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AUGUSTA GOLD CORP. - Annual Report: 2016 (Form 10-K)

10K


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K


[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016


[   ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Commission File No. 000-54653


BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware

 

41-2252162

(State or Other Jurisdiction

Of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification

Number)

 

 

 

897 Quail Run Drive

Grand Junction, CO

 

81505

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (970) 628-1670


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share



Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes [  ]  No [X]


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes [  ]  No [X]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [X]  No [  ]


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  [  ]







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” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer

[  ]

 

Accelerated filer

[  ]

 

Non-accelerated filer

[  ]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company

[X]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)  Yes [  ]  No [X]


The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common stock was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $6,250,568.


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 92,232,096 shares of common stock par value $0.0001, were outstanding on March 27, 2017.









































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TABLE OF CONTENTS



PART I

1

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

1

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

4

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

9

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

9

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

13

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

13

PART II

14

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

14

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

15

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

15

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

17

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

17

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

17

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

17

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

18

PART III

19

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

19

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

22

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

23

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

24

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

24

PART IV

26

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS

26

SIGNATURES

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GLOSSARY OF SELECTED MINING TERMS


Breccia

Broken sedimentary and volcanic rock fragments cemented by a fine-grained matrix.

 

 

Clastic Rock

Fragments, or clasts, of pre-existing minerals.

 

 

Cutoff Grade:

The minimum mineral content included in mineral and ore reserve estimates and that may be economically mined and or processed.

 

 

Detachment Fault:

A regionally extensive, gently dipping normal fault that is commonly associated with extension in large blocks of the earth’s crust.

 

 

Exploration Stage:

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s descriptive category applicable to public mining companies engaged in the search for mineral deposits and ore reserves and which are neither in the development or production stage.

 

 

Metamorphic Rock:

Rock that has transformed to another rock form after intense heat and pressure.

 

 

Miocene

A geologic era that extended from 5 million to 23 million years ago.

 

 

Net Smelter Royalty:

A percentage payable to an owner or lessee from the production or net proceeds received by the operator from a smelter or refinery, less transportation, insurance, smelting and refining costs and penalties as set out in a royalty agreement. For gold and silver royalties, the deductions are relatively low while for base metals the deductions can be substantial.

 

 

Paleozoic:

A geologic era extending from 230 million to 600 million years ago.

 

 

Photogrammetry:

The science of making measurements from photographs. The output is typically a map or a drawing.

 

 

Protozeroic:

A geologic era extending from 540 million years to 2,500 million years ago.

 

 

Reserves:

That part of a mineral deposit that can be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve estimate.

 

 

Reverse Circulation (RC):

A drilling method whereby drill cuttings are returned to the surface through the annulus between inner and outer drill rods, thereby minimizing contamination from wall rock.

 

 

Rhyolite

An igneous, volcanic extrusive rock containing more than 69% silica.

 

 

Schist

A group metamorphic rocks that contain more than 50% platy and elongated minerals such as mica.

 

 

Siliciclastic Rock:

Non-carbonate sedimentary rocks that are almost exclusively silicas-bearing, either as quartz or silicate minerals.

 

 

Tertiary

A geologic era from 2.6 million to 65 million years ago.







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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” as such term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its rules, regulations and releases, which represent our expectations or beliefs, including but not limited to, statements concerning our operations, economic performance, financial condition, growth and acquisition strategies, investments, and future operational plans. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “could,” “might,” “plan,” “predict” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology.


Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, (1) our estimates of mineral reserves and mineralized material, (2) our projected sales and profitability, (3) our growth strategies, (4) anticipated trends in our industry, (5) our future financing plans, (6) our anticipated needs for working capital, (7) our lack of operational experience and (8) the benefits related to ownership of our common stock. These statements constitute forward-looking statements. This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. These statements may be found under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as in this filing generally. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks outlined under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” below and other risks and matters described in this filing and in our other SEC filings. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur as projected. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required under applicable law.


































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PART I


ITEM 1. BUSINESS


Corporate History; Recent Events


As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless otherwise indicated, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Bullfrog Gold” and “the Company” refer to Bullfrog Gold Corp, a Delaware corporation.


Bullfrog Gold Corp. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 23, 2007 as Kopr Resources Corp. On July 21, 2011, the Company changed its name to "Bullfrog Gold Corp.". The Company is in the exploration stage of its resource business.


Company Overview

We are an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of properties that may contain gold and other mineralization primarily in the United States.


Bullfrog Project

The “Bullfrog Project” lies approximately 4 miles west of the town of Beatty and 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Standard Gold initially acquired in 2011 a 100% right, title and interest in  79 lode claims and 2 patented claims that contain approximately 1,600 acres subject to a 3% net smelter royalty.


On October 29, 2014, Rocky Mountain Minerals Corp. (“RMM”) a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Option Agreement (the “Option”) with Mojave. Mojave holds and possesses the purchase rights to 100% of 12 patented mining claims located in Nye County, Nevada. This property is contiguous to the Company’s Bullfrog Project and covers approximately 156 acres, including the northeast half of the Montgomery-Shoshone (M-S) pit mined by Barrick Gold in the 1990’s.


Mojave granted to RMM the sole and immediate working right and option with respect to the property until the 10th anniversary of the closing date, to earn a 100% interest in and to the property free and clear of all charges encumbrances and claims, save and except a sliding scale NSR Royalty.


In order to maintain in force the working right and Option granted to it, and to exercise the Option, RMM granted Mojave 750,000 shares of common stock and paid $16,000. RMM must pay to Mojave a total of $190,000 over the next 10 years. For reference, Barrick Bullfrog Inc. (“Barrick”) terminated a lease on these patents after they ceased operations in late 1999.


On March 23, 2015, RMM entered into a Mineral Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement with Barrick involving 6 patented mining claims, 20 unpatented mining claims, and 8 mill site claims located four miles west of Beatty, Nevada and covers approximately 444 acres. These properties are strategically located adjacent to the Company’s Bullfrog Gold Project and include two patents that cover the southwest half of the M-S open pit from which Barrick produced approximately 220,000 ounces of gold by the late 1990’s. Underground mining in the early 1900’s produced approximately 70,000 ounces of gold from the M-S deposit. Also included in the agreement is the northern one third of the main Bullfrog deposit where Barrick mined approximately 2.1 million additional ounces by open pit and underground methods. In addition to prospective adjacent lands, these acquisitions provide the potential to expand the M-S deposit along strike and at depth and in the northern part of the main Bullfrog deposit.


The Company also has access to Barrick’s substantial data base within a 1.5 mile radius of the leased lands to further advance its exploration and development programs. To maintain the lease and option, the Company must spend $1.5 million dollars within five years on the Barrick properties and then pay Barrick 3.25 million shares of the Company’s common stock while providing a 2% gross royalty on production from the Barrick properties. Overriding royalties of 5% net smelter returns and 5% gross proceeds are respectively limited to three claims and two patents in the main Bullfrog pit area. Barrick has retained a back-in right to reacquire a 51% interest in the Barrick properties, subject to definition of a mineral resource on the Barrick properties meeting certain criteria, and reimbursing the Company in an amount equal to two and one half times Company expenditures on the Barrick properties.




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Significant drilling is required to test projections of mineralized trends and structures that extend for considerable distances to the north and east of the M-S pit on the original lands acquired by the Company in 2011. Located east of the M-S pit is an area 700 meters by 1,300 meters in which there is only one shallow hole from which there is no data available. Only a small portion of this area may be prospective, but the area certainly warrants additional study and exploration drilling.


There is only one drill hole located about 150 meters northeast of the M-S pit limit and another hole 1,000 meters northeast of the pit along strike of a major geologic structure. In this regard, the Company’s lands extend nearly 5,000 meters north-northeast of the pit and there has been very little drilling in this area, even though several structures have been mapped by Barrick and others.


Barrick drilled twelve deep holes in the M-S area ranging from 318 meters to 549 meters. Notable mineral intercepts from four holes below the central part of the pit are summarized below:


 

Intercept Data, Meters

Gold

Hole No.

Thickness

Under Pit

g/t

717

51.8

70

1.35

 

18.3

135

0.59

 

15.2

150

0.68

 

160.0

180

0.96

732

10.7

200

0.84

 

79.2

330

0.74

733

12.2

130

1.14

 

13.7

220

0.75

 

29.0

250

0.70

734

4.6

15

6.03

 

21.3

70

1.43

 

22.9

130

0.89

 

4.6

190

1.04


These results demonstrate that substantial amounts of gold occur in an exceptionally large epithermal system that has good potential for expansion and possibly higher grades at depth. Three of these intercepts are less than 75 meters below the existing pit. Two holes located 40 meters and 90 meters east of the 160 meter interval in hole #717 contained no significant mineralization at this depth, whereas the 29 meters of mineral in hole #733 is 60 meters west and the mineral zone is open to the north, south and west.


For reference, Barrick terminated all mining and milling operations in the autumn of 1999 when their cash production costs exceeded gold prices that averaged less than $300 per ounce for the year and reached a low of $258/oz in August 1999. The economic margins for heap leaching lower grades at current gold prices near $1200/oz are deemed better than in 1999, and the Company is positioned to explore such opportunities. Furthermore, Barrick never controlled or had access to a patented claim on the immediate east and north limits of the M-S pit, but this patent is owned by the Company.


During the past year the Company has studied Barrick’s entire electronic data base and much of their paper data base obtained from their Elko, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah offices.  On April 11, 2016 the Company distributed a press release that included a mineral inventory estimate of 470,000 ounces of gold, as summarized below.


Mineral Inventory Estimates


 

Tonnes

Gold

Gold

Pit Areas

Millions

G/T

Ounces

M-S Shallow

1.1

1.06

38,612

M-S Deeper

0.9

0.93

26,813

Bullfrog North

13.3

0.88

375,051

BF NE Mystery Hill

0.9

0.80

26,813

Total/Average

16.4

0.89

469,961




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Based on cross sectional estimation methods using a nominal gold cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t. Average waste to mineral ratio was estimated at less than 5 to 1.


These estimates are supported by close-spaced drill holes upon which Barrick produced 2.3 million ounces of gold from proven and probable ore reserves during 1989 to 1999. As a result, it would not require much more drilling or expense to upgrade these inventories to much higher classifications and meet US and Canadian industry standards. For reference, the large electronic data base acquired from Barrick includes 253,900 meters or 157 miles of drilling in 1,298 holes and a paper data base that may weigh 2,000 pounds. In this regard, the Company is the only entity that examined the Bullfrog Project data base after it was re-located to Barrick’s Elko and Salt Lake City offices in 2000 and performed detailed evaluations of mineralization remaining around the M-S and Bullfrog mines. Notwithstanding, Barrick makes no representation concerning the accuracy, completeness or application of their data by the Company. It is further cautioned that the Bullfrog Project contains no reserves or resources and that the mineral inventory estimates and other forward looking statements herein may never become viable, feasible or economic.


The Company is in process of scanning Barrick’s paper drill hole data base that contains more than 157 miles of drilling in 1,311 holes and a complete set of assay certificates. This data will then be used to update the electronic data base for future mineral and resource estimation purposes.


Metallurgy


In 1994 Kappes Cassiday of Reno, NV performed simulated heap leach column tests on 250 kg samples with results as follows:


     

Size, inch

-1.5

-3/8

Calc. Head, gold opt

.035

.029

Rec., %

71.4

75.9

Leach time, days

41

41


In 1995, Barrick performed a pilot heap leach test on 844 tons that were crushed to -½ inch and averaged 0.019 gold opt. In only 41 days of leaching, 67% of the gold was recovered while cyanide and lime consumptions were exceptionally low.


In 1986 St Joe column leached a 22-ton composite of minus 12-inch material grading 0.037 gold opt to simulate heap leaching material at a coarse run-of-mine (“ROM”) size and recovered 49% in 59 days of leaching, which they projected to 54% for leaching 90 days.


In summary, the Bullfrog Project mineralization has good heap leach gold recoveries for crushing to 1.5 inch or less and at ROM size. The latter is particularly important since much additional low grade under 0.3 g/t that must be excavated from a pit could be ROM heap leached to supplement production.


Competition

We do not compete directly with anyone for the exploration or removal of minerals from our property as we hold all interest and rights to the claims. Readily available commodities markets exist in the U.S. and around the world for the sale of minerals. Therefore, we will likely be able to sell minerals that we are able to recover. We will be subject to competition and unforeseen limited sources of supplies in the industry in the event spot shortages arise for supplies such as explosives or large equipment tires, and certain equipment such as bulldozers and excavators and services, such as contract drilling that we will need to conduct exploration. If we are unsuccessful in securing the products, equipment and services we need, we may have to suspend our exploration plans until we are able to secure them.


Compliance with Government Regulation

We will be required to comply with all regulations, rules and directives of governmental authorities and agencies applicable to the exploration of minerals in the United States generally. We will also be subject to the regulations of the BLM with respect to mining claims on Federal lands.




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Future exploration drilling on the Bullfrog Project on BLM lands will require a Plan of Operations approved by  the BLM since the area is designated desert tortoise habitat.. A Plan of Operations can take several months to be approved, depending on the nature of the intended work, the level of reclamation bonding required, the need for archeological surveys, and other factors as may be determined by the BLM.


Research and Development

As of the date of this filing we have had no expense related to research and development.


Employees

As of the date of this filing, we employ 1 full-time employee, our Chief Executive Officer. We have had contracts with various independent contractors and consultants to fulfill additional needs, including investor relations, exploration, development, permitting, and other administrative functions, and may staff further with employees as we expand activities and bring new projects on line.


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS


Our business, financial condition or results of operation may be materially adversely affected as a result of any of the following risk factors. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment.


Risks Relating to Our Business


We are a new company with a short operating history and have only lost money.

Our operating history consists of starting our preliminary exploration activities. We have no income-producing activities from mining or exploration. We have already lost money because of the expenses we have incurred in acquiring the rights to explore our properties and starting our preliminary exploration activities. Exploring for gold and other minerals or resources is an inherently speculative activity. There is a strong possibility that we will not find any commercially exploitable gold or other deposits on our properties. Because we are an exploration company, we may never achieve any meaningful revenue.


Since we have a limited operating history, it is difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business.

Our limited operating history makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business or prospective operations. Since our formation, we have not generated any revenues. As an early stage company, we are subject to all the risks inherent in the initial organization, financing, expenditures, complications and delays inherent in a new business. Investors should evaluate an investment in us in light of the uncertainties encountered by developing companies in a competitive environment. Our business is dependent upon the implementation of our business plan. There can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful or that we will ultimately be able to attain profitability.


Exploring for gold is an inherently speculative business.

Natural resource exploration and exploring for gold in particular, is a business that by its nature is very speculative. There is a strong possibility that we will not discover gold or any other resources which can be mined or extracted at a profit. Even if we do discover gold or other deposits, the deposit may not be of the quality or size necessary for us or a potential purchaser of the property to make a profit from actually mining it. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Unusual or unexpected geological formations, geological formation pressures, fires, power outages, labor disruptions, flooding, explosions, cave-ins, landslides and the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor are just some of the many risks involved in mineral exploration programs and the subsequent development of gold deposits.


We will need to obtain additional financing to fund our exploration programs.

We do not have sufficient capital to fund our exploration programs or to fund the acquisition and exploration of new properties. We will require additional funding to continue our planned exploration programs and cover the costs of being a public company. We do not have any sources of funding. We may be unable to secure additional financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Our inability to raise additional funds on a timely basis could prevent us from achieving our business objectives and could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the value of our securities.




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If we raise additional funds by issuing additional equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership of existing stockholders may be diluted and the securities that we may issue in the future may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the current holders of our common stock. Such securities may also be issued at a discount to the market price of our common stock, resulting in possible further dilution to the book value per share of common stock. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt, we could be subject to debt covenants that could place limitations on our operations and financial flexibility.


We do not know if our properties contain any gold or other minerals that can be mined at a profit.

The properties on which we have the right to explore for gold are not known to have any deposits of gold which can be mined at a profit (as to which there can be no assurance). Whether a gold deposit can be mined at a profit depends upon many factors. Some but not all of these factors include: the particular attributes of the deposit, such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructure; operating costs and capital expenditures required to start mining a deposit; the availability and cost of financing; the price of gold, which is highly volatile and cyclical; and government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection.


We are a junior gold exploration company with no mining operations and we may never have any mining operations in the future.

Our business is exploring for gold and other minerals. In the event that we discover commercially exploitable gold or other deposits, we will not be able to make any money from them unless the gold or other minerals are actually mined or we sell all or a part of our interest. Accordingly, we will need to find some other entity to mine our properties on our behalf, mine them ourselves or sell our rights to mine to third parties. Mining operations in the United States are subject to many different federal, state and local laws and regulations, including stringent environmental, health and safety laws. In the event we assume any operational responsibility for mining our properties, it is possible that we will be unable to comply with current or future laws and regulations, which can change at any time. It is possible that changes to these laws will be adverse to any potential mining operations. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays and require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, adversely affecting any potential mining operations. Our future mining operations, if any, may also be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damage. It is possible that we will choose to not be insured against this risk because of high insurance costs or other reasons.


Our business is subject to extensive environmental regulations which may make exploring for or mining prohibitively expensive, and which may change at any time.

All of our operations are subject to extensive environmental regulations which can make exploration expensive or prohibit it altogether. We may be subject to potential liabilities associated with the pollution of the environment and the disposal of waste products that may occur as the result of exploring and other related activities on our properties. We may have to pay to remedy environmental pollution, which may reduce the amount of money that we have available to use for exploration. This may adversely affect our financial position, which may cause you to lose your investment. If we are unable to fully remedy an environmental problem, we might be required to suspend operations or to enter into interim compliance measures pending the completion of the required remedy. If a decision is made to mine our properties and we retain any operational responsibility for doing so, our potential exposure for remediation may be significant, and this may have a material adverse effect upon our business and financial position. We have not purchased insurance for potential environmental risks (including potential liability for pollution or other hazards associated with the disposal of waste products from our exploration activities).


However, if we mine one or more of our properties and retain operational responsibility for mining, then such insurance may not be available to us on reasonable terms or at a reasonable price. All of our exploration and, if warranted, development activities may be subject to regulation under one or more local, state and federal environmental impact analyses and public review processes. It is possible that future changes in applicable laws, regulations and permits or changes in their enforcement or regulatory interpretation could have significant impact on some portion of our business, which may require our business to be economically re-evaluated from time to time. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that regulatory authorities may increase bonding requirements beyond our financial capability. Inasmuch as posting of bonding in accordance with regulatory determinations is a condition to the right to operate under all material operating permits, increases in bonding requirements could prevent operations even if we are in full compliance with all substantive environmental laws.





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We may be denied the government licenses and permits which we need to explore on our properties. In the event that we discover commercially exploitable deposits, we may be denied the additional government licenses and permits which we will need to mine our properties.

Exploration activities usually require the granting of permits from various governmental agencies. For example, exploration drilling on unpatented mineral claims requires a permit to be obtained from the United States Bureau of Land Management, which may take several months or longer to grant the requested permit. Depending on the size, location and scope of the exploration program, additional permits may also be required before exploration activities can be undertaken. Prehistoric or Indian grave yards, threatened or endangered species, archeological sites or the possibility thereof, difficult access, excessive dust and important nearby water resources may all result in the need for additional permits before exploration activities can commence. As with all permitting processes, there is the risk that unexpected delays and excessive costs may be experienced in obtaining required permits. The needed permits may not be granted at all. Delays in or our inability to obtain necessary permits will result in unanticipated costs, which may result in serious adverse effects upon our business.


The values of our properties are subject to volatility in the price of gold and any other deposits we may seek or locate.

Our ability to obtain additional and continuing funding, and our profitability in the unlikely event we ever commence mining operations or sell our rights to mine, will be significantly affected by changes in the market price of gold. Gold prices fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors, all of which are beyond our control. Some of these factors include the sale or purchase of gold by central banks and financial institutions; interest rates; currency exchange rates; inflation or deflation; fluctuation in the value of the United States dollar and other currencies; speculation; global and regional supply and demand, including investment, industrial and jewelry demand; and the political and economic conditions of major gold or other mineral producing countries throughout the world, such as Russia and South Africa. The price of gold or other minerals have fluctuated widely in recent years, and a decline in the price of gold could cause a significant decrease in the value of our properties, limit our ability to raise money, and render continued exploration and development of our properties impracticable. If that happens, then we could lose our rights to our properties and be compelled to sell some or all of these rights. Additionally, the future development of our properties beyond the exploration stage is heavily dependent upon the level of gold prices remaining sufficiently high to make the development of our properties economically viable. You may lose your investment if the price of gold decreases. The greater the decrease in the price of gold, the more likely it is that you will lose money.


Our property titles may be challenged. We are not insured against any challenges, impairments or defects to our mineral claims or property titles. We have not fully verified title to our properties.

Unpatented claims were created and maintained in accordance with the federal General Mining Law of 1872. Unpatented claims are unique U.S. property interests and are generally considered to be subject to greater title risk than other real property interests because the validity of unpatented claims is often uncertain. This uncertainty arises, in part, out of the complex federal and state laws and regulations under the General Mining Law. Although the annual payments and filings for these claims, permits and patents have been maintained, we have conducted limited title search on our properties. The uncertainty resulting from not having comprehensive title searches on the properties leaves us exposed to potential title suits. Defending any challenges to our property titles may be costly, and may divert funds that could otherwise be used for exploration activities and other purposes. In addition, unpatented claims are always subject to possible challenges by third parties or contests by the federal government, which, if successful, may prevent us from exploiting our discovery of commercially extractable gold. Challenges to our title may increase our costs of operation or limit our ability to explore on certain portions of our properties. We are not insured against challenges, impairments or defects to our property titles, nor do we intend to carry extensive title insurance in the future. Potential conflicts to our mineral claims are discussed in detail elsewhere herein.


Possible amendments to the General Mining Law could make it more difficult or impossible for us to execute our business plan.

The U.S. Congress has considered proposals to amend the General Mining Law of 1872 that would have, among other things, permanently banned the sale of public land for mining. The proposed amendment would have expanded the environmental regulations to which we are subject and would have given Indian tribes the ability to hinder or prohibit mining operations near tribal lands.





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The proposed amendment would also have imposed a royalty of 8% of gross revenue on new mining operations located on federal public land, which would have applied to substantial portions of our properties. The proposed amendment would have made it more expensive or perhaps too expensive to recover any otherwise commercially exploitable gold deposits which we may find on our properties. While at this time the proposed amendment is no longer pending, this or similar changes to the law in the future could have a significant impact on our business model.


Market forces or unforeseen developments may prevent us from obtaining the supplies and equipment necessary to explore for gold and other resources.

Gold exploration, and resource exploration in general, has demands for contractors and unforeseen shortages of supplies and/or equipment could result in the disruption of our planned exploration activities. Current demand for exploration drilling services, equipment and supplies is robust and could result in suitable equipment and skilled manpower being unavailable at scheduled times for our exploration program. Fuel prices are extremely volatile as well. We will attempt to locate suitable equipment, materials, manpower and fuel if sufficient funds are available. If we cannot find the equipment and supplies needed for our various exploration programs, we may have to suspend some or all of them until equipment, supplies, funds and/or skilled manpower become available. Any such disruption in our activities may adversely affect our exploration activities and financial condition.


We may not be able to maintain the infrastructure necessary to conduct exploration activities.

Our exploration activities depend upon adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources and water supply are important factors which affect capital and operating costs. Unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, government or other interference in the maintenance or provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect our exploration activities and financial condition.


Risks Relating to our Organization and our Common Stock


Difficulties we may encounter managing our growth could adversely affect our results of operations.

As our business needs expand, we may need to hire a significant number of employees. This expansion may place a significant strain on our managerial and financial resources. To manage the potential growth of our operations and personnel, we will be required to:


·

improve existing, and implement new, operational, financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures;

·

install enhanced management information systems; and

·

train, motivate and manage our employees.


We may not be able to install adequate management information and control systems in an efficient and timely manner, and our current or planned personnel, systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our future operations. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, our business would be seriously harmed.


If we lose key personnel or are unable to attract and retain additional qualified personnel we may not be able to successfully manage our business and achieve our objectives.

We believe our future success will depend upon our ability to retain our key management, including Mr. Beling, our Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and director, and Mr. Lindsay, the Chairman of our Board of Directors. We may not be successful in attracting, assimilating and retaining our employees in the future and the loss of the key members of management would have a material adverse effect on our operations.


Our stock price may be volatile.

The stock market in general has experienced volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of any specific public company. The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:




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·

changes in our industry;

·

competitive pricing pressures;

·

our ability to obtain working capital financing;

·

additions or departures of key personnel;

·

limited public float in the hands of a small number of persons whose sales or lack of sales could result in positive or negative pricing pressure on the market prices of our common stock;

·

sales of our common stock;

·

our ability to execute our business plan;

·

operating results that fall below expectations;

·

loss of any strategic relationship;

·

regulatory developments;

·

economic and other external factors; and

·

period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.


In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.


We have never paid nor do we expect in the near future to pay dividends.

We have never paid cash dividends on our capital stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Investors should not rely on an investment in our Company if they require income generated from dividends paid on our capital stock. Any income derived from our common stock would only come from rise in the market price of our common stock, which is uncertain and unpredictable.


There is currently no liquid trading market for our common stock and we cannot ensure that one will ever develop or be sustained.

To date there has been no liquid trading market for our common stock. We cannot predict how liquid the market for our common stock might become. Since August 11, 2011, our common stock has been quoted for trading on the OTC Marketplace under the symbol BFGC However, this is an unorganized, inter-dealer, over-the-counter market which provides significantly less liquidity than the NASDAQ Capital Market or other national securities exchange, For companies whose securities are traded in the OTC Marketplace, compared to securities traded on a national securities exchange, it is more difficult (1) to obtain accurate quotations, (2) to obtain coverage for significant news events because major wire services generally do not publish press releases about such companies, and (3) to obtain needed capital.


Our common stock is subject to the “Penny Stock” rules of the SEC, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.

Our common stock is considered to be a "penny stock" and securities broker-dealers participating in sales of our common stock will be subject to the "penny stock" regulations set forth in Rules 15g-2 through 15g-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the "penny stock" rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.


Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and price fluctuation which could adversely impact the value of our common stock.

There has been limited trading in our common stock and there can be no assurance that an active trading market in our common stock will either develop or be maintained. Our common stock has experienced, and is likely to experience in the future, significant price and volume fluctuations which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock without regard to our operating performance. In addition, we believe that factors such as quarterly fluctuations in our financial results and changes in the overall economy or the condition of the financial markets could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially. These fluctuations may also cause short sellers to periodically enter the market in the belief that we will have poor results in the future. We cannot predict the actions of market participants and, therefore, can offer no assurances that the market for our common stock will be stable or appreciate over time.




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Offers or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline.

If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market upon the expiration of any statutory holding period, under Rule 144, or issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants or upon the conversion of our Series A or Series B Preferred Stock, it could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an “overhang” and in anticipation of which the market price of our common stock could fall. The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make more difficult our ability to raise additional financing through the sale of equity or equity related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.


Involvement in media interviews could result in violations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and in such case we could become obligated to repurchase securities sold in prior offerings and we could become subject to penalties, enforcement actions or fines with respect to any violations of securities laws.

Management interviews which may result as part of our paid-for media coverage, links to certain of those articles and interviews in our website and otherwise, may be seen by investors or potential investors in our securities. To the extent these are deemed an offer, we could incur liability or become involved in litigation.


Although we have not authorized statements, we may give the impression that we endorsed the statements made by third parties in those articles. We do not endorse any of those third party statements and expressly disavow any obligation to ensure the accuracy of statements made by third parties in such articles. Those and statements made by third parties did not disclose many of the related risks and uncertainties described in this Annual Report.


There may exist circumstances in which our investor relation activities may constitute offers as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). While we do not agree with this position, if the staff of the SEC or investors claimed this as being correct then we may be in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act and, consequently, certain investors may have rescission rights as to securities acquired and we could be required to repurchase shares sold to the investors in the most recent private placements at the original purchase price, possibly for a period of one year or longer following the date of violation. Additionally, we could be subject to other penalties, enforcement actions or fines with respect to any violations of securities laws. We would expect to contest vigorously any claim that any such violation occurred. We are not aware and do not believe we are in violation of such Section 5.


ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS


Not applicable.


ITEM 2. PROPERTIES


Our principal executive office occupies approximately 230 square feet in Grand Junction, CO for a monthly payment of $600 per month. Total rent payments for 2016 and 2015 at this location were $7,200. We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the foreseeable future.


We are engaged in the acquisition and exploration of properties that may contain gold mineralization in the United States. Our target properties are those that have been the subject of historical exploration. We plan to review opportunities and acquire additional mineral properties with current or historic precious and base metal mineralization with meaningful exploration potential.


Our properties do not have any reserves. We plan to conduct exploration programs on these properties with the objective of ascertaining whether any of our properties contain economic concentrations of precious and base metals that are prospective for mining.






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Bullfrog Gold Project


(1) Location


The central part of the Bullfrog Mining District lies approximately 4 miles west of the town of Beatty, which is in southwestern Nevada (Figure 1). Beatty lies 120miles northwest of Las Vegas, via U.S. Highway 95, and 93 miles south of Tonopah, also via U.S. Highway 95. The property is accessed by traveling 3 miles west from Beatty on Nevada Highway 374, which intersects the southern block of the Company’s claims. The remaining claims are accessed by traveling north for four miles on various improved and unimproved roads to the northern end of the Company’s claims. The patented claims optioned by the Company from Mojave and the claims, patents and mill sites leased and optioned from Barrick are shown in  green and blue respectively on Figure 1, along with the original holdings of the Company shown in red and yellow.


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Figure 1. Bullfrog Project Location Map

 

(2) Title & Holding Requirements


On September 29, 2011, Standard Gold entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment with Bullfrog Holdings, Inc. and NPX, pursuant to which Standard Gold acquired 100% right, title and interest in and to certain mineral claims known as the “Bullfrog Project” in consideration for 923,077 shares of the Company’s common stock which were issued to NPX Metals, Inc. and a 3% net smelter royalty in the Bullfrog Project to Bullfrog Holdings, Inc. To retain the property, the Company must pay the annual claim maintenance fees and file a Notice of Intent to Hold with the BLM and Nye County, Nevada. The Company must also pay the county taxes on the two patented properties.



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On October 29, 2014, RMM, entered into the Option with Mojave. Mojave holds and possesses the purchase rights to 100% of 12 patented mining claims located in Nye County, Nevada. This Property is contiguous to the Company’s Bullfrog Project and covers approximately 156 acres, including the northeast half of the Montgomery-Shoshone pit mined by Barrick Gold in the mid-1990’s.


Mojave granted to RMM the sole and immediate working right and option with respect to the Property until the 10th anniversary of the closing date, to earn a 100% interest in and to the Property free and clear of all charges encumbrances and claims, save and except a sliding scale NSR Royalty.


In order to maintain in force the working right and Option granted to it, and to exercise the Option, RMM granted Mojave 750,000 shares of common stock and paid $16,000. RMM must pay to Mojave a total of $190,000 over the next 10 years. For reference, Barrick terminated a lease on these patents after they ceased operations in late 1999.


On March 23, 2015, RMM entered into a Mineral Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement with Barrick involving patented mining claims, unpatented mining claims, and mill site claims located three miles west of Beatty, Nevada. These properties are strategically located adjacent to the Company’s Bullfrog Gold Project and include two patents that cover the SW half of the Montgomery-Shoshone (M-S) open pit gold mine. In October 2014 the Company optioned the NE half of the M-S pit and now controls the entire pit.


RMM shall expend as minimum work commitments for the benefit of the properties prior to the 5th anniversary of the effective date per the schedule below:


Anniversary of Effective Date

Minimum Project Work Commitment ($)

First

100,000

Second

200,000

Third

300,000

Fourth

400,000

Fifth

500,000


(3) History


In 1904 the Original Bullfrog and Montgomery-Shoshone mines were discovered by local prospectors. Prospecting activity was widespread over the Bullfrog Hills, and encompassed a 200 square mile area but centered within a two mile radius around the town of Rhyolite and included part of the Company’s property. The Montgomery-Shoshone mine reportedly produced about 67,000 ounces of gold averaging 0.47 gold opt prior to its closure in 1911. The District produced about 94,000 ounces of gold prior to 1911. Mines in the District were sporadically worked from 1911 through 1941, but the Company has no production records of such limited activities.


The Company’s Providence lode mining claim designated by the Surveyor General as Survey No. 2470 was located in October 1904, surveyed in April 1906, patented in May 1906 and recorded in Nye County Nevada in June 1908. The unpatented Lucky Queen claim is immediately east and adjacent to the Providence patent and is believed to have been located in the same time period but was not patented.


With the rise of precious metal prices in the early 1970's, the Bullfrog District again underwent intense prospecting and exploration activity for gold as well as uranium. Companies exploring the area included Texas Gas Exploration, Inc., Phillips Uranium, Tenneco /Copper Range, U.S. Borax, Western States Minerals, Rayrock, St. Joe American and successors Bond, Lac and Barrick Minerals, Noranda, Angst Mining Company, Placer Dome, Lac-Sunshine Mining Company Joint Venture, Homestake, and others. In addition to these major companies, several junior mining companies and individuals were involved as prospectors, promoters and owners. These scientific investigations yielded a new deposit model for the gold deposits that were mined by others in the Bullfrog District. The identification and understanding of the detachment fault system led to significant changes in exploration program techniques, focus, and success.






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In 1982 St. Joe American, Inc. initiated drilling in the Montgomery-Shoshone mine area. By 1986, sixty holes had been drilled and a mineral inventory was defined. Subsequent drilling outlined a reported 2.9 million ounces of gold equivalent in the Bullfrog deposit. A series of corporate takeovers transferred ownership from St. Joe, to Bond Gold, to Lac Minerals and eventually to Barrick Minerals. Production started in 1989 and recovered approximately 200,000 ounces of gold annually from a conventional, 9,000 ton/day cyanidation mill mainly fed from open pit operations and later supplemented with underground production. Barrick discontinued production operations in 1999 and completed reclamation in 2003. Thereafter several groups continued exploration on a limited basis on lands currently held by the Company, but no resources or reserves were ever defined by these companies on the Company’s lands.


(4) Property Status and Plans


The Montgomery-Shoshone and Bullfrog open pit mines remain open for possible access to additional mineralization that may occur on the Company’s expanded property. The Company has conducted limited field examinations on its property to date but has evaluated all relevant available information. An exploration program has been developed and is scheduled to begin subject to permitting and funding. Our primary targets are deposits that may be mined by open pit methods while assessing secondary targets that have potential for underground mining. The Company’s claims and patents cover approximately 2,200 acres and are in good standing, but contain no known resources or reserves and no plant or equipment. Electric power is available immediately adjacent to the Company’s property.


Upon receipt of BLM approval and receipt of funding, drilling would start soon thereafter. The geological justifications for the proposed exploration program are:


·

Our property includes the entire Montgomery-Shoshone open pit and the northern one-third of the Bullfrog deposit that was mined from the late 1980s to late 1990s and these areas have significant potential for vertical and lateral mineral extensions. It is noted that when previous production operations in the District were shut down in 1999, the price of gold was less than $300 per ounce compared to the current price near $1,200 per ounce. The previous operator also did not control the Providence patent and Lucky Queen claim that are adjacent to the Montgomery-Shoshone open pit and five other claims in the area which are now part of the Company’s property.


·

Several mineralized trends and structures occur on other areas of the Companys property that further justify additional drilling, see Figure 1.


The exploration programs will be funded from debt and equity programs that the Company is currently working on. In the event sufficient funds are not obtained, the programs will be deferred accordingly.


The Company has not performed any drilling programs on the Bullfrog Project but will use comparable Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures and protocols in compliance with US and Canadian guidelines and standards and as customary in the industry.


(5) Geology


The Bullfrog Hills, in which the Bullfrog Project is located, are characterized by a complex geologic environment. The Hills are composed of complexly folded and faulted Tertiary volcanic rocks overlying a basement core complex of Paleozoic sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. The geologic structure is distinguished by widespread detachment faulting associated with tectonic events that formed the Basin and Range Geomorphic Province. The Bullfrog area mineral deposits occupy dilatant zones caused by tension faulting associated with the large detachment fault underlying the area. This detachment displacement and tension faulting resulted in the fracturing of brittle volcanic rocks that then became a suitable conduit for the movement of mineralizing hydrothermal fluids. This fracturing and fluid movement allowed for the saturation of a large volume of rock with mineral bearing solutions. The structural framework of the area also shows that classic strike slip faulting associated with movement of the upper plate of the detachment fault caused north south tension fractures and additional dilatant zones. Much technical work has been completed by government as well as private entities in the district since the early 1970's. This work includes geophysics, airborne radiometric surveys, geologic mapping, drilling and geochemistry.




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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


We know of no material, active or pending legal proceedings against the Company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.


ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES


None.


















































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PART II


ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES


Market Information


Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “BFGC” The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the range of high and low closing bid quotations per share for each quarterly period within the two most recent fiscal years.


Year 2016

High

Low

First Quarter

$0.02

$0.00

Second Quarter

$0.08

$0.02

Third Quarter

$0.18

$0.07

Fourth Quarter

$0.16

$0.08

 

 

 

Year 2015

High

Low

First Quarter

$0.03

$0.01

Second Quarter

$0.03

$0.02

Third Quarter

$0.02

$0.01

Fourth Quarter

$0.03

$0.01


The above prices are believed to reflect representative inter-dealer quotations, without retail markup, markdown or other fees or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.


Holders


As of the date of this filing there were approximately 700 holders of record of common stock.  Because some of our shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of beneficial holders.


Dividend Policy


We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain any earnings to finance the growth of the business. We cannot assure you that we will ever pay cash dividends. Whether we pay any cash dividends in the future will depend on the financial condition, results of operations and other factors that the Board of Directors will consider.


Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans


On September 30, 2011, our Board of Directors adopted the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The 2011 Equity Incentive Plan reserves 4,500,000 shares of common stock for grant to directors, officers, consultants, advisors or employees of the Company.   There were a total of 4,500,000 options granted from the 2011 Plan in March 2015 (the “March 2015 Options”), these options issued are nonqualified stock options and were 100% vested on grant date. All expense related to these stock options has been recognized.


Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities


None


Recent Repurchases of Securities


None.




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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


This information is not required because we are a smaller reporting company.


ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Results of Operations


Year Ended December 31, 2016 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2015


 

Twelve Months Ended

 

12/31/16

 

12/31/15

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

  General and administrative

 

498,716

 

 

397,886

  Exploration costs

 

-

 

 

29,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Total operating expenses

 

498,716

 

 

427,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss

 

(498,716)

 

 

(427,204)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

2,523,813

 

 

-

  Loss on asset abandonment

 

(164,850)

 

 

-

  Interest expense

 

(165,049)

 

 

(267,530)

  Revaluation of warrant liability

 

-

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Net income (loss )

$

1,695,198

 

$

(694,734)


We are still in the exploration stage and have no revenues to date.  The 2016 net income was a result of the final note payoff to RMB that came with a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $2,500,000.  The terms of the payoff with a complete disclosure can be found on the Form 8-K we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2016.  Additionally, David Beling, our President and CEO, agreed to a 50% salary reduction effective January 1, 2016 which results in an annual salary of $100,000 and a reduction to general and administrative costs. Additionally, the Klondike Project agreement was terminated in June 2016 resulting in a loss on asset abandonment of $164,850. The increase in general and administrative expense during the year ended December 31, 2016 was due to the issuance of stock for general corporate services.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


Continuation as a going concern is dependent upon raising additional funds and attaining profitable operations. On December 10, 2012, the Company entered into a facility agreement with RMB Australia Limited Holdings (“RMB”), as the lender, in the amount of $4.2 million.


As previously discussed the RMB debt was paid off on June 30, 2016.


On March 31, 2015 we granted options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of our common stock of the 4,500,000 shares of common stock available under our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.


On March 23, 2015 (“Effective Date”), RMM the 100% owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a Mineral Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) with Barrick Bullfrog involving patented mining claims, unpatented mining claims, and mill site claims (“Properties”) located three miles west of Beatty, Nevada. These Properties are strategically located adjacent to the Company’s Bullfrog Gold Project and include two patents that cover the southwest half of the Montgomery-Shoshone (M-S) open pit gold mine. In October 2014 the Company optioned the northeast half of the M-S pit and now controls the entire pit.



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RMM shall expend as minimum work commitments for the benefit of the Properties prior to the fifth  anniversary of the effective date per the schedule below:


Anniversary of Effective Date

Minimum Project Work Commitment ($)

First

100,000

Second

200,000

Third

300,000

Fourth

400,000

Fifth

500,000


The Company received $280,000 from certain accredited investors to pay off the RMB debt on June 30, 2016.


On July 22, 2015, the Company sold an aggregate of 5,583,847 shares of common stock with gross proceeds to the Company of $89,341 to a certain accredited investor pursuant to a subscription. We used the proceeds from this offering primarily for general corporate purposes.


On August 29, 2016, the Company sold an aggregate of 500,000 common shares for gross proceeds to the Company of $32,000 to certain accredited investors pursuant to a stock purchase agreement.


Financing transactions may include the issuance of equity or debt securities, obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms. The trading price of our common stock and a downturn in the U.S. equity and debt markets could make it more difficult to obtain financing through the issuance of equity or debt securities. Even if we are able to raise the funds required, it is possible that we could incur unexpected costs and expenses, fail to collect significant amounts owed to us, or experience unexpected cash requirements that would force us to seek alternative financing. Furthermore, if we issue additional equity or debt securities, stockholders may experience additional dilution or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of our common stock.


The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Should we be unable to continue as a going concern, we may be unable to realize the carrying value of our assets and to meet our obligations as they become due. To continue as a going concern, we are dependent on continued fund raising. However, we have no commitment from any party to provide additional capital and there is no assurance that such funding will be available when needed, or if available, that its terms will be favorable or acceptable to us.


There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available at all or on acceptable terms. If additional financing is not available, we may have to substantially reduce or cease operations.


Off Balance Sheet Arrangements


We do not engage in any activities involving variable interest entities or off-balance sheet arrangements.


Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates


Stock based compensation is measured at grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period. We estimate the fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on the volatility of comparable peer companies which are publicly traded. The Company determines the expected life based on historical experience with similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and post-vesting forfeitures. The Company uses the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury issues with an equivalent remaining term approximately equal to the expected life of the award. The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.





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The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, which requires additional disclosures about the Company’s objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments, how the derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for, and how the derivative instruments and related hedging items affect the financial statements. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risk. Terms of convertible debt and equity instruments are reviewed to determine whether or not they contain embedded derivative instruments that are required under ASC 815 to be accounted for separately from the host contract, and recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The fair value of derivative liabilities, if any, is required to be revalued at each reporting date, with corresponding changes in fair value recorded in current period operating results. Pursuant to ASC 815, an evaluation of specifically identified conditions is made to determine whether the fair value of warrants issued is required to be classified as equity or as a derivative liability.


ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


This information is not required because we are a smaller reporting company.


ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Our financial statements appear beginning at page F-1.


ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE


None.


ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”), as defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of December 31, 2016, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Disclosure Controls evaluation was done under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.


Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and (ii) that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.


Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be 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, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. The design of any system of controls 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.


With respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that our Disclosure Controls were effective as of December 31, 2016.




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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting


Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework 2013 and determined that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective.


Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.


Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting


There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION


None.





























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PART III


ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Directors and Executive Officers


The following persons are our executive officers and directors and hold the positions set forth opposite their respective names.


Name

 

Age

 

Position

David Beling

 

75

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

Alan Lindsay

 

65

 

Chairman

Kjeld Thygesen

 

69

 

Director


David Beling


Mr. Beling, was appointed as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director on July 27, 2011. Mr. Beling has been a management consultant with D C Beling & Associates, LLC since January 1, 2011 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Geovic Mining Corp. (TSXV) from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2010. Mr. Beling has served as a member of the board of directors of NioCorp Developments Ltd., formerly Quantum Rare Earths Dev. Corp (TSXV) since June 6, 2011 and Animas Resources Ltd.(TSXV) since June 5, 2012 . Mr. Beling was a member of the Boards of Directors of Coyote Resources, Inc. (OTCBB) from March 17, 2011 until September 2011, Romarco Minerals, Inc. (TSX) until September 2009 and Rare Element Resources (TSXV) until March 2008. Mr. Beling was the President and COO of AZCO Mining Inc. (TSXV: AMEX) from 1992 through 1996 and the Senior Vice President of Hycroft Resources & Dev. Inc. (VSX) from 1987 until 1992. He previously worked for several major US and junior Canadian mining companies. Mr. Beling was chosen as a director of the Company based on his extensive professional, management and executive experience in the mining industry, particularly with the evaluation, development and production of several precious metal projects.


Alan Lindsay


Mr. Lindsay was appointed as the Company’s Chairman on July 27, 2011. Mr. Lindsay continues to serve on the Board of Terra Firma Resources Inc. (TSXV) since August 2011. Mr. Lindsay is the co-founder of Uranium Energy Corp. in 2005 and continues to serve as its Chairman. He is also a founder of MIV Therapeutics Inc. ("MIVT") and from 2001 to January 2008 served as the Chairman, President and CEO. Mr. Lindsay was a founder of AZCO Mining Inc. (TSX:AMEX) and served as Chairman, President and CEO from 1992 to 2000. Mr. Lindsay also co-founded Anatolia Minerals Development and New Oroperu Resources, two publicly traded companies with gold discoveries. Mr. Lindsay was Chairman of TapImmune from 2007 to 2009 and helped reorganize the company and arranged for the acquisition of the technology from The University of British Columbia. Mr. Lindsay was a Director of Strategic American Oil Corporation from 2007-2010. Mr. Lindsay also served on the Board of Hana Mining Ltd. from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Lindsay was chosen to be a director of the Company based on his general industry experience.


Kjeld Thygesen


Mr. Thygesen was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors on September 28, 2016.  Below is a summary of Mr. Thygesen’s extensive experience, particularly in precious metals:


·

Resource Development Partners Ltd, a regulated investment manager under the Financial Conduct Authority of the UK. 2012 - present.

·

Musgrave Investments Ltd, a Monaco based family office. Resource Advisor. 2005 - present.

·

Resource Investment Trust PLC, a closed end, London listed resource investment company. Investment Director.  2002 - 2006.




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·

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd, a Canadian mining company with major interests in Asia.  Independent Director on audit and governance committees. 2001 - 2011.

·

Lion Resource Management, a specialist manager for investments in mining and natural resources, including the precious metal Midas Fund US, a top performer rated by Lipper Services.  1989 - 2004.

·

N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd,  Manager - Commodities and Natural Resources Department.  Served on the board of several Canadian resource companies. 1979 - 1989

·

James Capel & Co, International mining research on precious metal companies. 1972 - 1979

·

African Selection Trust (Selection Trust London), Mining Research. 1970 - 1972.

·

University of Natal - South Africa, B. Commerce, 1968. Majors:  Economics and Accountancy


Our directors hold office until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or until their successors have been qualified.


There are no family relationships between any of our directors and our executive officers.


Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings


To the Companys knowledge, during the past ten (10) years, none of the Companys directors or executive officers, has been:


·

the subject of any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;


·

convicted in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);


·

subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;


·

subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State  authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in  his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;


·

found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law or Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;


·

the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (i) Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation, (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or


·

the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.




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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance


Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, requires our officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our securities to file reports of change of ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.


Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms that we received, or written representations from certain reporting persons that no forms were required for those persons, we believe that during the year ended December 31, 2016 all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were complied with by such persons in a timely manner, except that a Form 3 was filed late by   Kjeld Thygesen.


Code of Ethics


We have adopted a code of ethics (“Code of Ethics”) that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions.   Our  Code of Ethics is available at our website which is located at www.bullfroggoldcorp.com or upon request to management.


Corporate Governance


Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors did not hold any formal meetings during the year ended December 31, 2016, but did take action by unanimous written consent in lieu of meetings on occasion.


We currently do not maintain any committees of the Board of Directors. Given our size and the development of our business to date, we believe that the Board of Directors through its meetings can perform all of the duties and responsibilities which might be contemplated by a committee. Our Board of Directors acts as our Audit Committee. We do not have an audit committee financial expert because we do not have the resources to retain such an individual at this time.


Except as may be provided in our bylaws, we do not currently have specified procedures in place pursuant to which whereby security holders may recommend nominees to the Board of Directors.


Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight


Although we have not adopted a formal policy on whether the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions should be separate or combined, we have determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to separate these roles. Mr. Beling is our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lindsay is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. We believe it is in the best interest of the Company to have the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles separated because it allows us to separate the strategic and oversight roles within our board structure.


Our Board of Directors is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes. The Board of Directors receives and reviews periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding our Company’s assessment of risks. The Board of Directors focuses on the most significant risks facing our Company and our Company’s general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks undertaken by our Company are consistent with the Board’s appetite for risk. While the Board oversees our Company, our Company’s management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing our Company and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.


Director Independence


We currently have three directors serving on our Board of Directors, Mr. David Beling, Mr. Kjeld Thygesen and Mr. Alan Lindsay. We are not subject to any director independence standards. Using the definition of independence set forth in the rules of the NYSE AMEX, Mr. Kjeld Thygesen and Mr. Lindsay would be considered independent directors of the Company.




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Board Diversity


While we do not have a formal policy on diversity, our Board considers diversity to include the skill set, background, reputation, type and length of business experience of our Board members as well as a particular nominee’s contributions to that mix. Although there are many other factors, the Board seeks individuals with experience on public company boards as well as experience with advertising, marketing, legal and accounting skills.


Board Assessment of Risk

Our risk management function is overseen by our Board. Our management keeps our Board apprised of material risks and provides our directors access to all information necessary for them to understand and evaluate how these risks interrelate, how they affect the Company, and how management addresses those risks. Mr. David Beling, a director and our President and Chief Executive Officer, works closely together with the Board once material risks are identified on how to best address such risk. If the identified risk poses an actual or potential conflict with management, our independent directors may conduct the assessment. The Board of Directors focuses on these key risks and interfaces with management on seeking solutions.


Changes is Nominating Procedures

None.


ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


Summary Compensation Table


The table below sets forth, for the last two fiscal years, the compensation earned by our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. No other executive officer had annual compensation in excess of $100,000 during the last two fiscal years.


Name

and

Principal

Position

 

Year

 

Salary

($)

 

 

Bonus

($)

 

 

Stock

Awards

($)*

 

 

Option

Awards

($)*

 

 

Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan

Compensation

 

 

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

 

 

All Other

Compensation

($)

 

 

Total

($)

David Beling, President,

Chief Executive Officer,

Chief Financial Officer,

Secretary, Treasurer

and Director

 

2015

 

$

200,000

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

$

30,785

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

$

230,785

  

 

2016

 

$

100,000

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

$

100,000


* Represents the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.


Outstanding Equity Awards At Year End December 31, 2016


 

Option Awards

Stock Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Number of Securities

Underlying

Unexercised Options:

(#) Exercisable

Number of Securities

Underlying

Unexercised Options:

(#) Unexercisable

Option

Exercise

Price ($)

Option

Expiration

Date

Number of Shares

or Units of Stock

that Have Not

Vested (#)

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Beling

1,775,000

--

$0.025

03/30/2025

--





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Employment Agreements


On September 30, 2011, we entered into an employment agreement with David Beling pursuant to which Mr. Beling would serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer for a period of two years (with an automatic one year extension each anniversary date) in consideration for an annual salary of $200,000, amended to $100,000 starting January 1, 2016.


Upon termination of Mr. Beling’s employment prior to expiration of the employment period (unless Mr. Beling’s employment is terminated for Cause or Mr. Beling terminates his employment without Good Reason) (as such terms are defined in Mr. Beling’s employment agreement), Mr. Beling shall be entitled to receive any and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by Mr. Beling in connection with and related to the performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company during the period ending on the termination date, any accrued but unused vacation time through the termination date in accordance with Company policy and an amount equal to Mr. Beling’s base salary and annual bonus during the prior 12 months.


Director Compensation


We have not adopted compensation arrangements for members of our Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2016, none of our directors received compensation for serving on our Board of Directors.


ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT


The following tables set forth certain information as of the approximate date of this filing regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by:


·

each person or entity who, to our knowledge, owns more than 5% of our common stock;

·

our executive officers;

·

each director; and

·

all of our executive officers and directors as a group.


The percentages of common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security, or dispositive power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the security. Shares of common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, each beneficial owner named in the table below has sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned.


As of the approximate date of this filing we had 92,232,096 shares of common stock outstanding.


Name and Address

Shares Owned

Percentage

David Beling (1)

897 Quail Run Drive

Grand Junction, CO 81505

29,062,204

30.9

Alan Lindsay (2)

10 Market St, Ste 246

Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-9006

7,523,859

8.0

Kjeld Thygesen

No. 7 Hudson House

Hortensia Road

London, SW 10  0QR

300,000

0.3

Michael Bayback

2110 Drew Street, Suite 200

Clearwater, FL  33765

6,217,180

6.7

All executive officers and directors as a group (3 persons) (1) (2)

36,886,063

38.7




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(1)

Includes the following:


·

2,200,000 shares of common stock held by the Beling Family Trust of which David Beling is the trustee and has voting and dispositive power

·

25,087,204 shares of common stock held by David Beling

·

shares underlying options to purchase 1,775,000 shares of common stock at $.025 per share


(2)

Includes the following:


·

shares underlying options to purchase 1,415,000 shares of common stock at $.025 per share and

·

6,108,859 shares of common stock which includes 151,874 shares of common stock held by Mr. Lindsays wife.


ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE


Except as described below, during the past three years, there have been no transactions, whether directly or indirectly, between the Company and any of its officers, directors or their family members.


On February 2, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock compensation distribution to David Beling, CEO and President, as full payment of his salary from June 2014 through December 2015.  There were a total of 24,687,204 shares awarded to Mr. Beling on February 12, 2016 at a price of $0.01411 per share.


On March 30, 2015, the Board of Directors approved issuing options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.025 per share, of which 1,775,000 options were issued to Mr. Beling.


Pursuant to Mr. Beling’s employment contract with the Company, the Company will reimburse Mr. Beling $600 per month for space used for the Company’s current principal executive office.


The Company has accrued Mr. Beling’s salary plus interest since January 2016, in the amount of $106,500 as of December 31, 2016. Mr. Beling has submitted expense reports plus interest that remain unpaid as of December 31, 2016 in the amount of $262,834.


ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES


Audit Fees


For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the aggregate fees billed for services rendered for the audits of the annual financial statements and the review of the financial statements included in the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and the services provided in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years and registration statements filed with the SEC were approximately $27,500 and $23,000, respectively.


Audit-Related Fees


For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no fees billed for the audit or review of the financial statements that are not reported above under Audit Fees.


Tax Fees


For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there was approximately $5,000 and $4,000, respectively billed for tax compliance services.


All Other Fees


For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no fees billed for services other than services described above.



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Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors


We do not currently have an audit committee. The policy of our Board of Directors, which acts as our Audit Committee, is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent auditors and management are required to periodically report to our Board of Directors regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. The Board of Directors may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. Our Board of Directors approved all services that our independent accountants provided to us in the past two fiscal years.
















































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PART IV


ITEM 15. EXHIBITS


(a)(1)(2)

Financial Statements: See index to financial statements and supporting schedules.

(a)(3)

Exhibits:


Exhibit No.

 

Description

2.1

(1)

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 30, 2011, by and among Bullfrog Gold Corp., Standard Gold Corp. and Bullfrog Gold Acquisition Corp.

2.2

(1)

Certificate of Merger, dated September 30, 2011 merging Bullfrog Gold Acquisition Corp. with and into Standard Gold Corp.

3.1

(2)

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

3.2

(2)

Amended and Restated Bylaws

3.3

(7)

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

10.4

(1)

Amended and Restated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation

10.5

(1)

Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations (Split-off)

10.6

(1)

Stock Purchase Agreement (Split-off)

10.7

(3)

Form of Directors and Officers Indemnification Agreement

10.8

(3)

Bullfrog Gold Corp. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan

10.9

(3)

Form of 2011 Incentive Stock Option Agreement

10.10

(3)

Form of 2011 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement

10.11

(1)

Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations between Standard Gold Corp and Aurum National Holdings Ltd

10.12

(1)

Amended and Restated Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations between Standard Gold Corp, Bullfrog Holdings, Inc. and NPX Metals, Inc.

10.13

(1)

Option to Purchase and Royalty Agreement between Standard Gold Corp. and Southwest Exploration, Inc.

10.14

(1)

Promissory Note

10.15

(1)

Employment Agreement between the Company and Mr. David Beling

10.16

(1)

Consulting Agreement between the Company and Clive Bailey

10.17

(1)

Consulting Agreement between the Company and Robert Allender

10.29

(5)

Option Agreement dated March 23, 2015

10.30

(6)

Form of Subscription Agreement

14.1

(4)

Code of Ethics

16.1

(1)

Letter from Bernstein & Pinchuk

21

(2)

List of Subsidiaries

31.1

*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.ins

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.sch

 

XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document

101.cal

 

XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Document

101.def

 

XBRL Taxonomy Linkbase Document

101.lab

 

XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.pre

 

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

*

Filed herewith

(1)

Incorporated by reference to the Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on December 18, 2012

(2)

Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 22, 2011

(3)

Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 6, 2011

(4)

Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2012

(5)

Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2015

(6)

Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 22, 2015

(7)

Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2017



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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) 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.


Date: March 31, 2017                  

BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ DAVID BELING

 

 

 

NAME: DAVID BELING

 

 

 

TITLE: PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER)

 



In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


SIGNATURE

 

TITLE

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ DAVID BELING

 

PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

 

March 31, 2017

DAVID BELING

 

AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER)

AND DIRECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ ALAN LINDSAY

 

CHAIRMAN

 

March 31, 2017

ALAN LINDSAY

 

 

 

 































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BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-3

Consolidated Statements of Operations

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-7













































F-1




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Bullfrog Gold Corp.

Grand Junction, Colorado


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bullfrog Gold Corp. and Subsidiaries ("the Company") as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended.  The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company has determined that it is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Bullfrog Gold Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $8,005,000 as of December 31, 2016. Additionally, net cash used in operating activities was $35,795 for the year ended December 31, 2016, and the Company has experienced recurring losses since inception. This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1.  The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


/S/ PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP

Seattle, Washington

March 31, 2017














F-2




BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2016 and 2015



 

12/31/16

12/31/15

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

  Cash

$2,229

$1,024

  Deposits

10,682

10,682

    Total current assets

12,911

11,706

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

  Mineral properties

145,425

270,425

  Deferred financing fees

0

3,666

    Total other assets

145,425

274,091

 

 

 

      Total assets

$158,336

$285,797

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

  Accounts payable

$27,871

$23,488

  Related party payable

369,334

487,767

  Note payable

0

2,949,063

  Accrued interest

0

45,840

  Other liabilities

0

25,331

    Total current liabilities

397,205

3,531,489

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

 

  Preferred stock Series A, 5,000,000 shares authorized, $.0001 par

    value; zero issued and outstanding as of 12/31/16 and 12/31/15

0

0

  Preferred stock Series B, 45,000,000 shares authorized, $.0001 par

    value; 29,562,500 and 400,000 issued and outstanding as of

    12/31/16 and 12/31/15, respectively

2,956

40

  Common stock, 200,000,000 shares authorized, $ .0001 par value;

    90,232,096 and 52,774,892 shares issued and outstanding as of

    12/31/16 and 12/31/15, respectively

9,023

5,277

  Additional paid in capital

7,754,238

6,449,275

  Accumulated deficit

(8,005,086)

(9,700,284)

 

 

 

    Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

(238,869)

(3,245,692)

 

 

 

      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)

$158,336

$285,797










See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements



F-3




BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015



 

Twelve Months Ended

 

12/31/16

 

12/31/15

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$0

 

$0

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

  General and administrative

498,716

 

397,886

  Exploration costs

0

 

29,338

 

 

 

 

    Total operating expenses

498,716

 

427,224

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss

(498,716)

 

(427,224)

 

 

 

 

  Gain on extinguishment of debt

2,523,813

 

0

  Loss on asset abandonment

(164,850)

 

0

  Interest expense

(165,049)

 

(267,530)

  Revaluation of warrant liability

0

 

20

 

 

 

 

    Net income (loss)

$1,695,198

 

$(694,734)

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

81,529,274

 

48,538,670

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

89,803,232

 

48,538,670

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) per common share - basic

0.02

 

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) per common share - diluted

0.02

 

(0.01)






















See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements



F-4




BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015



 

Preferred

Stock

Shares

Issued

 

Preferred

Stock

 

Common

Stock

Shares

Issued

 

Common

Stock

 

Additional

Paid In

Capital

 

Accumulated

Deficit

 

Total

Stockholders'

Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

400,000

 

$40

 

45,741,045

 

$4,574

 

$6,258,467

 

$(9,005,550)

 

$(2,742,469)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Common stock for mineral

claim purchase option, June 2015

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

20

 

3,980

 

 

 

4,000

Issuance of stock in private placement,

July 2015

 

 

 

 

5,583,847

 

558

 

88,783

 

 

 

89,341

Issuance of Common stock for mineral

claim purchase option, October 2015

 

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

125

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,125

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,045

 

 

 

78,045

Net loss for the year ended

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(694,734)

 

(694,734)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

400,000

 

$40

 

52,774,892

 

$5,277

 

$6,449,275

 

$(9,700,284)

 

$(3,245,692)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock to payoff

related party, February 2016

 

 

 

 

24,687,204

 

2,469

 

345,868

 

 

 

348,337

Conversion of preferred to common

stock, May 2016

(400,000)

 

(40)

 

400,000

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

0

Issuance of common stock to payoff

mineral claim purchase option, May 2016

 

 

 

 

270,000

 

27

 

14,823

 

 

 

14,850

Issuance of common stock to payoff

note payable, June 2016

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

100

 

69,900

 

 

 

70,000

Issuance of preferred stock in private

placement, June 2016

11,000,000

 

1,100

 

 

 

 

 

163,900

 

 

 

165,000

Issuance of common stock in private

placement, June 2016

 

 

 

 

7,666,667

 

767

 

114,233

 

 

 

115,000

Issuance of common stock in private

placement, August 2016

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

50

 

31,950

 

 

 

32,000

Issuance of preferred stock to payoff note

payable, August 2016

18,562,500

 

1,856

 

 

 

 

 

276,582

 

 

 

278,438

Issuance of common stock for services,

August 2016

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

250

 

224,750

 

 

 

225,000

Issuance of common stock for services,

September 2016

 

 

 

 

133,333

 

13

 

11,987

 

 

 

12,000

Stock-based compensation, October 2016

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

30

 

50,970

 

 

 

51,000

Net income for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,695,198

 

1,695,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

29,562,500

 

$2,956

 

90,232,096

 

$9,023

 

$7,754,238

 

$(8,005,086)

 

$(238,869)
















See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements



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BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015


 

Twelve Months Ended

 

12/31/16

 

12/31/15

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$1,695,198

 

$(694,734)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

(2,523,813)

 

0

Interest capitalized to note payable

114,751

 

0

Revaluation of warrant liability

0

 

(20)

Loss on asset abandonment

164,850

 

0

Stock issued for services

288,000

 

0

Stock-based compensation - options

0

 

78,045

Amortization of deferred financing fees

3,666

 

11,000

  Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

    Accounts payable

4,383

 

632

    Related party payable

229,904

 

278,754

    Accrued interest

12,597

 

211,569

    Other liabilities

(25,331)

 

25,647

 

 

 

 

      Net cash used in operating activities

(35,795)

 

(89,107)

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activity

 

 

 

    Acquisition of mineral properties

(25,000)

 

0

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

    Proceeds from private placement of stock

312,000

 

89,341

    Payoff of note payable

(250,000)

 

0

 

 

 

 

      Net cash provided by financing activities

62,000

 

89,341

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

1,205

 

234

 

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

1,024

 

790

 

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

$2,229

 

$1,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

  Stock issued for debt settlement - related party note

$278,438

 

$0

  Stock issued for mineral claim payment

$14,850

 

$24,125

  Stock issued to payoff note payable

$70,000

 

$0

  Stock issued to payoff related party payable

$348,337

 

$0







See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements



F-6




BULLFROG GOLD CORP.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


Nature of Business

Bullfrog Gold Corp. (the “Company”) is a junior exploration company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of properties that may contain gold, silver and other metals in the United States. The Company’s target properties are those that have been the subject of historical exploration. The Company owns, controls or has acquired mineral rights on State lands, private lands and Federal patented and unpatented mining claims in the state of Nevada for the purpose of exploration and potential development of gold, silver and other metals on a total of approximately 4,380 acres. The Company plans to review opportunities and acquire additional mineral properties with current or historic precious and base metal mineralization with meaningful exploration potential.


The Company’s properties do not have any reserves. The Company plans to conduct exploration programs on these properties with the objective of ascertaining whether any of its properties contain economic concentrations of precious and base metals that are prospective for mining.


Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bullfrog Gold Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Standard Gold Corp. (“Standard Gold”) a Nevada corporation and Rocky Mountain Minerals Corp. (“Rocky Mountain Minerals”) a Nevada corporation. All significant inter-entity balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Going Concern and Management’s Plans

The Company has incurred losses from operations since inception and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $8,005,086 as of December 31, 2016.  The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on the basis that it is a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon attaining profitable operations through achieving revenue growth.  This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern


The Company has no operating revenues and does not expect to in 2017. Should we be unable to continue as a going concern, we may be unable to realize the carrying value of our assets and to meet our obligations as they become due. To continue as a going concern, we are dependent on continued fund raising. However, we have no commitment from any party to provide additional capital and there is no assurance that such funding will be available when needed, or if available, that its terms will be favorable or acceptable to us.


Cash and Cash Equivalents and Concentration

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The Company places its cash with a high credit quality financial institution. The Company’s account at this institution is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. At December 31, 2016, the Company’s cash balance was approximately $2,000. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institution, the Company will evaluate at least annually the rating of the financial institution in which it holds deposits.


Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.





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Mineral Property Acquisition and Exploration Costs

Mineral property acquisition and exploration costs are expensed as incurred until such time as economic reserves are quantified. To date, the Company has not established any proven or probable reserves on its mineral properties. Costs of lease, exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease properties are expensed as incurred. The Company has chosen to expense all mineral exploration costs as incurred given that it is still in the exploration stage. Once the Company has identified proven and probable reserves in its investigation of its properties and upon development of a plan for operating a mine, it would enter the development stage and capitalize future costs until production is established. When a property reaches the production stage, the related capitalized costs will be amortized over the estimated life of the probable-proven reserves. When the Company has capitalized mineral properties, these properties will be periodically assessed for impairment of value and any diminution in value. To date, the Company has not established the commercial feasibility of any exploration prospects; therefore, all costs are being expensed. During the year ended December 31, 2016 the Company did not incur exploration costs compared to approximately $29,338 for the year ended December 31, 2015. Costs of property acquisitions are being capitalized, and required payments of $25,000 were made in 2016 to Mojave Gold Mining Corporation (“Mojave”) as part of the Option to Purchase Agreement (“Option”).


Deferred Financing Fees

In conjunction with the NPX Convertible Note the Company paid financing fees of approximately $22,000 in cash in April 2014. These fees were capitalized as deferred financing fees and were amortized over the life of the Note using the effective interest method. Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was approximately $3,666 and $11,000, respectively.


Fair Value Measurement

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:


Level 1 - Valuation based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 - Valuation based on quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 3 - Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, therefore requiring management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as fair value.


The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured using Level 1 or 2 inputs. The Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities measured at fair value consisted of the warrant liability as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. See Note 3.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. These financial instruments include cash and accounts payable. The warrant liability, a long-term liability, is already recorded at fair value.


Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, "Income Taxes". Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases as well as operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent that the recoverability of the asset is unlikely to be recognized.


The Company reports a liability, if any, for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, in an income tax return. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized income tax benefits, if and when required, as part of income tax expense in the statement of operations. No liability has been recorded for uncertain income tax positions, or related interest or penalties as of December 31, 2016 or 2015. The periods ended December 31, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are open to examination by taxing authorities.



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Long Lived Assets

The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. When the Company determines that the carrying value of long-lived assets may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more indicators of impairment and the carrying value of the asset cannot be recovered from projected undiscounted cash flows, the Company records an impairment charge. The Company measures any impairment based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in the current business model. Significant management judgment is required in determining whether an indicator of impairment exists and in projecting cash flows.


Preferred Stock

The Company accounts for its preferred stock under the provisions of the ASC on Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, which sets forth the standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. This standard requires an issuer to classify a financial instrument that is within the scope of the standard as a liability if such financial instrument embodies an unconditional obligation to redeem the instrument at a specified date and/or upon an event certain to occur. The Company has determined that its preferred stock does not meet the criteria requiring liability classification as its obligation to redeem these instruments is not based on an event certain to occur. Future changes in the certainty of the Company’s obligation to redeem these instruments could result in a change in classification.


Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), which requires additional disclosures about the Company’s objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments, how the derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for, and how the derivative instruments and related hedging items affect the financial statements. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risk. Terms of convertible debt and equity instruments are reviewed to determine whether or not they contain embedded derivative instruments that are required under ASC 815 to be accounted for separately from the host contract, and recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The fair value of derivative liabilities, if any, is required to be revalued at each reporting date, with corresponding changes in fair value recorded in current period operating results. Pursuant to ASC 815, an evaluation of specifically identified conditions is made to determine whether the fair value of warrants issued is required to be classified as equity or as a derivative liability.


Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of the Share-Based Payment Topic of ASC 718 which requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). This ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.


The estimated fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on the volatility of a comparable peer company which is publicly traded. The Company determines the expected life based on historical experience with similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and post-vesting forfeitures. The Company uses the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury issues with an equivalent remaining term approximately equal to the expected life of the award. The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The shares of common stock subject to the stock-based compensation plan shall consist of unissued shares, treasury shares or previously issued shares held by any subsidiary of the Company, and such number of shares of common stock are reserved for such purpose.


On March 31, 2015 we granted options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of our common stock of the 4,500,000 shares of common stock under our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.




F-9



Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

Net income was reported during the year ended December 31, 2016 of $1,695,198 and net loss for year ended December 31, 2015 of $694,734. As such, the Company excluded the following from computation as their effect would be anti-dilutive:


 

 

12/31/16

 

12/31/15

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share

 

$

1,695,198

 

$

(694,734)

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

81,529,274

 

 

48,538,670

Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents

 

 

8,273,958

 

 

0

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding,

assuming conversion of common stock equivalents

 

 

89,803,232

 

 

48,538,670

Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

 

0.02

 

 

(0.01)

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

 

0.02

 

 

(0.01)


11,000,000 and 18,562,500 of preferred shares issued in July 2016 and August 2016 respectively were included in the computation of diluted shares. 4,500,000 of stock options were included in the computation for the year ended December 31, 2016.  2,068,060 of warrants were not included in the diluted weighted average shares calculation because they were “out-of-the money” for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2016.  In the year ending December 31, 2015 the following common stock equivalents are excluded as they would be anti-dilutive:


·

Stock options - 4,500,000

·

Warrants - 10,048,660

·

Preferred stock - 400,000

·

Convertible note payable - 880,000


Risks and Uncertainties

Since our formation, we have not generated any revenues. As an early stage company, we are subject to all the risks inherent in the initial organization, financing, expenditures, complications and delays inherent in a new business. Our business is dependent upon the implementation of our business plan. There can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful or that we will ultimately be able to attain profitability.


Natural resource exploration, and exploring for gold in particular, is a business that by its nature is very speculative. There is a strong possibility that we will not discover gold or any other resources which can be mined or extracted at a profit. Even if we do discover gold or other deposits, the deposit may not be of the quality or size necessary for us or a potential purchaser of the property to make a profit from actually mining it. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Unusual or unexpected geological formations, geological formation pressures, fires, power outages, labor disruptions, flooding, explosions, cave-ins, landslides and the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor are just some of the many risks involved in mineral exploration programs and the subsequent development of gold deposits.


Our business is exploring for gold and other minerals. In the event that we discover commercially exploitable gold or other deposits, we will not be able to make any money from them unless the gold or other minerals are actually mined or we sell all or a part of our interest. Accordingly, we will need to find some other entity to mine our properties on our behalf, mine them ourselves or sell our rights to mine to third parties. Mining operations in the United States are subject to many different federal, state and local laws and regulations, including stringent environmental, health and safety laws. In the event we assume any operational responsibility for mining our properties, it is possible that we will be unable to comply with current or future laws and regulations, which can change at any time. It is possible that changes to these laws will be adverse to any potential mining operations. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays and require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, adversely affecting any potential mining operations. Our future mining operations, if any, may also be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damage. It is possible that we will choose to not be insured against this risk because of high insurance costs or other reasons.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There are several new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB which are not yet effective. Management does not believe any of these accounting pronouncements will be applicable and therefore will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or operating results.



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NOTE 2 - STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY


Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On June 26, 2015, the Company issued Arden Larson 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for a total of $4,000 in settlement of an option payment to purchase the Klondike Project.


On July 22, 2015, the Company sold an aggregate of 5,583,847 shares of common stock for gross proceeds to the Company of $89,341 to a certain accredited investor pursuant to a subscription agreement. The proceeds from this offering were used primarily for general corporate purposes.


On October 29, 2015, the Company issued Mojave 1,250,000 shares (valued at $20,125) of the Company’s common stock in settlement of an option and work commitment payment as part of the October 29, 2014 Option.


On February 2, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a stock compensation distribution to David Beling, CEO and President, as full payment of his salary from June 2014 through December 2015. There were a total of 24,687,204 shares awarded to Mr. Beling on February 12, 2016 at a price of $0.01411 per share.


On June 21, 2016, the Company sent a notice of termination to Arden Larson with respect to the Option Agreement dated June 11, 2012 and amended May 6, 2015 for the Klondike Project in Nevada.  The Company issued Larson 270,000 shares (valued at $14,850) of common stock as full and final payment. The Company will have no further obligations.


On June 30, 2016, the Company has settled all debts and obligations with respect to a December 12, 2012 Facility Agreement with RMB Australia Holdings Limited (RMB). The principal and interest due RMB under the Agreement as of June 30, 2016 was $2,843,813. Components of the payout were $250,000 of cash paid to RMB on June 30, 2016, which was raised from recent private placements, and issuance of one million shares of BFGC common stock on July 5, 2016 valued at $70,000.


Effective June 30, 2016, the Company sold an aggregate of 18,666,667 shares (11,000,000 series B preferred shares and 7,666,667 common shares) with gross proceeds to the Company of $280,000 to certain accredited investors pursuant to a stock agreement.


On August 1, 2016, the Company issued 18,562,500 series B preferred shares to NPX Metals.  See Note 4 for additional discussion.


On August 24, 2016, the Company issued 2,500,000 common shares for consulting services.


On August 29, 2016, the Company sold an aggregate of 500,000 common shares for gross proceeds to the Company of $32,000 to certain accredited investors pursuant to a stock purchase agreement.


On September 22, 2016, the Company issued 133,333 common shares for consulting services.


On October 4, 2016, the Company issued Kjeld Thygesen, the Company’s newly appointed independent Director, 300,000 common shares.


Convertible Preferred Stock

In August 2011, the Board of Directors designated 5,000,000 shares of its Preferred Stock as Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A preferred stock par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) is convertible into one share of common stock at the option of the preferred holder. The Series A Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive dividends and does not possess redemption rights. The Company is prohibited from effecting the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of the conversion, the holder of such shares beneficially owns more than 4.99% (or, if this limitation is waived by the holder upon no less than 61 days prior notice to us, 9.99%) in the aggregate of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. The holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to certain liquidation preferences upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the business of the Company.



F-11




In October 2012, the Board of Directors designated 5,000,000 shares of its Preferred Stock as Series B Preferred Stock. In July 2016, the Board of Directors amended the total Series B Preferred Stock to 45,000,000.  Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of common stock at the option of the preferred holder. The Series B Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive dividends and does not possess redemption rights. The Company is prohibited from effecting the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of the conversion, the holder of such shares beneficially owns more than 4.99% (or, if this limitation is waived by the holder upon no less than 61 days prior notice to us, 9.99%) in the aggregate of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock. For a period of 24 months from the issue date, the holder of Series B Preferred Stock is entitled to price protection as determined in the subscription agreement. The Company has evaluated this embedded lower price issuance feature in accordance with ASC 815 and determined that is clearly and closely related to the host contract and is therefore accounted for as an equity instrument.


As of December 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding 29,562,500 series B preferred shares.


Common Stock Options

On September 30, 2011, the Board of Directors and stockholders adopted the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”). Under the 2011 Plan, options may be granted which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") or which are not intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options thereunder. In addition, direct grants of stock or restricted stock may be awarded. The Company has reserved 4,500,000 shares of common for issuance under the 2011 Plan.


There were a total of 4,060,000 non-qualified stock options granted in September 2011 (the “September 2011 Options”).


There were a total of 400,000 non-qualified stock options granted in December 2013 (the “December 2013 Options”).


All September 2011 Options and December 2013 Options were fully vested when they were canceled in September 2014.


There were a total of 4,500,000 options granted from the 2011 Plan in March 2015 (the “March 2015 Options”).  These options issued are nonqualified stock options and were 100% vested on grant date. All expense related to these stock options has been recognized.


A summary of the March 2015 Options is presented below:


March 2015 Options

 

Options

 

Strike Price

 

Term

 

 

Officer

 

1,775,000

 

$0.025

 

10 years

 

(1)

Consultant

 

250,000

 

$0.025

 

10 years

 

 

Consultant

 

355,000

 

$0.025

 

10 years

 

 

Consultant

 

705,000

 

$0.025

 

10 years

 

 

Director

 

1,415,000

 

$0.025

 

10 years

 

(2)

TOTAL

 

4,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Issued to David Beling, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President.

(2) Issued to Alan Lindsay, the Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors.


The Black Scholes option pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of $78,045 of the March 2015 Options with the following inputs:


Options

Exercise Price

Term

Volatility

Risk Free Interest Rate

Fair Value

4,500,000

$0.025

6 years

87.1%

1.71%

$78,045





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A summary of the stock options as of December 31, 2016 and changes during the period are presented below:


 

 

Number of

Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(Years)

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Granted

 

 

4,500,000

 

 

$

0.025

 

 

 

10.00

 

-

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Canceled

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

4,500,000

 

 

$

0.025

 

 

 

9.25

 

-

Granted

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Canceled

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

-

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

4,500,000

 

 

$

0.025

 

 

 

8.25

 

$382,500

Options exercisable at December 31, 2016

 

 

4,500,000

 

 

$

0.025

 

 

 

8.25

 

$382,500


NOTE 3 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS


In applying current accounting standards to the financial instruments issued in the 2012 Private Placement, February 2013 Private Placement, August 2013 Private Placement and October 2013 Private Placement, the Company first considered the classification of the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock under ASC 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and the Warrants under ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging. The Series A and Series B Preferred Stock is perpetual preferred stock without redemption or dividend provisions, contingent or otherwise. Further, the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into a fixed number of shares of Common Stock with adjustments to the conversion price solely associated with equity restructuring events such a stock splits and recapitalization. Generally redemption provisions that provide for the mandatory payment of cash to the Investor to settle the contract or certain provisions that cause the number of linked shares of Common Stock to vary result in liability classification; and, in some instances, classification outside of stockholders’ equity. There being no such provisions associated with the Series A or Series B Preferred Stock, it is classified as a component of stockholders’ equity.


The warrants were also evaluated for purposes of classification. The warrants issued contain a feature that is not consistent with the concept of stockholders’ equity. The exercise price of the warrants is subject to adjustment upon the issuance of common stock or common share linked contracts at prices below the contractual exercise prices. The 2012 Private Placement and February 2013 Private Placement warrants price adjustment expires four years after the date of issuance. The August 2013 Private Placement and October 2013 Private Placement warrants were amended on December 2, 2013 and allows for a price adjustment that expires three years after the date of original issuance. Current accounting standards provide that such provisions are not consistent with the concept of stockholders’ equity. As a result, all warrants with price adjustment features require classification in liability as derivative warrants. Derivative warrants are carried initially at fair value (up to the value of cash received) and subsequently at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in income.


 

 

Closing date of private placement

 

 

 

 

11/19/12

 

12/17/12

 

02/04/13

 

06/21/13

 

08/15/13

 

10/09/13

 

Total

warrant

liability

Ending balance at December 31, 2014

 

$

13

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

20

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

 

(13)

 

 

 

(5)

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

 (20)

 

Ending balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

Ending balance at December 31, 2016

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 




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The estimated fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model, however we concluded the estimated fair value of the warrants was not material and does not require separate disclosure of calculation inputs.  The remaining warrants from the private placements discussed above as of 12/31/16 were 1,848,060, these warrants expired on February 4, 2017.


Warrants contain limitations on exercise, including the limitation that the holders may not convert their warrants to the extent that upon exercise the holder, together with its affiliates, would own in excess of 4.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock (subject to an increase upon at least 61-days’ notice by the subscriber to us, of up to 9.99%).


The second classification-related accounting consideration related to the possibility that the conversion option embedded in the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock may require classification outside of stockholders’ equity. Generally, an embedded feature in a hybrid financial instrument (such as the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock) that both meets the definition of a derivative financial instrument and is not clearly and closely related to the host contract in term of risks would require bifurcation and accounting under derivative standards. The embedded conversion option is a feature that embodies risks of equity. The Company has concluded that the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock is a contract that affords solely equity risks.


NOTE 4 - NOTES PAYABLE


RMB Facility

On December 10, 2012 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into the Facility with RMB, as the lender, in the amount of $4,200,000. The loan proceeds from the Facility were used to fund an agreed work program relating to the Newsboy gold project located in Arizona and for agreed general corporate purposes. Standard Gold, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary is the borrower under the Facility and the Company is the guarantor of Standard Gold’s obligations under the Facility. Standard Gold paid an arrangement fee of 7% of the Facility amount due upon the first draw down of the Facility. The Facility funds were available to drawdown until March 31, 2014 with the final repayment date due 24 months after the Closing Date, which was December 10, 2014. The Facility bears interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 7% with interest payable quarterly in cash.


On December 15, 2014, RMB amended the Facility to extend the repayment date to December 15, 2015. All interest accrued but unpaid as of December 15, 2014 was capitalized and added to the outstanding principal balance. On December 15, 2015, RMB amended the Facility to extend the repayment date to December 15, 2016.


On June 30, 2016, the Company has settled all debts and obligations with respect to the Facility Agreement with RMB. The principal and interest due RMB under the Agreement as of June 30, 2016 was $2,843,813. Components of the payout were $250,000 of cash paid to RMB on June 30, 2016, which was raised from recent private placements, and issuance of one million shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $70,000 resulting in a gain on settlement of $2,523,813.


NPX Convertible Note

On April 25, 2014 (“NPX Closing Date”), the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for an unsecured 12.5% convertible promissory note (the “Note”) with NPX Metals, Inc (“NPX”), as the lender, in the amount of $220,000. The Note proceeds were used to fund the Klondike Project and for general corporate purposes. The Company paid an arrangement fee of 10% of the Note and issued 220,000 warrants to purchase one full share at a price of $0.35 within three years from the NPX Closing Date. The Note principal and unpaid accrued interest were due and payable 24 months from the NPX Closing Date. The president of NPX is Johnathan Lindsay, the son of the chairman of the board of the Company Alan Lindsay.  During the term of the Note, NPX could elect by giving five days to convert their Note and any accrued but unpaid interest thereon, into shares of the Company’s common shares at a conversion price equal to $0.25 per common share. Additionally, for each common share purchased there will be a three year warrant to purchase one hundred percent of the number of shares purchased at a per share exercise price of $0.35.


On July 25, 2016, the Company has settled all debts and obligations with respect the Note. The principal and interest due NPX under the Note as of July 25, 2016 was $278,438. As settlement of the Note the Company issued NPX 18,562,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock on August 1, 2016.  As a result of NPX being a related party, zero gain was realized on settlement.



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The ability of NPX to exercise the warrants is not contingent upon the conversion of the Note and, accordingly, we determined that the warrant was “detachable” from the Note. The estimated fair value of the warrant was calculated on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes pricing model, however we concluded the estimated fair value of the warrant was not material and does not require separate accounting treatment. The warrant also contains a provision that the warrant will be adjusted under certain conditions in the event future warrants are issued with more favorable terms.


Related Party

As of December 31, 2016 the Company has a related party payable with David Beling, CEO and President, of $369,334.  This amount consists of $222,404 of expense reports plus interest of $40,430 and salary of $100,000 plus interest of $6,500 at a rate of 1% per month.


NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS


On June 11, 2012, the Company entered into an option agreement that was amended on May 6, 2015 with Arden Larson, an unrelated party, to purchase a 100% interest in the Klondike Project (“Klondike”) that currently includes 109 unpatented mining claims. Klondike is located in the Alpha Mining District about 40 miles north of Eureka, Nevada.  On June 21, 2016, the Company sent a notice of termination to Arden Larson with respect to the Option Agreement dated June 11, 2012 and amended May 6, 2015 for the Klondike Project in Nevada.  The Company issued Larson 270,000 shares of common stock as full and final payment, this resulted in a loss on abandonment of $164,850. The Company will have no further obligations.


On March 23, 2015 (“Effective Date”), RMM entered into a Mineral Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement (the “Barrick Agreement”) with Barrick Bullfrog Inc. (“Barrick Bullfrog”) involving patented mining claims, unpatented mining claims, and mill site claims (“Properties”) located three miles west of Beatty, Nevada. These Properties are strategically located adjacent to the Company’s Bullfrog Gold Project and include two patents that cover the southwest half of the Montgomery-Shoshone (M-S) open pit gold mine. In October 2014 the Company optioned the northeast half of the M-S pit and now controls the entire pit.


RMM shall expend as minimum work commitments for the benefit of the Properties prior to the 5th anniversary of the Effective Date per the schedule below:


Anniversary of Effective Date

Minimum Project Work Commitment ($)

First

100,000

Second

200,000

Third

300,000

Fourth

400,000

Fifth

500,000


NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES


The effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:


 

2016

 

2015

Federal statutory income tax rate

35.0%

 

(35.0%)

Expiration of warrants for loan fees

0.0%

 

52.1%

Decrease in valuation allowance

(35.0%)

 

(17.1%)

Effective tax rate

--

 

--






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The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:


 

 

2016

 

2015

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal and state net operating loss carryovers

 

$

2,006,173

 

 

$

2,582,295

 

Mineral property

 

 

90,368

 

 

 

142,565

 

Stock compensation

 

 

27,316

 

 

 

27,316

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

--

 

Total deferred tax asset

 

$

2,158,857

 

 

$

2,752,176

 

Net deferred tax asset

 

 

2,158,857

 

 

 

2,752,176

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(2,158,857)

 

 

 

(2,752,176)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset

 

$

--

 

 

$

--

 


The Company has approximately a $5,700,000 net operating loss carryover as of December 31, 2016. The net operating loss may offset against taxable income through the year ended December 31, 2036. A portion of the net operating loss carryover begins expiring in 2030 and may be subject to U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 382 limitations.


The Company has provided a valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2016, as the likelihood of the realization of the tax benefits cannot be determined. The valuation allowance decreased by $593,319 and $118,616 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.


The Company and our subsidiaries file annual US Federal income tax returns and annual income tax returns for the states of Arizona and Colorado.  Income taxing authorities have conducted no formal examinations of our past Federal or state income tax returns and supporting records.


NOTE 7 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT


On January 31, 2017, the Company issued 2,000,000 common shares for consulting services in 2017.


On January 26, 2017 Bullfrog Gold Corp amended its Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”), which Amendment became effective February 8, 2017 upon filing with the State of Delaware. The purpose of the Amendment was to increase the total number of authorized shares.  The total number of shares of stock that the Company shall have authority to issue is One Billion (1,000,000,000).  The classes and aggregate number of shares of each class which the Company shall have authority to issue are as follows:


1.

Seven Hundred Fifty Million (750,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; and

2.

Two Hundred Fifty Million (250,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
















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