UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: July 31, 2014
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from_______to_______
Commission file number 000-52055
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD. |
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) |
Nevada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 20-2138504 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1158 Russell Street, Unit D, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5N2 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |
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(807) 345-7384 (Issuer’s telephone number) | |
195 Park Avenue, Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada P7B 1B9 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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. [X] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). [X] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filed,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | [ ] |
| Accelerated filer | [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer | [ ] |
| Smaller reporting company | [X] |
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). [ ] Yes [X] No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of September 12, 2014, the number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding was 32,956,969.
Table of Contents
PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| July 31, 2014 |
| January 31, 2014 | ||
| (unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash | $ | 10,215 |
| $ | 3,508 |
Prepaids and other receivables |
| 4,278 |
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| 714 |
Total current assets |
| 14,493 |
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| 4,222 |
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Equipment |
| 7,667 |
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| 8,949 |
Unproved mineral properties |
| 849,960 |
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| 836,401 |
Total assets | $ | 872,120 |
| $ | 849,572 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable | $ | 354,625 |
| $ | 329,328 |
Accrued liabilities |
| 168,077 |
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| 156,358 |
Due to related parties |
| 916,201 |
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| 889,083 |
Notes payable to related parties |
| 447,479 |
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| 307,863 |
Total liabilities |
| 1,886,382 |
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| 1,682,632 |
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Stockholders' deficit |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 500,000,000, |
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32,956,969 issued and outstanding at July 31, 2014 and January 31, 2014 |
| 32,957 |
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| 32,957 |
Additional paid in capital |
| 6,710,002 |
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| 6,563,101 |
Deficit |
| (7,800,188) |
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| (7,481,121) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
| 42,967 |
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| 52,003 |
Total stockholders' deficit |
| (1,014,262) |
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| (833,060) |
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ | 872,120 |
| $ | 849,572 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
F-1
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
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| Three months ended |
| Six months ended | ||||||
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| July 31, |
| July 31, | ||||||
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| 2014 | 2013 |
| 2014 | 2013 | ||||
Revenue |
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Royalties |
| $ | 3,015 | $ | - |
| $ | 6,017 | $ | - |
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Operating expenses |
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Administration |
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| 12,856 |
| 14,043 |
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| 25,646 |
| 25,742 |
Advertising and promotion |
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| 5,086 |
| 3,398 |
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| 12,767 |
| 5,496 |
Amortization |
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| 627 |
| 857 |
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| 1,282 |
| 1,751 |
Automobile |
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| 1,236 |
| 1,189 |
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| 2,445 |
| 3,030 |
Bank charges |
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| 733 |
| 1,163 |
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| 1,663 |
| 2,459 |
Consulting fees |
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| 35,517 |
| 29,999 |
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| 65,517 |
| 65,971 |
Interest on current debt |
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| 16,981 |
| 27,565 |
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| 31,525 |
| 54,565 |
IVA expense |
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| (43) |
| 621 |
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| (77) |
| 1,508 |
Mineral exploration costs |
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| 6,876 |
| 28,318 |
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| 10,134 |
| 30,131 |
Office |
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| 2,749 |
| 3,608 |
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| 5,629 |
| 10,170 |
Professional fees |
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| 5,795 |
| 22,343 |
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| 9,253 |
| 37,334 |
Rent |
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| 2,978 |
| 3,324 |
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| 5,935 |
| 6,817 |
Regulatory |
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| 2,911 |
| 1,435 |
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| 6,620 |
| 7,512 |
Travel and entertainment |
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| - |
| 176 |
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| 216 |
| 3,385 |
Salaries, wages and benefits |
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| 12,439 |
| 13,620 |
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| 24,786 |
| 37,520 |
Stock based compensation |
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| - |
| - |
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| 146,901 |
| - |
Foreign exchange loss (gain) |
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| 77 |
| (316) |
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| 264 |
| (564) |
Write-down of unproved mineral properties |
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| - |
| - |
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| 2,265 |
| 6,000 |
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| 106,818 |
| 151,343 |
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| 352,771 |
| 298,827 |
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Other items |
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Gain on mineral property option payment |
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| - |
| - |
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| (27,687) |
| - |
Net loss |
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| 103,803 |
| 151,343 |
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| 319,067 |
| 298,827 |
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Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) |
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| 1,406 |
| (62,680) |
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| 9,036 |
| (71,335) |
Comprehensive loss |
| $ | 105,209 | $ | 88,663 |
| $ | 328,103 | $ | 227,492 |
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Net loss per share - basic and diluted |
| $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.01 |
| $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 |
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Weighted average number of shares |
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outstanding - basic and diluted |
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| 32,956,969 |
| 17,956,969 |
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| 32,956,969 |
| 17,956,969 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
F-2
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
(unaudited)
| Common Stock Issued |
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| Accumulated |
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| Additional |
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| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Income / (Loss) | Total | |||||
Balance at January 31, 2013 | 17,956,969 | $ | 17,957 | $ | 5,958,101 | $ | (7,085,429) | $ | (108,906) | $ | (1,218,277) |
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Donated services | - |
| - |
| 20,000 |
| - |
| - |
| 20,000 |
Net loss for the six months ended July 31, 2013 | - |
| - |
| - |
| (298,827) |
| - |
| (298,827) |
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| 71,335 |
| 71,335 |
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Balance at July 31, 2013 | 17,956,969 |
| 17,957 |
| 5,978,101 |
| (7,384,256) |
| (37,571) |
| (1,425,769) |
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Common stock issued for debt | 15,000,000 |
| 15,000 |
| 585,000 |
| - |
| - |
| 600,000 |
Net loss for the six months ended January 31, 2014 | - |
| - |
| - |
| (96,865) |
| - |
| (96,865) |
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| 89,574 |
| 89,574 |
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Balance at January 31, 2014 | 32,956,969 |
| 32,957 |
| 6,563,101 |
| (7,481,121) |
| 52,003 |
| (833,060) |
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Stock options | - |
| - |
| 146,901 |
| - |
| - |
| 146,901 |
Net loss for the six months ended July 31, 2014 | - |
| - |
| - |
| (319,067) |
| - |
| (319,067) |
Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss | - |
| - |
| - |
| - |
| (9,036) |
| (9,036) |
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Balance at July 31, 2014 | 32,956,969 | $ | 32,957 | $ | 6,710,002 | $ | (7,800,188) | $ | 42,967 | $ | (1,014,262) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
F-3
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
| For the Six Months | |||
| Ended July 31, | |||
| 2014 | 2013 | ||
Cash flows used in operating activities: |
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Net loss | $ | (319,067) | $ | (298,827) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Donated services |
| - |
| 20,000 |
Write-down of unproved mineral properties |
| 2,265 |
| 6,000 |
Amortization |
| 1,282 |
| 1,751 |
Stock based compensation |
| 146,901 |
| - |
Gain on mineral property option payment |
| (27,687) |
| - |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaids and other receivables |
| (3,523) |
| (193) |
Accounts payable |
| 24,649 |
| 3,957 |
Accrued liabilities |
| 11,719 |
| 53,454 |
Due to related parties |
| 85,086 |
| 160,439 |
Notes payable to related parties |
| 14,648 |
| 13,941 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
| (63,727) |
| (39,478) |
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Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities: |
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Option payments received on mineral properties |
| 50,000 |
| 37,500 |
Acquisition of unproved mineral properties |
| (38,137) |
| (76,548) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
| 11,863 |
| (39,048) |
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Cash flows provided by financing activities: |
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Cash received on issuance of notes payable to related parties |
| 55,522 |
| 29,773 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
| 55,522 |
| 29,773 |
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Effects of foreign currency exchange |
| 3,049 |
| 49,599 |
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Increase in cash |
| 6,707 |
| 846 |
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Cash, beginning |
| 3,508 |
| 3,151 |
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Cash, ending | $ | 10,215 | $ | 3,997 |
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Supplemental disclosures: |
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Cash paid for: |
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Income tax | $ | - | $ | - |
Interest | $ | - | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements
F-4
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2014
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Nature of Operations
Red Metal Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated on January 10, 2005, under the laws of the State of Nevada. On August 21, 2007, the Company acquired a 99% interest in Minera Polymet Limitada (“Polymet”), a limited liability company formed on August 21, 2007, under the laws of the Republic of Chile. The Company is involved in acquiring and exploring mineral properties in Chile. The Company has not determined whether its properties contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable.
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). They do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Except as disclosed herein, there have been no material changes in the information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2014, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2014. The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with those audited consolidated financial statements included in Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, have been made. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended July 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending January 31, 2015.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has elected to early adopt the guidance in FASB Topic 915 and no longer provides the disclosure for development stage companies. Accordingly, the figures for the period from inception to the current period are no longer provided. Other recent accounting pronouncements with future effective dates are not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financing statements.
NOTE 2 - RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following amounts were due to related parties as at:
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| July 31, 2014 |
| January 31, 2014 | ||
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Due to a company owned by an officer (a) |
| $ | 414,979 |
| $ | 350,206 |
Due to a company controlled by directors (b) |
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| 361,479 |
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| 395,921 |
Due to a director (a) |
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| -- |
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| 5,666 |
Due to a company controlled by a major shareholder (a) |
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| 97,715 |
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| 94,099 |
Due to a major shareholder (a) |
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| 42,028 |
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| 43,191 |
Total due to related parties |
| $ | 916,201 |
| $ | 889,083 |
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Note payable to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) (c) |
| $ | 252,637 |
| $ | 204,730 |
Note payable to the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) (c) |
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| 10,376 |
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| 9,974 |
Note payable to a major shareholder (c) |
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| 53,004 |
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| 25,378 |
Note payable to a company controlled by directors (c) |
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| 131,462 |
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| 67,781 |
Total notes payable to related parties |
| $ | 447,479 |
| $ | 307,863 |
(a) Amounts are unsecured, due on demand and bear no interest.
(b) Amounts are unsecured, due on demand and bear interest at 10%.
(c) Amounts are unsecured, due on demand and bear interest at 8%.
During the six months ended July 31, 2014, the Company accrued $14,648 (2013 - $13,941) in interest expense on the notes payable to related parties. During the same time, the Company accrued $8,679 (2013 - $35,939) on trade accounts payable with related parties.
F-5
Transactions with Related Parties
During the six months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company incurred the following expenses with related parties:
| July 31, 2014 |
| July 31, 2013 | ||
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Consulting fees paid or accrued to a company owned by the CFO | $ | 60,000 |
| $ | 40,000 |
Consulting fees donated by a company owned by the CFO | $ | -- |
| $ | 20,000 |
Advertising and promotion fees paid or accrued to a company controlled by two directors | $ | 4,113 |
| $ | 23,331 |
Rent fees paid or accrued to a company controlled by a major shareholder | $ | 5,935 |
| $ | 6,817 |
Royalty revenue earned from a company controlled by a major shareholder | $ | 6,017 |
| $ | -- |
NOTE 3 - UNPROVED MINERAL PROPERTIES
Mineral Claims | January 31, 2014 | Additions / Payments | Property Taxes Paid / Accrued | Write- down | July 31, 2014 | |||||
Farellon Project |
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Farellon Alto 1-8(1) | $ | 584,414 | $ | - | $ | 3,736 | $ | (2,265) | $ | 585,885 |
Cecil |
| 49,975 |
| - |
| 1,730 |
| - |
| 51,705 |
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| 634,389 |
| - |
| 5,466 |
| (2,265) |
| 637,590 |
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Perth Project(3) |
| 22,313 |
| (22,313) |
| - |
| - |
| - |
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Mateo Project |
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Margarita |
| 19,575 |
| - |
| 424 |
| - |
| 19,999 |
Che (2) |
| 26,371 |
| - |
| 623 |
| - |
| 26,994 |
Irene |
| 48,652 |
| - |
| 455 |
| - |
| 49,107 |
Mateo |
| 85,101 |
| 3,651 |
| 27,518 |
| - |
| 116,270 |
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| 179,699 |
| 3,651 |
| 29,020 |
| - |
| 212,370 |
Total Costs | $ | 836,401 | $ | (18,662) | $ | 34,486 | $ | (2,265) | $ | 849,960 |
(1) The Farellon Alto 1-8 claim is subject to a 1.5% royalty on the net sales of minerals extracted from the property to a total of $600,000. The royalty payments are due monthly while the claim is being exploited, and are subject to minimum payments of $1,000 per month. The Company commenced exploitation of the claim on January 15, 2014 and as of July 31, 2014 paid $6,517 in royalty payments to the vendor. See Farellon Project discussion below.
(2) The claims are subject to a 1% royalty on the net sales of minerals extracted from the property to a total of $100,000. The royalty payments are due monthly once exploitation begins and are not subject to minimum payments. The Company has no obligation to pay the royalty if it does not commence exploitation.
(3) See Perth Project discussion below.
Perth Project
On April 30, 2013, the Company granted Geoactiva SpA (“Geoactiva”) an option to purchase 100% of the Perth Property through the execution of a mining option purchase agreement (the “Option Agreement”).
To maintain the option and acquire the properties, Geoactiva agreed to the following:
Date | Option Payments |
| Exploration Expenditures | ||
April 30, 2013 (paid) | $ | 37,500 |
| $ | - |
October 30, 2013 (paid) |
| 37,500 |
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| - |
April 30, 2014 (paid) |
| 50,000** |
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| 500,000* |
October 30, 2014 |
| 50,000 |
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| - |
April 30, 2015 |
| 100,000 |
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| 1,000,000 |
October 30, 2015 |
| 100,000 |
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| - |
April 30, 2016 |
| 125,000 |
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| 1,000,000 |
October 30, 2016 |
| 250,000 |
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| - |
April 30, 2017 |
| 250,000 |
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| 1,000,000 |
Total | $ | 1,000,000 |
| $ | 3,500,000 |
F-6
* As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Geoactiva has submitted the results of the exploration work conducted on the Perth Property. The Company is evaluating these results to determine whether the scope of work resulted in the required $500,000 in exploration expenditures.
** The amount has been credited against the carrying value of the Perth property. The excess of $27,687 over the carrying value of the Perth property has been recorded as a gain on mineral property option payment in the consolidated statement of operations.
Upon exercise of the Option Agreement and once the commercial production begins, Geoactiva will pay the Company a Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) of 1.5% from the sale of gold, copper, and cobalt extracted from the Perth Property. At any time after the exercise of the Option Agreement and Geoactiva’s fulfilment of the investment commitment of $3,500,000 in exploration expenditures, Geoactiva may purchase 100% of the NSR as follows:
Gold: paying $5 per inferred ounce of gold, according to the definition of Inferred Mineral Resource in the CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.
Copper: $0.005 per inferred ounce of copper, according to the definition of Inferred Mineral Resource in the CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.
Cobalt: If Geoactiva acquires the NSR with respect to gold, copper, or both, the NSR relating to cobalt will be terminated.
In August of 2014 Geoactiva notified the Company of its intention to cancel the Perth Option Agreement. As of the date of this report, the Company is awaiting to receive the legalized documentation on the cancellation of the Option Agreement.
Farellon Project
On May 27, 2014, Polymet entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with an unrelated party to acquire an option to earn a 100% interest in two mining claims contiguous to the Farellon Property. The MOU is subject to results of a due diligence process which was verbally extended from its original due date of July 26, 2014 and, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, has not been finalized yet. In order to acquire 100% of the mining concessions the Company will have to make annual payments totaling $300,000 in a combination of shares and cash over four years. The claims will be subject to a 1.5% NSR which can be bought out by making a one-time payment totaling $1,500,000 any time after acquiring 100% of the property.
NOTE 4 - COMMON STOCK
During the six months ended July 31, 2014, the Company did not have any transactions that resulted in issuance of its common stock.
Warrants
| Number of Warrants |
Balance, January 31, 2014 | 7,187,001 |
Expired | 6,919,666 |
Balance, July 31, 2014 | 267,335 |
The weighted average life and weighted average exercise price of the warrants at July 31, 2014 is 0.74 years and $0.10, respectively.
Options
On February 28, 2014, the Company granted 1,200,000 options to purchase shares of its common stock to certain officers, directors, consultants and employees. The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President of Exploration were each granted options to purchase up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options are exercisable at $0.15 for a term of two years and vested upon grant.
| Number of Options |
Balance, January 31, 2014 | - |
Granted | 1,200,000 |
Balance, July 31, 2014 | 1,200,000 |
F-7
The weighted average life and weighted average exercise price of the options at July 31, 2014 is 1.58 years and $0.15, respectively.
The Company recorded $146,901 as stock-based compensation, which was calculated using the following assumptions under the Black-Scholes option-pricing model:
Expected life of options | 2 years |
Annualized volatility | 161% |
Risk-free interest rate | 33% |
Dividend yield | Nil |
F-8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Red Metal Resources Ltd. contains forward-looking statements. These are statements regarding financial and operating performance and results and other statements that are not historical facts. The words “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Certain important risks could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the forward-looking statements. Some, but not all, of these risks include, among other things:
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general economic conditions, because they may affect our ability to raise money;
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our ability to raise enough money to continue our operations;
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changes in regulatory requirements that adversely affect our business;
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changes in the prices for minerals that adversely affect our business;
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political changes in Chile, which could affect our interests there, and / or
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other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control.
We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect our management’s view only as of the date of this report. We are not obligated to update these statements or publicly release the results of any revisions to them to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should refer to, and carefully review, the information in future documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
General
You should read this discussion and analysis in conjunction with our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014. The inclusion of supplementary analytical and related information may require us to make estimates and assumptions to enable us to fairly present, in all material respects, our analysis of trends and expectations with respect to our results of operations and financial position taken as a whole. Actual results may vary from the estimates and assumptions we make.
Overview
Red Metal Resources Ltd. (“Red Metal”, or “the Company”) is a mineral exploration company engaged in locating, and eventually developing, mineral resources in Chile. Our business strategy is to identify, acquire and explore prospective mineral claims with a view to either developing them ourselves or, more likely, finding a joint venture partner with the mining experience and financial means to undertake the development. All of our claims are in the Candelaria IOCG belt in the Chilean Coastal Cordillera.
Consistent with our historical practices, we continue to monitor our costs in Chile by reviewing our mineral claims to determine whether they possess the geological indicators to economically justify the capital to maintain or explore them. Currently, our subsidiary, Minera Polymet Limitada, has two employees in Chile and engage part time assistants during our exploration programs. Most of our support - such as vehicles, office and equipment - is supplied under short-term contracts. The only long-term commitments that we have are for royalty payments on two of our mineral claims - Farellon and Che. These royalties are payable once exploitation begins. We also are required to pay property taxes that are due annually on all the claims that are included in our properties.
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The cost and timing of all planned exploration programs are subject to the availability of qualified mining personnel, such as consulting geologists and geo-technicians, and drillers and drilling equipment. Although Chile has a well-trained and qualified mining workforce from which to draw and few early-stage companies such as ours are competing for the available resources, if we are unable to find the personnel and equipment that we need when we need them and at the prices that we have estimated today, we might have to revise or postpone our plans.
Recent corporate events
The following corporate developments have occurred during the second quarter ended July 31, 2014, and up to the date of the filing of this report:
Memorandum of Understanding
On May 27, 2014, Polymet entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with David Mitchell to acquire an option to earn 100% interest in two mining claims contiguous to the Farellon Property. The entry into an option agreement is subject to results of a due diligence process, which was verbally extended from its original due date of July 26, 2014 and, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, has not been finalized yet.
In order to acquire 100% interest in the mining claims we will be required to pay Mr. Mitchell $300,000 in a combination of shares of our common stock and cash over a four year period. The claims will be subject to a 1.5% royalty on net smelter returns which can be bought out by making a one-time payment totalling $1,500,000 any time after acquiring 100% interest in the claims.
Option with Geoactiva SpA.
In August of 2014 Geoactiva SpA (“Geoactiva”), with whom we have entered into an option agreement to purchase 100% of the Perth Property (the “Option Agreement”), notified us of its intention to cancel the Option Agreement. As of the date of this report, we are awaiting to receive the legalized documentation on the cancellation as required by Chilean law and land tenure policies.
Results of operations
SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Table 1 summarizes and compares our financial condition at the six months ended July 31, 2014, to the year-ended January 31, 2014.
Table 1: Comparison of financial condition
| July 31, 2014 |
| January 31, 2014 | ||
Working capital deficit | $ | (1,871,889) |
| $ | (1,678,410) |
Current assets | $ | 14,493 |
| $ | 4,222 |
Unproved mineral properties | $ | 849,960 |
| $ | 836,401 |
Total liabilities | $ | 1,886,382 |
| $ | 1,682,632 |
Common stock and additional paid in capital | $ | 6,742,959 |
| $ | 6,596,058 |
Deficit | $ | (7,800,188) |
| $ | (7,481,121) |
COMPARISON OF PRIOR QUARTERLY RESULTS
Table 2 and Table 3 present selected financial information for each of the past eight quarters.
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Table 2: Summary of quarterly results (October 31, 2013 - July 31, 2014)
| October 31, 2013 | January 31, 2014 | April 30, 2014 | July 31, 2014 |
Revenue | $ - | $ 500 | $ 3,002 | $ 3,015 |
Net income/(loss) | 43,139 | $(140,004) | (215,264) | (103,803) |
Basic and diluted income/(loss) per share | $0.00 | $(0.00) | $(0.01) | $(0.00) |
Table 3: Summary of quarterly results (October 31, 2012 - July 31, 2013)
| October 31, 2012 | January 31, 2013 | April 30, 2013 | July 31, 2013 |
Revenue | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
Net income /(loss) | $(250,578) | $(155,453) | $(147,484) | $(151,343) |
Basic and diluted income/(loss) per share | $(0.01) | $(0.01) | $(0.01) | $(0.01) |
During the quarters ended October 31, 2012 through April 30, 2013 we maintained our exploration and operating activities at moderate levels. Our net losses for these quarters were $296,729; $250,578; $155,453 and $147,484, respectively. The net losses during the quarters ended October 31, 2012 and April 30, 2013 included write downs of our unproved mineral claims totaling $76,233 and $6,000, respectively. During the quarter ended July 31, 2013, we filed an amendment to our registration statement that was originally filed in May of 2011, which resulted in an increase to our legal fees. During the same quarter we continued to maintain all other day-to-day operations at a minimum level, resulting in a net loss comparable to the net losses recorded for the quarters ended January 31, 2013 and April 30, 2013. During the quarter ended October 31, 2013, we reached an agreement with certain debt holders to pay $750,000 in debt owed to them with 15,000,000 shares of our common stock at $0.05 per share. The conversion was recorded at $0.04 per share, the market price of our common stock on the date of the transaction, which resulted in gain on settlement of debt of $150,000; this gain was partially offset by legal and regulatory fees associated with the registration statement on Form S-1 that we filed with Securities and Exchange Commission in order to register these shares. During the past three quarters ended January 31, April 30, and July 31, 2014, we kept our exploration and operating activities at low levels. The higher net loss during the quarter ended April 30, 2014, resulted from $146,901 in stock based compensation we recorded on issuance of options to purchase up to 1,200,000 shares of our common stock to our executives, consultants and employees. This increase was partially offset by the gain we recorded on the option payment we received from Geoactiva pursuant to our option agreement with the company.
Selected Financial Results
Three and Six Months Ended July 31, 2014 and 2013
Our operating results for the three and six months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in the operating results between those periods are summarized in Table 4.
Table 4: Summary of operating results
| Three months ended July 31, | Changes between the periods ended July 31, 2014 and | Six months ended July 31, | Changes between the periods ended July 31, 2014 and | ||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2013 |
Revenue | $ 3,015 | $ - | $ 3,015 | $ 6,017 | $ - | $ 6,017 |
Operating expenses | 106,818 | 151,343 | (44,525) | 352,771 | 298,827 | 53,944 |
Gain on mineral property option payment | - | - | - | 27,687 | - | 27,687 |
Net loss | 103,803 | 151,343 | (47,540) | 319,067 | 298,827 | 20,240 |
Unrealized foreign exchange gain / (loss) | (1,406) | 62,680 | (64,086) | (9,036) | 71,335 | (80,371) |
Comprehensive loss | $(105,209) | $(88,663) | $ (16,546) | $ (328,103) | $ (227,492) | $ 100,611 |
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Revenue. Our revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2014, was $3,015 and $6,017 respectively; this revenue was generated from the royalty payments we received from Minera Farellon.
We did not have any revenue during the three and six months ended July 31, 2013.
Due to the exploration rather than the production nature of our business, we do not expect to have significant operating revenue within the next year.
Table 5: Changes in operating expenses
| Three months ended July 31, | Changes between the periods ended July 31, 2014 | Six months ended July 31, | Changes between the periods ended July 31, 2014 | ||
| 2014 | 2013 | and 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | and 2013 |
Operating Expenses |
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Administration | $ 12,856 | $ 14,043 | $ (1,187) | $ 25,646 | $ 25,742 | $ (96) |
Advertising and promotion | 5,086 | 3,398 | 1,688 | 12,767 | 5,496 | 7,271 |
Amortization | 627 | 857 | (230) | 1,282 | 1,751 | (469) |
Automobile | 1,236 | 1,189 | 47 | 2,445 | 3,030 | (585) |
Bank charges | 733 | 1,163 | (430) | 1,663 | 2,459 | (796) |
Consulting fees | 35,517 | 29,999 | 5,518 | 65,517 | 65,971 | (454) |
Interest on current debt | 16,981 | 27,565 | (10,584) | 31,525 | 54,565 | (23,040) |
IVA expense/(recovery) | (43) | 621 | (664) | (77) | 1,508 | (1,585) |
Mineral exploration costs | 6,876 | 28,318 | (21,442) | 10,134 | 30,131 | (19,997) |
Office | 2,749 | 3,608 | (859) | 5,629 | 10,170 | (4,541) |
Professional fees | 5,795 | 22,343 | (16,548) | 9,253 | 37,334 | (28,081) |
Rent | 2,978 | 3,324 | (346) | 5,935 | 6,817 | (882) |
Regulatory | 2,911 | 1,435 | 1,476 | 6,620 | 7,512 | (892) |
Travel and entertainment | - | 176 | (176) | 216 | 3,385 | (3,169) |
Salaries and wages | 12,439 | 13,620 | (1,181) | 24,786 | 37,520 | (12,734) |
Stock based compensation | - | - | - | 146,901 | - | 146,901 |
Foreign exchange loss | 77 | (316) | 393 | 264 | (564) | 828 |
Write-down of unproved mineral properties | - | - | - | 2,265 | 6,000 | (3,735) |
Total operating expenses | $ 106,818 | $ 151,343 | $ (44,525) | $ 352,771 | $ 298,827 | $ 53,944 |
Operating expenses. Our operating expenses decreased by $44,525 or 29.4%, from $151,343 for the three months ended July 31, 2013, to $106,818 for the three months ended July 31, 2014.
On a year-to-date basis, our operating expenses increased by $53,944, or 18.1%, from $298,827 for the six months ended July 31, 2013, to $352,771 for the six months ended July 31, 2014.
The following are our most significant year-to-date changes:
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During the six months ended July 31, 2014 we granted options to purchase 1,200,000 shares of our common stock to certain officers, directors, consultants and employees, which resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $146,901. We did not have similar transactions during the six months ended July 31, 2013.
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Our advertising and promotion expenses increased by $7,271 or 132.3% from $5,496 we incurred during the six months ended July 31, 2013 to $12,767 incurred during the six months ended July 31, 2014. The increase was associated with our efforts to bring awareness of our company to the general public.
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As a result of the restructuring of our debt with certain debt holders during the year ended January 31, 2014, our interest on current debt decreased by $23,040, or 42.2%, from $54,565 we incurred during the six months ended July 31, 2013, to $31,525 incurred during the six months ended July 31, 2014.
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Due to the decrease in our operating activities our mineral exploration costs decreased by $19,997 during the six months ended July 31, 2014 as compared to the same period ended July 31, 2013.
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In line with the decrease in exploration costs, our professional fees during the six months ended July 31, 2014 decreased by $28,081 compared to the six months ended July 31, 2013.
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Our salaries and wages as well as travel and entertainment expenses decreased by $12,734 and $3,169, respectively. These changes were associated with decrease in our operating activities and our continued efforts to control the overhead costs.
Other items. During the six months ended July 31, 2014, we recorded a gain on mineral property option payments in the amount of $27,687 when we received a third option payment from Geoactiva. The gain represents the excess over the carrying value of the Perth property at the date of the payment. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we do not expect to receive additional revenue from the Option Agreement with Geoactiva.
Comprehensive loss. Our comprehensive loss for the three months ended July 31, 2014 was $105,209 as compared to comprehensive loss of $88,663 that we recorded for the three months ended July 31, 2013. The $16,546 increase in comprehensive loss was mainly associated with the unrealized foreign exchange gain that we recorded during the three months ended July 31, 2013, which was partially offset by decreases in our mineral exploration costs, professional fees and interest on current debt.
Our comprehensive loss for the six months ended July 31, 2014 was $328,103 as compared to comprehensive loss of $227,492 that we recorded for the six months ended July 31, 2013. The $100,611increase in comprehensive loss was mainly associated with the stock based compensation we recorded on issuance of options to purchase our common stock, which was partially offset by the decreases in our mineral exploration costs, wages and salaries, professional fees and interest on current debt. The increase was further affected by the change in the unrealized foreign exchange translation of the transactions denominated in other than our functional currency.
Liquidity
GOING CONCERN
The consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies that we will continue to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business. We have not generated any significant revenues from mineral sales since inception, have never paid any dividends and are unlikely to pay dividends or generate significant earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future. Our continuation as a going concern depends upon the continued financial support of our shareholders, our ability to obtain necessary debt or equity financing to continue operations, and the attainment of profitable operations. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow depends upon our ability to locate profitable mineral claims, generate revenue from mineral production and control our production costs. Based upon our current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods, which we plan to mitigate by controlling our operating costs and by sharing mineral exploration expenses through joint venture agreements, if possible. At July 31, 2014, we had a working capital deficit of $1,871,889 and accumulated losses of $7,800,188 since inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot assure you that we will be able to generate significant revenues in the future. Our consolidated interim financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments that would be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore be required to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those reflected in our financial statements.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY
To date we have funded our operations by selling our securities and borrowing funds, and, to a minor extent, from mining royalties, geological services and option payments.
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Sources and uses of cash
SIX MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2014 AND 2013
Table 6 summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the six months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013.
Table 6: Summary of sources and uses of cash
| July 31, | |
| 2014 | 2013 |
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ 55,522 | $ 29,773 |
Net cash used in operating activities | (63,727) | (39,478) |
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities | 11,863 | (39,048) |
Effect of foreign currency exchange | 3,049 | 49,599 |
Net increase in cash | $ 6,707 | $ 846 |
Net cash provided by financing activities. During the six months ended July 31, 2014 we borrowed $26,000 from a significant shareholder and $1,550 and CAD$30,491 ($27,972) from our CEO.
During the six months ended July 31, 2013, we borrowed CAD$30,000 (approximately $29,773) from our CEO.
Net cash used in operating activities. During the six months ended July 31, 2014, we used net cash of $63,727 in operating activities. We used $319,067 to cover operating costs and increase our prepaid expenses by $3,523. These uses of cash were offset by increases in our accounts payable of $24,649. Our accrued liabilities increased by $11,719; this increase was associated with property taxes that became payable on our mineral claims. We also increased our accounts payable to related parties by $85,086 and recorded $14,648 in accrued interest on notes payable to related parties.
During the six months ended July 31, 2013, we used net cash of $39,478 in operating activities. We used $298,827 to cover operating costs and increased our prepaid expenses by $193. These uses of cash were offset by increases in our accounts payable and accrued interest on notes payable to related parties of $3,957 and $13,941, respectively. Our accrued liabilities increased by $53,454 mainly due to the recognition of property taxes payable on our mineral claims. We also increased our accounts payable to related parties by $160,439.
Certain non-cash changes in operating assets and liabilities. During the six months ended July 31, 2014, we recorded $146,901 as stock based compensation on the grant of options to purchase up to 1,200,000 shares of our common stock to certain officers, directors, consultants and employees.
Net cash used in investing activities. During the six months ended July 31, 2014, we spent $38,137 acquiring mineral claims. During the same period we received $50,000 from Geoactiva pursuant to the Property Option Agreement, of which $27,687 represented gain on mineral property options in excess over the carrying value of the Perth property.
During the six months ended July 31, 2013, we spent $76,548 acquiring mineral claims and paying property taxes associated with our mineral claims. During the same period we received $37,500 from Geoactiva pursuant to the Option Agreement described below.
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Unproved mineral properties
We have three active properties which we have assembled since the beginning of 2007 - the Farellon, Perth, and Mateo. These properties are grouped into two geographical areas - Carrizal Alto area properties and Vallenar area properties.
Active properties
Table 7: Active properties
Property | Percentage, type of claim |
| Hectares |
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| Gross area |
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| Net area a |
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Carrizal Alto area |
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Farellon |
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Farellon Alto 1 - 8 claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 66 |
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|
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|
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Cecil 1 - 49 claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 230 |
|
|
|
|
|
Teresita claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Azucar 6 - 25 claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 88 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stamford 61 - 101 claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 165 |
|
|
|
|
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Kahuna 1 - 40 claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 750 |
|
|
| 750 |
|
Perth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Perth 1 al 36 claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 109 |
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|
|
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Lancelot I 1 al 30 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 300 |
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|
|
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Lancelot II 1 al 20 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 200 |
|
|
|
|
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Rey Arturo 1 al 30 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Merlin I 1 al 10 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 60 |
|
|
|
|
|
Merlin I 1 al 24 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 240 |
|
|
|
|
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Galahad I 1 al 10 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
Galahad IA 1 al 46 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 230 |
|
|
|
|
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Percival III 1 al 30 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 300 |
|
|
|
|
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Tristan II 1 al 30 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 300 |
|
|
|
|
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Tristan IIA 1 al 5 claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 15 |
|
|
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Camelot claim | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,404 |
|
|
|
|
|
Overlapped claims a |
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| (121) |
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| 2,283 |
| |
Vallenar area |
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Mateo |
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Margarita claim | 100%, mensura |
|
| 56 |
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Che 1 & 2 claims | 100%, mensura |
|
| 76 |
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Irene & Irene II claims | 100% ,mensura |
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| 60 |
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|
|
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Mateo 1, 2, 3, 9,10,12, 13, 14 claims | 100%, mensura in process |
|
| 1,371 |
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Mateo 4 and 5 claims | 100%, manifestacion |
|
| 600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 2,163 |
|
|
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Overlapped claims a |
|
| (469) |
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| 1,694 |
| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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| 4,727 |
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a Some mensura in process claims overlap other claims. The net area is the total of the hectares we have in each property (i.e. net of our overlapped claims).
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Our active properties as of the date of this filing are set out in Table 7 above. These properties are accessible by road from Vallenar as illustrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Location and access to active properties.
Option with Geoactiva SpA.
On April 30, 2013, we granted Geoactiva SpA an option to purchase 100% of the Perth property through the execution of a mining option purchase agreement (the “Option Agreement”). In order to maintain the option to purchase and to acquire the Perth property, Geoactiva was required to pay us the total amount of $1,000,000 and incur exploration expenses over 48 months as set out in the following table.
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Date |
| Option payments | Exploration expenditures | ||
April 30, 2013* |
| $ | 37,500 |
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October 30, 2013* |
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| 37,500 |
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April 30, 2014* |
|
| 50,000 | $ | 500,000 |
October 30, 2014 |
|
| 50,000 |
|
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April 30, 2015 |
|
| 100,000 |
| 1,000,000 |
October 30, 2015 |
|
| 100,000 |
|
|
April 30, 2016 |
|
| 125,000 |
| 1,000,000 |
October 30, 2016 |
|
| 250,000 |
|
|
April 30, 2017 |
|
| 250,000 |
| 1,000,000 |
|
| $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 3,500,000 |
* The first three option payments were received on-time, as specified in the above table.
As part of the Option Agreement Geoactiva was required to complete exploration work on the Perth property for the minimum of $500,000 by April 30, 2014. During the quarter ended July 31, 2014 we received results of the Geoactiva’s exploration program, which was conducted on our Perth property and one additional third party claim. The exploration program consisted of 30 drillholes totaling 3,956 metres, of which 4 drillholes were drilled primarily on Perth property.
A total of 35 surface reconnaissance samples and 728 surface chip samples were taken from our property. Significant results of the surface reconnaissance samples are detailed in the table below:
Sample ID | Northing | Easting | Elevation | Length | Au g/t | Cu % |
778 | 6895914.00 | 308888.00 | 772 | Reconnaissance | 16.500 | 2.874 |
1962 | 6893308.58 | 308065.74 | 648 | 1.10 | 15.260 | 0.927 |
1977 | 6895153.72 | 308780.84 | 714 | 2.10 | 14.430 | 0.715 |
2938 | 6895006.00 | 308352.00 | 888 | 0.50 | 14.000 | 3.616 |
1960 | 6893313.57 | 308068.57 | 648 | 1.10 | 9.770 | 1.364 |
2975 | 6894308.00 | 308364.00 | 727 | 0.40 | 8.922 | 1.841 |
1903 | 6892715.11 | 307888.80 | 588 | 0.60 | 8.520 | 1.563 |
1952 | 6892720.24 | 307889.38 | 588 | 1.50 | 8.370 | 2.142 |
1961 | 6893307.92 | 308066.42 | 647 | 1.10 | 8.140 | 2.830 |
1923 | 6893265.79 | 308261.54 | 622 | 0.30 | 7.600 | 1.036 |
1921 | 6893260.81 | 308515.88 | 638 | 0.40 | 7.380 | 2.428 |
1913 | 6893501.66 | 308143.50 | 687 | 0.60 | 6.730 | 7.156 |
252 | 6892373.78 | 307952.33 | 581 | 0.35 | 6.480 | 1.316 |
1821 | 6896660.00 | 309450.00 | 671 | 1.10 | 5.860 | 4.092 |
1813 | 6896586.00 | 310019.00 | 584 | 1.30 | 5.710 | 2.880 |
3037 | 6895254.00 | 308254.00 | 901 | 0.30 | 5.258 | 8.762 |
2951 | 6894414.00 | 308406.00 | 741 | 0.55 | 4.890 | 2.083 |
1972 | 6895140.00 | 308797.00 | 778 | 1.20 | 4.750 | 1.680 |
1975 | 6895151.55 | 308790.60 | 757 | 1.40 | 4.470 | 5.904 |
2007 | 6897060.00 | 309956.00 | 563 | 1.50 | 4.070 | 3.777 |
1905 | 6893092.03 | 308001.35 | 660 | 0.80 | 3.130 | 3.980 |
In August of 2014 Geoactiva notified us of its decision to cancel the Perth Option Agreement. As of the date of this report, we are awaiting to receive legalized documentation for the cancellation of the Option Agreement as required by Chilean law and land tenure policies.
Farellon Property.
On May 23, 2013, we entered into a rental agreement with Minera Farellon Limitada (“Minera Farellon”), to allow Minera Farellon to conduct certain exploration and mining activities on the Farellon Alto 1 - 8 claim (the “Farellon Claim”) in exchange for a 10% royalty on gross smelter returns.
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In January 2014 Minera Farellon Limitada commenced small scale mining activities on the Farellon Claim, which, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, have reached approximately 20 meters vertical depth. The main drilling target is an area intersected in the 2011 and 2013 drilling campaigns including intercepts in drill holes FAR-11-001 of 3.95% Cu and 0.53 g/t Au over 8 meters, FAR-13-002 of 2.15% Cu and 0.28 g/t Au over 7 meters and FAR-13-001 of 0.70% Cu and 0.20 g/t Au over six meters including 1.25% Cu and 0.34 g/t Au over two meters. The target area is at 35 meters vertical depth from surface. During mining development the vein zone has been intersected several times and ore material has been removed and sold to ENAMI, a Chilean national mining company with regional ore processing plants.
During the six months ended July 31, 2014, we received $6,017 in royalty revenue from gross smelter returns. At the same time, the mining activities conducted by Minera Farellon triggered our obligation to pay the minimum royalty to the original vendors of the Farellon Alto 1 - 8 claim which totaled $6,017 and were recorded as part of mineral exploration costs.
In order to expand our Farellon Property, on May 27, 2014, our subsidiary, Minera Polymet Limitada, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with David Mitchell to acquire an option to earn 100% interest in two mining claims contiguous to our Farellon Property. The entry into an option agreement is subject to results of a due diligence process which was verbally extended from its original due date of July 26, 2014 and, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, has not been finalized yet.
In order to acquire 100% interest in the mining claims we will be required to pay Mr. Mitchell $300,000 in a combination of shares of our common stock and cash over a four year period. The claims will be subject to a 1.5% royalty on net smelter returns which we will be able to buy out by making a one-time payment totalling $1,500,000 any time after acquiring 100% of the claims.
Capital resources
Our ability to acquire and explore our Chilean claims is subject to our ability to obtain the necessary funding. We expect to raise funds through loans from private or affiliated persons and sales of our debt or equity securities. We have no committed sources of capital. If we are unable to raise funds as and when we need them, we may be required to curtail, or even to cease, our operations.
Contingencies and commitments
We had no contingencies at July 31, 2014.
As of the date of filing this Quarterly Report we have the following long-term contractual obligations and commitments:
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Farellon royalty. We are committed to paying the vendor a royalty equal to 1.5% on the net sales of minerals extracted from the Farellon Alto 1 - 8 claim up to a total of $600,000. The royalty payments are due monthly once exploitation begins and are subject to minimum payments of $1,000 per month. As of the dated of this Quarterly Report we paid total of $6,517 in royalty payments to the vendor.
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Che royalty. We are committed to paying a royalty equal to 1% of the net sales of minerals extracted from the claims to a maximum of $100,000 to the former owner. The royalty payments are due monthly once exploitation begins, and are not subject to minimum payments.
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Mineral property taxes. To keep our mineral claims in good standing we are required to pay mineral property taxes of approximately $34,000 per annum.
Equity financing
To generate working capital, between February 1, 2012 and September 14, 2014 we issued 267,335 shares of our common stock and warrants for the purchase of 267,335 shares of common stock to raise $120,301 under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. We issued 500,000 shares of our common stock on exercise of warrants for total proceeds of $150,000.
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On August 12, 2013, we reached an agreement with certain debt holders to pay $750,000 in debt with 15,000,000 shares of our common stock at $0.05 per share. The transaction resulted in a $750,000 reduction to our current liabilities and a gain of $150,000 on settlement of debt.
Based on our operating plan, we anticipate incurring operating losses in the foreseeable future and will require additional equity capital to support our operations and develop our business plan. If we succeed in completing future equity financings, the issuance of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing shareholders.
Debt financing
Between February 1, 2012 and July 31, 2014, we borrowed a total of $267,596 from related parties. Of this amount, $56,553 has been repaid.
Challenges and risks
Other than royalty revenue from Minera Farellon, we do not anticipate generating any cash from our operations over the next twelve months. We plan to fund our operations through any combination of equity or debt financing from the sale of our securities, private loans, joint ventures or through the sale of part interest in our mineral properties. Although we have succeeded in raising funds as we needed them, we cannot assure you that this will continue in the future. Many things, such as the continued general downturn, worldwide, of the economy or a significant decrease in the price of minerals, could affect the willingness of potential investors to invest in risky ventures such as ours. In addition to our Option Agreement with Geoactiva, we may consider entering into a joint venture partnership with other resource companies to complete a mineral exploration program on other properties in Chile. If we enter into a joint venture arrangement, we would likely have to assign a percentage of our interest in our mineral claims to our joint venture partner in exchange for the funding.
Investments in and expenditures on mineral interests
Realization of our investments in mineral properties depends upon our maintaining legal ownership, producing from the properties or gainfully disposing of them.
Title to mineral claims involves risks inherent in the difficulties of determining the validity of claims as well as the potential for problems arising from the ambiguous conveyancing history characteristic of many mineral claims. Our contracts and deeds have been notarized, recorded in the registry of mines and published in the mining bulletin. We review the mining bulletin regularly to discover whether other parties have staked claims over our ground. We have discovered no such claims. To the best of our knowledge, we have taken the steps necessary to ensure that we have good title to our mineral claims.
Foreign exchange
We are subject to foreign exchange risk for transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign currency risk arises from the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates and the degree of volatility of these rates relative to the United States dollar. We do not believe that we have any material risk due to foreign currency exchange.
Trends, events or uncertainties that may impact results of operations or liquidity
The economic crisis in the United States and the resulting economic uncertainty and market instability may make it harder for us to raise capital as and when we need it and have made it difficult for us to assess the impact of the crisis on our operations or liquidity and to determine if the prices we will receive on the sale of minerals will exceed the cost of mineral exploitation. If we are unable to raise cash, we may be required to cease our operations. Other than as discussed in this report, we know of no other trends, events or uncertainties that have or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our short-term or long-term liquidity.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements and no non-consolidated, special-purpose entities.
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Related-party transactions
Table 8 describes the amounts due to related parties that were incurred during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014, and the six months ended July 31, 2014.
Table 8: Due to related parties
|
| July 31, 2014 |
|
| January 31, 2014 | ||
Due to Da Costa Management Corp. a |
| $ | 414,979 |
|
| $ | 350,206 |
Due to Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation b |
|
| 361,479 |
|
|
| 395,921 |
Due to Caitlin Jeffs |
|
| - |
|
|
| 5,666 |
Due to Minera Farellon Limitada c |
|
| 97,715 |
|
|
| 94,099 |
Due to Richard Jeffs |
|
| 42,028 |
|
|
| 43,191 |
Total due to related parties |
| $ | 916,201 |
|
| $ | 889,083 |
a During the six months ended July 31, 2014, we incurred $60,000 in consulting fees with Da Costa Management Corp., a company owned by our CFO and treasurer. During the same period in 2013, we recorded $60,000, in consulting fees to Da Costa Management Corp of which $20,000 were donated to us. In addition to direct consulting fees we also reimbursed Da Costa Management Corp. for certain business related expenses paid on our behalf.
b During the six months ended July 31, 2014, we incurred $4,113 in investor relations expenses with Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation, a company controlled by two of our directors (the “Fladgate”). In addition to the investor relations fees we also reimbursed Fladgate for certain business related expenses they paid on our behalf. During the same period in 2013, aside from certain business related expenses Fladgate paid on our behalf, we had no expenses with the company.
c During the six months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013, we recorded $5,935 and $6,817 respectively, in rental fees with Minera Farellon Limitada, a company owned by Richard Jeffs, the father of our president and a holder of more than 5% of our shares of common stock. In addition, during the six months ended July 31, 2014, we received $6,017 in royalty payments from Minera Farellon.
Notes payable to related parties
Table 9 describes the promissory notes payable to related parties including accrued interest as at July 31, 2014 and January 31, 2014.
Table 9: Notes payable to related parties
|
| July 31, 2014 |
|
| January 31, 2014 |
| ||
Notes payable to Richard Jeffs a |
| $ | 53,004 |
|
| $ | 25,378 |
|
Notes payable to Caitlin Jeffs b |
|
| 252,637 |
|
|
| 204,730 |
|
Notes payable to Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation b |
|
| 131,462 |
|
|
| 67,781 |
|
Notes payable to John da Costa c |
|
| 10, 376 |
|
|
| 9,974 |
|
Total notes payable to related parties |
| $ | 447,479 |
|
| $ | 307,863 |
|
a The principal amount of the notes payable to Richard Jeffs is $43,000. They are payable on demand, unsecured and bear interest at 8% per annum compounded monthly. Interest of $10,004 had accrued as at July 31, 2014.
b The principal amounts of the notes payable to Caitlin Jeffs are $30,550 and CDN$209,791, they are payable on demand, unsecured and bear interest at 8% per annum compounded monthly. Interest of $25,452 had accrued as at July 31, 2014. The principal amount of the note payable to Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation is CDN$125,883; it is payable on demand, unsecured and bears interest at 8% per annum compounded monthly. Interest of $15,867 had accrued as at July 31, 2014.
c The principal amount of the note payable to John da Costa is $8,500, it is payable on demand, unsecured and bears interest at 8% per annum compounded monthly. Interest of $1,876 had accrued as at July 31, 2014.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
Preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain of the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. The most significant estimates with regard to these financial statements relate to carrying values of unproved mineral properties, determination of fair values of stock-based transactions, and deferred income tax rates.
Reclassifications
Certain prior-period amounts in the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the consolidated results of operations or financial position for any period presented.
Financial instruments
Our financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, accrued professional fees and accrued mineral property costs. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying values due to their short maturities.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
We have elected to early adopt the guidance in FASB Topic 915 and no longer provide the disclosure for development stage companies. Accordingly, our financial statements no longer present the figures for the period from inception to the current period. Other recent accounting pronouncements with future effective dates are not expected to have an impact on our financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this disclosure.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Caitlin Jeffs, our Chief Executive Officer and President, and John da Costa, our Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as the term is defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the quarter covered by this report (the “evaluation date”). Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that, as of the evaluation date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting
During the quarter covered by this report, there were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are not a party to any pending legal proceedings and, to the best of our knowledge, none of our properties or assets is the subject of any pending legal proceedings.
Item 1a. Risk Factors.
We incorporate by reference the Risk Factors included at Item 1A in the Annual Report on Form 10-K that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2014.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The following table sets out the exhibits either filed herewith or incorporated by reference.
Exhibit | Description |
3.1.1 | Articles of Incorporation(1) |
3.1.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation(2) |
3.2 | By-laws(1) |
10.1 | Memorandum (Minutes) of Understanding between Geoactiva Spa and Minera Polymet Limitada (3) |
10.2 | Extension of Memorandum of Understanding between Geoactiva Spa and Minera Polymet Limitada (4) |
10.3 | Unilateral Purchase Option Contract for Mining Properties: Minera Polymet Limitada to Geoactiva SpA, dated April 30, 2013 (English translation of text) (5) |
10.4 | Memorandum of Understanding between Minera Polymet Limitada and David Marcus Mitchell (6) |
31.1 | Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) (7) |
31.2 | Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) (7) |
32 | Certification pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code(7) |
101 | The following financial statements from the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (7) (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (7) (iii) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity; (7) (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (7) (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. (7) |
(1) Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2006 as file number 333-134363.
(2) Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 31, 2010 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2010.
(3) Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2013.
(4) Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2013.
(5) Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2013.
(6) Incorporated by reference from the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2014.
(7) Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
September 12, 2014
RED METAL RESOURCES LTD.
By: /s/ Caitlin Jeffs
Caitlin Jeffs, Chief Executive Officer and President
By: /s/ Joao (John) da Costa
Joao (John) da Costa, Chief Financial Officer
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