(Mark
One)
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o
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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934
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OR
|
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x
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR (15d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007
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OR
|
|
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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OR
|
|
o
|
SHELL
COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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Date
of event
requiring this shell company report
For
the transition period from __________________ to
__________________
|
Title
of each
class
|
Name
of
each exchange on which registered
|
None
|
Not
Applicable
|
o
Yes
|
x
No
|
o
Yes
|
x
No
|
x
Yes
|
o
No
|
x
Yes
|
o
No
|
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
|
Non-accelerated
filer x
|
x
Item
17
|
o
Item 18
|
o
Yes
|
x
No
|
o
Yes
|
o
No
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GLOSSARY
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vi
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GLOSSARY
OF TECHNICAL TERMS
|
ix
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PART
I
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Item
1
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Identity
of Directors, Senior Management and
Advisors.
|
1
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Item
2
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Offer
Statistics and Expected Timetable.
|
1
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Item
3
|
Key
Information.
|
1
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A.
|
Selected
financial data.
|
1
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B.
|
Capitalization
and indebtedness.
|
2
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C.
|
Reasons
for the offer and use of proceeds.
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2
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D.
|
Risk
factors.
|
2
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Item
4
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Information
on the Company
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10
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A.
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History
and development of the Company.
|
10
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B.
|
Business
Overview.
|
13
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C.
|
Organizational
structure.
|
17
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D.
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Property,
plants and equipment.
|
17
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Item
4A
|
Unresolved
Staff Comments
|
36
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Item
5
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Operating
and Financial Review and Prospects.
|
36
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A.
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Operating
results.
|
36
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B.
|
Liquidity
and capital resources.
|
38
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C.
|
Research
and development, patents and licenses
etc.
|
38
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D.
|
Trend
information.
|
38
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E.
|
Off-balance
sheet arrangements.
|
38
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F.
|
Tabular
disclosure of contractual obligations.
|
38
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Item
6
|
Directors,
Senior Management and Employees.
|
40
|
A.
|
Directors
and Senior Management.
|
40
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B.
|
Compensation.
|
42
|
C.
|
Board
practices.
|
43
|
D.
|
Employees.
|
44
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E.
|
Share
ownership.
|
44
|
Item
7
|
Major
Shareholders and Related Party
Transactions.
|
45
|
A.
|
Major
shareholders.
|
45
|
B.
|
Related
party transactions.
|
46
|
C.
|
Interests
of experts and counsel.
|
47
|
Item
8
|
Financial
Information.
|
47
|
A.
|
Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial
Information.
|
47
|
B.
|
Significant
Changes.
|
47
|
Item
9
|
The
Offer and Listing.
|
47
|
A.
|
Offer
and Listing Details.
|
47
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B.
|
Plan
of Distribution.
|
48
|
C.
|
Markets.
|
49
|
D.
|
Selling
Shareholders.
|
49
|
E.
|
Dilution.
|
49
|
F.
|
Expenses
of the Issuer.
|
49
|
Item
10
|
Additional
Information.
|
49
|
A.
|
Share
capital.
|
49
|
B.
|
Memorandum
and articles of association.
|
49
|
C.
|
Material
contracts.
|
52
|
D.
|
Exchange
controls.
|
52
|
E.
|
Taxation.
|
54
|
F.
|
Dividends
and paying agents.
|
62
|
G.
|
Statement
by experts.
|
62
|
H.
|
Documents
on display.
|
62
|
I.
|
Subsidiary
Information.
|
63
|
Item
11
|
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.
|
63
|
Item
12
|
Description
of Securities Other than Equity Securities.
|
63
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PART
II
|
||
Item
13
|
Defaults,
Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies.
|
63
|
Item
14
|
Material
Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of
Proceeds.
|
63
|
Item
15
|
Controls
and Procedures.
|
64
|
Item
16
|
[Reserved]
|
64
|
Item
16A
|
Audit
Committee Financial Expert.
|
64
|
Item
16B
|
Code
of Ethics.
|
64
|
Item
16C
|
Principal
Accountant Fees and Services.
|
65
|
Item
16D
|
Exemptions
from the Listing Standards for Audit
Committees.
|
65
|
Item
16E
|
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated
Purchasers.
|
65
|
PART
III
|
||
Item
17
|
Financial
Statements.
|
66
|
Item
18
|
Financial
Statements.
|
66
|
Item
19
|
Exhibits.
|
66
|
SIGNATURES
|
95
|
|
EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
96
|
|
(a)
|
is
an engineer or geoscientist with a least five years experience in
mineral
exploration, mine development or operation or mineral project assessment,
or any combination of these;
|
|
(b)
|
has
experience relevant to the subject matter of the mineral project
and the
technical report; and
|
|
(c)
|
is
a member in good standing of a professional association (as that
term is
defined in Canadian National Instrument
43-101);
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Adit
|
A
horizontal or nearly horizontal passage driven from the surface for
the
working of a mine.
|
Archean
|
The
earliest eon of geological history or the corresponding system of
rocks.
|
Area
of Interest
|
A
geographic area surrounding a specific mineral property in which
more than
one party has an interest and within which new acquisitions must
be
offered to the other party or which become subject automatically
to the
terms and conditions of the existing agreement between the parties.
Typically, the area of interest is expressed in terms of a radius
of a
finite number of kilometers from each point on the outside boundary
of the
original mineral property.
|
Bulk
Sample
|
Evaluation
program of a diamondiferous kimberlite pipe in which a large amount
of
kimberlite (at least 100 tonnes) is recovered from a
pipe.
|
Carat
|
A
unit of weight for diamonds, pearls, and other gems. The metric carat,
equal to 0.2 gram or 200 milligram, is standard in the principal
diamond-producing countries of the
world.
|
Caustic
Fusion
|
An
analytical process for diamonds by which rocks are dissolved at
temperatures between 450-600 C. Diamonds remain undissolved by this
process and are recovered from the residue that
remains.
|
Craton
|
A
stable relatively immobile area of the earth's crust that forms the
nuclear mass of a continent or the central basin in an
ocean.
|
Diabase
|
A
fine-grained rock of the composition of gabbro but with an ophitic
texture.
|
Dyke
|
A
body of igneous rock, tabular in form, formed through the injection
of
magma.
|
Feasibility
Study
|
As
defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, means a comprehensive
study of a deposit in which all geological, engineering, operating,
economic and other relevant factors are considered in sufficient
detail
that it could reasonably serve as the basis for a final decision
by a
financial institution to finance the development of the deposit for
mineral production.
|
Gneiss
|
A
banded rock formed during high grade regional metamorphism. It includes
a
number of different rock types having different origins. It commonly
has
alternating bands of schistose and granulose
material.
|
Indicator
mineral
|
Minerals
such as garnet, ilmenite, chromite and chrome diopside, which are used in
exploration to indicate the presence of
kimberlites.
|
Jurassic
|
The
period of the Mesozoic era between the Triassic and the Cretaceous
or the
corresponding system of rocks marked by the presence of dinosaurs
and the
first appearance of birds.
|
Kimberlite
|
A
dark-colored intrusive biotite-peridotite igneous rock that can contain
diamonds. It contains the diamonds known to occur in the rock matrix
where
they originally formed (more than 100 km deep in the
earth).
|
Macrodiamond
|
A
diamond, two dimensions of which exceed 0.5
millimeters.
|
Microdiamond
|
Generally
refers to diamonds smaller than approximately 0.5mm, which are recovered
from acid dissolution of kimberlite
rock.
|
Mineral
Reserve
|
Means
the economically mineable part of a Measured Mineral Resource or
Indicated
Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility
Study.
This study must include adequate information on mining, processing,
metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate,
at
the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified.
A
Mineral Reserve includes diluting materials and allowances for losses
that
may occur when the material is
mined.
|
|
THE
TERMS "MINERAL RESERVE," "PROVEN MINERAL RESERVE" AND "PROBABLE MINERAL
RESERVE" USED IN THIS REPORT ARE CANADIAN MINING TERMS AS DEFINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 43-101 - STANDARDS OF DISCLOSURE
FOR
MINERAL PROJECTS WHICH INCORPORATES THE DEFINITIONS AND GUIDELINES
SET OUT
IN THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM (THE
"CIM")
STANDARDS ON MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINERAL RESERVES DEFINITIONS AND
GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CIM COUNCIL ON AUGUST 20, 2000. IN THE
UNITED
STATES, A MINERAL RESERVE IS DEFINED AS A PART OF A MINERAL DEPOSIT
WHICH
COULD BE ECONOMICALLY AND LEGALLY EXTRACTED OR PRODUCED AT THE TIME
THE
MINERAL RESERVE DETERMINATION IS
MADE.
|
|
Under
United States standards:
|
|
"Reserve"
means that part of a mineral deposit which can be economically and
legally
extracted or produced at the time of the reserve
determination.
|
|
"Economically,"
as used in the definition of reserve, implies that profitable extraction
or production has been established or analytically demonstrated to
be
viable and justifiable under reasonable investment and market
assumptions.
|
|
"Legally,"
as used in the definition of reserve, does not imply that all permits
needed for mining and processing have been obtained or that other
legal
issues have been completely resolved. However, for a reserve to
exist,
|
|
there
should be a reasonable certainty based on applicable laws and regulations
that issuance of permits or resolution of legal issues can be accomplished
in a timely manner.
|
|
Mineral
Reserves are categorized as follows on the basis of the degree of
confidence in the estimate of the quantity and grade of the
deposit.
|
|
"Proven
Mineral Reserve" means, in accordance with CIM Standards, the economically
viable part of a Measured Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least
a
Preliminary Feasibility study. This Study must include adequate
information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic, and other
relevant factors that demonstrate at the time of reporting, that
economic
extraction is justified.
|
|
The
definition for "proven mineral reserves" under Canadian standards
differs
from the standards in the United States, where proven or measured
reserves
are defined as reserves for which (a) quantity is computed from dimensions
revealed in outcrops, trenches, workings or drill holes; grade and/or
quality are computed from the results of detailed sampling and
(b) the sites for inspection, sampling and measurement are spaced so
closely and the geographic character is so well defined that size,
shape,
depth and mineral content of reserves are well
established.
|
|
"Probable
Mineral Reserve" means, in accordance with CIM Standards, the economically
mineable part of an Indicated, and in some circumstances a Measured
Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility
Study.
This Study must include adequate information on mining, processing,
metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate,
at
the time of reporting, that economic extraction is
justified.
|
|
The
definition for "probable mineral reserves" under Canadian standards
differs from the standards in the United States, where probable reserves
are defined as reserves for which quantity and grade and/or quality
are
computed from information similar to that of proven reserves (under
United
States standards), but the sites for inspection, sampling, and measurement
are further apart or are otherwise less adequately spaced. The degree
of
assurance, although lower than that for proven reserves, is high
enough to
assume continuity between points of
observation.
|
Mineral
Resource
|
Under
CIM Standards, Mineral Resource is a concentration or occurrence
of
natural, solid, inorganic or fossilized organic material in or on
the
Earth's crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality
that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction. The location,
quantity, grade, geological characteristics and continuity of a Mineral
Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological
evidence and knowledge.
|
|
THE
TERMS "MINERAL RESOURCE", "MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE", "INDICATED
MINERAL
RESOURCE", "INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE" USED IN THIS REPORT ARE CANADIAN
MINING TERMS AS DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 43-101
-
STANDARDS OF DISCLOSURE FOR MINERAL PROJECTS UNDER THE GUIDELINES
SET OUT
IN THE CIM STANDARDS. THE COMPANY ADVISES U.S. INVESTORS THAT WHILE
SUCH
TERMS ARE RECOGNIZED AND PERMITTED UNDER CANADIAN REGULATIONS, THE
U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THEM. THESE
ARE NOT
DEFINED TERMS UNDER THE UNITED STATES STANDARDS AND MAY NOT GENERALLY
BE
USED IN DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION BY U.S. COMPANIES. AS SUCH, INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
REPORT CONCERNING DESCRIPTIONS OF MINERALIZATION AND RESOURCES MAY
NOT BE
COMPARABLE TO INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC BY U.S. COMPANIES SUBJECT TO
THE
REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
|
|
"Inferred
Mineral Resource" means, under CIM Standards, that part of a Mineral
Resource for which quantity and grade or quality can be estimated
on the
basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably
assumed,
but not verified, geological and grade continuity. The estimate is
based
on limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate
techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings
and
drill holes. U.S. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO ASSUME THAT ANY
PART OR
ALL OF AN INFERRED RESOURCE EXISTS, OR IS ECONOMICALLY OR LEGALLY
MINEABLE.
|
|
"Indicated
Mineral Resource" means, under CIM Standards, that part of a Mineral
Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and
physical characteristics, can be estimated with a level of confidence
sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and
economic
parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic
viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable
exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate
techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings
and
drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade
continuity to be reasonably assumed. U.S. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED
NOT TO
ASSUME THAT ANY PART OR ALL OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THIS CATEGORY
WILL
EVER BE CONVERTED INTO RESERVES.
|
|
"Measured
Mineral Resource" means, under CIM standards that part of a Mineral
Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and
physical characteristics are so well established that they can be
estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application
of technical and economic parameters, to support production planning
and
evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate
is based
on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information
gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops,
trenches, pits, workings and drillholes that are spaced closely enough
to
confirm both geological and grade continuity. U.S. INVESTORS ARE
CAUTIONED
NOT TO ASSUME THAT ANY PART OR ALL OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THIS
CATEGORY WILL EVER BE CONVERTED INTO
RESERVES.
|
Operator
|
The
party in a joint venture which carries out the operations of the
joint
venture subject at all times to the direction and control of the
management committee.
|
Ordovician
|
The
period between the Cambrian and the Silurian or the corresponding
system
of rocks.
|
Overburden
|
A
general term for any material covering or obscuring rocks from
view.
|
Paleozoic
|
An
era of geological history that extends from the beginning of the
Cambrian
to the close of the Permian and is marked by the culmination of nearly
all
classes of invertebrates except the insects and in the later epochs
by the
appearance of terrestrial plants, amphibians, and
reptiles.
|
Pipe
|
A
kimberlite deposit that is usually, but not necessarily,
carrot-shaped.
|
Preliminary
Feasibility Study
|
Under
the CIM Standards, means a comprehensive study of the viability
of a
mineral project that has advanced to a stage where the mining
method, in
the case of underground mining, or the pit configuration, in
the case of
an open pit, has been established, and which, if an effective
method of
mineral processing has been determined, includes a financial
analysis
based on reasonable assumptions of technical, engineering, operating,
economic factors and the evaluation of other relevant factors
which are
sufficient for a Qualified Person acting reasonably, to determine
if all
or part of the Mineral Resource may be classified as a Mineral
Reserve.
|
Proterozoic
|
The
eon of geologic time or the corresponding system of rocks that includes
the interval between the Archean and Phanerozoic eons, perhaps exceeds
in
length all of subsequent geological time, and is marked by rocks
that
contain fossils indicating the first appearance of eukaryotic organisms
(as algae).
|
Reverse
Circulation Drill
|
A
rotary percussion drill in which the drilling mud and cuttings return
to
the surface through the drill pipe.
|
Sill
|
Tabular
intrusion which is sandwiched between layers in the host
rock.
|
Stringers
|
The
narrow veins or veinlets, often parallel to each other, and often
found in
a shear zone.
|
Tertiary
|
The
Tertiary period or system of rocks.
|
Till
Sample
|
A
sample of soil taken as part of a regional exploration program and
examined for indicator minerals.
|
Xenolith
|
A
foreign inclusion in an igneous
rock.
|
|
•
|
risks
and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results,
the
geology, grade and continuity of mineral
deposits;
|
|
•
|
results
of initial feasibility, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies,
and the
possibility that future exploration, development or mining results
will
not be consistent with the Company's
expectations;
|
|
•
|
mining
exploration risks, including risks related to accidents, equipment
breakdowns or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions
in
production;
|
|
•
|
the
potential for delays in exploration activities or the completion
of
feasibility studies;
|
|
•
|
risks
related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates
and
the potential for unexpected costs and
expenses;
|
|
•
|
risks
related to commodity price
fluctuations;
|
|
•
|
the
uncertainty of profitability based upon the Company's history of
losses;
|
|
•
|
risks
related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis
and on
acceptable terms;
|
|
•
|
risks
related to environmental regulation and
liability;
|
|
•
|
political
and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration;
and
|
|
•
|
other
risks and uncertainties related to the Company's prospects, properties
and
business strategy.
|
To
Convert From Metric
|
To
Imperial
|
Multiply
by
|
Hectares
|
Acres
|
2.471
|
Metres
|
Feet
(ft.)
|
3.281
|
Kilometres
(km.)
|
Miles
|
0.621
|
Tonnes
|
Tons
(2000 pounds)
|
1.102
|
Grams/tonne
|
Ounces
(troy/ton)
|
0.029
|
|
A.
|
Selected
financial data.
|
12
Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
All
in CDN$1,000's except Earnings (loss) per
Share
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
|||||||||||||||
and
Number of Common Shares
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
Revenue
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
nil
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
Revenue
|
24
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
19
|
|||||||||||||||
Working
Capital
|
180
|
808
|
1,041
|
701
|
1,037
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
Earnings (loss) -
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
(1,961 | ) | (2,200 | ) |
1,531
|
(1,813 | ) | (1,713 | ) | |||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP: (restated)
|
(1,868 | ) | (1,948 | ) |
1,836
|
(1,223 | ) | (14,513 | ) | |||||||||||
Basic
and diluted earnings (loss) per share -
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
(0.04 | ) | (0.04 | ) |
0.03
|
(0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP: (restated)
|
(0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) |
0.04
|
(0.02 | ) | (0.29 | ) | |||||||||||
Total
Assets -
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
41,616
|
34,874
|
36,038
|
33,514
|
34,418
|
|||||||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP (restated)
|
9,373
|
4,971
|
3,683
|
1,030
|
1,363
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
419
|
181
|
95
|
273
|
240
|
|||||||||||||||
Share
Capital
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
66,579
|
58,253
|
57,608
|
56,595
|
55,719
|
|||||||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP:
|
66,559
|
58,233
|
57,587
|
56,595
|
55,719
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
Assets -
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Under
Canadian GAAP:
|
41,197
|
34,693
|
35,943
|
33,241
|
34,178
|
|||||||||||||||
Under
U.S. GAAP (restated)
|
8,954
|
4,790
|
3,588
|
757
|
1,123
|
|||||||||||||||
Number
of Common Shares issued
|
55,670,715
|
53,075,847
|
52,610,847
|
*51,202,111
|
66,597,766
|
|||||||||||||||
less
shares owned by subsidiary
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(16,015,696 | ) | |||||||||||||||
55,670,715
|
53,075,847
|
52,610,847
|
51,202,111
|
50,582,070
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
US$0.8785
|
US$0.8376
|
US$0.7842
|
US$0.7412
|
US$0.6474
|
Month
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||
December
2006
|
0.8760
|
0.8582
|
||||||
January
2007
|
0.8586
|
0.8457
|
||||||
February
2007
|
0.8631
|
0.8437
|
||||||
March
2007
|
0.8673
|
0.8467
|
||||||
April
2007
|
0.9035
|
0.8633
|
||||||
May
2007
|
0.9345
|
0.8980
|
|
B.
|
Capitalization
and indebtedness.
|
|
C.
|
Reasons
for the offer and use of
proceeds.
|
|
D.
|
Risk
factors.
|
|
(a)
|
The
Company's limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate
the
Company's current business and forecast future
results.
|
|
•
|
$1.961
million net loss for the year ended March 31,
2007.
|
|
•
|
$2.200
million net loss for the year ended March 31,
2006.
|
|
•
|
$1.531
million net earnings for the year ended March 31, 2005 (relating
primarily
to gain on sale of the Haveri project to Northern Lion Gold
Corp.).
|
Pipe
Resource
|
Category
|
Tonnes
|
Carats
|
Grade
(cpht)(1)
|
5034
|
Indicated
Inferred
|
8,715,000
4,921,000
|
13,943,000
8,366,000
|
160
170
|
Hearne
|
Indicated
Inferred
|
5,678,000
1,546,000
|
9,676,000
2,373,000
|
170
153
|
Tuzo
|
Inferred
|
10,550,000
|
12,152,000
|
115
|
Summary
|
Indicated
Inferred
|
14,392,000
17,017,000
|
23,619,000
22,890,000
|
164
135
|
|
A.
|
History
and development of the
company.
|
Name
of Subsidiary
|
Date
of Incorporation
|
Juridiction
of Incorporation
|
Baltic
Minerals BV
|
January
26, 1996
|
The
Netherlands
|
Baltic
Minerals Finland OY
|
May
18, 1994
|
Finland
|
Camphor
Ventures Inc.
|
May
9, 1986 (as Sierra Madre Resources Inc.)
|
British
Columbia, Canada
|
|
B.
|
Business
overview.
|
|
C.
|
Organizational
structure.
|
|
D.
|
Property,
plants and equipment.
|
Sample
Weight (Tonnes)
|
Weight
Macros>1.0 mm
|
Macro
Carats per Tonne
|
|
Description
|
(Carats)
|
(1,000
Kg)
|
|
5034
Kimberlite Pipe:
|
Bulk
Sample: Heavy Media Separation Plant
|
|
|
Canamera
|
24.6
|
75.9
|
3.09
|
Canamera
|
79.0(1)
|
181.1(1)
|
2.29(1)
|
Summary
|
3,895
Stones
|
257
Carats
|
0.065
Carats/Stones
|
Description
|
Sample
Weight
(kg)
|
No.
of
Diamonds
|
Diamonds
per
10 kg
|
Weight
(Carats)
|
No.
of
Macros
>0.5
mm(1)
|
No.
of Macros
per
10 kg
|
Hearne
Pipe
|
||||||
Hole
1
|
132
|
324
|
25
|
0.90
|
33
|
2.5
|
Hole
2 & Hole 3
|
168
|
439
|
26
|
1.33
|
50
|
3.0
|
Tesla
Pipe
|
|
|||||
Hole
1
|
245
|
188
|
8
|
0.13
|
14
|
0.6
|
Tuzo
Pipe
|
||||||
Hole
1
|
124
|
403
|
33
|
2.09
|
36
|
2.9
|
Hole
2
|
154
|
294
|
19
|
0.39
|
19
|
1.2
|
Description
|
Sample
Size
(Tonnes)
|
Carats
per
Tonne
|
Value
per
Carat
(US$)
|
Best
Fit
Value
per
Carat
($US)
|
Value
per
Tonne
(US$)
|
Best
Fit
Value
per
Tonne
(US$)
|
Hearne
Pipe
|
62.6
|
2.33
|
25
- 50
|
44
|
58
- 177
|
103
|
Tuzo
Pipe
|
48.0
|
2.20
|
51
- 108
|
68
|
112
- 238
|
150
|
Description
|
Sample
Size
(Tonnes)
|
Carats
per
Tonne
|
Value
per
Carat
(US$)
|
Best
Fit
Value
per
Carat
($US)
|
Value
per
Tonne
(US$)
|
Best
Fit
Value
per
Tonne
(US$)
|
Tesla
Pipe
|
50.0
|
0.37
|
56
- 112
|
96
|
21
- 41
|
36
|
5034
Pipe
|
55.8
|
1.60
|
26
- 58
|
51
|
42
- 93
|
82
|
Modeled
Grade
|
Modeled
Revenue
|
Value
per tonne
|
|
5034
Pipe
|
(carats
per tonne)
|
(US$/carat)
|
US$
|
West
lobe
|
1.85
|
65
|
120.3
|
Centre
lobe
|
1.30
|
55
|
71.5
|
East
lobe
|
1.70
|
65
|
110.5
|
North
lobe
|
1.70
|
65
|
110.5
|
Hearne
Pipe
|
Kimberlite
Resource (million tonnes)
|
Modeled
grade
(carats
per tonne)
|
Modeled
Revenue
(US$/carat)
|
Revenue
Per
Tonne
US$
|
North
Lobe Phase A
|
3.08
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
North
Lobe Phase B
|
1.61
|
0.60
|
65
|
39
|
North
Lobe Phase C
|
0.72
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
South
Lobe Phase D
|
1.14
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
South
Lobe Phase E1
|
0.31
|
2.05
|
65
|
133
|
Tuzo
Pipe
|
Kimberlite
Resource (million tonnes)
|
Modeled
grade
(carats
per tonne)
|
Modeled
Revenue
(US$/carat)
|
Revenue
Per
Tonne
US$
|
Zone
A
|
1.0
|
2.7
|
47
|
127
|
Zone
B
|
2.4
|
0.94
|
33
|
31
|
Zone
Bg (>40%granite)
|
2.4
|
0.62
|
33
|
20
|
Zone
C
|
4.4
|
1.35
|
47
|
63
|
Square
mesh
Size
(mm)
|
Kelvin:
184kg
Number
of diamonds
|
Faraday
: 40kg
Number
of diamonds
|
Hearne:
128kg
Number
of diamonds
|
5034:
160kg
Number
of diamonds
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0.5
|
11
|
5
|
17
|
23
|
0.3
|
44
|
11
|
46
|
37
|
0.212
|
65
|
12
|
77
|
68
|
0.15
|
139
|
21
|
83
|
138
|
0.104
|
73
|
24
|
143
|
218
|
Square
Mesh
Size
(mm)
|
Faraday-1b
33kg
Number
of diamonds
|
Faraday
-2 65 kg
Number
of diamonds
|
Kelvin-1b
65 kg
Number
of diamonds
|
Kelvin-2
16 kg
Number
of diamonds
|
Hobbes-216
kg
Number
of diamonds
|
2.36
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.70
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.18
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0.85
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0.60
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0.425
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
1
|
0.300
|
3
|
21
|
24
|
4
|
2
|
0.212
|
11
|
41
|
40
|
4
|
4
|
0.150
|
8
|
47
|
60
|
4
|
2
|
0.100
|
2
|
50
|
53
|
19
|
4
|
Pipe
|
Modeled
Grade
(Carats
per tonne)
|
Modeled
Values
(US$
Carat)
|
Revenue
per tonne
(US$)
|
5034
|
1.67
|
62.70
|
104.70
|
Hearne
|
1.67
|
50.00
|
83.50
|
Name
of Pipe
|
March
2004 Modeled Value Per
Carat
(US$
per Carat)
|
August
2004 Modeled Value Per
Carat
(US$
per Carat)
|
5034
|
74.20
|
79.20
|
Hearne
|
61.00
|
65.00
|
Tuzo
|
49.00
|
53.00
|
Name
of Pipe
|
August
2004
Modeled
Value Per Carat
(US
$ per Carat)
|
June
2005
Modeled
Value Per Carat
(US
$ per Carat)
|
5034
|
$ 79.20
|
$ 85.70
|
Hearne
|
$ 65.00
|
$ 70.00
|
Tuzo
|
$ 53.00
|
$ 56.00
|
Pipe
Resource
|
Category
|
Tonnes
|
Carats
|
Grade
(cpht)(1)
|
5034
|
Indicated
Inferred
|
8,715,000
4,921,000
|
13,943,000
8,366,000
|
160
170
|
Hearne
|
Indicated
Inferred
|
5,678,000
1,546,000
|
9,676,000
2,373,000
|
170
153
|
Tuzo
|
Inferred
|
10,550,000
|
12,152,000
|
115
|
Summary
|
Indicated
Inferred
|
14,392,000
17,017,000
|
23,619,000
22,890,000
|
164
135
|
Period
of Time
|
Amount
(1)
|
January
1, 1997 to December 31, 2005
|
$ 80,097,783
|
Expenses
January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006
|
33,409,897
|
Approved
Budget January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007
|
35,493,800
|
Projected
Expenses January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011
|
783,020,000
|
TOTAL
- approximately
|
$ 932,021,480
|
|
A.
|
Operating
results.
|
|
B.
|
Liquidity
and capital
resources.
|
|
C.
|
Research
and development, patents and licenses,
etc.
|
|
D.
|
Trend
information.
|
|
E.
|
Off-balance
sheet arrangements.
|
|
F.
|
Tabular
disclosure of contractual
obligations.
|
|
A.
|
Directors
and senior
management.
|
Name
|
Position
with Company
|
Date
of First Appointment
|
Age
|
Jonathan
Comerford
|
Chairman
and Director(1)(2)(3)
|
Chairman
of the Company since May 11, 2006 and Director since September
21,
2001.
|
35
|
Patrick
Evans
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
President
and director of the Company since November 15, 2005.
|
52
|
Jennifer
Dawson
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
Chief
Financial Officer since May 11, 2006.
|
46
|
D.
Harry W. Dobson
|
Director
|
Director
since November 1, 1997
|
59
|
Elizabeth
J. Kirkwood
|
Director
|
Director
since September 21, 2001.
|
57
|
Peeyush
Varshney
|
Director
|
Director
since April 13, 2007.
|
40
|
Carl
Verley
|
Director
(1)(2)(3)
|
Director
of Old MPV s ince December 2, 1986 and Director of the Company
since
November 1, 1997.
|
57
|
David
E. Whittle
|
Director
(1)(2)(3)
|
Direct
or s in ce November 1, 1997
|
43
|
(1)
|
Member
of the Company's Corporate Governance
Committee
|
(2)
|
Member
of the
Company's Audit Committee.
|
(3)
|
Member
of the
Company's Compensation Committee.
|
|
B.
|
Compensation.
|
Annual
Compensation
|
Long
Term Compensation
|
|||||||
Awards
|
Payouts
|
|||||||
Name
and Principal Position of Named Executive
Officer
|
Financial
Year Ending
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Other
Annual Compensation ($)
|
Securities
Under
Options
/
SARs
Granted
(#)
|
Shares
or Units Subject to Resale Restrictions ($)
|
LTIP
Payouts
($)
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
Patrick
Evans(1)
President
and Chief Executive Officer (started November 1,
2005)
|
2007
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
$155,000
|
200,000(2)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Jennifer
Dawson(3)
Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (since May 11,
2006)
|
2007
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
$94,200
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Name
|
Securities,
Acquired
on
Exercise
(#)
|
Aggregate
Value
Realized
($)(1)
|
Unexercised
Options at
Financial
Year-End
Exercisable
/
Unexercisable
(#)
|
Value
of Unexercised In-the-
Money
Options at Financial
Year-End
Exercisable /
Unexercisable
($)(2)
|
Patrick
Evans
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
200,000/0
|
160,000/0
|
Jennifer
Dawson (since May 11, 2006)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
|
C.
|
Board
practices.
|
|
a.
|
identify
and monitor the management of the principal risks that could impact
the
financial reporting of the Company;
|
|
b.
|
monitor
the integrity of the Company's financial reporting process and system
of
internal controls regarding financial reporting and accounting
compliance;
|
|
c.
|
make
recommendations regarding the selection of the Company's external
auditors
(by shareholders) and monitor their independence and
performance;
|
|
d.
|
provide
an avenue of communication among the external auditors, management
and the
Board;
|
|
e.
|
handle
complaints regarding the Company's accounting practices;
and
|
|
f.
|
administer
and monitor compliance with the Company's Ethics and Conflict of
Interest
Policy.
|
|
D.
|
Employees.
|
|
E.
|
Share
ownership.
|
Name
of Beneficial Owner (11)
|
Amount
and Nature
|
Percentage(9)
of Class
(No.
of
shares, options +
warrants
held by owner
divided
by total issued and
outstanding(10)
plus no.
of
options
held by owner multiplied by 100)
|
D.
Harry Dobson(1)
|
1,192,510
|
2.0%
|
Patrick
C. Evans(2)
|
269,500
|
*%
|
Carl
G. Verley(3)
|
215,250
|
*%
|
Jonathan
Comerford(4)
|
150,000
|
*%
|
Peeyush
Varshney(5)
|
100,122
|
*%
|
Elizabeth
J. Kirkwood(6)
|
60,000
|
*%
|
David
E. Whittle(7)
|
25,600
|
*%
|
Officer
and Directors as a Group(8)
|
2,012,982
|
3.4%
|
|
(1)
|
Includes
1,192,510 shares and nil options.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes
69,500 shares and 200,000 options (exercisable presently or within
60
days). 100,000 options are exercisable at a price of $2.63 per
share and expire on November 1, 2010. 100,000 options are
exercisable at a price of $4.50 per share and expire on January 30,
2011.
|
|
(3)
|
Includes
215,250 shares and nil options.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes
nil shares and 150,000 options (exercisable presently or within 60
days).
The options are exercisable at a price of $1.96 per share and expire
on
October 1, 2009.
|
|
(5)
|
Includes
50,922 shares and 49,200 options.
|
|
(6)
|
Includes
nil shares and 60,000 options (exercisable presently or within 60
days).
10,000 options are exercisable at a price of $1.36 per share and
expire on
October 21, 2007 and 50,000 options are exercisable at a price of
$1.96
per share and expire on October 1,
2009.
|
|
(7)
|
Includes
25,600 shares and nil options.
|
|
(8)
|
Includes
459,200 options (exercisable presently or within 60
days).
|
|
(9)
|
The
calculation does not include stock options that are not exercisable
presently or within 60 days.
|
(10)
|
Total issued and outstanding capital as at the close of June 22, 2007 was 59,723,531 shares. |
(11)
|
The
Company has no actual knowledge of the holdings of each individual.
The
above information was provided by the respective individuals to the
Company.
|
|
A.
|
Major
shareholders.
|
Name
of Shareholder(1)
|
No.
of Shares Held
|
Percentage
of issued and
outstanding
share capital of
59,723,531
shares
(as
at June 28, 2007)
|
Bottin
(International) Investments Ltd.
|
13,253,430
|
22.19%
|
(controlled
by Dermot Desmond)
|
||
Desmond
P. Sharkey
|
5,206,001
|
8.72%
|
Dublin,
Ireland
|
||
De
Beers Canada Exploration Ltd. (formerly Monopros
Limited)
|
3,103,543
|
5.20%
|
|
B.
|
Related
party transactions.
|
|
C.
|
Interests
of experts and
counsel.
|
|
A.
|
Consolidated
Statements and Other Financial
Information
|
|
B.
|
Significant
Changes.
|
|
A.
|
Offer
and listing
details.
|
High
and Low Prices for the Five Most Recent Fiscal
Years
|
||||
Fiscal
Year Ended
|
TSX
|
AMEX
/ NASDAQ (1)
/
OTCBB
|
||
High
(CDN$)
|
Low
(CDN$)
|
High
(US$)
|
Low
(US$)
|
|
March
31, 2007
|
$5.05
|
$3.05
|
$4.40
|
$2.70
|
March
31, 2006
|
$4.90
|
$2.26
|
$4.26
|
$1.90
|
March
31, 2005
|
$2.68
|
$1.61
|
$2.00
|
$1.19
|
March
31, 2004
|
$3.00
|
$0.60
|
$2.25
|
$0.37
|
March
31, 2003
|
$2.26
|
$0.62
|
$1.55
|
$0.39
|
High
and Low Prices for Each Quarterly Period for
the
|
||||
Past
Two Fiscal Years
|
||||
TSX
|
Amex
/ OTCBB
|
|||
Period
Ended:
|
High
(CDN$)
|
Low
(CDN$)
|
High
(US$)
|
Low
(US$)
|
March
31, 2007
|
$4.46
|
$3.40
|
$3.79
|
$2.93
|
December
31, 2006
|
$4.65
|
$3.30
|
$4.10
|
$2.89
|
September
30, 2006
|
$4.20
|
$3.35
|
$3.73
|
$3.06
|
June
30, 2006
|
$5.05
|
$3.05
|
$4.40
|
$2.70
|
March
31, 2006
|
$4.96
|
$3.47
|
$4.38
|
$2.97
|
December
31, 2005
|
$3.73
|
$2.20
|
$3.25
|
$1.85
|
September
30, 2005
|
$3.05
|
$2.15
|
$2.55
|
$1.83
|
June
30, 2005
|
$3.44
|
$2.25
|
$2.81
|
$1.83
|
High
and Low Prices for the Most Recent Six
Months
|
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TSX
(CDN$)
|
AMEX(1)
|
|||
Month
Ended
|
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
May,
2007
|
$5.95
|
$4.80
|
$5.50
|
$4.32
|
April,
2007
|
$5.40
|
$4.10
|
$4.85
|
$3.60
|
March,
2007
|
$4.35
|
$3.87
|
$3.75
|
$3.34
|
February,
2007
|
$4.46
|
$3.90
|
$3.79
|
$3.28
|
January,
2007
|
$4.26
|
$3.40
|
$3.65
|
$2.93
|
December,
2006
|
$4.62
|
$3.30
|
$4.10
|
$2.89
|
|
A.
|
Share
capital.
|
|
B.
|
Memorandum
and articles of
association.
|
|
a)
|
A
contract or transaction where both the Company and the other party
to the
contract or transaction are wholly owned subsidiaries of the same
corporation;
|
|
b)
|
A
contract or transaction where the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary
of
the other party to the contract or
transaction;
|
|
c)
|
A
contract or transaction where the other party to the contract or
transaction is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company;
|
|
d)
|
A
contract or transaction where the director or senior officer is the
sole
shareholder of the Company or of a corporation of which the Company
is a
wholly owned subsidiary;
|
|
e)
|
An
arrangement by way of security granted by the Company for money loaned
to,
or obligations undertaken by, the director or senior officer, or
a person
in whom the director or senior officer has a material interest, for
the
benefit of the Company or an affiliate of the
Company;
|
|
f)
|
A
loan to the Company, which a director or senior officer or a specified
corporation or a specified firm in which he has a material interest
has
guaranteed or joined in guaranteeing the repayment of the loan or
any part
of the loan;
|
|
g)
|
Any
contract or transaction made or to be made with, or for the benefit
of a
corporation that is affiliated with the Company and the director
or senior
officer is also a director or senior officer of that corporation
or an
affiliate of that corporation;
|
|
h)
|
Any
contract by a director to subscribe for or underwrite shares or debentures
to be issued by the Company or a subsidiary of the
Company;
|
|
i)
|
Determining
the remuneration of the director or senior officer in that person's
capacity as director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or
an
affiliate of the Company;
|
|
j)
|
Purchasing
and maintaining insurance to cover a director or senior officer against
liability incurred by them as a director or senior officer;
or
|
|
k)
|
The
indemnification of any director or senior officer by the
Company.
|
|
(a)
|
insiders
who are directors or senior officers of the Company;
and
|
|
(b)
|
a
person who has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, control
or
direction over, or a combination of direct or indirect beneficial
ownership of and of control or direction over securities of the Company
carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all the Company's
outstanding voting securities.
|
|
C.
|
Material
contracts.
|
|
1.
|
Consulting
Agreement with Patrick Evans, as President and CEO and director,
effective
November 1, 2005 at a monthly rate of
$12,500.00.
|
|
3.
|
Consulting
Agreement with Jennifer Dawson to act as Chief Financial Officer
and
Corporate Secretary, effective May 11, 2006 on a time-worked
basis.
|
|
D.
|
Exchange
controls.
|
|
E.
|
Taxation.
|
|
(c)
|
the
value of the shares is derived principally from "real property" situated
in Canada, including the right to explore for or exploit natural
resources
and rights to amounts computed by reference to production,
or
|
|
(d)
|
the
shareholder was an individual resident in Canada for 120 months during
any
period of 20 consecutive years preceding the disposition of the shares,
and at any time during the 10 years immediately preceding the disposition
of the shares the individual was a resident of Canada, and the shares
were
owned by the individual when he or she ceased to be resident in
Canada.
|
|
F.
|
Dividend
and paying agents
|
|
G.
|
Statement
by experts.
|
|
H.
|
Documents
on display.
|
|
I.
|
Subsidiary
Information.
|
|
(a)
|
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures.
|
|
The
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under
the
"Exchange Act" as of the end of the period covered by this annual
report
(the "Evaluation Date"). Based on such evaluation, such officers
have
concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures are effective in alerting them on a timely
basis
to material information relating to the Company required to be included
in
our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange
Act.
|
|
(b)
|
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial
Reporting.
|
|
There
have not been any changes in the Company's internal controls over
financial reporting or in other factors that have been identified
in
connection with the evaluation described above that occurred during
the
period covered by this Annual Report that has materially affected,
or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls
over financial reporting.
|
|
•
|
compliance
with all the laws and regulations identified therein and with the
requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions as mandated
by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the requirements of the Toronto
Stock Exchange;
|
|
•
|
corporate
opportunities and potential conflicts of
interest;
|
|
•
|
the
quality of public disclosures;
|
|
•
|
the
protection and appropriate use of the Company's assets and
resources;
|
|
•
|
the
protection of confidential
information;
|
|
•
|
insider
trading;
|
|
•
|
fair
behaviour; and
|
|
•
|
reporting
violations of the Policy or Board
Directives
|
|
A.
|
Audit
Fees
|
|
B.
|
Audit-Related
Fees
|
|
C.
|
Tax
Fees
|
|
D.
|
All
Other Fees
|
Item
19.
|
Exhibits
|
|
•
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm.
|
|
•
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007 and
2006.
|
|
•
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Deficit for the years ended March 31,
2007,
2006 and 2005.
|
|
•
|
Consolidatd
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006
and
2005.
|
|
•
|
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
179,970
|
$ |
845,452
|
||||
Term
deposit
|
275,000
|
-
|
||||||
Marketable
securities (Note 3)
|
4,632
|
71,392
|
||||||
Amounts
receivable
|
127,487
|
66,637
|
||||||
Advances
and
prepaid expenses
|
11,260
|
6,052
|
||||||
598,349
|
989,533
|
|||||||
Long-term
investment (Note 4)
|
920,000
|
1,400,000
|
||||||
Investment
in Camphor Ventures (Note 6)
|
7,519,747
|
-
|
||||||
Mineral
properties (Note 7)
|
1,552,553
|
1,552,553
|
||||||
Deferred
exploration costs (Note 7)
|
31,017,771
|
30,929,049
|
||||||
Equipment
(Note 5)
|
7,407
|
3,153
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
41,615,827
|
$ |
34,874,288
|
||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$ |
418,799
|
$ |
181,266
|
||||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
||||||||
Share
capital (Note 8(b))
|
66,579,083
|
58,253,663
|
||||||
Contributed
surplus (Note 8(d))
|
701,626
|
561,777
|
||||||
Deficit
|
(26,083,681 | ) | (24,122,418 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
41,197,028
|
34,693,022
|
||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$ |
41,615,827
|
$ |
34,874,288
|
"Jonathan Comerford" | Director | ||
“David Whittle” | Director |
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
Amortization
|
$ | (1,675 | ) | $ | (1,082 | ) | $ | (2,136 | ) | |||
Consulting
fees
(Note 9)
|
(476,754 | ) | (309,217 | ) | (141,586 | ) | ||||||
Directors'
fees
and benefits
|
(56,101 | ) | (37,500 | ) | (2,700 | ) | ||||||
Interest
and
bank charges
|
(1,200 | ) | (1,231 | ) | (983 | ) | ||||||
Office
and miscellaneous
|
(80,998 | ) | (54,043 | ) | (108,407 | ) | ||||||
Professional
fees
|
(198,628 | ) | (166,150 | ) | (235,680 | ) | ||||||
Promotion
and
investor relations
|
(124,467 | ) | (108,184 | ) | (30,503 | ) | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation (Note 8(c))
|
(186,321 | ) | (314,879 | ) | (189,400 | ) | ||||||
Transfer
agent
and regulatory fees
|
(190,121 | ) | (99,794 | ) | (114,459 | ) | ||||||
Travel
|
(45,672 | ) | (39,981 | ) | (22,648 | ) | ||||||
(1,361,937 | ) | (1,132,061 | ) | (848,502 | ) | |||||||
Other
earnings (expenses):
|
||||||||||||
Gain
on
sale of mineral properties
|
-
|
-
|
4,226,634
|
|||||||||
Write-down
of
long-term investments (Note 4)
|
(480,000 | ) | (1,080,000 | ) | (1,860,000 | ) | ||||||
Interest
income
|
23,940
|
12,173
|
13,112
|
|||||||||
Equity
loss in investment in Camphor Ventures
|
(143,266 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||
(599,326 | ) | (1,067,827 | ) |
2,379,746
|
||||||||
Net
(loss) earnings for the year
|
(1,961,263 | ) | (2,199,888 | ) |
1,531,244
|
|||||||
Deficit,
beginning of year
|
(24,122,418 | ) | (21,922,530 | ) | (23,378,874 | ) | ||||||
Adjustment
on
adoption of new accounting standard for stock based compensation
(Note
2(i))
|
-
|
-
|
(74,900 | ) | ||||||||
Deficit,
end of year
|
$ | (26,083,681 | ) | $ | (24,122,418 | ) | $ | (21,922,530 | ) | |||
Basic
and diluted (loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ |
0.03
|
||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
55,092,966
|
52,783,833
|
51,781,905
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in):
|
||||||||||||
Cash
flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
(loss) earningsfor the year
|
$ | (1,961,263 | ) | $ | (2,199,888 | ) | $ |
1,531,244
|
||||
Items
not involving cash:
|
||||||||||||
Amortization
|
1,675
|
1,082
|
2,136
|
|||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
186,321
|
314,879
|
189,400
|
|||||||||
Gain
on
sale of mineral properties
|
-
|
-
|
(4,226,634 | ) | ||||||||
Write-down
of
long-term investments
|
480,000
|
1,080,000
|
1,860,000
|
|||||||||
Equity
loss in investment in Camphor Ventures
|
143,266
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Changes
in non-cash operating working capital
|
||||||||||||
Amounts
receivable
|
(60,850 | ) | (40,313 | ) | (7,891 | ) | ||||||
Advances
and
prepaid expenses
|
(5,208 | ) |
30,827
|
(28,499 | ) | |||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
237,533
|
86,290
|
(177,770 | ) | ||||||||
(978,526 | ) | (727,123 | ) | (858,014 | ) | |||||||
Cash
flows used in investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Deferred
exploration costs
|
(88,722 | ) | (63,379 | ) | (37,106 | ) | ||||||
Investment
in term deposit
|
(275,000 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Purchase
of equipment
|
(5,929 | ) | ||||||||||
Costs
associated with investment in Camphor
|
(205,755 | ) |
-
|
-
|
||||||||
(575,406 | ) | (63,379 | ) | (37,106 | ) | |||||||
Cash
flows provided by financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Issuance
of
shares, net of share issue costs
|
888,450
|
634,850
|
981,730
|
|||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(665,482 | ) | (155,652 | ) |
86,610
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
845,452
|
1,001,104
|
914,494
|
|||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of year
|
$ |
179,970
|
$ |
845,452
|
$ |
1,001,104
|
||||||
Supplementary
information:
|
||||||||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
||||||
Non-cash
transactions
|
||||||||||||
Shares
exchanged for Camphor shares (Note 4)
|
7,390,498
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Shares
issued
in exchange for sale of Haveri property (Note
7(b))
|
-
|
-
|
4,340,000
|
|||||||||
Shares
issued
in exchange for sale of Baffin Island claim (Note
7(c))
|
-
|
-
|
39,000
|
|
During
the
year ended March 31, 2006, the Company amended its articles
and continued
incorporation under the Ontario Business Corporation Act, transferring
from the Company Act (British
Columbia).
|
|
The
Company
is in the process of exploring and permitting its mineral properties
primarily in conjunction with third parties (Note 7), and has
not yet
determined whether these properties contain mineral reserves
that are
economically recoverable. The underlying value and recoverability
of the
amounts shown for mineral properties and deferred exploration
costs is
dependent upon the ability of the Company and/or its mineral
property
partners to complete exploration and development and discover
economically
recoverable reserves, successful permitting, and upon future
profitable
production or proceeds from disposition of the Company’s mineral
properties. Failure to discover economically recoverable reserves
will
require the Company to write-off costs capitalized to
date.
|
|
The
Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern and to realize the carrying
value
of its assets and discharge its liabilities is dependent on
the discovery
of economically recoverable mineral reserves, the ability of
the Company
to obtain necessary financing to fund its operations, and the
future
production or proceeds from developed properties. These
financial statements do not reflect adjustments that would
be necessary if
the going concern assumption were not
appropriate.
|
|
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. A reconciliation
of
material measurement differences between Canadian generally
accepted
accounting principles and United States generally accepted
accounting
principles and practices prescribed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, is included in Note 11.
|
(a)
|
Basis
of consolidation:
|
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and
its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany amounts and
transactions have been eliminated on
consolidation.
|
(b)
|
Cash
and cash equivalents:
|
Cash
and cash
equivalents consist of highly liquid short-term investments
that are
readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original
maturities
of three months or less when
acquired.
|
(c)
|
Marketable
securities:
|
Marketable
securities are carried at the lower of cost and quoted fair
market
value.
|
(d)
|
Long-term
investments:
|
(i) The
long-term investment arose on the sale of mineral property
interests in
exchange for shares of the purchaser and is accounted for by
the cost
method since the Company does not have significant influence
over the
operating, investing and financing activities of the purchaser.
Earnings
from long-term investment are recognized only to the extent
received. The
investment is written down when there has been a loss in value
that is
other than a temporary decline.
|
2.
|
Significant
accounting policies
(continued):
|
(d)
|
Long-term
investments (continued):
|
(ii) The
investment in common shares of Camphor Ventures Inc. (“Camphor”) is
accounted for using the equity method, as the Company has significant
influence over Camphor's operating, investing, and financing
activities. Under the equity method, the investment in common
shares of Camphor is recorded at cost and is adjusted periodically
to
recognize the Company's proportionate share of Camphor's net
income or
losses after the date of the investment, additional contributions
made,
and dividends received.
|
(e)
|
Mineral
properties and deferred exploration
costs:
|
Direct
property acquisition costs, advance royalties, holding costs,
field
exploration and field supervisory costs relating to specific
properties
are deferred until the properties are brought into production,
at which
time, they will be amortized on a unit of production basis,
or until the
properties are abandoned, sold or considered to be impaired
in value, at
which time an appropriate charge will be made. The recovery of
costs of mining claims and deferred exploration is dependent
upon the
existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability
of the Company
to obtain the necessary financing to complete exploration and
development,
and future profitable production or proceeds from disposition
of such
properties.
|
The
Emerging
Issues Committee of the CICA issued EIC-126 – “Accounting by Mining
Enterprises for Exploration Costs” which interprets how Accounting
Guideline No. 11 entitled Enterprises in the Development Stage
- (AcG 11)
affects mining companies with respect to the deferral of exploration
costs. EIC-126 refers to CICA Handbook Section 3061 "Property,
Plant and
Equipment", paragraph .21, which states that for a mining property,
the
cost of the asset includes exploration costs if the enterprise
considers
that such costs have the characteristics of property, plant
and
equipment. EIC-126 then states that a mining enterprise that
has not established mineral reserves objectively, and therefore
does not
have a basis for preparing a projection of the estimated cash
flow from
the property, is not precluded from considering the exploration
costs to
have the characteristics of property, plant and
equipment. EIC-126 also sets forth the Committee’s consensus
that a mining enterprise in the development stage is not required
to
consider the conditions in AcG-11 regarding impairment in determining
whether exploration costs may be initially capitalized. With
respect to impairment of capitalized exploration costs, EIC-126
sets forth
the Committee’s consensus that a mining enterprise in the development
stage that has not established mineral reserves objectively,
and therefore
does not have a basis for preparing a projection of the estimated
cash
flow from the property is not obliged to conclude that capitalized
costs
have been impaired. However, such an enterprise should consider
the conditions set forth in AcG-11 and CICA Handbook sections
relating to
long-lived assets in determining whether subsequent write-down
of
capitalized exploration costs related to mining properties
is
required. Any resulting writedowns are charged to the statement
of operations.
The
Company
considers that exploration costs have the characteristics of
property,
plant and equipment, and, accordingly, defers such
costs. Furthermore, pursuant to EIC-126, deferred exploration
costs would not automatically be subject to regular assessment
of
recoverability, unless conditions, such as those discussed
in AcG 11,
exist.
AcG
11 also
provides guidance on measuring impairment of when pre-operating
costs have
been deferred. While this guidance is applicable, its
application did not result in
impairment.
|
2.
|
Significant
accounting policies
(continued):
|
|
(f)
|
Equipment:
|
|
Equipment
is initially recorded at cost and amortized over their estimated
useful
lives on the declining balance basis at the following annual
rates:
|
Asset
|
Rate
|
|||
Furniture
and equipment
|
20% | |||
Computers
|
30% |
|
(g)
|
Asset
retirement obligations:
|
|
The
fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation,
such as site
reclamation costs, is recognized in the period in which it is
incurred if
a reasonable estimate of the fair value of the costs to be incurred
can be
made. The Company is required to record the estimated present
value of
future cash flows associated with site reclamation as a liability
when the
liability is incurred and increase the carrying value of the
related
assets for that amount. Subsequently, these capitalized asset
retirement
costs will be amortized to expense over the life of the related
assets
using the unit-of production method. At the end of each period,
the
liability is increased to reflect the passage of time (accretion
expense)
and changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying any
initial fair
value measurements (additional asset retirement
costs).
|
|
(h)
|
Stock-based
compensation:
|
|
The
Company expenses the fair value of all stock options, calculated
using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model, over the vesting period commencing
April 1, 2004.
|
|
As
permitted, effective April 1, 2004, the Company has adopted the
fair value
based method for employee and director stock options granted
on or after
April 1, 2002, on a retroactive basis without restatement of
prior
periods.The retroactive adoption of the changes discussed above
resulted
in an increase to opening deficit as at April 1, 2004 of $74,900
with
respect to employee and director stock options granted in 2004
and
2003.
|
|
Direct
awards of stock are expensed based on the market price of the
shares at
the time of the granting of the
award.
|
|
(i)
|
Income
taxes:
|
|
The
Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for
income
taxes. Under the asset and liability method, future tax assets
and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable
to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
of existing
assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Future
tax assets
and liabilities are measured using enacted or substantively enacted
tax
rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The effect
on future tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates
is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date. The
amount of future income tax assets recognized is limited to the
amount
that is more likely than not to be
realized.
|
2.
|
Significant
accounting policies
(continued):
|
(j)
|
Earnings
(loss) per share:
|
Basic
earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the earnings
(loss)
attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number
of
common shares outstanding during the year. For all periods presented,
earnings (loss) available to the common shareholders equals the
reported
earnings or loss. The Company uses the treasury stock method
to compute
the dilutive effect of options, warrants and similar instruments.
Diluted
earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except
that the
denominator is increased to include the number of additional
common shares
that would have been outstanding if the potential dilutive common
shares
had been issued. The treasury stock method assumes that the proceeds
received on exercise of stock options is used to repurchase common
shares
at the average market value for the
period.
|
(k)
|
Foreign
currency translation:
|
Monetary
assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the
Canadian
dollar are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the balance
sheet
date. Revenue and expense items are translated at the average
rates for
the months in which such items are recognized during the year.
Exchange
gains and losses arising from the translation are included in
the
statement of operations.
|
(l)
|
Financial
instruments:
|
The
fair values of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, advances and prepaid expenses, accounts payable and
accrued
liabilities approximate their carrying values because of the
immediate or
short term to maturity of these financial instruments. The fair
value of
marketable securities and long-term investments are disclosed
in Notes 3
and 4, respectively.
|
(m)
|
Use
of estimates:
|
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets, liabilities
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and
expenses
during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the
use of
management estimates relate to the determination of impairment
of mineral
properties, deferred exploration, and long-term investment, as
well as the
assumptions used in determining the fair value of stock-based
compensation. Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
|
(n)
|
Comparative
figures:
|
Certain of the prior year’s comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year’s presentation. |
|
The
quoted market value of marketable securities at March 31, 2007
was $51,808
(2006 - $217,512).
|
|
The
long-term investment consists of 4,000,000 common shares of Northern
Lion
Gold Corp. (“Northern Lion”), acquired upon disposal of the Company’s
remaining interest in the Haveri property (Note 7(b)). The Company
is
contractually obligated to sell not fewer than 250,000 common
shares at a
time and must first offer Northern Lion the right to place the
number of
shares that the Company wishes to sell. On acquisition in 2005,
the
Company recorded a gain on the sale in the amount of
$4,187,634. During the year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the
Company recorded $480,000 and $1,080,000 respectively, as other
than
temporary write-downs of the investment in Northern
Lion.
|
|
The
quoted market value of the long-term investment at March 31,
2007 was
$1,200,000 (2006 - $2,280,000).
|
March
31, 2007
|
Cost
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Net
Book Value
|
||||||||
Furniture
|
$ |
11,088
|
$ | (9,803 | ) | $ |
1,285
|
|||||
Equipment
|
4,065
|
(4,065 | ) |
-
|
||||||||
Computers
|
20,513
|
(14,391 | ) |
6,122
|
||||||||
$ |
35,666
|
$ | (28,259 | ) | $ |
7,407
|
March
31, 2006
|
Cost
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Net
Book Value
|
||||||||
Furniture
|
$ |
11,088
|
$ | (9,481 | ) | $ |
1,607
|
|||||
Equipment
|
4,065
|
(4,065 | ) |
-
|
||||||||
Computers
|
14,584
|
(13,038 | ) |
1,546
|
||||||||
$ |
29,737
|
$ | (26,584 | ) | $ |
3,153
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Gahcho
Kué Project
|
$ |
1,552,553
|
$ |
1,552,553
|
Deferred
exploration:
|
||||
Gahcho
Kué Project
|
||||
Balance,
March 31, 2004
|
$ |
30,861,544
|
||
Exploration
expenditures:
Consulting
and
other professional services
|
4,126
|
|||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
30,865,670
|
|||
Geophysical
|
3,220
|
|||
Due
Diligence
|
60,159
|
|||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
30,929,049
|
|||
Consulting
|
77,801
|
|||
Mining
lease
|
10,921
|
|||
Balance,
March 31, 2007
|
$ |
31,017,771
|
|
As
of June 20, 2007, the Company holds a 49% interest (see Note
6) in the
Gahcho Kué project located in the District of Mackenzie, Northwest
Territories, Canada, and De Beers Canada Exploration Inc. (“De Beers
Canada”) (51%) holds the remaining 51% interest. De Beers Canada may
under
certain circumstances earn up to a 60% interest in the Gahcho Kué
project.
|
|
De
Beers Canada has agreed to carry all costs incurred by the Joint
Venture
and has undertaken to support the proper and timely exploration
and
development of the Gahcho Kué Project. Decisions are made jointly
(via a Management Committee consisting of two members each from
De Beers
Canada and the Company) as to the further progress of the project,
and
specifically the timing of a definitive feasibility study. Once
a desktop
study shows that an internal rate of return of 15% can be achieved,
De
Beers Canada is to proceed with a definitive feasibility study.
If they do
not proceed with the feasibility study, De Beers Canada’s interest will be
diluted down to a 30% participating
interest.
|
|
Upon
completion of a definitive feasibility study funded by De Beers,
De Beers’
interest in the Joint Venture shall increase to 55%. Upon the
commencement of commercial production, De Beers’ interest in the Joint
Venture shall increase to 60%.
|
|
All
costs paid with respect to the expenses incurred by the venturers
shall be
repaid first to De Beers Canada for all exploration and development
costs
incurred by them outside of the Kennady Lake area since March
8, 2000 out
of 100% of annual available cash flow (i.e. cash flow after provision
for
ongoing operating and non-operating costs including third party
debt
repayments) from any mine constructed on the property with interest
at a
rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% compounded annually; then to all
venturers for
all other exploration, development and mine construction costs
out of 90%
of annual available cash flow from any mine constructed on the
property
with interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 4% compounded annually;
and
the remaining 10% of such available cash flow shall be distributed
to the
participants in proportion to their respective participating
interests.
|
|
On
November 26, 2003, the Joint Venture Management Committee approved
the
commencement of a pre-feasibility study on the Gahcho Kué Project. The
estimated $25 million cost was borne entirely by De Beers Canada.
The
in-depth pre-feasibility study was completed in mid-2005 showing
that an
internal rate of return of 15% can be achieved and the project
is
proceeding with permitting and advanced
exploration.
|
|
The
Company had a 100% interest in the Haveri Project, a mineral
property
located 175 kilometres north of Helsinki, Finland. On October
10, 2002,
Northern Lion was granted an option to acquire a 70% undivided
interest in
the Haveri property, in exchange for expending a total of $1,650,000
in
exploration and development expenditures by October 10, 2005.
Northern
Lion completed the necessary expenditures during the year ended
March 31,
2005 and exercised its option to acquire a 70% interest in the
Haveri
property.
|
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2005, the Company sold its remaining
30% interest
in the Haveri property in exchange for 4,000,000 common shares
of Northern
Lion (Note 4).
|
|
On
September 27, 2004, the Company sold its interest in one remaining
Baffin
Island mining claim to Patrician Diamonds Inc. (“Patrician”) in exchange
for 325,000 common shares of Patrician, the reservation of
a 1% Net
Smelter Royalty and the agreement to honour a 1% Net Smelter
Royalty in
favour of two stakeholders, which the Company has the unrestricted
right
and option to acquire upon payment of $1,000,000. The Company
recorded a
gain on the sale in the amount of $39,000, during the year
ended March 31,
2005.
|
8.
|
Share
capital:
|
Number
of
|
||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
|||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2004
|
51,202,111
|
$ |
56,595,262
|
|||||
|
||||||||
Adjustment on adoption of new accounting standard for stock-based
compensation (Note 2(i))
|
-
|
20,314
|
||||||
Exercise
of
stock options
|
202,858
|
282,321
|
||||||
Exercise
of
warrants
|
1,205,878
|
699,409
|
||||||
Value
of stock options exercised
|
-
|
10,480
|
||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
52,610,847
|
57,607,786
|
||||||
Exercise
of
stock options
|
465,000
|
634,850
|
||||||
Value
of stock options exercised
|
-
|
11,027
|
||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
53,075,847
|
58,253,663
|
||||||
Exercise
of
stock options
|
650,000
|
888,450
|
||||||
Value
of stock options exercised
|
-
|
46,472
|
||||||
Issued
shares in exchange for shares in
Camphor Ventures (Note 6)
|
1,944,868
|
7,390,498
|
||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2007
|
55,670,715
|
$ |
66,579,083
|
|
The
Company, through its Board of Directors and shareholders, adopted
a
November 26, 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) which was amended on
February 1, 1999, and subsequently on September 27, 2002. The
Board of Directors has the authority and discretion to grant
stock option
awards within the limits identified in the Plan, which includes
provisions
limiting the issuance of options to insiders and significant
shareholders
to maximums identified in the Plan. The aggregate maximum
number of shares pursuant to options granted under the Plan will
not
exceed 3,677,300 shares, and as at March 31, 2007, there were
1,337,432
shares available to be issued under the
Plan.
|
8.
|
Share
capital (continued):
|
Number
of Options
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2004
|
1,327,858
|
$ |
1.37
|
|||||
Granted
(i)
|
200,000
|
$ |
1.96
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(202,858 | ) | $ |
1.39
|
||||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
1,325,000
|
$ |
1.48
|
|||||
Granted
(ii)
|
200,000
|
$ |
3.57
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(465,000 | ) | $ |
1.37
|
||||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
1,060,000
|
$ |
1.90
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(650,000 | ) | $ |
1.37
|
||||
Balance,
March 31, 2007
|
410,000
|
$ |
2.73
|
|
The
following are the stock options outstanding and exercisable at
March 31,
2007.
|
Expiry
Date
|
Black
Scholes
Value
|
|
Number
of Options
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
|
Exercise
Price
|
||||||||
October
21, 2007
|
$ |
11,026
|
10,000
|
0.56
years
|
$ |
1.36
|
|||||||
October
1, 2009
|
189,400
|
200,000
|
2.51
years
|
1.96
|
|||||||||
November
1, 2010
|
180,100
|
100,000
|
3.59
years
|
2.63
|
|||||||||
January
30, 2011
|
321,100
|
100,000
|
3.84
years
|
4.50
|
|||||||||
$ |
701,626
|
410,000
|
8.
|
Share
capital (continued):
|
|
(i)
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2005, the Company granted 200,000 options
to
directors of the Company at an exercise price of $1.96 per share,
vesting
immediately and expiring on October 1, 2009. The Black-Scholes
value of the options granted was $0.95 per option or $189,400
in
aggregate.
|
|
(ii)
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2006, the Company granted 200,000 options
to an
officer of the Company of which 100,000 are at an exercise price
of $2.63
and 100,000 are at an exercise price of $4.50 per share. These
options vested 50% immediately and 50% vest one year after
grant. The Black-Scholes value of the options granted was $1.80
per option or $180,000 in the aggregate, and $3.211 or $321,100
in the
aggregate, respectively. These options expire November 1, 2010
and January 30, 2011 respectively. During the year ended March
31, 2007, the Company recorded compensation expense of $52,519
(2006 -
$127,571) for the first grant and $133,792 (2006 - $187,308)
for the
second grant, recognizing the remaining vesting of both
grants.
|
|
The
fair value of the options granted has been estimated on the date
of the
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Dividend
yield
|
0% | 0% | ||||||
Expected
volatility
|
84%-89.78% | 50% | ||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.9% | 4.1% | ||||||
Expected
lives
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
Amount
|
||||
Balance,
March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004
|
$ |
24,419
|
||
Adjustment
on
adoption of new accounting standard for stock-based compensation
(Note
2(i))
|
74,900
|
|||
Less:
value of options exercised prior to adoption of new standard
and value
transferred to share capital
|
(20,314 | ) | ||
Recognition
of
stock-based compensation expense
|
189,400
|
|||
Value
on exercise of stock options transferred to share
capital
|
(10,480 | ) | ||
Balance,
March 31, 2005
|
257,925
|
|||
Recognition
of
stock-based compensation expense
|
314,879
|
|||
Value
on exercise of stock options transferred to share
capital
|
(11,027 | ) | ||
Balance,
March 31, 2006
|
561,777
|
|||
Recognition
of
stock-based compensation expense
|
186,321
|
|||
Value
on exercise of stock options transferred to share
capital
|
(46,472 | ) | ||
Balance,
March 31, 2007
|
$ |
701,626
|
|
As
at March 31, 2007, $10,000 (2006 - $40,500) was owed to directors
or
companies controlled by directors of the Company, primarily for
unpaid
directors’ fees. Amounts are payable on demand, unsecured and non-interest
bearing.
|
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company paid $nil (2006 -
$24,000; 2005
- $40,050) for consulting, professional, management, property
evaluation
and administration services to directors and to companies in
which
directors have an interest.
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Loss
(earnings) before income taxes
|
$ |
1,961,263
|
$ |
2,199,888
|
$ | (1,531,244 | ) | |||||
Tax
recovery (payable) calculating using statutory rates
|
671,700
|
794,600
|
(553,000 | ) | ||||||||
Earnings
not subject to taxation or expenses not deductible for
taxation
|
195,000
|
308,800
|
(359,000 | ) | ||||||||
476,700
|
485,800
|
(194,000 | ) | |||||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(476,700 | ) | (485,800 | ) |
194,000
|
|||||||
Net
future tax asset
(liability)
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||||
Mineral
properties and deferred exploration
|
$ |
869,900
|
$ |
682,300
|
$ |
579,000
|
||||||
Loss
carry forwards
|
810,200
|
1,962,200
|
2,168,000
|
|||||||||
Equipment
|
143,000
|
155,300
|
172,000
|
|||||||||
Long-term
investment
|
590,000
|
503,100
|
308,200
|
|||||||||
Other
|
-
|
-
|
6,000
|
|||||||||
2,413,100
|
3,302,900
|
3,233,200
|
||||||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(2,413,100 | ) | (3,302,900 | ) | (3,233,200 | ) | ||||||
Net
future income tax asset (liability)
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP"):
|
|
As
disclosed in Note 2, these financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
(“Canadian GAAP”). A description and reconciliation of material
measurement differences to US GAAP and practices prescribed by
the US
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
follows:
|
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP")
(continued):
|
|
During
2007, the Company became aware of an accounting error under US
GAAP
relating to $1,552,553 in mineral property costs which were incorrectly
expensed in the US GAAP reconciliation in periods prior to March
31,
2004.. The correction of this error results in the restatement
of Total Assets at March 31, 2006 such that mineral properties
increased
by $1,552,553 and the Deficit decreased by the same amount. The
reconciliations of Total Assets and Deficit in Notes 11(f)(i)
and 11(f)(v)
have been restated to reflect the corrected treatment of mineral
property
acquisition costs. As the restatement related to periods prior
to 2005, there is no impact to the previously reported loss (earnings)
or
cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2006 or 2005 under US
GAAP.
|
|
For
Canadian GAAP, cash flows relating to mineral property costs
are reported
as investing activities. For US GAAP, these costs would be characterized
as operating activities.
|
|
On
April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 123(R)
on a
modified prospective application for stock options
granted. Under the modified prospective transition method,
compensation expense is recognized for all unvested stock options
as of
the date of adoption of SFAS 123(R) over the remaining service
period
during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange
for
the award. The effect of applying SFAS 123(R) in fiscal 2007 on
this basis results in the same stock-based compensation cost
as has been
recognized for Canadian GAAP.
|
|
Prior
to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based
compensation using the intrinsic value method of accounting for
stock-based compensation as prescribed by APB Opinion
25.
|
|
For
Canadian GAAP purposes, the Company adopted the fair value based
method to
all employee and director stock options granted on or after April
1, 2002,
without restatement of prior periods. An adjustment was made to
contributed surplus and deficit as at April 1, 2004 in the amount
of
$74,900 to reflect the cumulative effect of the change in accounting
policy. An amount of $20,314 was also transferred from
contributed surplus to share capital as at April 1, 2004 in respect
of
employee and director options exercised during the years ended
March 31,
2004 and 2003. In addition, the Company booked stock-based
compensation during the year ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 of
$314,879 and
$189,400, respectively, for employee and director stock
options. Prior to the adoption of the fair value based method
for Canadian GAAP, the stock-based compensation expense in respect
of
stock options granted to non-employees, under US GAAP determined
using an
option pricing model, would cumulatively be $1,704,000 from the
date of
adoption of SFAS 123 to March 31,
2002.
|
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP") (continued):
|
|
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 115, “Accounting for
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“SFAS 115”) requires that the
Company’s marketable securities be classified as available-for-sale
securities and that they be recorded at market value with unrealized
gains
or losses recorded outside of income as a component of shareholders’
equity unless a decline in value is considered to be other than
temporary.
The Company’s marketable securities are presented at the lower of cost or
market value under Canadian GAAP. At March 31, 2007, there is
a cumulative
unrealized gain of $47,176 (2006 - $146,120; 2005 - $63,380)
between the
carrying value and fair value of marketable securities which
has been
recorded through comprehensive income for US GAAP purposes in
the amounts
of $8,704, $82,740, and $13,450 for each of the years ended
March 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005,
respectively.
|
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP") (continued):
|
|
In
June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”),
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, which clarifies the
accounting for uncertainties in income taxes recognized in accordance
with
SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. The interpretation is
effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15,
2006. The Company will adopt this interpretation on April 1,
2007, and is currently assessing the impact of the adoption on
its
consolidated financial statements.
|
|
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”,
which establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP,
and is
applicable to other accounting pronouncements in which fair value
is
considered to be the relevant measurement attribute. SFAS 157
also expands disclosures about fair value measurement. This
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after
November 15,
2007. The Company will adopt this statement on April 1, 2008,
and is currently assessing the impact of adoption on its consolidated
financial statements.
|
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP") (continued):
|
|
The
effect of the differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP (including
practices prescribed by the SEC) on the consolidated balance
sheets,
statements of loss and cash flows is summarized as
follows:
|
As
at March 31
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
(restated
- a)
|
||||||||
(i)
Total assets:
|
||||||||
Total
assets, under Canadian GAAP
|
$ |
41,615,827
|
$ |
34,874,288
|
||||
Adjustment
for
deferred exploration costs (Note 11(a))
|
(31,017,771 | ) | (30,929,049 | ) | ||||
Adjustment
for
change in fair value of available-for-sale marketable securities
(Note
11(c))
|
47,176
|
146,120
|
||||||
Adjustment
for
change in fair value of long-term investments (Note
11(c))
|
(600,000 | ) |
880,000
|
|||||
Total
assets, under US GAAP
|
$ |
10,045,232
|
$ |
4,971,359
|
||||
(ii)
Share capital:
|
||||||||
Share
capital, under Canadian GAAP
|
$ |
66,579,083
|
$ |
58,253,663
|
||||
Adjustment
for
fair value of employee and director options exercised prior
to adoption of
new accounting standard and
transferred
to
share capital (Note 11(b))
|
(66,786 | ) | (20,314 | ) | ||||
Share
capital, under US GAAP
|
$ |
66,512,297
|
$ |
58,233,349
|
||||
(iii)
Contributed surplus
|
||||||||
Contributed
surplus, under Canadian GAAP
|
$ |
701,626
|
$ |
561,777
|
||||
Adjustment
for
grant of employee stock options (Note 11(b))
|
(457,807 | ) | (504,279 | ) | ||||
Adjustment
on
adoptions of new accounting standard for stock-based compensation
(Note
11(b))
|
(74,900 | ) | (74,900 | ) | ||||
Adjustment
for
fair value of employee and director options exercised prior
to adoption of
new accounting standard and
transferred
to
share capital (Note 11(b))
|
20,314
|
20,314
|
||||||
Adjustment
for
stock-based compensation (Note 11(b))
|
1,704,000
|
1,704,000
|
||||||
Contributed
surplus, under US GAAP
|
$ |
1,893,233
|
$ |
1,706,912
|
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP") (continued):
|
As
at March 31
|
2007
|
|
2006
(restated
- a)
|
|||||
(iv)
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
|
||||||||
Adjustment
for
fair value of available for sale marketable securities (Note
11(c))
|
$ |
47,176
|
$ |
146,120
|
||||
Adjustment
for
fair value of long-term investments (Note 11(c))
|
(600,000 | ) |
880,000
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income, under US GAAP
|
$ | (552,824 | ) | $ |
1,026,120
|
|||
(v)
Deficit:
|
||||||||
Deficit,
under
Canadian GAAP
|
$ | (26,083,681 | ) | $ | (24,122,418 | ) | ||
Adjustment
for
deferred exploration (Note (11(a))
|
(31,017,771 | ) | (30,929,049 | ) | ||||
Grant
of stock options (Note 11(b))
|
504,279
|
504,279
|
||||||
Adjustment
on
adoption of new accounting standard for stock-based compensation
(Note
11(b))
|
74,900
|
74,900
|
||||||
Adjustments
for
stock-based compensation (Note 11(b))
|
(1,704,000 | ) | (1,704,000 | ) | ||||
Deficit,
under US GAAP
|
$ | (58,226,273 | ) | $ | (56,176,288 | ) |
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP") (continued):
|
Years
ended March 31
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||
(vi)
(Loss) earnings and (loss) earnings per share for the year:
(Loss)
earnings for the year, under Canadian GAAP
|
$ | (1,961,263 | ) | $ | (2,199,888 | ) | $ |
1,531,244
|
||||
Adjustment
for
deferred exploration expenditures (Note 11(a))
|
(88,722 | ) | (63,379 | ) | (4,126 | ) | ||||||
Adjustment
to
gain on sale of mineral property previously written-off
(Note
11(a))
|
-
|
-
|
119,386
|
|||||||||
Adjustment
for
stock-based compensation Note (11(b))
|
-
|
314,879
|
189,400
|
|||||||||
Loss
(earnings) for the year, under US GAAP
|
(2,049,985 | ) | (1,948,388 | ) |
1,835,904
|
|||||||
Other
Comprehensive income:
Change
in fair value of available for sale marketable securities (Note
11(c))
|
8,704
|
82,740
|
13,450
|
|||||||||
Change
in fair value of long-term investments (Note 11(c))
|
(600,000 | ) |
880,000
|
-
|
||||||||
Comprehensive
(loss) earnings, under US GAAP
|
$ | (2,641,281 | ) | $ |
(985,648
|
) | $ |
1,849,354
|
||||
Basic
and diluted (loss) earnings per share, under US GAAP
|
$ |
(0.05)
|
$ |
(0.04
|
) | $ |
0.04
|
|||||
(vii)
Cash used in operating activities:
Cash
used in operating activities, under Canadian GAAP
|
$ |
(978,527)
|
$ |
(727,123
|
) | $ |
(858,014
|
) |
Adjustment
for
deferred exploration costs (Note 11(a))
|
(88,722 | ) | (63,379 | ) | (37,106 | ) | ||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) operating activities under US
GAAP
|
$ | (1,067,249 | ) | $ | (790,502 | ) | $ | (895,120 | ) |
11.
|
Reconciliation
to United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US
GAAP") (continued):
|
Years
ended March 31
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
(viii) Cash
used in
investing activities:
Cash
used in investing activities, under Canadian GAAP
|
$ | (575,405 | ) | $ | (63,379 | ) | $ | (37,106 | ) | |||
Adjustment
for
deferred exploration (Note 11(a))
|
88,722
|
63,379
|
37,106
|
|||||||||
Cash
used in investing activities under US GAAP
|
$ | (486,683 | ) | $ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
Mountain
Province Diamonds Inc.
|
|||
Date:
June
29, 2007
|
By:
|
/s/ Patrick C. Evans | |
Name: Patrick C. Evans | |||
Title: President, CEO and Director | |||
The
following exhibits are attached to and form part of this Annual
Report:
Exhibit
|
Remarks.
|
|
1.1
|
By-Laws
of the Company
|
(3)
|
1.2
|
Arrangement
Agreement between the Company and Glenmore Highlands Inc. dated
May 10,
2000.
|
(5)
|
1.3
|
Joint
Information Circular of the Company and Glenmore Highlands
Inc.
|
(4)
|
4.1
|
Transfer
agreement between MPV, Monopros and Camphor dated November 24,
1999
pursuant to which MPV and Camphor transferred the GOR to
Monopros.
|
(3)
|
4.2
|
Letter
Agreement between MPV, Monopros, Glenmore and Camphor dated December
17,
1999 relating to acquisition of property, within the "Area of
Interest" as
defined in the agreement and acquisition of property through
third party
agreements.
|
(3)
|
4.3
|
Letter
Agreement dated December 17, 1999 between MPV, Monopros, Camphor
and
Glenmore amending the Monopros Joint Venture Agreement.
|
(3)
|
4.4
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement for the private placement described
in item 1 of
"Material Contracts".
|
(3)
|
4.5
|
Agreement
dated as of January 1, 2002 between the Company, Camphor Ventures
Inc. and
De Beers Canada Exploration Inc.
|
(1)
|
4.6
|
Second
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2002 between the Company
and Paul
Shatzko.
|
(3)
|
4.7
|
Second
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2002 between the Company
and Jan
Vandersande.
|
(3)
|
4.8
|
Third
Amendment Agreement dated December 13, 2002 between the Company
and Jan
Vandersande
|
(3)
|
4.9
|
Letter
agreement dated December 13, 2002 between the Company and Elizabeth
Kirkwood
|
(3)
|
4.10
|
Consulting
Agreement dated January 1, 2004 between the Company and Jan W.
Vandersande
|
(3)
|
4.11
|
Consulting
Agreement dated November 1, 2005 between the Company and Patrick
Evans
|
(3)
|
4.12
|
Revised
Consulting Agreement dated January 31, 2006 between the Company
and
Patrick Evans
|
(3)
|
4.13
|
Consulting
Agreement dated May 11, 2006 between the Company and Jennifer
Dawson
|
(3)
|
8.1
|
List
of Subsidiaries
|
(2)
|
11.1
|
Corporate
Governance Policies dated May 29, 2006.
|
(3)
|
12.1
|
Section
302 Certification of the Company's Chief Executive Officer
|
-
|
12.2
|
Section
302 Certification of the Company's Chief Financial Officer
|
-
|
13.1
|
Section
906 Certification of the Company's Chief Executive Officer
|
-
|
13.2
|
Section
906 Certification of the Company's Chief Financial Officer
|
-
|
14.1
|
Independent
Qualified Person's Review and Technical Report dated June 16,
2003
entitled Gahcho Kué, Northwest Territories, Canada prepared by
Malcolm L. Thurston, Ph.D., MAusimm
|
(3)
|
15
|
Revised
Charter of the Board of Directors and Committees thereof of Mountain
Province Diamonds Inc.
|
(3)
|