EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Taseko Mines Limited - Exhibit 99.1

TASEKO MINES LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

 

 

These financial statements have not been reviewed by the Company's auditors


TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    December 31     September 30  
    2004     2004  
Assets         
             
Current assets         
         Cash and equivalents  $ 8,218,684   $ 14,892,947  
         Restricted cash (note 6(a))    5,000,000      
         Amounts receivable    1,661,620     2,766,184  
         Advances to related parties (note 11)        194,857  
         Concentrate inventory    8,500,881      
         Supplies inventory    4,176,921     2,277,397  
         Prepaid expenses    161,754     210,015  
    27,719,860     20,341,400  
             
Prepaid lease payments (note 5)    4,410,460      
Property, plant and equipment (note 5)    14,002,851     35,759,634  
Reclamation deposits (notes 4, 6(a) and 6(d))    17,706,902     17,647,056  
Promissory note (note 6(f))    68,513,242     68,172,380  
Mineral property interests (note 6)    3,000     3,000  
  $ 132,356,315   $ 141,923,470  
             
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity         
             
Current liabilities         
         Operating line of credit (note 7)  $ 1,090,724   $ 1,857,740  
         Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    9,702,946     14,578,172  
         Advances from related parties (note 11)    80,624      
         Current portion of vehicle loans (note 7)    138,258      
         Income taxes (note 9)    23,744,000     23,744,000  
    34,756,552     40,179,912  
             
Vehicle loans (note 7)    171,784      
Royalty obligation (note 6(f))    67,357,000     67,357,000  
Deferred revenue (note 6(f))    1,706,250     1,750,000  
Reclamation liability (note 5)    32,700,000     32,700,000  
             
    136,691,586     141,986,912  
             
Shareholders' equity (deficiency)         
         Share capital (note 8)    151,650,379     150,481,429  
         Convertible debenture (note 8(c))    20,847,200     20,577,225  
         Tracking preferred shares (note 4)    26,641,948     26,641,948  
         Contributed surplus (note 8(f))    5,112,137     4,947,588  
         Deficit    (208,586,935   (202,711,632
    (4,335,271   (63,442
Nature of operations (note 1)         
Commitments (note 6)         
Subsequent events (notes 8 and 12)         
  $ 132,356,315   $ 141,923,470  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Directors

/s/ Ronald W. Thiessen  /s/ Jeffrey R. Mason 
   
Ronald W. Thiessen  Jeffrey R. Mason 
Director  Director 


TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three months ended December 31  
    2004     2003  
             
Expenses         
         Conference and travel  $ 12,995   $ 40,269  
         Consulting    63,760     110,927  
         Corporation taxes    554      
         Depreciation    302,702     179,978  
         Exploration (schedule)    32,047     1,398,492  
         Interest and finance charges    41,785     19,339  
         Legal, accounting and audit    97,146   $ 16,818  
         Office and administration    164,316     121,738  
         Property investigation        141,063  
         Restart project (schedule)    8,172,814      
         Shareholder communication    52,822     73,802  
         Stock-based compensation (note 8(d))    164,549     1,314,296  
         Trust and filing    6,114     4,395  
    9,111,604     3,421,117  
             
Other items         
         Interest and other income    5,735,716     135,289  
         Foreign exchange    (51,448    
         Loss on sale of equipment    (2,177,992    
    3,506,276     135,289  
             
Loss for the period  $ (5,605,328 $ (3,285,828
             
             
Basic and diluted loss per common share (notes 3(i) and 8)  $ (0.06 $ (0.06
             
Weighted average number of         
         common shares outstanding    95,773,608     57,481,236  

Consolidated Statements of Deficit
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three months ended December 31  
    2004     2003  
             
Deficit, beginning of period  $ (202,711,632 $ (121,069,356
Loss for the period    (5,605,328   (3,285,828
Accretion expense on convertible debenture    (269,975   (245,431
             
Deficit, end of period  $ (208,586,935 $ (124,600,615

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three months ended December 31  
Cash provided by (used for):    2004     2003  
             
Operating activities         
         Loss for the period  $ (5,605,328 $ (3,285,828
         Items not involving cash         
                  Loss on sale of equipment    2,177,992     -  
                  Accrued interest on reclamation deposits    (400,708   (111,720
                  Depreciation    302,702     179,978  
                  Stock-based compensation    164,549     1,314,296  
                  Deferred revenue    (43,750   -  
         Changes in non-cash operating working capital         
                  Amounts receivable and prepaids    1,152,825     (4,565
                  Inventories    (10,400,405   (10,662
                  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    (4,875,226   (15,674
    (17,527,349   (1,934,175
             
Investing activities         
       Purchase of property, plant and equipment    (2,774,622   (15,233
       Proceeds received on sale of property, plant and equipment    22,050,711     -  
       Restricted cash    (5,000,000   -  
    14,276,089     (15,233
             
Financing activities         
       Bank operating loan    (767,016   (280,038
       Advances from related parties    275,481     455,184  
       Vehicle loans    310,042     -  
       Common shares issued for cash, net of issue costs    1,168,950     8,266,658  
       Prepaid lease payments    (4,410,460   -  
    (3,423,003   8,441,804  
             
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents    (6,674,263   6,492,396  
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period    14,892,947     2,424,221  
             
Cash and equivalents, end of period  $ 8,218,684   $ 8,916,617  

Supplementary cash flow disclosures (note 9)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Schedules of Exploration Expenses
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

  Property     
Three months ended December 31, 2004  Prosperity   Gibraltar  Harmony  Total   
                         
Exploration expenses           
       Assays and analysis  $ 4,487  $ –  $ –    $ 4,487   
       Equipment rentals  1,788  –  –  1,788   
       Geological  1,351  –  –  1,351   
       Mine planning  6,341  –  18,080  24,421   
                         
Exploration expenses during the period  13,967  –  18,080  32,047   
Cumulative expenses, beginning of period  41,646,184  15,979,154  70,338  57,695,676   
                         
Cumulative expenses, end of period  $ 41,660,151    $ 15,979,154    $ 88,418    $ 57,727,723   
                         
                         
                         
  Property     
Three months ended December 31, 2003  Prosperity  Gibraltar  Harmony  Total   
                         
Exploration expenses           
       Assays and analysis  $ 4,351    $ 826,051    $ 236    $ 830,638   
       Drilling  –  397,596  –  397,596   
       Equipment rentals  844  26,198  –  27,042   
       Geological  –  179,557  2,480  182,037   
       Mine planning  16,698  64,965  4,368  86,031   
       Site activities  930  606,272  –  607,202   
                         
Exploration expenses during the period  22,823  2,100,639  7,084  2,130,546   
Cumulative expenses, beginning of period  41,576,410  10,902,295  27,317  52,506,022   
                         
Cumulative expenses, end of period  $ 41,599,233    $ 13,002,934    $ 34,401    $ 54,636,568   


TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Schedules of Gibraltar Mine Restart Project Expenses
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three months ended December 31   
Mine Restart Project Expenses    2004     2003   
             
Administration  $ 79,035   $ –   
Environmental    37,856        –   
Mill    1,947,646        –   
Mine    1,021,406        –   
Mineral production, treatment and transportation    12,673,208     –   
Sales of concentrate during restart period    (8,101,845      –   
Site services    468,438        –   
Warehouse    47,070        –   
             
Expenses during the period    8,172,814        –   
Cumulative expenses, beginning of period    14,982,008        –   
             
Cumulative expenses, end of period  $ 23,154,822   $    –   

Consolidated Schedules of Mineral Production, Treatment and Transportation
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three months ended December 31   
Mineral Production, Treatment and Transportation Expenses    2004     2003   
             
Administration  $ 1,642,604   $    –   
Environmental/water treatment    163,023        –   
Landfill operations    (28,114   –   
Mill    5,533,519     –   
Mine    10,338,836     –   
Mine planning    77,249     –   
Other    876,280        –   
Plant services    1,183,241     –   
Transportation and treatment    1,387,451     –   
Less: Inventory    (8,500,881      –   
             
Expenses during the period  $ 12,673,208   $ –   



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

1.     
Nature of operations
 
 
Taseko Mines Limited ("Taseko" or the "Company") is a public company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia. At December 31, 2004, the Company's principal business activities related to the restart of operations of the Gibraltar Copper Mine, and exploration on the Company’s 100% owned Gibraltar-area exploration properties, the Prosperity Gold-Copper Property, and the Harmony Gold Property. The Gibraltar mine and the Prosperity Gold Property are located in south central British Columbia, Canada, near the City of Williams Lake. The Harmony Gold Property is located on Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands - Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.
 
 
The recoverability of the amounts shown for the Gibraltar mine and related plant and equipment and supplies inventory is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable mineral resources and future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition of the mine. The Company is exploring its Prosperity and Harmony mineral properties and has not yet determined the existence of economically recoverable reserves.
 
 
The Company’s continuing operations are entirely dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable mineral reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the exploration and development of its mineral property interests, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition of its mineral property interests.
 
 
These financial statements are prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has recorded significant losses and operating cash flow deficiencies in each of the last three fiscal years. Management recognizes that the Company must generate additional financial resources in order to meet liabilities as they come due and to enable it to continue operations. The Company is actively pursuing restart of the Company’s operations at the Gibraltar mine and is continuing with its exploration programs. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will obtain sufficient financial resources and/or achieve profitability or positive cash flows. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate additional financing or successful restart, the Company will be required to curtail operations and exploration activities. These financial statements do not reflect adjustments, which could be material, to the carrying values of assets and liabilities which may be required should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
 
2.     
Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation
 
 
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Taseko, its wholly-owned private company subsidiaries, Gibraltar Mines Ltd. (note 6(a)), 688888 BC Ltd., and Cuisson Lake Mines Ltd., and its interest in Gibraltar Reclamation Trust Limited Partnership (“GRT Partnership”) (note 6(d)). All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

3.
Significant accounting policies 
   
(a)
Cash and equivalents 
   
Cash and equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments, having maturity dates of three months or less from the date of acquisition, that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.
   
(b)
Inventory 
   
Copper and molybdenum concentrates are reported at the lower of budgeted cost and net realizable value. Supplies inventory is reported at the lower of moving average cost and net realizable value.
   
(c)
Property, plant and equipment 
   
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated economic life of the plant and equipment on a straight line basis at annual rates ranging from 1.3% to 16.5%, except for the solvent extraction/electrowinning plant and equipment included in Gibraltar mine plant and equipment (note 5), which are depreciated on a straight line basis at rates from 20% to 50% per annum.
   
(d)
Mineral property interests 
   
The Company capitalizes mineral property acquisition costs on a property-by-property basis. Exploration expenditures and option payments incurred prior to the determination of the feasibility of mining operations are charged to operations as incurred. Development expenditures incurred subsequent to such determination, to increase production, or to extend the life of existing production are capitalized, except as noted below. Such acquisition costs and deferred development expenditures are amortized and depreciated over the estimated life of the property, or written off to operations if the property is abandoned, allowed to lapse, or if there is little prospect of further work being carried out by the Company or its option or joint venture partners.
 
All costs incurred by the Company during the standby care and maintenance period and restart at the Gibraltar mine are expensed as incurred.
   
Mineral property acquisition costs include the cash consideration and the fair market value of common shares, based on the trading price of the shares at the agreement date, issued for mineral property interests, pursuant to the terms of the relevant agreement. Payments relating to a property acquired under an option or joint venture agreement, where such payments are made at the sole discretion of the Company, are recorded in the accounts upon payment.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 
Costs related to feasibility work and the development of processing technology are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred subsequent to the determination of the feasibility of the processing technology will be capitalized and amortized over the life of the related plant.
 
 
Administrative expenditures are expensed as incurred.
 
 
The amount presented for mineral property interests represents costs incurred to date and the accumulated fair value of shares issued to date relating to acquisition costs, less write-downs, but does not necessarily reflect present or future values.
 
(e)     
Share capital
 
 
The Company records proceeds from share issuances net of issue costs. Shares issued for consideration other than cash are valued at the quoted market price on the date the agreement to issue shares was reached.
 
 
The proceeds, net of issue costs, from common shares issued pursuant to flow-through share financing agreements are credited to share capital and the tax benefits of these exploration expenditures are transferred to the purchaser of the shares.
 
(f)     
Stock-based compensation
 
 
The Company has a share option plan which is described in note 8(d). The Company accounts for all non-cash stock-based payments and awards that are direct awards of stock, that call for settlement in cash or other assets, or that are share appreciation rights which call for settlement by the issuance of equity instruments, granted on or after October 1, 2002, using the fair value based method.
 
 
Under the fair value based 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. The fair value of non-cash stock-based payments is periodically re-measured until counterparty performance is complete, and any change therein is recognized over the period and in the same manner as if the Company had paid cash instead of paying with or using equity instruments. The cost of non-cash stock-based payments that are fully vested and non-forfeitable at the grant date is measured and recognized at that date.
 
 
Under the fair value based method, compensation cost attributable to awards that are direct awards of shares, or share appreciation rights which call for settlement by the issuance of equity instruments, is measured at fair value at the grant date and recognized over the vesting period. Compensation cost attributable to awards which call for settlement in cash or other assets is measured at fair value at the grant date and recognized over the vesting period. For awards that vest at the end of a vesting period, compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis; for



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 
awards that vest on a graded basis, compensation cost is recognized on a pro-rata basis over the vesting period.
 
 
Consideration received on the exercise of stock options is recorded as share capital and the related contributed surplus is transferred to share capital.
 
(g)     
Income taxes
 
 
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, future income tax assets and liabilities are computed based on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and their corresponding tax values, generally using the substantively enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Future income tax assets also result from unused loss carry forwards, resource-related pools, and other deductions. 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.
 
(h)     
Loss per common share
 
 
Basic loss per common share is calculated by dividing the loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. For all periods presented, loss available to common shareholders equals the reported loss.
 
 
Diluted loss per share is calculated using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used for the calculation of diluted loss 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 period.
 
 
In the Company’s case, diluted loss per share for all periods presented is the same as basic loss per share as the effect of the outstanding options and warrants would be anti-dilutive.
 
(i)     
Fair value of financial instruments
 
 
The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents, amounts receivable, prepaids, restricted cash, reclamation deposits, bank operating loan and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate their fair values due to their short term nature.
 
 
At December 31, 2004, the carrying values of the promissory note and the royalty obligation approximate their fair values.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

The fair values of the convertible debenture and the tracking preferred shares are not readily determinable with sufficient reliability due to the difficulty in obtaining appropriate market information. It is not practicable to determine the fair values of the advances due to/from related parties because of the related party nature of such amounts and the absence of a secondary market for such instruments. Details of the terms of these financial instruments are disclosed in these notes to the financial statements.
   
(j)
Use of estimates 
   
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the impairment of mineral property interests and plant and equipment, the balance of reclamation liability, income taxes, rates for depreciation and the assumptions used in computing share-based compensation. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
   
(k)
Segment disclosures 
   
The Company operates in a single reportable operating segment, the exploration, development and operation of mineral property interests, within the geographic area of British Columbia, Canada.
   
(l)
Comparative figures 
   
Certain of the prior periods' comparative figures have been restated to conform with the presentation adopted for the current period.
   
4.
Arrangement agreement 
   
In October 2001, the Company and its subsidiary Gibraltar Mines Ltd. (“Gibraltar") completed the acquisition of the Harmony Gold Property and related assets from Continental Minerals Corporation ("Continental"), a British Columbia company with certain directors in common with Taseko, for 12,483,916 series "A" non-voting tracking preferred shares of Gibraltar and  $2.23 million cash. The tracking preferred shares are designed to track and capture the value of the Harmony Gold Property and will be redeemed for common shares of Taseko upon a realization event, such as a sale to a third party or commercial production at the Harmony Gold Property, or at the option of Gibraltar, if a realization event has not occurred within ten years. Accordingly, the tracking preferred shares have been classified within shareholders’ equity on the consolidated balance sheet.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 
As this acquisition was a related party transaction not in the normal course of business and did not result in the culmination of an earnings process, the acquisition was recorded by the Company at the net book value of the assets transferred, net of cash consideration, as follows:

  Assets acquired    Amount 
           Property and equipment  $ 8,488 
           Reclamation deposit    175,000 
           Mineral property interests    28,811,296 
       
    $ 28,994,784 
  Consideration given     
           Cash  $ 2,230,000 
           12,483,916 tracking preferred shares of Gibraltar    26,641,948 
           114,800 common shares of the Company to a dissenting shareholder    122,836 
       
    $ 28,994,784 

 
As previously noted, the Gibraltar tracking preferred shares are redeemable for common shares of Taseko upon the occurrence of certain value realization events for the Harmony Gold Property. The tracking preferred shares are redeemable at specified prices per common share of Taseko starting at $3.39 and escalating by $0.25 per year. If a realization event does not occur on or before October 16, 2011, Gibraltar has the right to redeem the tracking preferred shares for Taseko common shares at a deemed price equal to the greater of the average 20 day trading price of the common shares of Taseko and $10.00. The Taseko common shares to be issued to Continental upon a realization event will in turn be distributed pro-rata, after adjustment for any taxes, to the holders of redeemable preferred shares of Continental that were issued to Continental shareholders at the time of the Arrangement Agreement.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

5. Property, plant and equipment

 

    December 31, 2004 September 30, 2004
  Equipment - Prosperity                         
  Property and Harmony        Accumulated      Net book        Accumulated  Net book 
  Property  Cost      depreciation      value  Cost      depreciation  value 
  Field  $ 11,879    $ 10,767    $ 1,112    $ 11,879    $ 10,677    $ 1,202 
  Computer and office  15,172      14,330      842  15,172      14,262  910 
  Total Prosperity Property                         
  and Harmony Property  $ 27,051    $ 25,097    $ 1,954    $ 27,051    $ 24,939    $ 2,112 
                                     
  Gibraltar Mine        Accumulated      Net book        Accumulated  Net book 
  Plant and equipment  Cost      depreciation      value  Cost      depreciation  value 
  Buildings and equipment  $ 5,931,580    $ 510,980    $ 5,420,600    $ 5,931,580    $ 492,030    $ 5,439,550 
  Mine equipment  10,604,461      2,772,159      7,832,302  32,458,793      2,544,160  29,914,633 
  Plant and equipment  975,493      697,584      277,909  975,493      666,369  309,124 
  Vehicles  598,770      135,633      463,137  198,519      115,426  83,093 
  Computer equipment  101,162      94,213      6,949  101,162      90,040  11,122 
  Total Gibraltar mine  $ 18,211,466    $ 4,210,569    $ 14,000,897    $ 39,665,547    $ 3,908,025    $ 35,757,522 
                                     
  Total property, plant                         
  and equipment  $ 18,238,517    $ 4,235,666    $ 14,002,851    $ 39,692,598    $ 3,932,964    $ 35,759,634 

 

In accordance with the Gibraltar mine permit, the Company has pledged the mine's plant and certain equipment which, when taken at market value and combined with reclamation deposits (approximately $17.7 million at December 31, 2004), provide the Government of British Columbia with the required security for the estimated reclamation liability on the Gibraltar mine of $32.7 million.

In March 2004, the Company purchased a mining shovel for approximately US$10.1 million ($13.0 million). In May 2004, the Company purchased five mine haul trucks for approximately US$8.2 million ($10.7 million).

During the period ended December 31, 2004, the Company sold the mining shovel and the five haul trucks for approximately US$18.3 million ($22.0 million), of which approximately US$14.7 million ($17.5 million) was received in November 2004, net of a 20% down payment (US$3.7 million, or $4.4 million) which was funded by the Company and represent prepaid lease payments. The purchaser leased the shovel and trucks to a subsidiary of Ledcor CMI Ltd. ("Ledcor"), the Company's joint venture partner at the Gibraltar mine (note 6(a)), and this equipment forms part of Ledcor's contribution to the joint venture.

The Company has also guaranteed residual values totaling US$7.1 million ($8.5 million) on this equipment at the end of the lease term in November 2008.




TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

6. Mineral property interests

      December 31,      September 30, 
      2004      2004 
  Gibraltar Copper Mine (note 6(a))  $ 1,000    $ 1,000 
  Prosperity Gold-Copper Property (note 6(b))    1,000      1,000 
  Harmony Gold Property (note 6(c))    1,000      1,000 
    $ 3,000    $ 3,000 

(a)     
Gibraltar Copper Mine
 
 
In July 1999, the Company acquired a 100% interest in the Gibraltar Copper Mine mineral property, located near Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada from Boliden Westmin (Canada) Limited ("BWCL") for $3.3 million. The acquisition included plant and equipment and supplies inventory of the Gibraltar mine, and $8 million of funds set aside for future reclamation. As part of its 1999 operating permits, the Company had agreed to incur a total of $4 million on reclamation and environmental programs during the six year period July 1999 to July 2005. The Gibraltar mine final reclamation and closure plan is updated every five years. The most recent reclamation plan and closure report was approved by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines in 2004. Pursuant to this approved closure plan, the Ministry agreed that the Company had satisfied the $4 million reclamation obligation required under the 1999 operating permits.
 
 
The agreement contained certain indemnification clauses. The $8 million of funds set aside for future reclamation were considered a "Qualified Environmental Trust" for Canadian income tax purposes. During the year ended September 30, 2003, the Government of British Columbia released these funds from the Trust, which resulted in an income inclusion to the Company, and consequently resulted the Company utilizing $3.57 million of tax pools otherwise available to it. The Company has made claim to BWCL for this estimated tax liability under the indemnification terms of the agreement.
 
 
During the year ended September 30, 2001, Gibraltar Mines Ltd., Gibraltar Engineering Services Limited Partnership (the "GESL Partnership") (see note 6(d)), and Cominco Engineering Services Ltd. ("CESL") concluded a Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") to jointly complete an evaluation for a potential hydrometallurgical copper refinery (using CESL technology) at the Gibraltar mine. Expenses incurred in excess of the $2.7 million agreed to in the original MOA were funded by the Company and the GESL Partnership. During fiscal 2002 and 2003, the Company acquired the business carried on by the GESL Partnership (note 6(d)).
 
 
The Company retained Procorp Services Limited Partnership ("Procorp") to provide technical, financial, management and marketing services related to all facets of the start-up, expansion and development of the Gibraltar mine and the proposed hydrometallurgical refinery. Procorp is a mining services, financing and marketing partnership comprised of experienced, specialized independent contractors as well as members who are also directors and officers of the Company. Compensation to Procorp included an initial payment of US$0.9 million for services rendered in fiscal 2001 and 2002 (which has been paid) and a second payment of US$0.9 million upon



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 
successful recommencement of commercial production of the Gibraltar mine using the CESL technology prior to October 31, 2005. In addition, the Company agreed, subject to regulatory approval, to issue to Procorp 3.5 million warrants to purchase common shares of the Company at a price of $1.70 per share for two years and a royalty of US$0.01 per pound of copper sold, upon successful recommencement of commercial production using the hydrometallurgical refinery by October 31, 2005.
 
 
The Gibraltar mine had been on care and maintenance since being acquired in 1999 and commenced restart activities during the year ended September 30, 2004. During fiscal 2001, due to continued uncertainty regarding start-up and an extended cycle of depressed metal prices, the Company wrote down the accumulated mineral property interest acquisition costs of $5.9 million to a nominal amount of $1,000.
 
 
Part of the Gibraltar mine consists of waste rock dumps which the Company has an obligation to reclaim. On November 1, 2002, the Company entered into a Landfill Management Agreement and an associated Partnering Agreement with the Cariboo Regional District (“CRD”), whereby the CRD funded the Company to construct (which was completed by the Company), operate, manage and maintain, on an ongoing basis, a municipal landfill on certain of the waste rock dumps for the CRD for the life of the landfill, expected to be in excess of 80 years. As a result of these agreements, the Company’s reclamation obligation was reduced and accordingly, during fiscal 2003, the Government of British Columbia released $2.5 million of the reclamation deposits held.
 
 
During the year ended September 30, 2004, the Company formed a joint venture with Ledcor CMI Ltd. (“Ledcor”), whereby Ledcor would commission, restart, and operate the Gibraltar mine. As operator, Ledcor’s primary responsibility would be commissioning and operating the mine in addition to other aspects of mine operations, including drilling, blasting, loading and hauling of ore and waste as well as the recruitment of personnel and the maintenance of equipment and facilities. Ledcor will contribute to the joint venture its own mine equipment and will purchase or lease additional equipment as necessary. Taseko would contribute to the joint venture certain mineral rights and usage rights to the existing mill and equipment.
 
 
Pursuant to the joint venture agreement, the Company is required to maintain a bank account with a balance of at least $5 million in a joint "product revenue account", for the purposes of providing working capital for operations and general administrative costs.
 
(b)     
Prosperity Gold-Copper Property
 
 
The Company owns 100% of the Prosperity Gold-Copper Property, consisting of 196 mineral claims covering the mineral rights for approximately 85 square km in the Clinton Mining Division in south central British Columbia, Canada. The $28.66 million cash and share consideration to acquire the Prosperity property was written down to a nominal $1,000 value in fiscal 2001, to reflect the extended depressed conditions in the metals markets.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

(c)     
Harmony Gold Property
 
 
Under the terms of an arrangement agreement (note 4), the Company acquired a 100% interest in the Harmony Gold Property in fiscal 2002.
 
 
The Company does not believe there has been a fundamental change in the nature of the Harmony Gold Property; however, as the Company had not conducted significant exploration or development on the property in the last several years the Harmony Gold Property was written down to a nominal value of $1,000 during the year ended September 30, 2004.
 
(d)     
Acquisition agreements
 
 
Gibraltar Engineering Services Limited Partnership
 
 
In December 2001, the GESL Partnership completed a private placement of limited partnership units for aggregate proceeds of $1.85 million. In February 2002, the Company issued 4,966,659 Taseko common shares at $0.44 per share to acquire Gibraltar Refinery (2002) Ltd., which had acquired certain of the private placement units of the GESL Partnership. The Company also issued 50,000 Taseko common shares to its financial adviser in connection with this acquisition. A further $3 million of expenditures were incurred by the GESL Partnership, which were financed by a separate partnership, the GESL Refinery Process ("GRP") Partnership, for a total financing amount of $4.85 million. In December 2002, a general partnership interest in the GRP Partnership was acquired and financed by a third party for $3.0 million. In April 2003, under a plan of arrangement, the Company issued 7,446,809 Taseko common shares for total consideration of $3.5 million to complete the acquisition of Gibraltar Engineering Services Limited ("GESL"), which had acquired the remaining business of the GESL Partnership.
 
 
Gibraltar Reclamation Trust Limited Partnership
 
 
In December 2003, the GRT Partnership completed a private placement of limited partnership units for aggregate proceeds of $18.6 million, and entered into a joint venture arrangement with Gibraltar Mines Ltd. to proceed towards restarting the Gibraltar mine with the funds raised. Gibraltar Mines Ltd., as its contribution to the joint venture, was to contribute the use of its mine assets and fund the start-up expenses of the Gibraltar mine, and the GRT Partnership funded a qualifying environmental trust (“QET”), which consequently allowed Gibraltar Mines Ltd. to access other funds then held by the Government of British Columbia as a security for the mine’s environmental reclamation obligations. Under the joint venture agreement, the GRT Partnership was to be entitled to certain revenues or production share from the Gibraltar mine following the resumption of production. In March 2004, the Company issued 7,967,742 common shares at $2.79 per share for total consideration of $22.23 million to acquire all of the units of the GRT Partnership. In conjunction with this agreement, certain directors and officers of the Company personally guaranteed certain obligations to third parties on behalf of the Company to the extent of $4.5 million. In consideration for the guarantee, the Company issued 225,000 common shares at $2.00 per share to those directors and officers.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

(e)     
Farmout Agreement
 
 
In December 2003, the Company entered into a Farmout Agreement (the "Agreement") with Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. ("Northern Dynasty") and Rockwell Ventures Inc. ("Rockwell"), each public companies with certain directors in common with the Company. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company granted to Northern Dynasty, and to Rockwell, rights to earn joint venture working interests, subject to a maximum of $650,000 in the case of Northern Dynasty and $200,000 in the case of Rockwell, on certain exploration properties located in the vicinity of the Gibraltar mine property. For a period of 150 days after Northern Dynasty and Rockwell earned their working interests, the Company had the right to purchase their interests at 110% in cash or in common shares of the Company, at the Company's option. If the Company elected to issue common shares, the common shares to be issued were to have been valued at the weighted average ten-day trading price as traded on the TSX Venture Exchange.
 
 
In December 2003, Northern Dynasty earned an interest in these properties to the extent of $650,000 and Rockwell earned an interest in these properties to the extent of $200,000. In March 2004, Taseko exercised its right to purchase the interests earned by Northern Dynasty and Rockwell by issuing 256,272 common shares to Northern Dynasty and 78,853 common shares to Rockwell.
 
(f)     
Royalty Agreement
 
 
In September 2004, the Company entered into agreements with an unrelated investment partnership, the Red Mile Resources No. 2 Limited Partnership (“Red Mile”). Gibraltar Mines Ltd. sold to Red Mile a royalty for $67.357 million cash, which cash was received on September 29, 2004. These funds were subsequently loaned to a financial institution (and a promissory note received) and the Company has pledged these funds to secure its obligations under the agreements.
 
 
Pursuant to the agreements, the Company received an aggregate of $10.5 million in fees and interest for services performed in relation to the Red Mile transaction, of which $5.25 million was received on each of September 2004 and in December 2004.
 
 
The amount of $5.25 million received in September 2004 included $1.75 million for indemnifying an affiliate of Red Mile from any claims relating to a breach by Gibraltar Mines Ltd. under the royalty agreement. The funds received in respect of the indemnification are presented as deferred revenue, and are recognized over the expected remaining life of the royalty agreement.
 
 
Annual royalties will be payable by Gibraltar Mines Ltd. at rates ranging from $0.01 per pound to $0.14 per pound of copper produced during the period from the commencement of commercial production (as defined in the agreement) to December 2014. Gibraltar Mines Ltd. is entitled to



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 
have released to it funds held under the promissory note to fund its royalty obligations to the extent of its royalty payments.
 
 
The Company has a pre-emptive option to effectively purchase (“call”) the royalty interest by acquiring the Red Mile partnership units at a future date in consideration of a payment commensurate with the funds received by the Company. Under certain circumstances, the investors in Red Mile also have a right to sell (“put”) their Red Mile partnership units to the Company; however such right is subject to the Company's pre-emptive right to exercise the “call” in advance of any “put” being exercised and completed.
 
 
The Company has granted to Red Mile a net profits interest (“NPI”), which survives any “put” or “call” of the Red Mile units. For the years 2011 to 2014, the NPI is 2% if the price of copper averages US$2.50 to US$2.74 per pound, 3% if the price of copper averages US$2.75 to US$2.99 per pound and 4% if the price of copper averages US$3.00 per pound or greater for any year during that period. The US-dollar pricing amounts specified above are based upon an exchange rate of US$0.75 for CDN$1.00, and shall be adjusted from time to time by any variation of such exchange rates. No NPI is payable until the Company reaches a pre-determined aggregate level of revenues less defined operating costs and expenditures.
 
7.     
Operating line of credit and vehicle loans
 
 
The Company has an unsecured $2 million operating line of credit with a Canadian chartered bank at an interest rate of prime, due on demand, with no fixed terms of repayment. At December 31, 2004, approximately $1.09 million was outstanding on this line of credit. This operating line of credit is guaranteed by a director of the Company.
 
 
The Company has a series of loans related to certain of the on-road vehicles used at the mine site, at interest rates ranging from 0% to 9.75%. Most of these loans have a term of 36 months, and are secured by the vehicles to which they relate. The required payments on these loans over the next five years is as follows:

      Remainder of                         
      2005      2006      2007      2008      2009 
  Principal  $ 103,290    $ 141,563    $ 53,386    $ 11,803    $
  Interest    8,142      7,013      2,836      152     
  Total  $ 111,432    $ 148,576    $ 56,222    $ 11,955    $



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

8 Share capital 
   
(a) Authorized 
 
Authorized share capital of the Company consists of 200,000,000 common shares without par value. 
   
(b) Issued and outstanding 

    Number     
  Common shares  of Shares    Amount 
  Balance, September 30, 2003  53,880,973    $ 99,446,319 
  Issued during the year       
           Share purchase options at $0.50 per share  4,265,000    2,132,500 
           Share purchase options at $0.40 per share  152,500    61,000 
           Share purchase options at $0.25 per share  75,000    18,750 
           Share purchase options at $0.55 per share  380,000    209,000 
           Share purchase options at $0.65 per share  25,500    16,575 
           Fair value of stock options allocated to shares issued on exercise      290,000 
           Share purchase warrants at $0.58 per share  276,596    160,426 
           Share purchase warrants at $0.55 per share  414,850    228,168 
           Share purchase warrants at $0.40 per share  302,250    120,900 
           Share purchase warrants at $0.50 per share  7,393,751    3,696,876 
           Share purchase warrants at $0.75 per share  473,332    354,999 
           Private placement at $0.60 per share, net of issue costs  6,700,000    3,910,728 
           Private placement at $2.00 per share, net of issue costs  3,900,000    7,323,943 
           Private placement at $1.25 per share, net of issue costs  8,000,000    9,533,206 
           For acquisition of Gibraltar Reclamation Trust Limited Partnership       
                  at $2.79 per share, net of issue costs (note 6(d))  7,967,742    22,193,039 
           Loan guarantee at $2.00 per share (note 6(d))  225,000    450,000 
           Farmout agreement at $2.79 per share (note 6(e))  335,125    935,000 
  Balance, September 30, 2004  94,767,619    $ 151,081,429 
  Issued during the period       
           Share purchase options at $0.40 per share  22,500    9,000 
           Share purchase options at $0.81 per share  10,000    8,100 
           Share purchase options at $1.65 per share  10,000    16,500 
           Share purchase options at $1.36 per share  60,000    81,600 
           Share purchase warrants at $0.75 per share  1,405,001    1,053,750 
  Balance, December 31, 2004  96,275,120    $ 152,250,379 

(c)     
Convertible debenture
 
 
On July 21, 1999, in connection with the acquisition of the Gibraltar mine, the Company issued a $17 million interest-free debenture to BWCL, which is due on July 21, 2009, but is convertible



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 

into common shares of the Company over a 10 year period commencing at a price of $3.14 per share in year one and escalating by $0.25 per share per year thereafter ($4.39 per share as at December 31, 2004). BWCL’s purchase of the convertible debenture was receivable as to $4,000,000 in July 1999, $1,000,000 on October 19, 1999, $3,500,000 on July 21, 2000, and $8,500,000 by December 31, 2000, all of which were received. BWCL has the right to convert, in part or in all from time to time, the debenture into fully paid common shares of the Company from year one to year ten.

From the commencement of the sixth year to the tenth year, the Company has the right to automatically convert the debenture into common shares at the then-prevailing market price. Since the Company has the right and the intention to settle the convertible debenture through the issuance of common shares, notwithstanding the Company’s right to settle the debenture with cash, it has been included as a separate component of shareholders’ equity on the balance sheet.

Accounting standards in Canada for compound financial instruments require the Company to allocate the proceeds received from the convertible debenture between (i) the fair value of the option to convert the debenture into common shares and (ii) the fair value of the future cash outflows related to the debenture. At issuance, the Company estimated the fair value of the conversion option by deducting the present value of the future cash outflows of the convertible debenture, calculated using a risk-adjusted discount rate of 10%, from the face value of the principal of the convertible debenture. The residual carrying value of the convertible debenture is required to be accreted to the face value of the convertible debenture over the life of the debenture by, in the Company’s case, a direct charge to deficit. During the year ended September 30, 2003, the Company restated the prior years' convertible debenture and deficit balances within shareholders’ equity on the balance sheet and the statements of deficit for the years ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 to reflect the required accretion of the convertible debenture.


    Three months   
    ended  Year ended 
    December 31,  September 30, 
    2004  2004 
             
  Present value of convertible debenture     
            Beginning of period  $ 10,754,763    $ 9,777,058 
            Accretion for the period  269,975  977,705 
            End of period  11,024,738  10,754,763 
  Conversion right  9,822,462  9,822,462 
    $ 20,847,200    $ 20,577,225 



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

    December 31,  September 30, 
    2004  2004 
             
  Summary of the convertible debenture terms     
       Principal amount of convertible debenture  $ 17,000,000    $ 17,000,000 
       Price per common share of the unexercised conversion right  $ 4.39    $ 4.39 
       Number of common shares potentially issuable under     
             unexercised conversion right  3,872,437  3,872,437 

(d)     
Share purchase option plan
 
 
The Company has a share purchase option plan approved by the shareholders that allows it to grant a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the time an option is granted, less common shares reserved or issued in the plan, subject to regulatory terms and approval, to its employees, officers, directors and consultants. The exercise price of each option may be set equal to or greater than the closing market price of the common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on the day prior to the date of the grant of the option, less any allowable discounts. Options have a maximum term of ten years and terminate 30 to 90 days following the termination of the optionee’s employment or term of engagement, except in the case of retirement or death. Vesting of options is at the discretion of the Board of Directors at the time the options are granted.
 
 
The continuity of share purchase options is as follows:

    For the three month             
    period ended             
    December 31,  For the years ended September 30, 
    2004  2004  2003 
    Number     Average     Number     Average  Number     Average 
    of shares     Price    of shares     Price  of shares     Price 
  Opening balance  8,627,500   $ 1.13  4,685,000   $ 0.48  4,145,000   $ 0.50 
  Granted during the period      0.58  8,855,500     1.12  770,000     0.41 
  Exercised during the period  (102,500   1.12  (4,898,000   0.50  (40,000   0.50 
  Expired/cancelled during period      –  (15,000   1.36  (190,000   0.50 
  Closing balance  8,525,000   $ 1.13  8,627,500   $ 1.13  4,685,000   $ 0.48 
  Contractual remaining life (years)      1.68      1.93      1.03 
  Range of exercise prices  $0.25-$1.65         $0.25-$1.65         $0.25-$0.50      

 

As at December 31, 2004, 8,177,500 of the options outstanding had vested with optionees.

Subsequent to December 31, 2004, to February 8, 2005, a total of 487,000 options were exercised for gross proceeds of $436,100.




TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 
The exercise prices of all share purchase options granted during the period were equal to the market price at the grant date. Using an option pricing model with the assumptions noted below, the estimated fair value of all options granted during the period have been reflected in the statement of operations as follows:

      Three months   
      ended  Year ended 
      December 31,  September 30, 
      2004  2004 
  Total compensation cost recognized in operations,       
              credited to contributed surplus  $ 164,549    $ 5,172,244 

  The weighted average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of options granted during the year were:

Risk free interest rate  3%
Expected life  2.4 years
Volatility  94%
Expected dividends  nil

(e)      Share purchase warrants
 
  The continuity of share purchase warrants is as follows:

      Outstanding      Outstanding  
    Exercise  September 30,      December 31,  
  Expiry dates  price  2004  Issued  Exercised  2004  
  January 8, 2006  $0.40  375,000  –  –  375,000  
  December 31, 2005  $0.75  6,226,668  –  1,405,001  4,821,667 (i)
  March 10, 2005  $2.25  3,900,000  –  –  3,900,000 (ii)
  September 28, 2006  $1.40  8,000,000  –  –  8,000,000 (iii)
      18,501,668  –  1,405,001  17,096,667  

  (i)     
Subject to a 45-day accelerated expiry upon notice if, at any time after the regulatory four-month hold period, the closing price of the Company's common shares, as traded on the TSX Venture Exchange, is at least $1.50 for ten consecutive trading days. As at December 31, 2004, management had not given notice of this accelerated expiry.
 
  (ii)     
Subject to a 45-day accelerated expiry upon notice if, at any time after the regulatory four-month hold period, the closing price of the Company's common shares, as traded on the TSX Venture Exchange, is at least $4.50 for ten consecutive trading days.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

 
(iii)
Subject to a 45-day accelerated expiry upon notice if, at any time after the regulatory four-month hold period, the closing price of the Company's common shares, as traded on the TSX Venture Exchange, is at least $2.80 for ten consecutive trading days.
     
 

Subsequent to December 31, 2004, to February 8, 2005, a total of 358,333 warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $268,750.

The continuity of share purchase warrants during the previous fiscal year is as follows:


      Outstanding    Outstanding 
    Exercise  September 30,    September 30, 
  Expiry dates  price  2003  Issued  Exercised 2004 
  October 19, 2003  $0.58  276,596  –  (276,596) – 
  December 27, 2003 $0.55  414,850  –  (414,850) – 
  January 8, 2006  $0.40  375,000  –  375,000 
  December 31, 2003 $0.40  302,250  –  (302,250) – 
  December 31, 2004 $0.50  7,393,751  –  (7,393,751) – 
  December 31, 2005 $0.75  –  6,700,000  (473,332) 6,226,668 
  March 10, 2005  $2.25  –  3,900,000  3,900,000 
  September 28, 2006  $1.40  –  8,000,000  8,000,000 
      8,762,447  18,600,000  (8,860,779) 17,096,667 

(f) Contributed surplus

  Balance, September 30, 2003  $ 65,344  
  Changes during fiscal 2004:     
           Non-cash stock-based compensation (note 8(d))    5,172,244  
           Fair value of stock options allocated to shares issued on exercise    (290,000
  Contributed surplus, September 30, 2004    4,947,588  
  Changes during fiscal 2004:     
           Non-cash stock-based compensation (note 8(d))    164,549  
  Contributed surplus, December 31, 2004  $ 5,112,137  



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

9.      Income taxes
 
 
As at September 30, 2004 and 2003, the tax effect of the significant components within the Company’s future tax assets were as follows:

      2004     2003  
  Mineral properties  $ 7,472,000   $  
  Loss carry forwards    1,412,000     1,778,000  
  Equipment    15,000     1,085,000  
  Reclamation obligation    5,359,000      
  Royalty obligation    23,979,000      
  Other tax pools    740,000     775,000  
      38,977,000     3,638,000  
  Valuation allowance    (38,977,000   (3,638,000
  Future income tax asset  $   $  

 
The Company has accrued a tax provision of a subsidiary company of $23.7 million. This provision reflects an amount which management believes is less than likely of ever becoming payable. The subsidiary has a June 30, 2005 taxation year end. Prior to making its ultimate tax calculations, the subsidiary will consider tax planning strategies which might be put in place subsequent to the Company's financial reporting date of September 30, 2004. In addition, the subsidiary would exhaust all appeals if any taxes in connection with this accrual were actually assessed against the subsidiary. The amount represents a potential liability which has been recognized in a conservative manner in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. It does not represent a payable amount based on any filed, or expected to be filed, tax return. It does not arise from a transaction in any completed taxation year, nor has any taxation authority assessed the amount or any portion thereof as payable.
 
 
At September 30, 2004, the Company’s tax attributes include non-capital losses for income tax purposes in Canada totaling approximately $3,063,000 expiring in various periods from 2005 to 2014.
 
10.     
Supplementary cash flow disclosures
 
 
In addition to the non-cash operating, financing and investing activities primarily disclosed, the Company’s non-cash operating, financing and investing activities were as follows:



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

      December 31,      September 30,      September 30, 
      2004      2004       2003 
  Issuance of common shares on acquisition of remaining                 
           business of GESL Partnership    –      –      3,500,000 
  Issuance of common shares on acquisition of Gibraltar                 
           Reclamation Trust Limited Partnership    –      22,230,000      – 
  Issuance of common shares for loan guarantee (note 7)    –      450,000      – 
  Accretion of convertible debenture (note 8(c))    269,975      977,705      888,823 
  Fair value of stock options allocated to shares issued on                 
           exercise    –      290,000      – 
                   
      December 31,      September 30,      September 30, 
      2004      2004       2003 
  Supplemental cash flow information                 
  Cash paid during the period for                 
           Interest  $ 41,785    $      49,294    $ 101,942 
           Taxes  $ 554    $      45,352    $ 6,135 

11. Related party transactions and advances

      Three months      
      ended     Year ended  
      December 31,     September 30,  
  Transactions    2004     2004  
  Hunter Dickinson Inc.         
           Services rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries         
                   and reimbursement of third party expenses (a)  $ 177,357   $ 806,970  
  Hunter Dickinson Group Inc.         
           Consulting services rendered to the Company (b)  $ 3,200   $ 12,800  
  Tom Milner Enterprises Inc.         
           Consulting services rendered to the Company (c)  $ 58,073   $ 115,155  
               
      December 31,     September 30,  
  Advances    2004     2004  
  Advances to (from) (d)         
           Hunter Dickinson Inc. (a)  $ (77,200 $ 198,281  
           Hunter Dickinson Group Inc. (b)    (3,424   (3,424
           Advances to (from) related parties  $ (80,624 $ 194,857  

  (a)
Hunter Dickinson Inc. ("HDI") is a private company with certain directors in common that provides geological, corporate development, administrative and management services to, and incurs third party costs on behalf of, the Company and its subsidiaries on a full cost recovery basis pursuant to an agreement dated December 31, 1996.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

  (b)     
Hunter Dickinson Group Inc. is a private company with certain directors in common that provides consulting services to the Company.
 
  (c)     
Tom Milner Enterprises Inc. is a private company controlled by a director of the Company that provides consulting services to the Company.
 
  (d)     
Advances are non-interest bearing and due on demand.
 
12.      Subsequent events
 
  Subsequent to December 31, 2004, to February 8, 2005:
 
  (a)     
487,000 options were exercised for gross proceeds of $436,100 (note 8(d)).
 
  (b)     
358,333 warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $268,750 (note 8(e)).