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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
[ ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
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OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to _________________
Commission file number 000-13345
CALEDONIA MINING CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
ONTARIO, CANADA
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
UNIT #9, 2145 DUNWIN DRIVE, MISSISAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA L5L 4L9
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
NIL NIL
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(Title of each class) (Name of each exchange on which registered)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
Common shares without par value
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(Title of class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation Pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Act.
NIL
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(Title of class)
Number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or
common stock as of the close of the period covered by the Annual Report.
211,795,270 (as of December 31,2002)
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(Common shares)
Indicate 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.
Yes X No
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Indicate which financial statement item the Registrant has elected to follow:
Item 17 X Item 18
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NOTE: Caledonia Mining Corporation was created on February 5, 1992 following
the amalgamation of its three predecessor companies, namely Golden
North Resource Corporation, Thorco Resources Inc. and Doelcam Mining
Corporation. For accounting purposes, the Amalgamation was treated as a
purchase acquisition by Doelcam Mining Corporation of the other two
predecessor companies.
NOTE: THAT ALL REFERENCE TO MONIES HEREIN ARE TO CANADIAN DOLLARS UNLESS
OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY INDICATED.
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PART 1
1. IDENTITY of DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
1. DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act".
2. ADVISERS
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act".
3. AUDITORS
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act".
HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION REQUIRED ABOVE CAN READILY BE DETERMINED FROM THE 2002
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RESPONDENT ON PAGES 33 AND 34.
2. OFFER STATISTICS AND TIMETABLE
1. OFFER STATISTICS
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act".
2. METHOD AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act".
3. KEY INFORMATION
1. Selected Financial Data
TABLE 3 A shows the applicable selected financial data for the
5-year period 1998 to 2002 in Canadian Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.
TABLE 3 A (i) shows the applicable selected financial data for the
5-year period 1998 to 2002 in United States Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.
TABLE 3 A (ii) shows the $US exchange rates against the $ Canadian
for each the 5 year periods indicated, the average exchange rate
and the range of high and low rates for each year.
TABLE 3A - SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - CANADIAN GENERALLY ACCEPTED
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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FINANCIAL - $ THOUSANDS CDN EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
Revenue from Operations 27 124 6,732 14,701 15,523
Gross Profit (Loss) (103) (126) 304 2,090 2,771
Earnings (loss) from Continuing Operations (4,331) (1,195) (1,591) (12,770) (50,494)
Expenses (General, Administration, Interest, Amortization) 1,578 1,130 2,143 3,853 7,566
Net Income (Loss) for the Year (4,331) (1,195) 7,412 (7,460) (50,437)
Cash 1,864 90 75 51 91
Current Assets 2,094 184 200 2,179 4,175
Total Assets 24,767 24,973 25,063 33,189 50,831
Current Liabilities 1,336 2,701 2,556 5,143 7,678
Long Term Liabilities 1,280 1,813 1,813 21,747 34,032
Working Capital (Deficiency) 758 (2,517) (2,356) (2,964) (3,503)
Shareholders' Equity 22,151 20,459 20,694 6,299 9,121
Total Capital Expenditures 300 -- -- 345 464
Expenditures on Mineral Properties 624 23 120 353 2,458
Financing Raised 4,786 1,078 979 497 2,452
Dividends Declared -- -- -- -- --
SHARE INFORMATION
Market Capitalization ($ Thousands) 86,836 9,086 10,374 3,441 4,578
Shares Outstanding (Thousands) 211,795 165,202 148,202 68,830 41,615
Warrants & Options (Thousands) 28,055 19,566 7,566 7,566 3,986
Earnings (Loss) per Share (0.023) (0.008) 0.080 (0.120) (1.35)
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations per Share (0.023) (0.008) (0.02) (0.21) (1.35)
TABLE 3A(i) - SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION - UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
FINANCIAL - $ THOUSANDS CDN EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Revenue from Operations 27 124 6,732 14,701 15,523
Gross Profit (Loss) (103) (126) 304 2,090 2,771
Earnings (loss) from Continuing Operations (3,795) (1,202) (2,481) (3,948) (50,302)
Expenses (General and Administration, Interest and Amortization) 3,345 1,130 2,143 3,853 8,227
Net Income (Loss) (3,795) (1,202) 9,574 (1,966) (39,489)
Cash 1,864 90 75 51 91
Current Assets 2,094 184 200 2,179 4,175
Total Assets 13,439 11,342 11,439 17,572 28,815
Current Liabilities 1,336 2,701 2,556 5,143 7,678
Long Term Liabilities 1,280 1,813 1,813 21,121 33,460
Working Capital (Deficiency) 758 (2,517) (2,356) (2,964) (3,503)
Shareholders' Equity (Deficiency) 10,823 6,828 7,070 (8,692) (12,323)
Total Capital Expenditures 300 -- -- 345 464
Expenditures on Mineral Properties 624 23 120 353 2,458
Financing Raised 4,786 1,078 979 497 2,452
Dividends Declared -- -- -- -- --
SHARE INFORMATION
Market Capitalization ($ Thousands) 86,836 9,086 10,374 3,441 4,578
Shares Outstanding (Thousands) 211,795 165,202 148,202 68,830 41,615
Warrants & Options (Thousands) 28,055 19,566 7,566 7,566 3,986
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share from Continuing Operations (0.020) (0.008) (0.030) (0.070) (1.350)
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share (0.020) (0.008) 0.090 (0.020) (1.350)
TABLE 3A(ii) - SUMMARY OF EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE 5-YEAR PERIOD - 1998 TO 2002
The following table sets forth, for each of the years indicated, the exchange
rate of the United States dollar into Canadian currency at the end of such year,
the average exchange rate during each such year and the range of high and low
rates for each such year.
EXCHANGE RATE 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Rate at the End of the Period (1) 1.5591 1.5775 1.4995 1.4433 1.5333
Average Rate (2) 1.5703 1.5490 1.4854 1.4857 1.4835
High Rate (1) 1.6033 1.5955 1.4341 1.4433 1.4075
Low Rate (1) 1.5276 1.4991 1.5593 1.5298 1.5765
NOTES:
(1) The rate of exchange means the noon buying rate in New York City for
cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for customs purposes
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
(2) The average rate means the average of the exchange rates on the last
day of each month during the year.
(3) High and low rates of exchange for each of the 6 months from November
2002 to April 2003 and to May 22, 2003 are as follows:
NOV. 2002 DEC. 2002 JAN. 2003 FEB. 2003 MAR. 2003 APR. 2003 MAY 2003
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HI 1.5748 1.5652 1.5442 1.5161 1.4801 1.4846 1.4221
LOW 1.5686 1.5559 1.5371 1.5092 1.4714 1.4471 1.3446
B. CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS.
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act"
C. REASON FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act"
D. RISK FACTORS
An investment in the securities involves a high degree of risk.
Investors need to carefully consider the following risk factors, in
addition to the other information contained in this section "C" and the
Exhibits hereto.
INDUSTRY COMPETITION
The mining industry is a highly diverse and competitive international business.
The selection of geographic areas of interest are only limited by the degree of
risk a company is willing to accept in moving into emerging markets or
prospecting in virgin territory. Mining by its nature, is a competitive business
in the search for fresh ground with good exploration potential and obtaining of
the financing required to move projects forward. It is a global industry that
falls victim to cyclical variations in price for commodities that it produces as
dictated by supply and demand factors, speculative factors and
industry-controlled marketing cartels. Nature provides the ultimate uncertainty
with geological surprises. Caledonia accepts the risks associated with this
industry competition and undertakes extensive activities in the high-risk
re-emerging markets of southern and central Africa and to a lesser extent in the
extreme northern areas of Canada. Commensurate with the acceptance of this risk
profile is the potential for high rewards.
EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
The exploration and development of mineral deposits involve significant risks.
These include the commercial viability of the mineral deposit, which itself
depends upon the ore body location (geographical, topographical, depth, etc.);
the size (tonnage); mineral grade(s); metallurgical ore characteristics and
proximity of the deposit to infrastructure; the metal prices; unusual or
unexpected formations or other geological conditions and other factors;
regulatory developments; market conditions; the liability for pollution and
other hazards which may or may not be insured against; available permits;
governmental taxation and mining royalties; social responsibilities; additional
funding and other factors beyond the control of the Company. Locating mineral
deposits depends upon a number of factors, including the technical expertise and
skill of the exploration personnel involved. Political and currency risks are
also present for Caledonia given its worldwide interests and investments.
HISTORY OF LOSSES; ACCUMULATED DEFICIT; NO ASSURANCE OF REVENUE OR OPERATING
PROFIT
Since inception from February 1992, the Company has experienced a loss in every
year except 1994 and 2000. As at December 31, 2002 the consolidated accumulated
deficit is $127.9 million. A substantial portion, 79%, of the accumulated loss
relates to capital asset and mineral property write-downs. A further 9% is due
to discontinued operations prior to 1998 and the balance of 12% relates to
operational and administration activity. Operational activity is defined as
gross profit from mining operations less expenses such as amortization, general
and administration, interest on debt and other miscellaneous expenses.
Write-downs on capital assets and mineral properties are typical for the mining
industry. The Company follows the policy of reviewing the carrying value of
assets relative to current market conditions on an annual basis. In 1997,
Caledonia reduced the carrying value of its investment in the two South African
gold mines by recording a write-down of $44.9 million. This reduction was made
in response to a decline in the average price of gold from about $364 US in 1996
to $327 US in 1997 and the placing of the two mines onto "care and maintenance".
Similarly in 1998 and 1999 these assets were further reduced by $10.6 million
and $2.4 million when the gold price fell to the mid $US 200's. If gold prices
recover to acceptable levels and the South African mines are placed back into
production, a substantial portion of the write-down could be recovered as
earnings. However, there is no assurance this event will occur. The carrying
value of Caledonia's Kadola exploration property in Zambia, amounting to $2.6
million was written down to $1,000 due to lack of activity on the property.
Also, changes in the local country's currency exchange rate against the $US,
which is the predominant "quoting" currency of gold, precious metals, base
metals and precious stones can significantly affect the economics of mining. For
example, the price of gold in South African Rand currency per 1 kilogram of the
metal sold increased from about R 70,000 in mid 2001 to in excess of R120,000
per kilogram towards the end of the 2001 year and has since declined to about R
80,000 at the end of April 2003 despite a significant increase in the US$ price
of gold over the same period. As well as the metal prices, climatic conditions
can also affect the economics of mining. In the latter half of 2001 for example,
the extremely wet weather in Southern Spain, coupled with the lower gold price
reduced the amount of economic ore available for processing at the Filon Sur
Gold Mine. This, along with other factors, resulted in the placing of Filon Sur
into liquidation in early 2002 and the termination of the management services
agreement with the Company. Consequently there is no assurance of a revenue
stream from management services. The Company was contracted to earn management
service fees from Filon Sur equal to 30% of the free cash flow generated in the
years 2000 and 2001.
In general, mining companies react to changing commodity prices by searching for
new methods of operating to either increase the volume of production from
existing ore reserves or reduce operating costs. Caledonia is continuously
searching for new production methods and operating cost efficiencies in an
attempt to mitigate the effects of lower commodity prices on operating profits.
However, there is no guarantee the Company will be successful in its efforts. At
Caledonia's Barbrook mine which is scheduled to re-start gold production in the
2nd quarter of 2003, Caledonia has introduced new technology of Resin leaching
to increase its gold recovery and therefore enhance economics.
The Corporation intended, by keeping its two South African gold mines on a "care
and maintenance basis", to be able to re-start them upon relatively short notice
should there be a sudden and significant improvement in the gold price which
could allow the mines to be operated economically. In 2002, the Corporation
commenced the rehabilitation work to bring its Barbrook mine back into
production in early 2003. If the gold price recovers to a sustainable economic
Rand price of gold per kilogram then the rehabilitation work at the Eersteling
mine will probably commence later in 2003.
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS
It is the belief of the Company that the recent financing by a group of private
investors that closed on the 6th January 2003 and which provided gross funding
of $3.0 million and the recent exercise of common share purchase warrants of
about $ 1.47 million will sustain the Company for 2003 and into the year 2004.
The resumption of gold production at the Company's Barbrook mine will also
generate cash flow in 2003. However, if funds fall short of requirements, the
Company will undertake financing options such as private placements with private
investors, and, if still insufficient, will investigate the potential for the
sale of assets or the sale of joint venture interests in its various properties.
The funds raised by the 2002/3 financing have been and will mainly be used on
activities which will allow the Corporation to maintain and/or re-start
operations, to reduce payables and some of the current short term debt and for
drilling/possible bulk sampling and processing of material from the Company's
Goedgevonden diamond and the Rooipoort platinum projects in South Africa. The
funds raised will be sufficient to move forward with the direct development of
some of the assets if economically and technically justified. However, two of
the Corporation's assets are subject to joint venture agreements that are fully
funded by the joint venture partner. It is the Corporation's intention to seek
joint venture partners for most, if not all of its exploration properties.
DEPENDENCE UPON KEY PERSONNEL
The Company's success depends (i) on the continued contributions of its
directors, executive officers, and consultants and (ii) on the Company's ability
to attract new personnel whenever the Company seeks to implement its business
strategy. During the Company's limited operating history and the continuous
shortage of funding between 1997 and mid 2002, most of the key responsibilities
within the Company have been assigned to a small number of individuals. With the
start up the Barbrook mine and the expansion of other Southern Africa projects,
various consultants have been engaged to assist with the increased technical and
administrative workload.
ABSENCE OF DIVIDENDS
The Company has never paid and does not intend to declare or pay cash dividends
on Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
POSSIBLE VOLATILITY OF SHARE PRICE
Market prices for securities of mining companies have been volatile. Factors,
such as rapidly changing commodity prices, political unrest in countries where
the Company operates, speculative interest in mining stocks etc. are a few items
that can affect the volatility of the share price. The volatility of the
Company's stock may also be affected by the relative lack of institutional and
stock analyst coverage of the Company.
4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY
CALEDONIA MINING CORPORATION (the "Corporation") was incorporated,
effective February 05, 1992, by the amalgamation pursuant to the laws of
the Province of British Columbia, Canada of two "public" companies and one
"private" company. The two public companies were Golden North Resource
Corporation ("Golden North"), a British Columbia company and Thorco
Resources Inc. ("Thorco"), an Ontario company. The private company was
Doelcam Mining Corporation ("Doelcam"), an Ontario company. Such three
companies being herein variously referred to as the "Amalgamating
Companies".
One of the Amalgamating Companies, Golden North was itself created,
effective October 1, 1986 by the amalgamation, pursuant to the laws of the
Province of British Columbia, Canada, of two "public" British Columbia
companies named Golden North Resource Corporation ("Golden North") and Good
Hope Resources Ltd. ("Good Hope") - such two companies being herein
variously referred to as the "Predecessor Companies". Predecessor
Corporation Golden North was itself created by an amalgamation, which
became effective on August 30, 1984, of three companies incorporated in the
Province of British Columbia, Canada, named Grove Explorations Ltd., Rosmac
Resources Ltd. and N.W.P. Resources Ltd.
The amalgamation of companies under the British Columbia Corporation Act is
in effect a merger of the Amalgamating Companies into a single new
corporate entity, which replaces the original Amalgamating Companies. As a
result of the amalgamation, the Corporation became possessed of all the
assets and assumed responsibility for all of the liabilities, of the
Amalgamating Companies.
As a result of the amalgamation, all of the issued and outstanding shares
of the Amalgamating Companies were exchanged for fully paid and
non-assessable common shares in the capital of the Corporation. As a result
of the share exchange the Corporation issued a total of 10,632,567 common
shares to the shareholders of the Amalgamating Companies. The share
exchange was on the following basis:
- 0.71672 shares of the Corporation for one share of Golden North;
- 0.19426 shares of the Corporation for one share of Thorco;
- 0.70810 shares of the Corporation for one share of Doelcam
The shares of Golden North and Thorco were, prior to the amalgamation,
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Toronto Ontario, Canada.
Additionally, up to 1991, Golden North was listed on the Vancouver Stock
Exchange in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada and was also quoted on
NASDAQ in the U.S. Following the amalgamation, the shares of the
Corporation were listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and
quoted on the NASDAQ small caps market. In October 1995, the Corporation
was elevated to the NASDAQ National Market from the small caps market.
In March 1995, the Corporation decided to de-register as a Corporation
registered under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, and
simultaneously, was registered as a Canadian Corporation under the
provisions of the Canadian Business Corporations Act (CBCA).
The addresses and telephone numbers of the Corporation's two principal
offices are:
IN CANADA IN SOUTH AFRICA
Caledonia Mining Corporation Greenstone Management Services
Suite 9, 2145, Dunwin Drive, 24, 9th Street, Lower Houghton
Mississauga, L5L 4L9 Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2000
Ontario, Canada South Africa
(1) 905 607 7543 (27) 11 447 2499
The above principal Canadian office address is the same as that given
in the 2001 Form 20F.
In 1997, the NASDAQ stock market put the Corporation on notice that new
listing requirements were in the process of being implemented. A minimum
bid price of $1.00 U.S. per share for a period of ten consecutive trade
days is required for the Corporation to regain compliance with the new
listing requirements. The Corporation was unable to regain compliance and
on October 16th 1998, the Corporation announced that the NASDAQ Stock
Market, Inc. would no longer quote Caledonia's securities for trading. In
addition to trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Caledonia's common stock
commenced trading on NASDAQ's OTC Bulletin Board system under the same
symbol, CALVF, immediately after removal from the NASDAQ National Market.
On April 6, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved a
letter of intent dated April 4, 2000 whereby the Corporation disposed of
its investment in Filon Sur S.A. ("Filon Sur") and Fynegold Exploration
Limited ("Fynegold"). In relation to the above transaction, reference is
made to note 5 (b) of the Corporation's financial statements contained in
the 2000 Annual Report, which information was incorporated therein by
reference in the 2000 Form 20F.
In August 2000, the Corporation was notified by its joint venture partner
on its Mulonga Plain properties in Zambia that it had expended more than
$US 3 million on exploration on the properties and as such had earned a 60%
interest in that property. The joint venture party has continued work on
the Mulonga Plain properties in 2002 in its search for diamondiferous
kimberlite pipes and has planned further exploration work for the 2003
exploration season.
In August 2000, the Corporation concluded a deal with a major mining
company whereby the company would spend a total of $750,000 over a 3 year
period on the Corporation's Kikerk Lake diamond property in northern Canada
to earn a 52.5% interest in the property from the Corporation who at that
time held a 70% interest. By the end of 2002 the mining group had spent in
excess of $750,000 on the Kikerk property and had earned a 52.5% interest.
The joint venture parties have signed a 3-way joint venture exploration
agreement in early 2002 and the operator of the joint venture has completed
an approximate $1.5 million winter and summer exploration program in 2002.
The operator has proposed a further $600,000 exploration program for 2003.
In August 2000, the Corporation signed a heads of agreement with a major
mining group over the Corporation's Nama group licences in Zambia - the
"Kalimba project". The mining group undertook to spend $US 2,500,000 over a
4 year period to earn a 30% interest in the property by funding all of the
exploration work on the Kalimba project. The mining group could have
increased its interest to 50% by spending a further $4,000,000 in the same
4-year period. The mining group carried out exploration work on the Kalimba
project between 2000 and March 2002 when it withdrew from the joint venture
as part of its overall cut-back in its world-wide exploration. The property
is again fully owned by Caledonia. Talks have been held with another
potential joint venture partner in 2002 but without any agreement being
reached.
In November 2000, the Corporation signed a heads of agreement with Springs
Hills Trading Limited ("Spring Hills") regarding a Purchase and Option
Agreement for the Corporation's shareholding in the Barbrook and the
Eersteling gold mines in South Africa. Both of these mines have been on
care and maintenance since 1997. Further information on the Agreement can
be found on page 3 of the 2000 Annual Report and in note 13 of the of the
2000 financial statements, which were incorporated by reference in the 2000
Form 20F (and also the 2001 Form 20F).
In March 2001, Spring Hills had discharged only some of its obligations to
Barbrook's creditors and had not made any of the scheduled payments to
Caledonia. The Corporation considered Spring Hills to be in default of its
agreements with the Corporation and issued the necessary legal notice to
Spring Hills cancelling the Agreements. All expenditures made by Spring
Hills were forfeited to the Corporation and the Corporation proceeded to
claim damages from Spring Hills for non-performance. This legal action was
still unsettled at the 2002 year-end.
The Corporation has not been involved in any significant reorganization,
mergers, receiverships or bankruptcies. However in January 2002, the
Corporation's management service agreement with the Filon Sur Gold Mine in
Southern Spain was effectively terminated due to the placing of Filon Sur
into liquidation by its major shareholder.
In 2002, the Corporation raised about $ 4,2 million equity financing (net
of fees) from private placements and a convertible debenture and about $1.5
million from the exercise of warrants. For details of the above equity
financing and the sale of the warrants please refer to Note 6 of the
Financial Statements on page 23 of the 2002 Annual Report that are
incorporated herein by reference. In early 2003, the Corporation raised
approximately $1.2 million from equity financing (net of fees) from the
portion of the private placement carried over from December 2002, about
$1.2 million from the exercise of warrants and about $0.037 million from
the exercise of share options.
A full description of the Corporation's involvement in its various
subsidiaries is given in the following section - 4 (B). From time to time
the Corporation receives mineral property and business proposals from third
parties for review as potential investment opportunities. The Board of
Directors or the officers of the Corporation will review and evaluate those
opportunities of merit and interest to the Corporation. In the past year
the Corporation became involved with the mineral exploration and gold
producing properties, "Rooipoort" and "Mogale Gold" respectively, in South
Africa following the review procedure outlined above.
B BUSINESS OVERVIEW
MINING AND EXPLORATION PROPERTIES:
(1) FILON SUR GOLD MINE
Until June 30 2000, the Corporation owned a 99.5% interest in the Filon Sur
gold mine located at Tharsis in the Province of Huelva in the Andalucia
area of southern Spain. The Filon Sur mine had the right to mine, reclaim
and process all gossan and morrongo ores from the 10,000 acre Tharsis and
La Zarza lands and mining concessions, historic mining districts located on
the world famous Iberian pyrite belt. More recently the area has been mined
extensively for pyrite to facilitate the manufacture of sulphuric acid.
The Filon Sur heap leach gold recovery operation was one of the more recent
mining ventures in this region of Spain and began operating in 1988. Gold
and silver was recovered from in situ gossan ores that overlie sulphide
deposits, as well as from gossan and morrongo stockpiles from previous
mining operations. This operation was originally designed to mine, reclaim
and process 400,000 tonnes per annum and was expanded to process 1,000,000
tonnes per annum. In November 1998 a plant extension to process up to
600,000 tonnes per annum of previously leached residues was constructed and
commissioned. The gold and silver was recovered from a precipitation
circuit that generated a precious metal precipitate that was smelted to
produce dore bullion bars containing gold, silver and base metals. These
dore bars were sent to a refinery in Spain for further processing.
Reference is made to page 4 of the 2000 Annual Report for further
information on the operation and production history of Filon Sur, which
section was incorporated therein the 2001 Form 20F by reference. Since July
2000, the Corporation had a Management Services contract with Filon Sur,
Filon Sur's majority shareholder and the Bank holding the mortgage on the
mine and the property, to manage the mine in return for a fee of 30% of the
free cash flow from the mine. The operation at the mine in early 2001 and
the latter part of the year was severely affected by wet weather that
affected all of the feed sources to the plant and reduced production
significantly. Despite various efforts to reduce costs and increase
production, operating losses were made throughout the year - especially
from August 2001 onwards. Despite seeking respite from the critical cash
flow shortage by attempting to obtain Government funding for the depressed
Spanish mining industry, the mine could not produce a viable on-going
operating plan and was placed into liquidation at a shareholders' meeting
in January 2002. This effectively terminated the management services
contract with the mine. Because of the poor operating and economic results,
there was no free cash from the mine in 2001 and therefore no fees were
paid to the Corporation for management services.
(2) BARBROOK GOLD MINE
The 100% owned Barbrook gold mine is located near the town of Barberton in
the Mpumalanga province of the Republic of South Africa. Pretoria and
Johannesburg are approximately 375 km to the west. Barberton is the natural
and historic centre of the mining district in the Mpumalanga province. The
town has a history of mining dating back more than 100 years. The present
property, which covers an area of 10,625 acres and extends for a distance
of about 28 km along strike, represents a consolidation of about 20 old
mines.
The Barbrook gold deposits occur in the Barberton Greenstone belt, the host
for the other gold deposits in the area. The belt is of Archaean age and
includes some of the oldest volcanic and sedimentary rocks in South Africa.
The belt trends southwest to the northeast and has been intruded and
deformed by various granite plutons at the margins. The Barbrook property
covers two steeply dipping banded iron formations oriented in an east-west
direction. These two shear zones, called the Zwartkoppie and Barbrook Lines
are the host to the Barbrook gold deposits.
During 1997, prior to the suspension of activities, the mine was operating
at a rate of 17,000 tonnes per month and the process plant was operating at
about 20,000 tonnes per month of underground ore. The plant has, in the
past, processed oxide ore at rates in excess of 30,000 tonnes per month.
Through 2000, operations remained suspended at Barbrook due to the
continuing low gold price. However, toward the end of 2000, Spring Hills,
who had signed a purchase contract for the mine with the Company, had
started to re-commission the metallurgical plant and the tailings disposal
system. In early 2001, Spring Hills with the aid of a mining contractor
commenced exploration and limited mining and processing from an oxide
mineralized zone located close to the plant area. The mined ore was
transported to the partially refurbished metallurgical plant but was too
low a gold grade to generate an economic return. The dispute between Spring
Hills and the Corporation (referred to earlier in 4A) resulted in notice
being given to Spring Hills that the contract between the parties was
cancelled and legal action was being taken against Spring Hills to recover
some of the costs incurred by the Corporation.
The underground mine was operated on a very small-scale basis in early-mid
2001 to generate cash flow to enable the plant and the mine to be
re-started. This operation was terminated in September 2001 due to
uneconomic operation at the low production rate. The mine was returned to a
care and maintenance basis. Reference is made to page 3 of the 2002 Annual
Report for information on the resources, which information is incorporated
herein by reference.
Barbrook was re-started in January 2002, again mining a low-tonnage, high
grade payshoot to provide cash flow to commence rehabilitation of the Mine
planned to re-start processing at a rate of 6,000 tonnes per month and to
pilot test the new process technology for gold recovery developed by the
Company. However, due to poor economic returns on the low tonnage,
high-grade ore, operations were suspended in April 2002. A full geological
and mining re-evaluation was carried out on the Taylor's orebody from May
2002 which has lead to the rehabilitation of the mine and plant to re-start
the operations and produce gold in the 2nd quarter of 2003.
(3) EERSTELING GOLD MINE
The 96% owned Eersteling gold mine, is located 36 kilometers from the town
of Pietersburg in the rolling terrain of the Northern Province of the
Republic of South Africa. Pretoria and Johannesburg are 250 km and 300 km,
respectively, to the south.
The first gold discovered in South Africa was on a farm named "Eersteling"
which was located near the village of Marabastad, 30 km southeast of
Pietersburg. Mining started in May 1874 and continued until the second Boer
War (1899 - 1902) when the mine was shut down. The mining rights of the
fragmented mining and exploration properties were consolidated. On July 16
1987, Eersteling Gold Mining Company Limited was formed and was listed on
the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
The Eersteling Mine property has an area of 47,000 acres, extends for a
distance of about 25 km and is located in the Pietersburg Greenstone belt
which is of Archaean age and which consists of an upper and lower sequence.
The upper sequence is mainly conglomerate, grit and sandstone. The lower
sequence is undifferentiated mafic and ultramafic volcanic rocks and
intrusives, with banded iron formation and chert. The feature that most
dominates gold mineralization in the area is the Willemse shear. During
2001, operations remained suspended at Eersteling.
In 2002, Eersteling obtained the Rooipoort platinum prospect from Anglo
American Platinum Corporation (Amplats). The property is about 30 km
southwest of the Eersteling metallurgical plant and is located in an area
that is presently undergoing a surge in platinum group metal exploration.
Reference is made to page 4 of the 2002 Annual Report for information on
the resources, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
(4) GENERAL COMMENTS
The Corporation's activities are centered in Southern and Central Africa
and in Northern Canada. Generally, in the gold mining industry the work is
not seasonable except where heavy seasonal rainfall can affect surface
mining. The Corporation is not dependent to any material extent on patents,
licences, contracts or new manufacturing processes at this time. However,
there may be occasions that the Corporation may wish to adopt such patents,
licences etc. if these are economically beneficial to its operations.
All Mining and exploration activities are conducted under the various
Economic, Mining and Environmental Regulations of the country where the
operations are being carried out. It is always the Corporation's standard
that these regulations are complied with by the Corporation otherwise its
activities risk being suspended.
(5) EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
As in 2000, in 2001 the Corporation continued to focus efforts on those
exploration properties with the greatest potential in Africa and in
Northern Canada. In 2001, the Corporation obtained interests in the Konkola
West property in Northern Zambia and the Pruissen and the Vier-en-Twintig
Rivier properties in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. In 2002, the
Corporation obtained a 100% interest in the Rooipoort platinum prospect,
also in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Due to their lower
prospectivity than the Corporation's other exploration properties, the
option agreements at the Pruissen and Vier-en-Twintig properties were
dropped in 2002.
Reference is made to pages 4, 5 and 6 of the 2001 Annual Report which was
incorporated into the 2001 Form 20F and pages 4 to 8 inclusive of the 2002
Annual Report for information on exploration and development properties of
the Corporation which information is incorporated herein by reference.
(C) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE - SIGNIFICANT COMPANIES
AFRICA:
ZAMBIA:
Caledonia Mining Corporation owns 100% of the shares of the following
Zambian registered and incorporated companies:
- Caledonia Mining (Zambia) Limited
- Caledonia Western Limited
- Caledonia Nama Limited
- Caledonia Kadola Limited
These companies are collectively known as "Caledonia Zambia" throughout
this Form 20 F. However, on the joint venture on the Mulonga Plain
properties, the other parties have now obtained a 60% interest after
spending in excess of $US 3,500,000. The joint venture parties have now
spent in excess of $US 5,500,000 on the Mulonga Plain joint venture
property. It is intended that these properties, that are the sole
assets of Caledonia Western, will be transferred to a new Zambian
company in which the Corporation will hold a 40% interest.
SOUTH AFRICA:
Caledonia Mining Corporation owns the following interests in South
African registered and incorporated companies:
- 96% of Eersteling Gold Mining Company Limited, a company listed on
the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
- 100% of Barbrook Mines Limited
- 100% of Greenstone Management Services Limited
(D) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The only producing area of involvement of the Corporation in 2001 was the Filon
Sur Gold Mine in Spain. The mine produces a gold and silver product containing
high amounts of copper. This product is sold to a refiner for further processing
and the sale of precious metals. The Corporation sold Filon Sur on June 30,
2000. From this date, the Corporation managed Filon Sur for a fee equivalent to
30% of the excess cash flow from the mine. In 2000, the fee received from Filon
Sur was $109,000 but in 2001, due to the severe cash flow problems, there was no
management service fees received from Filon Sur. The mine has been more fully
described earlier in section 4.A.1 and, as stated previously, has been placed
into Liquidation in January 2002 by its major shareholder.
The Corporation has two non-producing assets in South Africa that have been on
"care and maintenance" since 1997. These are the 96% owned Eersteling gold mine
in Limpopo Province and the Barbrook gold mine in the Mpumalanga Province. These
mines have previously been discussed in sections 4.B.2 and 4.B.3. Both of the
mines and plants produced a dore bar product, which was sold to a South African
refining company. Generally the gold content of the dore was in excess of 90%
with silver and copper making up the other 10%. As discussed earlier, the
Barbrook mine has been rehabilitated in 2002 and early 2003 with gold production
forecast for the 2nd quarter of 2003 and the Eersteling mine may possibly be
re-habilitated in mid-late 2003 if a sustainable economic Rand price of gold
prevails.
5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
A OPERATING RESULTS
A discussion on the 'Results of Operation' for 2002 is given in the 2002 Annual
Report of the Corporation under section "Management Discussion and Analysis -
Financial Review of Operations". These are shown on page 11 of the 2002 Annual
Report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Reference is made to pages 30, 31 and 32 of the 2002 Annual Report GAAP
reconciliation notes 15 for the impact of the difference between Canadian and
U.S. accounting principles on the operations of the Corporation that are
incorporated herein by reference.
The most critical accounting policies for the Corporation under Canadian and US
GAAP are:
1. MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTIES
Preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The
more significant areas requiring estimates relate to mineral
resources, future cash flows associated with capital assets and
mineral properties. Management's calculation of mineral resources
and cash flows are based upon engineering and geological estimates
and financial estimates including gold prices and operating costs.
The amount ultimately recovered could be materially different than
the estimated values.
2. CAPITAL ASSETS
Producing Assets
Producing assets are recorded at cost less government grants,
accumulated amortization and write-downs.
Producing assets are amortized using the straight-line method
based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated
useful life of the producing assets range from 3 to 5 years.
Repairs and maintenance expenditures are charged to operations;
major improvements and replacements that extend the useful life of
an asset are capitalized and amortized over the remaining useful
life of that asset. As of December 31, 2002, the Company did not
have any producing capital assets.
Non-Producing Assets
Non-producing assets are recorded at cost less write-downs. During
non-producing periods, no amortization is recorded.
At the time of commercial production, the assets are reclassified
as producing and amortized in the manner described above.
3. MINERAL PROPERTIES
Producing Properties
When and if properties are placed in production, the applicable
capitalized costs are amortized using the unit-of-production
method on the ratio of tonnes of ore mined or processed to the
estimated proven and probable mineral reserves as defined by the
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. As of
December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the Company does not have any
producing mineral properties.
NON-PRODUCING PROPERTIES
Costs relating to the acquisition, exploration and development of
non-producing resource properties which are held by the Company or
through its participation in joint ventures are capitalized until
such time as either economically recoverable reserves are
established, or the properties are sold or abandoned.
A decision to abandon, reduce or expand activity on a specific
project is based upon many factors including general and specific
assessments of mineral reserves, anticipated future mineral
prices, anticipated costs of developing and operating a producing
mine, the expiration date of mineral property leases, and the
general likelihood that the Company will continue exploration on
the project. However, based on the results at the conclusion of
each phase of an exploration program, properties that are not
suitable as prospects are re-evaluated to determine if future
exploration is warranted and that carrying values are appropriate.
The ultimate recovery of these costs depends on the discovery and
development of economic ore reserves or the sale of the properties
or the mineral rights. The amounts shown for non-producing
resource properties do not necessarily reflect present or future
values.
However US GAAP requires that mineral properties with no proven resources be
reflected as expenses in the period incurred.
The Corporation had no major capital expenditure expenditures for the year 2002
except for the previously discussed refurbishment of its Barbrook mine. The only
major capital expenditure commitments for the year 2003 are the continued
refurbishment at its Barbrook Mine that requires capital expenditure of $1.0
million in order to put the mine back into operation. It is planned to carry out
drilling on its Rooipoort platinum group metals and gold prospect in South
Africa and also a bulk sampling exercise on its Goedgevonden diamond property,
also in South Africa. Depending upon the gold price, it is possible that the
Company will commence the refurbishment at its Eersteling gold mine in South
Africa.
B LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
A discussion on the `Liquidity and Capital Resources' for 2002 and its
comparison to 2001 is given in the 2002 Annual Report of the Corporation under
the section "Management Discussion and Analysis - Liquidity". This is shown on
page 11 of the 2002 Annual Report, which section is incorporated herein by
reference.
Reference is also made to the section above titled "Risk Factors - Need for
Additional Funds" for further information concerning liquidity and capital
resources.
Reference is made to the "Comments by Auditors for U.S. Readers on Canada-US
Reporting Conflicts" which is shown on page 14 of the 2002 annual report and
which is incorporated here by reference.
Cash flow from operations and investing activities has varied between 2000, 2001
and 2002. Cash is invested in an interest-bearing money market fund. Short-term
loan financing in 2000 amounted to $0.98 million. In 2001, private placement
financing raised $0.96 million net of fees and short-term loans resulted in
another $0.12 million. In 2002 financing by private placement and exercise of
warrants raised $5.2 million, net of fees. This allowed repayment of loans in an
amount of S1.0 million by a combination of $0.4 million in cash and the issuance
of shares. Following previous cost curtailment programs and a significant
reduction of expenditures on mineral and capital properties to conserve cash
resources, the company requires about $1.4 million annually to maintain the
Corporation as a reporting issuer in North America and maintain its assets. Cash
flow from operations has been affected in 2001 and 2002 by the uneconomic
operations at Filon Sur that resulted in zero fees received from the management
services contract in 2001 and in 2002. Filon Sur was placed into liquidation by
its major shareholder in January 2002. Financing provided to the Corporation
during 1998 and 1999 was mainly from the issue of share capital. In 1999, 2000
and 2001 certain officers and directors of the Company deferred a significant
portion of salaries. The combination of deferral of salaries, short-term loans
and the equity financing has kept the Company in operation over this period. In
2002, equity financing and exercise of warrants enabled the company to maintain
its operation. In 2003, cash to continue operations will be obtained by the
issuance of share capital from private placements, from the exercise of warrants
or share options and from cash flow from the restart of the Company's Barbrook
gold mine. In the 1st quarter of 2003, an amount of about $2.39 million, net of
financing costs was raised from the portion of the private placement financing
carried over from December 2002, the exercise of warrants and share options.
C RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, ETC.
Except for minor expenditures, $10,000 in 1999 and a similar amount in 2001, the
Corporation has carried out no work on research and development over the past 4
years. In 1999, a small amount was spent on research of 3 flotation concentrates
from the Corporation's Barbrook Gold Mine by the EMR Microwave Technology
Corporation to develop the potential of a new processing route to recover gold
from the 3 refractory concentrates. The preliminary results from the tests were
inconclusive and it was decided to suspend further tests until the microwave
technology process was more industrially developed. Generally, the R & D work by
the Corporation is limited to the development of more efficient metal extraction
procedures. In 2001, development work was carried out on a sample of ore from
the Taylor's section of the Barbrook Mine at the Mintek Laboratory in South
Africa. A bulk flotation concentrate was produced from the ore and tested for
oxidation and gold recovery procedures. These tests were carried out to try to
attain a relatively inexpensive oxidation of the refractory minerals present and
a higher gold recovery using the "resin-in-leach" process rather than the
"carbon-in-leach" previously used at Barbrook. The "oxidation" test work proved
to be inconclusive but the "resin-in-leach" process tested, that incorporated
kerosene or diesel addition to blind the carbonaceous material in the Barbrook
ore that are highly preg-robbing, gave consistently higher gold recoveries in
the leach process. The "resin-in-leach" process has been included in the
metallurgical plant for the restart of operations at Barbrook. Management also
decided that the Anglo American Corporation/Kemix's pump cell technology would
be incorporated into the new resin-in-leach circuit. The metallurgical circuit
has included flash flotation and the Knelson gravity concentration technology in
the gold milling circuit to increase early gold recovery and reduce gold lock up
in the primary mill.
D TREND INFORMATION
Following the closure of the Filon Sur gold mine in January 2002,the Corporation
has not had any involvement in producing operations. The re-start of the
Barbrook gold mine in the 1st quarter of 2003, and the probable re-start of the
Eersteling gold mine in the latter part of 2003 will continue depending on the
price of gold, the Rand / $US exchange rate and the metallurgical process
improvements, all of which have been discussed previously in this report. The
Corporation will continue to raise financing to continue in business until it is
able to self-support itself financially from the aforementioned and other
possible operations. Until this self-financing is achieved it is likely that the
practice used in previous years of entering into private placements with
arms-length subscribers will continue. Similarly as in the past, to minimize its
own cash expenditures on its portfolio of exploration properties, the
Corporation will continue, where possible and desirable to joint venture its
properties to major mining companies.
6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
A list of the directors and the officers of the Corporation is given on page 33
of the 2002 Annual Report that is incorporated by reference. A brief profile of
each of the Directors and the senior management is given below:
STEFAN E. HAYDEN - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Hayden has extensive experience as a company manager in South Africa.
Initially he developed and managed an engineering company that manufactured
flameproof mining machinery. He followed this by managing a company holding the
Massey Ferguson franchise in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State and
returned it to profitability. He then managed the South African agency for heavy
electrical equipment sales and installations for Toshiba Corporation of Japan.
He has been Managing Director of Industrial Brokers, a family company
specializing in the procurement of steel and mining machinery, since 1971 and
continues in this position.
With his wide managerial, electrical and mechanical, and mining experience Mr.
Hayden has acted as technical advisor to numerous mines and companies in
Southern Africa. Prior to the Caledonia acquisition, Mr. Hayden as the Chief
Executive Officer of Eersteling Gold Mining Company Limited and Barbrook Mines
Limited was responsible for both operations. He joined Caledonia in 1995 and was
appointed Managing Director, African Operations responsible for the development
of the Corporation's business in Africa. In June 1996, Mr. Hayden was elected as
a Director of the Corporation and subsequently appointed Deputy Chairman of the
Corporation. In January 1997 he was appointed Chairman of the Corporation and in
June 1997 the position of President and Chief Executive Officer was added to his
responsibilities.
JAMES JOHNSTONE, B.Sc., ARCST, P.Eng. Director, Vice President Operations and
Chief Operating Officer
A graduate-mining engineer Mr. Johnstone has over 35 years experience in mine
operations in North America, Africa and Europe. He has experience in both
underground and open pit operations. For the past 15 years he has been employed
as General Manager or Vice-President Operations for mining companies producing
gold, base metals and industrial minerals. Mr. Johnstone has been responsible
for the construction, start up and commissioning of two major mines in addition
to the commissioning of Caledonia's Filon Sur operation. He has also been
involved in the orderly closure of three operations. He has operated
successfully in environmentally sensitive areas and has a good understanding of
the permitting process in Canada and the United States. Mr. Johnstone joined
Caledonia in April 1997 as Vice President Operations and is responsible for the
Corporation's operations in Zambia and South Africa and for all activities in
Canada. He was elected a Director of the Corporation in June 1997. Mr. Johnstone
is a director of several of the Corporation's subsidiaries and of Fynegold
Exploration Limited (UK).
CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, LRIC, HNC (Chem.), Director and Technical Director
A Chemistry graduate from Wigan Mining College, Mr. Harvey has spent his career
in the international mineral processing industry. Prior to immigrating to Canada
in 1987 he worked for the Anglo American Group in a number of senior
metallurgical positions. These included projects associated with gold and
copper/cobalt production, gold, uranium and sulfuric acid production from old
gold tailings and the investigation and development of a copper/cobalt flow
sheet. Mr. Harvey joined Doelcam, a predecessor company of Caledonia in 1989 as
Vice-President Operations and was responsible for a number of property
evaluations in several countries. He was appointed Senior Vice President of the
Corporation at its inception in 1992 and has been a Director since 1993. He has
since held a number of senior positions within the company and is currently the
company's Technical Director. From late 1996 to the end of September 1998, Mr.
Harvey was seconded to Filon Sur in Spain for the construction, commissioning
and ongoing operation of the expansion to the heap-leach expansion project. He
has also coordinated metallurgical studies for most of the company's projects,
such as the Nama copper/cobalt project, the Eureka copper/gold project and the
Kadola copper project in Zambia, Barbrook gold mine refractory gold recovery
project in South Africa and the Cononish gold project in Scotland. He is also a
director of Holmer Gold Mines Limited (TSX), Fynegold Exploration Limited. (UK)
and subsidiary companies, Barbrook Gold Mines Limited and Eersteling Gold Mining
Company Limited of South Africa.
JEFF SMITH, B.Sc. Vice President Exploration
A geologist with over 25 years experience in the international mining industry.
Mr. Smith worked as a mine geologist for Consolidated Murchison in South Africa
and Turkey before moving to JCI's head office. With JCI he was responsible for
various exploration and evaluation projects in southern Africa and Europe and
managed a joint venture lead project. Mr. Smith worked for Caledonia as an
independent consultant for a number of years, initially drawing on his wide
knowledge of the Iberian pyrite belt and then on a worldwide basis. He joined
the Corporation as Vice President - Exploration in November 1996. He presently
works for the Corporation on a consulting basis and operates a consulting
service covering the Iberian Peninsula and Europe.
STEVEN W. POAD, B. Comm, C.A. Vice-President Finance and Administration
A graduate of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Mr. Poad received his
C.A. designation in 1976. After some years in the manufacturing industry he was
first associated with the mining industry in 1981. He has held financial
positions with a number of Canadian mining companies including Falconbridge,
Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, and Northgate Exploration. He joined Caledonia as
Manager Finance in 1994 and was appointed Vice-President Finance and
Administration in November 1996. He is responsible for all financial activities
of the Caledonia group of companies in terms of information management and
treasury activities. Mr. Poad currently works for the Company on a part-time
consulting basis and consults for other mining companies.
IAN FORREST - Non- executive Director
Mr. Forrest is an accountant by profession and has wide experience as an
executive in the resource industry. He has been a director of the Corporation
since inception in February 1992 and prior to that date he was a director of one
of the predecessor companies for many years. He is a member of the board of
directors of Menora Resources Inc. (Montreal, Canada), Georex S.A. (Paris,
France), Desire Petroleum plc (London, AIM , UK) and Viatrade plc (London, OFEX,
UK). Mr. Forrest is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
CARL JONSSON - Non- executive Director and legal adviser to the Corporation
Mr. Jonsson is a lawyer by profession and has been associated with the resource
industry for over 30 years. In his legal practice he has specialized in
securities and corporate work. He has been a director of the Corporation since
February 1992 and prior to that date he was a director of one of the predecessor
companies, Golden North Resources Inc. for many years. Mr. Jonsson is resident
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is a principal of the law firm
Tupper, Jonsson and Yeadon. Mr. Jonsson sits on the board of directors of
several companies in Canada, including Comstate Resources Ltd. (Toronto,
Canada), Bonterra Energy Corp. (CDNX, Canada), and Comaplex Minerals (Toronto,
Canada).
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
There are no known family relationships between the officers, key employees and
directors.
ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, ETC.
To the best knowledge of the Corporation, there are no arrangements or
understanding with any major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others,
pursuant to which any person referred to above, was selected as a director or
member of senior management.
B COMPENSATION
The amount of compensation paid, and benefits in kind granted to the
Corporation's directors and senior management is given under the "Summary
Compensation Table" on page 4 of the 2002 Management Proxy Circular to the
shareholders which is incorporated herein by reference. This table lists the
compensation to the 3 executive directors and to Mr. Smith. As stated in the
notes to the table, in view of the cash situation of the Corporation, senior
management have deferred receiving a part of their salaries in 1999, 2000 and
2001 as listed below:
TABLE OF DEFERRED DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPENSATION AT DECEMBER 31, 2002
NAME DEFERRED SALARY DEFERRED DIRECTOR'S FEES TOTAL SUM DEFERRED
------------ --------------- ------------------------ ------------------
S. Hayden $271,300 $20,000 $291,300
J. Johnstone $292,835 $20,000 $312,835
C. Harvey $212,250 $20,000 $232,250
C. Jonsson not applicable $20,000 $ 20,000
I. Forrest not applicable $20,000 $ 20,000
J. Smith $ 46,794 Not applicable $ 46,794
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TOTAL $823,179 $100,000 $923,179
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There is a $ 5,000 fee paid to each of the directors annually. The adverse cash
situation from 1999 to 2001 has caused each of the directors to defer receiving
this fee since 1998. However in the 1st quarter of 2003, the deferred director's
fees owing to the independent directors, I. Forrest and C. Jonsson were paid out
in full and an amount of $10,000 paid out to the other 3 executive directors.
Mr. J. Smith, the Corporation's Vice-President Exploration was paid $ 15,780
deferred salary in 2002 and the balance in January 2003. There were no stock
options awarded to senior management or the directors in 1999, 2000 and 2001. In
2002, a total of 10,000,000 stock options were granted to the directors of the
Company. The exercise price of the options was $0.235 and the options expire in
April 2012. A total of 225,000 options were granted to officers of the
Corporation at $0.35 and expiring in June 2012. The total share options granted
to the senior management, in 2002 and prior years are given in the table
"Option/SAR Grants in the Last Fiscal Year" on page 5 of the 2003 Management
Proxy Circular to the shareholders, that is incorporated herein by reference.
The Corporation does not have a bonus or profit-sharing plan. The Corporation
does not have a pension, retirement or similar benefits scheme.
C BOARD PRACTICES
The directors all hold their positions for an indefinite term, subject to
re-election at each annual general meeting of the shareholders. The officers
hold their positions subject to being removed by resolution of the Board of
Directors. Furthermore, the "Election of Directors" is discussed on pages 2 and
3 of the Management Proxy Circular that is incorporated herein by reference. The
Table on page 3 of the 2003 Management Proxy Circular provides the term of
office for each director. In addition, the shareholdings of those directors
named on the table hold about 0.015% collectively of the total shares of the
Corporation outstanding at December 31, 2002. Officers of the Corporation who
are not directors do not own any shares as at December 31, 2002.
There are no service contracts between the Corporation and any of the Directors
of the Corporation or its subsidiaries except for (i) a "Key Executive Severance
Protection Plan" between the Corporation and 2 of its directors - namely Mr. S.
Hayden and Mr. F. C. Harvey dating from 1996 and (ii) the indirect employment of
the Corporation's chairman through a management and administrative agreement
with Epicure Overseas SA and (iii) an employment contract with a director, Mr.
J. Johnstone. The "Severance Plan" calls for severance payments to these
executives if employment is terminated as a result of a change of control of the
Corporation. Mr. Johnstone's employment contract with the Corporation has a
termination clause whereby Mr. Johnstone is paid a severance payment of one year
of salary in the event of his termination due to change of control or without
cause. Details concerning the Corporation's Audit and Compensation committees
are given in the 2003 Management Proxy Circular on page 8, which is incorporated
herein by reference. The following directors are members of the audit and
compensation committees:
AUDIT COMPENSATION
Mr. C. Jonsson Mr. C. Jonsson
Mr. S. Hayden Mr. S. Hayden
Mr. I. Forrest Mr. I. Forrest
D EMPLOYEES
The average, approximate number of employees, their categories and geographic
location for each of the last 3 years are summarized in the table below:
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE LOCATION ETC 2000 2001 2002
---- ---- ----
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
Canada (Head Office) 2 2 2
South Africa (Head Office) 5 5 6
Spain (Filon Sur Gold Mine) 58 Sold in 2000 --
South Africa (Mine Security and limited operations) 36 36 115
Zambia (Head Office and Security) 10 10 9
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TOTAL EMPLOYEES AT ALL LOCATIONS 111 53 132
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Canada (Head Office) 2 2 2
South Africa (Head Office) 3 3 3
Spain (Filon Sur Gold Mine 10 Sold in 2000 --
South Africa (Mine Security) 2 2 2
Zambia (Head Office and Security) 2 2 2
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TOTAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 19 9 9
E SHARE OWNERSHIP
As of the date of the 2003 Management Proxy Circular (May 9th, 2003) the
individual share ownership of each of the directors of the Corporation is
depicted in the Table on page 3 of the Management Proxy Circular that is
incorporated herein by reference. The combined total share ownership of the
Corporation's directors, senior management and officers is less than 1% of the
total issued common shares.
The Corporation has established "Incentive Stock Option Plans" (the "Plans")
that have been approved and accepted by the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"). One
Plan was amended in 2001 and this amended Plan was approved by a majority of
shareholders at the Special and Annual General Meeting of the shareholders held
on the 29th June 2001. However, the 3 Plans that were approved by the
shareholders for the years 1999 to 2001 were never registered with the TSX. Due
to financial constraints in 1999 to 2001, the Corporation decided not to
implement these plans and in September 2001 requested the TSX to withdraw all
requests to register these plans as no options had been issued under the plans
at that time. The TSX agreed to this request and the plans were cancelled. In
2002 a new Plan was prepared and approval was sought and obtained from the
Shareholders at the 2002 Annual General and Special Meeting held on the 21st
June 2002. Details of the new Share Option plan was reported in the 2002
Management Information Circular to the shareholders, that was incorporated
therein by reference in the Form 20F 2001. The Company will not be preparing a
new stock option plan for approval by the shareholders at the next 2003 AGM.
SHARE OPTION REGISTER LISTING OF OPTIONS OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31ST 2002
- --------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
OPTION PRICE OPTION EXPIRY OPTIONS
NAME PLAN CDN. $ DATE O/S
- ----------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ---------
Forrest, W.I.L. 2002 Plan 0.235 Apr. 24, 2012 500,000
Forrest, W.I.L. 1996 Plan 0.33 Feb. 09, 2008 66,000
Forrest, W.I.L. Current Plan 0.50 Apr. 28, 2003 37,500
Forrest, W.I.L. Current Plan 0.75 Apr. 28, 2005 12,500
FORREST, TOTAL ALL PLANS 616,000
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Harvey, F.C. 2002 Plan 0.235 Apr. 24, 2012 2,000,000
Harvey, F.C. 1996 Plan 0.33 Feb. 09, 2008 135,000
Harvey, F.C. Current Plan 0.50 Apr. 28, 2003 281,250
Harvey, F.C. Current Plan 0.75 Apr. 28, 2005 93,750
HARVEY TOTAL ALL PLANS 2,510,000
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Hayden, S. 2002 Plan 0.235 Apr. 24, 2012 4,000,000
Hayden, S. 1996 Plan 0.33 Feb. 09, 2008 175,000
Hayden, S. Current Plan 0.50 Apr. 28, 2003 375,000
Hayden, S. Current Plan 0.75 Apr. 28, 2005 125,000
HAYDEN, TOTAL ALL PLANS 4,675,000
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Johnstone, J. 2002 Plan 0.235 Apr. 24, 2012 2,000,000
Johnstone, J. 1996 Plan 0.33 Feb. 09, 2008 135,000
Johnstone, J. Current Plan 0.50 Apr. 28, 2003 112,500
Johnstone, J. Current Plan 0.75 Apr. 28, 2005 37,500
JOHNSTONE, TOTAL ALL PLANS 2,285,000
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Jonsson, C.R. 2002 Plan 0.235 Apr. 24, 2012 1,500,000
Jonsson, C.R. 1996 Plan 0.33 Feb. 09, 2008 66,000
Jonsson, C.R. Current Plan 0.50 Apr. 28, 2003 37,500
Jonsson, C.R. Current Plan 0.75 Apr. 28, 2005 12,500
JONSSON, TOTAL 1,616,000
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OPTION PRICE OPTION EXPIRY OPTIONS
NAME PLAN CDN. $ DATE O/S
- ----------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ---------
Poad, S.W. 1996 Plan 0.33 Feb. 09, 2008 80,000
Poad, S.W. Current Plan 0.50 Apr. 28, 2003 56,475
Poad, S.W. Current Plan 0.75 Apr. 28, 2005 18,825
Poad, S W. 2002 Plan 0.345 June 02, 2012 150,000
POAD, TOTAL 305,300
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Smith, J. 1996 Plan 0.33 Feb. 09, 2008 80,000
Smith, J. Current Plan 0.50 Apr. 28, 2003 71,250
Smith, J. Current Plan 0.75 Apr. 28, 2005 23,750
Smith, J 2002 Plan 0.345 June 02, 2012 75,000
SMITH, TOTAL 250,000
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NOTES TO THE ABOVE TABLE:
The price of the Options granted under the 1996 Plan were those at the close of
trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on the day prior to the granting thereof.
The price of the options granted under the Current Plan were those, which had
been re-priced and reduced in number granted, and which were approved by the
shareholders of the Corporation at the 1999 Annual General Meeting. The price of
the Options granted under the 2002 Plan were those at the close of trading on
the Toronto Stock Exchange on the day prior to the granting thereof. Share
options granted pursuant to the 2002 Plan above were approved at the last Annual
Meeting of Shareholders held on June 21 2002.The 2002 Plan was discussed in the
2002 Management Proxy circular which was incorporated by reference in the 2001
Form 20 F.
Since January 1st 2003, there have been 56,475 options priced at $0.50 exercised
by an officer of the Corporation and 50,000 options priced at $0.235 exercised
by a director of the Corporation. The balance of the $0.50 share options
allocated, in total 1,175,625 options, expired on the 28th of April 2003 without
exercising.
7 MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS
To the best of the Corporation's knowledge, as of April 17, 2003 there are 2
known shareholders and 2 depository trusts who beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, or exercise control or direction over more than 5% of the voting
shares of the Corporation. As at April 16, 2003 the Corporation had 223,694,412
shares outstanding and the known shareholders and depository trusts holding more
than 5% of the shares of the Corporation are given in the table below:
NAME OF SHAREHOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES HELD % OF SHARES ISSUED
------------------- --------------------- ------------------
CEDE and Co. 68,464,412 30.61%
Burghley Establishment S.A. 17,623,362 7.88%
CDS & Co. NCI Accounts 98,043,525 43.83%
Newcon S.A. 14,500,000 6.48%
The only shares issued by the Corporation are common shares. Although the
Corporation has an unlimited number of preferential shares available for issue,
none of these have yet been issued.
The Corporation's major shareholders have the same voting rights as the other
shareholders of the Corporation.
To the best of the knowledge of the Corporation, the portion of the common
shares of the Corporation are held in the following geographic locations:
GEOGRAPHIC AREA NUMBER OF SHARES HELD PERCENTAGE OF SHARES ISSUED
--------------- --------------------- ---------------------------
USA (Host country) 71,541,948 31.98%
Canada 110,898,289 49.58%
Europe 13,597,783 6.08%
Other 27,656,392 12.36%
There are 1,286 record holders in Canada that includes the 2 large depository
trusts - CEDE & Co. and CDS & Co.
The Corporation is not, to the best of its knowledge, directly or indirectly
owned or controlled by another corporation or corporations, by any other natural
or legal person or persons severally or jointly or by any foreign government.
The Corporation is not aware of any arrangement, the operation of which may at
some subsequent date result in a change of control of the corporation.
B RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Corporation pays Epicure Overseas S.A., a company that employs the
Corporation's Chairman, President and CEO, $180,000 per annum for a management
and administration services agreement. The Corporation pays Doelcam Inc. on a
per diem rate for financial and administration services. The Corporation's
Vice-President Finance is a major shareholder in Doelcam Inc. The Corporation
leases office premises in South Africa from a company of which the Corporation's
Chairman, President and CEO is a shareholder.
C INTERESTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not required, as this is an "annual report under the Exchange Act".
8 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Attached as Exhibit 1 is the 2002 Annual Report of the Corporation, which
reports include the audited financial statements of the Corporation and which
are incorporated herein by reference. Note 15 of the 2002 Annual Report of these
financial statements titled " Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in Canada
and the United States" compares the differences in GAAP between the two
countries.
The 2002 consolidated financial statements have been audited by BDO Dunwoody LLP
and comprise the following:
Auditor's report
Balance sheet
Income statement (Statement of Operations)
Statement of deficit
Statement of cash flows
Summary of significant accounting policies
Notes to financial statements
Note 6 of the 2002 financial statements - "Share Capital" which is incorporated
herein by reference, shows the changes since the 31st December 2000, in share
capital.
The 2002 financial statements cover the period from 2000 to 2002 and cover the
requirements for the Form 20F disclosure.
Export sales are not a significant portion of the sales volume.
The Corporation has no ongoing legal or arbitration proceedings at the 31st
December 2002. To the best knowledge of the Corporation, neither any of its
directors or senior management or its affiliates is a party adverse to the
Corporation or its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the
Corporation or its subsidiaries. However in April 2001, the Corporation
initiated legal proceedings against Spring Hills Trading to recover damages
resulting from its non-fulfillment of its obligations in respect of its
agreement with the Corporation for the purchase of a 49% interest in the
Barbrook and Eersteling mines in South Africa. The Corporation was still
pursuing this action as at December 31, 2002.
The Company has never paid and does not intend to declare or pay cash dividends
on Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
9 THE OFFER AND LISTING
The Corporation's stock trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
"CAL" and on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange's "Over-the-counter Bulletin Board" under
the symbol "CALVF".
The trading history is as follows:
(a) 5 YEAR MARKET TRADING RECORD
Stock Exchange 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
-------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
TORONTO
High $0.72 $0.15 $0.35 $0.09 $0.44
Low $0.085 $0.05 $0.05 $0.03 $0.06
Volume 6,254,000 16,397,000 22,939,900 22,309,687 81,233,868
NASDAQ ($US)
High $0.50 $0.09 $0.18 $0.06 $0.281
Low $0.06 $0.03 $0.03 $0.02 $0.040
Volume 36,721,000 34,815,000 61,918,700 74,714,400 271,403,969
(b) 2 YEAR MARKET TRADING RECORD BY QUARTER - 2001, 2002 AND 1ST QUARTER
2003
STOCK EXCHANGE TSE TSE NASDAQ NASDAQ
SHARE PRICE HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
-------------- ------ ----- ------ ------
2001 - 1st Qtr. $0.070 $0.04 $0.047 $0.030
- 2nd Qtr $0.085 $0.04 $0.060 $0.02
- 3rd Qtr. $0.085 $0.045 $0.06 $0.03
- 4th Qtr. $0.075 $0.045 $0.05 $0.03
2002 - 1st Qtr. $0.28 $0.055 $0.161 $0.03
- 2nd Qtr. $0.44 $0.175 $0.281 $0.112
- 3rd Qtr. $0.37 $0.22 $0.245 $0.146
- 4th Qtr. $0.42 $0.22 $0.271 $0.149
2003 - 1st Qtr. $0.58 $0.28 $0.385 $0.180
(c) 6 MONTH MARKET TRADING RECORD BY MONTH - NOVEMBER 2002 TO APRIL 2003
STOCK EXCHANGE TSE TSE NASDAQ NASDAQ
SHARE PRICE HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
-------------- ------ ------ ------ ------
November 2002 $0.260 $0.220 $0.172 $0.145
December 2002 $0.420 $0.220 $0.271 $0.149
January 2003 $0.58 $0.405 $0.385 $0.262
February 2003 $0.530 $0.335 $0.347 $0.210
March 2003 $0.330 $0.280 $0.223 $0.180
April 2003 $0.290 $0.240 $0.198 $0.160
B PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Not required, as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
C MARKETS
Please refer to section 9A of this Form 20F for details of the Corporation's
trading history on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ OTCBB exchange.
D SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
E DILUTION
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
F EXPENSES OF THE ISSUE
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A SHARE CAPITAL
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
B MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
The memorandum and articles of association of the Corporation have previously
been provided. At a Special Meeting of the Shareholders held on January 18th
1999, the shareholders approved a resolution amending the articles of the
Corporation by creating a class of preference shares of the Corporation. Such
preference shares could be issued in series and the directors of the Corporation
were authorized to divide such class into series and to fix the number in each
series and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions thereof.
C MATERIAL CONTRACTS
There are no material contracts other than contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business.
D EXCHANGE CONTROLS
There are no governmental laws, decrees or regulations existing in Canada (where
the Corporation is incorporated), which restrict the export or import of
capital, or the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to
non-resident holders of the Corporation's securities. Nor does Canada have
foreign exchange currency controls.
E TAXATION
To the best of the Corporation's knowledge, there are no taxes or similar levies
which holders of the Corporation's shares resident in the United States are
subject to; provided however, the Corporation understands that pursuant to a
Canada - U.S. tax treaty, any dividends which the Corporation might declare will
be subject to such Canadian withholding taxes as the then current provisions of
the treaty may require.
F DIVIDENDS AND PAYING AGENTS
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
G STATEMENT BY EXPERTS
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
H DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY
The documents referred to in this report are either attached as "Exhibits" to
this report or can be viewed at the Canadian Head Office of the Corporation
whose address is given in section 4 of this report.
I SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION
To the best knowledge of the Corporation there is no other information related
to the Corporation's subsidiaries that requires to be provided.
11 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As the Corporation is considered to be a "small business issuer" as defined,
information is not required to be provided for this section.
12 DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not required as this is an "annual report under the Securities Act".
PART 2
13 DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES and DELINQUENCIES
There have been no material defaults in the payment of interest or principal or
any dividend arrearages or material delinquencies.
14 MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS to the RIGHTS of SECURITY HOLDERS and USE OF
PROCEEDS
There has been no material modification to the rights of the Corporation's or
subsidiaries security holders.
15 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c)
under the Exchange Act), as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this
Annual Report on Form 20F. Based on such evaluation, they have concluded that as
of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective and designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we
file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarised and
reported within the time periods specified in applicable SEC rules and forms.
(b) Changes in internal controls. There were no significant changes in our
internal controls or.in other factors that could significantly affect these
controls subsequent to the date of evaluation by our principal executive officer
and principal financial officer.
16 (RESERVED)
PART 3
17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited consolidated financial statements and related notes of the
Corporation at December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 are set forth in the
Registrant's 2002 Annual Report that is incorporated herein by reference.
18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The registrant has elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 17.
19. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The following Financial Statements and Exhibits are attached to and form part of
this Statement:
99.1 Caledonia Mining Corporation, 2002 Annual Report.
99.2 Caledonia Mining Corporation, 2003 Management Proxy Circular.
99.3 Schedules.
99.4 Mineral Properties.
99.5 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing a
Form 20-F and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the Undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DATED at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on the 5th day of June 2003.
CALEDONIA MINING CORPORATION
Per: /s/ J. JOHNSTONE
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J. JOHNSTONE
Vice President Operations
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Stefan E. Hayden, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Caledonia
Mining Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this annual report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this annual 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 13a-14 and 15d-14)
for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls 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
annual 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 annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
and the audit committee of the 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
weakness 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 annual 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: June 5th, 2003 /s/ S.E. HAYDEN
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S.E. HAYDEN
Chairman, President and CEO
I, Steven W. Poad, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Caledonia
Mining Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this annual report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this annual 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 13a-14 and 15d-14)
for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls 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
annual 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 annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's
auditors and the audit committee of the 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
weakness 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 annual 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 June 5th, 2003 /s/ S.W.POAD
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S.W.POAD
Vice President Finance