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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2002
Shoshone Silver Mining Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Idaho 000-21623 82-0304993
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
4903 Industrial Ave., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (503)632-0032
None
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(Former name or former address, if change since last report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
(a) (i) In February, 2002 the Registrant ended its audit relationship
and dismissed Scott Beggs and Company, Inc., the Registrant's
independent accountants (the "Former Accountants"). The decision to
change was prompted when the Former Accountants announced that they
would only be performing audits of governmental entities and would
no longer perform audits for companies in the public sector.
(ii) The reports of the Former Accountants on the financial
statements for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2000 and
1999 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were
not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or
accounting principles.
(iii) The decision to dismiss the Former Accountants and engage
Williams & Webster, P.S. as the principal independent accountants
for the Registrant was approved by the Board of Directors of the
Registrant.
(iv) During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
and the interim period through February 2002, there have been no
disagreements with the Former Accountants on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of the Former Accountants, would have caused them to
make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements
for such years.
(v) During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
and through the interim period through February 2002, there were no
"reportable events" as defined by Item 304 (a)(1)(v) of Regulation
S-K.
(b) (i) The Registrant has engaged Williams and Webster, P.S. as its new
principal independent accountants in February 2002.
(ii) Neither the Registrant nor anyone on its behalf has consulted
Williams and Webster, P.S. during the Registrant's two most recent
fiscal years, or any subsequent interim period, prior to its
engagement of Williams and Webster.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
16.01 Letter dated April 30, 2002, from the Registrant's former
principal independent accountants.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Shoshone Silver Mining Company
Date: May 13, 2002 By: /s/ James Scheller
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James Scheller
President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit 16.01 Letter dated April 30, 2002, from the Registrant's
former principal independent accountants.