Acquisition of Mineral Claims | 3. ACQUISITION OF MINERAL CLAIMS On March 11, 2007, the Company acquired the Valolo Gold Claim located in the Republic of Fiji for the consideration of $5,000 including a geological report. The Valolo Gold Claim is located 10 miles east of the town of Korovou , Fiji. The Company has abandoned this claim. On January 16, 2011, the Company entered into a Property Acquisition and Royalty Agreement with Peter Osha to acquired Peter Oshas Lucky Thirteen Placer Mining Property (Lucky Thirteen) near Hope, British Columbia, Canada in exchange for $1.5 million Canadian plus a 3% net smelter royalty. Payments on the property were due as follows: By or before January 15, 2011 *$10,000 By or before April 15, 2011 *40,000 By or before July 15, 2011 **50,000 By or before January 15, 2012 ***100,000 By or before July 15, 2012 ***100,000 By or before January 15, 2013 ***150,000 By or before July 15, 2013 ***150,000 By or before January 15, 2014 ***200,000 By or before July 15, 2014 ***200,000 By or before January 15, 2015 250,000 By or before July 15, 2015 250,000 Total $ 1,500,000 * Paid by the Company ** Paid by Lucky 13 Mining Company Ltd. *** Not Paid On May 12, 2011, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Big Rock Resources Inc. whereby, the Company transferred its interest (and related payments due) in the Lucky Thirteen Mining Property to Lucky 13 Mining Company Ltd. This transfer provided the Company with a 50% ownership interest in Lucky 13 Mining Company Ltd. Per the joint venture agreement, Big Rock Resources Inc. has agreed to fund Lucky 13 Mining Company Ltd. to provide financing for exploration and for its mineral lease payments. Payments due from Big Rock Resources Inc. to Lucky 13 Mining Company Ltd. are as follows: 1. Payment of $400,000 for the initial work program on the Project, payable as follows: a. $50,000 by May 14, 2011, which was received; b. $350,000 by May 31, 2011 which was received; 2. Payment of $8,500,000 for the cost of putting the Project into production. Lucky 13 Mining Company Ltd. is 50% owned by both Black Rock Resources Ltd. and the Company. As indicated above, the Company transferred its interests in the Mining Claims to the Joint Venture with a cost basis of $51,734. The Company accounts for this Joint Venture using the equity method. For the time period May 12, 2011 to July 31, 2011, the joint venture reported a net loss of approximately $143,000. Accordingly, the Company recorded its share of those losses, but only up to the cost of its investment. The Company is in default with its payments to Peter Osha on the acquisition of the Lucky Thirteen Mining Claim and it effectively terminated the agreement of July 31, 2012. Big Rock Resources Inc. could not provide the $8,500,000 financing and that the joint venture between the Company and Big Rock was also cancelled. |