UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 2009
Commission file number 333-145225
AMERIWEST MINERALS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
575 Anton Blvd., Suite 300
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(714)276-0202
(Telephone number, including area code)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 last 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer, "accelerated filer,"
"non-accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [X] NO [ ]
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
equity, as of the latest practicable date: 6,250,000 shares as of September 23,
2009.
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The financial statements for the period ended August 31, 2009 immediately
follow.
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AMERIWEST MINERALS CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
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As of As of
August 31, May 31,
2009 2009
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash $ 25,747 $ 30,469
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$ 25,747 $ 30,469
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LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares
authorized; 6,250,000 shares issued and outstanding
as of August 31, 2009 and May 31, 2009 $ 6,250 $ 6,250
Additional paid-in capital 73,750 73,750
Deficit accumulated during exploration stage (54,253) (49,531)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 25,747 30,469
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TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 25,747 $ 30,469
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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AMERIWEST MINERALS CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Expenses
(unaudited)
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May 30, 2007
Three Months Three Months (inception)
ended ended through
August 31, August 31, August 31,
2009 2008 2009
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GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $ 1,084 $ 1,443 $ 28,695
PROFESSIONAL FEES 3,638 4,731 25,558
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NET LOSS $ (4,722) $ (6,174) $ (54,253)
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BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE $ (0.00) $ (0.00)
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING 6,250,000 6,250,000
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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AMERIWEST MINERALS CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
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May 30, 2007
Three Months Three Months (inception)
ended ended through
August 31, August 31, August 31,
2009 2008 2009
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss $ (4,722) $ (6,174) $(54,253)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase (decrease) in Accounts Payable -- (1,867) --
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NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES (4,722) (8,041) (54,253)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of common stock for cash -- -- 80,000
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES -- -- 80,000
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NET CHANGE IN CASH (4,722) (8,041) 25,747
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 30,469 55,124 --
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CASH AT END OF PERIOD $ 25,747 $ 47,083 $ 25,747
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during year for:
Interest $ -- $ -- $ --
Income Taxes $ -- $ -- $ --
See Notes to Financial Statements
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AMERIWEST MINERALS CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements
As of August 31, 2009
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NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of Ameriwest Minerals,
Inc., have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with the audited
financial statements and notes thereto contained in Ameriwest's Form 10-K filed
with SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position
and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been
reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to
the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosure
contained in the audited financial statements for fiscal 2009 as reported in the
Form 10-K have been omitted.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Effective this quarter, Ameriwest implemented SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events.
This standard establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of
events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements
are issued. The adoption of SFAS 165 did not impact the Ameriwest's financial
position or results of operations. Ameriwest evaluated all events or
transactions that occurred after August 31, 2009 up through September 23, 2009,
the date the Company issued these financial statements. During this period, the
Company did not have any material recognizable subsequent events.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation.
NOTE 2. GOING CONCERN
As of August 31, 2009, Ameriwest has not generated revenues and has accumulated
losses of $54,253 since inception. The continuation of Ameriwest as a going
concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders,
its ability to obtain necessary equity financing to continue operations, and the
attainment of profitable operations. These factors raise substantial doubt
regarding Ameriwest's ability to continue as a going concern.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our
current views with respect to future events and financial performance.
Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like: believe, expect,
estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which,
by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on
these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this
report. These forward-looking states are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical results or out predictions.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We are still in our exploration stage and have generated no revenues to date.
The Company carried out the first phase of exploration on the Key 1-4 Mineral
Claims, SW Goldfield Hills Area, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA consists of
approximately 83acres. The results of Phase I were not promising and management
determined it was in the best interests of the shareholders to abandon the
property, allow the Claim to lapse in September 2009 and actively pursue another
property on which exploration could be conducted, better utilizing our remaining
cash assets.
We incurred operating expenses of $4,722 and $6,174 for the three months ended
August 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These expenses consisted of general
operating expenses and professional fees incurred in connection with the day to
day operation of our business and the preparation and filing of our reports with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our net loss from inception (May 30, 2007) through August 31, 2009 was $54,253.
We have sold $80,000 in equity securities to fund our operations to date. On May
30, 2007, we issued 3,000,000 common shares at $0.005 per share or $15,000 to
our officer and director. A total of 3,250,000 shares of common stock were
issued to non-US persons on February 18, 2008. The purchase price of the shares
was $65,000 or $0.02 per share. On September 1, 2008 1,050,000 shares were
rescinded by the company and funds in the amount of $21,000 were returned to
seven shareholders. We rescinded the shares with the consent of such
shareholders due to our concerns regarding the available exemptions from the
prospectus and registration requirements of the jurisdiction of residence of
such shareholders. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, the company was of the
view that rescission was the appropriate remedy. On September 4, 2008 a total of
1,050,000 shares of common stock were issued to six non-US persons. The purchase
price of the shares was $21,000 or $0.02 per share. These shares were exempt
from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
The following table provides selected financial data about our company for the
quarter ended August 31, 2009.
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Balance Sheet Data: 8/31/09
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Cash $25,747
Total assets $25,747
Total liabilities $ 0
Shareholders' equity $25,747
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our cash balance at August 31, 2009 was $25,747. We are an exploration stage
company and have generated no revenue to date. Management believes our current
cash balance is sufficient to fund our operating activities over the next 12
months.
PLAN OF OPERATION
Our plan of operation for the next twelve months is to secure a new property for
exploration or other potential business opportunities that might be available to
the Company. There can be no assurance that we will be able to secure a new
property for exploration or find other available business opportunities. There
is also no certainty of the business industry of the opportunity that might be
available nor any indication of the financial resources required of any possible
business opportunity. If we are unable to secure another property for
exploration or alternatively, find another business opportunity, our
shareholders will lose some or all of their investment and our business will
likely fail.
We do not intend to purchase any significant property or equipment, nor incur
any significant changes in employees during the next 12 months.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in
financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,
capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain "disclosure controls and procedures," as such term is defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"),
that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and
forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We
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conducted an evaluation (the "Evaluation"), under the supervision and with the
participation of our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer
("CFO"), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures ("Disclosure Controls") as of the end of the period
covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on
this Evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our Disclosure Controls were
effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS
We have also evaluated our internal controls for financial reporting, and there
have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors
that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of their
last evaluation.
LIMITATIONS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROLS
Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure
Controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are
resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative
to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues
and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These
inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can
be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake.
Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some
persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management or board override
of the control.
The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance
that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential
future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control
system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATIONS
Appearing immediately following the Signatures section of this report there are
Certifications of the CEO and the CFO. The Certifications are required in
accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Section 302
Certifications). This Item of this report, which you are currently reading is
the information concerning the Evaluation referred to in the Section 302
Certifications and this information should be read in conjunction with the
Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics
presented.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are included with this quarterly filing:
Exhibit No. Description
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3.1 Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to our
Registration Statement on form SB-2 file on 8/8/07, SEC file
#333-145225)
3.2 Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to our Registration
Statement on form SB-2 file on 8/8/07, SEC file #333-145225)
31 Sec. 302 Certification of Principal Executive & Financial
Officer
32 Sec. 906 Certification of Principal Executive & Financial
Officer
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, thereunto duly authorized.
September 23, 2009 Ameriwest Minerals Corp.
/s/ William J. Muran
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By: William J. Muran
(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer, President, Secretary,
Treasurer & Sole Director)
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