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I will not give my opinion because I wouldn't want to be accused of being negative. All info below is from the 10K.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 3,407,737,068 Class A Shares and 33,253,180 Class B Shares as of March 30, 2014.
Seasonality of Business
Weather conditions will not affect our ability to mine raw material or minerals from our property. Generally, from November to April of each year the road leading to the top of the mountain property is impassable because of snow. However, during the winter months we plan to transport raw material and minerals from the Sinker Tunnel, which is open year round. In addition we plan to process ore from third parties for a charge per ton covered in various tolling contracts. Under our exploration permit, we plan to mine and deliver more raw material and minerals to the mill to ensure a steady stream of revenues throughout the year.
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The Properties In Which We Have An Interest Do Not Have Any Known Reserves.
None of the properties in which we have an interest have any reserves. To date, we have engaged in only limited preliminary exploration activities on the properties. Accordingly, we do not have sufficient information upon which to assess the ultimate success of our exploration efforts. If we do not establish reserves, we may be required to curtail or suspend our operations, in which case the market value of our common stock may decline, and you may lose all or a portion of your investment.
We Have a Limited Operating History as a Mining Company, Which Makes It Hard To Evaluate Our Prospects.
We have only a five year operating history as a mining company upon which to base an evaluation of our current business and future prospects. To date, our operations have consisted of transporting tailings left from prior mining activities to our mill site, and processing some of the tailings into bullion Dore. We do not have an established history of locating and developing properties that have mining reserves. As a result, the revenue and income potential of our business is unproven. In addition, because of our limited operating history, we have limited insight into trends that may emerge and affect our business, and we may not be fully aware of many of the specific requirements related to working in the industry. We may make errors in predicting and reacting to relevant business trends and will be subject to the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by early-stage companies in evolving markets such as ours. We may also make decisions and choices that do not take into account standard engineering or managerial approaches mineral exploration companies commonly use. We may not be able to successfully address any or all of these risks and uncertainties. Our operations, earnings, and ultimate financial success could suffer due to our management's relative lack of experience in this industry.
Shareholders May Suffer Dilution From the Issuance of Common Stock and Convertible Notes To Finance Our Operations
During the year ended December 31, 2013, we issued an additional 1,948,996,959 shares, largely for services, rent and the conversion of notes. At December 31, 2013, we had $2,199,182 in convertible notes outstanding which were convertible into an additional 483,763,429 shares of common stock.
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Our Officers And Directors Have Voting Control Over Us, And Outside Shareholders Will Have Little Voice In Management.
Our Directors currently control us by virtue of their control of the majority of our Class B Common Stock. Each share of our Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share, while each share of our Class B Common Stock is entitled to forty (40) votes per share. As of March 30, 2014, our Directors combined control 27,485,419 shares of Class B Common Stock, which is 82.7% of the outstanding Class B Common Stock. In addition, they control 1,618,459,796 shares of Class A Common Stock which is 47.5% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock. Because of the voting power of the Class B Common Stock, our Directors control 60.3% of the possible votes on any matter that must be approved by shareholders, which is sufficient to control the outcome of any shareholder vote
We Have a Large Potential Judgment Against Us.
In June 2013, we were notified that a Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure (the “Judgment”) had been entered against us by the District Court for the Third Judicial District of the State of Idaho for the County of Owyhee in litigation that we have with William Earll (“Earll”) and Earll Excavation, Inc. (“EEI”) The Judgment granted a judgment against us in favor of EEI in the amount of $567,743.56, plus post-judgment interest at the rate of 5.25% per annum. The Judgment also held that EEI had a first lien our Diamond Creek Mill site in Owyhee County, Idaho to secure an indebtedness of $289,648.30, plus post-judgment interest. The Judgment further ordered that a sheriff’s sale be held of such property. Finally, the Judgment dismissed our counterclaims against EEI and Earll with prejudice. We retained new counsel who filed a motion to vacate the Judgment. On July 17, 2013, the court revoked and set aside the Judgment. On October 11, 2013, the court held in hearing in the litigation with William Earll and Earll Excavations, Inc. The hearing resulted in the court entering an order on October 29, 2013 directing that an Order of Default be entered nunc pro tunc to June 14, 2013. We thereafter filed a motion to reconsider the October 29, 2013 Order. The motion was heard in March 2014 and is currently under advisement by the court. If we are unsuccessful with our motion to reconsider, we plan to pursue all possible appeals.
In the event we are unsuccessful setting aside the judgment, we will have to raise settle or pay off the Judgment in full, or we could face the seizure of our assets to pay the Judgment, which would have a materially adverse impact on our business and operations
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During the quarter ended December 31, 2013, we issued securities in the following unregistered transactions:
We issued a total of $24,695 in two year notes payable. Interest accrues on the notes at the rate of 7% per year, and is payable monthly, except for notes issued to New Vision Financial, Ltd., which provide that interest is payable annually. Principal and interest due on the notes is convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at the election of the holder at conversion prices ranging from $0.0016 to $0.0035 per share.
We issued a $36,000 two year note payable. The note was to be repaid in gold. The note has since been repaid by the issuance of shares
We issued 893,516,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to our officers and directors for compensatory purposes.
We issued 67,915,116 shares of Class A Common Stock to vendors for consulting services.
We issued 12,000,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock to our Directors
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Results of Operations
Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
In 2012, the average grade of the tailings input into our mill was as follows:
Mineral Grade
2012
2013
Gold ounces per ton
0.14
n/a
Silver ounces per ton
0.53
n/a
In 2012 and 2013, we shipped 12.6496 pounds and 8.251 pounds, respectively, of Dore bars for refining, which had an average grade as follows:
Dore Grade
2012
2013
Gold/Troy ounces per pound
7.77
6.42
Silver/Troy ounces per pound
6.39
31.86
In 2012, our refiner extracted 98.33 ounces of gold and 80.776 ounces of silver. The average price per ounce was $1,623.28 for gold and $33.25 for silver.
In 2013, our refiner extracted 19.264 ounces of gold and 95.598 ounces of silver. The average price per ounce was $1,336.00 for gold and $18.32 for silver.
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Liquidity
Our balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 reflects current assets of $2,574,041, current liabilities of $3,551,961, and a working capital deficit of ($977,920). During the first quarter 2014, we issued 257,323,769 shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of promissory notes with an aggregate principal and interest amount of $322,643.
We will need substantial capital over the next year. We project that we will need about $1,900,000 of working capital pending the building of a leaching unit, to improve the yields from our tailings, and about $10,000,000 to complete the exploration phase. In addition, we financed a lot of prior activities by the issuance of convertible notes that mature over the next two years. As of December 31, 2013, we had the following debts that mature in the near future:
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$1,139,210 in two year notes payable, of which $1,119,115 is due during 2014. As of December 31, 2013, we had failed to pay all interest owed on the notes, and we are in default thereunder. We do not face any legal action from any of the note holders at this time, and we do not have any formal agreement to waive our default thereunder. We have been in contact with all of our noteholders, and informed them of the status of financing and our ability to pay their notes. To date, none of the noteholders have filed a lawsuit against the Company. We have offered the noteholders the option of converting their notes into common stock at the current market price, instead of the conversion price stated in the notes, and a number of noteholders have accepted the offer. The remaining noteholders have elected to hold their notes and allow us time to raise the financing we need to complete our facilities and repay their notes.
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$117,186 owed to Iliad Research & Trading, LP, which requires monthly payments of $47,208.33 per month, plus the amount of accrued interest on the note. As of December 31, 2013, we were not in default to Iliad.
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$942,786 owed to JMJ. We settled litigation with JMJ on December 13, 2013, we were not in default to JMJ at December 31, 2013.
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Also, beginning January 1, 2012, we began to make monthly payments of $83,333 to GoldLand under our lease of its mining interests on War Eagle Mountain. We pay the monthly liability to Goldland by issuing shares of our Class A Common Stock to GoldLand employees for compensation on behalf of GoldLand, and applying the value of the shares against our liability to GoldLand.
The amount of capital that we currently have the capacity to raise is not sufficient to pay all of the capital expenses that we need to pay to commence operations, and pay our other liabilities as they come due. However, we have a number of options that we believe will enable us to continue with our business plan despite insufficient capital. For example, we plan to continue paying most of the salaries of our management by issuing shares of Class A Common Stock. We also plan to continue paying certain accounts payable with common stock, including our monthly lease payments to GoldLand. GoldLand, for example, is controlled by our officers, and therefore we do not expect GoldLand to take any legal action as a result of our deferral of lease payments to it. We also plan to continue issuing shares to certain service providers that are willing to accept shares for payment. In the event we are able to raise some, but not all, of the capital that we need, we plan to request that note holders extend the maturity of their notes or convert their notes into shares of common stock.
As of March 30, 2014, we are obligated to issue approximately 484 million shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of outstanding notes. Our contingent obligation to issue new shares of Class A Common Stock, combined with our plans to issue shares of Class A Common Stock to satisfy certain recurring liabilities, may impair our ability to raise capital by issuing shares of Class A Common Stock or securities convertible into Class A Common Stock, because future investors may be worried about future dilution
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Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary
$ (1)
Bonus
$ (2)
Stock Awards
$ (3)
Option Awards
$ (4)
All Other Compensation
$ (1) (5)
Total
$
Pierre Quilliam, Chairman and CEO
2013
2012
$ 325,000
$ 325,000
$ --
$ 113,750
$ 325,800
$ 310,000
$ --
$ 143,961
$ 204,567
$ 232,908
$ 855,367
$ 1,125,619
Allan Breitkreuz,
Vice President - Finance and Director
2013
2012
$ 105,000
$ 115,000
$ --
$ 40,250
$ 50,800
$ --
$ --
$ 143,961
$ 130,253
$69,433
$ 286,053
$ 368,644
Christian Quilliam, COO and Director
2013
2012
$ 250,000
$ 225,000
$ --
$ 78,750
$ 225,800
$ 210,000
$ --
$ 143,961
$ 149,679
$ 133,020
$ 625,479
$ 790,731
Thomas C. Ridenour,
CFO and Director
2013
2012
$ 250,000
$ 225,000
$ --
$ 78,750
$ 225,800
$ 210,000
$ --
$ 143,961
$ 305,256
$ 796,008
$ 781,056
$ 1,453,719
Pascale Quilliam, Vice President-Corporate Development
2013
2012
$ 135,000
$ 126,500
$ --
$ 44,275
$ 67,709
$ --
$ --
$ 71,981
$ 37,948
$ 31,815
$ 240,657
$ 274,571