued by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) for the recognition and measurement of financial instruments which were applied prospectively with no restatement of prior period financial statements.  These new standards consist of CICA Handbook Section 3855-Financial Instruments-Recognition and Measurement, Section 3865-Hedging and Section 1530-Comprehensive Income.  The new accounting standards require financial assets designated as held-for-trading and available-for-sale be measured at fair value on initial adoption, while financial assets designated as held to maturity and loans and receivables are measured at amortized cost.  Changes in the fair values of marketable securities which the Company classifies as available-for-sale financial instruments are recognized in other comprehensive income.  Due to the adoption of the new standards, the Company’s marketable s ecurities and accumulated other comprehensive income increased by $837,000 on initial adoption.  On adoption of the new standards, the Company designated the royalty receivable as loans and receivables, and reported an adjustment of $38,000 to opening retained earnings.  The Company recognized $15,000 from the accretion of royalty receivable.


The Company did not acquire nor dispose of any marketable securities in the first quarter of 2007.  In the second quarter of 2007, the Company realized gains of $664,000 from the disposition of marketable securities, and then realized further gains of $460,000 in the third quarter and $28,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.  The Company realized gains of approximately $1.2 million from disposition of marketable securities in fiscal 2007, again primarily from the Company’s shareholdings of Endeavour.  Proceeds from the disposition of marketable securities supplemented the financing needs for operating activities and working capital.


With the exception of the fourth quarter of 2007, overall operating expenses in 2007 continue to be higher than prior periods in 2006, reflecting the commensurate heightened operating activities of the Company as management focused greater efforts on the planning, detailing and implementation of the de-watering program and the preliminary assessment for the New Polaris property and the exploration program for the Benzdorp property, which included hiring additional personnel.  Expenses for corporate development reflect active due diligence and property evaluations for Mexico for acquisitions and to identify properties of merit for possible acquisitions.  Expenses for corporate development were higher in 2006 than 2007, in which such efforts in 2006 culminated in the acquisition of Mexican properties in 2007.  Given that certain account balances of the Company are stated in Canadian dollars, the appreciation of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar d uring fiscal 2007 caused the recognition of foreign exchange gains for US$ stated financial information.  Stock-based compensation results from the granting of stock options was nominally lower in 2007, partly attributable to vesting provisions on certain stock options and due to a lower fair value per option granted.  General and administrative expenses and salaries continue to account for a significant portion of operating expenses.  Operating activities subsided in the fourth quarter of 2007 as the Company completed its preliminary assessment for the New Polaris property and continued with its efforts for the extension of its exploration concessions for the Benzdorp property.


As at December 31, 2007, the Company has mineral properties which are comprised of the following:



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition

Exploration/

 

(in $000s)

 

 

 

 

Costs

Development

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Columbia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Polaris

 

 

 

 

 $ 3,605 

 $ 8,582 

 $ 12,187 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suriname:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzdorp

 

 

 

 

  301 

  5,795 

  6,096 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Arrastres

 

 

 

 

  125 

  95 

  220 

Providencia

 

 

 

 

  17 

  8 

  25 

Santiago

 

 

 

 

  60 

  34 

  94 

Santiago Fraction

 

 

 

 

  7 

  - 

  7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 $ 4,115 

 $ 14,514 

 $ 18,629 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Expenditures of $2,505,000 were incurred for New Polaris for the year ended December 31, 2007 as the Company continued with its de-watering program which was being financed from the proceeds of the flow-through private placement in October 2006.  The de-watering program and preliminary assessment for the property were completed in September 2007.  As for the Benzdorp property, expenditures of $554,000 were incurred during 2007.


Acquisition costs related to the Company’s Mexican properties totalled $209,000 and exploration expenditures totalled $137,000, all of which were incurred in 2007.


At December 31, 2007, to maintain its interest and to fully exercise the options under various property agreements covering the properties located in British Columbia (Canada), Mexico and Suriname, the Company must incur exploration expenditures on the properties and/or make payments in the form of cash and/or shares to the optionors as follows:




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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)



 

 

 

 

 

Option/Advance

Expenditure

 

 

Royalty Payments

Commitments

Shares

 

(in $000s)

(in $000s)

 

Benzdorp:

 

 

 

On commercial production (i)

 $ 450 

 $ - 

  - 

 

 

 

 

New Polaris:

 

 

 

Net profit interest buyout

  - 

  - 

  150,000 

 

 

 

 

Los Arrastres

 

 

 

Option payments and expenditure commitments

  2,375 

  1,905 

  - 

Net profit interest reduction

  1,000 

  - 

  - 

 

 

 

 

Providencia (ii)

 

 

 

Option payments and expenditure commitments

  2,000 

  - 

  - 

Net profit interest reduction

  750 

  - 

  250,000 

 

 

 

 

Santiago

  1,940 

  166 

  - 

 

 

 

 

Santiago Fraction

  25 

  1,000 

  - 

 

 

 

 

 

 $ 8,540 

 $ 3,071 

  400,000 

 

 

 

 



(i)

Payable on or before 30 days after the commencement of commercial production.


(ii)

A formal agreement is expected in fiscal 2008.



These amounts may be reduced in the future as the Company determines which properties to continue to explore and which to abandon.



1.5

Summary of Quarterly Results


All financial information is prepared in accordance with CAD GAAP, and all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.


The following table provides selected financial information of the Company for each of the last eight quarters ended at the most recently completed quarter, December 31, 2007:



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in $000s except

 

2007

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

per share amounts)

 

Dec 31

Sept 30

June 30

Mar 31

 

Dec 31

Sept 30

June 30

Mar 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

 $ - 

 $ - 

 $ - 

 $ - 

 

 $ - 

 $ - 

 $ - 

 $ - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before discontinued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

discontinued operations and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

extraordinary items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)  Total

 

 $ (182)

 $ (72)

 $ 254 

 $ 1,515 

 

 $ (426)

 $ 148 

 $ 15 

 $ 696 

 

 

(ii)  Basic per share

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.01 

 

 

(iii)  Fully diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          per share

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.01 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)  Total

 

 $ (182)

 $ (72)

 $ 254 

 $ 1,515 

 

 $ (426)

 $ 148 

 $ 15 

 $ 696 

 

 

(ii)  Basic per share

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.01 

 

 

(iii)  Fully diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          per share

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.02 

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ 0.01 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 $ 20,115 

 $ 19,988 

 $ 19,168 

 $ 19,395 

 

 $ 18,447 

 $ 16,072 

 $ 16,001 

 $ 14,762 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 

 

Dividends per share

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 $ -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Realized gains from disposition of marketable securities and the renunciation of exploration expenditures in March 2007 contributed to a net income for fiscal 2007.  Gains from the disposition of marketable securities and from the disposition of subsidiary were the primary contributors to the realization of the net income for fiscal 2006.  The Company has no sources of operating revenues.



1.6

Liquidity and Capital Resources


The Company is in the development stage and has not yet determined whether its mineral properties contain reserves that are economically recoverable.  The recoverability of amounts capitalized for mineral properties is entirely dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the development and upon future profitable production.  The Company knows of no trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that may result in the Company’s liquidity either materially increasing or decreasing at the present time or in the foreseeable future.  Material increases or decreases in the Company’s liquidity are substantially determined by the success or failure of the Company’s exploration programs and overall market conditions for smaller mineral exploration companies.  Since its incorporation in 1987, the Company has endeavored to secure mineral propertie s that in due course could be brought into production to provide the Company with cash flow which would be used to undertake work programs on other projects.  To that end, the Company has expended its funds on mineral properties that it believes have the potential to achieve cash flow within a reasonable time frame.  As a result, the Company has incurred losses during each of its fiscal years since incorporation.  This result is typical of smaller exploration companies and will continue unless positive cash flow is achieved.


The following table contains selected financial information of the Company’s liquidity:



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

(in $000s)

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $ 633 

 

 $ 2,267 

 

 $ 489 

Working capital

 $ 590 

 

 $ 2,709 

 

 $ 1,201 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Ongoing operating expenses continue to reduce the Company’s cash resources and working capital.


The exercise of stock options provided proceeds of CAD$364,700.


The Company did not dispose of any marketable securities in the first quarter of 2007 to generate cash flows, but did dispose of marketable securities in the other quarters of 2007 which provided proceeds of approximately $1.7 million.


In March 2006, Aztec, an affiliated company, closed a private placement for 3,675,000 units at CAD$0.30 per unit with each unit comprised of one common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant, which diluted the Company’s interest in Aztec from 27% to 19%.  In May 2007, the Company exercised its warrants for 500,000 common shares of Aztec at an exercise price of CAD$0.12.  At December 31, 2007, the Company had a 17% interest in Aztec.


In July 2007, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement for 2,200,000 units at CAD$0.52 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$1,144,000.  Each unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant;  each whole share purchase warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.65 until July 24, 2008.  Finders’ fees of CAD$37,440 were paid in cash.


In December 2007, Caza, a wholly-owned subsidiary, received proceeds of CAD$300,000 in demand loans of which CAD$180,000 are from directors and officers of the Company.  The loans are repayable on demand and bear an interest rate of 9% per annum.


The Company has entered into a number of option agreements for mineral properties that involve payments in the form of cash and/or shares of the Company as well as minimum exploration expenditure requirements.  Under Item 1.4, further details of contractual obligations are provided as at December 31, 2007.  The Company will continue to rely upon equity financing as its principal source of financing its projects.



1.7

Capital Resources


Item 1.6 provides further details.



1.8

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


On May 31, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved a shareholder rights plan (the “Plan”), that became effective on April 30, 2005.  The Plan is intended to ensure that any entity seeking to acquire control of the Company makes an offer that represents fair value to all shareholders and provides the board of directors with sufficient time to assess and evaluate the offer, to permit competing bids to emerge, and, as appropriate, to explore and develop alternatives to maximize value for shareholders.  Under the Plan, each shareholder at the time of the Plan’s adoption was issued one Right for each common share of the Company held.  Each Right entitles the registered holder thereof, except for certain “Acquiring Persons” (as defined in the Plan), to purchase from treasury one common share at a 50% discount to the prevailing market price, subject to certain adjustments intended to prevent dilution.  The Rights are exercisable after the occurrence of specified events set out in the Plan generally related to when a person, together with affiliated or associated persons, acquires, or makes a take-over bid



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


to acquire, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding common shares of the Company.  The Rights expire on April 30, 2015.


At the discretion of the Board, certain option grants provide the option holder the right to receive the number of common shares, valued at the quoted market price at the time of exercise of the stock options, that represent the share appreciation since granting the options.



1.9

Transactions with Related Parties


General and administrative costs during 2007 include:


-

CAD$120,987 of salaries paid to a director;

-

CAD$32,005 in office rent recovered from companies sharing certain common directors;  and

-

CAD$35,273 in office rent paid to a company sharing certain common directors.


A law firm in which a senior officer is a partner charged fees totalling CAD$106,316 in 2007.  Also, in fiscal 2007, the Company paid a total of CAD$35,604 to current and former directors in their capacity as Directors of the Company.


Details of transactions with Aztec and notes payables for Caza are provided in Item 1.6.



1.10

Fourth Quarter


Items 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 provide further details for the fourth quarter.



1.11

Proposed Transactions


There are no proposed asset or business acquisitions or dispositions, other than those in the ordinary course and other than those already disclosed in this MD&A, before the board of directors for consideration.


Plan of Arrangement


In March 2008, the Company announced a Special General Meeting to be held on April 29, 2008 for a special resolution to approve the distribution of approximately 83% of the Company’s interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Caza, to the shareholders of the Company under a plan of arrangement.  The special resolution is:  (1) to transfer the Company’s wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary which holds the rights to the Mexican gold exploration properties to Caza in return for approximately 14.4 million shares of Caza, and (2) to distribute approximately 12 million Caza shares held by the Company to the Company’s shareholders.  Upon completion of the plan of arrangement, shareholders of the Company will continue to hold shares of the Company and will receive, by way of a dividend in kind, one share of Caza for every six shares of the Company held by shareholders as of the dividend record date.  The plan of arrangement is subject to shareholder, co urt and regulatory approvals.



1.12

Critical Accounting Estimates


The preparation of financial statements requires the Company to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant areas requiring the use of estimates relate to mineral properties, determination of reclamation obligations, fair values of financial instruments, valuation allowances for future income tax assets, and assumptions used in determining the fair value of non-cash stock-based compensation.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)



Acquisition costs of mineral properties and exploration and development expenditures incurred thereto are capitalized and deferred.  The costs related to a property from which there is production will be amortized using the unit-of-production method.  Capitalized costs are written down to their estimated recoverable amount if the property is subsequently determined to be uneconomic.  The amounts shown for mineral properties represent costs incurred to date, less recoveries and write-downs, and do not reflect present or future values.



1.13

Changes in Accounting Policies Including Initial Adoption


Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the following new accounting standards issued by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) relating to financial instruments.  The new standards have been adopted on a prospective basis with no restatement of prior period financial statements.


(i)

CICA Handbook Section 3855 – Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement


The standard addresses the classification, recognition and measurement of financial instruments in the financial statements.  This standard requires all financial instruments within its scope, including derivatives, to be included in the Company’s balance sheet and measured either at fair value on initial recognition or, in certain circumstances when fair value may not be considered most relevant, at cost or amortized cost.  Changes in fair value are recognized in the statements of operations.


All financial assets and liabilities are recognized when the entity becomes a party to the contract creating the item.  As such, any outstanding financial assets and liabilities at the effective date of adoption are recognized and measured in accordance with the new requirements as if these requirements had always been in effect.  Any changes to the fair values of assets and liabilities prior to the adoption date are recognized by adjusting accumulated other comprehensive income.


All financial instruments are classified into one of the following five categories:  held for trading, held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets, or other financial liabilities.  Initial and subsequent measurement and recognition of changes in the value of financial instruments depends on their initial classification:


Held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables, and other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost.  Amortization of premiums or discounts and losses due to impairment are included in current period net earnings;


Available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value based on quoted market prices.  Investment in equity instruments classified as available-for-sale that does not have a quoted market price in an active market is measured at cost.  Revaluation gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income until the asset is removed from the balance sheet either by disposition or permanent impairment at which time the realized gain or loss is transferred to net earnings;


Held for trading financial instruments are measured at fair value.  All gains and losses are included in net earnings in the period in which they arise;  and


All derivative financial instruments are classified as held for trading financial instruments and are measured at fair value, even when they are part of a hedging relationship.  All gains and losses are included in net earnings in the period in which they arise.


In accordance with the new standard, the Company has classified its marketable securities as available-for-sale securities.  Such securities are measured at fair market value in the consolidated financial statements with realized gains or losses recorded in net earnings and unrealized gains or losses recorded in other comprehensive income.  



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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


This change in accounting policy resulted in an increase of $837,000 in the carrying value of its marketable securities on initial adoption.


The Company’s royalty receivable from disposition of subsidiary is classified as loans and receivables.  It is measured at amortized cost and is amortized to interest income using the effective interest rate method.  This change in accounting policy resulted in a decrease of $38,000 in the carrying value of its royalty receivable from disposition of subsidiary on initial adoption.


Its investment in shares of Aztec is classified as available-for-sale but such shares do not have a quoted market price in an active market and are therefore measured at cost.


(ii)

CICA Handbook Section 3865 - Hedging


This new standard specifies the circumstances under which hedge accounting is permissible and how hedge accounting may be performed.  Section 3865, "Hedges" specifies the criteria that must be satisfied in order for hedge accounting to be applied and the accounting for each of the permitted hedging strategies:  fair value hedges, cash flow hedges and hedges of foreign currency exposures of net investments in self-sustaining foreign operations.  Hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively when the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective hedge, or the derivative is terminated or sold, or upon the sale or early termination of the hedged item.  The Company currently does not have any hedges.


(iii)

CICA Handbook Section 1530 - Comprehensive Income


Comprehensive income is the change in shareholders’ equity during a period from transactions and other events from non-owner sources.  This standard requires certain gains and losses that would otherwise be recorded as part of net earnings to be presented in other “comprehensive income” until it is considered appropriate to recognize into net earnings.  This standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, and its components in a separate financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as the other financial statements.


Accordingly, the Company now includes the account “accumulated other comprehensive income” in the shareholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheet and the account “other comprehensive income” in the statements of operations.


New accounting pronouncements are as follows:


(i)

Financial Instruments – Disclosures and Presentation, CICA Handbook Sections 3862 & 3863


The CICA issued Section 3862 on disclosures and Section 3863 on presentation.  The two new CICA sections replace Section 3861 and set out additional financial instruments disclosure requirements while carrying forward unchanged its presentation requirements.  These sections are applicable to interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2007.


(ii)

Assessing Going Concern, CICA Handbook Section 1400


In June 2007, CICA Section 1400 was amended to include requirements for management to assess and disclose an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.  This section applies to interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008.


(iii)

Capital Disclosures, CICA Handbook Section 1535


CICA Section 1535 applies to interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2007.  This section requires additional disclosures relating to capital management strategies.



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


The Company will adopt the standards on January 1, 2008, and is evaluating the impact of these new standards on its financial position and results of operations.


The Company does not expect the adoption of the standards to result in any material changes to the Company’s financial statements.



1.14

Financial Instruments and Other Instruments


Items 1.13 provide further details of financial instruments.


The Company’s investments in marketable securities as at December 31, 2007 are as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

(in $000s)

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in shares of companies, at cost

 

 

 $ 44 

 

Unrealized foreign exchange losses

 

 

  (2)

 

Unrealized losses in market values

 

 

  (26)

 

 

 

 

 $ 16 



The closing market prices on the stock exchanges are used as the basis for the determination of the fair values of the shareholdings held as marketable securities as at the reporting date.  The Company classifies its marketable securities as available-for-sale financial instruments.



1.15

Other MD&A Requirements



1.15.1

Other MD&A Requirements


Additional information relating to the Company are as follows:


(a)

may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com;


(b)

may be found in the Company’s annual information form;  and


(c)

is also provided in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.



1.15.2

Outstanding Share Data



The Company’s authorized share capital consists of unlimited common shares without par value.


Changes in the Company’s share capital for the year ended December 31, 2007 are as follows:



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)




 

 

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

Amount

 

 

 

(in $000s)

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2006

  68,470,476 

 

 $ 55,629 

Issued:

 

 

 

Private placement

  2,200,000 

 

  1,039 

Property acquisition

  45,000 

 

  24 

Exercise of options

  830,000 

 

  530 

Exercise of share appreciation rights

  189,029 

 

  106 

Provision for flow-through shares

  - 

 

  (2,039)

Balance at December 31, 2007

  71,734,505 

 

 $ 55,289 



At March 25, 2008, there were 71,734,505 common shares issued and outstanding.


At December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding stock options to purchase an aggregate 7,074,000 common shares as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

(CAD$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, beginning of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  7,929,000 

$0.54 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2,190,000 

$0.54 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (830,000)

$0.44 

 

Converted to stock appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rights on exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (410,000)

$0.37 

 

Expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (1,805,000)

$0.65 

 

Outstanding, end of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  7,074,000 

$0.54 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise price range (CAD$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.25 - $1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Of the options granted in 2007, options for 500,000 common shares with an exercise price of CAD$0.54 and an expiry date of June 15, 2012 have vesting provisions in which options for 250,000 common shares vest on June 15, 2008 and the balance of 250,000 vest on June 15, 2009.


At March 25, 2008, stock options for 6,884,000 common shares remain outstanding.


At December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,100,000 common shares as follows:



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices

 

Outstanding at

 

 

 

Outstanding at

 

(CAD$)

Expiry Dates

December 31, 2006

Issued

Exercised

Expired

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.82

March 17, 2007

  231,000 

  - 

  - 

  (231,000)

  - 

 

$1.25

October 18, 2007

  2,150,000 

  - 

  - 

  (2,150,000)

  - 

 

$0.82

October 18, 2007

  247,800 

  - 

  - 

  (247,800)

  - 

 

$0.95

October 18, 2007

  350,000 

  - 

  - 

  (350,000)

  - 

 

$0.65

July 24, 2008

  - 

  1,100,000 

  - 

  - 

  1,100,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  2,978,800 

  1,100,000 

  - 

  (2,978,800)

  1,100,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



At March 25, 2008, warrants for 1,100,000 common shares remain outstanding.



1.16

Outlook


Although it currently has sufficient capital to satisfy existing operating and administrative expenses in the short term, the Company will continue to depend upon equity capital to finance its existing projects.  There are no assurances that capital requirements will be met by this means of financing as inherent risks are attached therein including commodity prices, financial market conditions, and general economic factors.  The Company does not expect to realize any operating revenues from its properties in the foreseeable future.



1.17

Risk Factors


The following is a brief discussion of those distinctive or special characteristics of the Company’s operations and industry that may have a material impact on, or constitute risk factors in respect of, the Company’s future financial performance.


Exploration and Development Risks


There is no assurance given by the Company that its exploration and development programs and properties will result in the discovery, development or production of a commercially viable ore body.


The business of exploration for minerals and mining involves a high degree of risk.  Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines.  There is no assurance that the Company’s mineral exploration and development activities will result in any discoveries of bodies of commercial ore.  The economics of developing gold and other mineral properties are affected by many factors including capital and operating costs, variations of the grades and tonnages of ore mined, fluctuating mineral market prices, costs of mining and processing equipment and such other factors as government regulations, including regulations relating to royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection.  Substantial expenditures are required to establish reserves through drilling and other work, to develop metallurgical processes to extract metal from ore, and to develop the mining and processing facilitie s and infrastructure at any site chosen for mining.  No assurance can be given that funds required for development can be obtained on a timely basis.  The marketability of any minerals acquired or discovered may be affected by numerous factors which are beyond the Company’s control and which cannot be accurately foreseen or predicted, such as market fluctuations, the global marketing conditions for precious and base metals, the proximity and capacity of milling and smelting facilities, mineral markets and processing equipment, and such other factors as government regulations, including regulations relating to royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting minerals and environmental protection.  In order to commence exploitation of certain properties presently held under exploration concessions, it is necessary for the Company to apply for exploitation concessions.  There can be no guarantee that such concessions will be granted.


Financing Risks



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)



There is no assurance given by the Company that it will be able to secure the financing necessary to explore, develop and produce its mineral properties.


The Company does not presently have sufficient financial resources or operating cash-flow to undertake by itself all of its planned exploration and development programs.  The development of the Company’s properties may therefore depend on the Company’s joint venture partners and on the Company’s ability to obtain additional required financing.  There is no assurance the Company will be successful in obtaining the required financing, the lack of which could result in the loss or substantial dilution of its interests (as existing or as proposed to be acquired) in its properties as disclosed herein.  The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the ability of the Company to raise equity capital financings, the attainment of profitable operations, external financings, and further share issuance to satisfy working capital and operating needs.


Estimates of Mineral Deposits


There is no assurance given by the Company that any estimates of mineral deposits herein will not change.


Although all figures with respect to the size and grade of mineralized deposits, or, in some instances have been prepared, reviewed or verified by independent mining experts, these amounts are historic estimates only and are not compliant with NI 43-101, except for the Company’s New Polaris project which was the subject of a NI 43-101 report dated March 14, 2007, and no assurance can be given that any identified mineralized deposit will ever qualify as a commercially viable mineable ore body that can be legally and economically exploited.  Estimates regarding mineralized deposits can also be affected by many factors such as permitting regulations and requirements, weather, environmental factors, unforeseen technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected geological formations and work interruptions.  In addition, the grades and tonnages of ore ultimately mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results and other work.  There can be no assurance tha t gold recovered in small-scale laboratory tests will be duplicated in large-scale tests under on-site conditions.  Material changes in mineralized tonnages, grades, dilution and stripping ratios or recovery rates may affect the economic viability of projects.  The existence of mineralized deposits should not be interpreted as assurances of the future delineation of ore reserves or the profitability of future operations.  The presence of clay in the mineralized material may adversely affect the economic recovery of gold from the mining operations planned at properties in Suriname.  The refractory nature of gold mineralization at New Polaris may adversely affect the economic recovery of gold from mining operations.


Mineral Prices


There is no assurance given by the Company that mineral prices will not change.


The mining industry is competitive and mineral prices fluctuate so that there is no assurance, even if commercial quantities of a mineral resource are discovered, that a profitable market will exist for the sale of same.  Factors beyond the control of the Company may affect the marketability of any substances discovered.  The prices of precious and base metals fluctuate on a daily basis, have experienced volatile and significant price movements over short periods of time, and are affected by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including international economic and political trends, expectations of inflation, currency exchange fluctuations (specifically, the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies), interest rates, central bank transactions, world supply for precious and base metals, international investments, monetary systems, and global or regional consumption patterns (such as the development of gold coin programs), speculative activities and in creased production due to improved mining and production methods.  The supply of and demand for gold are affected by various factors, including political events, economic conditions and production costs in major gold producing regions, and governmental policies with respect to gold holdings by a nation or its citizens.  The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, and the combination of these factors may result in the Company not receiving adequate returns on invested capital or the investments retaining their respective values.  There is no assurance that the prices of gold and other precious and base metals will be such that the Company’s properties can be mined at a profit.


Title Matters



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


There is no assurance given by the Company that it owns legal title to its mineral properties.


The acquisition of title to mineral properties is a very detailed and time-consuming process.  Title to any of the Company’s mining concessions may come under dispute.  While the Company has diligently investigated title considerations to its mineral properties, in certain circumstances, the Company has only relied upon representations of property partners and government agencies.  There is no guarantee of title to any of the Company’s properties.  The properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements or transfers, and title may be affected by unidentified and undetected defects.  In British Columbia and elsewhere, native land claims or claims of aboriginal title may be asserted over areas in which the Company’s properties are located.


Conflicts of Interest


There is no assurance given by the Company that its directors and officers will not have conflicts of interest from time to time.


The Company’s directors and officers may serve as directors or officers of other public resource companies or have significant shareholdings in other public resource companies and, to the extent that such other companies may participate in ventures in which the Company may participate, the directors of the Company may have a conflict of interest in negotiating and concluding terms respecting the extent of such participation.  The interests of these companies may differ from time to time.  In the event that such a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the Company’s directors, a director who has such a conflict will abstain from voting for or against any resolution involving any such conflict.  From time to time several companies may participate in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural resource properties thereby allowing for their participation in larger programs, permitting involvement in a greater number of programs and red ucing financial exposure in respect of any one program.  It may also occur that a particular company will assign all or a portion of its interest in a particular program to another of these companies due to the financial position of the company making the assignment.  In accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, the directors of the Company are required to act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.  In determining whether or not the Company will participate in any particular exploration or mining project at any given time, the directors will primarily consider the upside potential for the project to be accretive to shareholders, the degree of risk to which the Company may be exposed and its financial position at that time.


Uninsured Risks


There is no assurance given by the Company that it is adequately insured against all risks.


The Company may become subject to liability for cave-ins, pollution or other hazards against which it cannot insure or against which it has elected not to insure because of high premium costs or other reasons.  The payment of such liabilities would reduce the funds available for exploration and mining activities.


Environmental and Other Regulatory Requirements


There is no assurance given by the Company that it has met all environmental or regulatory requirements.


The current or future operations of the Company, including exploration and development activities and commencement of production on its properties, require permits from various foreign, federal, state and local governmental authorities and such operations are and will be governed by laws and regulations governing prospecting, development, mining, production, exports, taxes, labour standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other matters.  Companies engaged in the development and operation of mines and related facilities generally experience increased costs, and delays in production and other schedules as a result of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits.  There can be no assurance that approvals and permits required in order for the Company to commence production on its various properties will be obtained.  Additional permits and studies, which may include e nvironmental impact studies conducted before permits can be obtained, are necessary prior to operation of the other properties in which the Company has interests and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain or



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


maintain all necessary permits that may be required to commence construction, development or operation of mining facilities at these properties on terms which enable operations to be conducted at economically justifiable costs.


Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment or remedial actions.  Parties engaged in mining operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the mining activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws or regulations.  New laws or regulations or amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of mining companies, or more stringent implementation of current laws, regulations or permits, could have a material adverse impact on the Company and cause increases in capital expenditures or production costs or reduction in levels of production at producing properties or require abandonment or delays in development of new mining properties.


Reclamation


There is a risk that monies allotted for land reclamation may not be sufficient to cover all risks, due to changes in the nature of the waste rock or tailings and/or revisions to government regulations.  Therefore additional funds, or reclamation bonds or other forms of financial assurance may be required over the tenure of the project to cover potential risks.  These additional costs may have material adverse impact on the financial condition and results of the Company.


Foreign Countries and Regulatory Requirements


Certain of the Company’s properties are located in countries outside of Canada, and mineral exploration and mining activities may be affected in varying degrees by political stability and government regulations relating to the mining industry.  Any changes in regulations or shifts in political attitudes may vary from country to country and are beyond the control of the Company and may adversely affect its business.  Such changes have, in the past, included nationalization of foreign owned businesses and properties.  Operations may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on production, price controls, export controls, income and other taxes and duties, expropriation of property, environmental legislation and mine safety.  These uncertainties may make it more difficult for the Company and its joint venture partners to obtain any required production financing for its mineral properties.


Currency Fluctuation and Foreign Exchange Controls


The Company maintains a portion of its funds in U.S. dollar denominated accounts.  Certain of the Company’s property and related contracts are denominated in U.S. dollars.  The Company’s operations in countries other than Canada are normally carried out in the currency of that country and make the Company subject to foreign currency fluctuations and such fluctuations may materially affect the Company’s financial position and results.  In addition future contracts may not be denominated in U.S. dollars and may expose the Company to foreign currency fluctuations and such fluctuations may materially affect the Company’s financial position and results.  In addition, the Company is or may become subject to foreign exchange restrictions which may severely limit or restrict its ability to repatriate capital or profits from its properties outside of Canada to Canada.  Such restrictions have existed in the past in countries in which the Company holds property interests and future impositions of such restrictions could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s future profitability or ability to pay dividends.


Third Party Reliance


The Company’s rights to acquire interests in certain mineral properties have been granted by third parties who themselves hold only an option to acquire such properties.  As a result, the Company may have no direct contractual relationship with the underlying property holder.


Volatility of Shares Could Cause Investor Loss



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


The market price of a publicly traded stock, especially a junior issuer like the Company, is affected by many variables in addition to those directly related to exploration successes or failures.  Such factors include the general condition of the market for junior resource stocks, the strength of the economy generally, the availability and attractiveness of alternative investments, and the breadth of the public market for the stock.  The effect of these and other factors on the market price of the common shares on the TSX and NASD-OTC suggests that the Company’s shares will continue to be volatile.  Therefore, investors could suffer significant losses if the Company’s shares are depressed or illiquid when an investor seeks liquidity and needs to sell the Company’s shares.


Possible Dilution to Current Shareholders based on Outstanding Options and Warrants


At December 31, 2007, the Company had 71,734,505 common shares and 7,074,000 share purchase options and 1,100,000 share purchase warrants outstanding.  The resale of outstanding shares from the exercise of dilutive securities could have a depressing effect on the market for the Company’s shares.  At December 31, 2007, dilutive securities represented approximately 11% of the Company’s issued shares.  Certain of these dilutive securities are exercisable at prices below the December 31, 2007 closing market price of CAD$0.36 for the Company’s shares and, accordingly, will result in dilution to existing shareholders if exercised.



1.18

Controls and Procedures


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


Based upon the evaluation of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures regarding the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and this MD&A, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company was made known to others within the company particularly during the period in which this report and accounts were being prepared, and such controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under regulatory rules and securities laws is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified.  Management of the Company recognizes that any controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance, and not absolute assurance, of achievin g the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgement in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.


Internal Controls over Financial Reporting


The CEO and CFO of the Company are responsible for designing internal controls over financial reporting (“ICOFR”) or causing them to be designed under their supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.  We have assessed the design of ICOFR and identified certain weaknesses.


In common with many other smaller companies, the Company has insufficient resources to appropriately review increasingly complex areas of accounting within the accounting function such as those in relation to financial instruments and future income tax.


The Company shall engage the services of an external accounting firm to assist in applying complex areas of accounting as needed.  In December 2007, the Company has hired a consultant to design and implement internal controls over financial reporting.


Notwithstanding this weakness, management concluded that the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 fairly present the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations for the year then ended.


Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting



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CANARC  RESOURCE  CORP.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Year Ended December 31, 2007

(expressed in United States dollars)


Except as disclosed above, there were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date the Chief Executive Officer completed his evaluation.




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