UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period endedFebruary 28, 2010or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________________ to ______________________
Commission File Number333-152343
WOLVERINE EXPLORATION INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 98-0569013 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4055 McLean Road, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada | V2J 6V5 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
250.992.6972
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X] YES [ ] NO
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small reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
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[ ] YES [X] NO
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[ ] YES [ ] NO
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
76,730,000 common shares issued and outstanding as of April 14, 2010
PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Our unaudited interim financial statements for the nine month period ended February 28, 2010 form part of this quarterly report. They are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
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Wolverine Exploration Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
February 28, 2010
(expressed in U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)
Index | |
Balance Sheets | F–1 |
Statements of Operations | F–2 |
Statements of Cash Flows | F–3 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | F–4 |
Wolverine Exploration Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
February 28, | May 31, | |||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
$ | $ | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Current Assets | ||||||
Cash | 2,180 | 673 | ||||
Amounts receivable | 4,843 | 3,189 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 2,284 | – | ||||
Total Assets | 9,307 | 3,862 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable | 262,638 | 246,513 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 64,778 | 58,855 | ||||
Loans payable (Note 4) | – | 36,000 | ||||
Due to related party (Note 5) | 6,624 | 14,915 | ||||
Total Liabilities | 334,040 | 356,283 | ||||
Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||
Common stock, 200,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value | ||||||
76,730,000 shares issued and outstanding (May 31, 2009 - 68,630,000) | 76,730 | 68,630 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 1,300,170 | 1,030,770 | ||||
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | (1,701,633 | ) | (1,451,821 | ) | ||
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | (324,733 | ) | (352,421 | ) | ||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | 9,307 | 3,862 |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements)
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Wolverine Exploration Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)
Accumulated from | |||||||||||||||
Three Months | Three Months | Nine Months | Nine Months | February 23, 2006 | |||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | (Date of Inception) | |||||||||||
February 28, | February 28, | February 28, | February 28, | to February 28, | |||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
Revenue | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 2,241 | (9,894 | ) | 6,012 | (9,894 | ) | 14,910 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 74,694 | 45,426 | 194,684 | 189,337 | 1,044,793 | ||||||||||
Mineral exploration costs | 97 | 5,169 | 22,896 | 5,169 | 267,489 | ||||||||||
Write-down of mineral property costs | – | – | – | – | 348,221 | ||||||||||
Total Expenses | 77,032 | 40,701 | 223,592 | 184,612 | 1,675,413 | ||||||||||
Loss Before Other Expenses | (77,032 | ) | (40,701 | ) | (223,592 | ) | (184,612 | ) | (1,675,413 | ) | |||||
Other Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Loss on settlement of debt | (26,220 | ) | – | (26,220 | ) | – | (26,220 | ) | |||||||
Net Loss | (103,252 | ) | (40,701 | ) | (249,812 | ) | (184,612 | ) | (1,701,633 | ) | |||||
Net Loss Per Share – Basic and Diluted | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | 68,990,000 | 68,630,000 | 68,749,000 | 68,529,000 |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements)
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Wolverine Exploration Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)
Accumulated from | |||||||||
Nine Months | Nine Months | February 23, 2006 | |||||||
Ended | Ended | (Date of Inception) | |||||||
February 28, | February 28, | to February 28, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
$ | $ | $ | |||||||
Operating Activities | |||||||||
Net loss | (249,812 | ) | (184,612 | ) | (1,701,633 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||
Loss on settlement of debt | 26,220 | – | 26,220 | ||||||
Write-down of mineral properties | – | – | 348,221 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||||
Amounts receivable | (1,654 | ) | 4,676 | (4,843 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits | (2,284 | ) | (100 | ) | 23,816 | ||||
Accounts payable | 60,405 | 108,168 | 299,030 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | 5,923 | 11,005 | 64,778 | ||||||
Due to related parties | 709 | 7,296 | 23,512 | ||||||
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities | (160,493 | ) | (53,567 | ) | (920,899 | ) | |||
Investing Activities | |||||||||
Acquisition of mineral properties | – | – | (321 | ) | |||||
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities | – | – | (321 | ) | |||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||
Proceeds from loans payable | – | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||
Repayment of loans payable | (15,000 | ) | – | (15,000 | ) | ||||
Repayment of note payable to related party | – | – | (34,000 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from common stock issued or subscribed | 177,000 | – | 948,400 | ||||||
Repayment of common stock subscribed | – | – | (12,000 | ) | |||||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 162,000 | 36,000 | 923,400 | ||||||
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash | – | (674 | ) | – | |||||
Increase (Decrease) in Cash | 1,507 | (18,241 | ) | 2,180 | |||||
Cash, Beginning of Period | 673 | 18,990 | – | ||||||
Cash, End of Period | 2,180 | 749 | 2,180 | ||||||
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities | |||||||||
Shares issued to settle debt | 100,500 | – | 100,500 | ||||||
Note payable to related party pursuant to mineral property vend-in agreement | – | – | 34,000 | ||||||
Refundable staking security deposits received pursuant to mineral property vend-in agreement | – | – | 26,100 | ||||||
Shares issued pursuant to mineral property vend-in agreement | – | – | 340,000 | ||||||
Supplemental Disclosures | |||||||||
Interest paid | – | – | – | ||||||
Income taxes paid | – | – | – |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements)
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Wolverine Exploration Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
February 28, 2010
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)
1. | Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying financial statements of Wolverine Exploration Inc. (the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments of a recurring nature considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods shown. | |
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. | |
2. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance now codified as FASB ASC Topic 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as the single source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, aside from those issued by the SEC. ASC 105 does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place. The adoption of ASC 105 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements, but did eliminate all references to pre-codification standards | |
In May 2009, FASB issued ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of for the evaluation, recognition and disclosure of events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date. Although there is new terminology, the standard is based on the same principles as those that currently exist in the auditing standards. The standard, which includes a new required disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events, is effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of ASC 855 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements | |
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations. | |
3. | Mineral Properties |
On February 27, 2007, the Company entered into a vend-in agreement whereby they agreed to acquire a 90% interest in four mineral licenses in central Labrador, Canada, comprised of 516 mineral claims covering an area of 33,111 acres. On February 28, 2007 the Company issued a $34,000 promissory note and 34,000,000 in common shares with a fair value of $340,000 to acquire this 90% interest. The purchase price included a total of $26,100 in refundable staking security deposits. These deposits were refunded to the Company in February 2008. As at May 31, 2009, the Company wrote off the mineral property acquisition costs of $348,000 due to the uncertainty of establishing proven and probable reserves. | |
Under the terms of the vend-in agreement, the Company is committed to incurring mineral exploration expenditures of approximately $151,000 (Cdn$150,000) on or before March 1, 2008 (spent), $156,719 (Cdn$171,615) on or before March 1, 2009, and $195,899 (Cdn$214,519) on or before March 1, 2010 with the provision that any excess amount spent in one year may be carried forward and applied towards fulfilment of the expenditure requirements of a later year. As at February 28, 2010, the Company has spent $244,794 (Cdn$267,390) on exploration expenditures. These expenditures also qualify as exploration expenditures under the terms of the Company’s mineral exploration licenses. | |
On August 27, 2009, the vend-in agreement was amended in that the optionor has agreed to waive the remaining required work commitments on the mineral properties subject to the Company incurring sufficient exploration expenditures on the properties to keep them in good standing with the local government. | |
Subsequent to the vend-in agreement, the Company acquired an additional 24 mineral claims contiguous to the 516 claims acquired pursuant to the vend-in agreement described above for $501. Pursuant to the vend-in agreement, the Company has a 90% interest in these additional 24 mineral claims and the optionor has a 10% interest. |
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Wolverine Exploration Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
February 28, 2010
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)
4. | Loans Payable | |
a) | On February 24, 2010, the Company settled $21,000 of loans payable outstanding as at May 31, 2009, by issuing 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of $31,500. The Company recorded a loss on the settlement of debt of $10,500. | |
b) | During the nine month period ended February 28, 2010, the Company repaid $15,000 for a loan balance outstanding as at May 31, 2009. | |
5. | Related Party Transactions | |
a) | As at February 28, 2010, the Company owes $6,624 (Cdn$7,853) (May 31, 2009 - $14,915 (Cdn$16,283)) to the President of the Company which is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand. | |
b) | On February 24, 2010, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $15,000 to settle $9,000 owed to the President of the Company. The Company recorded a loss on settlement of debt of $6,000. | |
6. | Common Stock | |
a) | On February 24, 2010, the Company issued 5,900,000 shares of common stock at $0.03 per share for proceeds of $177,000. | |
b) | On February 24, 2010, the Company issued 2,200,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $100,500 to settle debt of $74,280. The Company recorded a loss on the settlement of debt of $26,220. Refer to Notes 4(a) and 5(b). | |
7. | Stock and Option Compensation Plan | |
On February 2, 2010, the Company approved a stock and option compensation plan (2010 Stock Plan) for its employees. Pursuant to which the Company is authorized to issue 5,147,250 shares of the Company’s common stock and options to acquire an additional 5,147,250 shares of the Company’s common stock. | ||
8. | Subsequent Event | |
Subsequent to February 28, 2010, the Company relinquished its interest in 128 of the mineral claims described in Note 3. |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. 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 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 unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report, particularly in the section entitled "Risk Factors".
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars. All references to "CDN$" refer to Canadian dollars and all references to "common shares" refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms "we", "us", "our", the “Company” and "Wolverine" mean Wolverine Exploration Inc., unless otherwise indicated.
Corporate History
Our company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 23, 2006 and trades on the OTCBB under the symbol WOLV.
On February 28, 2007, we entered into a vend-in agreement with Shenin Resources Inc. (“Shenin”), a private Canadian corporation, for the purchase of a 90% interest 516 mineral claims located in Labrador Canada. The purchase price paid to Shenin was $374,000 satisfied by the issuance of 34,000,000 shares of our common stock at a fair value of $0.01 per share and a note payable of $34,000. Under the terms of the vend-in agreement we are required to incur the following expenditures on the claims: (i) CDN $150,000 on or before March 1, 2008; (ii) CDN $200,000 on or before March 1, 2009, and (iii) CDN $250,000 on or before March 1, 2010; provided that (iv) any excess amount spent in one year may be carried forward and applied towards fulfillment of the expenditure required in the later year. Shenin has also granted our company a first right of refusal to purchase a 90% interest in all further property in Labrador Canada that Shenin may obtain an interest in from time to time. To date, we have incurred expenditures of $267,489 (Cdn $270,191).
On August 27, 2009 we signed an amending agreement with Shenin. which waives all of the remaining work commitments required under the vend-in agreement subject to us incurring sufficient exploration expenditures on the claims to keep them in good standing with the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Subsequent to the vend-in agreement, Richard Haderer, a consultant of Wolverine, staked twenty-four (24) additional mineral claims on behalf of Wolverine. The staking costs for these additional claims was Cdn $1,440 and the additional claims are contiguous to the 516 claims acquired pursuant to the vend-in agreement.
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In March of 2010, as a result of the exploration carried out to date, Wolverine reduced the number of claims by 128 in order to concentrate its exploration efforts on the claims with anomalous mineralization. Wolverine now holds a 90% interest and Shenin holds a 10% interest in a total of 412 claims.
On August 15, 2007, we registered our company as an extra-provincially registered company in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador for the purpose of being able to register the Claims in the name of our company and for the purpose of being able to conduct our business in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Our Current Business
We are an exploration stage company engaged in the business of acquisition and exploration of base and precious metal mineral properties. Our current exploration is focused on mineral properties located in Labrador, Canada. We have not yet determined whether the Labrador claims contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable.
For the nine month period ended February 28, 2010, we incurred exploration costs of $22,896.
Cash Requirements
There is limited historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We are an exploration stage company and have not generated any revenues from activities. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business activities. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in the exploration of our properties, and possible cost overruns due to price and cost increases in services.
Over the next twelve months we intend to use any funds that we may have available to fund our operations and conduct exploration on our Labrador Claims. We expect to review other potential exploration projects from time to time as they are presented to us.
Not accounting for our working capital deficit of $324,733, we require additional funds of approximately $635,000 (Cdn$641,000) at a minimum to proceed with our plan of operation over the next twelve months, exclusive of any acquisition costs. As we do not have the funds necessary to cover our projected operating expenses for the next twelve month period, we will be required to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity securities, through loans or through debt financing. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in raising the required capital or that actual cash requirements will not exceed our estimates. We intend to fulfill any additional cash requirement through the sale of our equity securities.
Our auditors have issued a going concern opinion for our year ended May 31, 2009. This means that there is substantial doubt that we can continue as an on-going business for the next twelve months unless we obtain additional capital to pay our bills. This is because we have not generated any revenues and no revenues are anticipated until we begin removing and selling minerals. As we had cash in the amount of $2,180 and a working capital deficit in the amount of $324,733 as of February 28, 2010, we do not have sufficient working capital to enable us to carry out our stated plan of operation for the next twelve months. We plan to complete debt financings and/or private placement sales of our common stock in order to raise the funds necessary to pursue our plan of operation and to fund our working capital deficit in order to enable us to pay our accounts payable and accrued liabilities. We currently do not have any arrangements in place for the completion of any debt financings or private placement financings and there is no assurance that we will be successful in completing any debt financing or private placement financing. Our success or failure will be determined by what we find under the ground.
Exploration Plan
Our plan of operation for the next 12 months is to complete the following five phase exploration program within the time periods specified, subject to our company obtaining the additional funding necessary for the continued exploration of the Labrador Claims. Currently, our company does not have enough funds to complete Phase Four of our proposed exploration program in the spring-summer of 2010. The following is a brief summary of our five phase exploration program.
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1. | Phase One – This phase of our company’s exploration program was completed in October 2007 at a cost of $7,012 (CDN$7,500). Phase one consisted of prospecting, rock sampling, and assaying the rock samples. As a result of the favorable results from this phase of the exploration program, management decided to proceed with phase two. | |
2. | Phase Two - This phase of our company’s exploration program was completed in October 2007 at a cost of $187,915 (CDN$201,000). Phase two consisted of an airborne survey of the Labrador Claims. As a result of the favorable results from this phase of the exploration program, management decided to proceed with phase three. | |
3. | Phase Three – This phase of our company exploration program consisted of a preliminary ground review completed in August 2008 by the project geologist, Ed Montague and a member of the Innu Development Limited Partnership. A second year assessment report was completed and filed with the Department of Natural Resources of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. As a result of favorable results from this phase of the exploration program, management has decided to proceed with phase four. | |
4. | Phase Four – This phase of our company’s exploration program will consist of prospecting and sampling and excavating and trenching (outlined below) at a total estimated cost of approximately $164,000 (Cdn $166,000). The prospecting and sampling program portion of phase four was completed in the fall of 2009. The excavating and trenching portion of phase four is estimated at $116,000 Cdn. An assessment report on the fall 2009 program was completed and filed with the Department of Natural Resources of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. | |
5. | Phase Five- Subject to positive results in phase four this phase of our company’s exploration program will consist of an IP survey (Induced Polarization Survey) over anomalies identified in the phase two airborne survey to determine drill locations for a fall 2010 drill program at a total estimated cost of $520,000 (Cdn $525,000). |
The program consists of excavating several trenches located on 6 anomalous areas that were defined previously by airborne geophysics. The number and locations of trenches will be defined by the geologist. All trench locations will be located in close proximity to the Trans Labrador Highway (Route 500) near Cache River, 110 to 140 kilometers west of Goose Bay.
Excavation of the trenches will be done by an excavator. Once the rock is exposed, a pressure washer will clean the surface and then examined and sampled by a geologist. Sampling would ideally be a continuous linear “v” cut with a rock saw to get a composite sample. A small, packsack type drill will also be available to get core samples at depth.
The exposed bedrock will be mapped and photographed by the geologist. Sampling of the linear cuts will be in meter length sections. IDLP is purchasing a small packsack drill that will be utilized to get core samples at a depth of a few feet to get below any weathering and into the fresh rock. Core samples sections will be as directed by the geologist. All samples will be numbered and packaged and sent to a laboratory for analysis. All samples will be tested for IPC 30 elements as well as gold and PGEs. All of the samples will be scanned with a scintillometer for uranium content.
The equipment and personnel required to implement the work will be contracted out of Goose Bay, the nearest community to the project.
Government regulations stipulate that all exploration trenches be backfilled as soon as possible after examination. This will be done prior to demobilization of the heavy equipment.
As at February 28, 2010, we had a cash balance of $2,048. We will need to raise additional financing to fund phase four of the proposed exploration program to commence in the spring-summer of 2010 and subject to positive results in phase four additional financing for phase five of the proposed exploration program to commence in summer-fall 2010.
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The continuation of our business is dependent upon obtaining further financing, a successful program of exploration and/or development, and, finally, achieving a profitable level of operations. 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.
There are no assurances that we will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations. As noted herein, we are pursuing various financing alternatives to meet our immediate and long-term financial requirements. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we will be unable to conduct our operations as planned, and we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due. In such event, we will be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.
Purchase of Significant Equipment
We do not intend to purchase any significant equipment over the twelve months ending February 28, 2011.
Corporate Offices
We do not own any real property. Our principal business offices are located at 4055 McLean Road, Quesnel, British Columbia Canada V2J 6V5. Our office space is currently provided by a relative of a director of our company at a no cost to Wolverine. We believe that our current lease arrangements provide adequate space for our foreseeable future needs. The Company also maintains an office in Richmond, BC at a cost of $1,000 CDN per month.
Employees
Currently we do not have any employees. The Company utilizes consultants for the management, regulatory, administration, investor relations and geological functions of the Company. We do not expect any material changes in the number of employees over the next 12 month period. We will continue to retain consultants as required.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used 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 financial statements is critical to an understanding of our financial statements.
Mineral Property Costs
Our company has been in the exploration stage since inception on February 23, 2006 and have not yet realized any revenues from its operations. We are primarily engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral exploration properties. We expense mineral property exploration costs as they are incurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are initially capitalized, when incurred, Our company assesses the carrying costs for impairment under ASC 360, “Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets” at each fiscal quarter end. An impairment is recognized when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the mineral property. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the mineral property over its estimated fair value. When it has been determined that a mineral property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves, the costs then incurred to develop such property, are capitalized. Such costs will be amortized using the units-of-production method over the estimated life of the proven
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and probable reserves. If mineral properties are subsequently abandoned or impaired, any capitalized costs will be charged to operations.
Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with ASC 360, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company tests long-lived assets or asset groups for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability is assessed based on the carrying amount of the asset and its fair value which is generally determined based on the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and the eventual disposal of the asset, as well as specific appraisal in certain instances. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds fair value.
Stock-based Compensation
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation”, using the fair value method. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended February 28, 2010 and 2009
The following summary of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements for the quarter ended February 28, 2010 which are included herein.
Three month summary ending February 28, 2010 and 2009
Three Months Ended | ||||||
February 28 | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Revenue | $ | Nil | $ | Nil | ||
Operating Expenses | $ | 77,032 | $ | 40,701 | ||
Other Expenses | $ | 26,220 | $ | – | ||
Net Loss | $ | (103,252 | ) | $ | (40,701 | ) |
Nine month summary ending February 28, 2010 and 2009
Nine Months Ended | ||||||
February 28 | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Revenue | $ | Nil | $ | Nil | ||
Operating Expenses | $ | 223,592 | $ | 184,612 | ||
Other Expenses | $ | 26,220 | $ | – | ||
Net Loss | $ | (249,812 | ) | $ | (184,612 | ) |
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Expenses
Our operating expenses for the three month periods ended February 28, 2010 and 2009 are outlined in the table below:
Three Months Ended | ||||||
February 28 | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) | $ | 2,241 | $ | (9,894 | ) | |
General and administrative | $ | 74,694 | $ | 45,426 | ||
Mineral exploration costs | $ | 97 | $ | 5,169 |
Operating expenses for the three months ended February 28, 2010 increased by 89% as compared to the comparative period in 2009 primarily due to an increase in financing activities.
Our operating expenses for the nine month periods ended February 28, 2010 and 2009 are outlined in the table below:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||
February 28 | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) | $ | 6,012 | $ | (9,894 | ) | |
General and administrative | $ | 194,684 | $ | 189,337 | ||
Mineral exploration costs | $ | 22,896 | $ | 5,169 |
Operating expenses for the nine months ended February 28, 2010 increased by 21% as compared to the comparative period in 2009 primarily due to more mineral exploration activities in the current period and the volatility in the foreign exchange rate has resulted in a large variance in foreign exchange loss/gain.
Revenue
We have not earned any revenues since our inception and we do not anticipate earning revenues in the upcoming quarter.
Liquidity and Financial Condition
Working Capital
At | At | |||||
February 28, | May 31, | |||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Current assets | $ | 9,307 | $ | 3,862 | ||
Current liabilities | 334,040 | 356,283 | ||||
Working capital deficit | $ | (324,733 | ) | $ | (352,421 | ) |
Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended | ||||||
February 28 | February 28 | |||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | $ | (160,493 | ) | $ | (53,567 | ) |
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | Nil | Nil | ||||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 162,000 | 36,000 | ||||
Effects of Foreign Currency Exchange | Nil | (674 | ) | |||
Net increase (decrease) in cash during period | $ | 1,507 | $ | (18,241 | ) |
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Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended February 28, 2010, was $160,493 compared to $53,567 during the nine months ended February 28, 2009.
Financing Activities
During the nine months ended February 28, 2010, we received $177,000 through the issuance of shares in a private placement and repaid a loan in the amount of $15,000. In the comparable period, the Company received loan proceeds of $36,000.
Contractual Obligations
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide tabular disclosure obligations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders.
Recent Accounting Standards
In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance now codified as FASB ASC Topic 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as the single source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, aside from those issued by the SEC. ASC 105 does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place. The adoption of ASC 105 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements, but did eliminate all references to pre-codification standards In May 2009, FASB issued ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of for the evaluation, recognition and disclosure of events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date. Although there is new terminology, the standard is based on the same principles as those that currently exist in the auditing standards. The standard, which includes a new required disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events, is effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of ASC 855 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Management’s Report on Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our president (also our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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As of February 28, 2010, the end of our third quarter covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our president (also our principal executive officer, principal financial and accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, and in light of weakness identified in our internal controls over financial reporting which were disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2009, our president (also our principal executive officer, principal financial and accounting officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective .
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended February 28, 2010 that have materially or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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 property or assets are the subject of any pending legal proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Much of the information included in this annual report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other “forward looking statements”. Such forward looking statements include any projections and 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”.
If we do not obtain additional financing, the business plan will fail.
Our current operating funds are insufficient to complete the next phases of our proposed exploration program on our Labrador mineral claims. We will need to obtain additional financing in order to complete our business plan and our proposed exploration program. Our business plan calls for significant expenses in connection with the exploration of the Labrador Claims. We have not made arrangements to secure any additional financing.
Because we have only recently commenced business operations, we face a high risk of business failure and this could result in a total loss of your investment.
We recently begun the initial stages of exploration of the Labrador Claims, and thus has no way to evaluate the likelihood whether our company will be able to operate our business successfully. Our Company was incorporated on February 23, 2006 and to date we have been involved primarily in organizational activities, obtaining financing and preliminary exploration of the Labrador Claims. We have not earned any revenues and we have never achieved profitability as of the date of this annual report. 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 the light of problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the exploration of the mineral properties that our company plans to undertake. These potential
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problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to exploration and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. We have no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that its business will prove successful, and we can provide no assurance to investors that our company will generate any operating revenues or ever achieve profitable operations. If our company is unsuccessful in addressing these risks its business will likely fail and you will lose your entire investment in this offering.
Because our company has only recently commenced business operations, we expect to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future.
Our company has never earned any revenue and our company has never been profitable. Prior to completing exploration on the Labrador Claims, we may incur increased operating expenses without realizing any revenues from the Labrador Claims, this could cause our company to fail and you will lose your entire investment in this offering.
If we do not find a joint venture partner for the continued development of our mineral claims, we may not be able to advance exploration work.
If the results of the exploration program are successful, we may try to enter into a joint venture agreement with a partner for the further exploration and possible production of the Labrador Claims. Our company would face competition from other junior mineral resource exploration companies who have properties that they deem to be attractive in terms of potential return and investment cost. In addition, if our company entered into a joint venture agreement, our company would likely assign a percentage of our interest in the Labrador Claims to the joint venture partner. If our company is unable to enter into a joint venture agreement with a partner, our company may fail and you may lose your entire investment in this offering.
Because of the speculative nature of mineral property exploration, there is substantial risk that no commercially viable deposits will be found and our business will fail.
Exploration for base and precious metals is a speculative venture involving substantial risk. We can provide investors with no assurance that the Labrador Claims contain commercially viable mineral deposits. The exploration program that our company will conduct on the Labrador Claims may not result in the discovery of commercial viable mineral deposits. Problems such as unusual and unexpected rock formations and other conditions are involved in base and precious metal exploration and often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. In such a case, we may be unable to complete our business plan and you could lose your entire investment.
Because of the inherent dangers involved in base and precious metal exploration, there is a risk that our company may incur liability or damages as we conducts our business.
The search for base and precious metals involves numerous hazards. As a result, our company 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. Our company currently has no such insurance nor do we expect to get such insurance in the foreseeable future. If a hazard were to occur, the costs of rectifying the hazard may exceed our asset value and cause our company to liquidate all of our assets resulting in the loss of your entire investment.
Because access to our company’s mineral claims is often restricted by inclement weather, we will be delayed in exploration and any future mining efforts.
Access to the Labrador mineral claims is restricted to the period between May and November of each year due to snow in the area. As a result, any attempts to visit, test, or explore the property are largely limited to these few months of the year when weather permits such activities. These limitations can result in significant delays in exploration efforts, as well as mining and production in the event that commercial amounts of minerals are found. Such delays can result in our company’s inability to meet deadlines for exploration expenditures as defined by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This could cause the business venture to fail and the loss of your entire investment unless our company can meet the deadlines.
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As our company undertakes exploration of the Labrador Claims, we will be subject to compliance with government regulation that may increase the anticipated time and cost of its exploration program.
There are several governmental regulations that materially restrict the exploration of minerals. Our company will be subject to the mining laws and regulations as contained in the Mineral Act of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador as we carry out our exploration program. We may be required to obtain work permits, post bonds and perform remediation work for any physical disturbance to the land in order to comply with these regulations. While our company’s planned exploration program budgets for regulatory compliance, there is a risk that new regulations could increase our time and costs of doing business and prevent our company from carrying out our exploration program.
Because market factors in the mining business are out of our control, our company may not be able to market any minerals that may be found.
The mining industry, in general, is intensely competitive and we can provide no assurance to investors even if minerals are discovered that a ready market will exist from the sale of any base or precious metals found. Numerous factors beyond our control may affect the marketability of base or precious metals. These factors include market fluctuations, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in our company not receiving an adequate return on invested capital and you may lose your entire investment.
Because our company holds a significant portion of our cash reserves in United States dollars, we may experience weakened purchasing power in Canadian dollar terms.
Our company holds a significant portion of our cash reserves in United States dollars. Due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, the value of these United States dollar reserves can result in both translation gains or losses in Canadian dollar terms. If there was to be a significant decline in the United States dollar versus the Canadian Dollar, our US dollar purchasing power in Canadian dollars would also significantly decline. Our company has not entered into derivative instruments to offset the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.
Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that our company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the May 31, 2009 financial statements, our company was incorporated on February 23, 2006, and does not have a history of earnings, and as a result, our company’s auditor have expressed substantial doubt about the ability of our company to continue as a going concern. Continued operations are dependent on our ability to complete equity or debt financings or generate profitable operations. Such financings may not be available or may not be available on reasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Our stock is a penny stock. 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.
Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “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
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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.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On February 24, 2010, the Company issued 5,900,000 shares of common stock at $0.03 per share for proceeds of $177,000.
On February 24, 2010, the Company issued 2,200,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $100,500 to settle debt of $74,280. The Company recorded a loss on the settlement of debt of $26,220.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
(3) | (i) Articles of Incorporation; and (ii) Bylaws |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of Wolverine Exploration Inc. filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) on July 15, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference. |
3.2 | Bylaws of Wolverine Exploration Inc., filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) on July 15, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference. |
3.3 | Certificate of Amendment of Wolverine Exploration Inc., filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
3.4 | Certificate of Registration of Extra-Provincial Corporation, filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
(10) | Material Contracts |
10.1 | Vend-In Agreement dated February 28, 2007 between Wolverine and Shenin Resources Inc., filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.2 | Consulting Agreement dated January 31, 2007 between Wolverine and Texada Consulting Inc., filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
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10.3 | Additional Property Agreement dated May 17, 2007 among Wolverine, Shenin Resources Inc. and Richard Haderer, filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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(14) | Code of Ethics |
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14.1 | Code of Ethics, filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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(31) | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications |
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31.1* | |
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(32) | Section 1350 Certifications |
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32.1* |
* Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
WOLVERINE EXPLORATION INC. | |
(Registrant) | |
Dated: April 14, 2010 | /s/ Lee Costerd |
Lee Costerd | |
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer | |
and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial | |
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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