UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014
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o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-32074
MINES MANAGEMENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
IDAHO |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
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905 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 311 |
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Spokane, Washington |
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(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(509) 838-6050
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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 o 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). Yes x No o
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 filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Non-accelerated filer o |
| Smaller reporting company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
At August 14, 2014, 29,613,176 common shares, par value $0.001 per share, were issued and outstanding.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Information contained in or incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of any of the words “development”, “anticipate”, “continues”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “project”, “should”, “believe”, or similar expressions are intended to identify such statements. Forward-looking statements included in this report relate to, among other things, comments regarding further exploration and evaluation of the Montanore Project, including drilling activities, engineering and environmental studies, environmental, reclamation and permitting requirements and the process and timing and the costs associated with the foregoing; the process and timing associated with the Montanore Project permitting process, including the issuance of a final environmental impact statement and a record of decision, financing needs, including the financing required to fund the Company’s ongoing activities, sources of financing; planned expenditures and cash requirements for the remaining two quarters of 2014, efforts to reduce costs, including reducing manpower. We believe the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, we cannot assure that the expectations will prove to be correct. Certain cautionary statements are also included elsewhere in this report, including, without limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, among others, those factors referenced in the “Risk Factors” section of this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and such things as:
· the availability of experienced employees;
· the history of losses, which we expect to continue for the foreseeable future;
· the absence of proven or probable reserves, and uncertainty regarding whether reserves will be established at our Montanore Project;
· the speculative nature of exploration for mineral resources, including variations in ore grade and other characteristics affecting mining and mineral recoveries, which involves substantial expenditures and is frequently non-productive;
· the need for additional financing to continue our business, and complete the underground evaluation program;
· financial market conditions and the availability of financing, or its availability on terms acceptable to us;
· the availability, terms, conditions, costs, timing of, or delays in receiving required governmental permits and approvals;
· the competitive nature of the mining industry;
· changes in geological information and the interpretation thereof;
· worldwide economic and political events affecting the supply of and demand for silver and copper and volatility in the market price for silver and copper;
· ongoing reclamation obligations on the Montanore Project properties;
· significant government regulation of mining activities;
· environmental risks;
· uncertainty regarding title to some of our properties;
· the volatility of the market price of our common stock;
· the potential depressive effect of potential issuances of common stock on the market price of our common stock;
· future dilution of shareholders by the exercise of options, and the depressive effect on the stock price of the existence of a significant number of outstanding options; and
· other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
MINES MANAGEMENT, INC.
FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED June 30, 2014
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited): |
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Mines Management, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
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Assets |
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CURRENT ASSETS: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 3,339,409 |
| $ | 4,145,092 |
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Interest receivable |
| 2,205 |
| 6,988 |
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Prepaid expenses and deposits |
| 299,891 |
| 237,286 |
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Certificates of deposit |
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| 1,559,361 |
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Total current assets |
| 3,641,505 |
| 5,948,727 |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT: |
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Buildings and leasehold improvements |
| 836,454 |
| 836,454 |
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Equipment |
| 6,385,752 |
| 6,419,066 |
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Office equipment |
| 343,897 |
| 344,939 |
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| 7,566,103 |
| 7,600,459 |
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Less accumulated depreciation |
| 6,673,449 |
| 6,294,700 |
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| 892,654 |
| 1,305,759 |
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OTHER ASSETS: |
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Available-for-sale securities |
| 7,197 |
| 14,174 |
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Reclamation deposits |
| 1,184,966 |
| 1,191,182 |
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| 1,192,163 |
| 1,205,356 |
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| $ | 5,726,322 |
| $ | 8,459,842 |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
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Accounts payable |
| $ | 682,516 |
| $ | 381,305 |
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Payroll and payroll taxes payable |
| 29,210 |
| 23,358 |
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Total current liabilities |
| 711,726 |
| 404,663 |
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: |
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Asset retirement obligation |
| 491,142 |
| 479,488 |
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Total liabilities |
| 1,202,868 |
| 884,151 |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: |
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Preferred shares — no par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; -0- shares issued and outstanding |
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Common shares — $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 29,211,448 and 28,999,752 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
| 29,212 |
| 29,000 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
| 87,550,957 |
| 87,230,381 |
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Accumulated deficit |
| (1,117,306 | ) | (1,117,306 | ) | ||
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage |
| (81,935,441 | ) | (78,569,393 | ) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
| (3,968 | ) | 3,009 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
| 4,523,454 |
| 7,575,691 |
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| $ | 5,726,322 |
| $ | 8,459,842 |
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Mines Management, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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REVENUE: |
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Royalties |
| $ | 7,627 |
| $ | 6,937 |
| $ | 14,918 |
| $ | 15,245 |
| $ | 196,394 |
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General and administrative |
| 700,228 |
| 758,453 |
| 1,291,863 |
| 1,733,854 |
| 37,117,941 |
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Technical services and exploration |
| 604,421 |
| 625,090 |
| 1,086,339 |
| 1,420,914 |
| 34,510,015 |
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Depreciation |
| 206,091 |
| 232,745 |
| 412,792 |
| 467,648 |
| 6,770,568 |
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Legal, accounting, and consulting |
| 328,208 |
| 199,746 |
| 534,912 |
| 305,885 |
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Fees, filing, and licenses |
| 5,397 |
| 32,556 |
| 73,166 |
| 83,242 |
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Impairment of mineral properties |
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Total operating expenses |
| 1,844,345 |
| 1,848,590 |
| 3,399,072 |
| 4,011,543 |
| 87,942,123 |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
| (1,836,718 | ) | (1,841,653 | ) | (3,384,154 | ) | (3,996,298 | ) | (87,745,729 | ) | |||||
OTHER INCOME: |
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Gain from warrant derivatives |
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| 476,381 |
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Gain from sale of assets |
| 11,900 |
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| 11,900 |
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| 34,900 |
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Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities |
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Interest income, net |
| 2,481 |
| 6,110 |
| 6,206 |
| 13,677 |
| 3,293,103 |
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| 6,110 |
| 18,106 |
| 13,677 |
| 5,810,288 |
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NET LOSS |
| $ | (1,822,337 | ) | $ | (1,835,543 | ) | $ | (3,366,048 | ) | $ | (3,982,621 | ) | $ | (81,935,441 | ) |
NET LOSS PER SHARE (basic and diluted) |
| $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (basic and diluted) |
| 29,179,030 |
| 28,999,752 |
| 29,108,403 |
| 28,999,752 |
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Mines Management, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
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Net Loss |
| $ | (1,822,337 | ) | $ | (1,835,543 | ) | $ | (3,366,048 | ) | $ | (3,982,621 | ) | $ | (81,935,441 | ) |
Reclassification to realized gain upon sale of marketable securities |
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Adjustment to net unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities |
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| 7,770 |
| (6,977 | ) | 1,785 |
| 2,001,936 |
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COMPREHENSIVE LOSS |
| $ | (1,821,373 | ) | $ | (1,827,773 | ) | $ | (3,373,025 | ) | $ | (3,980,836 | ) | $ | (81,939,409 | ) |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Mines Management, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net loss |
| $ | (3,366,048 | ) | $ | (3,982,621 | ) | $ | (81,935,441 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Stock-based compensation |
| 143,038 |
| 249,600 |
| 11,473,549 |
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Stock received for services |
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Depreciation |
| 412,792 |
| 467,648 |
| 6,770,568 |
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Initial measurement of asset retirement obligation |
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| 344,187 |
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Accretion of asset retirement obligation |
| 11,654 |
| 11,103 |
| 146,955 |
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Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities |
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Gain from warrant derivatives |
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Gain on sale of property and equipment |
| (11,900 | ) | — |
| (34,900 | ) | |||
Impairment of mineral properties |
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| 504,492 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Interest receivable |
| 4,783 |
| 1,362 |
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Prepaid expenses and deposits |
| (62,605 | ) | 29,105 |
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Accounts payable |
| 301,211 |
| (114,732 | ) | 682,352 |
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Payroll and payroll taxes payable |
| 5,852 |
| 7,460 |
| 26,030 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
| (2,561,223 | ) | (3,331,075 | ) | (64,878,165 | ) | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment |
| 12,213 |
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| 70,636 |
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Proceeds (purchase) of certificates of deposit |
| 1,565,577 |
| (6,216 | ) | (1,124,054 | ) | |||
Net proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities |
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| 2,005,904 |
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Increase in mineral properties |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
| 1,577,790 |
| (6,216 | ) | (6,888,947 | ) | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net proceeds from sale of common stock |
| 177,750 |
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| 75,059,186 |
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| (805,683 | ) | (3,337,291 | ) | 3,292,074 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
| 4,145,092 |
| 10,246,073 |
| 47,335 |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD |
| $ | 3,339,409 |
| $ | 6,908,782 |
| $ | 3,339,409 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Cash paid for interest |
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| $ | 65,768 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |
| $ | (6,977 | ) | $ | 1,785 |
| $ | (3,968 | ) |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Organization:
Mines Management, Inc. (the Company) is an Idaho corporation incorporated in 1947. The Company acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties in North and South America.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, as well as the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements have been included.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements; accordingly, it is possible that the actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material effect on the reported amounts of the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2014.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
(a) Going concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company is an exploration stage company and has incurred losses since the inception of its exploration stage. As of June 30, 2014, the Company did not have sufficient cash to fund normal operations beyond 2014 without raising additional funds. The Company currently does not have a recurring source of revenue sufficient to fund normal operations and its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to secure sufficient funding for its future exploration and working capital requirements, which may include the sale of its equity or debt securities, and the eventual profitable exploitation of its mining properties.
On July 30, 2014, the Company sold 4,000 units consisting of one share of the Company’s Series B 6% Convertible Preferred Stock, and a warrant to purchase approximately 636 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price of $1,000 per unit as described further in Note 6. The offering yielded gross proceeds, before offering expenses, of $4.0 million. However, the Company still needs additional funding to continue normal operations. The Company’s plans for the long-term return to and continuation as a going concern include securing additional funding. There can be no assurance that the Company will succeed in securing additional funding on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or in generating future profitable operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
(b) Exploration Stage Enterprise
Since the Company is in the exploration stage of operation, the Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 915, Development Stage Enterprises, as it devotes substantially all of its efforts to acquiring and exploring mining interests that management believes should eventually provide sufficient net profits to sustain the Company’s existence. Until such interests are engaged in commercial production, the Company will continue to prepare its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with this standard.
(c) Mining properties, exploration and development costs
All exploration expenditures are expensed as incurred. Significant property acquisition payments for active exploration properties are capitalized, including payments to acquire mineral rights. Once a feasibility study has been completed, approved by management, and a decision is made to put the ore body into production, expenditures to develop new mines, to define further mineralization in existing ore bodies, and to expand the capacity of operating mines, are capitalized and amortized on the units of production basis over proven and probable reserves. The Company charges to operations the allocable portion of capitalized costs attributable to properties sold. Capitalized costs are allocated to properties sold based on the proportion of claims sold to the claims remaining within the project area.
(d) Fair value measurements
The Company discloses the inputs used to develop the fair value measurements for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as well as the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.
Level 2: Quoted prices in inactive markets for identical assets or liabilities, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or other observable inputs either directly related to the asset or liability or derived principally from corroborated observable market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs due to the fact that there is little or no market activity.
(e) Stock compensation
The Company measures and records the costs of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award, recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for such award. Compensation cost is recognized for awards granted and for awards modified, repurchased or cancelled.
(f) Net loss per share
Basic earnings or loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period plus the effect of potential dilutive shares during the period. Potential dilutive shares include outstanding stock options and warrants. For periods in which a net loss is reported, potential dilutive shares are excluded because they are antidilutive. Therefore, basic loss per share is the same as diluted loss per share for the periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.
(f) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
During 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance related to unrecognized tax benefits related to a net operating loss carryforward, similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward. The new standard requires an unrecognized tax benefit that is not available under the tax law or not intended to be used at the reporting date to be presented as a separate liability, rather than netted against a deferred tax asset in the financial statements. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2014. This guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
(g) Subsequent events
The Company evaluated events and transactions subsequent to the balance sheet date of June 30, 2014 for potential recognition or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 — CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT:
The Company owned two certificates of deposit for a total of $1,559,361 at December 31, 2013. These investments matured in February 2014 and were not renewed.
The Company also has a certificate of deposit pledged as security for a Letter of Credit to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality as a reclamation guarantee for the Montanore expansion evaluation program. This certificate matures on January 3, 2015, bears interest at the rate of 0.40% and renews automatically each year. This certificate of deposit ($1,124,055 and $1,130,271 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively) is included with reclamation deposits on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
NOTE 3 — AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES:
Available-for-sale securities are comprised of common stocks which have been valued using quoted market prices in active markets. The following table summarizes the Company’s available-for-sale securities:
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| $ | 11,165 |
| $ | 11,165 |
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Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
| (3,968 | ) | 3,009 |
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Fair Market Value |
| $ | 7,197 |
| $ | 14,174 |
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NOTE 4 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2014, and the fair value calculation input hierarchy level determined to apply to each asset and liability category. Quoted market prices were used to determine the fair value of available-for-sale securities. The Company has no financial assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
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Available-for-sale securities |
| $ | 7,197 |
| $ | 14,174 |
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Asset retirement obligation |
| $ | 491,142 |
| $ | 479,488 |
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The following table presents the fair value reconciliation of Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
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Balance January 1 |
| $ | 479,488 |
| $ | 456,823 |
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Accretion expense |
| 5,760 |
| 5,488 |
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Balance March 31 |
| 485,248 |
| 462,311 |
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Accretion expense |
| 5,894 |
| 5,615 |
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Balance June 30 |
| $ | 491,142 |
| $ | 467,926 |
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NOTE 5 — CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK:
The Company maintains most of its cash and cash equivalents in one financial institution. To date, the Company has not experienced a material loss or lack of access to its invested cash or cash equivalents; however, no assurance can be provided that access to the Company’s invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets. The total uninsured bank deposit balance on the Company’s bank statements was approximately $4,215,000 as of June 30, 2014.
NOTE 6 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common Shares:
For a description of the public offerings and sales of common stock that occurred prior to 2014, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Preferred Shares:
The Company has authorized 10,000,000 preferred shares, no par value. Through June 30, 2014, the Company had not issued any preferred shares.
On July 30, 2014, the Company sold to one investor 4,000 units consisting of one share of the Company’s Series B 6% convertible preferred stock, no par value, and a warrant to purchase approximately 636 shares of the company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price to the investor of $1,000 per unit. Each share of Series B convertible preferred stock is immediately convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of approximately 1,271 shares of common stock for each share of Series B convertible preferred stock (equivalent to a conversion price of $0.7866 per share of common stock). The warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $1.0816 per share and will expire November 30, 2018. The offering yielded gross proceeds, before offering expenses, of $4.0 million (net proceeds of $3.6 million after deducting placement agent and investor fees and expenses but before deducting other offering expenses). As of August 14, 2014, 316 shares of the Series B 6% convertible preferred stock had been converted into 401,728 shares of common stock.
NOTE 7 — STOCK OPTIONS:
The Company had four equity incentive plans as of December 31, 2013. Two of these plans, the 2003 Stock Option Plan and the 2003 Consultant Stock Compensation Plan, expired in February 2014. There has been no change to the Company’s 2007 and 2012 Equity Incentive Plans during 2014, other than the items summarized below. For a description of these Equity Incentive Plans, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
A summary of the option activity under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plans as of June 30, 2014, and changes during the period then ended, is presented below:
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| 4,663,000 |
| $ | 1.53 |
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| (187,000 | ) | $ | 0.87 |
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| (535,000 | ) | $ | 1.96 |
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Outstanding at March 31, 2014 |
| 3,941,000 |
| $ | 1.50 |
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| 530,000 |
| $ | 0.91 |
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| (50,000 | ) | $ | 0.99 |
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| (200,000 | ) | $ | 0.99 |
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Outstanding at June 30, 2014 |
| 4,221,000 |
| $ | 1.46 |
| 2.92 |
| $ | 518,650 |
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Exercisable at June 30, 2014 |
| 3,821,000 |
| $ | 1.52 |
| 2.70 |
| $ | 518,650 |
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The fair value for each option award is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the assumptions noted in the following table. Volatility for the periods presented is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common shares over the expected life of the option. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The Company does not foresee the payment of dividends in the near term.
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| 0.91 | % | 0.44 | % | ||||
Weighted average volatility |
| 73.08 | % | — |
| 73.08 | % | 68.88 | % | ||||
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| 3.0 |
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| 3.0 |
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| $ | 0.44 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 0.44 |
| $ | 0.48 |
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(1) No options were granted during the three months ended June 30, 2013.
During the three months ended June 30, 2014 there were 50,000 stock options exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $0.99 and a total intrinsic value of $3,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, there were 237,000 stock options exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $0.90 and a total intrinsic value of $88,724. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, there were no stock options exercised.
A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested options as of June 30, 2014 and changes during the period then ended is presented below:
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Nonvested at January 1, 2014 |
| 588,000 |
| $ | 0.27 |
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Vested |
| (18,000 | ) | $ | 0.27 |
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Nonvested at March 31, 2014 |
| 570,000 |
| $ | 0.27 |
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Granted |
| 400,000 |
| $ | 0.44 |
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Vested |
| (570,000 | ) | $ | 0.27 |
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Nonvested at June 30, 2014 |
| 400,000 |
| $ | 0.44 |
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As of June 30, 2014, there was $160,850 of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of less than one year.
Total compensation costs recognized for stock-based employee compensation awards was $96,556 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total compensation costs recognized for stock-based employee compensation awards was $133,842 and $249,600 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These costs were included in general and administrative expenses and technical services and exploration expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total costs recognized for stock-based compensation awards for services performed by outside parties were $3,677 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total costs recognized for stock-based compensation awards for services performed by outside parties were $9,196 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Cash received from options exercised under all share-based payment arrangements during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was $177,750 and $0, respectively.
NOTE 8 — COMMITMENTS:
The Company entered into an Exploration Earn-In Agreement with Estrella Gold Corp. on April 5, 2012, pursuant to which the Company could acquire 75% of the Estrella gold and silver exploration property located in central Peru by expending $5,000,000 on exploration activities. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was required to make annual cash payments to Estrella of $100,000 prior to the end of the first agreement year ending on February 28, 2013, and $200,000 prior to the end of each subsequent agreement year until the earn-in had been completed. The Company was also required to expend a minimum of $500,000 in exploration and development expenditures in each of the first and second agreement years. The Company was able to terminate this agreement at any time during the earn-in period; however, a minimum of $350,000 in exploration and development expenses was required during the first year of the agreement regardless of whether or not the agreement was terminated. The Company met the first year’s exploration and development expenditure requirements during 2012. During February 2013, the Company made the required $100,000 cash payment prior to the end of the first agreement year and continued the Exploration Earn-In Agreement into the second year. During January 2014, the Company terminated the Exploration Earn-In Agreement.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as well as with the financial statements and related notes and the other information appearing elsewhere in this report. As used in this report, unless the context otherwise indicates, references to “we,” “our,” the “Company” and “us” refer to Mines Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries collectively.
Mines Management, Inc. is an exploration stage company with a large silver-copper project, the Montanore Project, located in northwestern Montana. The Montanore Project continues to be the Company’s main focus. During 2014, the Company has continued to plan for the advanced exploration and delineation drilling program at the Montanore Project, principally through the pursuit of federal and state agency permitting approvals.
Overview Second Quarter 2014
· The Company sought additional funding for future operations during the quarter, and completed a financing on July 30, 2014 which yielded gross proceeds, of $4.0 million (net proceeds of $3.6 million after deducting placement agent and investor fees and expenses but before deducting other offering expenses). The Company sold to one investor 4,000 units consisting of
one share of the Company’s Series B 6% convertible preferred stock plus a warrant to purchase approximately 636 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price to the public of $1,000 per unit.
· The U.S. Forest Service (“USFS”) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) continued to develop the Final Environmental Impact Statement (“FEIS”) during the quarter. The next step in the process is the issuance of a preliminary FEIS which is expected during the third quarter of 2014.
· The Company continued to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) on the Clean Water Act 404 permitting process. This process will continue concurrently with work on the FEIS and although not required for the FEIS, it is required prior to beginning construction of the tailings impoundment dam. The Company is currently preparing responses to agency comments on its wetlands mitigation plan, received during the quarter.
· The MDEQ has completed a draft nondegradation review which outlines monitoring of mine inflow and hydrological modeling updates that will be required to demonstrate compliance with flow requirements during the early stages of construction and operation.
Montanore Permitting and Environmental
Approval by regulatory agencies will be required before the Montanore Project can proceed with exploration and project development. The agencies that are involved with the major permits include the USFS, MDEQ, USACE, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”). There are other permits required, such as water rights, which will involve other agencies.
The permitting process requires completion of the FEIS before a Record of Decision can be issued by the USFS and MDEQ. The FEIS describes various elements of the project, provides analysis of impacts, includes public input, and discloses aspects of the proposed project that were considered by the agencies. The USFWS issued a Final Biological Opinion for terrestrial and aquatic endangered species at the end of the first quarter 2014, the USFS initiated work to update the wildlife section of the FEIS to reflect the information and recommendations made in the Biological Opinion. All other sections of the FEIS have been drafted and are in the final internal editing and review steps of the process. The next important step is the completion of a preliminary FEIS for internal review by the cooperating agencies. Based on the current schedule for completion drafted by the EIS contractor, the preliminary FEIS could be issued during the third quarter of 2014. After the preliminary FEIS is issued, the final FEIS review process begins which includes preparation for publication and release to the public.
The USFS and MDEQ are preparing a Record of Decision (“ROD”) for the Montanore project. Draft versions of that document were also completed during the first quarter 2014 and are currently being reviewed and edited by the agencies. A draft ROD will be issued with the FEIS.
The other major permit required is the 404 permit issued by the USACE under the Clean Water Act. This permit is required when waters of the U.S. are impacted by a proposed action, in this case by the project tailings impoundment. The USACE provided comments on the wetlands mitigation plan submitted by the Company and provided additional clarification on the assessment of the proposed impact on jurisdictional waters. The Company is updating information and actively preparing responses to these comments.
During the quarter, the MDEQ completed a draft nondegradation review outlining monitoring of mine inflow and hydrological modeling updates that will be required to demonstrate compliance with flow requirements during the early stages of construction and operation. A decision will be issued as part of the FEIS and draft ROD by the USFS and MDEQ.
The MDEQ continues to work on water rights, transmission line permits, and other minor regulatory reviews that will be required to gain approval for the project. Under the State of Montana’s regulations, these permits will be issued following issuance of the FEIS and Record of Decision.
Financial and Operating Results
The Company continues to expense all of its expenditures when incurred, with the exception of equipment and buildings which are capitalized. The Company has no revenues from mining operations. Financial results of operations include primarily general and administrative expenses, and permitting, project advancement and engineering expenses.
Quarter Ended June 30, 2014
The Company reported a net loss of $1.8 million in each of the quarters ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The most significant difference in operating expenditures between the two quarters was an increase in legal, accounting and consulting fees of $0.1 million during the 2014 quarter, primarily due to the litigation matter described in Part II, Item I, Legal Proceedings. This increase was offset by a decrease in expenditures related to the La Estrella project during 2014 of $0.1 million due to the termination of the project in
January 2014. Expenditures related to La Estrella were included in general and administrative expenses, technical services and exploration, and fees, filing, and licenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
The Company reported a net loss of $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to a net loss of $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The change in net loss resulted primarily from reduced operating expenses during the 2014 period including: (1) a $0.4 million decrease in general and administrative expenses consisting of $0.1 million less of stock-based compensation during the 2014 period compared to the 2013 period, the absence in 2014 of a $0.1 million payment to continue the Earn-In Agreement with Estrella Gold Corp., a decrease in 2014 of $0.1 million in payroll with two fewer employees, and a $0.1 million decrease in promotional and other administrative expenses during 2014; (2) a $0.3 million decrease in technical services and exploration expenses primarily related to the termination of the La Estrella project in January 2014; and (3) a $0.1 million decrease in depreciation during 2014 due to property and equipment having reached the end of its depreciable life; partly offset by (4) an increase of $0.2 million in legal, accounting and consulting expenditures during the 2014 period primarily associated with a litigation matter as described in Part II, Item I, Legal Proceedings.
Liquidity
During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the net cash used in operating activities was approximately $2.6 million, which is $0.7 million less than the same period in the prior year. This reduced our cash and cash equivalents and certificates of deposit from $5.7 million at December 31, 2013 to approximately $3.3 million at June 30, 2014.
We anticipate expenditures of approximately $2.8 million for the final two quarters of 2014, which we expect to consist of approximately $0.8 million each quarter for general and administrative expenses, and $0.6 million each quarter for permitting, environmental, engineering, and geologic studies for the Montanore Project. On July 30, 2014, we completed a financing which yielded gross proceeds of $4.0 million (net proceeds of $3.6 million after deducting placement agent and investor fees and expenses but before deducting other offering expenses). We plan to continue to limit activity levels, including capital expenditures, until the Record of Decision is issued. Additional financing will be required to continue operations and to complete the evaluation drilling program and a bankable feasibility study.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The majority of our cash balances are held in U.S. dollars and our long term investment certificates of deposit are denominated in U.S. dollars in local and national banking institutions. We manage the timing of cash required for review of the permitting and engineering of the Montanore Project and for general corporate purposes utilizing our money market account. Our policy is to invest only in government securities rated “investment grade” or better.
The market prices of base and precious metals such as silver and copper fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors beyond the control of any mining company. These factors include expectations with regard to the rate of inflation, the exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and other currencies, interest rates, global or regional political, economic or banking crises, and a number of other factors. If the market price of silver or copper should decrease, the value of the Company’s Montanore Project could decline and the Company might not be able to recover its investment in that project. Any determination to develop or construct a mine would be made long before the first revenues from production would be received. Price fluctuations between the time that such decisions are made and the commencement of production could affect the economics of the mine.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Controller and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2014. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed and were effective as of June 30, 2014 to give reasonable assurances that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company’s files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is also accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2014 that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
In September 2007, we filed a declaratory judgment action, Mines Management, Inc., Newhi, Inc. and Montanore Minerals Corp. v. Tracie Fus et al., Cause No. DV 07-248 in Montana Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County. In this action we sought a Court judgment against certain of the defendants that the unpatented mining claims of such defendants allegedly located above portions of our adit and overlapping certain of our patented and unpatented mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites are invalid. The defendants then asserted trespass claims against us relating to our use of certain of our mining claims, millsites and the adit. The parties participated in a mediation in 2009 which resulted in a settlement with seven of the ten defendants. On March 21, 2013, the Court issued an order (i) enforcing the settlement with seven of the ten defendants, (ii) enjoining us from trespassing on certain mining claims owned by one of the defendants, and (iii) finding that the mining claim of another defendant is valid and superior to certain of our claims. The claims with respect to which we were enjoined from trespass do not overlap the adit. The mining claim that the Court determined was valid and superior to certain of our claims overlaps portions of the adit and portions of certain of our patented claims and unpatented mill sites and tunnel sites. We do not believe that this order affects our ability to use the adit or to conduct exploration and development operations as currently planned once we have obtained the required permits.
We appealed to the Montana Supreme Court, Case No. DA 13-0240, certain portions of the order. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Company remanding the case to the District Court with instructions to vacate the injunction and to conduct further proceedings. The Supreme Court reversed the District Court on the basis of lack of findings, existence of an issue of fact, lack of evidence regarding trespass and misplaced reliance on evidence that the District Court relied upon with respect to claim validity.
On remand, the Company filed a motion to substitute the District Court judge, which was denied by the District Court judge. The Company has appealed this denial to the Montana Supreme Court.
On June 28, 2013 the Company filed a condemnation action, Montanore Minerals Corp. v. Easements and Rights of Way under through and across those certain unpatented lode mining claims et al., Cause No. CV-00133-DLC, in the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division. In this action we sought to acquire necessary easements and rights of way for the Montanore Project including for use of the adit and the construction and use of another underground tunnel and related equipment that are contemplated by the draft environment impact statement for the Montanore Project and other draft permits. The defendants include the defendant in the case referenced in the preceding paragraphs whose claim was determined to be valid and overlaps the existing adit. We filed a motion for a preliminary condemnation order and injunction to obtain immediate access to the easements and rights-of-way and a motion to have the court declare the subject mining claims void for failure to comply with an essential federal filing requirement. The primary defendant filed a motion requesting the court to dismiss without prejudice or stay the condemnation proceeding on abstention grounds and a motion to dismiss one of the two condemnation counts.
On April 29, 2014, the U.S. District Court in Missoula granted the Company’s motion for a preliminary condemnation order, which affirms the Company’s right of access through the adit, and its right to construct another tunnel that is planned in connection with the potential construction of a mine. In addition, the U.S. District Court granted the Company’s motion for a preliminary injunction for immediate right of possession, thereby preserving the Company’s ongoing access through the adit. Our motion to declare the subject mining claims void was denied on abstention grounds. The primary defendant’s motions to dismiss without prejudice or stay the condemnation proceeding on abstention grounds was denied. The primary defendant’s motion to dismiss one of the condemnation counts was denied as moot. The court decisions are subject to appeal.
On July 10, 2014, Frank R. Wall filed a complaint in the Montana Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County, Montana, Frank R. Wall vs. Patent Lode Mining claims HR-133 AND HR 134, et al., arising out of the facts related to the litigation described above and claiming monetary damages, declaratory judgments and other relief. The complaint names the Company and its subsidiaries Newhi, Inc. and Montanore Minerals Corporation as defendants. The complaint has not been served on the Company or its subsidiaries. The Company believes the allegations of the complaint are without merit.
The following risk factors relate to the Company’s issuance of Series B 6% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) in July 2014.
The holders of our Preferred Stock have rights as a holder of Preferred Stock that are senior to, and could disadvantage, holders of our common stock.
The Preferred Stock is senior to our common stock in the right to receive dividends and payments in the event of a liquidation. These preferences could disadvantage the holders of our common stock, and may make it more difficult for us to raise equity capital in the future.
We may issue a significant number of shares of common stock upon the conversion of our Preferred Stock and as dividends payments on the Preferred Stock, and common stockholders may be adversely affected by the issuance of those shares.
If our shareholders approve certain proposals related to the Preferred Stock and our common stock purchase warrants issued on July 25, 2014, the Preferred Stock will include a full ratchet anti-dilution provision that would reduce the conversion price of the Preferred Stock if at any time we issue equity or equity equivalent securities having an effective issue, exercise or conversion price lower than the then-existing Preferred Stock conversion price. In addition, we are obligated to pay a 6% quarterly dividend on the Preferred Stock for as long as the Preferred Stock is outstanding, and have the option to pay the dividend in our common stock. In general, the number of shares issuable would increase if the price of our common stock decreased. The issuance of our common stock on conversion of the Preferred Stock and payment of dividends, and the increase in the number of shares issued on conversion in the event the conversion price is reduced due to the full ratchet anti-dilution provision, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock, even if our business is doing well.
Mandatory redemption and certain other provisions of the Preferred Stock may defer, delay or prevent a change in control of the Company.
The mandatory redemption and certain other provisions of the Preferred Stock may have the effect of deferring, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. The Preferred Stock is required to be redeemed in the event of a change in control of the Company approved by the Board at a redemption price of 115% of the stated value of the Preferred Stock, or $4,600,000, which amount would most likely be required to be paid by the acquiring company. In a change of control transaction not approved by the Board in which shareholders of the Company receive securities of the acquiring company or cash, if the holders do not require redemption of the Preferred Stock, the value attributed to the Preferred Stock would exceed the value attributed to the Common Stock, thereby decreasing the amount received by holders of Common Stock in such a transaction.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
None.
Exhibit No. |
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| Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
31.2 |
| Certification of Controller and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
32.1 |
| Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C., 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) |
32.2 |
| Certification of Controller and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C., 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) |
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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.
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Date: August 14, 2014 | By: | /s/ Glenn M. Dobbs |
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Date: August 14, 2014 | By: | /s/ Nicole Altenburg |
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