Alberta
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1041
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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Title of each class of
securities to be
registered
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Amount
to be registered
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Proposed maximum
offering price per unit
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Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price
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Amount of
registration fee
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Common Stock, without par value
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50,000,000
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$0.10
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$5,000,000
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$573
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TOTAL
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50,000,000
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--
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$5,000,000
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$573
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PROSPECTUS
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS JUNE 8, 2012
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Item 1:
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Forepart of Registration Statement and Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus………………..............
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1
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Item 2:
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Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages of Prospectus………….……………….…………...…..........
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2
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Item 3:
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Summary Information, Risk Factors and Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges…………………….............
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6
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Prospectus Summary…………………………………………………………….…..…………………........
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6
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Company Information...………….…………………………………………………………..…………..........
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6
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Business Overview…………………………………………………………………………………….…......
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7
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Risk Factors…………………………………………………………………………………………..….......
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8
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Item 4:
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Information with Respect to the Registrant and the Offering………………………………………............
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12
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Directors and Senior Management…………………………………………………………………….........
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12
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Auditors…………………………………………………………………………………………………........
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13
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Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable……………………………………………………………….........
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13
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Key Information……………………………………………………………..…………………………..........
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13
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Forward Looking Statement……………………………………………………………………………........
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17
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Three Year History……………………………………………………………………………………...........
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19
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Properties……………………………………………………………………………………………….........
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24
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Unresolved Staff Comments…………………………………………………………………………….........
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40
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Operating and Financial Review and Prospects………………………………………………………..........
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40
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements……………………………………………………………………….......
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47
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Directors and Senior Management and Employees…………………………………………….…..….........
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47
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Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions………………………………………………............
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65
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Interests of Experts and Counsel……………………………………………………………………….........
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68
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Where You Can Find More Information………………….……………………………………...……..........
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68
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Financial Statements for Years Ending December 31, 2011 and 2010…….…………...…………….........
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69
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Financial Statements for Three Month Periods Ending March 31, 2012 and 2011…….…………............
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108
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Market for Registrant’s Common Stock…………………………………………………………...….........
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124
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Legal Matters….………………………………………………………………………………….……..........
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125
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Item 4A:
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Material Changes…………………………………………………………….…………………………........
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126
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Item 5:
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Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference…………………………………………….……..........
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126
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Item 5A:
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Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities……………...........
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126
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PART II
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Item 6:
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers……………………………………..………………………........
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127
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Item 7:
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities…………………………………………………………….......….
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127
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Item 8:
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Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules………………………………………………………........…..
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128
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Item 9:
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Undertakings………………………………………………………………………………………........……
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128
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Signatures………………………………………………………………………………………….….....…..
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130
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(1)
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Member of the Audit Committee.
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(2)
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Member of the Compensation Committee.
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Common shares offered by selling shareholders
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50,000,000 shares
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Common shares to be outstanding before
and after the offering
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50,000,000 shares
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Estimated initial public offering price
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$0.20 per share or at the market, should the shares begin trading on the Bulletin Board operated by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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Use of proceeds
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No proceeds will be received by us. All proceeds will be received by selling shareholders.
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Stockholder’s Equity
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Preferred Stock: Unlimited shares authorized with no par value
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20,881,493 shares issued and outstanding
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$
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177,417
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Common Stock: Unlimited shares authorized with no par value
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100,613,330 issued and outstanding
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$
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25,885,064
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Contributed surplus
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$
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3,159,826
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Warrants
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$
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5,860,183
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Deficit
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$
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(24,324,113)
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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$
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(129,518)
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Total Stockholder’s Equity
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$
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10,628,859
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Securities
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Outstanding
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Voting equity securities issued and outstanding
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121,494,823 common shares
(1)
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Securities convertible or exercisable into voting equity securities – stock options
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Stock options to acquire up to 7,247,470 common shares
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Securities convertible or exercisable into voting equity securities – warrants
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12,658,950 warrants to acquire 12,658,950 common shares at an exercise price of $0.35 per share before November 30, 2013
(2)
12,822,500 warrants to acquire 12,822,500 common shares at an exercise price of $0.65 per share before June 14, 2013
(7)
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Securities convertible or exercisable into voting equity securities – agent’s options
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572,996 agent’s options to acquire up to 572,996 common shares at an exercise price of $0.30 prior to December 23, 2012
(3)
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Securities convertible or exercisable into voting equity securities – broker’s warrants
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453,334 warrants to acquire 453,334 units, each consisting of one common shares and one half of one common share purchase warrant, at an exercise price of $0.30 prior to December 23, 2012
(4)
; 2,671,894 broker warrants to acquire one broker compensation unit at an exercise price of $0.35 per share on or before November 30, 2013 where each broker compensation warrant will consist of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.35 prior to November 30, 013
(5)
; 1,788,150 broker compensation options to acquire 1,788,150 units, each consisting of one common shares and one half of one common share purchase warrant, at an exercise price of $0.45 prior to June 14, 2013
(8)
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Securities convertible or exercisable into voting equity securities – compensation warrants
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55,910 broker warrants to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $0.35 per share on or before November 30, 2013
(6)
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(1)
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20,881,493 convertible preferred shares were issued to HuntMountain Resources Ltd., CCSA’s former parent corporation, on December 23, 2009 in partial consideration for the Qualifying Transaction. These shares will be converted to common shares concurrent with the effectivity of this registration statement.
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(2)
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On November 30, 2010, we issued 28,420,900 units pursuant to a short form prospectus offering. Each unit consisted of one common share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.35 per warrant before November 30, 2013.
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(3)
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In conjunction with a brokered private placement, we granted an option to Wolverton Securities Ltd. (“Wolverton”) to purchase 666,663 common shares at an exercise price of $0.30 per share, exercisable until December 22, 2012.
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(4)
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In conjunction with a private placement we granted to Wolverton a broker’s warrant to purchase 500,000 units, where each unit will consist of one common share and one half of one share purchase warrant,
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(5)
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In conjunction with the November 30, 2010 offering, we granted broker compensation warrants to purchase 2,842,090 broker compensation units at an exercise price of $0.30 per share on or before November 30, 2013. Each broker compensation unit will consist of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.35 prior to November 30, 2013.
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(6)
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Issued upon cashless exercise of broker compensation warrants issued on November 30, 2010.
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(7)
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In conjunction with the June 14, 2011 bought-deal private placement, we issued 25,645,000 units pursuant to a short form prospectus offering. Each unit consisted of one common share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.65 per warrant before June 14, 2013.
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(8)
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In conjunction with the June 14, 2011 bought-deal private placement, we granted broker compensation options to purchase 1,788,150 broker compensation units at an exercise price of $0.45 per share on or before June 14, 2013. Each broker compensation unit will consist of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.65 prior to June 14, 2013.
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*
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have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available if and when declared by our board of directors;
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*
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are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;
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*
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do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights; and
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*
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are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote.
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Contractual obligations
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Payments
due by
period
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Total
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Less than
1 year
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1-3 years
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3-5 years
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More than
5 years
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Operating Lease Obligations
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178,200
(1)
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88,200
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90,000
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-
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-
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Other Long-Term Liabilities Reflected on the Registrant’s Balance Sheet under IFRS
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125,000
(2)
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-
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-
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-
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125,000
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Total
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303,200
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88,200
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90,000
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-
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125,000
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1)
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Office rent, based on $7,350 per month January through December 2012; $7,500 per month January through December 2013. Amounts are estimated due to fluctuations in CAM charges.
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2)
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Contingent liability (see Note 15 to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2011).
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•
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risks related to our lack of revenues from operations and our continued ability to fund ongoing and planned exploration and possible future mining operations;
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•
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risks related to our history of losses, which will continue to occur in the future;
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•
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risks related to governmental regulations;
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•
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risks related to the uncertainty of our ability to attract and retain qualified management;
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•
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risks related to our ability to successfully establish mining operations or profitably produce precious metals;
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•
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volatility in the market price of gold, silver and other minerals which could affect the profitability of possible future operations and financial condition;
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•
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risks related to currency volatility;
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•
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risks related to the inherently dangerous activity of mining, including conditions or events beyond our control;
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•
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risks related to our primary properties being located in Argentina, including political, economic, and regulatory instability;
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•
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uncertainty as to actual capital costs, operating costs, production and economic returns relating to potential mining operations;
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•
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uncertainty in our ability to obtain and maintain certain permits necessary for current and anticipated operations;
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•
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risks related to our being subject to environmental laws and regulations;
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•
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risks related to land reclamation requirements and loss of the Bajo Pobré property due to inability to meet contractual obligations;
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•
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risks related to our ability to attract necessary capital funding for mineral exploration in the future;
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•
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risks related to officers and directors being or becoming associated with other natural resource companies which may give rise to conflicts of interests; and
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•
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the volatility of our common share price.
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a)
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We issued 29,118,507 Common Shares and 20,881,493 preferred shares of the Company (the “Preferred Shares”) to CCSA’s shareholders (HuntMountain Resources Ltd. and Hunt Mountain Investments LLC) at a deemed price of $0.30 per Preferred Share in exchange for all of the CCSA shares.
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b)
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We changed our name to Hunt Mining Corp, and a new board of directors of the Company, consisting of six directors including retention of two existing board members, was appointed concurrently with the closing of the Qualifying Transaction;
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c)
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Options to acquire 4,100,000 Common Shares, as to 3,500,000 options at the time of the Qualifying Transaction and an additional 600,000 common shares in January of 2010, at an exercise price of $0.30 per Common Share for a period of 5 years (the “Options”) were granted to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company and CCSA;
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d)
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Concurrently with the completion of the Qualifying Transaction, we also completed equity financings for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,500,000 by way of a brokered private placement (the “Brokered Private Placement”) and a TSXV short form offering document (the “Short Form Offering”). Pursuant to the Brokered Private Placement, we issued 5,000,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.30 per Unit, for proceeds of $1,500,000. Each Unit consisted of one Common Share and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each a “Warrant”). Each whole Warrant entitled the holder thereof to acquire, for a period of 1 year, one Common Share of the Company at a price of $0.60 per share. As consideration for its services as agent to the Brokered Private Placement, Wolverton Securities Ltd. (“Wolverton”), together with it selling group members, received 50,000 Units, a cash commission of $150,000 and broker warrants to acquire an additional 500,000 Units at a price of $0.30 per Unit, exercisable for a period of 3 years (the “Broker Warrants”). The Warrants comprising the Units underlying the Broker Warrants expired 1 year from closing of the financing, and no Warrants will be issued to Wolverton upon its exercise of the Broker Warrants after such time. Pursuant to the Short Form Offering, we issued 6,666,633 Common Shares at a price of $0.30 per share for gross proceeds of $1,999,990. As consideration for its services as selling agent to the Short Form Offering, Wolverton received a cash commission of $199,999 and agent’s options to acquire 666,663 Common Shares of we at a price of $0.30 per Common Share exercisable for a period of 3 years (the “Agent’s Options”);
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e)
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CCSA’s former shareholders, HuntMountain Resources Ltd. and HuntMountain Investments LLC, assumed all of the indebtedness of CCSA owed to Patagonia Drill S.A. in the net amount of US$811,492, including application of amounts previously advanced as a deposit in the amount of US$644,000;
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f)
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We paid a finder’s fee to Wolverton of $50,000 and 500,000 Common Shares in conjunction with the Qualifying Transaction; and
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g)
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We paid a finder’s fee of $10,000 and 100,000 Common Shares to Mr. Dean Stuart, an arm’s length party to both our Company and the former shareholders of CCSA, in conjunction with the Qualifying Transaction.
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Measured Resources
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Cutoff Au Eq g/t
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Tonnes x 1000
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Grade
Au g/t
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Grade
Ag g/t
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Grade Au Eq g/t
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Ounces Au
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Ounces Ag
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Ounces Au Eq
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0.2
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4,998,667
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0.719
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16.602
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0.968
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115,538.190
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2,668,357.667
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115,561.554
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0.5
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2,405,435
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1.150
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21.616
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1.474
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88,928.131
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1,671,858.109
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114,004.749
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0.8
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1,404,575
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1.521
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24.630
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1.891
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68,697.970
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1,112,370.515
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85,382.694
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Indicated Resources
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Cutoff Au Eq g/t
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Tonnes x 1000
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Grade
Au g/t
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Grade
Ag g/t
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Grade Au Eq g/t
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Ounces Au
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Ounces Ag
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Ounces Au Eq
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0.2
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1,525,934
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0.825
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1.808
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0.852
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40,481.166
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88,730.079
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41,812.051
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0.5
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815,950
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1.274
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1.952
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1.303
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33,420.289
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51,214.991
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34,188.474
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0.8
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502,245
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1.675
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2.050
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1.705
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27,043.725
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33,103.752
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27,537.371
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Inferred Resources
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Cutoff Au Eq g/t
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Tonnes x 1000
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Grade
Au g/t
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Grade
Ag g/t
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Grade Au Eq g/t
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Ounces Au
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Ounces Ag
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Ounces Au Eq
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0.2
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452,143
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0.446
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1.209
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0.464
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6,479.887
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17,577.670
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6,743.539
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0.5
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111,220
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0.875
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1.280
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0.894
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3,128.802
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4,579.244
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3,197.487
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0.8
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34,866
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1.441
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2.209
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1.474
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1,615.069
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2,476.214
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1,652.210
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Hole
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From (m)
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To (m)
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Length (m)
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Au (g/t)
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GAT-DDH06 001
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146.6
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147.4
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0.80
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11.70
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GAT-DDH06 001
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140.2
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140.8
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0.60
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8.24
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GAT-DDH06 001
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142.5
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143.2
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0.70
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6.50
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GAT-DDH06 001
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144.0
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145.0
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1.00
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4.78
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GAT-DDH06 001
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141.4
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142.0
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0.60
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3.92
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GAT-DDH06 001
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145.0
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145.8
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0.80
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3.82
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GAT-DDH06 001
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139.7
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140.2
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0.50
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3.76
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GAT-DDH06-006
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21.0
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22.5
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1.50
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3.64
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GAT-DDH06 001
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139.2
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139.7
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0.50
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3.03
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GAT-DDH06 001
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143.2
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144.0
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0.80
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2.92
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GAT-DDH07-007
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33.0
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33.5
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0.50
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2.61
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GAT-DDH06 001
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140.8
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141.4
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0.60
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2.52
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GAT-DDH06 001
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137.7
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138.7
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1.00
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2.39
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GAT-DDH07-008
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58.6
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59.5
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0.90
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2.33
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GAT-DDH06 001
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145.8
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146.6
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0.80
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1.89
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GAT-DDH07-008
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55.4
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55.9
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0.50
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1.77
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GAT-DDH07-008
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57.2
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58.0
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0.80
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1.34
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GAT-DDH07-012
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9.0
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9.5
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0.50
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1.32
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GAT-DDH06-003
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36.7
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37.5
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0.76
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1.30
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GAT-DDH07-013
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10.0
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11.0
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1.00
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1.29
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GAT-DDH07-012
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35.0
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36.0
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1.00
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1.08
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GAT-DDH06-004
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67.0
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68.0
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1.00
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1.07
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GAT-DDH07-007
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32.0
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32.6
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0.50
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1.07
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GAT-DDH06-004
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16.0
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17.0
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1.00
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1.01
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Year of the Agreement
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Payment to
FK Minera S.A.
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Exploration
Expenditures
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Ownership
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First Year (2007)
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US$50,000
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US$250,000
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0%
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Second Year (2008)
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US$30,000
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US$250,000
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0%
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Third Year (2009)
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US$50,000
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$0
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51%
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Fourth Year (2010)
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US$50,000
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$0
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60%
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Fifth Year (2011)
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US$50,000
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$0
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100%
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Boundary
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Latitude/Longitude
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Gauss-Krüger *
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North
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47°45’00” S
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4,711,533 N
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South
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48°00’06” S
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4,683,433 N
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East
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69°10’47” W
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2,486,505 E
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West
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69°30’08” W
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2,462,505 E
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Manifestation of Discovery
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File #
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Hectares
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Julia
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409.048/F/98
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6
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Miguel Ángel
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409.058/F/98
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3,435
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Diana
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409.059/F/98
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2,995
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Noemi
|
409.060/F/98
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3,013
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Rosella
|
409.061/F/98
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3,227
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Giuliana
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409.062/F/98
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5,100
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Benjamin
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409.063/F/98
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3,500
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Mariana T.
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409.064/F/98
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3,500
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Ailín
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409.065/F/98
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3,500
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Mirta Julia
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409.066/F/98
|
3,500
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Ivo Gonzalo
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409.067/F/98
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3,500
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Maria José
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409.068/F/68
|
3,500
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Matias Augusto
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409.069/F/98
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3,500
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Sofia Luján
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409.070/F/98
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3,500
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Lucas Marcelo
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409.071/F/98
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3,500
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Nicolás Alejandro
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409.072/F/98
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3,500
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Total
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52,776
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•
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2007-2008; Exploration Phase I; Investment USD$6,000,000 (completed)
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•
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2009-2010; Exploration Phase II; Investment USD$2,000,000 (completed)
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•
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2010-2011; Exploration and Development Phase; including initiation of preliminary economic assessment and scoping level studies (underway);
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•
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2012-2013; Development; including completion of economic feasibility, production decision and formation of CCSA-Fomicruz Joint Venture Company;
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•
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2014; Mine Construction Phase
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•
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2015; Projected Production
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1.
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CCSA posted a US$600,000 performance bond (equal to 10% of the total proposed exploration investment).
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2.
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CCSA must maintain the La Josefina mining rights by paying the annual canons due the province on the project’s 398 pertenencias.
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3.
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CCSA must complete surface agreements (lease or buy) with the surface landowners, as required by the Federal mining law, to gain legal access to the farms (estancias) that cover the project. Most of the project and all of the current target areas lie within two large farms that have been unoccupied for many years - Estancia La Josefina and Estancia Piedra Labrada. The major part of mineralization occurs on Estancia La Josefina, which CCSA purchased in 2007. CCSA rents Estancia Piedra Labrada, which it uses as an exploration field camp.
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•
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There is one outcrop of metamorphic basement rocks belonging to the Paleozoic-age La Modesta Formation
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•
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There are several small inliers of andesitic volcanics belonging to the Bajo Pobre Formation which underlies the Chon Aike Formation
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•
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The area is dominated by Jurassic-age rhyolitic volcanic units. They belong to Chon Aike Formation.
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•
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Sedimentary and volcaniclastic units of Roca Blanca and La Matilde Formations are not present in the area, or perhaps have not been recognized or mapped yet
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•
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About half of the area is covered by thin Quaternary basalt flows
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•
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The project is crossed by a number of conjugate NNW-SSE and NE-SW sets of strong fault lineaments which are similar to those occurring throughout the Deseado Massif region
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DDH & Interval
(meters)
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Au (ppm)
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Ag (ppm)
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Cu (%)
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Pb (%)
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D08-127 125.65-126.07
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5.75 / 5.95
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185 / 218
|
5.08 / 6.00
|
0.13 / 0.11
|
D08-127 126.07-126.40
|
2.63 / 2.35
|
224 / 199
|
10.15 / 7.99
|
0.04 / 0.04
|
D08-127 126.40-126.80
|
2.88 / 3.13
|
349 / 297
|
19.75 / 17.20
|
0.09 / 0.06
|
D08-127 126.80-127.20
|
4.57 / 5.84
|
229 / 273
|
3.98 / 5.35
|
0.42 / 0.27
|
DDH & Interval
(meters)
|
Au (ppm)
|
Ag (ppm)
|
Cu (%)
|
Pb (%)
|
D08-130 114.30-114.70
|
4.35 / 5.39
|
71 / 118
|
1.49 / 1.94
|
0.52 / 0.58
|
D08-130 114.70-115.10
|
3.17 / 3.61
|
97/ 88
|
1.38 / 1.97
|
0.53 / 0.33
|
D08-130 115.10-115.70
|
2.09 / 3.01
|
95 / 105
|
1.41 / 1.47
|
0.98 / 0.84
|
D08-130 115.70-116.05
|
2.46 / 1.86
|
340 / 441
|
12.50 / 19.90
|
0.41 / 0.35
|
D08-130 116.05-116.50
|
7.15 / 5.51
|
308 / 326
|
5.59 / 5.38
|
0.37 / 0.32
|
D08-130 116.50-116.90
|
5.48 / 7.54
|
182 / 281
|
2.25 / 3.95
|
0.67 / 0.76
|
D08-134 98.60-99.30
|
6.17 / 4.37
|
1055 / 1020
|
1.14 / 1.22
|
1.65 / 2.19
|
D08-134 99.30-99.70
|
2.44 / 1.70
|
4720 / 3120
|
0.23 / 0.18
|
19.15 / 16.35
|
D08-134 99.70-100.10
|
2.36 / 1.56
|
2360 / 1475
|
2.02 / 0.20
|
24.2 / >20
|
D08-134 100.10-100.50
|
24.5 / 6.31
|
875 / 3380
|
1.13 / 4.24
|
0.64 / 1.17
|
D08-137 74.70-76.30
|
3.56 / 4.81
|
241 / 328
|
0.73 / 1.00
|
1.26 / 1.45
|
D08-137 76.30-77.00
|
1.19 / 0.86
|
960 / 1395
|
3.64 / 4.25
|
26.50 / >20
|
D08-137 77.00-77.50
|
1.07 / 1.35
|
738 / 786
|
2.96 / 2.90
|
5.61 / 8.88
|
D08-137 77.50-78.40
|
0.71 / 1.14
|
218 / 151
|
0.33 / 0.31
|
2.79 / 2.02
|
Three months ended
|
||
March 31,
2012
|
March 31,
2011
|
|
Net loss for the period
|
(1,747,380)
|
(1,674,338)
|
Net loss for the period – basic and diluted loss per share
|
($0.02)
|
($0.02)
|
Total assets
|
9,928,496
|
6,733,913
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
125,000
|
125,000
|
Cash dividends
|
-
|
-
|
Three months ended
|
|||||||
March 31,
2012
|
March 31,
2011
|
||||||
Drilling Expense
|
$ | - | $ | 358,608 | |||
Assay expense
|
70,659 | 30,111 | |||||
Equipment rental expense
|
17,933 | 48,367 | |||||
Fuel expense
|
18,386 | 14,437 | |||||
Property payments
|
82,254 | 15,884 | |||||
Property reports
|
- | - | |||||
Other
|
57,782 | 41,631 | |||||
$ | 247,015 | $ | 509,038 |
Three months ended
|
|||||||
March 31,
2012
|
March 31,
2011
|
||||||
La Josefina
|
$ | 212,762 | $ | 506,737 | |||
Bajo Pobre
|
5,906 | (5,046 | ) | ||||
Other
|
28,347 | 7,347 | |||||
$ | 247,015 | $ | 509,038 |
Year ended
|
||
December 31,
2011
|
December 31,
2010
|
|
Net loss for the period
|
(8,280,161)
|
(3,362,240)
|
Net loss for the period – basic and diluted loss per share
|
($0.09)
|
($0.07)
|
Total assets
|
11,494,788
|
8,138,880
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
125,000
|
125,000
|
Cash dividends
|
-
|
-
|
Years ended
|
|||||||
December 31,
2011
|
December 31,
2010
|
||||||
Drilling Expense
|
$ | 2,556,007 | $ | - | |||
Assay expense
|
356,161 | 99,754 | |||||
Equipment rental expense
|
179,165 | 42,894 | |||||
Fuel expense
|
128,180 | 52,144 | |||||
Property payments
|
178,428 | 97,152 | |||||
Property reports
|
807 | 20,366 | |||||
Other
|
123,710 | 82,701 | |||||
$ | 3,522,458 | $ | 395,011 |
Years ended
|
|||||||
December 31,
2012
|
December 31,
2011
|
||||||
La Josefina
|
$ | 3,153,132 | $ | 269,696 | |||
Bajo Pobre
|
3,350 | 51,050 | |||||
Other
|
365,975 | 74,265 | |||||
$ | 3,522,458 | $ | 395,011 |
March 31, 2012
|
December 31, 2011
|
September 30, 2011
|
June 30, 2011
|
|
Net loss for the period
|
(1,747,380)
|
(2,311,841)
|
(1,848,875)
|
(2,445,107)
|
Net loss per share – basic and diluted:
|
($0.02)
|
($0.02)
|
($0.02)
|
($0.03)
|
Working capital
|
6,626,758
|
8,261,632
|
10,976,803
|
12,834,217
|
Total assets
|
9,928,496
|
11,494,788
|
13,867,665
|
15,903,911
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
125,000
|
125,000
|
125,000
|
125,000
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
9,131,729
|
10,628,859
|
13,048,100
|
14,617,572
|
Cash dividends
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
March 31, 2012
|
December 31, 2011
|
|||
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
|
Financial Assets
|
||||
FVTPL
|
||||
Cash and equivalents (Level 1)
|
$ 7,136,282
|
$ 7,136,282
|
$ 8,840,000
|
$ 8,840,000
|
Available for sale
|
||||
Performance Bond (Level 1)
|
231,282
|
231,282
|
227,596
|
227,596
|
Loans and receivables
|
||||
Accounts receivable
|
70,750
|
70,750
|
64,364
|
64,364
|
Financial Liabilities
|
||||
Other financial liabilities
|
||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
402,468
|
402,468
|
516,696
|
516,696
|
i.
|
Currency risk
|
Cash and equivalents
|
$13,174
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
69,577
|
Cash and equivalents
|
$173,634
|
Performance bond
|
231,282
|
Accounts receivable
|
35,918
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
207,611
|
Impact on net loss and
comprehensive loss
|
|
U.S. Dollar Exchange rate – 10% increase
|
$899
|
U.S. Dollar Exchange rate – 10% decrease
|
$(899)
|
Impact on net loss and
comprehensive loss
|
|
Argentine Peso Exchange rate – 10% increase
|
$30,676
|
Argentine Peso Exchange rate – 10% decrease
|
$(30,676)
|
iii.
|
Liquidity risk
|
iv.
|
Price risk
|
v.
|
Interest rate risk
|
Name, Province/State and
Country of Residence and
Position with the Corporation
|
History with
Company
|
Principal Occupation
|
Additional Employment
History
|
Tim Hunt
(2)
Washington, USA
Executive Chairman and Director
·
Relationships to other management: Father of Darrick Hunt
|
·
Executive Chairman from April 2010 to current
·
Director from December 2009 to current
·
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman and Director of the Corporation from December 2009 to April 2010
|
·
President, T.R.A. Industries, Inc., doing business as Huntwood Industries, from 1988 to current
·
Location:
23800 E Appleway Ave
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
·
Type of business: Building products manufacturing company
|
·
None
|
Matthew Hughes
Washington, USA
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
·
Relationships to other management:
None
|
·
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Corporation from April, 2010 to current
·
Chief Operating Officer and Director from December, 2009 to April 26, 2010
|
·
Principally employed by Hunt Mining, from February 2010 to current
|
·
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, HuntMountain,
1611 N. Molter Rd #201
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
from December 2005 to February 2010
·
Chief Geologist of Mundoro Mining Inc.,
543 Granville St., Suite 702
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V6C 1X8, a mining company, from October 2003 to December 2005
|
Matthew Fowler
Washington, USA
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
·
Relationships to other management:
None
|
·
Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation from February 2012 to current
|
·
Principally employed by Hunt Mining from February 2012 to current
|
·
Chief Financial Officer of Marifil Mines, ltd ,
Suite 450 – 850 West Pender St. Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6C 2V6, a mining company, from October 2010 to April 2012
·
Senior Consultant of Sharp Executives Associates, inc
3028 W. Grace Ave Spokane, WA 99205, a consulting company, from January 2009 to February 2012
|
Name, Province/State and
Country of Residence and
Position with the Corporation
|
History with
Company
|
Principal Occupation
|
Additional Employment
History
|
Andrew Gertler
(1)
Quebec, Canada
Director
·
Relationships to other management:
None
|
·
Director from June, 2008 to current
|
·
Relationship Manager of Lester Asset Management Inc., from July 2006 to current
·
Location:
1800 McGill College Ave, Suite 2102,
Montreal, QC, Canada
H3A 3J6
·
Type of business: Discretionary money management firm
|
·
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Neutron Enterprises Inc.
1 Westmont Square, Westmont, Quebec
Canada, H3X 2P9,
a technology company from August 2004 to June 2006
|
Bryn Harman
Washington, USA
Former Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, Director
·
Relationships to other management:
None
|
·
Director from December 2009 to current
·
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from December 2009 to March 2011
|
·
Senior Portfolio Manager of Ken Roberts Investment Management
·
Location:
717 W. Sprague Ave.
Suite 1166
Spokane, WA 99201
·
Type of business: Registered Investment Advisor
|
·
Controller of MDC America, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of St. Augustine Gold and Copper Ltd.
P.O. Box 1140
Veradale, WA 99037
from April, 2011 to June 2011
·
Chief Financial Officer of HuntMountain
1611 N. Molter Rd #20
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
from November 2007 to February, 2010
·
Director of Research of
ICM Asset Management Inc.
601 W Main Avenue, Ste 600
Spokane, WA 9920
an investment management company, from July 2002 to November 2007
|
Darrick Hunt
Washington, USA
Director
·
Relationships to other management: Son of Tim Hunt
|
·
Director from December 2009 to current
|
·
Chief Financial Officer of T.R.A. Industries, Inc., doing business as Huntwood Industries from January 2006 to current
·
Location:
23800 E Appleway Ave
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
·
Type of business: Building products manufacturing company
|
·
Controller of
T.R.A. Industries, Inc.
23800 E Appleway Ave
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
from May 1999 to January 2006
|
Name, Province/State and
Country of Residence and
Position with the Corporation
|
History with
Company
|
Principal Occupation
|
Additional Employment
History
|
Alan Chan
(1) (2)
Alberta, Canada
Director
·
Relationships to other management:
None
|
·
Director from June, 2008 to current
|
·
President and principal of A.C. Capital Inc. (formerly called A.C. Management Inc.) from March, 1996 to current
·
Location:
Suite 628, 138-4
th
Ave S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3E 2J4
·
Type of business: Financial consulting company
|
·
Founder and Principal of China Pacific Industrial Corp.
Suite 328, 1333-8
th
St. SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2R 1M6
from July, 1994 to September, 1997
|
Scott Brunsdon
(1)(2)
Washington, USA
Director
·
Relationships to other management:
None
|
·
Director from March, 2010 to current
|
·
Chief Financial Officer of International Minerals Corporation from January, 2011 to current
·
Location: 7950 E. Acoma Drive, Suite 211, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
·
Type of business: Mining company
|
·
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of
Revett Minerals Inc.
11115 E Montgomery, Suite G
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
a mining company from June, 2004 to December, 2009
|
Jacques Perron, P.Eng.
Ontario, Canada
Director
·
Relationships to other management:
None
|
·
Director from May, 2010 to current
|
·
President and Chief Executive Officer of St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. from October 2007 to current
·
Location:
20 Adelaide St. East, Ste 801
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5C 2T6
·
Type of business: Mining company
|
·
Senior Vice President, Americas for Iamgold Inc.
401 Bay St., Suite 3200
Toronto, ON, Canada M5H2Y4, a mining company from November 2006 to October 2007
·
Vice-President, Canada of Cambior Inc.
750-111 Rue Saint-Charles,
Longueuil, QC, Canada
J4K 5G4, a mining company, from 2004 to 2006
|
(1)
|
Member of the Audit Committee.
|
(2)
|
Member of the Compensation Committee.
|
1.
|
A petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law was filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before
|
2.
|
Convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
|
3.
|
The subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities;
|
i)
|
Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an
associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
|
|
ii)
|
Engaging in any type of business practice; or
|
|
iii)
|
Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws;
|
4.
|
The subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described in paragraph 3.i in the preceding paragraph or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
|
5.
|
Was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;
|
6.
|
Was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;
|
7.
|
Was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:
|
i)
|
Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or
|
|
ii)
|
Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or
|
|
iii)
|
Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
|
8.
|
Was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
|
•
|
Andrew Gertler
|
•
|
Alan Chan
|
•
|
Jacques Perron
|
•
|
Scott Brunsdon
|
(1)
|
Compensation information for each of Messrs. Hughes, Harman and Hunt is reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Named Executive Officers above.
|
(2)
|
The grant date fair values of the share option awards are determined in accordance with 3870 of the CICA Handbook (accounting fair value) using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. For a discussion of the assumptions made in the valuation, refer to Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Brunsdon was appointed to the Corporation’s board of directors on March 8, 2010.
|
(4)
|
Mr. Perron was appointed to the Corporation’s board of directors on May 25, 2010.
|
Named Executive Officer and
Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Share-based
awards
($)
|
Option-based
awards
($)
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
|
Pension Value
($)
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
Compensation
($)
|
|
Annual Incentive Plan
($)
|
Long-term
Incentive Plan
($)
|
||||||||
Matthew Hughes
(1)
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
2011
2010
|
197,578
186,625
|
-0-
-0-
|
9,843
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
207,421
186,625
|
2009
|
4,338
|
-0-
|
130,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
134,338
|
|
Bryn Harman
(2)
Former
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
|
2011
2010
|
34,855
145,087
|
-0-
-0-
|
9,843
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
44,698
145,087
|
2009
|
3,147
|
-0-
|
130,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
133,147
|
|
Tim Hunt
(3)
Executive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer
|
2011
2010
|
123,723
129,600
|
-0-
-0-
|
9,843
258,250
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
133,566
387,850
|
2009
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
130,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
130,000
|
|
Danilo Silva
(4)
President, Cerro Cazador SA
|
2011
2010
|
146,546
139,769
|
-0-
|
9,843
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
-0-
-0-
|
156,389
139,769
|
2009
|
144,843
|
-0-
|
130,000
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
274,843
|
|
(1)
|
Mr. Hughes was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation on April 26, 2010. Mr. Hughes was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation from December 23, 2009 to April 26, 2010. Mr. Hughes was appointed to the Corporation’s board of directors on December 23, 2009. Mr. Hughes received no compensation during the financial year ended December 31, 2010 in respect of his duties as a director of the Corporation.
|
(2)
|
Mr. Harman was appointed Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary of the Corporation on December 23, 2009. Effective March 24, 2011, Mr. Harman resigned his position as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Corporation. Mr. Harman was appointed to the Corporation’s board of directors on December 23, 2009. Mr. Harman received no compensation during the financial year ended December 31, 2010 in respect of his duties as a director of the Corporation.
|
(3)
|
Mr. Hunt was appointed Executive Chairman of the Corporation’s board of directors on April 26, 2010. Mr. Hunt was formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation until April 26, 2010. Mr. Hunt was appointed to the Corporation’s board of directors on December 23, 2009. Mr. Hunt received no compensation during the financial year ended December 31, 2010 in respect of his duties as a director of the Corporation.
|
Option–based Awards |
Share-based Awards
|
|||||
Named Executive
Officer
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
|
Option
exercise price
($)
|
Option
expiration
date
|
Value of
unexercised
in-the-
money
options
($)
(1)
|
Number of
shares or
units of
shares that
have not
vested (#)
|
Market or
payout value
of share-
based awards
that have not
vested
($)
|
Matthew Hughes
President and Chief
Executive Officer
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
12/23/2014
|
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
Bryn Harman
Former Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
12/23/2014
|
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
Tim Hunt
Former Chief Executive
Officer and Executive Chairman
|
500,000
500,000
|
0.30
0.65
|
12/23/2014
01/18/2015
|
-0-
-0-
|
None
None
|
None
None
|
Danilo Silva
President, Cerro
Cazador S.A.
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
12/23/2014
|
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
(1)
|
Value is calculated based on the difference between the closing market price of the Corporation’s common shares on the TSXV on December 31, 2011, which was $0.21, and the exercise price of the options, multiplied by the number of options.
|
Named Executive Officer
(1)
|
Option-based
Awards – Value
Vested During the
Year
($)
|
Share-Based
Awards – Value
Vested During the
Year
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation –
Value Earned
During the Year
($)
|
Matthew Hughes
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
9,843
|
None
|
None
|
Bryn Harman
Former Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
|
9,843
|
None
|
None
|
Named Executive Officer
(1)
|
Option-based
Awards – Value
Vested During the
Year
($)
|
Share-Based
Awards – Value
Vested During the
Year
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation –
Value Earned
During the Year
($)
|
Tim Hunt
Former Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Chairman
|
35,431
|
None
|
None
|
Danilo Silva
President, Cerro Cazador S.A.
|
9,843
|
None
|
None
|
(1)
|
The amount represents the aggregate dollar value that would have been realized if the options had been exercised on the vesting date, based on the difference between the market price of the common shares underlying the options on the TSXV on the vesting date and the exercise price of the options.
|
Option–based Awards
|
Share-based Awards
|
|||||
Directors
(1)
|
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
|
Option
exercise
price
($)
|
Option
expiration
date
|
Value of
unexercised
in-the-
money
options
($)
(2)
|
Number of
shares or
units of
shares that
have not
vested
(#)
|
Market or payout
value of share-
based awards that
have not vested
($)
|
Andrew Gertler
|
32,795
200,000
|
0.30
0.30
|
07/28/2013
12/23/2014
|
-0-
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
Darrick Hunt
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
12/23/2014
|
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
Alan Chan
|
52,470
150,000
100,000
|
0.30
0.30
0.65
|
07/28/2013
12/23/2014
01/18/2015
|
-0-
-0-
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
Scott Brunsdon
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
12/15/2015
|
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
Jacques Perron
|
500,000
|
0.30
|
12/15/2015
|
-0-
|
None
|
None
|
(1)
|
Outstanding option-based and share-based awards information for each of Messrs. Hughes, Harman and Hunt are reported in the corresponding table for Named Executive Officers above.
|
(2)
|
Value is calculated based on the difference between the closing market price of the Corporation’s common shares on the TSXV on December 31, 2011, which was $0.21, and the exercise price of the options, multiplied by the number of options.
|
Directors
(1)
|
Option-based Awards
– Value Vested During
the Year
($)
|
Share-based Awards
– Value Vested
During the Year
($)
|
Non-equity Incentive Plan
Compensation – Value
Earned During the Year
($)
|
Andrew Gertler
|
3,937
|
None
|
None
|
Darrick Hunt
|
9,843
|
None
|
None
|
Alan Chan
|
51,299
|
None
|
None
|
Scott Brunsdon
|
84,827
|
None
|
None
|
Jacques Perron
|
84,827
|
None
|
None
|
(1)
|
Information for each of Messrs. Hughes, Harman and Hunt is reported in the corresponding table for Named Executive Officers above. The amount represents the aggregate dollar value that would have been realized if the options had been exercised on the vesting date, based on the difference between the market price of the common shares underlying the options on the TSXV on the vesting date and the exercise price of the options.
|
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights ($)
|
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
|
|
Plan Category
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
|
5,332,735
|
0.34
|
1,984,022
|
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Total
|
5,332,735
|
0.34
|
1,984,022
|
a)
|
On March 27, 2007, the Company signed a definitive lease purchase agreement with FK Minera S.A. to acquire a 100% interest in the Bajo Pobré gold property located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The Company may earn up to a 100% equity interest in the Bajo Pobré property by making cash payments and exploration expenditures over a five-year earn-in period. The required expenditures and ownership levels upon meeting those requirements are:
|
Year of the Agreement
|
Payment to FK
Minera SA
|
Exploration
Expenditures
Required
|
Ownership
|
First year - 2007
|
US$50,000
|
US$250,000
|
0%
|
Second year - 2008
|
US$30,000
|
US$250,000
|
0%
|
Third year -2009
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
51%
|
Fourth year - 2010
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
60%
|
Fifth year – 2011
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
100%
|
b)
|
In March 2007, the Company was the successful bidder for the exploration and development rights to the La Josefina project from Fomicruz. On July 24, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Fomicruz pursuant to which the Company agreed to invest a minimum of US$6 million in exploration and development expenditures over a four year period, including US$1.5 million before July 2008. The agreement provides that, in the event that a positive feasibility study is completed on the La Josefina property, a joint venture company would be formed by the Company and Fomicruz. A revised schedule for exploration and development of the La Josefina project was submitted in writing to Fomicruz and was adopted on May 3, 2011, mandating that an economic feasibility study and production decision be made by the Company for the La Josefina project by the end of 2013. The Company would own 91% of the joint venture company and Fomicruz would own the remaining 9%. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has invested approximately US$10 million in the La Josefina property.
|
c)
|
On June 30, 2010, a former director and accounting consultant (“the Consultant”) to the Company severed his business relationship with the Company. On August 5, 2010 the Consultant claimed that since 2006, he was actually an employee of, not a Consultant to, CCSA. On September 7, 2010, the Argentine Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security filed a Certificate of Notice on CCSA and the Company indicating that a representative from CCSA and the Company must appear before a
|
d)
|
On October 31, 2011, CCSA signed an agreement with the owners of Piedra Labrada for the use and lease of facilities on the same premises as the Company’s La Josefina facilities. The term is for three years beginning November 1, 2011 and ending on October 31, 2014, including annual commitments of $60,000.
|
Name
|
Number of Common Shares
|
Percentage of Outstanding
Common Shares
|
HuntMountain Resources Ltd.
(1)
|
50,000,000
|
41.15%
|
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
(2)
|
13,500,000
(3)
|
11.11%
|
(1)
|
These shares are owned directly and indirectly by HuntMountain Resources Ltd. (“
HuntMountain
”). HuntMountain is a company controlled by Mr. Tim Hunt, Executive Chairman of the Corporation.
|
(2)
|
Based on public filings, RBC Global Asset Management Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of C
anad
a.
|
(3)
|
Based on public filings, shareholdings as at November 30, 2010 on behalf of client accounts over which RBC Global Asset Management Inc. has discretionary trading authority.
|
Name and
Municipality of
Residence
1
|
Common Shares of the
Corporation Beneficially
Owned, or Controlled or
Directed,
Directly or
Indirectly
(1)
|
Percentage of Common Shares held
|
Tim Hunt
(3)
Greenacres,
Washington, USA
|
50,000,000
|
41.15% (held by HuntMountain Resources
Ltd., a company controlled by Mr. Hunt)
|
Matthew Hughes
Spokane, Washington
|
None
|
0.00%
|
Andrew Gertler
(2)
Quebec, Canada
Director
|
40,000
|
.03%
|
Bryn Harman, CFA
Spokane, Washington
|
None
|
0.00%
|
Darrick Hunt, CPA
Greenacres, Washington
|
None
|
0.00%
|
Alan P. Chan
(2) (3)
Calgary, Alberta
|
230,000
|
0.19%
|
Danilo Silva
Pigue, Argentina
|
None
|
0.00%
|
Scott Brunsdon
(2) (3)
Liberty Lake,
Washington
|
None
|
0.00%
|
Jacques Perron
Ontario, Canada
|
None
|
0.00%
|
(1)
|
Information as to common shares beneficially owned by each officer or director or over which such officers or directors exercise control or direction has been furnished by the respective officers and directors individually.
|
(signed)
|
(signed)
|
|
Matthew Hughes
|
Matthew Fowler
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
April 26, 2012
|
/s/ MNP LLP
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
Chartered Accountants
|
Years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
|
Page
|
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
|
73
|
Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss
|
74
|
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
|
75
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
76
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
|
77
|
1.
|
Nature of Business
|
Corporation
|
Incorporation
|
Percentage
ownership
|
CCSA
|
Argentina
|
100%
|
Hunt Gold USA LLC
|
Washington, USA
|
100%
|
1494716 Alberta Ltd.
|
Alberta
|
100%
|
(i)
|
the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events;
|
(ii)
|
it is more likely than not that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and
|
(iii)
|
the amount can be reliably estimated
|
December 31,
2011
|
December 31,
2010
|
January 1,
2010
|
||||
Cash on hand
|
$
|
7,489,111
|
$
|
697,474
|
$
|
3,062,326
|
Cash on deposit
|
350,889
|
199,423
|
103,640
|
|||
Short-term investments
|
1,000,000
|
5,465,000
|
-
|
|||
$
|
8,840,000
|
$
|
6,361,897
|
$
|
3,165,966
|
Vehicles and
|
||||||
Land
|
equipment
|
Total
|
||||
Cost
|
||||||
Balance at January 1, 2010
|
$
|
614,313
|
$
|
235,781
|
$
|
850,094
|
Additions
|
-
|
43,335
|
43,335
|
|||
Foreign exchange movement
|
(51,998)
|
16,062
|
(35,935)
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
562,315
|
295,178
|
857,493
|
|||
Additions
|
-
|
304,737
|
304,737
|
|||
Foreign exchange movement
|
(32,088)
|
13,891
|
(18,197)
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
$
|
530,227
|
$
|
613,806
|
$
|
1,144,033
|
Accumulated amortization
|
||||||
Balance at January 1, 2010
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
145,340
|
$
|
145,340
|
Depreciation for the year
|
-
|
113,497
|
113,497
|
|||
Foreign exchange movement
|
-
|
(33,344)
|
(33,344)
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2010
|
-
|
225,493
|
225,493
|
|||
Depreciation for the year
|
-
|
112,448
|
112,448
|
|||
Foreign exchange movement
|
-
|
(18,197)
|
(18,197)
|
|||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
319,744
|
$
|
319,744
|
Net book value
|
||||||
At January 1, 2010
|
$
|
614,313
|
$
|
90,441
|
$
|
704,754
|
At December 31, 2010
|
$
|
562,315
|
$
|
69,685
|
$
|
632,000
|
At December 31, 2011
|
$
|
530,227
|
$
|
294,062
|
$
|
824,289
|
a)
|
Authorized:
|
Common Shares
|
|||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
||||||||
Number
|
Amount
|
Number
|
Amount
|
||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
73,167,565
|
$
|
18,250,138
|
44,612,040
|
$
|
13,989,654
|
|||
Short form prospectus
|
-
|
-
|
28,420,900
|
(i)
|
8,526,270
|
||||
Share issue costs and filing statement fees
|
-
|
(1,547,503)
|
-
|
(1,487,811)
|
|||||
Portion of units attributable to warrants issued
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,838,467)
|
|||||
Bought-deal private placement
|
25,645,000
|
(v)
|
11,540,250
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Portion of units attributable to warrants issued
|
-
|
(v)
|
(3,331,620)
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Exercise of agent's options
|
93,667
|
(vii)
|
49,644
|
134,625
|
60,492
|
||||
Exercise of broker compensation warrants
|
108,932
|
(iv) (vi)
|
50,226
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Exercise of broker warrants
|
46,666
|
(ix)
|
21,000
|
||||||
Exercise of warrants
|
1,551,500
|
(viii)
|
852,929
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Balance, end of year
|
100,613,330
|
$
|
25,885,064
|
73,167,565
|
$
|
18,250,138
|
|||
Preferred Shares
|
|||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
||||||||
Number
|
Amount
|
Number
|
Amount
|
||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
20,881,493
|
$
|
177,417
|
20,881,493
|
$
|
177,417
|
|||
Balance, end of year
|
20,881,493
|
$
|
177,417
|
20,881,493
|
$
|
177,417
|
|||
Warrants
|
|||||||||
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
||||||||
Number
|
Amount
|
Number
|
Amount
|
||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
14,210,450
|
$
|
2,838,467
|
2,500,000
|
$
|
250,000
|
|||
Portion of units attributable to warrants issued
|
-
|
-
|
14,210,450
|
(i)
|
2,838,467
|
||||
Expiry of warrants
|
-
|
-
|
(2,500,000)
|
(iii)
|
(250,000)
|
||||
Exercise of warrants
|
(1,551,500)
|
(viii)
|
(309,904)
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Portion of units attributable to warrants issued
|
12,822,500
|
(v)
|
3,331,620
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Balance, end of year
|
25,481,450
|
$
|
5,860,183
|
14,210,450
|
$
|
2,838,467
|
(i)
|
On November 30, 2010 the Company issued 28,420,900 units at $0.30 per unit pursuant to a short form prospectus offering for gross proceeds of $8,526,270. Each unit consisted of one common share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.35 per warrant before November 30, 2013. A fair value of $2,838,467 was assigned to warrants. In conjunction with the offering, the Company granted broker compensation warrants to Wolverton, Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Octagon Capital Corporation to acquire 2,842,090 broker compensation units. Each broker warrant entitles the holder to acquire one broker compensation unit at an exercise price of $0.30 per share on or before November 30, 2013. Each broker compensation unit will consist of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.35 prior to November 30, 2013. The fair value of the broker warrants are $637,513 (see ii).
|
(ii)
|
The fair value of the warrants and broker compensation warrants issued on November 30, 2010 pursuant to the short form prospectus unit offering was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
|
2010
|
|
Risk free interest rate
Expected volatility
|
1.6%
116%
|
Expected life (years)
|
3
|
Expected dividend yield
Forfeiture rate
|
0%
0%
|
(iii)
|
On December 23, 2010 all of the warrants issued in conjunction with the December 23, 2009 brokered private placement expired.
|
(iv)
|
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued 34,745 shares pursuant to the cashless exercise of 125,196 broker compensation warrants granted in conjunction with the Company’s November 2010 short form prospectus offering. Pursuant to the issuance, the Company recorded $14,288 in common shares to reflect the Black-Scholes valuation of the cashless exercise of broker compensation warrants.
|
(v)
|
On June 14, 2011, the Company issued 25,645,000 units at $0.45 per unit pursuant to a bought-deal private placement for gross proceeds of $11,540,250, of which $3,331,620 was the fair value of the warrants. Each unit consisted of one common share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.65 per warrant before June 14, 2013. In conjunction with the private placement, the Company granted broker compensation options to Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. to acquire 1,788,150 broker compensation units. Each broker compensation unit will consist of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant exercisable at $0.45 prior to June 14, 2013. The fair value of the warrants issuable pursuant to the broker compensation units is $464,896.
|
(vi)
|
During year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued 74,187 shares pursuant to the exercise of 45,000 broker compensation warrants and 29,187 compensation warrants granted in conjunction with the Company’s November 2010 short form prospectus offering. Pursuant to the issuance, the Company recorded $12,222 in common shares to reflect the Black-Scholes valuation of the exercise of broker compensation warrants and compensation warrants and cash proceeds of $23,716.
|
(vii)
|
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued 93,667 shares pursuant to the exercise of 93,667 agent’s options granted in conjunction with the Company’s December 2009 qualifying transaction. Pursuant to the issuance, the Company recorded $21,544 in common shares to reflect the Black-Scholes valuation of the exercise of agent’s options and cash proceeds of $28,100.
|
(viii)
|
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued 1,551,500 shares pursuant to the exercise of 1,551,500 warrants granted at an exercise price of $0.35 in conjunction with the Company’s November 2010 short form prospectus offering. Pursuant to the issuance, the Company recorded $309,904 in common shares to reflect the Black-Scholes valuation of the exercise of warrants and cash proceeds of $543,025.
|
(ix)
|
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued 46,666 shares pursuant to the exercise of 46,666 broker warrants granted in conjunction with the Company’s December 2009 qualifying transaction. Pursuant to the issuance, the Company recorded $7,000 in common shares to reflect the Black-Scholes valuation of the exercise of broker warrants and cash proceeds of $14,000.
|
b)
|
Stock options:
|
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
|||||
Number of
|
Weighted
|
Number of
|
Weighted
|
|||
options
|
Average Price
|
options
|
Average Price
|
|||
Balance, beginning of year
|
5,999,398
|
$0.32
|
4,651,013
|
$0.30
|
||
Granted to officers and directors
|
764,735
|
$0.33
|
1,710,000
|
$0.42
|
||
Forfeiture of stock options
|
(100,000)
|
$0.30
|
-
|
-
|
||
Exercise of agent’s options
|
(93,667)
|
$0.30
|
(134,625)
|
$0.30
|
||
Expiration of agent’s options
|
-
|
-
|
(32,035)
|
$0.30
|
||
Cancellation of stock options
|
||||||
granted to officers and directors
|
-
|
-
|
(194,955)
|
$0.30
|
||
Balance, end of year
|
6,570,466
|
$0.32
|
5,999,398
|
$0.32
|
January 18, 2010
|
|
Risk free interest rate
Expected volatility
|
0.18%
113%
|
Expected life (years)
|
5
|
Expected dividend yield
Forfeiture rate
|
0%
0%
|
|
December 15, 2010
|
Risk free interest rate
Expected volatility
|
1.6%
116%
|
Expected life (years)
|
5
|
Expected dividend yield
Forfeiture rate
|
0%
0%
|
January 10, 2011
|
|
Risk free interest rate
Expected volatility
|
2.24%
115.74%
|
Expected life (years)
|
5
|
Expected dividend yield
|
0%
|
Forfeiture rate
|
1.59%
|
January 27, 2011
|
|
Risk free interest rate
Expected volatility
|
2.25%
115.51%
|
Expected life (years)
|
5
|
Expected dividend yield
|
0%
|
Forfeiture rate
|
1.59%
|
c)
|
Escrowed shares
|
d)
|
Warrants:
|
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|||
Range of
|
Number
|
average life
|
average
|
|
exercise prices
|
outstanding
|
(years)
|
exercise price
|
|
Warrants
|
$0.35 - $0.65
|
25,481,450
|
1.68
|
0.50
|
Broker Warrants
|
$0.30 - $0.45
|
4,913,378
|
1.66
|
0.35
|
Compensation Warrants
|
$0.35
|
55,910
|
1.92
|
0.35
|
30,450,738
|
1.68
|
0.48
|
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
|||||
Number of
|
Weighted
|
Number of
|
Weighted
|
|||
options
|
Average Price
|
options
|
Average Price
|
|||
Balance, beginning of year
|
17,552,540
|
$0.34
|
500,000
|
$0.30
|
||
Warrants (Note 8(a)(i))
|
-
|
14,210,450
|
$0.35
|
|||
Broker warrants (Note 8(a)(i))
|
-
|
2,842,090
|
$0.30
|
|||
Warrants(Note 8(a)(v))
|
12,822,500
|
$0.65
|
-
|
|||
Broker warrants (Note 8(a)(v))
|
1,788,150
|
$0.45
|
-
|
|||
Compensation warrants resulting
from exercise of broker warrants
(Note 8(a)(iv)(vi))
|
85,097
|
$0.35
|
-
|
|||
Exercise of warrants (Note 8(a)(viii))
|
(1,551,500)
|
$0.30
|
-
|
|||
Exercise of broker compensation
warrants (Note 8(a)(iv)(vi))
|
(170,000)
|
$0.30
|
-
|
|||
Exercise of compensation warrants
(Note 8(a)(vi))
|
(29,187)
|
$0.35
|
-
|
|||
Exercise of broker warrants
(Note 8(a)(ix))
|
(46,666)
|
$0.30
|
-
|
|||
Balance, end of year
|
30,450,738
|
$0.48
|
17,552,540
|
$0.34
|
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
||||||
Balance, beginning of year
|
$ | 2,339,072 | $ | 460,882 | |||
Share based compensation
|
410,912 | 1,010,783 | |||||
Agent’s options exercise
|
(21,544 | ) | - | ||||
Broker compensation warrant exercise
|
(33,510 | ) | - | ||||
Option exercise
|
- | (20,105 | ) | ||||
Fair value of warrants issuable pursuant to
broker compensation warrants
|
464,896 | 637,512 | |||||
Warrant expiration
|
- | 250,000 | |||||
Balance, end of year
|
$ | 3,159,826 | $ | 2,339,072 |
December 31,
2011
|
December 31,
2010
|
||||||
Loss before income taxes
|
$ | (8,282,146 | ) | $ | (2,864,674 | ) | |
Expected income tax recovery at 26.5% (2010 – 28.0%)
|
(2,194,769 | ) | (793,709 | ) | |||
Non-deductible items and other
|
26,973 | 109,077 | |||||
Share based compensation
|
95,415 | 253,987 | |||||
Change in prior year estimates
|
(113,923 | ) | (336,438 | ) | |||
Share issuance costs
|
(342,966 | ) | (238,083 | ) | |||
Tax rate differences (mostly comprised of difference from
effective Argentina tax rate of 35% and effective United States tax rate of 34%)
|
(469,068 | ) | (123,084 | ) | |||
Change in deferred tax assets not recognized
|
2,996,353 | 1,655,816 | |||||
Total income taxes (recovery)
|
$ | (1,985 | ) | $ | 527,566 |
December 31,
2011
|
December 31,
2010
|
January 1,
2010
|
|||||||||
Canada
|
|||||||||||
Share issuance costs
|
$ | 504,698 | $ | 382,949 | $ | 232,156 | |||||
Non-capital losses available for future periods
|
817,210 | 397,543 | 98,588 | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets not recognized
|
(1,321,908 | ) | (780,492 | ) | (330,744 | ) | |||||
Canada deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
Argentina
|
|||||||||||
Property and equipment
|
$ | 6,128,246 | $ | 4,267,635 | $ | 3,582,968 | |||||
VAT receivable
|
507,448 | 391,140 | 391,979 | ||||||||
Non-capital losses available for future periods
|
211,711 | - | 208,754 | ||||||||
Contingency accrual
|
43,750 | 43,750 | - | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets not recognized
|
(6,891,155 | ) | (4,702,525 | ) | (3,974,947 | ) | |||||
Argentina deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 208,754 | |||||
United States
|
|||||||||||
Property and equipment
|
$ | 9,752 | $ | 285 | $ | - | |||||
Non-capital losses available for future periods
|
735,045 | 478,205 | - | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets not recognized
|
(744,797 | ) | (478,490 | ) | - | ||||||
United States deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
Total deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 208,754 |
Year of Expiry
|
Canada
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
2016
|
- | 604,889 | - | 604,889 | |||||||||||
2028
|
76,253 | - | - | 76,253 | |||||||||||
2029
|
208,598 | - | 482,451 | 691,049 | |||||||||||
2030
|
1,134,946 | - | 924,035 | 2,058,981 | |||||||||||
2031
|
1,849,042 | - | 755,410 | 2,604,452 | |||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,268,839 | $ | 604,889 | $ | 2,161,896 | $ | 6,035,624 |
Year ended
|
||||
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||
2011
|
2010
|
|||
Salaries and benefits
|
$
|
444,717
|
$
|
461,106
|
Consulting fees
|
331,351
|
178,430
|
||
Share based compensation
|
332,729
|
1,010,073
|
||
$
|
1,108,797
|
$
|
1,649,609
|
December 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
January 1, 2010
|
||||
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
|
Financial Assets
|
||||||
FVTPL
|
||||||
Cash and equivalents (Level 1)
|
$ 8,840,000
|
$ 8,840,000
|
$ 6,361,897
|
$ 6,361,897
|
$ 3,165,966
|
$ 3,165,966
|
Available for sale
|
||||||
Performance bond (Level 1)
|
227,596
|
227,596
|
257,208
|
257,208
|
209,303
|
209,303
|
Loans and receivables
|
||||||
Accounts receivable
|
64,364
|
64,364
|
53,943
|
53,943
|
11,648
|
11,648
|
Financial Liabilities
|
||||||
Other financial liabilities
|
||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
516,696
|
516,696
|
318,679
|
318,679
|
1,444,729
|
1,444,729
|
Shareholder loan
|
-
|
-
|
103,021
|
103,021
|
842,668
|
842,668
|
Interest payable on shareholder loan
|
-
|
-
|
10,240
|
10,240
|
3,698
|
3,698
|
Due to related parties
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
i.
|
Currency risk
|
Cash and equivalents
|
$ | 17,294 | ||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
52,545 |
Cash and equivalents
|
$ | 747,622 | ||
Performance bond
|
227,596 | |||
Accounts receivable
|
32,885 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
351,645 |
Impact on net loss and
comprehensive loss
|
|
U.S. Dollar Exchange rate – 10% increase
|
$2,148
|
U.S. Dollar Exchange rate – 10% decrease
|
$(2,148)
|
Impact on net loss and
comprehensive loss
|
|
Argentine Peso Exchange rate – 10% increase
|
$20,996
|
Argentine Peso Exchange rate – 10% decrease
|
$(20,996)
|
iii.
|
Liquidity risk
|
iv.
|
Price risk
|
December 31
2011
|
December 31,
2010
|
January 1,
2010
|
||||
Canada
|
$
|
8,254,187
|
$
|
6,329,919
|
$
|
3,256,093
|
Argentina
|
3,166,828
|
1,734,088
|
1,972,012
|
|||
United States
|
73,773
|
74,873
|
-
|
|||
$
|
11,494,788
|
$
|
8,138,880
|
$
|
5,228,105
|
December 31
2011
|
December 31,
2010
|
|||
Canada
|
$
|
(1,666,119)
|
$
|
(1,613,592)
|
Argentina
|
(5,783,635)
|
(802,871)
|
||
United States
|
(830,407)
|
(945,777)
|
||
$
|
(8,280,161)
|
$
|
(3,362,240)
|
a)
|
On March 27, 2007, the Company signed a definitive lease purchase agreement with FK Minera S.A. to acquire a 100% interest in the Bajo Pobré gold property located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The Company may earn up to a 100% equity interest in the Bajo Pobré property by making cash payments and exploration expenditures over a five-year earn-in period. The required expenditures and ownership levels upon meeting those requirements are:
|
Year of the
Agreement
|
Payment to FK
Minera SA
|
Exploration
Expenditures
Required
|
Ownership
|
First year - 2007
|
US$50,000
|
US$250,000
|
0%
|
Second year - 2008
|
US$30,000
|
US$250,000
|
0%
|
Third year -2009
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
51%
|
Fourth year - 2010
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
60%
|
Fifth year – 2011
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
100%
|
b)
|
In March 2007, the Company was the successful bidder for the exploration and development rights to the La Josefina project from Fomicruz. On July 24, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Fomicruz pursuant to which the Company agreed to invest a minimum of US$6 million in exploration and development expenditures over a four year period, including US$1.5 million before July 2008. The agreement provides that, in the event that a positive feasibility study is completed on the La Josefina property, a joint venture company would be formed by the Company and Fomicruz. A revised schedule for exploration and development of the La Josefina project was submitted in writing to Fomicruz and was adopted on May 3, 2011, mandating that an economic feasibility study and production decision be made by the Company for the La Josefina project by the end of 2013. The Company would own 91% of the joint venture company and Fomicruz would own the remaining 9%. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has invested approximately US$10 million in the La Josefina property.
|
c)
|
On June 30, 2010, a former director and accounting consultant (“the Consultant”) to the Company severed his business relationship with the Company. On August 5, 2010 the Consultant claimed that since 2006, he was actually an employee of, not a Consultant to, CCSA. On September 7, 2010, the Argentine Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security filed a Certificate of Notice on CCSA and the Company indicating that a representative from CCSA and the Company must appear before a mediator to address the Consultant’s claims. The certificates of notice stated the value of the Consultant’s claim against the Company at 500,000 pesos (US$126,811).
|
d)
|
On October 31, 2011, CCSA signed an agreement with the owners of Piedra Labrada for the use and lease of facilities on the same premises as the Company’s La Josefina facilities. The term is for three years beginning November 1, 2011 and ending on October 31, 2014, including annual commitments of $60,000.
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
January 1,
|
||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2010
|
||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity
|
$ | 10,628,859 | $ | 7,505,089 | $ | 2,196,241 | ||||||
Shareholder loan
|
- | 103,021 | 842,668 | |||||||||
$ | 10,628,859 | $ | 7,608,110 | $ | 3,038,909 |
CGAAP
|
IFRS
|
|||||||||||
December 31,
|
Effect of IFRS
|
January 1,
|
||||||||||
2009
|
Transition
|
2010
|
||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents
|
$ | 3,165,966 | $ | - | $ | 3,165,966 | ||||||
Accounts receivable
|
11,648 | - | 11,648 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
200,000 | - | 200,000 | |||||||||
Deferred income tax
|
208,754 | - | 208,754 | |||||||||
Total Current Assets
|
3,586,368 | - | 3,586,368 | |||||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
|
854,966 |
(a)
|
(150,212 | ) | 704,754 | |||||||
OTHER ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Performance bond
|
209,303 | - | 209,303 | |||||||||
V.A. Tax, net of discount
|
513,636 | - | 513,636 | |||||||||
Minimal presumed income tax receivable
|
214,044 | - | 214,044 | |||||||||
Total Other Assets:
|
936,983 | - | 936,983 | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS:
|
$ | 5,378,317 | $ | (150,212 | ) | $ | 5,228,105 | |||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
$ | 1,444,729 | $ | - | $ | 1,444,729 | ||||||
Taxes payable
|
127,919 | - | 127,919 | |||||||||
Shareholder loan
|
842,668 | - | 842,668 | |||||||||
Interest payable on shareholder loan
|
3,698 | - | 3,698 | |||||||||
Due to related parties
|
612,850 | - | 612,850 | |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES:
|
$ | 3,031,864 | $ | - | $ | 3,031,864 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Preferred shares
|
177,417 | - | 177,417 | |||||||||
Share capital
|
13,989,654 | - | 13,989,654 | |||||||||
Contributed surplus
|
453,832 |
(b)
|
7,050 | 460,882 | ||||||||
Warrants
|
250,000 | - | 250,000 | |||||||||
Deficit
|
(12,640,589 | ) |
(a)(c)
|
(34,073 | ) | (12,681,712 | ) | |||||
(b)
|
(7,050 | ) | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
116,139 |
(c)
|
(116,139 | ) | - | |||||||
Total Shareholders’ Equity:
|
$ | 2,346,453 | $ | (150,212 | ) | $ | 2,196,241 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$ | 5,378,317 | $ | (150,212 | ) | $ | 5,228,105 |
CGAAP
|
IFRS
|
|||||||||||
December 31,
|
Effect of IFRS
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||
2010
|
Transition
|
2010
|
||||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents
|
$ | 6,361,897 | $ | - | $ | 6,361,897 | ||||||
Accounts receivable
|
53,943 | - | 53,943 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
211,071 | - | 211,071 | |||||||||
Total Current Assets
|
6,626,911 | - | 6,626,911 | |||||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
|
784,805 |
(a)
|
(152,805 | ) | 632,000 | |||||||
OTHER ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||
Performance bond
|
257,208 | - | 257,208 | |||||||||
V.A. Tax, net of discount
|
622,761 | - | 622,761 | |||||||||
Total Other Assets:
|
879,969 | - | 879,969 | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS:
|
$ | 8,291,685 | $ | (152,805 | ) | $ | 8,138,880 | |||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
$ | 318,679 | $ | - | $ | 318,679 | ||||||
Taxes payable
|
76,851 | - | 76,851 | |||||||||
Shareholder loan
|
103,021 | - | 103,021 | |||||||||
Interest payable on shareholder loan
|
10,240 | - | 10,240 | |||||||||
Total Current Assets
|
$ | 508,791 | $ | - | $ | 508,791 | ||||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
125,000 | - | 125,000 | |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES:
|
$ | 633,791 | $ | - | $ | 633,791 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Preferred shares
|
177,417 | - | 177,417 | |||||||||
Share capital
|
18,250,138 | - | 18,250,138 | |||||||||
Contributed surplus
|
2,139,557 |
(b)
|
199,515 | 2,339,072 | ||||||||
Warrants
|
2,838,467 | - | 2,838,467 | |||||||||
Deficit
|
(15,810,364 | ) |
(a)(c)
|
(34,073 | ) | (16,043,952 | ) | |||||
(b)
|
(199,515 | ) | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
62,679 |
(a)(c)
|
(118,732 | ) | (56,053 | ) | ||||||
Total Shareholders’ Equity:
|
$ | 7,657,894 | $ | (152,805 | ) | $ | 7,505,089 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$ | 8,291,685 | $ | (152,805 | ) | $ | 8,138,880 |
CGAAP
|
Effect of
|
IFRS
|
||||||||||
December 31,
|
IFRS
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||
2010
|
Transition
|
2010
|
||||||||||
INCOME:
|
||||||||||||
Interest income:
|
$ | 21,269 | $ | - | $ | 21,269 | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||||
Professional fees
|
954,580 | - | 954,580 | |||||||||
Exploration expenses
|
395,011 | - | 395,011 | |||||||||
Travel expenses
|
256,664 | - | 256,664 | |||||||||
Administrative and office expenses
|
656,272 | - | 656,272 | |||||||||
Payroll expenses
|
945,383 | - | 945,383 | |||||||||
Stock based compensation
|
818,318 |
(b)
|
192,465 | 1,010,783 | ||||||||
Interest expense and banking charges
|
66,327 | - | 66,327 | |||||||||
Depreciation
|
113,497 | - | 113,497 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
4,206,052 | 192,465 | 4,398,517 | |||||||||
Other income/(expense):
|
||||||||||||
Debt forgiveness gain
|
1,637,578 | - | 1,637,578 | |||||||||
Gain on debt discount
|
21,870 | - | 21,870 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous income
|
24,632 | - | 24,632 | |||||||||
Taxes
|
(5,500 | ) | - | (5,500 | ) | |||||||
Bank fees
|
(2,362 | ) | - | (2,362 | ) | |||||||
VAT discount and accretion
|
2,397 | - | 2,397 | |||||||||
Loss on foreign exchange
|
(11,041 | ) | - | (11,041 | ) | |||||||
Contingent liability accrual
|
(125,000 | ) | - | (125,000 | ) | |||||||
Total other income:
|
1,542,574 | - | 1,542,574 | |||||||||
LOSS - before income tax
|
(2,642,209 | ) | (192,465 | ) | (2,834,674 | ) | ||||||
Income tax expense
|
(527,566 | ) | - | (527,566 | ) | |||||||
NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD
|
(3,169,775 | ) | (192,465 | ) | (3,362,240 | ) | ||||||
Weighted average shares issued and outstanding
|
47,172,054 | 47,172,054 | 47,172,054 | |||||||||
NET LOSS PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED
|
$ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) |
1.
|
Nature of Business
|
Corporation
|
Incorporation
|
Percentage
ownership
|
CCSA
|
Argentina
|
100%
|
Hunt Gold USA LLC
|
Washington, USA
|
100%
|
1494716 Alberta Ltd.
|
Alberta
|
100%
|
2.
|
Basis of presentation
|
March 31, 2012
|
December 31, 2011
|
|||
Cash
|
$
|
5,975,178
|
$
|
7,489,111
|
Cash on deposit
|
161,104
|
350,889
|
||
Short-term investments
|
1,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
||
$
|
7,136,282
|
$
|
8,840,000
|
Vehicles and
|
||||||
Land
|
equipment
|
Total
|
||||
Cost
|
||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
$
|
530,227
|
$
|
613,806
|
$
|
1,144,033
|
Additions
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||
Foreign exchange movement
|
(20,106)
|
92,677
|
72,570
|
|||
Balance at March 31, 2012
|
$
|
510,121
|
$
|
706,482
|
$
|
1,216,603
|
Accumulated amortization
|
||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
319,744
|
$
|
319,744
|
Depreciation for the period
|
-
|
36,300
|
36,300
|
|||
Foreign exchange movement
|
-
|
(12,351)
|
(12,351)
|
|||
Balance at March 31, 2012
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
343,693
|
$
|
343,693
|
Net book value
|
||||||
At December 31, 2011
|
$
|
530,227
|
$
|
294,062
|
$
|
824,289
|
At March 31, 2012
|
$
|
510,121
|
$
|
362,789
|
$
|
873,910
|
a)
|
Authorized:
|
Common Shares
|
|||||
Number
|
Amount
|
||||
Balance, beginning and end of period
|
100,613,330
|
$
|
25,885,064
|
||
Preferred Shares
|
|||||
Number
|
Amount
|
||||
Balance, beginning and end of period
|
20,881,493
|
$
|
177,417
|
||
Warrants
|
|||||
Number
|
Amount
|
||||
Balance, beginning and end of period
|
25,481,450
|
$
|
5,860,183
|
b)
|
Stock options:
|
Number
|
|||||
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
exercisable on
|
|||
Range of
|
Number
|
average life
|
average
|
December 31,
|
|
exercise prices
|
outstanding
|
(years)
|
exercise price
|
2011
|
|
Stock options
|
$0.30 - $0.65
|
7,247,470
|
3.34
|
$0.33
|
6,893,786
|
Agent’s options
|
$0.30
|
572,996
|
0.73
|
$0.30
|
572,996
|
7,820,466
|
2.81
|
$0.33
|
7,466,782
|
Three months ended
|
|||
March 31, 2012
|
|||
Number of
|
Weighted
|
||
options
|
Average Price
|
||
Balance, beginning of period
|
6,570,466
|
$0.32
|
|
Granted to officers and directors
|
1,250,000
|
$0.30
|
|
Balance, end of year
|
7,820,466
|
$0.32
|
February 27, 2012
|
|
Risk free interest rate
Expected volatility
|
1.28%
127.40%
|
Expected life (years)
|
5
|
Expected dividend yield
|
0%
|
Forfeiture rate
|
1.59%
|
c)
|
Escrowed shares
|
d)
|
Warrants:
|
Balance, beginning of period
|
$ | 3,159,826 | ||
Share based compensation
|
324,936 | |||
Broker compensation warrant exercise
|
- | |||
Balance, end of period
|
$ | 3,484,762 |
Three months ended
|
||||
March 31,
|
March 31,
|
|||
2012
|
2011
|
|||
Salaries and benefits
|
$
|
274,101
|
$
|
108,433
|
Consulting fees
|
84,982
|
80,952
|
||
Stock-based remuneration
|
296,279
|
154,279
|
||
$
|
655,362
|
$
|
343,664
|
March 31, 2012
|
December 31, 2011
|
|||
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
Carrying amount
|
Fair value
|
|
Financial Assets
|
||||
FVTPL
|
||||
Cash and equivalents (Level 1)
|
$ 7,136,282
|
$ 7,136,282
|
$ 8,840,000
|
$ 8,840,000
|
Available for sale
|
||||
Performance Bond (Level 1)
|
231,282
|
231,282
|
227,596
|
227,596
|
Loans and receivables
|
||||
Accounts receivable
|
70,750
|
70,750
|
64,364
|
64,364
|
Financial Liabilities
|
||||
Other financial liabilities
|
||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
402,468
|
402,468
|
516,696
|
516,696
|
i.
|
Currency risk
|
Cash and equivalents
|
$ 13,174
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
69,577
|
Cash and equivalents
|
$ 173,634
|
Performance bond
|
231,282
|
Accounts receivable
|
35,918
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
207,611
|
Impact on net loss and
comprehensive loss
|
|
U.S. Dollar Exchange rate – 10% increase
|
$899
|
U.S. Dollar Exchange rate – 10% decrease
|
$(899)
|
Impact on net loss and
comprehensive loss
|
|
Argentine Peso Exchange rate – 10% increase
|
$30,676
|
Argentine Peso Exchange rate – 10% decrease
|
$(30,676)
|
iii.
|
Liquidity risk
|
iv.
|
Price risk
|
March 31, 2012
|
December 31, 2011
|
|||
Canada
|
$
|
7,114,848
|
$
|
8,254,187
|
Argentina
|
2,745,184
|
3,166,828
|
||
United States
|
68,464
|
73,773
|
||
$
|
9,928,496
|
$
|
11,494,788
|
March 31, 2012
|
March 31, 2011
|
|||
Canada
|
$
|
(558,537)
|
$
|
(479,010)
|
Argentina
|
(808,115)
|
(971,813)
|
||
United States
|
(380,728)
|
(223,515)
|
||
$
|
(1,747,380)
|
$
|
(1,674,338)
|
a)
|
On March 27, 2007, the Company signed a definitive lease purchase agreement with FK Minera S.A. to acquire a 100% interest in the Bajo Pobré gold property located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The Company may earn up to a 100% equity interest in the Bajo Pobré property by making cash payments and exploration expenditures over a five-year earn-in period. The required expenditures and ownership levels upon meeting those requirements are:
|
Year of the
Agreement
|
Payment to FK
Minera SA
|
Exploration
Expenditures
Required
|
Ownership
|
First year - 2007
|
US$50,000
|
US$250,000
|
0%
|
Second year - 2008
|
US$30,000
|
US$250,000
|
0%
|
Third year -2009
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
51%
|
Fourth year - 2010
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
60%
|
Fifth year – 2011
|
US$50,000
|
-
|
100%
|
b)
|
In March 2007, the Company was the successful bidder for the exploration and development rights to the La Josefina project from Fomicruz. On July 24, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Fomicruz pursuant to which the Company agreed to invest a minimum of US$6 million in exploration and development expenditures over a four year period, including US$1.5 million before July 2008. The agreement provides that, in the event that a positive feasibility study is completed on the La Josefina property, a joint venture company would be formed by the Company and Fomicruz. A revised schedule for exploration and development of the La Josefina project was submitted in writing to Fomicruz and was adopted on May 3, 2011, mandating that an economic feasibility study and production decision be made by the Company for the La Josefina project by the end of 2013. The Company would own 91% of the joint venture company and Fomicruz would own the remaining 9%. As of March 31, 2012, the Company has invested approximately US$10.2 million in the La Josefina property.
|
c)
|
On June 30, 2010, a former director and accounting consultant (“the Consultant”) to the Company severed his business relationship with the Company. On August 5, 2010 the Consultant claimed that since 2006, he was actually an employee of, not a Consultant to, CCSA. On September 7, 2010, the Argentine Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security filed a Certificate of Notice on CCSA and the Company indicating that a representative from CCSA and the Company must appear before a mediator to address the Consultant’s claims. The certificates of notice stated the value of the Consultant’s claim against the Company at 500,000 pesos (US$126,811).
|
d)
|
On October 31, 2011, CCSA signed an agreement with the owners of Piedra Labrada for the use and lease of facilities on the same premises as the Company’s La Josefina facilities. The term is for three years beginning November 1, 2011 and ending on October 31, 2014, including annual commitments of $60,000.
|
Trading period
|
High
|
Low
|
Volume
|
January, 2010
|
$ 0.65
|
$ 0.04
|
80,100
|
February, 2010
|
$ 0.65
|
$ 0.05
|
23,400
|
March, 2010
|
$ 0.06
|
$ 0.05
|
16,000
|
April, 2010
|
$ 0.58
|
$ 0.43
|
13,500
|
May, 2010
|
$ 0.54
|
$ 0.40
|
12,800
|
June, 2010
|
$ 0.50
|
$ 0.30
|
25,200
|
July, 2010
|
$ 0.38
|
$ 0.28
|
15,700
|
August, 2010
|
$ 0.32
|
$ 0.28
|
4,200
|
September, 2010
|
$ 0.36
|
$ 0.30
|
12,100
|
October, 2010
|
$ 0.35
|
$ 0.31
|
6,000
|
November, 2010
|
$ 0.35
|
$ 0.29
|
65,200
|
December, 2010
|
$ 0.37
|
$ 0.27
|
87,200
|
January, 2011
|
$0.37
|
$0.29
|
104,400
|
February, 2011
|
$0.41
|
$0.33
|
103,700
|
March, 2011
|
$0.39
|
$0.28
|
130,000
|
April, 2011
|
$0.38
|
$0.29
|
73,500
|
May, 2011
|
$0.58
|
$0.25
|
412,000
|
June, 2011
|
$0.54
|
$0.40
|
103,500
|
July, 2011
|
$0.69
|
$0.48
|
127,000
|
August, 2011
|
$0.60
|
$0.43
|
40,900
|
September, 2011
|
$0.47
|
$0.30
|
11,000
|
October, 2011
|
$0.35
|
$0.21
|
1,629,000
|
November,2011
|
$0.28
|
$0.19
|
312,000
|
December, 2011
|
$0.23
|
$0.19
|
368,300
|
January, 2012
|
$0.28
|
$0.23
|
1,849,126
|
February, 2012
|
$0.36
|
$0.26
|
815,125
|
March, 2012
|
$0.30
|
$0.22
|
1,000,524
|
*
|
1% of our common shares then outstanding, which will be approximately 1,005,430 shares immediately after this offering, or
|
|
*
|
the average weekly trading volume of our common shares in the public market during the four calendar weeks immediately before the sale. Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to certain requirements as to the manner of sale, notice and availability of current public information about us.
|
3.1
|
Articles of Organization
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
|
4.1
|
Share Certificate - Common Stock
|
5.1
|
Opinion of The Law Office of Conrad C. Lysiak, P.S., regarding the legality of the securities being registered
|
23.1
|
Consent of MNP LLP, Chartered Accountants
|
23.2
|
Consent of The Law Office of Conrad C. Lysiak, P.S.
|
23.3
|
Consent of James Ebisch, Registered Professional Geologist
|
99.1 |
Audit Committee Charter
|
HUNT MINING CORP
|
||
(Registrant)
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
BY:
|
/s/ Tim Hunt
|
Tim Hunt, Executive Chairman and
Director of the Corporation, Principal Executive Officer
|
||
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Matthew Hughes
|
|
Matthew Hughes, President, Chief Executive officer and Director
|
||
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Matthew A. Fowler
|
|
Matthew Fowler, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer
|
||
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Andrew Gertler
|
|
Andrew Gertler, Director
|
||
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Bryn Harman
|
|
|
Bryn Harman, Director
|
|
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Darrick Hunt
|
|
Darrick Hunt, Director
|
||
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Alan Chan
|
|
Alan Chan, Director
|
||
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Scott Brunsdon
|
|
Scott Brunsdon, Director
|
||
|
||
Date: June 8, 2012
|
/s/ Jacques Perron
|
|
Jacques Perron
|
1.
|
The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Alberta.
|
2.
|
The Shares to be distributed as described in the Registration Statement have been duly authorized and legally issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares.
|
Yours truly,
|
||
The Law Office of Conrad C. Lysiak, P.S.
|
||
BY:
|
CONRAD C. LYSIAK
|
|
Conrad C. Lysiak
|
Yours truly,
|
||
The Law Office of Conrad C. Lysiak, P.S.
|
||
BY:
|
CONRAD C. LYSIAK
|
|
Conrad C. Lysiak
|
|
(a)
|
engage independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties;
|
|
(b)
|
set and pay the compensation for advisors employed by the Committee; and
|
|
(c)
|
communicate directly with the external auditors.
|
1.
|
The Committee shall recommend to the Board the external auditors to be nominated, shall set the compensation for the external auditors, provide oversight of the external auditors and shall ensure that the external auditors report directly to the Committee.
|
2.
|
The Committee shall be directly responsible for overseeing the work of the external auditors, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting.
|
3.
|
The Committee shall review the external auditors’ audit plan, including scope, procedures and timing of the audit.
|
4.
|
The Committee shall review the results of the annual audit with the external auditors, including matters related to the conduct of the audit.
|
5.
|
The Committee shall obtain timely reports from the external auditors describing critical accounting policies and practices, alternative treatments of information within generally accepted accounting principles that were discussed with management, their ramifications, and the external auditors’ preferred treatment and material written communications between the Corporation and the external auditors.
|
6.
|
The Committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services not prohibited by law to be provided by the external auditors.
|
7.
|
The Committee shall review fees paid by the Corporation to the external auditors and other professionals in respect of audit and non-audit services on an annual basis.
|
8.
|
The Committee shall review and approve the Corporation’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former auditors of the Corporation.
|
9.
|
The Committee shall monitor and assess the relationship between management and the external auditors and monitor and support the independence and objectivity of the external auditors.
|
1.
|
The Committee shall review the annual audited financial statements to satisfy itself that they are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and report thereon to the Board and recommend to the Board whether or not same should be approved prior to their being filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities. The Committee shall also review the interim financial statements. With respect to the annual audited financial statements, the Committee shall discuss significant issues regarding accounting principles, practices, and judgments of management with management and the external auditors as and when the Committee deems it appropriate to do so. The Committee shall satisfy itself that the information contained in the annual audited financial statements is not significantly erroneous, misleading or incomplete and that the audit function has been effectively carried out.
|
2.
|
The Committee shall review management’s discussion and analysis relating to annual and interim financial statements, earnings press releases, and any other public disclosure documents that are required to be reviewed by the Committee under any applicable laws prior to their being filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities.
|
3.
|
The Committee shall meet no less frequently than annually with the external auditors and the Chief Financial Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Financial Officer, with the officer of the Corporation in charge of financial matters, to review accounting practices, internal controls and such other matters as the Committee, Chief Financial Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Financial Officer, with the officer of the Corporation in charge of financial matters, deems appropriate.
|
4.
|
The Committee shall be satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Corporation’s public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Corporation’s financial statements other than earnings press releases, and periodically assess the adequacy of these procedures.
|
5.
|
The Committee shall establish procedures for:
|
(a)
|
the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters; and
|
(b)
|
the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Corporation of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
|
6.
|
The Committee shall inquire of management and the external auditors about significant risks or exposures, both internal and external, to which the Corporation may be subject, and assess the steps management has taken to minimize such risks.
|
7.
|
The Committee shall review the post-audit or management letter containing the recommendations of the external auditors and management’s response and subsequent follow-up to any identified weaknesses.
|
8.
|
The Committee shall ensure that there is an appropriate standard of corporate conduct including, if necessary, adopting a corporate code of ethics for senior financial personnel.
|
9.
|
The Committee shall provide oversight to related party transactions entered into by the Corporation.
|
1.
|
The Committee and its membership shall meet all applicable legal, regulatory and listing requirements, including, without limitation, securities laws, the listing requirements of any stock exchange or stock exchanges or other trading facilities, if any, on which the common shares in the capital of the Corporation are then listed and/or posted for trading, the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) and all applicable securities regulatory authorities.
|
2.
|
The Committee shall be composed of three or more directors as shall be designated by the Board from time to time, one of whom shall be designated by the Board to serve as Chair.
|
3.
|
The Committee shall meet at least quarterly, at the discretion of the Chair or a majority of its members, as circumstances dictate or as may be required by applicable legal or listing requirements. A minimum of two and at least 50% of the members of the Committee present either in person or by telephone shall constitute a quorum.
|
4.
|
If within one-half of an hour of the time appointed for a meeting of the Committee, a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same time on the next business day following the date of such meeting at the same place. If at the adjourned meeting a quorum as hereinbefore specified is not present within one-half of an hour of the time appointed for such adjourned meeting, such meeting shall stand adjourned to the same time on the next business day following the date of such meeting at the same place. If at the second adjourned meeting a quorum as hereinbefore specified is not present, the quorum for the adjourned meeting shall consist of the members then present.
|
5.
|
If and whenever a vacancy shall exist, the remaining members of the Committee may exercise all of its powers and responsibilities so long as a quorum remains in office.
|
6.
|
The time and place at which meetings of the Committee shall be held, and procedures at such meetings, shall be determined from time to time by, the Committee. A meeting of the Committee may be called by letter, telephone, facsimile, email or other communication equipment, by giving at least 48 hours notice, provided that no notice of a meeting shall be necessary if all of the members are present either in person or by means of conference telephone or if those absent have waived notice or otherwise signified their consent to the holding of such meeting.
|
7.
|
Any member of the Committee may participate in a meeting of the Committee by means of conference telephone or other communication equipment, and the member participating in a meeting pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed, for purposes hereof, to be present in person at the meeting.
|
8.
|
The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings which shall be submitted to the Board. The Committee may, from time to time, appoint any person who need not be a member, to act as a secretary at any meeting.
|
9.
|
The Committee may invite such officers, directors and employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may see fit, from time to time, to attend meetings of the Committee.
|
10.
|
Any matters to be determined by the Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the Committee called for such purpose. Actions of the Committee may be taken by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by all members of the Committee, and such actions shall be effective as though they had been decided by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the Committee called for such purpose. All decisions or recommendations of the Committee shall require the approval of the Board prior to implementation.
|