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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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x | | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008 |
OR |
o | | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 333-145141
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| | |
British Columbia | | 98-0459178 |
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Unit 1 – 15782 Marine Drive | | |
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada V4B 1E6 | | V4B 1E6 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(604) 536-2711
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes
No
Number of Shares outstanding at May 12, 2008: 49,916,664
EXPLANATORY NOTE
All references to “$” in this report means the Canadian dollar. All references to “US$” refers to the U.S. dollar, and unless otherwise indicated all currency amounts in this report are stated in Canadian dollars.
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| | | | | |
| | | March 31, 2008 | | December 31, 2007 |
| | | (unaudited) | | |
Assets | | | | |
| | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,866,721 | $ | 8,325,280 |
| Amounts receivable | | 91,526 | | 108,364 |
| Prepaid expenses | | 163,617 | | 89,462 |
| | | 6,121,864 | | 8,523,106 |
Investments (note 3) | | 551,000 | | 850,000 |
Reclamation deposit | | 413,243 | | 349,239 |
Equipment (note 4) | | 284,102 | | 237,326 |
Mineral properties (note 5) | | 47,914,187 | | 47,452,905 |
| | $ | 55,284,396 | $ | 57,412,576 |
| | | | | |
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | | | | |
| | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 884,113 | $ | 518,424 |
| | | | | |
Future income tax liability | | 8,385,522 | | 8,201,067 |
| | | | | |
Stockholders' equity (note 6) | | | | |
| Common stock authorized - unlimited, no par value | | | | |
| Issued - 49,916,664 (2007 - 49,682,664) | | 81,259,636 | | 80,507,539 |
| Additional paid in capital | | 5,228,293 | | 5,375,624 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | | (419,000) | | (120,000) |
| Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | | (40,054,168) | | (37,070,078) |
| | | 46,014,761 | | 48,693,085 |
| | $ | 55,284,396 | $ | 57,412,576 |
| | | | | |
Nature of operations (note 1) | | | | |
Commitments (note 5) | | | | |
Contingency (note 7) | | | | |
Approved on behalf of the Board:
“George Hawes” Director
“Alan Branham” Director
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | | Three months ended March 31, 2008 | | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | | Cumulative period from inception (May 14, 1996) to March 31, 2008 |
| | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | | | | |
| Consulting (note 8) | $ | 26,109 | $ | 3,968 | $ | 326,024 |
| Depreciation | | 27,928 | | 9,947 | | 391,897 |
| Gain on sale of subsidiary | | - | | - | | (2,806,312) |
| Interest and bank charges | | 1,192 | | 1,865 | | 818,519 |
| Investor relations | | 43,671 | | 83,664 | | 946,228 |
| Legal, audit and accounting | | 48,837 | | 33,584 | | 1,289,127 |
| Management fees | | - | | - | | 265,000 |
| Mineral exploration expenditures (Schedule) | | 2,337,032 | | 987,010 | | 36,111,838 |
| Mineral property interests written off | | - | | - | | 25,189 |
| Office and administration (note 8) | | 36,436 | | 37,548 | | 951,626 |
| Salaries and benefits | | 289,260 | | 256,459 | | 5,165,675 |
| Transfer agent and filing fees | | 34,028 | | 6,592 | | 297,777 |
| Travel | | 44,448 | | 19,083 | | 576,559 |
| | | | | | | |
Operating loss | | 2,888,941 | | 1,439,720 | | 44,359,147 |
| | | | | | | |
Other income (expenses): | | | | | | |
| Foreign exchange gain (loss) | | (264,018) | | (22,663) | | 1,042,278 |
| Interest income | | 63,869 | | 77,357 | | 773,595 |
| Loss on sale of equipment | | - | | - | | (1,115) |
| Investment write down | | - | | - | | (30,000) |
| Other income | | - | | - | | 87,221 |
| | | (200,149) | | 54,694 | | 1,871,979 |
Net loss before income tax | | 3,089,090 | | 1,385,026 | | 42,487,168 |
| Income tax recovery | | 105,000 | | - | | 2,433,000 |
Net loss | $ | 2,984,090 | $ | 1,385,026 | $ | 40,054,168 |
| | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.04 | | |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | | 49,811,137 | | 36,999,400 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Three months ended March 31, 2008 | | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | | Cumulative period from inception (May 14, 1996) to March 31, 2008 |
Cash provided by (used in): | | | | | | |
Operating activities: | | | | | | |
| Net loss | $ | (2,984,090) | $ | (1,385,026) | $ | (40,054,168) |
| Items not involving cash: | | | | | | |
| | Depreciation | | 27,928 | | 9,947 | | 391,897 |
| | Stock-based compensation | | 142,005 | | 177,260 | | 4,624,870 |
| | Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) | | 289,455 | | 1,786 | | (1,216,765) |
| | Unrealized loss on investment | | - | | - | | 30,000 |
| | Non-cash interest expense | | - | | - | | 234,765 |
| | Income tax recovery | | (105,000) | | - | | (2,433,000) |
| | Gain on sale of subsidiary | | - | | - | | (2,806,312) |
| | Loss on sale of equipment | | - | | - | | 1,115 |
| | Write off of mineral property interests | | - | | - | | 25,189 |
| Change in non-cash working capital items: | | | | | | |
| | Amounts receivable | | 16,838 | | (90,457) | | (75,022) |
| | Prepaid expenses | | (74,155) | | (251,093) | | (183,659) |
| | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | 365,689 | | (178,423) | | 979,118 |
| | | | (2,321,330) | | (1,716,006) | | (40,481,972) |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments activities: | | | | | | |
| Proceeds on sale of subsidiary | | - | | - | | 254,366 |
| Proceeds on sale of equipment | | - | | - | | 694 |
| Proceeds on sale of mineral property | | - | | - | | 233,459 |
| Mineral property acquisitions | | (372,782) | | - | | (16,607,306) |
| Deferred acquisition costs | | - | | (260,915) | | (23,316) |
| Purchase of equipment | | (74,704) | | (63,846) | | (1,661,311) |
| Reclamation deposit | | (64,004) | | - | | (828,626) |
| | | | (511,490) | | (324,761) | | (18,632,040) |
| | | | | | | | |
Financing activities: | | | | | | |
| Advance from Red Emerald Ltd. | | - | | - | | 12,010,075 |
| Common stock issued, net of issue costs | | 374,261 | | 345,350 | | 46,646,053 |
| Convertible debenture | | - | | - | | 6,324,605 |
| | | | 374,261 | | 345,350 | | 64,980,733 |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | (2,458,559) | | (1,695,417) | | 5,866,721 |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | 8,325,280 | | 8,568,839 | | - |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 5,866,721 | $ | 6,873,422 | $ | 5,866,721 |
| | | | | | | | |
Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows (note 9) | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | |
| | | Three months ended March 31, 2008 | | Three months ended March 31, 2007 |
| | | | | |
Net loss for the period before other comprehensive loss | $ | 2,984,090 | $ | 1,385,026 |
| Unrealized loss on investment | | 299,000 | | - |
Comprehensive loss | $ | 3,283,090 | $ | 1,385,026 |
MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | Number of shares | Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage | Total stockholders' equity |
Balance, May 14, 1996 (date of inception) | - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Private placements | 700,000 | 168,722 | - | - | - | 168,722 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (114,800) | (114,800) |
Balance, December 31, 1996 | 700,000 | 168,722 | - | - | (114,800) | 53,922 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Initial public offering | 2,025,000 | 590,570 | - | - | - | 590,570 |
| Principal shares | 750,000 | 7,500 | - | - | - | 7,500 |
| Private placement | 1,000,000 | 1,932,554 | 321,239 | - | - | 2,253,793 |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 1,000,000 | 2,803,205 | - | - | - | 2,803,205 |
| Acquisition of mineral property interest | 1,000,000 | 2,065,500 | - | - | - | 2,065,500 |
| Finders fee | 150,000 | 309,825 | - | - | - | 309,825 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (2,027,672) | (2,027,672) |
Balance, December 31, 1997 | 6,625,000 | 7,877,876 | 321,239 | - | (2,142,472) | 6,056,643 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 100,000 | 332,124 | (32,124) | - | - | 300,000 |
| Acquisition of mineral property interest | 200,000 | 246,000 | - | - | - | 246,000 |
| Finders fee | 150,000 | 224,250 | - | - | - | 224,250 |
Net loss | - | - | - | �� - | (1,943,674) | (1,943,674) |
Balance, December 31, 1998 | 7,075,000 | 8,680,250 | 289,115 | - | (4,086,146) | 4,883,219 |
Consolidation of shares on a two for one new basis | (3,537,500) | - | - | - | - | - |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (2,378,063) | (2,378,063) |
Balance, December 31, 1999 | 3,537,500 | 8,680,250 | 289,115 | - | (6,464,209) | 2,505,156 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (4,718,044) | (4,718,044) |
Balance, December 31, 2000 | 3,537,500 | 8,680,250 | 289,115 | - | (11,182,253) | (2,212,888) |
Net earnings | - | - | - | - | 2,427,256 | 2,427,256 |
Balance, December 31, 2001 | 3,537,500 | 8,680,250 | 289,115 | - | (8,754,997) | 214,368 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Private placement | 4,824,500 | 2,133,786 | 246,839 | - | - | 2,380,625 |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 4,028,000 | 1,007,000 | - | - | - | 1,007,000 |
| Exercise of stock options | 32,000 | 12,800 | - | - | - | 12,800 |
| Financing shares issued | 31,250 | 35,000 | - | - | - | 35,000 |
| Acquisition of mineral property interest | 4,500,000 | 3,600,000 | - | - | - | 3,600,000 |
| Share issue costs | - | (544,260) | - | - | - | (544,260) |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 27,000 | - | - | 27,000 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (1,657,651) | (1,657,651) |
Balance, December 31, 2002, carried forward | 16,953,250 | 14,924,576 | 562,954 | - | (10,412,648) | 5,074,882 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - CONTINUED
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | Number of shares | Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage | Total stockholders' equity |
Balance, December 31, 2002 brought forward | 16,953,250 | 14,924,576 | 562,954 | - | (10,412,648) | 5,074,882 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Private placement | 700,000 | 638,838 | 201,162 | - | - | 840,000 |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 294,500 | 73,625 | - | - | - | 73,625 |
| Share issue costs | - | (19,932) | - | - | - | (19,932) |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 531,000 | - | - | 531,000 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (1,352,679) | (1,352,679) |
Balance, December 31, 2003 | 17,947,750 | 15,617,107 | 1,295,116 | - | (11,765,327) | 5,146,896 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Private placement | 2,234,400 | 2,122,269 | 175,407 | - | - | 2,297,676 |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 213,500 | 300,892 | (46,267) | - | - | 254,625 |
| Exercise of stock options | 250,000 | 157,000 | (27,000) | - | - | 130,000 |
| Share issue costs | - | (183,512) | - | - | - | (183,512) |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 941,478 | - | - | 941,478 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (2,994,702) | (2,994,702) |
Balance, December 31, 2004 | 20,645,650 | 18,013,756 | 2,338,734 | - | (14,760,029) | 5,592,461 |
| Private placement | 4,075,800 | 3,266,095 | 773,335 | - | - | 4,039,430 |
| Exercise of stock options | 165,500 | 124,364 | (31,964) | - | - | 92,400 |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 1,743,000 | 1,543,844 | (4,844) | - | - | 1,539,000 |
| Share issue costs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stock based compensation | - | (184,660) | 488,075 | - | - | 303,415 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (4,402,715) | (4,402,715) |
Balance, December 31, 2005 | 26,629,950 | 22,763,399 | 3,563,336 | - | (19,162,744) | 7,163,991 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Private placements | 5,725,000 | 10,760,355 | 944,645 | - | - | 11,705,000 |
| Exercise of stock options | 306,000 | 325,530 | (111,330) | - | - | 214,200 |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 3,227,000 | 4,182,991 | (768,491) | - | - | 3,414,500 |
| Acquisition of mineral property interest | 40,000 | 88,000 | - | - | - | 88,000 |
| Share issue costs | - | (248,512) | - | - | - | (248,512) |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 992,400 | - | - | 992,400 |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (7,241,228) | (7,241,228) |
Balance, December 31, 2006 | 35,927,950 | 37,871,763 | 4,620,560 | - | (26,403,972) | 16,088,351 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Private placement | 2,000,000 | 5,400,000 | - | - | - | 5,400,000 |
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| Pan-Nevada acquisition | 7,764,109 | 25,000,431 | 2,028,074 | - | - | 27,028,505 |
| Exercise of stock options | 595,000 | 1,485,415 | (694,515) | - | - | 790,900 |
| Exercise of share purchase warrants | 3,395,605 | 10,777,930 | (2,081,407) | - | - | 8,696,523 |
| Share issue costs | - | (28,000) | - | - | - | (28,000) |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 1,502,912 | - | - | 1,502,912 |
Unrealized loss on investment | - | - | - | (120,000) | - | (120,000) |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (10,666,106) | (10,666,106) |
Balance, December 31, 2007 | 49,682,664 | 80,507,539 | 5,375,624 | (120,000) | (37,070,078) | 48,693,085 |
Shares issued: | | | | | | |
| Acquisition of mineral property interest | 30,000 | 88,500 | - | - | - | 88,500 |
| Exercise of stock options | 204,000 | 665,086 | (289,336) | - | - | 375,750 |
| Share issue costs | - | (1,489) | - | - | - | (1,489) |
Stock based compensation | - | - | 142,005 | - | - | 142,005 |
Unrealized loss on investment | - | - | - | (299,000) | - | (299,000) |
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (2,984,090) | (2,984,090) |
Balance, March 31, 2008 | 49,916,664 | $ 81,259,636 | $ 5,228,293 | $ (419,000) | $ (40,054,168) | $ 46,014,761 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
SCHEDULE OF MINERAL EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | |
| | | Three months ended March 31, 2008 | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | Cumulative period from inception (May 14, 1996) to March 31, 2008 |
Exploration costs incurred are summarized as follows: | | |
Midway project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | $ - | $ 11,354 | $ 249,477 |
| Communication | - | - | 9,513 |
| Drilling | 456,179 | 9,247 | 2,020,873 |
| Engineering and consulting | 198,273 | 142,525 | 3,605,664 |
| Environmental | 12,461 | 13,785 | 156,436 |
| Field office and supplies | 25,408 | 15,900 | 167,772 |
| Legal | 7,529 | - | 46,274 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | 2,761 | 2,232 | 335,662 |
| Reclamation costs | 422 | - | 27,766 |
| Reproduction and drafting | - | - | 20,803 |
| Salaries and labour | 87,766 | 41,115 | 300,153 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 27,505 | 39,944 | 340,890 |
| | | 818,304 | 276,102 | 7,281,283 |
Spring Valley project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | 93,949 | 144,952 | 2,606,535 |
| Communication | - | - | 10,307 |
| Drilling | 544,521 | 217,598 | 8,040,843 |
| Engineering and consulting | 156,130 | 100,701 | 2,231,105 |
| Environmental | 4,668 | 36,458 | 290,408 |
| Equipment rental | - | - | 64,651 |
| Field office and supplies | 34,200 | 26,655 | 454,445 |
| Legal | 25,616 | 37,654 | 192,250 |
| Operator fee | - | - | 108,339 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | 473 | 158 | 355,156 |
| Reclamation costs | 2,485 | - | 70,110 |
| Reproduction and drafting | - | 791 | 29,724 |
| Salaries and labour | 131,859 | 42,596 | 728,608 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 45,376 | 53,556 | 686,436 |
| | | 1,039,277 | 661,119 | 15,868,917 |
Pan project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | 21,011 | - | 354,713 |
| Drilling | 9,617 | - | 662,910 |
| Engineering and consulting | 78,726 | - | 171,061 |
| Environmental | 6,874 | - | 12,493 |
| Field office and supplies | 7,484 | - | 47,620 |
| Legal | 86 | - | 8,419 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | 6,660 | - | 130,738 |
| Reclamation costs | - | - | 46,303 |
| Reproduction and drafting | - | - | 5,738 |
| Salaries and labour | 70,535 | - | 367,399 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 3,173 | - | 93,603 |
| | | 204,166 | - | 1,900,997 |
Maggie Creek project | | | |
| Environmental | - | - | 197 |
| Field office and supplies | 4,295 | - | 4,513 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | 8 | - | 14,275 |
| | | 4,303 | - | 18,985 |
| Sub-total balance carried forward | 2,066,050 | 937,221 | 25,070,182 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
SCHEDULE OF MINERAL EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES – CONTINUED
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | |
| | | Three months ended March 31, 2008 | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | Cumulative period from inception (May 14, 1996) to March 31, 2008 |
| | | | | |
| Sub-total balance brought forward | 2,066,050 | 937,221 | 25,070,182 |
Thunder Mountain project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | - | - | 8,609 |
| Drilling | 35,396 | - | 77,956 |
| Engineering and consulting | - | - | 705 |
| Environmental | 108 | - | 1,717 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | - | - | 12,453 |
| Reclamation costs | - | - | 2,377 |
| Salaries and labour | - | - | 503 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 55 | - | 55 |
| | | 35,559 | - | 104,375 |
Afgan project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | 12,808 | - | 19,641 |
| Drilling | 3,025 | - | 69,131 |
| Engineering and consulting | - | - | 10,833 |
| Field office and supplies | 244 | - | 2,148 |
| Legal | - | - | 3,351 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | - | - | 29,159 |
| Reclamation costs | 3,795 | - | 4,332 |
| Salaries and labour | 107 | - | 10,481 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 262 | - | 6,114 |
| | | 20,241 | - | 155,190 |
Gold Rock project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | - | - | 3,596 |
| Drilling | 33,235 | - | 33,235 |
| Engineering and consulting | 30,669 | - | 56,048 |
| Environmental | 534 | - | 534 |
| Field office and supplies | 3,054 | - | 6,725 |
| Legal | 1,374 | - | 11,526 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | 64,502 | - | 88,281 |
| Reproduction and drafting | - | - | 339 |
| Salaries and labour | 3,310 | - | 3,310 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 4,202 | - | 7,514 |
| | | 140,880 | - | 211,108 |
Burnt Canyon project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | 8,639 | - | 8,639 |
| Engineering and consulting | 15,789 | - | 15,789 |
| Field office and supplies | 49 | - | 373 |
| Legal | 286 | - | 286 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | 8,535 | - | 8,535 |
| Salaries and labour | 2,923 | - | 2,923 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 764 | - | 2,081 |
| | | 36,985 | - | 38,626 |
Pioche/Mineral Mountain project | | | |
| Acquisition costs and option payments | - | - | 40,340 |
| Assays and analysis | - | - | 13,037 |
| Drilling | - | - | 232,205 |
| Engineering and consulting | - | - | 38,212 |
| Field office and supplies | - | - | 16,236 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | - | - | 49,750 |
| Reclamation costs | - | - | 32,683 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | - | - | 21,124 |
| | | - | - | 443,587 |
| Sub-total balance carried forward | 2,299,715 | 937,221 | 26,023,068 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
SCHEDULE OF MINERAL EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES - CONTINUED
(Expressed in Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| | | | | |
| | | Three months ended March 31, 2008 | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | Cumulative period from inception (May 14, 1996) to March 31, 2008 |
| | | | | |
| Sub-total balance brought forward | 2,299,715 | 937,221 | 26,023,068 |
Black Prince project | | | |
| Communication | - | - | 938 |
| Drilling | - | - | 77,167 |
| Engineering and consulting | - | - | 78,698 |
| Equipment rental | - | - | 10,800 |
| Field office and supplies | - | - | 3,397 |
| Geological and geophysical | - | - | 63,481 |
| Legal and accounting | - | - | 1,163 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | - | - | 13,249 |
| Reproduction and drafting | - | - | 1,179 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | - | - | 7,255 |
| Recoveries | - | - | (40,000) |
| | | - | - | 217,327 |
Ruby Violet project | | | |
| Assays and analysis | - | - | 20,499 |
| Communication | - | - | 108,762 |
| Drilling | - | - | 467,372 |
| Engineering and consulting | - | - | 3,120,317 |
| Equipment rental | - | - | 337,577 |
| Field office and supplies | - | - | 277,119 |
| Foreign exchange gain | - | - | (38,134) |
| Freight | - | - | 234,956 |
| Interest on convertible loans | - | - | 1,288,897 |
| Legal and accounting | - | - | 453,269 |
| Marketing | - | - | 91,917 |
| Mining costs | - | - | 693,985 |
| Processing and laboratory supplies | - | - | 941,335 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | - | - | 298,752 |
| Security | - | - | 350,584 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | - | - | 392,031 |
| Utilities and water | - | - | 59,425 |
| | | - | - | 9,098,663 |
Property investigations | | | |
| Assays and analysis | 5,610 | 5,653 | 146,643 |
| Drilling | - | - | 169,129 |
| Engineering and consulting | 5,460 | 31,985 | 200,140 |
| Environmental | 5,132 | - | 22,761 |
| Field office and supplies | 1,057 | 852 | 16,756 |
| Legal | 3,119 | - | 3,411 |
| Property maintenance and taxes | - | 5,096 | 109,100 |
| Reclamation costs | 1,232 | - | 2,400 |
| Reproduction and drafting | - | 1,172 | 4,942 |
| Salaries and labour | - | 2,534 | 3,674 |
| Travel, transportation and accommodation | 15,707 | 2,497 | 93,824 |
| | | 37,317 | 49,789 | 772,780 |
| | | | | |
| | | $ 2,337,032 | $ 987,010 | $ 36,111,838 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
1.
Nature of operations:
Midway Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated on May 14, 1996 under the laws of the Province of British Columbia and its principal business activities are the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.
The Company is in the process of exploring and developing its mineral properties and has not yet determined whether its mineral properties contain ore reserves that are economically recoverable. The recoverability of amounts shown for mineral properties is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable ore reserves in its mineral properties, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete development, confirmation of the Company’s interest in the underlying mineral claims and upon future profitable production from or proceeds from the disposition of its mineral properties.
2.
Significant accounting policies and change in accounting policy:
These consolidated interim financial statements for the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”). They do not include all of the information and disclosures required by US GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included in these financial statements. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements including the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2007 which may be found on the Company’s profile on SEDAR and EDGAR.
The accounting policies followed by the Company are set out in note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and have been consistently followed in the preparation of these consolidated interim financial statements.
Recently adopted accounting policies
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157,Fair Value Measurements(“SFAS 157”), clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands the disclosures on fair value measurements. We have adopted SFAS 157 and FASB Staff PositionFAS 157-2:Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 for financial instruments as required at January 1, 2008 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements; however, we are required to provide additional disclosure as part of our consolidated financial statements. We will adopt SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities on January 1, 2009 as required and do not expect the provisions to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
The valuation of our investments in marketable securities include available for sale securities. The Company’s Level 1 assets include the valuation of the common shares available for sale with no trading restrictions as determined using a market approach based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in an active market. Level 1 assets also include the valuation of warrants that are considered derivatives and are marked to market each reporting period based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. The Company’s Level 2 assets include the valuation of common shares with trading restrictions that will be removed within one year of the financial period reporting date as determined using a market approach and based upon quoted prices for identical assets in
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
active market adjusted by a discount to market comparable to the discount allowed by the TSX Venture Stock Exchange for private placements.
| | | | |
($000’s) | | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using |
Description | March 31, 2008 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets | Significant other observable inputs | Significant unobservable inputs |
| | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Available-for-sale securities | $301 | $172 | $129 | $- |
Derivatives | 70 | 70 | - | - |
Total | $371 | $242 | $129 | $- |
In February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This Statement applies to all entities, including not-for-profit organizations. Most of the provisions of this Statement apply only to entities that elect the fair value option. FAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and is applicable beginning in the Company’s first quarter ended March 31, 2008 and it had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Recent United States Accounting Pronouncements:
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“FAS 141R”), which replaces FAS 141 and SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements”, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“FAS 160”). FAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any controlling interest; recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. FAS 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. FAS 141R and FAS 160 shall be applied prospectively on or after an entity& #146;s fiscal year that begins on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact that FAS 141R and FAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements but does not expect that it will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
3.
Investments
As consideration for the Company’s sale of the Jessup project to Rye Patch Gold Corp. (“Rye Patch”) the Company was issued 2,000,000 common shares of Rye Patch and 1,000,000 common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants’) on September 28, 2007. The Warrants entitle the Company to purchase one common share of Rye Patch at an exercise price of $1.00 until September 28, 2009. The 2,000,000 common shares will be available to sell beginning with 400,000 on September 28, 2007 and then 400,000 each six months after until they are all available to sell by September 28, 2009.
| | | | |
| March 31, 2008 |
| Number of shares or warrants | Cost | Accumulated unrealized gains (losses) | Fair value |
| (ooo's) | ($) | ($) | ($) |
Restricted common shares (a) | �� 400 | 180,000 | - | 180,000 |
Available for sale - common shares | 1,600 | 720,000 | (419,000) | 301,000 |
Warrants (b) | 1,000 | 100,000 | (30,000) | 70,000 |
Total investments | | 1,000,000 | (449,000) | 551,000 |
| | | | |
| December 31, 2007 |
| Number of shares or warrants | Cost | Accumulated unrealized gains (losses) | Fair value |
| (ooo's) | ($) | ($) | ($) |
Restricted common shares (a) | 800 | 360,000 | - | 360,000 |
Available for sale - common shares | 1,200 | 540,000 | (120,000) | 420,000 |
Warrants (b) | 1,000 | 100,000 | (30,000) | 70,000 |
Total investments | | 1,000,000 | (150,000) | 850,000 |
(a)
As at March 31, 2008, 400,000 of the Rye Patch common shares are considered restricted, thus they have no active quoted market and are reported at cost until they no longer are considered restricted.
(b)
Warrants are considered derivatives thus are marked to market each reporting period with gains or losses recorded in the Statement of Operations.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company recognized $299,000 unrealized loss on the common shares of Rye Patch as the fair value at March 31, 2008 was less than the fair value at December 31, 2007.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
4.
Equipment:
| | | | | | | |
| March 31, 2008 | | December 31, 2007 |
| Cost | Accumulated depreciation | Net book value | | Cost | Accumulated depreciation | Net book value |
| | | | | | | |
Computer equipment | $ 212,899 | $ 72,156 | $ 140,743 | | $ 185,177 | $ 55,696 | $ 129,481 |
Office equipment | 58,862 | 19,121 | 39,741 | | 47,219 | 17,155 | 30,064 |
Field equipment | 60,792 | 12,134 | 48,658 | | 46,506 | 9,458 | 37,048 |
Trucks | 88,682 | 33,722 | 54,960 | | 67,629 | 26,896 | 40,733 |
| $ 421,235 | $ 137,133 | $ 284,102 | | $ 346,531 | $ 109,205 | $ 237,326 |
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
5.
Mineral properties:
The continuity of expenditures on mineral properties is as follows:
| | | | |
Mineral property | December 31, 2007 | Additions | Recoveries | March 31, 2008 |
Midway (a) | $ 6,394,704 | $ 4,543 | $ - | $ 6,399,247 |
Spring Valley (b) | 4,879,825 | 84 | - | 4,879,909 |
Pan (c) | 31,961,798 | 127,645 | - | 32,089,443 |
Afgan (d) | 4,168,784 | 79,218 | - | 4,248,002 |
Gold Rock (e) | 23,248 | 234,385 | - | 257,633 |
Maggie Creek (f) | - | 9,902 | - | 9,902 |
Burnt Canyon (g) | 24,546 | 5,505 | - | 30,051 |
| $ 47,452,905 | $ 461,282 | $ - | $ 47,914,187 |
(a)
Midway property, Nevada
During 2001, the Company entered into an option agreement with Rex Exploration Corp. (“Rex”) to earn a 65% interest in the Midway property, a mineral property consisting of 135 unpatented mining claims located in central Nye County, Nevada. Rex had an underlying option agreement with the owners of the mineral property whereby Rex could earn a 100% interest in the mineral property, subject to a sliding scale royalty of between 2% and 7% of net smelter returns (“NSR”), by making option payments totaling US$275,000 over the period to August 2003 and making an option exercise payment of US$3,000,000 on August 15, 2004 (the "Underlying Agreement"). This option exercise payment date was subsequently extended to August 15, 2005. In order for the Company to earn its 65% interest in the property, the Company agreed to make the US$275,000 option payments to the owners required pursuant to the Underlying Agreement, incur an additional US$925,000 on exploration and development expenditures on the property by August 15, 2004, and pay the Company's 65% share of the US$3,000,000 option exercise payment due August 15, 2004. Effective October 30, 2002, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Rex in exchange for 4,500,000 common shares of the Company.
On November 2, 2004, the Underlying Agreement was amended whereby the Company has the option to acquire a 100% interest in the Midway property by further payments totaling US$200,000 on or before August 15, 2005 (paid), subject only to a sliding scale royalty on NSR from any commercial production of between 2% to 7%, based on changes in gold prices.
In addition, the original option exercise payment of US$3,000,000 due August 15, 2005 was replaced with a series of annual payments as advances upon the royalty payable from commercial production as follows:
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
| | |
250,000 | | On or before August 15, 2006 (paid) |
250,000 | | On or before August 15, 2007 (paid) |
300,000 | | On or before August 15, 2008 and annually thereafter |
| | |
In the quarter ended March 31, 2008 the Company staked additional claims within and adjacent to the Midway property.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
(b)
Spring Valley property, Nevada
On August 15, 2003, the Company entered into an option agreement (the “Spring Valley Option Agreement”) with an unrelated individual (the “Owner”) whereby the Company had an option to acquire 100% of 44 unpatented mining claims (the “Spring Valley Claims”). During the term of the Spring Valley Option Agreement, the Company incurred minimum annual expenditures of US$150,000 and paid the Owner US$475,000 from 2003 until making the final payment of US$3,000,000 on August 31, 2007 to complete the purchase of the Spring Valley Claims. The Owner retained a NSR royalty from commercial production over 500,000 ounces. The royalty is on a sliding scale increasing from 2% to 7% based on changes in gold prices. In addition, the Owner is entitled to a 1% overriding royalty on NSR from commercial production on all lands owned by the Company or an affiliate and located outside, but within a one half (1/2) mile perimeter of the Spring Valley Claims.
On September 1, 2003, the Company entered into an option agreement (the “SV Option Agreement”) with an unrelated company (the “Optionor”) to acquire all right, title and interest in 28 unpatented mining claims (the “SV Claims”), subject to a 2% NSR royalty on commercial production payable to the Optionor. The SV Claims are contiguous to the Spring Valley Claims. Under the terms of the SV Option Agreement, the Company is required to maintain the mineral claims in good standing and to make the following option payments:
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
| | |
10,000 | | September 10, 2003 (paid) |
20,000 | | On or before March 1, 2004 (paid) |
50,000 | | On or before September 1, 2004 (paid) |
50,000 | | On or before September 1, 2005 (paid) |
70,000 | | On or before September 1, 2006 (paid) |
100,000 | | On or before September 1, 2007 (paid) |
100,000 | | On or before September 1, 2008 |
100,000 | | On or before September 1, 2009 |
500,000 | | |
The Company has the option to make the final option payment of US$500,000, less the total amount of all previous option payments made, at any time. Upon making the final payment, the Company will acquire an undivided 100% interest in the SV Claims, subject only to the Optionor’s 2% NSR royalty.
In 2004 the Company purchased one claim for US$75,000.
On September 7, 2005, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to buy 544 acres of surface land adjacent to the Spring Valley property for US$108,840. Upon execution of the agreement, the Company paid a total of US$34,142, together with a promissory note in the principal amount of US$76,188, which was re-paid in February 2007.
On January 25, 2006, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire 101 federal mining claims (“Claims”) from Coeur Rochester, Inc (“Coeur”), adjoining the Spring Valley property, for the price of 40,000 common shares of Midway at a value of $2.20 per share. Coeur retains a 3% NSR royalty on any production and sale of metals from the Claims.
On April 25, 2006, the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement and option to purchase 12
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
unpatented lode mining claims for a series of annual payments as advances upon the 3% NSR royalty payable:
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
12,000 | | Upon execution of agreement (paid) |
24,000 | | On or before April 25, 2007 (paid) |
36,000 | | On or before April 25, 2008 (paid subsequently ) and annually thereafter |
The Company has the option to purchase these claims for a total purchase of US$600,000. Any advance royalties paid will be credited against the purchase price.
On May 5, 2006, the Company completed a purchase of land and mineral rights of 920 gross acres, 320 acres net surface, 770 acres net mineral, for US$200,000, subject to a 3% NSR royalty on any production and sale of metals from the claims. This land and mineral rights also form part of the Spring Valley property.
On July 18, 2006, the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement and option to purchase 97 unpatented lode mining claims for a series of annual payments as advances upon a 3% NSR royalty payable:
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
10,000 | | Upon execution of agreement (paid) |
15,000 | | On or before July 18, 2007 (paid) |
20,000 | | On or before July 18, 2008 and annually thereafter |
The Company has the option to purchase these claims for a total purchase of US$600,000. Any advance royalties paid will be credited against the purchase price.
On September 1, 2006, the Company purchased a 40 acre parcel, located near the Spring Valley diatreme, for US$30,000.
On October 25, 2006 Company entered into a mineral lease agreement and option to purchase 6 unpatented lode mining claims for a series of annual payments as advances upon a 3% NSR royalty payable.
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
| | |
6,000 | | Upon execution of agreement, October 25, 2006 (paid) |
12,000 | | On or before October 26, 2007 (paid) |
20,000 | | On or before October 26, 2008 |
25,000 | | On or before October 25, 2009 and annually thereafter |
The Company has the option to purchase each claim for a price of US$100,000. Any advance royalties paid will be credited against the purchase price.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
On October 30, 2006, the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement and option to purchase 2 unpatented lode mining claims for a series of annual payments as advances upon a 3% NSR royalty payable.
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
2,000 | | Upon execution of agreement, October 30, 2006 (paid) |
4,000 | | On or before October 30, 2007 (paid) |
5,000 | | On or before October 30, 2008 |
6,000 | | On or before October 30, 2009 and annually thereafter |
The Company has the option to purchase each claim for a price of US$100,000. Any advance royalties paid will be credited against the purchase price.
On June 1, 2007 the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement and option to purchase 2 unpatented lode mining claims for US$500,000. To maintain the option the Company must make monthly payments of US$1,000 (paid through to June 2008) and one-time payments of US$25,000 by June 1, 2009, US$150,000 by June 1, 2012, US$150,000 by June 1, 2014 and US$55,000 by June 1, 2017. All payments shall be credited towards the purchase price.
Over the years the Company has staked additional claims within and adjacent to the Spring Valley property.
(c)
Pan Property, Nevada
Pursuant to the acquisition of Pan-Nevada Gold Corporation (“Pan-Nevada”) effective April 16, 2007, the Company assumed the January 7, 2003 mineral lease agreement with Gold Standard Royalty Corporation (“GSRC”) (formerly the Lyle Campbell Trust) for a 100% interest in the Pan property. On or before January 5 of each year the Company must pay an advance minimum royalty of the greater of US$60,000 or the US dollar equivalent of 174 ounces of gold valued by the average of the London afternoon fixing for the third calendar quarter preceding January 1 of the year in which the payment is due. On January 1, 2008 the Company paid GSRC an advance minimum royalty of US$118,343. The minimum advance royalties will be creditable against a sliding scale NSR production royalty of between 2.5% and 4%. The Company must incur a minimum of US$65,000 per year work expenditures, including claim maintenance fees, during the term of the m ining lease.
Subsequent to acquiring Pan-Nevada the Company staked additional claims adjacent to the Pan property some of which fall within the one mile area of interest of GSRC mining lease and will be subject to the NSR royalty to GSRC.
(d)
Afgan Property, Nevada
Pursuant to the acquisition of Pan-Nevada effective April 16, 2007, the Company assumed the January 7, 2003 mineral lease agreement with GSRC for a 100% interest in the Afgan property. On or before January 5 of each year the Company must pay an advance minimum royalty of the greater of US$40,000 or the US dollar equivalent of 116 ounces of gold valued by the average of the London afternoon fixing for the third calendar quarter preceding January 1 of the year in which the payment is due. On January 1, 2008 the Company paid GSRC an advance minimum royalty of US$78,896. The minimum advance royalties will be creditable against a sliding scale NSR production royalty of between 2.5% and 4%. The Company must incur a minimum of US$60,000 per year work expenditures, including claim maintenance fees, during the term of the mining lease.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
In August 2007, Midway acquired 104 unpatented claims from WFW Resources, LLC of Elko, Nevada, for a US$52,000 property payment and annual advance royalty payments of US$25,000 for years 2 to 5 and US$50,000 for years 6 to 10 with a NSR royalty of 4%. The royalty can be bought down to 1% NSR depending upon the price of gold.
(e)
Gold Rock (formerly the Monte) Property, Nevada
Pursuant to the acquisition of Pan-Nevada effective April 16, 2007, the Company assumed the March 20, 2006 mineral lease agreement with GSRC for a 100% interest in the Gold Rock property. On or before January 5 of each year the Company must pay an advance minimum royalty of the greater of US$30,000 in 2008 (paid) and US$45,000 by January 5, 2009. By January 5, 2010 and annually thereafter US$60,000 thereafter or the US dollar equivalent of 108.05 ounces of gold valued by the average of the London afternoon fixing for the third calendar quarter preceding January 1 of the year in which the payment is due. The minimum advance royalties will be creditable against a sliding scale NSR production royalty of between 2.5% and 4%. The Company must incur a minimum of US$75,000 year work expenditures, including claim maintenance fees, during the term of the mining lease.
On January 15, 2007 the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement with Anchor Mineral, Inc. of Kansas, for unpatented mining claims adjoining the Gold Rock project. Advance minimum royalty payments will be due each year of the lease creditable against a 3.5% NSR production royalty.
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
6,000 | | On or before June 1, 2008 |
10,000 | | On or before January 15, 2009 |
20,000 | | On or before January 15, 2010 |
30,000 | | On or before January 15, 2011 |
30,000 | | The greater of $30,000 or the gold equivalent price |
The gold equivalent price shall be $30,000 multiplied by a factor of the closing price of gold on the last business day in December 2010 over the closing price of gold on January 15, 2007.
On January 24, 2008 the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement with Messrs. Pert and Moyle of Nevada for 13 unpatented mining claims over the Easy Junior deposit area. The Company paid a first annual minimum royalty of US$50,000 and will be required to make annual minimum royalty payments of US$50,000 for years 2 to 6; US$60,000 for years 7 to 11 and US$75,000 for year 12 and thereafter for the remainder of the fifteen year lease. The minimum advance royalty payments may be creditable against a production NSR sliding scale royalty ranging from 2% to 6% based on the gold price. The Company has an option to outright purchase the claims for US$5,000,000 with any minimum advance royalty payments creditable against the purchase price.
On February 13, 2008 the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement with Mr. Pankow of Nevada for two unpatented mining claims adjacent to the Gold Rock project. The Company paid a first annual minimum royalty of US$7,750 and will be required make annual minimum royalty payments of US$7,750 for years 2 to 6; US$9,250 for years 7 to 11 and US$11,500 for year 12 and thereafter for the remainder of the fifteen year lease. The minimum advance royalty payments may be creditable against a production NSR sliding scale royalty ranging from 2% to 5% based on the gold price. The Company has an option to outright purchase the claims for US$775,000 with any minimum advance royalty payments creditable against the purchase price.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
On February 13, 2008 the Company was assigned an existing lease on 10 unpatented claims adjoining the Gold Rock property by William Sheriff, a director of the Company in consideration of 30,000 common shares at a value of $88,500 issued on March 31, 2008. The Company assumes the obligations of the February 15, 2004 underlying lease with Ronny Jordan and paid Mr. Jordan the first annual lease payment of US$10,000. During the term of the lease annual minimum royalty payments of US$15,000 will be required each February 15 thereafter. The Company may elect at any time during the life of the agreement to purchase half of the property for US$1,000,000 and the remaining half may be purchased for another US$1,500,000 with all royalty payments paid prior to the purchase creditable against the purchase price. A 2.5% NSR royalty was retained by Ronny Jordan and a 0.5% NSR royalty was retained by William Sheriff.
The Company staked additional claims adjacent to the Gold Rock property some of which fall within the one mile area of interest of the GSRC mining lease or the Anchor Minerals Lease and will be subject to the NSR royalty to either GSRC or Anchor Minerals.
(f)
Maggie Creek Property, Nevada
Pursuant to the acquisition of Pan-Nevada effective April 16, 2007, the Company assumed the January 7, 2003 mineral lease agreement with GSRC for a 100% interest in the Maggie Creek property. On or before January 5 of each year the Company must pay an advance minimum royalty of the greater of US$5,000 or the US dollar equivalent of 14.5 ounces of gold valued by the average of the London afternoon fixing for the third calendar quarter preceding January 1 of the year in which the payment is due. On January 1, 2008 the Company paid GSRC an advance minimum royalty of US$9,862. The minimum advance royalties will be creditable against a sliding scale NSR production royalty of between 2.5% and 4%. The Company must incur a minimum of US$15,000 year work expenditures, including claim maintenance fees, during the term of the mining lease.
(h)
Burnt Canyon Property, Nevada
On November 19, 2007, the Company entered into a mineral lease agreement and option to purchase unpatented lode mining claims for a series of annual payments as advances upon a 3% NSR royalty payable.
| | |
Option payment US$ | | Dates |
25,000 | | Upon execution of agreement (paid) |
25,000 | | On or before November 19, 2008 |
30,000 | | On or before November 19, 2009 |
40,000 | | On or before November 19, 2010 |
50,000 | | On or before November 19, 2011 and each year thereafter |
The Company has the option to purchase the claims for a price of US$1,000,000. Any advance royalties paid will be credited against the purchase price.
The Company staked additional claims that comprise the Burnt Canyon property.
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
6.
Share capital:
(a)
The Company’s authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares.
(b)
Share issuances:
(i)
During 1996, the Company issued 420,000 common shares at $0.25 per share by way of a non-brokered private placement for proceeds of $98,722 net of issue costs. In addition the Company issued 280,000 flow-through common shares at $0.25 per share by way of a non-brokered private placement for proceeds of $70,000.
(ii)
During 1997, the Company completed an initial public offering of 2,000,000 common shares at $0.35 per share for proceeds of $590,570, net of issue costs. In connection with this offering, the Company’s agent received a selling commission of 10% or $0.035 per share and was issued 25,000 shares as a corporate finance fee.
(iii)
During 1997, the Company issued 1,000,000 units at $2.50 per unit by way of a private placement for proceeds of $2,253,793 net of issue costs. Each unit consisted of one common share and one non-transferable share purchase to purchase one additional common share at $3.00 per share until February 14, 1998. The proceeds of the financing of $2,500,000 were allocated $2,178,761 as to the common shares and $321,239 as to the warrants. During 1998 100,000 of the warrants were exercised and 900,000 expired. In connection with this private placement, the Company’s agent received a selling commission of 7.5% of the proceeds of the units sold or $0.1875 per unit and a corporate finance fee of $15,000.
(iv)
During 1997, the Company issued 750,000 common shares as performance shares for proceeds of $7,500 that were held in escrow in accordance with the rules of the regulatory authorities of British Columbia. The shares were released 25% in each of 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
(v)
During 1997, pursuant to an equity participation agreement to acquire an interest in Gemstone Mining Inc. (“Gemstone”), a Utah Corporation that by agreement the creditors of Gemstone were issued 1,000,000 units of the Company on conversion of a debt of $2,065,500 (US$1,500,000). Each unit consisted of one common share and one non-transferable share purchase to purchase one additional common share at US$2.00 per share that was immediately exercised for proceeds of $2,803,205 (US$2,000,000). The first one-third tranche of a conditional finders’ fee was satisfied by the issue of 150,000 common shares in connection with the acquisition of Gemstone.
(vi)
During 1998, the Company issued 100,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants for proceeds of $300,000.
(vii)
During 1998, the Company issued 200,000 common shares in connection with the acquisition of Gemstone as well as the second tranche of finder’s fee in connection with that acquisition. The Company’s option to acquire Gemstone expired on January 31, 1998 and the remaining one-third tranche were not issued.
(viii)
During 1999, the Company consolidated its issued share capital on a two old for one new basis and changed its name from Neary Resources Corporation to Red Emerald Resource Corp.
(ix)
During 2002, the Company issued 3,500,000 units at $0.25 per unit for proceeds of $875,000 by way of a short form offering document under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $0.25 per share until October 19, 2002. The Company also issued 150,000 common shares as a finance fee in connection with this offering, and issued the agent 875,000 share purchase warrants exercisable at $0.25 per share until April 19, 2004. During 2002 the Company issued 1,134,500 special warrants at $1.25 per special warrant for proceeds of $1,418,125. Each Special Warrant automatically converted to a unit comprising one common share and one share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $1.55 per share
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
until November 6, 2003. The proceeds of the financing of $1,418,125 were allocated on a relative fair value basis as $1,171,286 to common shares and $246,839 as to the warrants. During 2003 all of the warrants expired unexercised. In connection with the offering the Company paid the agent a 10% commission totaling $113,450, issued the agent 40,000 common shares as a finance fee in connection with this offering, and issued the agent 170,175 share purchase warrant exercisable at $1.55 per share until July 5, 2003.
(x)
During 2002, the Company issued 4,028,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants for proceeds of $1,007,000.
(xi)
During 2002, the Company issued 32,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options for proceeds of $12,800.
(xii)
During 2002, the Company issued 31,250 common shares as additional consideration to a director who loaned the Company $780,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. The loan and interest was repaid prior to December 31, 2002.
(xiii)
During 2002, the Company acquired Rex Exploration Corp. (“Rex”) in exchange for 4,500,000 common shares of the Company.
(xiv)
During 2003, the Company issued 700,000 units at $1.20 per unit for proceeds of $840,000 by way of a non-brokered private placement. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $1.50 until May 25, 2004. The proceeds of the financing of $840,000 were allocated $638,838 as to common shares and $201,162 as to the warrants. During 2004 161,000 of the warrants were exercised and 539,000 expired. Share issue expenses were $19,932.
(xv)
During 2003, the Company issued 294,500 common shares pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants for proceeds of $73,625.
(xvi)
In January 2004, the Company issued 400,000 units at $2.00 per unit for proceeds of $800,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one non-transferable share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $2.35 per share for a six month period. The proceeds of the financing of $800,000 were allocated on a relative fair value basis as $624,593 to common shares and $175,407 as to the warrants. All of the warrants expired unexercised in 2004. The Company issued 40,000 common shares as a finder’s fee for this private placement.
(xvii)
In August 2004, the Company issued 1,020,000 units at $0.75 per unit for proceeds of $765,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one non-transferable share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $0.80 per share until August 25, 2005. All of the warrants were subsequently exercised. The Company issued 55,650 common shares as a finder’s fee for this private placement.
(xviii)
In December 2004, the Company issued 700,000 units at $0.85 per unit for proceeds of $595,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one non-transferable share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $1.00 per share until December 20, 2005. All of the warrants were subsequently exercised. The Company issued 18,750 common shares as a finder’s fee for this private placement.
(xix)
In February 2005, the Company issued 2,500,000 units at $0.85 per unit for proceeds of $2,125,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one non-transferable share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $1.00 per share until February 16, 2006. The proceeds of the financing of $2,125,000 were allocated on a relative fair value basis as $1,598,457 to common shares and $526,543 as to warrants. There were 23,000 warrants exercised in fiscal year 2005 and the balance exercised in fiscal year 2006. The Company issued 75,800 common shares for $64,430 and paid $69,700 in cash as a finder’s fee and incurred $26,709 in additional issue costs for this private placement.
(xx)
In July 2005, the Company issued 1,000,000 units at $1.15 per unit for proceeds of $1,150,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half non-transferable share
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $1.15 per share until July 27, 2006. The proceeds of the financing of $1,150,000 were allocated on a relative fair value basis as $995,193 to common shares and $154,807 as to warrants. All of the warrants were exercised in fiscal year 2006. The Company incurred $15,560 in issue costs.
(xxi)
In August 2005, the Company issued 500,000 units at $1.40 per unit for proceeds of $700,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half nontransferable share purchase warrant that entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $1.45 per share until August 22, 2006. The proceeds of the financing of $700,000 were allocated on a relative fair value basis as $608,015 to common shares and $91,985 as to warrants. All of the warrants were exercised in fiscal year 2006. The Company incurred $8,261 in issue costs.
(xxii)
In January 2006, the Company issued 40,000 common shares at a value of $88,000 pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement to purchase mining claims for the Spring Valley project.
(xxiii)
In May 2006, the Company issued 3,725,000 units at $1.80 per unit for proceeds of $6,705,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half nontransferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitled the holder to purchase one additional common share at $2.70 per share until May 16, 2007. The proceeds of the financing of $6,705,000 were allocated on a relative fair value basis as $5,998,846 to common shares and $706,154 as to warrants. The Company incurred $65,216 in issue costs. By May 16, 2007 1,725,000 of the warrants were exercised and 137,500 expired unexercised.
(xxiv)
In November 2006, the Company issued 2,000,000 units at $2.50 per unit for proceeds of $5,000,000 by way of a private placement. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half nontransferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at $3.00 per share until November 10, 2007. The proceeds of the financing of $2,000,000 were allocated on a relative fair value basis as $1,761,509 to common shares and $238,491 as to warrants. The Company paid $88,750 in finders’ fees and incurred $94,546 in issue costs for this private placement. By November 10, 2007 908,782 of the warrants were exercised and 91,218 expired unexercised.
(xxv)
On April 16, 2007 the Company issued 7,764,109 common shares at a value of $25,000,431, 308,000 stock options at a value of $608,020 and 870,323 share purchase warrants at a value of $1,420,054 in connection with the acquisition of Pan-Nevada Gold Corporation. By December 31, 2007, 154,000 of the stock options had been exercised and 761,823 share purchase warrants had been exercised.
(xxvi)
On August 24, 2007 the Company issued 2,000,000 common shares at $2.70 per common share for proceeds of $5,400,000 by way of a private placement. The Company incurred $28,000 in share issue costs.
(xxvii)
On March 31, 2008 the Company issued 30,000 common shares at a value of $88,500 pursuant to a lease assignment of mining claims for the Gold Rock project.
(c)
Stock options:
The Company has an incentive share option plan (the “Plan”) that allows it to grant incentive stock options to its officers, directors, employees and consultants. The Plan permits the Company’s directors to grant incentive stock options for the purchase of shares of the Company to persons in consideration for services. Stock options must be non-transferable and the aggregate number of shares that may be reserved for issuance pursuant to stock options may not exceed 10% of the issued shares of the Company at the time of granting and may not exceed 5% to any individual (maximum of 2% to any consultant). The exercise price of stock options is determined by the board of directors of the Company at the time of grant and may not be less than the closing price of the Company’s shares on the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the option is granted and publicly announced, less an applicable discount, and may not otherwise be l ess than $0.10 per share. Options have a maximum term of ten years and terminate 90 days following the termination of the optionee’s employment, except in the case of death or disability, in which case they
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
terminate one year after the event.
| | | | | | | |
Expiry date | Exercise price per share | Balance December 31, 2007 | Granted | Exercised | Cancelled | Balance March 31, 2008 | Intrinsic Value |
| | | | | | | |
February 11, 2008 | $1.43 | 84,000 | - | (84,000) | - | - | $ - |
September 5, 2008 | $1.24 | 100,000 | - | - | - | 100,000 | 171,000 |
October 11, 2008 | $1.07 | 70,000 | - | - | - | 70,000 | 131,600 |
September 14, 2009 | $0.80 | 242,500 | - | (20,000) | - | 222,500 | 478,375 |
February 4, 2010 | $0.85 | 80,000 | - | - | - | 80,000 | 168,000 |
June 24, 2010 | $1.30 | 500,000 | - | - | - | 500,000 | 825,000 |
March 9, 2011 | $2.00 | 100,000 | - | (25,000) | - | 75,000 | 71,250 |
March 22, 2011 | $2.00 | 100,000 | - | - | - | 100,000 | 95,000 |
May 4, 2011 | $2.00 | 30,000 | - | - | - | 30,000 | 28,500 |
June 11, 2011 | $2.53 | 385,000 | - | (75,000) | - | 310,000 | 130,200 |
August 30, 2011 | $2.63 | 40,000 | - | - | - | 40,000 | 12,800 |
November 30, 2011 | $2.70 | 140,000 | - | - | - | 140,000 | 35,000 |
January 23, 2012 | $3.00 | 25,000 | - | - | - | 25,000 | - |
March 7, 2012 | $2.93 | 100,000 | - | - | - | 100,000 | 2,000 |
April 26, 2012 | $3.20 | 200,000 | - | - | - | 200,000 | - |
July 31, 2012 | $2.71 | 975,000 | - | - | (25,000) | 950,000 | 136,000 |
October 30, 2012 | $3.36 | 100,000 | - | - | - | 100,000 | - |
November 16, 2012 | $3.25 | 40,000 | - | - | - | 40,000 | - |
December 6, 2012 | $3.32 | 15,000 | - | - | - | 15,000 | - |
April 13, 2014 | $2.04 | 400,000 | - | - | - | 400,000 | 364,000 |
| | 3,726,500 | - | (204,000) | (25,000) | 3,497,500 | $ 2,648,725 |
| | | | | | | |
Weighted average exercise price | | $2.18 | $0.00 | $1.84 | $2.71 | $2.20 | |
| | | | | | | |
At March 31, 2008, all but 486,667 of the 3,497,500 stock options were exercisable. | | |
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
The intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at March 31, 2008 relates to vested options. Intrinsic value for vested stock options is calculated on the difference between the exercise prices of the underlying options and the quoted price of $2.95 for our common stock as of March 31, 2008.
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $142,005 in the three months ended March 31, 2008 for options vesting in that period of which $65,467 was included in salaries and benefits in the statement of operations and $76,538 was included in salaries and labour in the schedule of mineral exploration expenditures.
(d)
Share purchase warrants:
The continuity of share purchase warrants is as follows:
| | | | | | |
Expiry date | Exercise price per share | Balance December 31, 2007 | Issued | Exercised | Expired | Balance March 31, 2008 |
| | | | | | |
May 23, 2008 | $1.43 | 108,500 | - | - | - | 108,500 |
| | 108,500 | - | - | - | 108,500 |
7.
Contingency:
In May 2006, the Company’s wholly-owned Nevada subsidiary MGC Resources Inc. (“MGC") purchased additional property (the “Disputed Property”) from Seymork Investments Ltd. (“Seymork”) for US$200,000 to expand the Spring Valley project in Nevada. The Disputed Property represents about 4% of the surface area of the Spring Valley project. In 1998, the transfer of Emma Wagner’s ("Wagner") interest in the Disputed Property to Seymork, as well as a transfer of the interest held by Wagner’s deceased husband’s estate to Seymork, was formally approved by a Nevada court. As part of the consideration for the court-approved transaction, Seymork executed two promissory notes, one in favor of Wagner and one in favor of the estate of Wagner’s deceased husband. Two deeds of trust relating to the Disputed Property were also executed and recorded to secure payment of the prom issory notes. Both notes were later assigned to a group represented by Wallace D. Stephens (collectively "Stephens"). The promissory notes were not repaid and, in March 2006, Stephens sought to foreclose its interest against Seymork. In June 2006, Wagner brought a cross claim in the lawsuit against Seymork alleging that Wagner was the rightful owner of the Disputed Property, and claiming that the conveyance to Seymork was not a sale but that Seymork had agreed to hold the Disputed Property in trust for Wagner. MGC joined the lawsuit in order to protect its interests in the Disputed Property. If the court determines that Seymork was the rightful owner of the Disputed Property then MGC will be required to negotiate a settlement of the Stephens promissory notes. Stephens claims that the current balance on the promissory notes, including interest and attorneys fees, is approximately US$570 ,000. The amount of the settlement cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and the occurrence of the confirming future event is not determinable. If the court determines that Wagner was the rightful owner of the Disputed Property then MGC will lose title to the Disputed Property it purchased from Seymork and will write off the purchase price of US$200,000.
MGC believes it has a credible basis for maintaining its title to the Disputed Property. MGC has filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to quiet title to the Disputed Property and is awaiting a decision by the court. The outcome of this matter is not determinable at present.
8.
Related party transactions:
(a)
During the three months ended March 31, 2008 $22,500 (2007 - $22,500) was paid for office facilities and administrative services to a company with an officer in common.
(b)
Recovery of office costs from a company managed by common directors and officers $2,188 (2007 -
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MIDWAY GOLD CORP.
(an exploration stage company)
Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
(expressed in Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
$Nil).
(c)
During the three months ended March 31, 2008 the Company issued a director 30,000 common shares pursuant to a mineral property agreement described in note 5(e).
Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at March 31, 2008 is $32,442 (March 31, 2007 $500) payable to the companies referred to in this note and other directors and officers.
These transactions are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.
9.
Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows:
The significant non-cash transaction for the period ended March 31, 2008 consisted of the issue of 30,000 common shares pursuant to a mineral property agreement in the amount of $88,500 (note 5), and the transfer of $289,336 for the fair value of stock options exercised from paid in additional capital to share capital.
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Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under “Risk Factors and Uncertainties” and elsewhere in this report.
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes. The discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires Midway to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis Midway reviews its estimates and assumptions. The estimates were based on historical experience and other assumptions that Midway believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, but Midway does not believe such differences will materially affect our financial position or results of operations. Critical accounting policies, the policies Midway believes are most important to the presentation of its financial statements and require the most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, are outlined below in “Critical Accounting Policies,” and have not changed significantly.
In addition, certain statements made in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Midway to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Except for historical information, the matters set forth herein, which are forward-looking statements, involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, unexpected changes in business and economic conditions; significant increases or decreases in gold prices; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; unanticipated grade changes; metallurgy, processing, access, availability of materials, equipment, supplies and water; determ ination of reserves; results of current and future exploration activities; results of pending and future feasibility studies; joint venture relationships; political or economic instability, either globally or in the countries in which we operate; local and community impacts and issues; timing of receipt of government approvals; accidents and labor disputes; environmental costs and risks; competitive factors, including competition for property acquisitions; and availability of external financing at reasonable rates or at all. Forward- looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continues” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although Midway believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reaso nable, it cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Overview
Company Overview
Midway is a precious metals exploration company focused on the creation of value for shareholders by exploring and developing quality precious metal resources in stable mining areas.
Midway operates from an office in Helena, Montana. In addition, the Company has three field offices in Lovelock, Tonopah, and Eureka, Nevada. These offices support the Spring Valley, Midway and Pan Projects, respectively. These offices also support work on five other exploration projects, located on four of the major Nevada gold trends.
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Midway currently controls over 69 square miles (157 sq. km) of mineral rights on the Cortez, Humboldt, Round Mountain, and Carlin Gold Trends.
We have three advanced exploration projects: the Spring Valley, the Pan and the Midway projects and four earlier stage exploration targets. Midway plans to continue to attempt to expand these new gold discoveries through aggressive exploration. New discoveries will be attempted on the Gold Rock, Afgan, Burnt Canyon, and Thunder Mountain projects by using systematic exploration techniques that if successful will delineate new gold discoveries.
The map below shows the location of Midway’s properties located in Nevada, USA. Activities on these properties in the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 and up to May 12, 2008, the date of this Quarterly Report filed on Form 10Q are described in further detail below.
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Qualified Person
The contents of this MD&A have been reviewed and verified by Don Harris, a Qualified Person, as that term is defined in NI 43-101.
Highlights for the first quarter 2008:
·
An updated resource was completed on the Spring Valley Project. The total inferred resource, estimated by AMEC in January 2008, was 50 million short tons at a grade of 0.0196 opt gold for 992,152 contained ounces of gold.
·
The Company submitted a Plan of Operations to the Bureau of Land Management and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection for an underground exploration decline at Midway.
·
Midway conducted a four hole (1,120 feet) exploration drill program targeting extensions of high grade discovered in previous drilling. TM08-09 intersected 10 feet of 0.389 opt gold within 40 feet of 0.135 opt gold, with the true thicknesses of these intercepts estimated at 5.5 and 17.5 feet respectively.
·
Afgan results, from drilling completed in late 2007, were reported in February 2008, and included new shallow gold intercepts. These include 85 feet of 0.039 opt gold in AF07-05 and 60 feet of 0.023 opt gold in AF07-02. A new gold zone with 25 feet of 0.016 opt gold (BC07-04) was intercepted at the Big Cyndi target two miles to the north.
·
Drilling has been initiated at Gold Rock and Pan, with no assay results received to date.
Humboldt Gold Trend
Spring Valley Property, Pershing County, Nevada
The Spring Valley project is located 20 miles northeast of Lovelock and approximately 3 miles north of the Couer Rochester Open Pit Mine. Spring Valley is a diatreme/porphyry hosted gold system, and located on the Humboldt Gold Trend. Drilling since 2003 has identified a gold deposit that is approximately 3,500 feet long, 3,500 feet wide, and tested to a depth of 1,400 feet. The mineralization remains open to the northeast, southwest, and at depth. Midway has controlled the property since 2003 through direct ownership of claims and through mining leases.
In January 2008 an updated resource was completed on the Spring Valley Project. The total inferred resource, estimated by AMEC was 50 million short tons at a grade of 0.0196 opt (“ounce per ton”) gold for 992,152 contained ounces of gold. The gold price at the time of estimating the resource was $650 per ounce. AMEC’S report, compliant with Canada’s NI 43-101, entitled “Technical Report Spring Valley Property, Pershing County, Nevada” was filed on the Company’s profile on SEDAR.See Midway’s press release January 23, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
Drilling for 2008 was started in February, and through the end of the first quarter 19 reverse circulation holes (13,835 feet) were completed. Results have been released on six holes, and include 110 feet of 0.024 opt gold in SV08-379 at the North area and 40 feet of 0.012 opt gold in SV08-391 (West Diatreme area). See Midway’s press release April 10, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
Midway currently has three reverse circulation drill rigs and one core rig operating at Spring Valley, and plans for an estimated 90,000 feet of exploration drilling during 2008. This includes infill, step-out, and exploration drilling of eight outlying targets identified in 2007. Exploration drilling will start in May, with drill testing at the Fitting target to the east of Spring Valley. See Midway press release February 29, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
Burnt Canyon, Pershing County, Nevada
Midway’s Burnt Canyon project is a new volcanic hosted gold exploration target located between the historic Seven Troughs high grade gold district and the Wildcat gold resource (Allied Nevada). The property was acquired in late
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2007 and has exploration targets identified for high grade gold veins and low grade disseminated gold in altered tuffs. In addition, a gold bearing jasperoid along the range front has been identified as a pediment target to the east.
Midway plans to drill 4,000 feet in 10 holes in 2008, to do initial testing of targets at Burnt Canyon. Soil, gravity, and ground magnetic surveys were completed in early January and the results are being evaluated, along with geologic mapping, for drill targeting. See Midway press release February 29, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
Round Mountain-Gold Field Gold Trend
Midway Property, Nye County, Nevada
The Midway project is located 15 miles north east of Tonopah. The Midway project is a high-grade epithermal quartz-adularia gold system, hosted in Tertiary volcanic rocks, in the prolific Round Mountain–Goldfield gold trend. Twelve high grade gold adularia veins have been delineated in the Discovery and Dauntless Zones, to a sufficient degree to design an underground bulk sample from an underground decline. The veins vary from 3 to 22 feet in width, and have been delineated approximately 400 to 600 feet along strike and 250 to 300 feet down dip. These better defined veins average in grade from 0.3 to over 1.2 opt gold. An additional 58 partially defined high grade veins with intercepts over 0.15 opt gold have been noted in the previous exploration drilling and will require additional development drilling. Midway has controlled the property since 2001 through direct ownership of claims and through mining leases.
In the first quarter of 2008, we submitted a Plan of Operations to the Bureau of Land Management and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection for an underground exploration decline at Midway. This 3,000 foot inclined decline and associated development work will allow us to take a 50,000 ton bulk sample from three of the veins in the Discovery and Dauntless vein area for processing and metallurgical work. This decline can then be used as a platform for future exploration and development work at Midway. See Midway press release January 18, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
In addition to the Plan of Operations, we also completed metallurgical test work at Midway. A 73-pound sample, with a grade of 0.188 opt. was crushed to 100% passing -10 mesh by SGS Lakefield Research Limited. Test results show a combined gravity and cyanide leaching circuit recovers 94.1% of the gold in the sample. See Midway press release April 21, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
During the first quarter, 2008, we completed 2,321 feet in 9 diamond core holes and 1,234 feet in 12 reverse circulation probe holes for geotechnical testing along the decline and underground development area. This information will be utilized for designing and permitting the decline. See Midway press release February 29, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
Thunder Mountain Project, Nye County, Nevada
The Thunder Mountain project is an epithermal silver-gold property, six miles south of the Midway project. Anomalous silver (up to 20 opt silver) and low level gold is noted in rock chips collected from rhyolite plugs and flow domes. The property is approximately 2.75 square miles and has had some limited drilling with narrow intercepts of up to 15 feet of 0.8 opt (true width) of gold in quartz adularia veins in altered rhyolite. The Thunder Mountain project is held 100% by claims with no royalty burdens. High-grade gold and silver targets are adjacent to rhyolite flow domes and faults. The fault orientations are similar to zones noted at the Midway project.
Midway conducted a four hole (1,120 feet) exploration drill program targeting extensions of high grade discovered in previous drilling. TM08-09 intersected 10 feet of 0.389 opt gold within 40 feet of 0.135 opt gold, with the true thicknesses of these intercepts estimated at 5.5 and 17.5 feet respectively. These new intercepts were associated with the Beckie Vein, and are approximately 50 feet northwest of TM07-04 (5 feet of 1.187 opt gold within 20 feet of 0.342 opt gold), and 100 feet northwest of TH-27 (10 feet of 1.93 opt gold in 30 feet of 0.705 opt gold). The zone remains open to the northwest. Additional ground work is being planned for 2008, as a result of these intercepts. See Midway press release May 1, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
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Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend
Pan Project, White Pine County, Nevada
The Pan project is located on the south end of the prolific Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend in central Nevada. The project hosts four known Carlin-style disseminated oxide gold deposits over a two mile strike length of the Pan fault. Midway controls 100% of over 15 square miles of mineral rights around the Pan resources.
Two reverse circulation drill rigs were mobilized into Pan during late March, and drilling is currently underway. We plan to drill 54,000 feet in 100 holes at Pan in 2008. In addition to exploration efforts, drilling will follow up on gold discoveries from 2007 at Wendy, Boulders, and Barite. Drilling and geologic field work will also further refine targets developed by a large scale soil survey and ground gravity survey completed in late 2007 and early 2008. These include Green Jasperoid, Neverland, Lily, and Nana. Drilling will also include confirmation and metallurgical core to initiate a scoping study for Pan in 2008.See Midway press release February 29, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
Afgan Project, Eureka County, Nevada
The Afgan project is located on the south end of the prolific Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend in central Nevada. The project hosts a Carlin-style disseminated gold deposit hosted in silicified siltstone and jasperoid breccia. The gold resources lie within a semi-continuous zone that extends for over 4,100 feet in a north-south direction and 1,500 feet east-west. The resources are open for possible expansion in several areas.
Results from drilling completed in late 2007, were reported in February 2008, and included new shallow gold intercepts. These include 85 feet of 0.039 opt gold in AF07-05 and 60 feet of 0.023 opt gold in AF07-02. A new gold zone with 25 feet of 0.016 opt gold (BC07-04) was intercepted at the Big Cyndi target two miles to the north. The intervening ground between Big Cyndi and Afgan is held by Midway, and represents a large area of untested ground. See Midway press release February 21, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
Our 2008 work will include a ground gravity survey to help guide exploration in the zone between Big Cyndi and Afgan. Evaluation of this survey and drilling results is still in process.
Gold Rock, White Pine County, Nevada
Gold Rock, formerly the Monte Project, is a sediment hosted gold system located on the southern extent of the Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend, approximately 15 miles southeast of the Company’s Pan resource. The property includes and surrounds the Easy Junior open pit gold mine operated by Alta Bay in the 1980s. Midway controls approximately 14 square miles of mineral rights by a lease of unpatented mining claims.See Midway press release March 11, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
By the end of the 2008 first quarter we had completed 1,365 feet of reverse circulation drilling (4 holes) on the Anchor Rock target, on the south end of the property. An additional 7 holes are planned to be completed during April, 2008 on this target.
Geologic mapping, data compilation of historic drilling, soil and rock chip sampling, and a ground gravity and magnetic survey are currently in progress at Gold Rock. This work will help develop the 2008 plan for 16,000 feet in 20 holes at Gold Rock. Project work is ongoing to assess the gold potential for sediment hosted gold resources.See Midway press releases February 29, 2008 and March 11, 2008 at www.midwaygold.com.
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Carlin Gold Trend
Maggie Creek, Eureka County, Nevada
Midway is currently assessing the exploration potential of the Maggie Creek project and making plans to either explore or vend this prospect.
Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2007
The net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $2,984,090 (2007 – $1,385,026).
Significant differences in costs between the quarters are as follows:
Exploration expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $2,337,032 (2007 – $987,010). The details of the expenses in each quarter may be found in the schedule to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements. In the quarter ended March 31, 2008 $818,304 (2007 – $276,102) was spent at the Midway project, $1,039,277 (2007 - $661,119) at the Spring Valley project, $204,166 (2007 - $nil) at the Pan Project; and a total of $275,285 (2007 - $49,789) on the Maggie Creek, Thunder Mountain, Afgan, Gold Rock, Burnt Canyon projects and on investigation of other potential acquisitions. Exploration levels are determined by the success of previous exploration programs on each project and cash available to fund additional programs. Exploration salaries and labor include the non-cash estimated fair value of stock based compensation for stock options granted to technical employees in the period of $76,538 (2007 - $nil).
Including in consulting fees was $22,500 (2007 - $22,500) paid to Golden Oak Corporate Services, a company wholly owned by Doris Meyer, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Corporate secretary for financial reporting and corporate compliance services.
Investor relations and travel costs combined were $88,119 for the quarter (2007 - $102,747). Management participated in several investor shows in North America. Midway has focussed its investor relations efforts on increasing the market’s awareness of Midway by travelling to meet potential investors and attendance at industry investor shows.
Professional fees paid to lawyers and auditors increased in the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The fees were primarily related to the Company’s registration as a reporting issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the USA and its dual listing on the Amex stock exchange. The Company’s ongoing reporting requirements in Canada and the USA require increased involvement by both counsel and the auditors.
Salary payments are to Midway’s staff based in Helena, Montana. The category includes the estimated fair value of stock based compensation for stock options granted to employees, directors and officers in the period of $65,467 (2007 - $177,260).
The income tax recovery of $105,000 (2007 - $Nil) and an unrealized foreign exchange loss of $289,455 (2007 - $1,786) included in the foreign exchange loss of $264,018 (2007 - $22,663) relate to the US dollar denominated future income tax liability recorded upon the acquisition of Pan-Nevada.
Results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2006
The net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $1,385,026 (2006 – restated to $1,423,881).
Significant differences in costs between the quarters are as follows:
Exploration expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $987,010 (2006 - $1,562,551). The details of the expenses in each period may be found in the schedule to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
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In the three months ended March 31, 2007 a total of $276,102 (2006 - $924,482) was spent at the Midway project, $661,119 (2006 - $579,749) at the Spring Valley project and $49,789 (2006 - $58,320) on investigation of properties. Exploration levels are determined by the success of previous exploration programs on each project and available cash to fund additional programs. Results of the current year exploration program are discussed above under each property. Salaries and labour include the non-cash estimated fair value of stock based compensation for stock options granted to employees in the period of $nil (2006 - $203,880). In 2007 the Company hired eight of the technical personnel who had previously been acting as consultants.
Investor relations increased in the first quarter 2007 due to the Company’s attendance at various investor shows in the first three months of 2007 and a focus on increasing the market’s awareness of the Company. During the fiscal 2006 year, the Company engaged various companies to provide research analysis and investor related services.
Salary payments are to the Company’s President and administrative staff based in Helena, Montana. Cash salaries totalled $79,199 and the estimated fair value of stock based compensation for stock options granted to employees, directors and officers in the period were $177,260.
Increases in interest income in the three months ended March 31, 2007 were the result of the increased interest rates and higher levels of cash on deposit at that time.
Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)
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| | March 2008 | Dec 2007 | | Sept 2007 | | June 2007 | | March 2007 | | Dec 2006 | | Sept 2006 | | June 2006 | | |
$(000’s) except per share amounts | | | |
Revenue from the sale of minerals | $ | Nil | $ | Nil | | $ | Nil | | $ | Nil | | $ | Nil | | $ | Nil | | $ | Nil | | $ | Nil | | |
Net loss | | 2,984 | | 2,330 | | | 3,547 | | | 3,404 | | | 1,385 | | | 1,834 | | | 2,147 | | | 1,837 | | |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | | 0.06 | | 0.05 | | | 0.08 | | | 0.08 | | | 0.04 | | | 0.06 | | | 0.06 | | | 0.06 | | |
Notes and Factors Affecting Comparability of Quarters:
(1)
The Company is a mineral exploration company at the development stage and has no operating revenues.
(2)
Stock based compensation costs are a non-cash expense and represent an estimate of the fair value of stock options granted. These expenses are often the largest item included in the Statement of Operations and they represent a significant source of variation in loss from quarter to quarter. Stock based compensation is allocated between salaries and benefits and mineral exploration expenditures.
(3)
Costs for the June 30 quarter tend to be higher due to printing and mailing of shareholder material for the Company’s annual general meeting and costs of conducting this meeting.
(4)
Costs for the December 31 quarter also tend to be higher due to accruals for the annual audit. Administratively, management tends to critically review all exploration projects in detail at this time of year and makes decisions about which projects it wishes to continue and which projects it will abandon.
(5)
The effect of the change in accounting policy to expense all exploration expenses instead of capitalizing them was taken in the fourth quarter of 2006 in this MD&A and the net loss shown for each quarter is as previously reported.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company began the 2008 year with cash and cash equivalents of $8,325,280. During the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 the Company expended $2,321,330 on operations, invested a total of $511,490 in mineral property and equipment, and raised $374,261 from the issue of shares for cash to end at March 31, 2008 with cash and cash equivalents of $5,866,721.
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Working capital at March 31, 2008 was $5,237,751 compared to $8,004,682 at December 31, 2007.
We have no revenues from operations, and should we wish to maintain our exploration and development programs or acquire additional mineral exploration projects and fund exploration programs on those newly acquired projects, we will raise additional funds. Midway plans to raise capital in 2008 to fund its continued exploration and development.
In the three months ended March 31, 2008, we issued a total of 204,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options for cash proceeds of $375,750.
As of May 12, 2008, there are 108,500 share purchase warrants outstanding at $1.43 and 3,497,500 stock options at prices ranging from $0.80 to $3.36. If all the warrants and options were exercised the proceeds to the Company would be approximately $7.9 million. While it is probable that some of these warrants and options will be exercised, it is not possible to predict the timing or the amount of funds which might be received.
Contractual Obligations
There are no contractual obligations other than those described in the notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
There are no off balance sheet arrangements.
Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a significant impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Environmental Compliance
Our current and future exploration and development activities, as well as our future mining and processing operations, are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations in the countries in which we conduct our activities. These laws and regulations govern the protection of the environment, prospecting, development, production, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, mine safety, toxic substances and other matters. We expect to be able to comply with those laws and do not believe that compliance will have a material adverse effect on our competitive position. We intend to obtain all licenses and permits required by all applicable regulatory agencies in connection with our mining operations and exploration activities. We intend to maintain standards of environmental compliance consistent with regulatory requirements.
Midway has an obligation to reclaim its properties after the surface has been disturbed by exploration methods at the site. As of March 31, 2008, we have accrued US$70,466 related to reclamation and other closure requirements at our properties, unchanged from December 31, 2007. These liabilities are covered by a combination of surety bonds and restricted cash totaling $413,243 at March 31, 2008 (December 31, 2007 - $349,239). We have accrued as a current liability what management believes is the present value of our best estimate of the liabilities as of March 31, 2008; however, it is possible that our obligations may change in the near or long term depending on a number of factors.
Critical accounting policies
Critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements include our estimate of recoverable value on our property, plant and equipment, site reclamation and rehabilitation as well as the value assigned to stock-based compensation expense. These estimates involve considerable judgment and are, or could be, affected by significant factors that are out of our control.
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The factors affecting stock-based compensation include estimates of when stock options might be exercised and the stock price volatility. The timing for exercise of options is out of our control and will depend, among other things, upon a variety of factors including the market value of Midway shares and financial objectives of the holders of the options. We used historical data to determine volatility in accordance with Black-Scholes modeling, however the future volatility is inherently uncertain and the model has its limitations. While these estimates can have a material impact on the stock-based compensation expense and hence results of operations, there is no impact on our financial condition.
Midway’s recoverability evaluation of its mineral properties and equipment is based on market conditions for minerals, underlying mineral resources associated with the assets and future costs that may be required for ultimate realization through mining operations or by sale. Midway is in an industry that is exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties, including exploration risk, development risk, commodity price risk, operating risk, ownership and political risk, funding and currency risk, as well as environmental risk. Bearing these risks in mind, Midway has assumed recent world commodity prices will be achievable. We have considered the mineral resource reports by independent engineers on the Midway, Spring Valley, Pan and Afgan projects in considering the recoverability of the carrying costs of the mineral properties. All of these assumptions are potentially subject to change, out of our control, however such changes are not determinable. Accordingly, ther e is always the potential for a material adjustment to the value assigned to mineral properties and equipment.
Midway has an obligation to reclaim its properties after the surface has been disturbed by exploration methods at the site. As a result Midway has recorded a liability for the fair value of the reclamation costs it expects to incur. The Company estimated applicable inflation and credit-adjusted risk-free rates as well as expected reclamation time frames. To the extent that the estimated reclamation costs change, such changes will impact future reclamation expense recorded.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157,Fair Value Measurements(“SFAS 157”), clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands the disclosures on fair value measurements. We have adopted SFAS 157 and FASB Staff Position FAS 157-2:Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 for financial instruments as required at January 1, 2008 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements; however, we are required to provide additional disclosure as part of our consolidated financial statements. We will adopt SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities on January 1, 2009 as required and do not expect the provisions to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
The valuation of our investments in marketable securities include available for sale securities. The Company’s Level 1 assets include the valuation of the common shares available for sale with no trading restrictions as determined using a market approach based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in an active market. Level 1 assets also include the valuation of warrants that are considered derivatives and are marked to market each reporting period based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. The Company’s Level 2 assets include the valuation of common shares with trading restrictions that will be removed within one year of the financial period reporting date as determined using a market approach and based upon quoted prices for identical assets in active market adjusted by a discount to market comparable to the discount allowed by the TSX Venture Stock Exchange for private placements.
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($000’s) | | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using |
Description | March 31, 2008 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets | Significant other observable inputs | Significant unobservable inputs |
| | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Available-for-sale securities | $301 | $172 | $129 | $- |
Derivatives | 70 | 70 | - | - |
Total | $371 | $242 | $129 | $- |
In February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This Statement applies to all entities, including not-for-profit organizations. Most of the provisions of this Statement apply only to entities that elect the fair value option. FAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and is applicable beginning in the Company’s first quarter ended March 31, 2008 and it had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.] KPMG – is this needed?
Recent United States Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“FAS 141R”), which replaces FAS 141 and SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements”, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“FAS 160”). FAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any controlling interest; recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. FAS 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. FAS 141R and FAS 160 shall be applied prospectively on or after an entity& #146;s fiscal year that begins on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact that FAS 141R and FAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements but does not expect that it will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Related Party Transactions
The Company had the following related party transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively.
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Consulting services paid to a company owned by an officer of the Company | | $ | 22,500 | | $ | 22,500 | |
Recovery of office costs from a company managed by common directors and officers | | | (2,188) | | | nil | |
Share issued to a director pursuant to the Gold Rock property agreement – 30,000 common shares | | | 88,500 | | | nil | |
These transactions are in the normal course of business and are measured at the exchange amount which is the consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
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Although Midway is exposed to market risk with respect to its ownership of the Rye Patch common shares, including any common shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Rye Patch warrants, it believes that the effect of this risk on Midway’s business is not significant.
We have no debt instruments subject to interest payments, sales contracts, swaps, derivatives, or forward agreements or contracts, or inventory.
Midway has no currency or commodity contracts, and we do not trade in such instruments.
Midway has no cash flow or revenue from operations. Our operating funds are currently provided by equity issuances. We have to date always raised funds in Canadian dollars although we incur the majority of our expenditures in Canadian and United States dollars. The shares of Midway are listed for trading on AMEX and TSX.V and accordingly our ability to raise equity funds and the price at which such issues are sold is directly related to the activity and price of our shares on such exchanges. In addition, as we incur expenditures in both Canadian and United States currencies we have exposure to foreign currency gains or losses. We do not currently enter into any contracts or arrangements to hedge against currency fluctuations.
We have no debt instruments which are subject to interest payments.
We periodically access the capital markets with the issuance of new shares to fund operating expenses, and we do not maintain significant cash reserves over periods of time that could be materially affected by fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Company's Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15) were adequately designed and effective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, proces sed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, there were no changes to internal control over financial reporting that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
Other than as set forth in this item, neither we nor any of our property is currently subject to any material legal proceedings or other regulatory proceedings.
In May 2006, Midway’s wholly-owned Nevada subsidiary MGC Resources Inc. (“MGC") purchased additional
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property (the “Disputed Property”) from Seymork Investments Ltd. (“Seymork”) for US$200,000 to expand the Spring Valley project in Nevada. The Disputed Property represents about 4% of the surface area of the Spring Valley project. In 1998, the transfer of Emma Wagner’s ("Wagner") interest in the Disputed Property to Seymork, as well as a transfer of the interest held by Wagner’s deceased husband’s estate to Seymork, was formally approved by a Nevada court. As part of the consideration for the court-approved transaction, Seymork executed two promissory notes, one in favor of Wagner and one in favor of the estate of Wagner’s deceased husband. Two deeds of trust relating to the Disputed Property were also executed and recorded to secure payment of the promissory notes. Both notes were later assigned to a group represented by Wallace D. Stephens (collectively " ;Stephens"). The promissory notes were not repaid and, in March 2006, Stephens sought to foreclose its interest against Seymork. In June 2006, Wagner brought a cross claim in the lawsuit against Seymork alleging that Wagner was the rightful owner of the Disputed Property, and claiming that the conveyance to Seymork was not a sale but that Seymork had agreed to hold the Disputed Property in trust for Wagner. MGC joined the lawsuit in order to protect its interests in the Disputed Property. If the court determines that Seymork was the rightful owner of the Disputed Property then MGC will be required to negotiate a settlement of the Stephens promissory notes. Stephens claims that the current balance on the promissory notes, including interest and attorneys fees, is approximately US$570,000. The amount of the settlement cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and the occurrence of the confirming future event is not determinable. If the court determines that Wagner was the rightful owner of the Disputed Property then MGC will lose title to the Disputed Property it purchased from Seymork and will write off the purchase price of US$200,000.
MGC believes it has a credible basis for maintaining its title to the Disputed Property. MGC has filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to quiet title to the Disputed Property and is awaiting a decision by the court. The outcome of this matter is not determinable at present.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
Risks related to Midway’s business
Readers should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below before deciding whether to invest in our common shares.
Our failure to successfully address the risks and uncertainties described below would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations, and the trading price of our common shares may decline and investors may lose all or part of their investment. We cannot assure you that we will successfully address these risks or other unknown risks that may affect our business.
Estimates of mineralized material are forward-looking statements inherently subject to error. Unforeseen events and uncontrollable factors can have a significant impact on mineralized material estimates and actual results may differ from estimates.
There are no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Midway’s Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2008 with the SEC.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Since the beginning of the quarter ended March 31, 2008, we issued the following equity securities pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
During the three month period ended March 31, 2008, we issued 204,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options and received aggregate proceeds of $375,750 related thereto. On February 13, 2008, William Sheriff, a director of Company, assigned an existing lease on 10 unpatented claims adjoining the Gold Rock property to Midway in consideration for the issuance by Midway of 30,000 common shares at a value of $88,500. The 30,000 common shares were issued by Midway on March 31, 2008 in a private transaction not involving a public offering pursuant to exemptions available under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. We intend to use the proceeds from the exercise of stock options for general working capital purposes.
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Item 3.
Default Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
Item 5.
Other information.
None.
Item 6.
Exhibits.
Documents filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or incorporated by reference:
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2.1 | Amended and Restated Arrangement Agreement between Midway Gold Corp. and Pan-Nevada Gold Corporation, dated February 26, 2007, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
3.1 | Notice of Articles, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
3.2 | Articles, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
4.1 | Form of Stock Certificate, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
4.2 | Form of Warrant Certificate issued in connection with the November 2006 Private Placement, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
4.3 | Form of Subscription Agreement for May 2006 Private Placement, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
4.4 | Form of Subscription Agreement for November 2006 Private Placement, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.1 | Option Amendment Agreement between Paul G. Schmidt and Mary Ann Schmidt and Thomas C. Patton and Linda Sue Patton and Midway Gold Corp., dated November 2, 2004, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.2 | Purchase and Sale Agreement between Paul G. Schmidt and MGC Resources Inc., dated August 15, 2003, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.3 | Purchase and Sale Agreement between Echo Bay Exploration Inc. and MGC Resources Inc. dated September 1, 2003, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.4 | Sale Deed between Nevada Land and Resource Company LLC and MGC Resources Inc., dated October 5, 2005, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.5 | Purchase and Sale Agreement between Coeur Rochester, Inc. and MGC Resources Inc., dated January 25, 2006, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.6 | Mineral Lease Agreement and Option to Purchase between Lamonte J. Duffy and MGC Resources Inc., dated April 25, 2006, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.7 | Sale Deed between Seymork Investments Ltd. and MGC Resources Inc., dated May 5, 2006, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.8 | Mineral Lease Agreement and Option to Purchase between Dave Rowe, Randall Stoeberl and MGC Resources Inc., dated July 18, 2006, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.9 | Mineral Lease Agreement and Option to Purchase between Lamonte J. Duffy and MGC Resources Inc., dated October 25, 2006, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.10 | Mineral Lease Agreement and Option to Purchase between Dale Chabino and Diana Chabino and MGC Resources Inc., dated October 30, 2006, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.11 | Mineral Lease Agreement between the Lyle Campbell Trust and Pan-Nevada Resources Corporation dated January 7, 2003, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.12 | Mineral Lease Agreement and Option to Purchase between George D. Duffy and MGC Resources Inc. dated June 1, 2007, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.13 | Stock Option Plan of Midway Gold Corp., previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.14 | Stock Option Plan of Midway Gold Corp. – Form of Stock Option Agreement, previously filed with Amendment No.1 to the initial registration statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.15 | Employment Agreement between Alan Branham and Midway Gold Corp. previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.16 | Contracting Agreement between Doris Meyer, Golden Oak Corporate Services Ltd. and Midway Gold Corp. dated December 1, 2006, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.17 | Consulting Agreement between Kelly Hyslop, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.18 | Consulting Agreement between John Watson, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
14.1 | Code of Ethics, previously filed with the initial registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| MIDWAY GOLD CORP. |
May 12, 2008 |
By: /s/ Alan D. Branham Alan D. Branham President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
May 12, 2008 |
By: /s/ Doris A. Meyer Doris Meyer Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
Certifications
I, Alan D. Branham, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Midway Gold Corp.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15 (f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
May 12, 2008
/s/ Alan D. Branham
Alan D. Branham
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Exhibit 31.2
Certifications
I, Doris Meyer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Midway Gold Corp.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15 (f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
May 12, 2008
/s/ Doris A. Meyer
Doris Meyer
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of Midway Gold Corp. (the “Company”) does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 (the “Report”) that:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
May 12, 2008
/s/ Alan D. Branham
Alan D. Branham
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of Midway Gold Corp. (the “Company”) does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 (the “Report”) that:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
May 12, 2008
/s/ Doris Meyer
Doris Meyer
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.
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