UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QSB (Mark One) X QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) 	For The Quarterly Period Ended: September 30, 2004 _ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934. (NO FEE REQUIRED) 	For the Transition Period from _________to ___________. 	Commission File Number: 0-16468 MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED (Exact name of Company as specified in its charter) 	CALIFORNIA	94-2236016 (State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization)	Identification Number) 1312 CONCANNON BOULEVARD, LIVERMORE, CA 94550 (Address of principal executive offices) (925) 606-5939 Issuer's telephone number APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEEDING FIVE YEARS Check whether the registrant filed all documents and records required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of the securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes No APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date. TRADING SYMBOL: MLGM 	Class	Outstanding 	Common Stock,	6,640,807 	without par value	as of September 30, 2004 	 Total Pages: 16 	Exhibit Index on Page: 11 	PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial information required by Item 310(b) of Regulation S-B and by Rule 10.01 of Regulation SX, for the Company's fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004. The Company has prepared this information without independent audit. MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003	3 Consolidated Statement of Operations for the 9-month period ending September 30, 2004.										4 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the 9-month period ending September 30, 2004										5 Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity from inception on February 8, 1974 to September 30, 2004.									6 Notes to Consolidated Statements								7 (The balance of this page is intentionally left blank) MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES BALANCE SHEETS (1990 through 2004 Unaudited) ASSETS 	September 30	December 31 	2004	2003 	(Unaudited)	(Unaudited) Current Assets 	Cash	$174	$106 	Total current assets	 174	106 Other Assets 	Property rights	618,332	618,332 	Note receivable from 	Amador United Gold Mines	102,130	98,756 	Total other assets	720,462	717,088 		$720,637	$717,194 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY Current Liabilities 	Accounts payable	$43,836	$43,790 	California income tax	11,256	11,256 Total current liabilities	55,092	55,046 Non-current liabilities 	Notes payable	23,769	18,748 	Deferred fees payable	58,303	58,303 	Total non-current liabilities	82,073	77,051 Stockholder's equity 	Common stock, without par value, 	Authorized, 7,500,000 shares: 	Issued and outstanding, September 30 	2004: 6,640,807 	2003: 6,431,520		6,914,461	6,796,008 Paid-in capital representing rights to acquire a maximum of 619,004 shares (See Note 3)	451,004	569,457 Deficit accumulated during development stage	(6,781,992)	(6,780,367) Net stockholder's equity	583,472	585,098 		$720,637	$717,094 See accompanying notes MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (1990 through 2004 Unaudited) 	Three Months Ended	Nine Months Ended 	Sep 30	Sep 30	Sep 30	Sep 30 	2004	2003	2004	2003 Pre-operating revenues: Payments received under 	joint venture agreements:	$0	$0	$0	$0 	Interest Income	1,187	1,157	3,634	3,713 		Sub-total	1,187	1,157	3,634	3,713 Pre-operating Expenses 	Lease and non-creditable option 	 payments on mining properties	0	0	0	0 	Evaluation of mining properties	0	1,200	2,400	2,400 	Legal and accounting	0	255	25	280 	Interest expense	424	2,376	1,153	7,230 	Administrative compensation	0	0	0	0 	Other administrative expense	46	772	1,632	3,445 	Depreciation/Amortization	0	0	0	0 	California Franchise tax	0	0	50	50 	Other expenses	0	0	0	0 		Sub-total	470	4,602	5,259	13,406 Net operating income	717	(3,445)	(1,625)	(9,692) Minority interest in loss of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0 Net gain/(loss)	$717	($3,445)	($1,625)	($9,692) Primary gain/(loss) per share	$0.000	($0.001)	($0.000)	($0.002) Fully diluted gain/(loss) per share	$0.000	($0.000)	($0.000)	($0.001) See accompanying notes MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (1990 through 2004 Unaudited) 		Nine Months Ended 	Sep 30	Sep 30 	2004	2003 Cash flows from operating activities:	($1,625)	($9,692) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: 	Depreciation and amortization	0	0 	Salaries and fees	0	0 	(Increase) Decrease in deposits	0	0 	(Increase) Decrease in pre-paid expenses	0	0 	(Increase) Decrease in loans receivables	(3,374)	(3,362) 	Increase (Decrease) in accounts payables	46	6,643 	Increase (Decrease) in long term loans	0	0 	Incr (Decr) in deferred officer salaries	0	0 	Incr (Decr) in income taxes payable	0	0 	Incr (Decr) Minority Interest due to Dissolution	0	0 	Incr (Decr) in property loss from abandonment	0	0 Gross cash used in operating activities	(3,328)	(3,281) Cash flow from investing activities: 	Minority investment	0 	0 	Purchase of mining property	0	0 Net cash provided by (used in) investing	0	0 Cash flows from financing activities: 	Issuance of Series B Stock	0	0 	(Inc)Dec Conversion Series A to Common	(118,454)	(116,234) 	Proceeds from sale of company stock	118,454	116,234 	Increase (Decrease) in expiration of: 	Series A Preferred Stock	0	0 		1984 Option Plan	0	0 Net borrowing from notes payable	5,021	6,416 Net cash provided by financing activities	5,021	6,416 	Net increase (decrease) in cash	$69	($7) 	Cash, beginning of period	105	127 	Cash, end of period	$174	$120 A. Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the 368 month since inception to September 30, 2004 	Cash paid for:	Interest	$719,084 		Income taxes	$37,885 B. Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities for the 368 months from inception to September 30, 2004: 	The Company has satisfied various liabilities (Note 3) by issuance of stock or options (Exercise price: $0.0001 per share) to acquire common stock: 		Stock Options	Stock 	Salaries	$414,913 	Equipment	 _ 0	$5,000 	Total	$414,913	$5,000 See accompanying notes MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (1990 through 2004 Unaudited) 		Issued and Outstanding	Paid-in	Since Inception 	Shares	Amount	Capital	February 1974 From Inception, February 24, 1974 thru December 31, 2001 	6,021,759	$6,453,367	$912,098	($6,759,568) No shares were sold from Jan thru Dec 2002 Series A Preferred shares converted 	to common shares	253,737	187,663	(187,663) Northern Mines Inc. Dissolution and issuance 	of MLGM stock, $0.50/share	416,486	208,243 Paid-in capital representing options to acquire 	a cumulative maximum of 924,918common shares	0 December 31, 2002 pre-operating 	net gain (loss)	 0	 0	 0	 (9,429) As of December 31, 2002	6,275,496	$6,641,029	$724,435	($6,768,997) No shares were sold from Jan thru Dec 2003 Series A Preferred shares converted to common shares	208,032	154,978	(154,978) Paid-in capital representing options 	to acquire a cumulative maximum:		0 	Series A of 749,952 common shares December 31, 2003 Pre-operating net gain	 0	 0	 0	 (11,370) As of December 31, 2003	6,483,528	$6,796,008	$569,457	($6,780,367) No shares were sold from Jan thru Sep 2004 Series A Preferred shares converted to common shares	 157,279	118,453	(118,453) Paid-in capital representing options 	to acquire a cumulative maximum:		0 	Series A of 593,935 common shares September 30, 2004 Pre-operating net gain (loss)	0	 0	 0	 (1,625) As of September 30, 2004	6,640,807	$6,914,461	$451,004	($6,781,992) See accompanying notes See accompanying notes MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 1.	 BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form 10KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003. The sole activity of the Company is the identification and exploration of properties that the Company believes have the potential for economic recovery of minerals, especially gold. In order to develop the property into an economic mining operation, the Company will form a joint venture for that specific property. 2.	POTENTIAL MINING PROPERTIES 	a. Big Canyon Mining and Cattle Corporation Property. The lease, with an option to purchase for surface and mineral rights on 584.07 acres, made effective July 1, 1996 was amended on January 1, 2001. The lease expires December 2004. An extension of the lease has been proposed. 	b. Minimum Annual Land Lease Payments Assuming these properties are retained, and the payment schedule agreed to for the Big Canyon property is unchanged, the minimum payments are as follows: 		Year					 Amount 	2004(3 months)	$0 	2005	To be determined 	2006	To be determined 3.	STOCK OPTION PLANS 	The Company has two active stock option plans (1995 Stock Option Plan and Directors' Stock Option Plan).The Company options are valued at the amount of the salary or other amounts owed, and are recorded in these amounts as paid-in capital, with offsets to expense, or accounts payable as appropriate. As of the date of this Form 10-QSB, they are summarized as follows: A. Option plans for employees, directors and consultants: 		Plan		Expiration	Exercise Common Shares	Reserved for 	Price 	Under Option 	Future Grant 	1. Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated, unissued shares of common stock: 		1995 Plan	Jun 2005	$2.00		100,000	 0 		Director's	Jun 2005	$2.00		 40,000		60,000 		Total						140,000	 	60,000 MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 	The exercise prices of the foregoing incentive options were above market prices at the date of grant, so no compensation expense, or capital credit has been accounted for in connection with these options. B. Compensatory options issued for services and/or in satisfaction of Company indebtedness. 1. Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated: a. Options on Series A preferred stock, callable at $10 per share, $.0001 exercise price, each convertible to common stock for a minimum of 2.1316 shares, increasing at a rate of 10% per annum to a maximum of 3.3368 shares after five years, and if the common stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, then increasing at 10% per annum to a maximum of 5.4901 shares, until final expiration at the end of an additional five years. Through September 30, 2004, a total of 108,185 options for preferred shares were issued and outstanding for salaries and fees to officers and others, at prices ranging from $10.00 to $1.53/share of preferred stock Shares on			Exercise		Common Shares 	Amount of Expense Conversion			Price/Share	 	Under Option 	or Debt Relief Maximum, 10 years class:	.0001	593,935 		593,935	$414,913 b. Options on Series B preferred stock, callable at $10 per share, $.0001 exercise price, each convertible to common stock for a minimum of 5.00 shares, increasing at a rate of 0.05 shares per annum to a maximum of 5.20 shares after four years, and if the common stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, at a rate of 5.25 shares from the fifth anniversary, until final expiration at the end of an additional five years. Through September 30, 2004 a total of 4,775 options for preferred shares were issued for lease payments due to third parties at $10.00/share of preferred stock. Shares on			Exercise 	Common Shares 	Amount of Expense Conversion			Price/Share 	Under Option 	or Debt Relief Minimum: 4,775 Maximum, 5 year Class	.0001	25,068	$ 47,748 Total amount of expense relief (Series A and Series B)	$462,661 MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 c. A changes in options outstanding, as of September 30, 2004 follows: Compensatory Options, Maximum Shares of common stock: January 1, 2004 Series B Preferred	25,068 Series A Preferred, 10-year expiration class	749,952 	Total	775,020 Net Changes, 2004 Series B Preferred, 10 year expiration class	0 Series A Preferred, 5-year expiration class	0 Series A Preferred, 10-year expiration class	(156,017) Balance, June 30, 2004	593,935 4.	OFFICE LEASE The Company shares an office with Pacific FarEast Minerals in a Class A, low rise building in a garden office park at 1312 Concannon Boulevard, Livermore, California. (The balance of this page intentionally left blank) Part I - Financial Information (continued) Item 2. Management's Discussion an Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 	Summary of Financial Results. Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company") showed a Third Quarter 2004 loss of $1,625. The Company has no cash income from the properties in which the Company has an interest. Sources of cash flow to the Company have historically been derived from: ( 1) mining contracts with other mining companies, (2) securities offerings and (3) drilling programs. 	As of September 30, 2004 the Company had outstanding advances for land and administrative services to subsidiary corporations as follows: Amador United Gold Mines - $101,655. Pacific FarEast Minerals, Inc. has made a short term loan of $3,986, including simple interest at 8% per annum, to the Company for land lease payments and insurance. The total number of common shares of the Company as of September 30, 2004 is 6,640,807. Cash payments for officer's compensation were suspended effective October 1, 1988, and remain in effect through September 30, 2004 and are in effect as of the date of this report. To date, 350,000 shares have been authorized and options for 108,185 shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have been granted remain active. Grant W. Metzger, a director of Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated since 1978, and president between 1982 and 1985, passed away on July 29, 2004. 	Preparation of Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of September 30, 2004, and for the three-month period then ended, were prepared by the Company and have not been reviewed by independent auditors prior to filing. 	Amador United Gold Mines ("AUGM"). There was no activity by this corporation during the Third Quarter 2004. The Company owns 48.20% of the common stock (the only outstanding security) of AUGM. 	Pacific FarEast Minerals, Inc. ("PFEM") As of June 30, 2004, PFEM had sold $195,000 in units of common stock and warrants. This offering commenced on January 1, 2004 and ended on June 30, 2004. During the Third quarter of 2004, PFEM through its 100% owned subsidiary, The Chengde Great Wall Minerals Company, LTD., advanced its efforts related to the Weichang Project by signing an Agreement with the North China Exploration Institute to perform work on future filings and exploration in the Area of Interest. PFEM expects issuance of its permit applications in the first quarter of the year 2005. The Company owns 24.69% of the common stock (the only outstanding security) of PFEM. PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings. The Company is not aware of any material legal proceedings to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or of which any of their properties i s subject, nor does the Company know of any such proceedings currently contemplated by any governmental agency. Item 2. Changes in Security:						Not Applicable. Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities:				Not applicable. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders: Not applicable. Item 5. Other Information:						Not applicable. Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.				Not Applicable. Exhibit 11, Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings which Exhibit begins at Sequential Page 12. No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the period of this Form 10-QSB. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED By: o/s Frank M. Orrell		o/s Byron S. James Frank M. Orrell,	Byron S. James, Chairman, CEO	Chief Financial Officer Date: March 5, 2005	Date: March 5, 2005 CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT We, Frank M. Orrell, Chief Executive Officer and Byron S. James, Chief Financial Officer, respectively of Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated (the "Company"), do certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that: (1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d); and (2) the information contained in this unaudited Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company to the best of our knowledge. o/s Frank M. Orrell		o/s Byron S. James Frank M. Orrell,	Byron S. James, Chairman, CEO	Chief Financial Officer Date: March 5, 2005	Date: March 5, 2005 I, Frank M. Orrell, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form l0QSB of Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules l3a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designated such disclosure contro1s and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date); and c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: March 5, 2005 	o/s Frank M. Orrell Chairman, CEO I, Byron S. James, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form l0QSB of Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules l3a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designated such disclosure contro1s and procedures to ensure that material i nformation relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to us by others within those entities particularly during the period in which this quarterly repo rt is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date); and c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: March 5, 2005 o/s Byron S. James Secretary, CFO MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDARIES EARNINGS PER SHARE (FULLY DILUTED) 	CUMULATIVE	3 MO TO	3 MO TO	9 MO TO	9 MO TO	12 MO TO 	DATE		SHARES	SHARES	MONTHS 	 9/30/04 	9/30/03 	9/30/04 	9/30/03	12/31/03 From 2/08/74 thru 12/31/00(A,B,C,D)	323 01/01/01 (C)			4,935,768	3 03/31/01 (C,E)1,163,447	6,099,215	 3 06/30/01 (C,F)	488,626	6,587,841	 3 09/30/01 (C)		75,495	6,663,336	3 12/31/01 (C)		75,495	6,738,831	3 03/31/02 (C)		75,495	6,814,326	 3 06/30/02	 (C)		74,266	6,888,552	3 09/30/02 (C)		52,008	6,940,560	 3 12/31/02 (C)		52,008	6,992,568	3				20,977,704	20,977,704 03/31/03 (C)		52,008	7,044,576	 3				21,133,728	21,133,728 06/30/03 (C)	52,008	7,096,584	3		21,289,752		21,289,752	21,289,752 09/30/03 (C)	52,008	7,148,592	3					21,445,776 12/31/03	 (C)	52,008	7,200,600	3			21,601,800 03/31/04 (C)	52,008	7,252,608	3			21,757,824 06/30/04 (C)	53,276	7,305,884	3	21,917,652		21,917,652 09/30/04 (C)		51,995	7,357,879	0 				368	21,917,652	21,289,752	65,277,276	63,401,184	84,846,960 MONTHS									3		3		9	9	12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES	7,305,884	7,096,584	7,253,031	7,044,576	7,070,580 NET INCOME/(LOSS))	$717	($3,445)	($1,625)	($9,692)	($11,370) EARNINGS/(LOSS)PER SHARE FULLY DILUTED	$0.000	($0.000)	($0.000)	($0.001)	($0.002) NOTES: (A) Share amounts have been restated for the following: 5:1 stock split - 1977; 15:1 stock split - 1978; 10% stock dividend - 1984. (B) Includes February 1992 cancellation of shares held by Northern Mines, Inc., an 82% owned subsidiary of Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated. (C) Includes the exercise and conversion of Series A preferred shares previously issued which were converted on this date. (D) Exercise of 1984 Stock Option Plan for deferred compensation options for common stock of the Company. (E) Includes 993,177 shares of common stock issued for conversion of MLGM long-term obligations and 98,130 shares of common stock for assumption of AUGM indebtedness to Boydstun & Klingner. (F) Includes 416,486 shares of MLGM common stock issued to shareholders of Northern Mines, Inc., an 82% owned subsidiary of MLGM, upon Northern Mines, Inc. dissolution. MOTHER LODE GOLD MINES CONSOLIDATED AND SUBSIDARIES EARNINGS PER SHARE (PRIMARY) 	CUMULATIVE	3 MO TO	3 MO TO	9 MO TO	9 MO TO	12 MO TO 	DATE		SHARES	SHARES	MONTHS 	 9/30/04 	9/30/03 	9/30/04 	9/30/03	12/31/03 From 2/08/74 thru 12/31/00(A,B,C,D)	323 01/01/01 (C)			4,218,696	3 03/31/01 (C,E)1,163,447	5,382,143	 3 06/30/01 (C,F)	488,626	5,870,769	 3 09/30/01 (C)		75,495	5,946,264	3 12/31/01 (C)		75,495	6,021,759	3 03/31/02 (C)		75,495	6,097,254	 3 06/30/02	 (C)		74,266	6,171,480	3 09/30/02 (C)		52,008	6,223,488	 3 12/31/02 (C)		52,008	6,275,496	3				18,826,488	18,826,488 03/31/03 (C)		52,008	6,327,504	 3				18,982,512	18,982,512 06/30/03 (C)	52,008	6,379,512	3		19,138,536		19,138,536	19,138,536 09/30/03 (C)	52,008	6,431,520	3					19,294,560 12/31/03	 (C)	52,008	6,483,528	3			19,450,584 03/31/04 (C)	52,008	6,535,536	3			19,606,608 06/30/04 (C)	53,276	6,588,812	3	19,766,436		19,766,436 09/30/04 (C)		51,995	6,640,807	0 				368	19,766,436	19,138,536	58,823,628	56,947,536	76,242,096 MONTHS									3		3		9	9	12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES	6,588,812	6,379,512	6,535,959	6,327,504	6,353,508 NET INCOME/(LOSS))	$717	($3,445)	($1,625)	($9,692)	($11,370) EARNINGS/(LOSS)PER SHARE-Primary		$0.000	($0.001)	($0.000)	($0.002)	($0.002) NOTES: (A) Share amounts have been restated for the following: 5:1 stock split - 1977; 15:1 stock split - 1978; 10% stock dividend - 1984. (B) Includes February 1992 cancellation of shares held by Northern Mines, Inc., an 82% owned subsidiary of Mother Lode Gold Mines Consolidated. (C) Includes the exercise and conversion of Series A preferred shares previously issued which were converted on this date. (D) Exercise of 1984 Stock Option Plan for deferred compensation options for common stock of the Company. (E) Includes 993,177 shares of common stock issued for conversion of MLGM long-term obligations and 98,130 shares of common stock for assumption of AUGM indebtedness to Boydstun & Klingner. (F) Includes 416,486 shares of MLGM common stock issued to shareholders of Northern Mines, Inc., an 82% owned subsidiary of MLGM, upon Northern Mines, Inc. dissolution. 		Sequential Page Number 15