-----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, G3JQgNhbWYABpfiBZIWZVFxi71V7ceh5UhO6UFUP2IuVcFuj6vmbxUgiyoRxy6Cl QyErMPVRje57mcajP0HS5A== 0001144204-05-015570.txt : 20050516 0001144204-05-015570.hdr.sgml : 20050516 20050516125325 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-05-015570 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000912875 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 841236619 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-122338 FILM NUMBER: 05832644 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 NICOLLET MALL STREET 2: SUITE 2690 CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402 BUSINESS PHONE: (612)664-0570 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 NICOLLET MALL STREET 2: SUITE 2690 CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACTIVE IQ TECHNOLOGIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010702 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: METEOR INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960313 424B3 1 v018222_424b3.htm

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-122338

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
(To Prospectus Dated May 4, 2005)
 
 
Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc.
 
68,731,825 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK


The information contained in this prospectus supplement amends and updates our prospectus dated May 4, 2005 (the “Prospectus”) and should be read in conjunction therewith. Please keep this prospectus supplement with your Prospectus for future reference.

 
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED THAT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is May 16, 2005.
 


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this prospectus supplement that are forward-looking in nature are based on the current beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management, including statements related to the uncertainty of the quantity or quality of probable ore reserves, the fluctuations in the market price of such reserves, general trends in our operations or financial results, plans, expectations, estimates and beliefs. In addition, when used in this prospectus supplement, the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict” and similar expressions and their variants, as they relate to us or our management, may identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our judgment as of the date of this prospectus supplement with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to risks, which may have a significant impact on our business, operating results or financial condition. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements. The risks identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Prospectus, among others, may impact forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement.


INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

Included in this prospectus supplement beginning a page F-1 are the interim financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, including the accompanying notes thereto. These interim financial statements, which were included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 that were included in the Prospectus.


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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is derived from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. We have not attempted to update this discussion in any way. You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 included in this prospectus supplement, as well as our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Prospectus.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 COMPARED TO
MARCH 31, 2004.

Revenues

We had no revenues from continuing operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004. Furthermore, we do not anticipate having any future revenues until an economic mineral deposit is discovered or unless we make further acquisitions or complete other mergers or joint ventures with business models that produce such results. It is our estimate that the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine could possibly be the first revenue producing project in our current portfolio.

Operating Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $917,830 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $819,906 for the same period in 2004. Of the expenses reported in 2005, the majority related primarily to our marketing programs, which included direct mailing campaigns, emailing campaigns, minerals trade publications, research analysts, luncheons and special invite events and improvements to our website. We anticipate the future marketing dollars expenditures will decrease for the remainder of fiscal 2005. Whereas, for the period in 2004, the primary use of dollars went to litigation expense due to a lawsuit from a former CEO.

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Exploration expenses were $590,796 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $403,503 for the same period in 2004. Exploration expenses for 2005 relate to: (i) expenditures being reported on the work-in-process from the project operator, AfriOre, at the FSC Project site, (ii) McFaulds Lake and (iii) the Bates-Hunter project. We anticipate the rate of spending for the remaining fiscal 2005 exploration expenses will increase due to the additional drill rigs at the FSC project and our due diligence exploratory work commencing at the Bates-Hunter. Exploration expenses for 2004 related to the expenditures being reported on the work-in-process from the project operator, AfriOre, at the FSC Project site and the expenses related to the Brazmin properties, which we disposed of in August 2004.

Amortization expenses were $52,796 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $42,860 for the same period in 2004. Amortization expenses for 2005 include the FSC and McFaulds Lake, both of which will be fully amortized by June 30, 2005. Amortization expenses for 2004 include the FSC and Holdsworth Projects, whereby Holdsworth was fully amortized by December 31, 2004.
 
In October 2003, we completed a private placement of 10,190,000 units of our securities, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a one-year warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. The units were sold at a price of $0.25 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,547,500 before agent commissions and other offering related expenses. We agreed to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the resale of the shares purchased in the private placement. In accordance with the terms of the private placement, because such registration statement was not declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission by February 11, 2004, we issued to the investors an additional one-fifth of one share of our common stock for each unit purchased in the private placement, or 2,038,000 shares, which we deemed “penalty shares.” We previously recorded only the par value of this issuance as a component of stockholders’ equity, thereby reducing the per unit value from $0.25 to $0.21. Based on further analysis, we have reclassified the issuance as expense, valued at $2,152,128. We used a five-day closing sale price average of our common stock as listed on the OTCBB. Using the ending date of February 11, 2004, and the previously four trading days, the average was $1.056.

Other Income and Expense

Our other income and expense consists of interest income, interest expense and loss of investment. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $123,762 compared to $0 for the same period in 2004. The interest expense relates to the secured promissory note payable and interest expense will remain about the same for the remainder of fiscal 2005. We recorded an unrealized loss on the common stock we hold in MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd., a Toronto Stock Exchange listed company. We received the shares as a form of compensation for their 55 percent earn in option in the McFaulds Lake Project. We anticipate selling these shares in the near term with the intent to recover the initial value when received in January 2005.

Discontinued Operations

Until March 14, 2003, we provided industry-specific solutions for managing, sharing and collaborating business information on the Internet though our Hosted Solutions Business. On March 14, 2003, we sold all of the assets relating to our Hosted Solutions Business, which results were reported as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2003. We reported a gain of $21,154 from adjustments relating to disputes of accounts payable issues, which we reconciled by December 31, 2004.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measure of an entity’s ability to secure enough cash to meet its contractual and operating needs as they arise. We have funded our operations and satisfied our capital requirements primarily through the sale of our business assets and the sale of securities. We do not generate sufficient net positive cash flows from our operations to fund the next twelve months. For the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, we had net cash used in operating activities of $1,135,270 and $204,526, respectively.
 
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We had working capital of $1,041,881 at March 31, 2005, compared to $1,076,840 at December 31, 2004. Cash and equivalents were $753,016 at March 31, 2005, representing a decrease of $369,332 from the cash and equivalents of $1,122,348 at December 31, 2004.

On June 1, 2004 we received gross proceeds of $650,000 in consideration for issuing an 18-month secured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) to Pandora Select Partners LP, a Virgin Islands limited partnership. The Note is secured by substantially all of our assets. The Note bears interest of 10 percent per annum. The principal and interest payment is as follows: (a) payments of $5,416.67 in cash of interest only were payable in arrears on June 28, July 28 and August 28, 2004; and (b) commencing on September 28, 2004, and on the 28th day of each of the following 14 months, we are required to pay amortized principal and interest of $46,278.15. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of cash, we may satisfy our repayment obligations by issuing shares of our common stock. As of March 31, 2005, all principal and interest payments have been made in cash and the Note is current.

On June 10, 2004, we entered into an option agreement to earn a 70 percent interest in five mining claims in the McFaulds Lake area of the James Bay Lowlands, Attawapiskat Region of northern Ontario, currently held under option by Hawk. The option agreement required cash payments of Cdn$60,000 (US$45,501)and the issuance of 200,000 shares of our non-registered common stock, valued at $84,000. On December 2, 2004, we entered into a farm out option agreement with MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. whereby they can earn a 55% interest (subject to a 2% royalty) in the McFaulds Lake Project by (i) making a Cdn$10,000 cash payment, (ii) issuing 250,000 shares of their common stock and (iii) paying exploration expenditures of Cdn$200,000. Our pro-rata portion of the Cdn$10,000 ($5,817) has been received along with 175,000 shares of MacDonald, valued at $17,364 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

As of September 30, 2004, we have invested $2,100,000 in Kwagga, which is being used to fund a 3 to 4 drillhole exploration program on the FSC Project that commenced in October 2003. A balance of US$268,576 remains in Kwagga’s account as of March 31, 2005. Once the entire $2,100,000 has been expended, we will have a further right to increase our equity position in Kwagga for an additional $1,400,000 cash investment.

In September and October 2004, certain warrant holders exercised on previously issued and outstanding warrants at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, providing gross proceeds of $144,108. The holders were offered a reduced price for a limited time and converted into 576,461 shares of common stock. The range of original price of the warrants exercised was from $0.50 to $5.50 per share.

On January 7, 2005, we completed a private placement of units of our securities, each unit consisting of one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase one-half share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. The warrants have an expiration date of December 31, 2006. We sold an aggregate of 25,050,000 units, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,505,000. In connection with the private placement, we engaged a placement agent, Galileo Asset Management SA, Switzerland. As compensation for their services, we agreed to pay compensation: (i) a commission payable in cash equal to 7% of the gross proceeds resulting from the agent’s selling efforts; and (ii) a warrant to purchase such number of shares (at an exercise price of $0.25 per share) of common stock equal to 6% of the units sold as a result of their efforts. In accordance with such terms, we have paid cash commission of $22,750, and issued a warrant to purchase 195,000 shares of our common stock (at an exercise price of $0.25 per share) with an expiration date of December 31, 2006.

On January 21, 2005, we closed on an assignment of a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among us, Hunter Corporation and Swaisland. Swaisland has sold us his rights to purchase the assets of the Hunter Corporation. The Hunter Corporation owns a 100% interest in the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine and the Golden Gilpin Mill located in Central City, Colorado. We have begun our due diligence on the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine, requiring expenditures of approximately $1,150,000. Our rights under the Purchase Agreement requires us to be completed with our due diligence by November 30, 2005, at which time, should the historical data prove viable, we may complete the purchase of the assets held of the Hunter Corporation for a fixed price of $3,000,000. The assets consist of the Bates-Hunter Mine, the Golden Gilpin Mill, a water treatment plant, mining properties, claims, permits and all ancillary equipment. In addition to the $3,000,000 purchase price, we will issue the following additional compensation: (i) we will issue a warrant to Swaisland to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price per share equal to the 10-day closing average sale price of our common stock; (ii) Swaisland will retain a two percent net smelter return royalty on all future production from the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine; and (iii) Goldrush Casino and Mining Corporation will retain a one percent net smelter return royalty (up to a maximum payment of $1,500,000). Furthermore, if the $3,000,000 payment has not been made by November 30, 2005 and Hunter Corporation has not otherwise granted an extension for payment, the Purchase Agreement will become null and void and neither party shall have any further rights or obligations thereunder.
 
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Our existing sources of liquidity will not provide cash to fund operations for the next twelve months. We have estimated our cash needs over the next twelve months to be approximately $1,800,000 (to include debt servicing of approximately $357,000, Holdsworth for $150,000 and Bates-Hunter for $850,000). We have the possibility to service the promissory note, $357,000, with shares of our common stock and will continue to monitor the benefits that share issuance provides over cash payments. Additionally, should the exploration results for Bates-Hunter prove viable, it will require $3,000,000 to complete the purchase by November 30, 2005. Furthermore, when the exploration results from the FSC Project are completed (around the July 2005 timeframe) we will be required to have an additional $1,400,000 advance available within a 120-day timeframe in order to maintain our level of participation in Kwagga. We will continue our attempt to raise additional capital. Some of the possibilities available to us are through private equity transactions, to develop a credit facility with a lender or the exercise of options and warrants. However, such additional capital may not be available to us at acceptable terms or at all. In the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital, we would be forced to reduce operating expenditures and/or cease operations altogether.


LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In action brought in District Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, the Company was named a defendant in a proceeding brought by Farmers State Bank of Ft. Morgan, Colorado, in which is was alleged that the Company was liable to the plaintiff as a result of its guaranty of certain secured debt obligations in the aggregate amount of approximately $314,000 of Meteor Marketing, Inc. Meteor Marketing was formerly a subsidiary of Meteor Industries, Inc., until April 2001 when it was sold prior to the completion of the merger transaction between Meteor Industries and activeIQ Technologies Inc., (“Old AIQ”). In October 2003, Meteor Marketing reached a settlement with Farmers State Bank and the matter was dismissed without prejudice. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, Meteor Marketing is required to make monthly payments of approximately $2,600. As of March 31, 2005, the principal balance is approximately $216,000, with an additional accrued interest of approximately $8,000 due.

On May 10, 2005, we were notified by Farmers State Bank that Meteor Marketing is in default, but no legal foreclosure collection action has been commenced. A Senior VP of Farmers State Bank has informed us that one of the two real estate parcels securing the debt is under a sale contract with contingencies and that they are awaiting the conclusion of this sale contract to determine whether legal collection action will be taken. Further, it was disclosed to us that this debt obligation has remained past due since November 15, 2004.

The guaranty to the potential liability to Farmers State Bank was not disclosed to us at the time the Meteor Industries-Old AIQ merger was completed in April 2001 and although we were not obligated to make any payments to the bank, we remain contingently liable pursuant to the guaranty. In connection with the merger and the sale by Meteor Industries of all of its operating subsidiaries to Capco Energy, Inc., the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy agreed to indemnify us for any claims relating to any of the subsidiaries. Accordingly, in the event Farmers State Bank seeks to hold us liable under the guaranty, we will seek indemnification from the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy.

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CONSULTING AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

On January 20, 2005, we entered into a consulting agreement with Stephen King, a current board member, pursuant to which Mr. King is to provide services related to strategic merger, acquisition and corporate advice pertaining to the Company’s Colorado mining opportunity. The agreement has a one-year term and requires the Company to make payments to Mr. King in the aggregate amount of $44,000, all of which has been paid to date.

On April 11, 2005, we entered into a management services agreement with Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., for a period of one year, in the amount of $50,000 per year. H. Vance White is an officer and director of both the Company and Hawk.


GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS

On May 2, 2005, the Company granted options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock as follows: (1) pursuant to the 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan, to both H. Vance White, our CEO, and Mark D. Dacko, our CFO, 10 year options to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price of $0.26 per share, with all such options vesting immediately; and (2) pursuant to the 2003 Directors Stock Option Plan, to both Norman Lowenthal and Stephen King, 10 year options to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price of $0.26 per share, with all such options vesting immediately.

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Index to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
Page
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
 
as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004
F-2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations -
 
for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004
F-3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Condensed
 
for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004
F-4
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
F-5
 
 
F-1

 
WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
   
 (unaudited) 
     
   
 March 31,2005 
 
 December 31, 2004 
 
ASSETS
             
CURRENT ASSETS
             
Cash and equivalents
 
$
753,016
 
$
1,122,348
 
Receivables
   
   
30,817
 
Prepaid expenses
   
480,701
   
317,276
 
Investment
   
17,364
 
 
18,904
 
Total current assets
   
1,251,081
   
1,489,345
 
               
PARTICIPATION MINING RIGHTS, net
   
321,400
   
840,310
 
DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS, net
   
58,443
   
80,359
 
   
$
1,630,924
 
$
2,410,014
 
               
LIABILITIES and SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
CURRENT LIABILITIES
             
Secured promissory note payable
 
$
67,831
 
$
87,279
 
Accounts payable
   
116,228
   
191,631
 
Accrued expenses
   
25,141
   
133,595
 
Total current liabilities
   
209,200
   
412,505
 
               
               
ACCRUED GUARANTEE FEE
   
30,000
   
30,000
 
PRIVATE PLACEMENT ESCROW
   
   
734,950
 
Total liabilities
   
239,200
   
1,177,455
 
               
COMMITMENTS and CONTINGENCIES
             
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 59,551,612 and 42,601,612 shares issued and outstanding
   
595,516
   
426,016
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
32,547,015
   
31,388,817
 
Warrants
   
5,756,626
   
5,238,405
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(22,932,460
)
 
(22,932,460
)
Deficit accumulated during exploration stage, subsequent to April 30, 2003
   
(14,574,973
)
 
(12,888,219
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
1,391,724
   
1,232,559
 
   
$
1,630,924
 
$
2,410,014
 
 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statments
 
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WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
 
               
 May 1, 2003
 
   
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 (inception) to
 
 
       
  Restated 
 
 March 31,
 
   
 2005
 
 2004
 
 2005
 
Revenues
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
                     
Operating Expenses:
                   
General and administrative
 
$
917,830
 
$
819,906
 
$
4,056,785
 
Exploration expenses
   
590,796
   
403,503
   
7,087,628
 
Amortization
   
52,825
   
42,860
   
381,172
 
Stock issued as penalty
   
   
2,152,128
   
2,152,128
 
Loss on impairment of Brazmin
   
   
   
742,578
 
Loss on disposal of assets
   
   
   
1,633
 
Total operating expenses
   
1,561,451
   
3,418,397
   
14,421,924
 
Loss from Operations
   
(1,561,451
)
 
(3,418,397
)
 
(14,421,924
)
                     
Other Income (Expense)
                   
Interest income
   
   
   
2,225
 
Interest expense
   
(123,762
)
 
   
(418,807
)
Unrealized loss on investment
   
(1,541
)
 
   
(1,541
)
Total other expense
   
(125,303
)
 
   
(418,123
)
Loss from Operations before Income
                   
Tax Refund and Discontinued Operations
 
 
(1,686,754
)
 
(3,418,397
)
 
(14,840,047
)
Benefit from Income Taxes
   
   
   
243,920
 
Loss from continuing operations
   
(1,686,754
)
 
(3,418,397
)
 
(14,596,127
)
                     
Discontinued Operations (See Note 10)
                   
Gain from operations of discontinued segments
   
   
   
21,154
 
Net Loss
 
$
(1,686,754
)
$
(3,418,397
)
$
(14,574,973
)
                     
Basic and diluted net loss per common share:
                   
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.48
)
Discontinued operations
   
   
   
 
Net Loss
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.48
)
                     
Basic and diluted weighted average outstanding shares
   
58,126,334
   
31,868,851
   
30,169,081
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
 
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WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
   
 Three months ended March 31, 
 
 May 1, 2003 (inception) to  
 
 
     
 Restated 
 
 March 31,
 
   
 2005
 
 2004
 
 2005
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                   
Net loss
 
$
(1,686,754
)
$
(3,418,397
)
$
(14,574,973
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:
   
   
       
Depreciation and amortization
   
52,825
   
42,860
   
381,172
 
Loss on disposal of assets
   
   
   
1,633
 
Loss on impairment of Brazmin
   
   
   
742,578
 
Issue of common stock for exploration rights
   
94,000
   
   
4,935,290
 
Amortization of participation mining rights
   
466,084
   
320,941
   
1,831,424
 
Amortization of debt issuance costs
   
21,916
   
   
73,054
 
Amortization of original issue discount
   
108,333
   
   
361,112
 
Amortization of prepaid consulting fees related to issuance of warrants and common stock
   
98,250
   
   
762,333
 
 Compensation expense related to stock options and warrants
   
   
99,492
   
469,498
 
Contributed services by an executive
   
25,000
   
20,000
   
129,500
 
 Issuance of common stock as penalty related to October 2003 private placement
   
   
2,152,128
   
2,152,128
 
 Unrealized loss on investment
   
1,540
   
   
1,540
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                   
Accounts receivable, net
   
30,817
   
   
43,017
 
Prepaid expenses
   
(163,425
)
 
153,690
   
(119,059
)
Accounts payable
   
(75,403
)
 
73,521
   
63,086
 
Accrued expenses
   
(108,453
)
 
351,239
   
(170,445
)
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(1,135,270
)
 
(204,526
)
 
(2,917,112
)
                     
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                   
Proceeds from sale of Brazmin
   
   
   
25,000
 
Investment in participation mining rights
   
   
(55,731
)
 
(2,239,121
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
   
(55,731
)
 
(2,214,121
)
                     
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                   
Payments on long-term debt
   
(127,781
)
 
   
(293,281
)
Private placement advances held in escrow
   
(734,950
)
 
   
 
Cash proceeds from issuance of common stock
   
1,628,669
   
   
4,725,272
 
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options
   
   
152,400
   
169,900
 
Cash proceeds from exercise of warrants
   
   
   
144,108
 
Cash proceeds from long-term debt
   
   
   
650,000
 
Debt issuance costs
   
   
   
(131,497
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
765,938
   
152,400
   
5,264,502
 
                     
Change in Cash and Equivalents; and Liabilities of  Discontinued Operations
   
   
(7,166
)
 
(77,293
)
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents
   
(369,332
)
 
(115,023
)
 
55,976
 
Cash and Equivalents, beginning of period
   
1,122,348
   
363,990
   
697,040
 
Cash and Equivalents, end of period
 
$
753,016
 
$
248,967
 
$
753,016
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

F-4

 
WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2005
(unaudited)
 
NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS

Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc., and subsidiaries (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Wits Basin” or the “Company”) is a minerals exploration and development company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We currently have interests in mineral exploration projects in South Africa, Canada and Colorado. Our primary holding is a 35 percent interest in the company Kwagga Gold (Proprietary) Limited (“Kwagga”), which holds the rights and interests in the “FSC Project,” an exploration project covering approximately 114,000 hectares (approximately 279,000 acres) adjacent to the historic Witwatersrand goldfields in South Africa. We own the exploration rights of the “Holdsworth Project,” a property consisting of 19 contiguous patented mining claims covering approximately 304 hectares (approximately 750 acres), located in the Wawa area near the village of Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada. The mining claims allow us to conduct exploration and exploitation activities in the near surface oxide zone of the Holdsworth Project. In June 2004, we entered into an option agreement to earn a 70 percent interest in five mining claims covering approximately 1,295 hectares (approximately 3,200 acres) in the McFaulds Lake area of the James Bay Lowlands, Attawapiskat Region of northern Ontario, currently held under option by an affiliate of ours, Hawk Precious Minerals Inc. (“Hawk”). The area is a site of a new VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) base metals project. On January 21, 2005, we acquired purchase rights under a purchase agreement, which provides us with exploration rights of the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine located in Central City, Colorado and the possible future purchase of the assets of the Hunter Gold Mining Corporation. As of the date of this report, we do not claim to have any mineral reserves on any project.
 
Our principal office is located at 80 South 8th Street, Suite 900, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. Our telephone number is (612) 349-5277 and our Internet address is www.witsbasin.com.


NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), for interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-KSB filed March 31, 2005. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year as a whole.

Segment Reporting

We have a single operating segment of minerals exploration.

Revenue Recognition

We currently do not generate revenues from the FSC, the Holdsworth, McFaulds Lake or the Bates-Hunter projects. Furthermore, we do not expect to generate revenues for the remainder of fiscal 2005. We estimate that the Bates-Hunter project, should the historical data prove accurate, would be the first project to provide a source of revenue.

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Net Loss per Common Share

Basic and diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. The impact of common stock equivalents has been excluded from the computation of weighted average common shares outstanding, as the net effect would be antidilutive.

Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the liability method to recognize deferred income tax assets and liabilities. Deferred income taxes are provided for differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of our assets and liabilities at currently enacted tax rates.

We have recorded a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the related benefits.

Exploration Costs

Exploration costs incurred in the search for new minerals are charged to expense as incurred.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

During the quarter ended March 31, 2005, we did not have any off-balance sheet activities (including the use of structured finance or special purpose entities) or any trading activities in non-exchange traded commodity contracts that have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in the financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operation, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our investors.

Stock Based Compensation

As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” we currently account for share-based payments to employees using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25. As such, we do not recognize compensation cost related to employee stock options if the exercise price of the options equals or exceeds the fair value of the underlying stock at issuance date. Our general policy is to grant stock options and warrants at fair value at the date of grant. We recorded expense related to stock based compensation issued to non-employees in accordance with SFAS No. 123.

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. Statement No. 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees and directors, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values, using prescribed option-pricing models. On April 14, 2005, the SEC adopted a new rule that amended the compliance dates for Statement No. 123(R), such that we are now allowed to adopt the new standard effective January 1, 2006. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS No. 123 will no longer be an alternative to financial statement recognition after that date.

F-6

 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2005, and as still permitted by SFAS No. 123, we accounted for share-based payments to employees using the APB Opinion No. 25 intrinsic value method. We recorded compensation expense and related interpretations on options granted and due to modifications of options of $0 and $27,492, for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Had compensation costs for employees been recognized based upon the fair value of options at the grant date consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, our results would have been as follows for:
 
               
 May 1, 2003 
 
               
 (inception) to 
 
   
 March 31, 
 
 March 31, 
 
     
2005
   
2004
 
 2005
 
Net loss
 
$
(1,686,754
)
$
(3,418,397
)
$
(14,574,973
)
Stock-based employee compensation expense included in net loss, net of related tax effects
   
   
27,492
   
88,764
 
Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based method, net of related tax effect
   
(50,000
)
 
(431,492
)
 
(4,746,344
)
Pro forma net loss
 
$
(1,736,754
)
$
(3,822,397
)
$
(19,232,553
)
Loss per share (basic and diluted):
                   
As reported
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.48
)
Pro forma
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.12
)
$
(0.64
)
 
In determining the compensation cost of the options granted during the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, as specified by SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each option grant has been estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the weighted average assumptions used in these calculations are summarized below for the quarters ended March 31:

     
2005
   
2004
 
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.5
%
 
4.5
%
Expected volatility factor
   
193
%
 
322
%
Expected dividend
   
   
 
Expected option term
   
10 years
   
10 years
 


The impact of adopting Statement No. 123(R) can not be predicted at this time because it will depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future, valuation methodology adopted and assumptions selected at the time of future grants. Upon adoption of Statement No. 123(R), we may elect to utilize a different valuation method and/or different valuation assumptions. These selections may have a significant impact on the amount of share-based payment expense under Statement No. 123(R).


NOTE 3 - PREPAID EXPENSES

In November 2003, we issued 150,000 five-year warrants exercisable at $0.60 per share and 500,000 shares of our common stock as consulting fees in connection with marketing and public relations services. The five-year warrants were valued at $155,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the common stock was valued at $230,000 based on the closing price of our common stock as listed on the OTCBB. The total amount recorded, $385,000 is being amortized over a period of two years beginning in November 2003.

The other prepaid expenses contain amounts we have prepaid for marketing purposes. We have engaged the services of a variety of firms for increased market exposure, including: direct mailing campaigns, emailing to opt-in investment community members, minerals trade publications, research analysts, luncheons and special invite events of minerals based investors and improvements to our website (www.witsbasin.com). All other prepaid expenses are being expensed as utilized. The estimated usage during the quarter ending June 30, 2005, will be approximately $340,000.
 
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Components of prepaid expenses are as follows:
 
     
March 31, 
   
December 31, 
 
     
2005
   
2004
 
Prepaid consulting fees
 
$
112,292
 
$
160,417
 
Other prepaid expenses
   
368,409
   
156,859
 
   
$
480,701
 
$
317,276
 


NOTE 4 - INVESTMENT

On June 10, 2004, we entered into an option agreement to earn a 70% interest in five mining claims in the McFaulds Lake area of the James Bay Lowlands, Attawapiskat Region of northern Ontario, currently held under option by an affiliate of ours, Hawk Precious Minerals Inc. On December 2, 2004, we entered into an agreement with MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. (“MacDonald”) whereby they can earn a 55 percent interest (subject to the 2% royalties) in the McFaulds Lake Project. One of the provisions under the agreement required MacDonald to issue 250,000 shares of its common stock. This stock issuance is pro rata shared between Hawk and us on our respective 30 percent and 70 percent basis. The US Dollar value of our 70 percent (175,000 shares of MacDonald, TSXV:BMK) was $18,904 on December 31, 2004. The US Dollar value of our 175,000 shares was $17,364 on March 31, 2005. We consider this a current asset as we expect to sell these shares in the near term.


NOTE 5 - PARTICIPATION MINING RIGHTS

As of March 31, 2005, we hold interests in mineral exploration projects in South Africa (FSC Project), Canada (Holdsworth and McFaulds Lake) and in the continental United States (Bates-Hunter).

FSC and Holdsworth Projects

In June 2003, we acquired two exploration projects in a transaction with Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc., (“Hawk USA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-based Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., (“Hawk”). Hawk is an affiliate of ours. One of the projects is the FSC Project, in which we have acquired a 35 percent equity interest in the company Kwagga Gold (Proprietary) Limited (“Kwagga”) in exchange for a $2,100,000 investment. Kwagga is a wholly owned subsidiary of AfriOre International (Barbados) Ltd., (“AfriOre”). Kwagga holds the exploration rights for the FSC Project covering approximately 114,000 hectares (approximately 279,000 acres) located in the Republic of South Africa adjacent to the major goldfields discovered at the historic Witwatersrand Basin. AfriOre is a precious minerals exploration company with offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and the operator of the FSC Project

To date, we have invested $2,100,000 in Kwagga, which is being used to fund a 3 to 4 drillhole exploration program on the FSC Project that commenced in October 2003. Once the current exploration activities being conducted on the FSC Project are complete, estimated to be completed in fiscal 2005, AfriOre and Kwagga will deliver to us a report describing the results of these activities. Within 120 days of our receipt of that report, we have the option to increase our ownership position in Kwagga to 50 percent in exchange for a further investment of $1,400,000. If we choose not to make this additional investment, then we would continue to own the shares representing our 35 percent interest, but we would no longer have any rights to increase our participation and would be subject to dilution resulting from any additional investment in Kwagga. Furthermore, should Kwagga fail to complete the entire drillhole program, we could realize a complete loss of the funds advanced to Kwagga.

AfriOre consults with us regarding the work to be carried out on the FSC Project. AfriOre is responsible for ensuring that the property and the project are at all times in compliance with applicable laws. AfriOre is also required to provide us with quarterly written reports describing the work completed and the funds expended therewith. As consideration for its role as the project operator, AfriOre is entitled to a fee equal to 10 percent of all qualified expenditures made in connection with the FSC Project.

In accordance with South African legislation, Kwagga will offer to a black economic empowerment group an option to purchase a 28 percent equity stake in Kwagga at a price to be mutually agreed upon by us, Kwagga and AfriOre. If such empowerment groups exercises such right to be granted, our interest in Kwagga would be proportionately diluted. For example, if we own 50 percent of Kwagga’s outstanding capital stock prior to the time any black economic empowerment group purchases a 28 percent stake, we would own 36 percent of Kwagga’s outstanding capital after the sale.

F-8

 
After all of the funds contributed by us and any black empowerment group have been expended on the FSC Project, we, AfriOre and any such empowerment group will contribute on a pro rata basis all such further amounts necessary to continue funding the exploration work on the project on a pro rata basis. In the event any of the parties do not fully contribute in proportion to their respective equity interest in Kwagga, such party’s interest will be proportionately diluted.

Certain components of our Participation Mining Rights are based on the distributions made by us to Kwagga and further advanced to AfriOre to fund the drillhole program of the FSC Project. Of the $2,100,000 already invested in Kwagga, $268,576 remains in their cash reserves at March 31, 2005. The majority of all exploration costs that AfriOre deals in, is denominated in the South African Rand, whereas all of our funding has been in the US Dollar. Since June 30, 2003, the Rand has appreciated against the Dollar by approximately 17 percent. This reduction is one of the factors that have contributed to decreasing our initial 5 to 7 drillhole program on the FSC to be revised to only a 3 to 4 drillhole program. The remedial action required at BH 48 (described below) has further reduced the drill program. Furthermore, should the Dollar weaken further in relationship to the Rand, we may sustain additional reductions in the number of drillholes completed with our initial investment.

Currently, AfriOre reports that drilling has progressed to a depth of 1,867 meters in borehole BH 48, the second drillhole in our program. Due to an area of sidewall weakness in BH 48, remedial and rehabilitation work continues. In April 2005, we announced initial results from BH48, that being the discovery of identical cover rocks (to those found in the main Witwatersrand area) and Witwatersrand type quartzites underlying these cover rocks. The presence of Witwatersrand-type quartzite rocks beneath this level of cover rock enhances the value of this drillhole and the costs required to re-establish the integrity of the side walls justify the ongoing process. Ongoing drilling progress on BH 48 will be slowed as remedial action continues. AfriOre has begun preparation to commence on the third drillhole.

The other exploration project we acquired from Hawk USA, located in the Wawa area near the village of Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada, is the Holdsworth Project. The Holdsworth Project consists of 19 contiguous patented mining claims covering approximately 304 hectares (approximately 750 acres). The mining claims allow us to conduct exploration and exploitation activities in the near surface oxide zone of the Holdsworth Project. Once we have secured the financing, which we estimate to be approximately $150,000, we plan to conduct pre-exploration activities on the Holdsworth Project. The primary objective of these pre-exploration activities will be to confirm the results of prior exploration activities conducted on or near this property. Until we have the results of the pre-exploration activities, we will not be in a position to determine the scope and cost of further exploration activities, if any, necessary for the Holdsworth Project.

Hawk USA’s contributions of its right in the FSC Project and its mining claims held in the Holdsworth Project were valued at their historical cost, an aggregate of $246,210. Based on the information we obtained from Hawk, we estimated that the value attributable to the FSC Project was $228,975. Based on this, the remaining value of $17,235 was assigned the Holdsworth Project.
 
McFaulds Lake

In June 2004, we entered into an option agreement to earn a 70 percent interest in five mining claims covering approximately 1,295 hectares (approximately 3,200 acres) in the McFaulds Lake area of the James Bay Lowlands, Attawapiskat Region of northern Ontario currently held under option by Hawk. The area is a site of a new VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) base metals project.

The option agreement required us to pay Cdn$60,000 ($45,501 US) and issue 200,000 shares of our common stock, valued at $84,000; therefore, we recorded our initial investment in McFaulds Lake at $129,501.

F-9

 
In December 2004, we entered into an agreement with MacDonald, whereby they can earn a 55 percent interest (subject to the 2% royalties) in the McFaulds Lake Project. The option required MacDonald to make a cash payment of Cdn$10,000, issue 250,000 shares of its common stock, and pay the Cdn$200,000 exploration expenditures required by the option. An initial drillhole has been completed and no mineral value was detected from the assay. The Cdn$10,000 cash payment and the issuance of the 250,000 shares transpired in January 2005 and were divided between Hawk and us on our respective 30 percent and 70 percent basis. Our portion was valued at US$24,721 at December 31, 2004.
 
The ownership of the option will not be transferred from Hawk to MacDonald and us until the final May 2005 exploration expenditure has been incurred. Furthermore, regardless if any of the work scheduled is not completed, the terms of the option agreement requires that the entire Cdn$200,000 is a mandatory expenditure.
 
Bates-Hunter Gold Mine.

On January 21, 2005, we acquired purchase rights under a purchase agreement, which provides us with exploration rights of the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine located in Central City, Colorado and the possible future purchase of the assets of the Hunter Gold Mining Corporation, which includes the Bates-Hunter Mine, the Golden Gilpin Mill, a water treatment plant, mining properties, claims, permits and all ancillary equipment. All expenditures related to the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine have been expensed as exploration expenses and no capitalization will be recorded until such time as events allow for such.

Components of participation mining rights are as follows:

 
   
March 31,
2005
   
December 31,
 2004
 
Investment made in Kwagga
 
$
2,100,000
 
$
2,100,000
 
Historical value assigned to the FSC Project
   
228,975
   
228,975
 
Historical value assigned to the Holdsworth Project
   
17,235
   
17,235
 
Miscellaneous costs (1)
   
82,889
   
82,889
 
McFaulds Lake
   
129,501
   
129,501
 
Gross Participation Mining Rights
   
2,558,600
   
2,558,600
 
Less exploration expenditures report by AfriOre and Kwagga
   
1,831,425
   
1,365,340
 
Less earn in option with MacDonald in McFaulds Lake (2)
   
24,721
   
24,721
 
Less amortization (3)
   
381,054
   
328,229
 
   
$
321,400
 
$
840,310
 
 
(1)  
Includes the June 2003 Hawk agreement costs and the issuance of an option to a former director.
(2)  
In exchange for the option agreement with MacDonald, they made a cash payment of Cdn$10,000 (our pro rata share in US Dollar value was $5,817) and issued 250,000 shares of their common stock (our pro rata share in US Dollar value was $18,904) both valued as of December 31, 2004.
(3)  
Amortization remaining to be recorded is $38,256 for FSC and $14,568 for McFaulds Lake. The Holdsworth Project was fully amortized by December 31, 2004.
 

NOTE 6 - DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS

On June 1, 2004, we received gross proceeds of $650,000 pursuant to the issuance of an 18-month secured convertible promissory note to Pandora Select Partners LP, a Virgin Islands limited partnership. We paid or accrued $131,497 of debt issuance costs for the following: (i) origination fees of $40,000; (ii) legal fees of $17,747; (iii) guarantee fees of $48,750; and consulting services fees of $25,000, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an 18-month period. The monthly amortization is approximately $7,300 per month. In order to effectuate the note, Pandora required an additional personal guarantee. Wayne W. Mills, a former board member of ours, provided that guarantee.

F-10

 
The following table summarizes the amortization of debt issuance costs:

 
   
March 31,
2005 
   
December 31,
2004
 
Gross debt issuance costs
 
$
131,497
 
$
131,497
 
Less: amortization of debt issuance costs
   
73,054
   
51,138
 
Debt issuance costs, net
 
$
58,443
 
$
80,359
 
 

NOTE 7 - SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

On June 1, 2004, we received gross proceeds of $650,000 in consideration for issuing an 18-month secured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) to Pandora Select Partners LP (“Pandora”), a Virgin Islands limited partnership. The Note is secured by substantially all of our assets and bears interest of 10 percent per annum. The principal and interest payment is as follows: (a) payments of $5,417 in cash of interest only were payable in arrears on June 28, July 28 and August 28, 2004; and (b) commencing on September 28, 2004, and on the 28th day of each of the following 14 months, we are required to pay amortized principal and interest of $46,278. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of cash, we may satisfy our repayment obligations by issuing shares of our common stock. The number of shares of our common stock which may be issued to repay any or all of any monthly obligation may not exceed the lesser of: (i) 10 percent of the aggregate number of traded shares of our common stock for the 30 trading days immediately preceding such monthly payment date or (ii) the greatest number of shares of our common stock which, when added to the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by Pandora, would not cause Pandora to beneficially own more than 4.99 percent of the our outstanding common stock. If we elect to pay the required monthly payment in shares of common stock, the per-share value is equal to 85 percent of the average of the high closing bid price of our common stock during the 20 trading days immediately preceding the payment date.

Furthermore, Pandora has the right to convert any portion of the principal or interest of the Note outstanding into shares of our common stock based on a conversion rate equal to the average of the high closing bid prices of our common stock for the 30 trading days immediately proceeding the regular monthly payment. However, in no event shall such conversion rate be lower than $0.35 or higher than $0.65 per share.

Since we did not have an effective resale registration statement filed with the SEC covering the shares issuable upon exercise of the five-year warrants (described below) or the shares of common stock issued as payment under or upon conversion of this Note by November 28, 2004, and Pandora did not consent to an extension, the contingent interest clause became effective. The Note specified that for each full month thereafter (prorated for partial months) that the failure continued, we were required to pay additional interest equal to the greater of $1,000 or one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance on the Note as of the last day of the prior month. We satisfied the requirement with an effective resale registration statement on February 14, 2005, paid $10,524 in contingent interest and do not have any further contingent interest to contend with beyond the February 2005 payment.

As further consideration for the financing, we issued to Pandora a five-year warrant to purchase up to 928,571 shares of our common stock and issued five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of our common stock to two affiliates of Pandora, both at a price of $0.40 per share, subject to adjustment as defined in the agreement. We issued additional five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 475,000 of our common stock to the guarantor of the Note. The proceeds of $650,000 were allocated between the Note and the warrant based on the relative fair values of the securities at the time of issuance. The resulting original issue discount, the fair value of the warrant is being amortized over the life of the Note using the straight-line method, which approximates the interest method.

F-11

 
The following table summarizes the secured promissory note balance:

Original gross proceeds
 
$
650,000
 
Less: original issue discount at time of issuance of note
   
(650,000
)
Less: principal payments
   
(293,281
)
Add: amortization of original issue discount
   
361,112
 
Balance at March 31, 2005
 
$
67,831
 
 
As of March 31, 2005, all principal and interest payments have been made in cash and the Note is current. See Note 12 - Subsequent Events for information related to the April 28, 2005 payment.


NOTE 8 - ACCRUED GUARANTEE

In action brought in District Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, the Company was named a defendant in a proceeding brought by Farmers State Bank of Ft. Morgan, Colorado, in which is was alleged that the Company was liable to the plaintiff as a result of its guaranty of certain secured debt obligations in the aggregate amount of approximately $314,000 of Meteor Marketing, Inc. Meteor Marketing was formerly a subsidiary of Meteor Industries, Inc., until April 2001 when it was sold prior to the completion of the merger transaction between Meteor Industries and activeIQ Technologies Inc., (“Old AIQ”). In October 2003, Meteor Marketing reached a settlement with Farmers State Bank and the matter was dismissed without prejudice. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, Meteor Marketing is required to make monthly payments of approximately $2,600. As of March 31, 2005, the principal balance is approximately $216,000, with an additional accrued interest of approximately $8,000 due.

On May 10, 2005, we were notified by Farmers State Bank that Meteor Marketing is in default, but no legal foreclosure collection action has been commenced. A Senior VP of Farmers State Bank has informed us that one of the two real estate parcels securing the debt is under a sale contract with contingencies and that they are awaiting the conclusion of this sale contract to determine whether legal collection action will be taken. Further, it was disclosed to us that this debt obligation has remained past due since November 15, 2004.

The guaranty to the potential liability to Farmers State Bank was not disclosed to us at the time the Meteor Industries-Old AIQ merger was completed in April 2001 and although we were not obligated to make any payments to the bank, we remain contingently liable pursuant to the guaranty. In connection with the merger and the sale by Meteor Industries of all of its operating subsidiaries to Capco Energy, Inc., the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy agreed to indemnify us for any claims relating to any of the subsidiaries. Accordingly, in the event Farmers State Bank seeks to hold us liable under the guaranty, we will seek indemnification from the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy.

Pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 45, the guarantee was valued in the amount of $30,000 during the year ended December 31, 2003.


NOTE 9 - PRIVATE PLACEMENT ESCROW

We were holding advances of $734,950 in escrow related to a private placement of units of our securities, which we completed on January 7, 2005.


NOTE 10 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Until March 14, 2003, we provided industry-specific solutions for managing, sharing and collaborating business information on the Internet though our Hosted Solutions Business. On March 14, 2003, we sold all of the assets relating to our Hosted Solutions Business. We reported a gain of $21,154 from adjustments relating to disputes of accounts payable issues, which we reconciled by December 31, 2004.
 
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NOTE 11 - RESTATEMENT

Statement of Operations Restatement for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

The following table reconciles the previously reported net loss amount to the restated net loss amount for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

 
   
Net Loss 
 
Previously reported amount
 
$
(1,507,524
)
Amortization previously recorded
   
284,115
 
Restated amortization
   
(42,860
)
Penalty shares issued (1)
   
(2,152,128
)
Restated net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2004
 
$
(3,418,397
)

(1) In October 2003, we completed a private placement of 10,190,000 units of our securities, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a one-year warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. The units were sold at a price of $0.25 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,547,500 before agent commissions and other offering related expenses. We agreed to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the resale of the shares purchased in the private placement. In accordance with the terms of the private placement, because such registration statement was not declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission by February 11, 2004, we issued to the investors an additional one-fifth of one share of our common stock for each unit purchased in the private placement, or 2,038,000 shares, which we deemed “penalty shares.” We previously recorded only the par value of this issuance as a component of stockholders’ equity, thereby reducing the per unit value from $0.25 to $0.21. Based on further analysis, we reclassified the issuance as expense, valued at $2,152,128. We used a five closing sale price average of our common stock as listed on the OTCBB. Using the ending date of February 11, 2004, and the previously four trading days, the average was $1.056.

Also, the loss per share increased $0.06 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 (from $0.05 to $0.11) due mainly from the expensing of the penalty shares issued as noted above.
 
Statement of Cash Flows Restatement for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

We made corrections in the presentation of the cash flow statements within the Operation Activities section only, which relates to the expensing of the investment made to Kwagga. The activity was recorded, but inadvertently was captured within the prepaid expenses category. We reclassified $320,941, previously recorded under the line heading of prepaid expenses, into the participation mining rights line heading for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

The following table lists the amounts specific to Kwagga reclassified out of prepaid expenses and into participation mining rights in the statement of cash flows for the following periods:


Period Ending
 
Quarterly Amount
 
Inception Total
December 31, 2003
 
$500,000
 
$500,000
March 31, 2004
 
$320,941
 
$820,941
 
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NOTE 12 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Pursuant to the secured convertible promissory note to Pandora Select Partners LP (see Note 7 - Secured Promissory Note) we have elected to pay the required April 28, 2005, monthly payment in shares of common stock. The per-share calculation equals 85 percent of the average of the high closing bid price of our common stock during the 20 trading days immediately preceding the payment date. The per-share value is $0.20, which requires 226,180 shares of stock to be issued to Pandora.

On May 10, 2005, we were notified by Farmers State Bank that Meteor Marketing Inc., is in default of certain secured debt obligations (see Note 8 - Accrued Guarantee) but no legal foreclosure collection action has been commenced. A Senior VP of Farmers State Bank has informed us that one of the two real estate parcels securing the debt is under a sale contract with contingencies and that they are awaiting the conclusion of this sale contract to determine whether legal collection action will be taken. Further, it was disclosed to us that this debt obligation has remained past due since November 15, 2004.
 
 
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