See Accompanying Notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TARA GOLD RESOURCES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1.
Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Organization
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Tara Gold Resources Corp. (the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as may be amended, for the year ended December 31, 2010. Significant accounting policies disclosed therein have not changed except as noted below.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related footnote information are unaudited. In the opinion of management, they include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the condensed consolidated results of its operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.
The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties in United States of America and Mexico. The Company owns 99.9% of the common stock of Corporacion Amermin, S.A. de C.V. In May 2006, the Company established Tara Minerals Corp, which owns 99.9% of American Metal Mining (“AMM”). Tara Minerals organized Adit Resources (“Adit”) in June 2009 and owns 87% Adit’s common stock as of March 31, 2011. Adit in turns owns 99.9% of American Copper Mining, S.A. de C.V. (“ACM”), which was established in December 2006; ACM operates in Mexico and was purchased in June 2009. Corporacion Amermin and AMM are Mexican corporations. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the Company owned 70% and 70%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of Tara Minerals.
As used in these Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the terms the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms refer to Tara Gold Resources, Corp. and, unless the context indicates otherwise its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company’s subsidiaries include Corporacion Amermin, S.A. de C.V., which operates in México (“Amermin”) and Tara Minerals Corp.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the Company include the operation of its subsidiaries and all references to Adit include the operations of its subsidiary.
The reporting currency of the Company, Tara Minerals and Adit is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of Amermin, AMM and ACM is the Mexican Peso. As a result, the financial statements of the subsidiaries have been re-measured from Mexican pesos into U.S. dollars using (i) current exchange rates for monetary asset and liability accounts, (ii) historical exchange rates for nonmonetary asset and liability accounts, (iii) historical exchange rates for revenues and expenses associated with nonmonetary assets and liabilities and (iv) the weighted average exchange rate of the reporting period for all other revenues and expenses. In addition, foreign currency transaction gains and losses resulting from U.S. dollar denominated transactions are eliminated. The resulting re-measurement gain or loss is recorded as other comprehensive income (loss).
The financial statements of the Mexican subsidiaries should not be construed as representations that Mexican pesos have been, could have been or may in the future be converted into U.S. dollars at such rates or any other rates. Current and historical exchange rates are not indicative of what future exchange rates will be and should not be construed as such.
Relevant exchange rates used in the preparation of the financial statements for Amermin, AMM and ACM are as follows the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (denoted in Mexican pesos per one U.S. dollar):
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| 2011 |
Current exchange rate at March 31, | Ps. 11.9219 |
Weighted average exchange rate for the three months ended March 31, | Ps. 12.0782 |
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| 2010 |
Current exchange rate at March 31, | Ps. 12.4145 |
Weighted average exchange rate for the three months ended March 31, | Ps. 12.7873 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Each period the Company analyzes its receivables for collectability. When a receivable is determined to not be collectible the receivable is allowed for until there is assurance of its collection or that a write off is necessary. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the Company has allowed for $2,723,304 and $2,009,548, respectively, relating to other receivables, since it was determined that the Mexican government may not allow the complete refund of value added taxes (“VAT”) previously paid by the Company
Reclassification
Certain reclassifications reported in prior records, which have no effect on net loss, have been adjusted to conform to the current presentation. Specifically, certain items in the Operating Activities section of the Statement of Cash Flows have been reclassified between categories in the inception to date column for clearer presentation.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
All highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.
Investments with stated maturities of greater than three months and traded on an active markets that are accessible at the measurement date are classified as available-for-sale marketable securities. In accordance with the Comprehensive Income topic of the FASB ASC, the Company has accounted for unrealized gain (loss) as a component of other comprehensive income. There was no unrealized gain or loss in other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
Purchase of Technical Data
Technical data, including engineering reports, maps, assessment reports, exploration samples certificates, surveys, environmental studies and other miscellaneous information, may be purchased for our mining concessions. When purchased for concessions without proven reserves the cost is considered research and development pertaining to a developing mine and in accordance with the Research and Development (R&D) Topic of the FASB ASC and is expensed when incurred.
Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
Adopted
In October 2009, the FASB issued changes to revenue recognition for multiple-deliverable arrangements. These changes require separation of consideration received in such arrangements by establishing a selling price hierarchy (not the same as fair value) for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which will be based on available information in the following order: vendor-specific objective evidence, third-party evidence, or
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estimated selling price; eliminate the residual method of allocation and require that the consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method, which allocates any discount in the arrangement to each deliverable on the basis of each deliverable’s selling price; require that a vendor determine its best estimate of selling price in a manner that is consistent with that used to determine the price to sell the deliverable on a standalone basis; and expand the disclosures related to multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. These changes became effective on January 1, 2011. The Company has determined that the adoption of these changes do not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements, as the Company does not currently have any such arrangements with its customers.
Issued
In January 2010, the FASB issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). The guidance will become effective for the Company with the reporting period beginning July 1, 2011. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC did not, or are not believed by management to, have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
Note 2.
Property, plant, equipment, mine development and land
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| March 31, 2011 | December 31, 2010 |
| | |
Land | $ 19,590 | $ 19,590 |
| | |
La Currita | 1,253,439 | 1,253,439 |
Las Minitas | 2,365,801 | 2,351,027 |
Pilar | 728,313 | 728,313 |
Don Roman | 521,739 | 521,739 |
Las Nuvias | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Picacho and Picacho Fractions | 1,456,718 | 1,456,718 |
Centenario | 635,571 | 1,946,545 |
Las Brisas | 3,134 | 3,134 |
Mezquite and Mariana | 169,405 | 168,480 |
Auriferos | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Pirita | 246,455 | 246,455 |
La Palma | 79,974 | - |
| 7,660,549 | 8,875,850 |
Property, plant and equipment | 3,665,353 | 3,823,812 |
Construction in progress | - | - |
Less – accumulated depreciation | (423,768) | (361,086) |
| $ 10,921,724 | $ 12,358,166 |
a.
Mining Concessions
Mining concessions as of March 31, 2011 are as follows:
i)
In March 2006, the Company acquired the rights to 23 concessions, known as “Las Minitas”. The effective purchase price of the properties is $2,663,913.
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As of March 31, 2011, the resulting debt payment schedule, including applicable value added tax, is as follow:
| |
2011 | $ 22,500 |
2012 | 1,968,397 |
| $ 1,990,897 |
In accordance with the Interest Expense topic of FASB ASC, the future payments of the remaining debt amount has been discounted using the incremental borrowing rate of 3.56%. As of March 31, 2011, the present value of future payments on the Las Minitas contract is as follows:
| | | | | |
| Debt | | IVA | | Total |
Future payments | $ 1,750,000 | | $ 302,500 | | $ 2,052,500 |
Imputed interest | (61,603) | | - | | (61,603) |
Present value of debt | 1,688,397 | | 302,500 | | 1,990,897 |
Less: current portion | - | | (22,500) | | (22,500) |
| $ 1,688,397 | | $ 280,000 | | $ 1,968,397 |
In addition to the $2,150,000 above, the Company capitalized $173,913 in payments made toward the original agreement. Pursuant to the agreement signed in April 2007 this payment could not be applicable to the purchase price. Accordingly, the effective purchase price of the properties is $2,663,913.
As of May 20, 2011 the Company was reviewing the Minitas property for continued inclusion as part of the Company’s mining property portfolio. No payments toward this property have been made in 2011 and the Company may decide to terminate the purchase agreement and return the property.
ii)
In November 2008, AMM acquired eight mining concessions known as “Centenario” from an independent third party. The properties approximate 5,400 hectares and were purchased for $1,941,041, including $247,050 in value added taxes.
In June 2009, AMM and the note holder modified the agreement to 1) revalue the entire Centenario concession to $2,000,000, 2) apply $127,000 toward the purchase price which had already been paid and recorded as a mining deposit, and 3) apply $197,956 toward the new price of the concession which was originally paid by another subsidiary of the Company. These changes resulted in the following 1) additional debt of $28,044 plus related value added tax for these concessions, 2) the reduction of the amount of the mining deposit of $127,000, 3) the expense of $6,000 that AMM also paid but which was not included in the revaluation of the concession, and 4) the increase in Due to Related Party of $197,956 plus related value added tax. The effective amount financed in relation to this concession is $1,675,044 plus $251,257 of value added tax.
In March 2011, AMM and the note holder agreed to reduce the purchase of the Centenario concession to $635,571. These changes resulted in the following: 1) decrease debt by $1,310,974; and 2) decrease recoverable value added taxes by $218,309. At March 31, 2011 the amended purchase price was paid in full.
In March 2011, Tara Minerals purchased technical data pertaining to Centenario from the former owner in consideration for 416,100 shares of Tara Minerals common stock and $100,000 cash. The parties agreed that the value of the stock for the technical data was $2.00 per share for the Tara Minerals’ common stock. Tara Minerals’ has accounted for the shares at their fair market value as follows: 416,100 shares of Tara Minerals’ common stock were valued at $0.85. All fair market values were determined based on contemporaneous stock issuances for cash or if the stock was quoted on an exchange, it’s closing stock price. All stock was issued April 2011.
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iii)
In March 2008, Pershimco Resources transferred the Mariana and Mezquite properties to Tara Gold, as well as the remaining debt payments of $190,000, which includes value added taxes of $25,907 owed to a third party.
The remaining debt payment including applicable value added tax is $147,955 in 2011.
In accordance with the Interest Expense topic of FASB ASC, the future payments of the remaining debt amount has been discounted using the incremental borrowing rate of 2.97%. As of March 31, 2011, the present value of future payments on the Mariana and Mezquite contract is as follows:
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| Debt | | IVA | | Total |
Future payments | $ 129,310 | | $ 20,690 | | $ 150,000 |
Imputed interest | (2,045) | | - | | (2,045) |
Present value of debt | 127,265 | | 20,690 | | 147,955 |
Less: current portion | (127,265) | | (20,690) | | (147,955) |
| $ - | | $ - | | $ - |
As of May 20, 2011 the Company was reviewing the Mariana and Mezquite property for continued inclusion as part of the Company’s mining property portfolio. No payments toward this property have been made in 2011 and the Company may decide to terminate the purchase agreement and return the property.
iv)
On March 2011, AMM executed an agreement to acquire six mining concessions known as La Palma from an independent third party. The properties approximate 2,104 hectares, and were purchased for a total of $92,800, including $12,800 in value added taxes. AMM paid $50,000 as a deposit for the concession mining deposit which was applied to the effective price of the property. The remaining balance of $42,800 is due thirty days after the execution date of the agreement.
In March 2011, Tara Minerals purchased technical data pertaining to the La Palma from the former owner for 460,000 shares of Tara Minerals’ common stock. The parties agreed that the value of the stock for the technical data was $2.00 per share for Tara Minerals common stock. Tara Minerals has accounted for the shares at their fair market value as follows: 460,000 shares of Tara Minerals common stock were valued at $0.85. All fair market values were determined based on contemporaneous stock issuances for cash or if the stock was quoted on an exchange, it’s closing stock price. All stock was issued April 2011.
b Other Fixed Assets
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, Tara Minerals disposed of and sold equipment and other fixed assets, for a $4,260 loss on disposal and sale of assets.
Note 3.
Other Assets
In September 2010, Tara Minerals signed an agreement to purchase three real estate properties for a price of $1,000,000. In order to hold these properties Tara Minerals made a cash deposit of $60,000. Tara Minerals is obligated to pay all the expenses, fees and general expenditures relating to the sale, which expenses, up to a maximum of $500,000, which are deductible from the sales price. In March 2011, Tara Minerals received notification from Pacemaker Silver Mining S.A. de C.V. a wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary of El Tigre, indicating that they also had surface rights related to being able to work claims they held mining rights too. Although this is does not effect our specific right to the tailing piles, there could be an issue as to who would have specific areas and specific times. Until the difference can be determined, the deposit was expensed as of March 31, 2011.
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Note 4.
Notes Payable
The following table represents the outstanding balance of notes payable.
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| March 31, 2011 | December 31, 2010 |
| | |
Mining concessions | $ 2,064,081 | $ 3,404,582 |
Auto loans | 78,003 | 119,766 |
Equipment | - | 72,848 |
| 2,142,084 | 3,597,196 |
Less – current portion | (401,616) | (993,531) |
Total long term notes payable | $ 1,740,468 | $ 2,603,665 |
See Note 2 above for notes payable relating to mining concessions.
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, one of the vehicles purchased in 2010 was stolen, the insurance claim was processed and the note payable and the fixed asset removed from the AMM’s books.
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, AMM defaulted on an equipment capital lease entered into on July 21, 2010. The equipment was returned and removed from Tara Minerals’ balance sheet and treated as an operating lease.
Note 5.
Related Party Transactions
Due to related parties, net of due from related parties and related allowance for doubtful accounts was $305,532 and $259,407 as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Due from related parties consists of $1,074,659 and $992,664; allowance for doubtful accounts was $1,038,269 and $956,716 as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations and Mexico based related party transactions are measured at the foreign exchange amount.
As of March 31, 2011 the Company loaned Tara Minerals $1,588,257. There are no interest and payment terms to this intercompany payable and it is due on demand. This is an intercompany transaction that eliminates during the consolidation of these financial statements.
Note 6.
Stockholders’ Equity
The authorized common stock of the Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of common shares with par value of $0.001.
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company did not issue shares of common stock.
Note 7.
Non-controlling Interest
During the three months ended March 31, 2011 Adit issued the following to third parties resulting in an increase in non-controlling interest of the Company:
·
500,000 shares at a price of $1.00 per unit to Yamana Gold Inc. Each unit consisted of one share of Adit’s common stock and one half warrant. Each full warrant entitles Yamana to purchase one share of Adit’s common stock at a price of $1.50 per share at any time on or before January 28, 2014.
In connection with the sale of the units, Adit also signed a letter of intent that grants Yamana an option to acquire up to a 70% interest in Adit’s Picacho gold/silver project. A definitive agreement is expected to be completed May 31, 2011. Upon completion of the definitive agreement, Adit will sell an additional 2,500,000 units to Yamana at a price of $1.00 per unit. The units will be identical to the units sold on January 28, 2011. From the
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$3,000,000 received from Yamana, Adit will be required to spend $2,000,000 in exploration work on the Picacho project within 12 months of signing the definitive agreement.
Yamana can earn a 51% interest in the project by spending an additional $5,000,000 on the project within 30 months of the date of the definitive agreement and paying Adit an additional $1,000,000. Yamana can increase its interest to 70% by spending an additional $9,000,000 on the project and paying Adit an additional $2,000,000.
During the three months ended March 31, 2011 Tara Minerals issued the following to third parties resulting in an increase in non-controlling interest of the Company:
·
125,000 shares for cash by exercising warrants valued at $ 50,000 or $0.40 per share.
·
1,118,699 shares subscribed at December 31, 2010 for conversion of debt, valued at $1,342,439 or $1.20 per share.
·
Received $212,744 cash for stock receivable at December 31, 2010, shares were issued in 2010.
At March 31, 2011, Tara Minerals’ share subscriptions consist of:
·
100,000 shares payable to an Officer of the Company, valued at $100,000, for payment of services.
·
416,100 shares payable, valued at $353,685 for the purchase of Centenario’s technical data. See Note 2 above.
·
460,000 shares payable, valued at $391,000 for the purchase of La Palma’s technical data. See Note 2 above.
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| Non-controlling interest at March 31, 2011 | Non-controlling interest at December 31, 2010 |
| | |
January 2007 private placement | $ 2,540,500 | $ 2,540,500 |
Equipment | 600,000 | 600,000 |
Shares issued with warrants and exercised warrants | 2,356,181 | 2,306,181 |
Shares issued for services and bonuses | 3,898,625 | 3,898,625 |
March 2009 private placement | 458,000 | 458,000 |
March 2010 private placement | 1,393,606 | 1,393,606 |
Shares acquired by the Company from a third party | (1,073,875) | (1,073,875) |
Converted debt to common stock | 1,342,439 | - |
Cumulative statement of operations pickup through December 31, 2010 | (6,458,445) | (6,458,445) |
Statement of operations pickup 2011 | (466,444) | - |
Exploration expenses paid | 984,375 | 984,375 |
Warrants and options to third parties (see footnote 9) | 8,001,756 | 7,782,667 |
Share subscriptions, net | 844,685 | 1,129,696 |
Adit: | | |
July 2009 private placement | 1,499,500 | 1,499,500 |
Finder’s fees | 95,215 | 95,215 |
Cumulative statement of operations pickup through December 31, 2010 | (400,368) | (400,368) |
Statement of operations pickup 2011 | (6,370) | - |
Exploration expenses paid with stock | 240,000 | 240,000 |
Stock bonuses and options to officers | - | 622,475 |
Stock issued for cash (not in a private placement) | 500,000 | - |
ACM: | | |
Non-controlling interest | 4 | 4 |
Total non-controlling interest | $ 16,971,863 | $ 15,618,160 |
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Note 8.
Options and Warrants
In January 2010, the Tara Minerals granted two of its officer’s options under its Incentive Stock Option Plan for the purchase of 750,000 shares of common stock. The options are exercisable at a price of $1.57 per share and vest at various dates until January 2017. The options expire at various dates beginning January 2015. As of March 31, 2011 options that vested in 2011 were valued at $182,735.
In September 2010, Tara Minerals granted options for 200,000 shares of common stock to an unrelated third party for investor relations services. The options have an exercise price of $1.00 per share, vest between September 2010 and March 2011 and expire two years from the date of vesting. As of March 31, 2011 options that vested in 2011 were valued at $36,353.
No options or warrants were issued in the first quarter 2011.
The fair value of each option award discussed above is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on volatilities from the Company’s traded common stock. The expected term of options granted is estimated at half of the contractual term as noted in the individual option agreements and represents the period of time that management anticipates option granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for the periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury bond rate in effect at the time of grant for bonds with maturity dates at the estimated term of the options.
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| 2010 (date of grant) |
Expected volatility | 208.37% - 319.79% |
Weighted-average volatility | 159.17% |
Expected dividends | 0 |
Expected term (in years) | 0.75 – 4.50 |
Risk-free rate | 0.30% - 2.37% |
A summary of option activity under the Plan as of March 31, 2011 and changes during the period then ended is presented below:
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Options | Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
Outstanding at December 31, 2010 | 4,630,000 | $ 0.05 | | |
Granted | - | - | | |
Exercised | - | - | | |
Forfeited or expired | - | - | | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2011 | 4,630,000 | $ 0.05 | 3.5 | $2,025,000 |
Exercisable at March 31, 2011 | 3,330,000 | $ 0.46 | 3.5 | $ 2,025,000 |
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Nonvested Options | Options | Weighted -Average Grant-Date Fair Value |
Nonvested at December 31, 2010 | 1,475,000 | $ 1.37 |
Granted | - | - |
Vested | (175,000) | 1.22 |
Forfeited | - | - |
Nonvested at March 31, 2011 | 1,300,000 | $ 0.86 |
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A summary of warrant activity under the Plan as of March 31, 2011, and changes during the period then ended is presented below:
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Warrants | Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
Outstanding at December 31, 2010 | 4,271,999 | $ 0.65 | | |
Granted | - | - | | |
Exercised | (125,000) | 0.40 | | |
Forfeited, cancelled or expired | - | - | | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2011 | 4,146,999 | $ 0.85 | 1.5 | $ 580,590 |
Exercisable at March 31, 2011 | 4,146,999 | $ 0.85 | 1.5 | $ 580,590 |
All warrants at March 31, 2011 were vested.
Note 9.
Fair Value
The Company's financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy, are shown below. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
| | | | |
| Fair Value at March 31, 2011 |
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets: | | | | |
None | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Total due to related parties, net | $ 305,532 | $ 305,532 | $ - | $ - |
Total long term accrued liabilities | 288,334 | 288,334 | - | - |
Total notes payable | 2,242,084 | 2,242,084 | - | - |
Total | $ 2,835,950 | $ 2,835,950 | $ - | $ - |
| | | | |
| Fair Value at December 31, 2010 |
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets: | | | | |
None | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Total due to related parties, net | $ 259,407 | $ 259,407 | $ - | $ - |
Total long term accrued liabilities | 418,309 | 418,309 | - | - |
Total notes payable | 3,697,169 | 3,697,169 | - | - |
Total | $ 4,374,885 | $ 4,374,885 | $ - | $ - |
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Note 10.
Subsequent Events
Management evaluated all activity of the Company and concluded the following disclosures are pertinent:
a.
In April 2011, Tara Minerals and AMM signed a letter of intent with Springbok Development-Claridge-Hanlon Resource Engineering, “SD-CHRE” and/or Nominee or any of its subsidiaries to grant them an option to acquire up to an undivided forty-nine percent (49%) interest in and to all of the mining concessions known as the Don Roman grouping located in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico. The Don Roman grouping now totals approximately 10,000 hectares in close proximity to the existing mill, which includes the Don Roman, Centenario, and the newly acquired La Verdes concessions. The grouping lies 15 km SW of the historically prolific La Reforma silver/zinc/lead district. Key personnel from SD-CHRE have worked on Mining, Commercial, Government and Infrastructure projects for over 20-years.
The Letter of Intent is non-binding and requires SD-CHRE, as the mine and mill operator, to make a $250,000 cash payment to Tara Minerals within 45 days of the signing. To earn its 49% interest, SD-CHRE will incur a minimum of $2 million to start-up the existing mill and achieve a production rate of 120 tonnes per day within 120 days; incur another $2 million to achieve a production rate of 360 tonnes per day within 6 months; and incur an additional minimum $4 million to achieve and maintain a minimum production rate, as the parties may agree upon within the Definitive Agreement, not to be less than 480 tonnes per day, within twelve months.
The net revenue generated from the project will be shared on a 50% SD-CHRE and 50% the Company basis. The LOI envisions an assessment and design period of 45-60 days and a Definitive Agreement within 90 days.
b.
In April 2011, Tara Minerals entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the La Verdes gold, silver, zinc and lead project grouping. The 2,200 hectares property consists of eight concessions 13-18 km from the Don Roman mine and mill. The concessions were being mined as late as 2010, with the extracted material grading 0.5-1.5 g/t gold, 300-600 g/t silver, 14-15% zinc, 6-8% lead, and 2.1-2.6% copper. Recent channel samples across the workings assayed similar grades. A road from the groupings, to the Don Roman mill, has also been completed. Tara Minerals now controls over 10,000 hectares in close proximity to the mill.
Tara Minerals is acquiring the grouping for $1.8 million plus applicable taxes. $1.66 million of the acquisition cost will be paid by the issuance of Tara Minerals restricted shares valued at $2 per share, with the remainder being paid in cash. This includes concessions acquired in March 2011, known as La Palma, purchased for a total of $92,800. Tara minerals also purchased technical data pertaining to La Palma and issued 460,000 shares as payment in April 2011 (see Note 2).
The La Verdes grouping comprises of an extensive area of hydrothermal alteration that hosts numerous precious and base metal occurrences along the western part of the Northern Sierra Madre Gold Belt. The property lies 30 km SW of the historically prolific La Reforma Pb-Zn-Ag District that is now the focus of concerted exploration by Peñoles. The grouping has 50 m of tunnels and 14 known showings of old workings. Numerous gold/silver/zinc/lead vein structures have been identified with three being well defined. These veins are approximately 1.5-8 meters wide and are comprised of 80% sulfides. The strike length of some of these structures have already been traced to a combined total of over 5 kilometers.
c.
In May 2011, Tara Minerals reached an agreement for the right to mine the 3,233 hectare Tania Iron Ore property located in Manzanillo, State of Colima, Mexico. Tara Minerals has the right to remove 6 million tonnes of salable concentrate from the property, with perpetual renewal rights, extending through the life of the property. Tara Minerals will pay the vendor $6 per salable tonne for the first 500,000 tonnes removed from the property and $7 per tonne thereafter. A total of $100,000 will be advanced to the vendor against future royalty payments.
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Tara Minerals is announced that it raised $750,000 through a royalty rights offering to advance the project. A portion of the funds will be used to secure appropriate environmental permits, export permits, and recovery process engineering.
The Tania property is located 33 km from the port of Manzanillo. The Iron is contained within decomposed granite with little overburden. On the surface, the mineralized zone is estimated to be 2 km wide and approximately 1 km in length. The zone is continuous and sampled 30-40% Iron. The property has not been subjected to modern exploration methods or concentrating processes.
d.
In May 2011, Tara Minerals increased its authorized shares to 200,000,000.
e.
In May 2011, Tara Minerals sold 1,643,333 Units at a price of $0.30 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one share of the Tara Minerals’ common stock and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Tara Minerals’ common stock at a price of $1.00 per share during the one year period following the sale of the Units. All warrants expire May 2012.
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