UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from [ ] to [ ]
Commission file number 000-51988
| (Name of small business issuer in its charter) |
| Nevada | Applied For | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 27-0670160 |
| 1174 Manito NW, PO Box 363, Fox Island WA | 98333 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Issuer's telephone number (253) 973-7135
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Nil | Name of each exchange on which registered Nil |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
| Common Shares, par value $0.001 |
| (Title of class) |
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X] No [ ]
| Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ |
| Non-accelerated filer “ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company X |
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of a specified date within 60 days. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)
There is no public trading market for our common shares in the United States or elsewhere. Based on the last sale price of our shares of $0.70, our aggregate market value is $40,811,000.
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of equity stock, as of the latest practicable date.
59,201,428 common shares issued and outstanding as of November 24, 2009.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes [ ]; No [X].
Check whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). . Yes [ ] No [X ]
This annual report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors", that may cause our company's or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
In this annual report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to "common shares" refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this annual report, the terms "we", "us", "our", and "Black Hawk" mean Black Hawk Exploration Inc., unless otherwise indicated.
Corporate History
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 14, 2005. We are engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining properties. We maintain our statutory registered agent's office at 9360 W. Flamingo #110-158 Las Vegas, NV 89147 and our business office is located at 1174 Manitou Dr.,PO Box 363, Fox Island, WA 98333
Other than as set out herein, we have not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings, nor have we been a party to any material reclassification, merger, consolidation or purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of our business.
Our Current Business
We are an exploration stage resource company, and are primarily engaged in the exploration for and development in the properties in which we have acquired interests. Black Hawk Exploration is a diversified energy and metals exploration company focused on identifying and exploring strategic high value properties and developing new prospective projects globally. Black Hawk Exploration will establish wholly owned corporate identities in multiple strategic minerals, high value commodities, and rare earth projects. In August 2009 the Company formed a wholly owned Nevada subsidiary, Blue Lithium Energy Inc. Blue Lithium Energy will initially acquire, explore and develop a portfolio of strategic Lithium properties in the United States and Canada.
The area the Company is currently evaluating has a geologic and topographic setting that is similar to Clayton Valley. During the mid-to late 1970’s the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) evaluated Lithium deposits and resources around the world. During the course of the program they drilled 22 holes in Nevada and Arizona. Initial drilling was in Clayton Valley (one of these drill sites was on Black Hawk claims adjacent to Chemetall Foote) to evaluate the known continental-brines. USGS holes drilled in the new target area had 1.3 and 1.7 ppm Lithium in the brines that were intersected plus 287 and 364 ppm lithium in the sediments. These are within the range of values that could be indicative for lithium brines in the target area.
In 2005 we acquired a 100% undivided right, title and interest in and to 3 mineral claims comprising 942 hectares located 15 kilometers south of the Golden Bear Mine and 73 km northwest of the town of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada. In order to acquire the claims, our former President, Garrett Ainsworth paid $2,000 to Mr. Peter Burjoski, the vendor of the property, in an arm's length transaction. On August 21, 2005 we reimbursed Mr. Ainsworth for the purchase. In addition, on December 19, 2005, our President, Garret Ainsworth staked an additional 410 hectares of property contiguous with the Samotua Property. This property is called the Bandit claims. In May 2006 our former President, Garrett Ainsworth staked another approximately 400 hectares of property contiguous with the Bandit claim. In 2008 we discontinued our pursuit of this property.
On June 15, 2007 we entered into an option agreement with Firestone Ventures to acquire the Alberta Sun Uranium project.
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The Alberta Sun uranium property (covering over 200,000 acres) is characterized by easy access across southern Alberta rangeland. Results of initial fieldwork on the project include scintillometer readings of up to 1250 cps (counts per second), visible alteration, shale beds and abundant hematite and carbonaceous material within sandstone. Composite grab samples of isolated organic debris material returned up to 7640 ppm uranium (0.901 U 3 O 8 ). Grab rock samples (sandstone) from a separate area 40 km southeast returned 57 to 150 ppm uranium. Elevated vanadium, molybdenum, arsenic, and lead values, important indicators of sandstone-hosted uranium, occur at both areas.
A 2,384 line kilometer electromagnetic and magnetic airborne survey over four priority areas has been completed. TerraNotes Ltd. of Edmonton is carrying out initial analysis of the survey to be followed by sophisticated modeling of the dataset which should delineate high-priority areas for drilling. In, March 2008 we discontinued our pursuit of this property and terminated the Alberta Sun option.
On July 13, 2007, we signed a formal option agreement with Perry English (English) for Rubicon Minerals Corp. pursuant to which we may earn up to a 100% interest in English’s Sand Lake North project located in Ontario, Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, we can earn a 100% interest by paying English $44,000 cash (completed) and issuing 25,000 shares on signing (completed) and paying an additional $88,000 cash and issuing 75,000 shares and incurring $700,000 in exploration expenditures over the next two years. English will retain a 2% net smelter royalty (“NSR”) of which 1% can be purchased by us for $1,000,000 at any time. In August 2008, we discontinued our pursuit of the Sand Lake North property. We did not make the annual payment required to keep the property in good standing under the option agreement.
In August 2007, we acquired a 100% interest in the Lucky Emma Uranium claims, ("Wyoming Claims"), located in the recording district of Lander, Wyoming. Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement between us and Maria Regina Caeli Management Corp (the “Seller), we paid $20,000 and issued 50,000 shares to the Seller for a 100% interest in the Wyoming Claims. In August 2008, we discontinued our pursuit of the Wyoming property. We did not make the annual payment to the State of Nevada in order to keep the property in good standing.
Effective November 14, 2007 we entered into a formal option agreement with Perry English for Rubicon Minerals Corp. and Precambrian Ventures Ltd (collectively the “Optionor”) pursuant to which we may earn up to a 100% interest in the Optionor’s NWT project located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, we can earn a 100% interest by paying the Optionor $86,000 cash (completed) and issuing 50,000 shares on signing (completed) and paying an additional $95,000 cash and issuing 100,000 shares over the next three years. The Optionor will retain a 2% net smelter royalty (“NSR”) of which 1% can be purchased by us for $1,000,000 at any time. In August 2008, we discontinued our pursuit of the North West Territories property. We did not make the annual payment required to keep the property in good standing under the option agreement.
On September 30, 2009 Black Hawk announced its Clayton Valley, Nevada acquisition. Black Hawk’s 1,120 acre site is located in the lithium rich Clayton Valley which is the home of the largest lithium brine production facility in the U.S. The Chemetall Foote facility has produced in excess of 50 million Kg of lithium to date and is scaled to produce 1.2 million Kg a year. The American Institute of Mining estimates the mineral resource of the Clayton Valley to be 750 million Kg of lithium. The lithium brine deposits are located at depths of a few hundred meters and can be extracted in an environmentally friendly manner.
Currently there are no full time or part-time employees of our company (other than our directors and officer who, at present, have not signed employment or consulting agreements with us). We do not expect any material changes in the number of employees over the next 12 month period (although we may enter into employment or consulting agreements with our officer or directors). We do and will continue to outsource contract employment as needed. However, if we are successful in our initial and any subsequent drilling programs we may retain additional employees.
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Purchase or Sale of Equipment
We do not intend to purchase any significant equipment over the next twelve months ending August 31, 2010.
Competition
The Lithium industry is fragmented. We compete with other exploration companies looking for Lithium. We are one of the smallest exploration companies. We are an infinitely small participant in the Lithium exploration market. While we compete with other exploration companies, there is no competition for the exploration or removal of Lithium from our property. Readily available Lithium markets exist in Canada and around the world for the sale of Lithium. As the international demand for battery-powered devices steadily increases, the Global demand for our potential lithium production will focus the investment communities spotlight on Black Hawk and its Clayton Valley holdings. The Chemetall Foote Minerals facility at their Clayton Valley Silver Peak Mine, located in close proximity to our Blue Lithium Clayton Valley holdings, has been continually producing lithium utilizing brines from shallow 300 ft to 800 ft wells for almost 45 years (1965).
Government Regulations and Supervision
Our mineral exploration program will be subject to the rules of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
The submission of Black Hawk’s NLP will describe our ownership, intended exploration program, planned disturbance, and reclamation plans. The reclamation program for the NLP requires bonding based on a prescribed BLM formula. The bonding process will utilize the Nevada Division of Mining Statewide Bonding Pool.
Black Hawk’s Board of Directors have approved funding for the program submitted by Black Hawk Exploration’s Geologists and expect the Clayton Valley permitting process to begin by the end of November, 2009.
Much of the information included in this current report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements". Such forward looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.
Such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements" involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements".
Our common shares are considered speculative during the development of our new business operations. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out below.
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W e need to continue as a going concern if our business is to succeed, if we do not we will go out of business.
Our independent accountant's report to our audited financial statements for the period ended August 31, 2009, indicates that there are a number of factors that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Such factors identified in the report are our accumulated deficit since inception, our failure to attain profitable operations and our dependence upon obtaining adequate financing to pay our liabilities. If we are not able to continue as a going concern, it is likely investors will lose their investments.
Because of the unique difficulties and uncertainties inherent in mineral exploration ventures, we face a high risk of business failure.
Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by new mineral exploration companies and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the exploration of the mineral properties that we plan to undertake. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to exploration, and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. The expenditures to be made by us in the exploration of the mineral claim may not result in the discovery of mineral deposits. Problems such as unusual or unexpected formations and other conditions are involved in mineral exploration and often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. If the results of our exploration do not reveal viable commercial mineralization, we may decide to abandon our claim and acquire new claims for new exploration. The acquisition of additional claims will be dependent upon us possessing capital resources at the time in order to purchase such claims. If no funding is available, we may be forced to abandon our operations.
If we do not obtain additional financing, our business will fail.
Our current operating funds are less than necessary to complete all intended exploration of the property, and therefore we will need to obtain additional financing in order to complete our business plan. As of August 31, 2009, we had cash in the amount of $13,000. We currently have minimal operations and we have no income.
Our business plan calls for significant expenses in connection with the exploration of the property. We do not currently have sufficient funds to conduct initial exploration on the property and require additional financing in order to determine whether the property contains economic mineralization. We will also require additional financing if the costs of the exploration of the property are greater than anticipated .
We will require additional financing to sustain our business operations if we are not successful in earning revenues once exploration is complete. We do not currently have any arrangements for financing and we can provide no assurance to investors that we will be able to find such financing if required. Obtaining additional financing would be subject to a number of factors, including the market prices for copper, silver and gold, investor acceptance of our property and general market conditions. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing unavailable to us.
The most likely source of future funds presently available to us is through the sale of equity capital. Any sale of share capital will result in dilution to existing shareholders. The only other anticipated alternative for the financing of further exploration would be our sale of a partial interest in the property to a third party in exchange for cash or exploration expenditures, which is not presently contemplated.
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Because we have commenced limited business operations, we face a high risk of business failure.
We have commenced limited exploration on our properties. Accordingly, we have no way to evaluate the likelihood that our business will be successful. We were incorporated on April 14, 2005 and have been involved primarily in organizational activities and the acquisition of our mineral property. We have not earned any revenues as of the date of this prospectus.
Prior to completion of our exploration stage, we anticipate that we will incur increased operating expenses without realizing any revenues. We therefore expect to incur significant losses into the foreseeable future. We recognize that if we are unable to generate significant revenues from development of the mineral claims and the production of minerals from the claims, we will not be able to earn profits or continue operations.
There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will prove successful, and we can provide investors with no assurance that we will generate any operating revenues or ever achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail.
We lack an operating history and we expect to have losses in the future.
We have not started our proposed business operations or realized any revenues. We have no operating history upon which an evaluation of our future success or failure can be made. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon the following:
| · | Our ability to locate a profitable mineral property; |
| · | Our ability to generate revenues; and |
| · | Our ability to reduce exploration costs. |
Based upon current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods. This will happen because there are expenses associated with the research and exploration of our mineral properties. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in generating revenues in the future. Failure to generate revenues will cause us to go out of business.
Because of the inherent dangers involved in mineral exploration, there is a risk that we may incur liability or damages as we conduct our business.
The search for valuable minerals involves numerous hazards. As a result, we may become subject to liability for such hazards, including pollution, cave-ins and other hazards against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. The payment of such liabilities may have a material adverse effect on our financial position.
Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration and consequently may not find mineralized material. If we do not find mineralized material, we will cease operations.
Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration. Because we may have to limit our exploration, we may not find mineralized material, although our mineral claims may contain mineralized material. If we do not find mineralized material, we will cease operations.
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If we become subject to onerous government regulation or other legal uncertainties, our business will be negatively affected.
There are several governmental regulations that materially restrict mineral property exploration and development. Under the rules of the BLM, to engage in certain types of exploration will require work permits, the posting of bonds, and the performance of remediation work for any physical disturbance to the land. While these current laws do not affect our current exploration plans, if we proceed to commence drilling operations on the mineral claims, we will incur modest regulatory compliance costs.
In addition, the legal and regulatory environment that pertains to the exploration of rare earth minerals is uncertain and may change. Uncertainty and new regulations could increase our costs of doing business and prevent us from exploring for Lithium Brine. The growth of demand for Lithium may also be significantly slowed. This could delay growth in potential demand for and limit our ability to generate revenues. In addition to new laws and regulations being adopted, existing laws may be applied to mining that have not as yet been applied. These new laws may increase our cost of doing business with the result that our financial condition and operating results may be harmed.
We may not have access to all of the supplies and materials we need to begin exploration that could cause us to delay or suspend operations.
Competition and unforeseen limited sources of supplies in the industry could result in occasional spot shortages of supplies, such as explosives, and certain equipment such as bulldozers and excavators that we might need to conduct exploration. We have not attempted to locate or negotiate with any suppliers of products, equipment or materials. We will attempt to locate products, equipment and materials after this offering is complete. If we cannot find the products and equipment we need, we will have to suspend our exploration plans until we do find the products and equipment we need.
Because of the speculative nature of exploration of mineral properties, there is no assurance that our exploration activities will result in the discovery of new commercially exploitable quantities of minerals.
We plan to continue exploration on our mineral claims. The search for valuable minerals as a business is extremely risky. We can provide investors with no assurance that additional exploration on our properties will establish that additional commercially exploitable Lithium Brine exist on our properties. Problems such as unusual or unexpected geological formations or other variable conditions are involved in exploration and often result in exploration efforts being unsuccessful. The additional potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to exploration and attendant additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. These risks may result in us being unable to establish the presence of additional commercial quantities of Lithium on our mineral claims with the result that our ability to fund future exploration activities may be impeded.
Because the SEC imposes additional sales practice requirements on brokers who deal in our shares that are penny stocks, some brokers may be unwilling to trade them. This means that you may have difficulty in reselling your shares and may cause the price of the shares to decline.
Our shares qualify as penny stocks and are covered by Section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell our securities in this offering or in the aftermarket. In particular, prior to selling a penny stock, broker/dealers must give the prospective customer a risk disclosure document that: contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; contains a description of the broker/dealers' duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to violations of such duties or other requirements of Federal securities laws; contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including "bid" and "ask" prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask prices; contains the toll free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions established pursuant to section 15(A)(i); defines significant terms used in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and contains such other information, and is in such form (including language, type size, and format), as the SEC requires by rule or regulation. Further, for sales of our securities, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination and receive from you a written agreement before making a sale to you. Because of the imposition of the foregoing additional sales practices, it is possible that brokers will not want to make a market in our shares. This could prevent you from reselling your shares and may cause the price of the shares to decline.
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We have no known Lithium reserves. We have not identified any Lithium on the property and we cannot guarantee that we will ever find any Lithium. We did rely upon expert advice in selecting the property for the exploration. If we cannot find Lithium or it is not economical to recover, we will have to cease operations.
Rain and snow may make the road leading to our property impassable. This will delay our proposed exploration operations and could prevent us from working.
While we plan to conduct our exploration year round, it is possible that snow or rain could cause roads leading to our claims to be impassable. When roads are impassable, we are unable to work.
Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration and consequently may not find mineralized material. If we do not find mineralized material, we will cease operations.
Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration. Because we may have to limit our exploration, we may not find mineralized material, although our property may contain mineralized material. If we do not find mineralized material, we will cease operations.
As we face intense competition in the mining industry, we will have to compete with our competitors for financing and for qualified managerial and technical employees.
The mining industry is intensely competitive in all of its phases. Competition includes large established mining companies with substantial capabilities and with greater financial and technical resources than we have. As a result of this competition, we may be unable to acquire additional attractive claims or financing on terms we consider acceptable. We also compete with other mining companies in the recruitment and retention of qualified managerial and technical employees. If we are unable to successfully compete for financing or for qualified employees, our exploration and development programs may be slowed down or suspended.
Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC's Penny Stock Regulations which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of, our common stock.
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We do not expect to declare or pay any dividends .
We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock since our inception, and we do not anticipate paying any such dividends for the foreseeable future.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
We do not currently have a shareholder rights plan or any anti-takeover provisions in our By-laws. Without any anti-takeover provisions, there is no deterrent for a take-over of our company, which may result in a change in our management and directors.
Our By-laws contain provisions indemnifying our officer and directors against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by them.
Our By-laws contain provisions with respect to the indemnification of our officer and directors against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, actually and reasonably incurred by him, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment in a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of his being or having been one of our directors or officer.
Volatility of Stock Price .
Our common shares are currently publicly traded on the OTC BB exchange under the symbol BHWX. In the future, the trading price of our common shares may be subject to wide fluctuations. Trading prices of the common shares may fluctuate in response to a number of factors, many of which will be beyond our control. In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for software technology companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of such companies. Market and industry factors may adversely affect the market price of the common shares, regardless of our operating performance.
In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted. Such litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources.
The BMP placer mining claims are located approximately 24 air miles southwest of Tonopah, Nevada. Tonopah is 290 highway miles southeast of Reno, Nevada and 214 highway miles northwest of Las Vegas Nevada. The claims are in the Clayton Valley within the Silver Peak mining district.
Access to the claims is via 52 miles of paved U.S. and Nevada State highways from Tonopah leading to 4 miles of improved gravel roads within Clayton Valley which cross the center of the claims. Sources of power and water are available less than 3 miles from the claims. Labor and supplies are available at Tonopah, Las Vegas or Reno which are local and regional mining and supply centers.
The mineral claims are located in section 30, T1S/R40E, MDBM.
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We know of no material, active or pending legal proceedings against us, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceedings or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officer or affiliates, or any registered beneficial shareholder are an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to us.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of our security holders either through solicitation of proxies or otherwise in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
PART II
Our common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “BHWX”.
On May 7, 2007, our Board of Directors approved a ten (10) for one (1) forward stock split of our authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock. We amended our Articles of Incorporation by the filing of a Certificate of Change with the Nevada Secretary of State wherein we stated that our Corporation will issue ten (10) shares for every one (1) share of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the forward stock split. The change in our Articles of Incorporation was effected with the Nevada Secretary of State on April 6, 2007. As a result, our authorized capital has increased from 30,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 each. We will issue ten (10) shares of common stock in exchange for every one (1) share of common stock issued and outstanding. This will increase our issued and outstanding share capital from 5,747,000 shares of common stock to 57,470,000 shares of common stock.
As of November 24, 2009 there were 22 shareholders and 59,201,428 shares outstanding.
On October 19, 2009 Black Hawk announced that it had entered into an equity financing agreement for up to $1,000,000 from private investors. Under the terms of the agreement, Black Hawk has the right to call upon funds as needed. Black Hawk has received its first tranche which will be used for additional claim evaluations and operating expenses. Black Hawk may draw up to $1,000,000 in total by issuing units consisting of one share of its common stock at $0.85 US and one common stock purchase warrant exercisable for the purchase of one additional share of common stock at $1.05 for the first 12 months and $1.25 if exercised by the end of the second year. The securities to be issued under the agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent a registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
All of our issued and outstanding shares can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933.
We have not declared any dividends since incorporation and do not anticipate that we will do so in the foreseeable future. Although there are no restrictions that limit the ability to pay dividends on our common shares, our intention is to retain future earnings for use in our operations and the expansion of our business.
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On October 20, 2006 we sold 200,000 pre-split shares to one investor at a price of $0.10 for proceeds of $20,000.
On May 30, 2007, we closed a private placement of 571,428 common shares for gross proceeds of $400,000.
On August 6, 2009 we closed a private placement of 600,000 common shares at $0.10 for proceeds of $60,000.
On October 16, 2009 we closed a private placement of 64,705 common shares at a price of $0.85 for proceeds of $54,999.25.
On November 20, 2009 the Company received a first tranche of $200,000 under a share agreement that provides the Company with up to $1,000,000. The agreement is to issue common shares at a price of $0.85 upon receipt of funds and to issue a warrant for the like number of shares priced at $1.05 for the first year and $1.25 if exercised in the second year.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
We currently do not have any stock option or equity plans.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not required
Overview
You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations together with the consolidated audited financial statements and the notes to consolidated audited financial statements included elsewhere in this filing prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Cash Requirements
On October 19, 2009 Black Hawk announced that it had entered into an equity financing agreement for up to $1,000,000 from private investors. Under the terms of the agreement, Black Hawk has the right to call upon funds as needed. Black Hawk has received its first tranche which will be used for additional claim evaluations and operating expenses. Black Hawk may draw up to $1,000,000 in total by issuing units consisting of one share of its common stock at $0.85 US and one common stock purchase warrant exercisable for the purchase of one additional share of common stock at $01.05 for the first 12 months and $1.25 if exercised by the end of the second year. The securities to be issued under the agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent a registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
The signing of this equity financing agreement will allow us to fund the implementation of our operations and acquisitions strategy. In light of this new funding commitment all current acquisitions and projects under consideration were put on hold to be reviewed and prioritized to maximize future growth. It was decided that the first priority of Blue Lithium is to be its exploration program. Black Hawk expects to have additional information available for its shareholders regarding the recommendations of our Geologist, A.L.(Buster) Hunsaker by the end of November 2009.
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On November 2, 2009, the Company announced plans to advance the Blue Lithium 56 claim 1,120 acre land position in the Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County Nevada. Hunsaker, Inc., consulting geologists to Black Hawk have recommended an initial drill program for Lithium bearing brines. The brines are expected to occur between 600 and 800 feet based on the 1980’s U.S. Geological Survey work completed in the 1980’s by the U.S. Geological Survey and the nearby producing wells at the Chemetall-Foote Silver Peak operation also in Clayton Valley. Drilling costs are estimated to be $30 a foot and the drill program is designed to identify the depth of the Brines, Lithium concentration, chemical characteristics and the geologic/aquifer settings.
On November 20, 2009 the Company received the first draw down of $200,000 from the financing commitment. Based on our current plan of operations, we have sufficient funds for the next 6 months, after which time we will require additional funds to continue our exploration operations.
Over the next twelve months we intend to use funds to expand on the exploration and development of our mineral properties, as follows:
Estimated Funding Required During the Next Twelve Months
| $ | 50,000 | |||
| Operations: future property acquisitions | 200,000 | |||
| Working Capital | 10,000 | |||
| Total | $ | 260,000 |
Since inception on April 14, 2005, we have been engaged in exploration and acquisition of mineral properties. Our principal capital resources have been acquired through the issuance of common stock.
At August 31, 2009, we had a working capital of $46,500.
At August 31, 2009, our total assets of $50,200 which consists of cash of $13,000, prepaid expenses of $33,500 and mineral property cost of $3,700. This compares with our assets at August 31, 2008 of $31,393, which consisted of cash of $26,393 and prepaid expenses of $5,000.
At August 31, 2009, our total liabilities were $nil, compared to our liabilities of $4,314 as at August 31, 2008. We have had no revenues from inception.
Results of Operations.
We posted losses of $66,879 for the year ending August 31, 2009, losses of $283,375 for the year ended August 31, 2008, and losses of $696,100 since inception to August 31, 2009. The principal component of the loss was the property option write-off and general and administrative expenses.
Operating expenses for the year ending August 31, 2009 were $66,879 compared to the year ending August 31, 2008 that were $283,375.
Our business plan is focused on the long-term exploration and development of our mineral properties once acquired.
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Purchase of Significant Equipment
We do not intend to purchase any significant equipment over the twelve months ending August 31, 2010.
Employees
Currently there are no full time or part-time employees of our company (other than our directors and officer who, at present, have not signed employment or consulting agreements with us). We do not expect any material changes in the number of employees over the next 12 month period (although we may enter into employment or consulting agreements with our officer or directors). We do and will continue to outsource contract employment as needed. However, if we are successful in our initial and any subsequent drilling programs we may retain additional employees.
Going Concern
Due to our being a development stage company and not having generated revenues, in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2009, we included an explanatory paragraph regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure.
The continuation of our business is dependent upon us raising additional financial support. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Black Hawk does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on Black Hawk's results of operations, financial position or cash flow.
Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management's application of accounting policies. We believe that understanding the basis and nature of the estimates and assumptions involved with the following aspects of our consolidated financial statements is critical to an understanding of our financials.
We have historically incurred losses, and through August 31, 2009 have incurred losses of $696,100 since our inception. During this period, we have successfully raised $534,300 from our SB-2 offering and five subsequent private placements. Because of these historical losses, we will require additional working capital to develop our business operations.
We intend to raise additional working capital through private placements. There are no assurances that we will be able to either (1) achieve a level of revenues adequate to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; or (2) obtain additional financing and/or bank financing necessary to support our working capital requirements. To the extent that funds generated from operations, our SB-2 public offerings and/or bank financing are insufficient, we will have to raise additional working capital. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available, or if available, will be on terms acceptable to us. If adequate working capital is not available we may not increase our operations.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
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Our consolidated financial statements are stated in United States dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The following consolidated financial statements are filed as part of this annual report:
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as at August 31, 2009 and 2008 | F-2 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the years ended August 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period from April 14, 2005 (inception) to August 31, 2009 | F-3 |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended August 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the period from April 14, 2005 (inception) to August 31, 2009 | F-4 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the years ended August 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period from April 14, 2005 (inception) to August 31, 2009 | F-5 |
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To the Board of Directors of
Black Hawk Exploration Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Fox Island, WA
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Black Hawk Exploration Inc. (the “Company”) as of August 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended and the period from April 14, 2005 (inception) through August 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Black Hawk Exploration Inc. as of August 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended and the period from April 14, 2005 (inception) through August 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company's absence of significant revenues, recurring losses from operations, and its need for additional financing in order to fund its projected loss in 2010 raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The 2009 consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP
Houston, Texas
November 24, 2009
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BLACK HAWK EXPLORATION INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| August 31, | August 31, | |||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 13,000 | $ | 26,393 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 33,500 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 46,500 | 31,393 | ||||||
| Mineral property | 3,700 | - | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 50,200 | $ | 31,393 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | - | $ | 4,314 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | - | 4,314 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | - | 4,314 | ||||||
| COMMITMENTS | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||||
| Common stock, $.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, | ||||||||
| 59,201,428 and 58,301,428 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively | 59,201 | 58,301 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 687,099 | 597,999 | ||||||
| Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | (696,100 | ) | (629,221 | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 50,200 | 27,079 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 50,200 | $ | 31,393 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended August 31, 2009 and 2008
and the Period from April 14, 2005 (Inception) through August 31, 2009
| Years Ended August 31, | Inception through | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | August 31, 2009 | ||||||||||
| Cost and expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Mineral costs | $ | 1,300 | $ | 530 | $ | 1,830 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 35,579 | 49,794 | 139,708 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 30,000 | - | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Impairment of mineral property costs | - | 233,051 | 524,562 | |||||||||
| Loss from operations | (66,879 | ) | (283,375 | ) | (696,100 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (66,879 | ) | $ | (283,375 | ) | $ | (696,100 | ) | |||
| Net loss per share: | ||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 58,359,784 | 58,291,182 | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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BLACK HAWK EXPLORATION INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Period from April 14, 2005 (Inception) through August 31, 2009
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Subscription Receivable | Deficit Accumulated During the Exploration Stage | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares* | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for cash | 55,470,000 | $ | 55,470 | $ | (1,170 | ) | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | - | $ | 52,300 | |||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (2,095 | ) | (2,095 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, August 31, 2005 | 55,470,000 | 55,470 | (1,170 | ) | (2,000 | ) | (2,095 | ) | 50,205 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash receipt for subscription receivable | - | - | - | 2,000 | - | 2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (17,510 | ) | (17,510 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, August 31, 2006 | 55,470,000 | 55,470 | (1,170 | ) | - | (19,605 | ) | 34,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for cash | 2,571,428 | 2,571 | 417,429 | - | - | 420,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for mineral property costs | 210,000 | 210 | 146,790 | - | - | 147,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (326,241 | ) | (326,241 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, August 31, 2007 | 58,251,428 | 58,251 | 563,049 | - | (345,846 | ) | 275,454 | |||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for mineral property costs | 50,000 | 50 | 34,950 | - | - | 35,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (283,375 | ) | (283,375 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, August 31, 2008 | 58,301,428 | 58,301 | 597,999 | - | (629,221 | ) | $ | 27,079 | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for cash | 600,000 | 600 | 59,400 | - | - | 60,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | 300,000 | 300 | 29,700 | - | - | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | (66,879 | ) | (66,879 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, August 31, 2009 | 59,201,428 | $ | 59,201 | $ | 687,099 | $ | - | $ | (696,100 | ) | $ | 50,200 | ||||||||||||
| *The common stock issued has been retroactively restated to reflect a forward stock split of 10 new shares for 1 old share, effective March 15, 2007. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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BLACK HAWK EXPLORATION INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended August 31, 2009 and 2008
and the Period from April 14, 2005 (Inception) through August 31, 2009
August 31, 2009 | August 31, 2008 | Inception through August 31, 2009 | ||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (66,879 | ) | $ | (283,375 | ) | $ | (696,100 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Impairment of mineral property costs | - | 233,051 | 524,562 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 30,000 | - | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Net change in: | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | (28,500 | ) | (5,000 | ) | (33,500 | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (4,314 | ) | 164 | - | ||||||||
| Due to related party | - | (5,087 | ) | - | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (69,693 | ) | (60,247 | ) | (175,038 | ) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Mineral property expenditures | (3,700 | ) | (2,665 | ) | (346,262 | ) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (3,700 | ) | (2,665 | ) | (346,262 | ) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Cash received from common stock issuance | 60,000 | - | 534,300 | |||||||||
| Cash received for share subscriptions | - | - | - | |||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 60,000 | - | 534,300 | |||||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | (13,393 | ) | (62,912 | ) | 13,000 | |||||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 26,393 | 89,305 | - | |||||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 13,000 | $ | 26,393 | $ | 13,000 | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON CASH TRANSACTION: | ||||||||||||
| Stock issued for mineral property costs | $ | - | $ | 35,000 | $ | 182,000 | ||||||
| Reclassification of deposit to mineral property costs | $ | - | $ | 80,062 | $ | - | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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BLACK HAWK EXPLORATION INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS
Black Hawk Exploration Inc. ("the Company") was incorporated in Nevada on April 14, 2005, to engage in acquisition and exploration of mineral properties.
On August 11, 2009 the Company formed Blue Lithium Energy Inc. (“Blue Lithium”), a wholly owned subsidiary under the laws of the State of Nevada to acquire, explore and develop lithium properties in the United States and Canada.
Going concern
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses since inception of $696,100. Further losses are anticipated in the development of its business and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
The continuing operations of the Company and the recoverability of the carrying value of assets is dependent upon the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to fund its working capital requirements, and upon future profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relative to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
There can be no assurance that capital will be available as necessary to meet the Company's working capital requirements or, if the capital is available, that it will be on terms acceptable to the Company. The issuances of additional equity securities by the Company may result in dilution in the equity interests of its current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase the Company's liabilities and future cash commitments. If the Company is unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable, the business and future success may be adversely affected.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements included all of the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Blue Lithium Energy Inc., a Nevada corporation. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are defined as cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity of ninety days or less.
Exploration Stage Company
The Company complies with Financial Accounting Standard Board Statement ("SFAS") No. 7 for its characterization of the Company as an Exploration Stage Company.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Mineral Property Acquisition Costs
The costs of acquiring mineral properties are capitalized and amortized over their estimated useful lives following the commencement of production or expensed if it is determined that the mineral property has no future economic value or the properties are sold or abandoned.
Cost includes cash consideration and the fair market value of shares issued on the acquisition of mineral properties. Properties acquired under option agreements, whereby payments are made at the sole discretion of the Company, are recorded in the accounts at such time as the payments are made.
The recoverable amounts for mineral properties is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves; the acquisition and maintenance of appropriate permits, licenses and rights; the ability of the Company to obtain financing to complete the exploration and development of the properties; and upon future profitable production or alternatively upon the Company's ability to recover its spent costs from the sale of its interests. The amounts recorded as mineral properties reflect actual costs incurred and are not intended to express present or future values.
The capitalized amounts may be written down if potential future cash flows, including potential sales proceeds, related to the property are estimated to be less than the carrying value of the property. Management of the Company reviews the carrying value of each mineral property interest quarterly, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Reductions in the carrying value of each property would be recorded to the extent the carrying value of the investment exceeds the estimated future net cash flows.
Exploration and Development Costs
Exploration costs are expensed as incurred. When it is determined that a mining deposit can be economically and legally extracted or produced based on established proven and probable reserves, further exploration costs and development costs incurred after such determination will be capitalized. The establishment of proven and probable reserves is based on results of final feasibility studies which indicate whether a property is economically feasible. Upon commencement of commercial production, capitalized costs will be transferred to the appropriate asset category and amortized over their estimated useful lives. Capitalized costs, net of salvage values, relating to a deposit which is abandoned or considered uneconomic for the foreseeable future, will be written off.
Impairment of Mineral Rights
The Company reviews mineral rights for indicators of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If the review indicates that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable, the potential impairment is measured based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate that is considered to be commensurate with the risk inherent in the company's current business model. During the years ended August 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded impairment to mineral rights of $Nil and $233,051, respectively.
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Asset Retirement Obligations
The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 143 "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," which establishes standards for the initial measurement and subsequent accounting for obligations associated with the sale, abandonment or other disposal of long-lived tangible assets arising from the acquisition, construction or development and for normal operations of such assets. The adoption of this standard has had no effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. As of August 31, 2009 any potential costs relating to the ultimate disposition of the Company's mineral property interests have not yet been determinable.
Stock Based Compensation
Stock based compensation expense is recorded in accordance with SFAS 123R (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, for stock and stock options awarded in return for services rendered. The expense is measured at the grant-date fair value of the award and recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the service period, which is the vesting period. The Company estimates forfeitures that it expects will occur and records expense based upon the number of awards expected to vest.
Basic Loss per Share
Basic loss per share has been calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods has been retroactively restated to reflect a forward stock split of 10 new shares for 1 old share, effective March 15, 2007.
Income Taxes
The asset and liability approach is used to account for income taxes by recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
Financial Instruments
As of August 31, 2009, the Company's financial instruments consist of cash. Unless otherwise noted, it is management's opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. Because of the short maturity of such assets and liabilities the fair value of the financial instrument approximates its carrying value, unless otherwise noted.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
During the year ended August 31, 2009 and subsequently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued a number of financial accounting standards, none of which did or are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows, with exception of:
New Accounting Pronouncements (Adopted)
SFAS No. 157. In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”). This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements, but does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position, or FSP, No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 (“FSP FAS 157-2”), which delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for certain nonfinancial assets and liabilities to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted SFAS No. 157 for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and provisions for nonfinancial assets and liabilities in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, which did not result in recognition of a transaction adjustment to retained earnings or have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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SFAS No. 165. In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events (“SFAS No. 165”). This statement provides guidance to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This statement is effective for interim or fiscal periods ending after June 15, 2009, and is applied prospectively. We adopted SFAS No. 165 in the year ended August 31, 2009; this adoption did not have any impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
New Accounting Pronouncements (Not yet adopted)
SFAS No. 168. In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“SFAS No. 168”). SFAS No. 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. SFAS No. 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 168 will not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
NOTE 3 – MINERAL RIGHTS
During August, 2009, a geologist engaged by the Company identified and acquired 56 lithium claims in the State of Nevada on behalf of the Company. The titles to these claims were transferred to the Company subsequent to the year end.
During the year ended August 31, 2008, the Company allowed its mineral property options on the Northwest Territories property to expire. Accordingly, an impairment charge of $233,051 was recorded to write-off the assets.
NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On July 27, 2009, the Company signed a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) for a term of eight months with a private company (the “Consultant”) that has a common director with the Company, whereby the Consultant receives $3,000 per month for consulting services on corporate, administrative, business planning and business analysis, and receives a maximum of $500 per month for preapproved expenses. In accordance with the Consulting Agreement, consulting fees of $6,000 for the first and last month of the term of the Agreement were paid and 280,000 common shares of the Company were issued to the Consultant upon signing of the Consulting Agreement (Note 6). On September 5, 2009 the consulting fees were increased to $4,000 per month in an amended agreement, which were further amended to $4,500 per month on October 5, 2009 (Note 5). In addition, the Company paid consulting fees of $3,000 to the Consultant for services provided prior to the signing of the Agreement.
During the year ended August 31, 2009, the Company issued 20,000 common shares to the two new directors of the Company, valued at $0.10 per share for total director’s compensation of $2,000.
During the year ended August 31, 2008, total management fee of $22,449 was paid to a director of the Company. As of August 31, 2008, this director resigned and no balance was owed to this director.
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NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS
In accordance with the amended Consulting Agreements with a related party of the Company, the Company pays the related consultant consulting fees of $4,000 for the month of September, 2009, and $4,500 per month for the five months from October 2009 to February 2010, and a maximum of $500 for preapproved expenses per month for the six months from September 2009 to February 2010 (Note 4).
NOTE 6 - COMMON STOCK
The Company’s authorized stocks consist of 300,000,000 common shares at a par value of $0.001.
In October 2006, the Company raised $20,000 from the sale of 2,000,000 post-split common shares at $0.10 per share.
On March 15, 2007, the board of directors approved a ten (10) for one (1) forward stock split of authorized, issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Company amended its Articles of Incorporation by the filing of a Certificate of Change with the Nevada Secretary of State wherein it stated that it would issue ten shares for every one share of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the forward stock split. The change in the Articles of Incorporation was effected with the Nevada Secretary of State on April 6, 2007. As a result, the authorized capital increased from 30,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. The stock split is presented retroactively in these financial statements.
On May 30, 2007, the Company closed a private placement for an aggregate of 571,428 common shares at a price of $0.70 for total proceeds of $400,000. These common shares were issued in June 2007.
From June to August 2007, the Company issued 210,000 common shares valued at $147,000 in connection with its mineral property option agreements and acquisition agreement.
The Company issued 50,000 shares for a mineral property option in November 2007 valued at $35,000.
In August 2009, the Company issued 600,000 common shares at $0.10 per share for total proceeds of $60,000.
In August 2009, the Company issued 280,000 common shares valued at $0.10 per share to a related-party consultant of the Company (Note 4).
In August 2009, the Company issued 20,000 common shares valued at $0.10 per share to the two new directors of the Company (Note 4).
As of August 31 2009, 59,201,428 shares of the Company’s common stock are issued and outstanding.
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NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES
The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 109 ("SFAS 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes." Deferred income taxes reflect the net effect of (a) temporary difference between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes, and (b) net operating loss carry-forwards. No net provision for refundable Federal income tax has been made in the accompanying statement of loss because no recoverable taxes were paid previously. Similarly, no deferred tax asset attributable to the net operating loss carry-forward has been recognized, as it is not deemed likely to be realized.
The cumulative tax effect at the expected rate of 34% of significant items comprising our net deferred tax amount is as follows:
| August 31, 2009 | August 31, 2008 | |||||||
| Income tax benefit attributable to: | ||||||||
| Net operating loss | $ | 12,500 | $ | 96,000 | ||||
| Change in valuation allowance | (12,500 | ) | (96,000 | ) | ||||
| Net refundable amount | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
The cumulative tax effect at the expected rate of 34% of significant items comprising our net deferred tax amount is as follows:
| August 31, 2009 | August 31, 2008 | |||||||
| Deferred tax asset attributable to: | ||||||||
| Net operating loss carryover | $ | 226,400 | $ | 213,900 | ||||
| Valuation allowance | (226,400 | ) | (213,900 | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax asset | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
At August 31, 2009, the Company had an unused net operating loss carry-forward approximating $666,000 that is available to offset future taxable income; the loss carry-forward will start to expire in 2025.
NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 16, 2009 the Company received gross proceeds of $55,000 for subscriptions of 64,705 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.85 per share. These shares have not been issued.
On October 19, 2009 the Company entered into an equity financing agreement (the “Financing Agreement”), whereby the Company may draw up to $1,000,000 by issuing units (the “Units”) at $0.85 per unit with each unit consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock and one common stock purchase warrant exercisable into one common share for two years, at $1.05 for the first 12 months and $1.25 for the second 12 months. Under the terms of the agreement the Company has the right to call upon funds as needed. The securities will be issued upon receiving registration approval. In accordance with the Financing Agreement on November 20, 2009 the Company received gross proceeds of $200,000 for subscription of 235,294 units at $0.85 per unit. The units have not been issued.
In November 2009 the Company completed its acquisition of 100% interest in 56 lithium claims at a 1,120 acre site in the state of Nevada at a total cost of $34,434.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through the date these financial statements were available to be issued, November 24, 2009.
F-11
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by the annual report, being August 31, 2009, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our company's disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our company's management, including our company's president along with our company's secretary. Based upon that evaluation, our company's president along with our company's secretary concluded that our company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective as at the end of the period covered by this report. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.
Disclosure controls and procedures and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management including our president and secretary as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Internal control over financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, 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, and includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
(2) Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorization of our management and directors; and
(3) Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisitions, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company.
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Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2009, including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information and communication, and (v) monitoring, based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). As of August 31, 2009, management has determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2009 was effective.
Currently, Management and Board review are being utilized to mitigate the risk of material misstatement in financial reporting, and also to ensure that existing internal controls remain effective. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of August 31, 2009.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
None.
| Directors, Executive Officer, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. |
As of August 31, 2009, our directors and executive officer, their ages, positions held, and duration of such, are as follows:
| Name | Position Held with our Company | Age | Date First Elected or Appointed |
| Kevin M. Murphy | Director, President, CEO | 62 | July 27, 2009 |
| Howard Bouch | Director, Secretary, CFO | 64 | July 27, 2009 |
Business Experience
The following is a brief account of the education and business experience during at least the past five years of each director, executive officer and key employee, indicating the principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal business of the organization in which such occupation and employment were carried out.
Kevin M. Murphy
Mr. Murphy, age 62, is an international consultant, with many years of executive management experience in corporate reorganization, finance, administration, and new business development. He has served on the Board of Directors of several companies. Mr. Murphy serves as President and CEO of Wannigan Capital Corp. and as President and Director of Convenientcast Inc.(formerly Lone Mountain Mines, Inc.) Mr. Murphy also serves as President and CEO of Silver Mountain Mines. . He is also President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Greenleaf Forum International, Inc., a private investment banking firm. Mr. Murphy became CEO and Chairman of the Board of Absolute Future.Com, Inc. on August 15, 2001. He applied for reorganization for Absolute Future.Com through the Federal Bankruptcy Courts January 31, 2002. Mr. Murphy filed Bankruptcy in June of 2001. He is CEO and President of a private company, Neighborhood Choices, Inc., in the International Domain registration and resale industry. He is CEO and President of Evergreen Firewood, Inc., a private company in the Alternate Fuel industry. Mr. Murphy is an alumnus of the University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles School of Economics and the California State University (CSULA) at Los Angeles's School of Business, and is an Alumni of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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Howard Bouch
Howard Bouch, age 64, is a Private Practice Chartered Accountant with over 36 years of Public and Private international experience. Mr. Bouch originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant (English and Wales Institute) in 1968. Mr. Bouch joined Deloitte & Co, Lusaka, Zambia from 1970 - 1972. Mr. Bouch joined Anglo American Corp, Zambia working as Head Office Chief Accountant for Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines (world's 2nd largest) from 1972 - 1976. In 1976, Mr. Bouch returned to the UK and joined Babcock and Wilcox, Engineers, Nottinghamshire, England as Chief Accountant for one of their subsidiaries. Mr. Bouch was Chief Accountant of a private building firm in Cumbria, England from 1978 - 1984. In 1984 Mr. Bouch established a Private Practice as a Chartered Accountant and continues to provide professional services to Cumbrian firms to the present. Mr. Bouch is a Director of Viavid Broadcasting Inc., a fully reporting, US Public Company, trading on the Pink Sheets under the symbol VVDB; also of UTEC, Inc. symbol UTEI.
Currently our company has the following committees:
| · | Audit Committee; |
| · | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; and |
| · | Compensation Committee. |
Our Audit Committee is currently made up of Howard Bouch. The Audit Committee is governed by the Audit Committee Charter adopted by the board of directors on November 15, 2006.
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is currently made up of Kevin M. Murphy. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is governed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter adopted by the board of directors on November 15, 2006.
Our Compensation Committee is currently made up of Kevin M. Murphy and Howard Bouch. The Compensation Committee is governed by the Compensation Committee Charter adopted by the board of directors on November 15, 2006.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officer.
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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Other than as discussed below, none of our directors, executive officer, promoters or control persons have been involved in any of the following events during the past five years:
1. any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
2. any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);
3. being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or
4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
None of our directors, executive officer, future directors, 5% shareholders, or any members of the immediate families of the foregoing persons have been indebted to us during the last fiscal year or the current fiscal year in an amount exceeding $60,000. None of the current directors or officer of our company are related by blood or marriage.
On April 14, 2005, we issued a total of 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to Mr. Ainsworth, a former officer and director of our company for a subscription receivable of $2,000. On September 11, 2008 Mr. Ainsworth transferred all of his shares to our former President Sterling Mcleod for cash consideration of $2,000.
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires our executive officer and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports regarding ownership of, and transactions in, our securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide us with copies of those filings. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, all filing requirements applicable to its officer, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with.
Code of Ethics
Effective November 15, 2006, our company's board of directors adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among other persons, our company's president (being our principal executive officer) and our company's secretary (being our principal financial and accounting officer and controller), as well as persons performing similar functions. As adopted, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
(1) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
(2) full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by us;
(3) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
(4) the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and
(5) accountability for adherence to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
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Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics requires, among other things, that all of our company's personnel shall be accorded full access to our president and secretary with respect to any matter which may arise relating to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Further, all of our company's personnel are to be accorded full access to our company's board of directors if any such matter involves an alleged breach of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by our president or secretary.
In addition, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics emphasizes that all employees, and particularly managers and/or supervisors, have a responsibility for maintaining financial integrity within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, and federal, provincial and state securities laws. Any employee who becomes aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other irregularities, whether by witnessing the incident or being told of it, must report it to his or her immediate supervisor or to our company's president or secretary. If the incident involves an alleged breach of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by the president or secretary, the incident must be reported to any member of our board of directors. Any failure to report such inappropriate or irregular conduct of others is to be treated as a severe disciplinary matter. It is against our company policy to retaliate against any individual who reports in good faith the violation or potential violation of our company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by another.
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is filed herewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 14.1 to our annual report filed December 21, 2006. We will provide a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. Requests can be sent to: Black Hawk Exploration Inc., PO Box 363, Fox Island, WA 98333.
Our Board of Directors has determined that it does not have a member of its audit committee that qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 401(e) of Regulation S-B, and is "independent" as the term is used in Term 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We believe that the members of our Board of Directors are collectively capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. In addition, we believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an "audit committee financial expert" would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development and the fact that we have not generated revenues to date.
There has not been any compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our directors and executive officer for the last three completed financial years other than 10,000 common shares each.
Employment/Consulting Agreements
There are no written employment or consulting agreements between us and any of our directors and executive officer.
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Long-Term Incentive Plans
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officer, except that our directors and executive officer may receive stock options at the discretion of our board of directors. We do not have any material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officer, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of our board of directors.
We have no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by our executive officer to compensate such officer in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $60,000 per executive officer.
Stock Option Plan
Currently, there are no stock option plans in favor of any officer, directors, consultants or employees of ours.
Stock Options/SAR Grants
There were no grants of stock options or stock appreciation rights to any officer, directors, consultants or employees of ours during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009.
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year End Values
There were no stock options outstanding as at August 31, 2009.
Directors Compensation
We reimburse our directors for expenses incurred in connection with attending board meetings but did not pay director's fees or other cash compensation for services rendered as a director in the year ended August 31, 2009.
We have no present formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors, although in the future, such directors are expected to receive compensation and options to purchase shares of common stock as awarded by our board of directors or (as to future options) a compensation committee which may be established in the future. Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors. The board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on behalf of our company other than services ordinarily required of a director. Other than indicated in this annual report, no director received and/or accrued any compensation for his or her services as a director, including committee participation and/or special assignments.
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Our compensation program for our executive officer is administered and reviewed by our board of directors. Historically, executive compensation consists of a combination of base salary and bonuses. Individual compensation levels are designed to reflect individual responsibilities, performance and experience, as well as the performance of our company. The determination of discretionary bonuses is based on various factors, including implementation of our business plan, acquisition of assets, development of corporate opportunities and completion of financing.
The following table sets forth, as at November 24, 2009, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each shareholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our common stock, and by each of our current directors and executive officer. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated. Beneficial ownership consists of a direct interest in the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated.
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1) | Percentage of Class (1) | |
Sterling Mcleod 506-733 3 rd Ave SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 0G7 | 20,000,000 common shares | 33.78% |
Kevin M. Murphy 1174 Manitou Dr. NW PO Box 363, Fox Island, WA 98333 | 10,000 common shares | 0.02% |
Howard Bouch Grove House 13 Low Seaton, Workington Cumbria, England,CA14 1PR UK | 10,000 common shares | 0.02% |
| Directors and Executive Officers as a Group | 20,000 common shares | 0.04% |
| (1) | Based on 59,201,428 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of November 24, 2009. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such option or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person |
Future Changes in Control
We are unaware of any contract or other arrangement, the operation of which may, at a subsequent date, result in a change in control of our company.
Other than as described under the heading "Executive Compensation", or as set forth below, there are no material transactions with any of our directors, officer or control person that have occurred during the last fiscal year.
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Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 were estimated to be $5,000.
Audit Related Fees
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP relating to the performance of the audit of our consolidated financial statements which are not reported under the caption "Audit Fees" above, was $0.
Tax Fees
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, the aggregate fees billed by LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP for other non-audit professional services, other than those services listed above, totaled $0.
We do not use LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP for financial information system design and implementation. These services, which include designing or implementing a system that aggregates source data underlying the financial statements or generates information that is significant to our financial statements, are provided internally or by other service providers. We do not engage LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP to provide compliance outsourcing services.
Effective May 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that require that before LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP is engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement be:
| · | approved by our audit committee (which consists of entire Board of Directors); or |
| · | entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the audit committee, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the audit committee is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the audit committee's responsibilities to management. |
The audit committee pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. The pre-approval process has just been implemented in response to the new rules, and therefore, the audit committee does not have records of what percentage of the above fees were pre-approved. However, all of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the audit committee either before or after the respective services were rendered.
The audit committee has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP and believes that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP's independence.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number and Exhibit Title
| (3) | Charter and By-laws |
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our SB-2 Registration Statement filed January 17, 2006). |
| 3.2 | Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our SB-2 Registration Statement filed January 17, 2006). |
| (10) | Material Contracts |
| 10.1 | None |
| (14) | Code of Ethics |
| 14.1 | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics |
| (31) | Section 302 Certification |
31.1 31.2 | Certification of Kevin M. Murphy Certification of Howard Bouch |
| (32) | Section 906 Certification |
| 32.1 | Certification of Kevin M. Murphy & Howard Bouch |
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In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Black Hawk Exploration Inc.
By: /s/ Kevin M. Murphy
Kevin M. Murphy, President, CEO
/s/ Howard Bouch_______________________________
Howard Bouch, Secretary CFO
Date: November 24, 2009
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date |
| /s/ Kevin M. Murphy | ||
Kevin M. Murphy | President, CEO | November 24, 2009 |
| /s/ Howard Bouch | ||
| Howard Bouch | Secretary/CFO | November 24, 2009 |
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