Blox, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 December (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008
¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission File Number: 333-150582
NAVA RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 20-8530914 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
104 - 2636 Montrose Avenue | V2S 3T6 |
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | (Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) | |
(778) 218-9638 | |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "non-accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (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 Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). | Yes | ¨ | No | x |
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 12,226,104 shares of common stock as of January 20, 2009.
NAVA RESOURCES INC.
Quarterly Report On Form 10-Q
For The Quarterly Period Ended
December 31, 2008
INDEX
PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 4 | |
Item 1. | Financial Statements | 4 |
Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 11 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 23 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 23 |
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | 24 | |
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 24 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 24 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 29 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 29 |
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders | 29 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 30 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 30 |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking information. Forward-looking information includes statements relating to future actions, prospective products, future performance or results of current or anticipated products, sales and marketing efforts, costs and expenses, interest rates, outcome of contingencies, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, business strategies, cost savings, objectives of management of the Company and other matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking information in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about themselves without fear of litigation, so long as that information is identified as forward-looking and is accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the information. Forward-looking information may be included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or may be incorporated by reference from other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company. You can find many of these statements by looking for words including, for example, believes, expects, anticipates, estimates or similar expressions in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in documents incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events.
The Company has based the forward-looking statements relating to the Companys operations on managements current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which it operates. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we cannot predict. In particular, we have based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly, the Companys actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the following:
- strategies, outlook and growth prospects;
- future plans and potential for future growth;
- liquidity, capital resources and capital expenditures;
- growth in demand for our products;
- economic outlook and industry trends;
- developments of our markets;
- the impact of regulatory initiatives; and
- the strength of our competitors
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
The following unaudited interim financial statements of Nava Resources Inc.(sometimes referred to as "we", "us" or "our Company") are included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q:
NAVA RESOURCES, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
December 31, 2008
Index
Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets | 5 |
Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations | 6 |
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 7 |
Interim Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity | 8 |
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | 9 - 10 |
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NAVA RESOURCES, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, | June 30, | |||||
2008 | 2008 | |||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Current | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 113,252 | $ | 132,040 | ||
Receivables | 347 | 1,142 | ||||
Total current assets | 113,599 | 133,182 | ||||
Equipment | 459 | 583 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 114,058 | $ | 133,765 | ||
LIABILITIES | ||||||
Current | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 3,794 | $ | 3,086 | ||
Due to related party | 920 | 3,069 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 4,714 | 6,155 | ||||
Going concern contingency (Note 1) | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||
Common stock | ||||||
400,000,000 common shares authorized, $0.00001 par value | ||||||
12,226,104 common shares issued and outstanding (June 30, 2008 12,226,104) | 321 | 321 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 187,423 | 187,423 | ||||
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | (78,400 | ) | (60,134 | ) | ||
Total stockholders equity | 109,344 | 127,610 | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | $ | 114,058 | $ | 133,765 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.
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NAVA RESOURCES, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Accumulated | |||||||||||||||
from July 21, | |||||||||||||||
Three months | Three months | Six months | Six months | 2005 (date of | |||||||||||
ended | ended | ended | ended | inception) to | |||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
EXPENSES | |||||||||||||||
Amortization | $ | 58 | $ | 119 | $ | 124 | $ | 239 | $ | 858 | |||||
Consulting | - | - | - | 4,000 | 16,000 | ||||||||||
Exploration costs | (928 | ) | 7,698 | 4,100 | 7,698 | 12,026 | |||||||||
Office and miscellaneous | 292 | 253 | 423 | 290 | 5,492 | ||||||||||
Professional fees | 6,688 | 1,055 | 14,585 | 1,604 | 51,747 | ||||||||||
Operating loss | (6,110 | ) | (9,125 | ) | (19,232 | ) | (13,831 | ) | (86,123 | ) | |||||
Other item | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | 406 | 2,104 | 966 | 3,314 | 7,723 | ||||||||||
NET AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $ | (5,704 | ) | $ | (7,021 | ) | $ | (18,266 | ) | $ | (10,517 | ) | $ | (78,400 | ) |
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC AND DILUTED | 12,226,104 | 12,226,104 | 12,226,104 | 12,226,104 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.
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NAVA RESOURCES, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Accumulated | |||||||||||||||
from July 21, | |||||||||||||||
Three months | Three months | Six months | Six months | 2005 (date of | |||||||||||
ended | ended | ended | ended | inception) to | |||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (5,704 | ) | $ | (7,021 | ) | $ | (18,266 | ) | $ | (10,517 | ) | $ | (78,400 | ) |
Non-cash operating item: | |||||||||||||||
Amortization | 58 | 119 | 124 | 239 | 858 | ||||||||||
Changes in non-cash working capital items: | |||||||||||||||
Receivables | 51 | (425 | ) | 795 | (425 | ) | (347 | ) | |||||||
Prepaids | - | (5,000 | ) | - | (5,000 | ) | - | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (3,852 | ) | (15,995 | ) | 708 | (14,008 | ) | 3,794 | |||||||
Due to (from) related party | 932 | (1,065 | ) | (2,149 | ) | (4,992 | ) | 920 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (8,515 | ) | (29,387 | ) | (18,788 | ) | (34,703 | ) | (73,175 | ) | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition of equipment | - | - | - | - | (1,318 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | - | - | - | - | (1,318 | ) | |||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||
Issuance of capital stock | - | - | - | - | 187,745 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | - | - | - | - | 187,745 | ||||||||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | (8,515 | ) | (29,387 | ) | (18,788 | ) | (34,703 | ) | 113,252 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning | 121,767 | 183,613 | 132,040 | 188,929 | - | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, ending | $ | 113,252 | $ | 154,226 | $ | 113,252 | $ | 154,226 | $ | 113,252 |
Supplemental disclosures with respect to cash flows:
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||
Interest | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.
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NAVA RESOURCES, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
Common | accumulated | |||||||||||||||
Common | shares | Additional | Subscriptions | during the | ||||||||||||
shares | paid-in | paid-in | received in | exploration | ||||||||||||
number | capital | capital | advance | stage | Total | |||||||||||
July 21, 2005 (inception) | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
July 21, 2005 Issuance of capital stock ($0.001/share) |
200,000 | 200 | - | - | - | 200 | ||||||||||
June 30, 2006 Subscriptions received |
- | - | - | 14,000 | - | 14,000 | ||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (1,750 | ) | (1,750 | ) | ||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2006 | 200,000 | 200 | - | 14,000 | (1,750 | ) | 12,450 | |||||||||
March 1, 2007 Issuance of capital stock ($0.00001/share) |
39,800,000 | 398 | - | - | - | 398 | ||||||||||
March 4, 2007 Cancellation of common stock ($0.00001/share) |
(18,000,000 | ) | (180 | ) | - | - | - | (180 | ) | |||||||
March 20, 2007 Issuance of capital stock ($0.15/share) |
874,104 | 9 | 131,107 | (14,000 | ) | - | 117,116 | |||||||||
April 18, 2007 Cancellation of common stock ($0.00001/share) |
(11,000,000 | ) | (110 | ) | - | - | - | (110 | ) | |||||||
June 1, 2007 Issuance of capital stock ($0.16/share) |
352,000 | 4 | 56,316 | - | - | 56,320 | ||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (16,103 | ) | (16,103 | ) | ||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2007 | 12,226,104 | 321 | 187,423 | - | (17,853 | ) | 169,891 | |||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (42,281 | ) | (42,281 | ) | ||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2008 | 12,226,104 | 321 | 187,423 | - | (60,134 | ) | 127,610 | |||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (18,266 | ) | (18,266 | ) | ||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2008 | 12,226,104 | $ | 321 | $ | 187,423 | $ | - | $ | (78,400 | ) | $ | 109,344 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
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NAVA RESOURCES, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2008
1. | NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS |
Nava Resources Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on July 21, 2005 under the laws of the state of Nevada. The Companys wholly owned subsidiary, Nava Resources, Canada Inc. (Nava Resources, Canada), was incorporated in Canada on August 9, 2005. The Company is an Exploration Stage Company. The Companys principal business is the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. The Company has not yet determined whether its properties contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable.
Going Concern
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated revenues since inception and has not paid any dividends and is unlikely to pay dividends or generate earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary equity financing to continue operations and to determine the existence, discovery and successful exploitation of economically recoverable reserves in its resource properties, confirmation of the Company interest in the underlying properties, and the attainment of profitable operations. As at December 31, 2008, the Company has accumulated losses of $78,400 since inception. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Management of the Company has undertaken steps as part of a plan with the goal of sustaining Company operations for the next twelve months and beyond. These steps include: (a) continuing efforts to raise additional capital and/or other forms of financing; and (b) controlling overhead and expenses. There can be no assurance that any of these efforts will be successful.
2. | CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
In December 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110, Certain Assumptions Used in Valuation Methods - Expected Term ("SAB 110"). According to SAB 110, under certain circumstances the SEC staff will continue to accept beyond December 31, 2007 the use of the simplified method in developing an estimate of expected term of share options that possess certain characteristics in accordance with SFAS 123(R) beyond December 31, 2007. We adopted SAB 110 effective July 1, 2008 and continue to use the simplified method in developing the expected term used for our valuation of stock-based compensation.
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NAVA RESOURCES, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008
2. | CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES (contd ) |
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities. This framework is intended to provide increased consistency in how fair value determinations are made under various existing accounting standards that permit, or in some cases require, estimates of fair market value. SFAS 157 also expands financial statement disclosure requirements about a companys use of fair value measurements, including the effect of such measures on earnings. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We have adopted this new guidance effective July 1, 2008. Adoption of this standard did not impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. For nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, the standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and we plan to adopt this guidance effective July 1, 2009. We are currently assessing the effect that this may have on our results of operations and consolidated financial position.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 is expected to expand the use of fair value accounting but does not affect existing standards, which require certain assets or liabilities to be carried at fair value. The objective of SFAS 159 is to improve financial reporting by providing companies with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. Under SFAS 159, a company may choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159, for financial assets and financial liabilities, is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We have adopted this new guidance effective July 1, 2008.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim financial statements and related notes for the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth below under the heading "Risk Factors".
Overview of our Business
We are an exploration stage company formed for the purposes of acquiring, exploring and, if warranted and feasible, developing natural resource properties.
Organization
On July 21, 2005, the Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada for the purpose of conducting mineral exploration activities. We were authorized to issue 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, and initially issued 100,000 shares of common stock to each of Jag Sandhu, our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, and Johnny Astorino, our Chief Financial Officer. Said issuances were paid at a purchase price of the par value per share. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Nava Resources Canada Inc. (Nava Canada), was organized under the Federal laws of Canada on August 9, 2005.
On January 4, 2007, the Company obtained written consent from the shareholders to amend our Articles of Incorporation to change the par value of our common stock from $0.001 to $0.00001 per share. On February 28, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company amended the Articles of Incorporation changing the par value of the Companys common stock.
In March 2007 we issued 19,900,000 shares to each of Messrs. Sandhu and Astorino in consideration for the payment of par value per share. Mr. Astorino subsequently returned 18,000,000 shares to the Companys treasury for cancellation.
On March 20, 2007, we accepted subscriptions for 874,104 shares of our common stock from 37 investors. The shares of common stock were sold at a purchase price of $0.15 per share, amounting in the aggregate to $131,116. The offering was made to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
On April 18, 2007, Mr. Sandhu returned an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares and Mr. Astorino returned an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock to the Companys treasury for cancellation.
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On June 1, 2007, we accepted subscriptions for 352,000 units from 10 investors. The units were sold at a purchase price of $0.16 per unit, amounting in the aggregate to $56,320. Each unit was comprised of one share of our common stock and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the warrant holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share. Each warrant expires on June 1, 2009. The offering was made to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act.
Exploratory Activities
In July 2005 we commenced our mineral exploration activities. On October 10, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with Jag Sandhu, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, pursuant to which the Company obtained an option to acquire a 100% interest in and to the mineral claim located in Lillooett Mining Division called the Noel Creek Claim. On October 2, 2007, the option expired due to the Company not making the required payments as per the option agreement.
On August 28, 2007, Mr. Jag Sandhu, our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director, acquired two claims for a 637.39 hectare (approximately 1,575.03 acres) mineral concession on Vancouver Island, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada through British Columbias online staking service. These mineral claims are known as the North 1 and North 2 Claims. On November 22, 2007, Mr. Sandhu transferred the claims to Nava Canada using British Columbias Mineral Title Online web site. We intend to conduct exploratory activities with respect to the claims, and if viable mineral deposits are discovered, develop and extract such minerals. In addition, as funding permits, we may acquire additional properties of interest and either abandon our existing properties or enter into agreements to sell all or a portion of those properties.
In October 2007, we engaged a professional mining engineering service and consulting firm, MineStart Management Inc. (MineStart), to review the geologic premise and information upon which the claim was staked, and to provide a technical report as to its merit as an exploration prospect, including recommendations on appropriate next steps. The report on the claims, entitled North 1 and 2 Project A VMS Investigation and dated December 7, 2007, describes the mineral claim (tenures, location and access) and the regional, local and property geology. It also includes relevant information on targeted deposit types and mineralization, and recommendations with associated budgets, regarding the initial strategy that should be followed in exploring the claim.
We performed an exploration program on the North 1 and North 2 Claims in August 2008. This program involved a review of property geology based on government compilations, acquisition of relevant air photo coverage and a visit to the property by Jag Sandhu and Don Blackadar. The purpose of this visit was to become familiar with the general layout of the property and related road access, and to prospect and collect rock samples in readily accessible areas. Work was concentrated in the South West corner of the North 2 claim which was accessible just off of the highway, with foot access via an overgrown secondary road leading into the claim.
The North Claim is primarily underlain by felsic to intermediate volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the middle to upper Devonian Sicker Group (McLaughlin Ridge Formation), which is prospective for Kuroko-type massive sulphide deposits rich in copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver. Outcrop exposure in the area prospected was minimal due to overburden cover of bolder till with hardpan noted in some rock cuts. A total of 30 rock samples were taken for multi-element geochemical analysis. These samples were primarily float but several samples may have been from small outcrops visible in the road cut. All samples were of intermediate composition (andesite), ranging from fine to medium grained, and relatively massive in texture (weekly foliated in some cases), possibly representing intermediate tuffs with some intrusive equivalents. The 30 samples, representing float and limited sub-crop were taken and analyzed for a 37 element suite, including Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-As-Ba, which is indicative of polymetallic Kuroko-type deposits, the primary exploration target on the property.
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Work performed, consisted of a prospecting traverse of about 5.5 kilometers, primarily within North 2, but overlapping into the southwest corner of North 1. This represents an area of about 62 ha, broadly prospected.
The area prospected is covered by an extensive layer of boulder till, best exposed locally along Youbou Road and in stream cuts. Outcrops in this area are probably minimal; none were located during the traverse. A total of 30 samples were taken for multi-element lithogeochemical analysis. These samples are from both sub-crop (along road cuts close to Youbou Road and drainage ways) and float. All samples are intermediate to possibly mafic in composition, weakly to moderately foliated, and fine to medium grained, probably representing a mix of fine pyroclastics and intrusive equivalents. Samples exhibited no visible signs of mineralization, veining or hydrothermal alteration.
Though not visibly mineralized, samples were analyzed geochemically for a multi-element suite (37 elements) in order to accrue a foundation of lithogeochemical data in anticipation of more detailed work, and to test for the presence of anomalous Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Ba-As, potential pathfinders for Kuroko type environments.
Samples were sent to Acme Labs in Vancouver, crushed to 200 mesh, and processed by Aqua Regia digestion CCP-MS analysis. Gold was also determined by fire assay fusion by ICP-ES. No significant anomalies were identified in the pathfinder suite. However, the first three samples demonstrate a weakly anomalous Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-As-Ba signature, which may be of interest.
History and Geological Setting
Vancouver Island is dominated by rocks of the Wrangellia Terrane, which is interpreted to represent a Paleozoic Island Arc assemblage, accreted to the North American content about 100 million years ago. Mid-Devonian volcanic rocks of the Sicker Group, representing the basement of this complex, are the oldest rocks on Vancouver Island and are exposed in four major structural uplifts Buttle Lake, Beddington, Nanoose, and Cowichan Lake. The North Claims lie toward the southeast end of the Cowichan Lake Uplift, along the north shore of the east end of Cowichan Lake. In the Cowichan Lake Uplift, the Sicker comprises three distinct volcanic / volcaniclastic assemblages the Duck Lake Formation as the oldest member and overlain by the Nitnat Formation, which in turn is overlain, possibly unconformably, by the McLaughlin Ridge Formation.
Volcanic rocks of the Sicker Group are highly prospective for economically viable volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits, which are the primary exploration target on the North Claims. As a group, these deposits are rich in copper and zinc and also carry significant gold and silver values.
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The most significant mineral deposit in the Sicker Group is the Myra Falls mine, a world class deposit located in the Buttle Lake Uplift. Other significant deposits, notably the Lara and Mount Sicker deposits, are located in the southeast part of the Cowichan Lake uplift, several kilometers northeast of the North Claims and separated from the property by a major geologic fault.
Massive sulphide mineralization was first discovered in the Sicker Group with the Mount Sicker discoveries in the late 1800s. Production was from one main ore body via three separate underground mines (Tyee, Lenora and Richard III), which operated for several years. These mines were subsequently amalgamated and re-operated as the Twin J mine from 1942 to 1952. Production from the Tyee mine (1901 09) totaled 5,840,593 kilograms copper and 13,725,069 grams silver, and 762,553 grams gold from 152,668 tonnes mined. The Buttle Lake mine, which has been in operation since 1966, currently produces approximately 1 million cqui of ore per year. Over the 39 years to 2005, the mine yielded 24 million cqui with an average grade of 1.8% copper, 5.0% zinc, 2g/T gold and 52g/T silver. The Lara deposit, discovered in the mid-1980s, contains a drill indicated resource of 528,839 tonnes grading 1.01% copper, 1.22% lead, 5.87% zinc, 100.09 g/T sliver and 4.73 g/T gold.
Discovery of the Lara deposit and ongoing interest in the nearby Mount Sicker deposits, all of which are hosted in felsic volcanic rocks of the McLaughlin Ridge formation, stimulated significant interest and exploration activity in the Cowichan uplift during the mid-to late 1980s. During this period the Striker Property, comprising 31 contiguous mineral claims (528 units) and extending along virtually the entire north shore of Cowichan Lake, was explored by Utah Mines. This property is underlain predominantly by the Sicker Group, with Nitnat rocks dominant in the western part of the property and McLaughlin Ridge sediments and volcanics dominant in the east. Work on this property is documented in a number of BC government assessment reports, from which the following descriptions are derived. McLaughlin Ridge rocks, as mapped, divide grossly into 3 units, dominated by diverse sedimentary lithologies with volcanic members, particularly lower in the sequence. Volcanic rocks are described as interbedded lithic and crystal tuff, cherty dust tuff, chert and minor lapilli tuff. The lower unit consists of fine-grained andesitic lithic crystal tuffs and cherty tuffs with local coarse lapilli beds and dacitic tuff units.
Exploration on the Striker property included airborne geophysics, with ground follow-ups and grid work in selected areas in the eastern part of the property because of the distribution of geophysical and geochemical targets. While massive sulphides were not encountered, encouraging mineralization of various types was noted, including exhalative horizons, which occasionally contain anomalous molybdenum, copper and silver. Significant barium, silver, molybdenum and zinc values are also associated with syndepositional pyrite in argillite units and significant gold-silver-copper-zinc values are associated with several structures. Anomalous silt and heavy metal values (copper-lead-zinc-silver-gold) were also identified. The latest assessment report on the Striker property recommended further, more detailed work in the eastern part of the property including detailed mapping, sampling, trenching and limited drilling. The North Property occupies a portion of the eastern half of the old Striker property.
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The Cowichan Lake area generally, has been the subject of mineral exploration since the late 1800s and a large number and variety of mineral showings in the area are documented in B.C. government Minfile records. Massey and Friday (1986) grouped Cowichan area mineral showings into five categories:
1. Volcanogenic gold-bearing massive sulphides (Sicker Group Kuroko deposits).
2. Gold-bearing, pyrite-chalcopyrite-quart-carbonate veins along shears, which are quite common cutting Sicker Group and Karmutsen Formation sills north of Cowichan Lake.
3. Epithermal gold-silver deposits within Bonanza Group volcanics.
4. Copper skarns developed in limy sediments apparently interbedded with basalts of the Karmutsen formation.
5. Copper-molybdenum quarts veins in granodiorite and adjacent country rock on several properties. Chalcopyrite and pyrite, with or without molybdenite are the principle sulphides and minor sphalerite, galena and arsenopyrite are also reported.
Property and Claim Position
The North Claim site encompasses two adjoining mineral tenures which form one parcel. The North property is in the Victoria mining division of British Columbia and lies on the north shore of Cowichan lake in southern Vancouver Island about 30km west of the town of Duncan and 10km west of the town of Lake Cowichan.
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Regional Location North Property
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Geology North of Cowichan Lake Including North Property
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Conditions to Retain Title to the Claims
The mineral titles are subject to annual renewal and government permits for specific field work. The claims are valid until their next anniversary date of August 28, 2010. They can be renewed indefinitely by performance and recording of assessment work as defined in the Mineral Act (B.C.) or by payment of cash in lieu of work. Work or cash payment of the equivalent of CAN$4.00 per hectare or approximately $2,500 for each of the first, second and third anniversary years, and the equivalent of CAN$8.00 per hectare for each subsequent anniversary year is required. Contiguous claims may be grouped for purposes of applying the value of work from the site of work to other claims. Failure to perform and record valid exploration work or pay the equivalent sum to the Province of British Columbia on the anniversary dates will result in forfeiture of title to the claim.
Present Condition of the Claims
The Claims were staked on August 28, 2007 by Mr. Jag Sandhu, our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, on behalf of the Company. Mr. Sandhu subsequently transferred the claims to Nava Canada, the current claim holder. The Claims were staked to acquire a position in the Sicker Group, a sequence of volcanic rocks known to be very prospective for the occurrence of polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits (VMS), commonly referred to as Kuroko type deposits.
Our objective is to conduct exploration activities on the North Claims to assess whether they possess evidence of mineralization sufficient to merit further exploration activities. The North Claims are without known reserves.
Competitive Conditions
The mineral exploration business is an extremely competitive industry. We are competing with many other exploration companies looking for minerals. We are a very early stage mineral exploration company and a very small participant in the mineral exploration business. Being a junior mineral exploration company, we compete with other companies like ours for financing and joint venture partners. Additionally, we compete for resources such as professional geologists, camp staff, helicopters and mineral exploration supplies.
Government Approvals and Recommendations
We will be required to comply with all regulations defined in the British Columbia Mineral Tenure Act for the Province of British Columbia (the Act). The Act sets forth rules for:
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locating claims
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posting claims
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working claims
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reporting work performed
We also have to comply with the British Columbia Mineral Exploration Code which dictates how and where we can explore for minerals. We must comply with these laws to operate our business. Compliance with these rules and regulations will not adversely affect our operations. In order to explore for minerals on our mineral claim we must submit our exploration plan for review. We believe that our exploration plan as described below will be accepted and an exploration permit will be issued to our agent or us. The exploration permit is the only permit or license we will need to explore for precious and base minerals on the mineral claim.
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We will be required to obtain additional work permits from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines for any exploration work that results in a physical disturbance to the land. Accordingly, we may be required to obtain a work permit depending on the complexity and affect on the environment if we proceed beyond the exploration work contemplated by our proposed exploration programs. The time required to obtain a work permit is approximately four weeks. We will incur the expense of our consultants to prepare the required submissions to the Ministry of Energy and Mines. We will be required by the Mining Act to undertake remediation work on any work that results in physical disturbance to the land. The cost of remediation work will vary according to the degree of physical disturbance. No remediation work is anticipated as a result of completion of Stage One and Stage Two of our exploration program.
We have budgeted for regulatory compliance costs in the proposed exploration program recommended by the MineStart report. As mentioned above, we will have to sustain the cost of reclamation and environmental remediation for all exploration and other work undertaken. The amount of reclamation and environmental remediation costs are not known at this time as we do not know the extent of the exploration program that will be undertaken beyond completion of the recommended exploration program. Because there is no information on the size, tenor, or quality of any mineral resource at this time, it is impossible to assess the impact of any capital expenditures on earnings or our competitive position in the event a potential mineral deposit is discovered.
If we enter into substantial exploration, the cost of complying with permit and regulatory environment laws will be greater than in Stages One and Two because the impact on the project area is greater. Permits and regulations will control all aspects of any program if the project continues to that stage because of the potential impact on the environment. We may be required to conduct an environmental review process under the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act if we determine to proceed with a substantial project. An environmental review is not required under the Environmental Assessment Act to proceed with the recommended Stage One and Two exploration programs on our North Claims.
Costs and Effects of Compliance with Environmental Laws
We currently have no costs to comply with environmental laws concerning our exploration program.
We will have to sustain the cost of reclamation and environmental remediation for all work undertaken which causes sufficient surface disturbance to necessitate reclamation work. Both reclamation and environmental remediation refer to putting disturbed ground back as close to its original state as possible. Other potential pollution or damage must be cleaned-up and renewed along standard guidelines outlined in the usual permits. Reclamation is the process of bringing the land back to a natural state after completion of exploration activities. Environmental remediation refers to the physical activity of taking steps to remediate, or remedy, any environmental damage caused, i.e. refilling trenches after sampling or cleaning up fuel spills. Our initial programs do not require any reclamation or remediation other than minor clean up and removal of supplies because of minimal disturbance to the ground. The amount of these costs is not known at this time as we do not know the extent of the exploration program we will undertake, beyond completion of the recommended phases. Because there is presently no information on the size, tenor, or quality of any resource or reserve at this time, it is impossible to assess the impact of any capital expenditures on our earnings or competitive position in the event a potentially economic deposit is discovered.
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Employees
We currently have no employees other than our officers and directors. We intend to retain the services of geologists, prospectors and consultants on a contract basis to conduct the exploration programs on our mineral claims and to assist with regulatory compliance and preparation of financial statements.
Research and Development Expenditures
We have not incurred any research or development expenditures since our incorporation.
Subsidiaries
Nava Resources Canada Inc. (Nava Canada) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Nava Resources Inc.
Patents and Trademarks
We do not own, either legally or beneficially, any patent or trademark.
Plan of Operations
Our plan of operation for the next twelve months is to complete the following objectives within the time periods specified, subject to our obtaining any additional funding necessary for the continued exploration of our mineral claims. We have enough funds to complete our Phase One exploration program and possibly Phase Two depending on scope and costs.
1. Since the next anniversary date of the Claims is August 28, 2010 we will need to arrange exploration work worth approximately $2,500 or pay the Province of British Columbia $2,517.69 in lieu of filing exploration expenses in order to keep the Claims in good standing.
2. We commenced the Phase One program starting in June 2008. Work performed consisted of a prospecting traverse of about 5.5 kilometers, primarily within North 2, but overlapping into the southwest corner of North 1. This represents an area of about 62 ha, broadly prospected. The area prospected is covered by an extensive layer of boulder till, best exposed locally along Youbou Road and in stream cuts. Outcrops in this area are probably minimal; none were located during the traverse. A total of 30 samples were taken for multi-element lithogeochemical analysis. These samples are from both sub-crop (along road cuts close to Youbou Road and drainage ways) and float. All samples are intermediate to possibly mafic in composition, weakly to moderately foliated, and fine to medium grained, probably representing a mix of fine pyroclastics and intrusive equivalents. Samples exhibited no visible signs of mineralization, veining or hydrothermal alteration.
Though not visibly mineralized samples were analyzed geochemically for a multi-element suite (37 elements) in order to accrue a foundation of lithogeochemical data in anticipation of more detailed work, and to test for the presence of anomalous Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Ba-As, potential pathfinders for Kuroko type environments. Samples were sent to Acme Labs in Vancouver, crushed to 200 mesh, and processed by Aqua Regia digestion CCP-MS analysis. Gold was also determined by fire assay fusion by ICP-ES. No significant anomalies were identified in the pathfinder suite. However, the first three samples demonstrate a weakly anomalous Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-As-Ba signature, which may be of interest.
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3. We will further review the phase one results and decide if we will plan and conduct a Phase Two program beginning in April or May 2009. Timing of this program will to some extent be dependent on permitting requirements. This program, estimated to cost from $100,000 to $150,000 depending on scope, may include geological mapping, a geochemical survey, trenching, sampling and analysis.
4. In the case that the Phase Two exploration program takes place, we will review its results in September 2009. Further work on the property may be undertaken if justified by the results of Phase Two. A joint venture relationship may be explored at some future point as justified to offset the costs of continued exploration and drilling if warranted.
We may consider entering into a joint venture partnership by linking with a major resource company to provide the required funding to complete exploration beyond Phase Two. We have not undertaken any efforts to locate a joint venture partner at this point. If we enter into a joint venture arrangement, we will assign a percentage of our interest in our mineral claims to the joint venture partner.
5. We will also be evaluating other opportunities that might be brought to our attention.
Results of Operations
The following table sets out our loss for the periods indicated:
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Amortization | $ | 58 | $ | 119 | $ | 124 | $ | 239 | $ | 858 | |||||
Consulting | - | - | - | 4,000 | 16,000 | ||||||||||
Exploration costs | (928 | ) | 7,698 | 4,100 | 7,698 | 12,026 | |||||||||
Office and miscellaneous | 292 | 253 | 423 | 290 | 5,492 | ||||||||||
Professional fees | 6,688 | 1,055 | 14,585 | 1,604 | 51,747 | ||||||||||
Operating loss | (6,110 | ) | (9,125 | ) | (19,232 | ) | (13,831 | ) | (86,123 | ) | |||||
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Interest income | 406 | 2,104 | 966 | 3,314 | 7,723 | ||||||||||
NET AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $ | (5,704 | ) | $ | (7,021 | ) | $ | (18,266 | ) | $ | (10,517 | ) | $ | (78,400 | ) |
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC AND DILUTED | 12,226,104 | 12,226,104 | 12,226,104 | 12,226,104 |
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Revenues
We have had no operating revenues since our inception on July 21, 2005 to December 31, 2008. We anticipate that we will not generate any revenues for so long as we are an exploration stage company.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses in the six months ended December 31, 2008 increased to $19,232 from $13,831 in the six months ended December 31, 2007, primarily as a result of an increase in our operations.
Mineral Property Costs
In the six months ended December 31, 2008, we incurred mineral property costs of $4,100, compared to mineral property costs of $7,698 in the six months ended December 31, 2007. We expense our mineral property costs as they are incurred.
Rent
Our office space is being provided by our Chief Financial Officer, Johnny Astorino, free of charge. There is no assurance that Mr. Astorino will continue to provide the office space free of charge.
Net Loss
As a result of the above, our net loss for the six months ended December 31, 2008 was $18,266, as compared to $10,517 in the three months ended December 31, 2007.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At December 31, 2008, we had cash of $113,252 and a working capital of $108,885. During the 12 month period following the date of this quarterly report, we anticipate that we will not generate any revenue. We believe that we have enough cash on hand to commence a fairly basic Phase Two program. If the results of the Phase One are particularly encouraging, we may wish to raise additional funds for a more in depth Phase Two program starting in April 2009. Additional funds will need to be raised to support work that may be undertaken subsequent to Phase Two.
If additional funds are required, the additional funding will likely come from equity financing from the sale of our common stock or sale of part of our interest in our mineral claims. If we are successful in completing an equity financing, existing shareholders will experience dilution of their interest in our Company. We do not have any financing arranged and we cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the sale of our common stock to fund our exploration activities. In the absence of such financing, our business will likely fail.
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Going Concern
We have not generated any revenues since inception. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had accumulated losses of $78,400. Our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph in their report on the accompanying financial statements regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our independent auditors. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability or classification of asset-carrying amounts or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements including arrangements that would affect our liquidity, capital resources, market risk support and credit risk support or other benefits.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles and are expressed in U.S. dollars. For a change in accounting policies, please see Note 2 to our financial statements for our quarter ended December 31, 2008, which are included in this quarterly report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of December 31, 2008. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2008.
Management report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, a companys principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the companys board of directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
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- pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
- provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
- provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Management acknowledges its responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting. We are not in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, but intend to commence shortly the system and process of documentation and evaluation needed to comply with Section 404.
This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of the Companys registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Managements report was not subject to attestation by the Companys registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only managements report in this quarterly report
There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We currently are not a party to any material legal proceedings and, to our knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this quarterly report in evaluating our Company and its business before purchasing shares of our common stock. Our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed due to any of the following risks. The risks described below may not be all of the risks facing our Company. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also impair our business operations. You could lose all or part of your investment due to any of these risks.
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1. Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 were prepared assuming that we will continue our operations as a going concern. We were incorporated on July 21, 2005 and do not have a history of earnings. As a result, our independent accountants in their report have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Continued operations are dependent on our ability to complete equity or debt financings or generate profitable operations. Such financings may not be available or may not be available on reasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
2. We may require additional funds which we plan to raise through the sale of our common stock, which requires favorable market conditions and interest in our activities by investors. We may not be able to sell our common stock and funding may not be available for continued operations.
We anticipate that our current assets of $113,599 as of December 31, 2008 will be sufficient to complete the first phase of our planned exploration program on the North 1 and North 2 Claims. Subsequent exploration activities will require additional funding. Our only present means of funding is through the sale of our common stock. The sale of common stock requires favorable market conditions for junior exploration companies like ours, as well as specific interest in our stock, neither of which may exist if and when additional funding is required by us. If we are unable to raise additional funds in the future, we may have to cease our operations.
3. We have a very limited history of operations and accordingly there is no track record that would provide a basis for assessing our ability to conduct successful mineral exploration activities. We may not be successful in carrying out our business objectives.
We were incorporated on July 21, 2005, and to date have been involved primarily in organizational activities, obtaining financing and acquiring an interest in the claims. Accordingly we have no track record of successful exploration activities, strategic decision making by management, fund-raising ability, and other factors that would allow an investor to assess the likelihood that we will be successful as a junior resource exploration company. Junior exploration companies often fail to achieve or maintain successful operations, even in favorable market conditions. There is a substantial risk that we will not be successful in our exploration activities, or if initially successful, in thereafter generating any operating revenues or in achieving profitable operations.
4. Our failure to perform exploratory activities with respect to the claims, or our failure to make required payments or expenditures, could cause us to lose title to the mineral claims.
The North 1 and North 2 Claims have expiration dates of August 28, 2010. In order to maintain the tenure of our ownership of the claims in good standing, it will be necessary for us to coordinate an agent to perform and record valid exploration work with value of approximately $2,500 Canadian dollars, or pay the equivalent sum to the Province of British Columbia in lieu of the exploratory work. Failure to perform and record valid exploration work or pay the equivalent sum to the Province of British Columbia on August 28, 2010, will result in the forfeiture of our title to the claims.
5. Due to the speculative nature of mineral property exploration, there is substantial risk that no commercially viable mineral deposits will be found on our North 1 and North 2 Claims or other mineral properties that we acquire.
In order for us to even commence mining operations we face a number of challenges which include finding qualified professionals to conduct our exploration program, obtaining adequate financing to continue our exploration program, locating a viable mineral body, partnering with a senior mining company, obtaining mining permits, and ultimately selling minerals in order to generate revenue. Moreover, exploration for commercially viable mineral deposits is highly speculative in nature and involves substantial risk that no viable mineral deposits will be located on any of our present or future mineral properties. There is a substantial risk that the exploration program that we will conduct on the Claims may not result in the discovery of any significant mineralization, and therefore no commercial viable mineral deposit. There are numerous geological features that we may encounter that would limit our ability to locate mineralization or that could interfere with our exploration programs as planned, resulting in unsuccessful exploration efforts. In such a case, we may incur significant costs associated with an exploration program, without any benefit. This would likely result in a decrease in the value of our common stock.
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6. Due to the inherent dangers involved in mineral exploration, there is a risk that we may incur liability or damages as we conduct our business.
The search for minerals involves numerous hazards. As a result, we may become subject to liability for such hazards, including pollution, cave-ins and other hazards against which we cannot insure or may elect not to insure. We currently have no such insurance nor do we expect to obtain such insurance for the foreseeable future. If a hazard were to occur, the costs of rectifying the hazard may exceed our asset value and cause us to liquidate all our assets and cease operations, resulting in the loss of your entire investment.
7. Access to the North 1 and North 2 Claims is seasonally restricted by inclement weather, which may delay our exploration and any future mining efforts.
Access to the claims could potentially be restricted to the period between October and May of each year due to snowfall in the area. This presents both a short and long term risk to us in that poor weather could delay our exploration program and prevent us from exploring the Claims as planned. Attempts to visit, test, or explore the property may be limited to the few months of the year when weather permits such activities. These limitations can result in significant delays in exploration efforts, as well as mining and production in the event that commercial amounts of minerals are found. Such delays can result in our inability to meet deadlines for exploration expenditures required to be made in order to retain title to our claims under provincial mineral property laws.
8. The market price for precious metals is based on numerous factors outside of our control. There is a risk that the market price for precious metals will significantly decrease, which will make it difficult for us to fund further mineral exploration activities, and would decrease the probability that any significant mineralization that we locate can be economically extracted.
Numerous factors beyond our control may affect the marketability of minerals. These factors include market fluctuations, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in our not receiving an adequate return on invested capital and you may lose your entire investment in the Company.
9. Changes in the exchange rates between the United States dollar and foreign currencies may be volatile and may negatively impact our costs, which in turn could adversely affect our operating results.
When operating in foreign countries, such as Canada, we expect to incur a certain amount of our expenses from our operations in foreign currency and translate these amounts into United States dollars for purposes of reporting operating results. As a result, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely affect our expenses and results of operations, as well as the value of our assets and liabilities. Fluctuations may adversely affect the comparability of period-to-period results. In addition, we anticipate holding foreign currency balances, which will create foreign exchange gains or losses, depending upon the relative values of the foreign currency at the beginning and end of the reporting period, which may affect our net income and earnings per share. Although we may use hedging techniques in the future (which we currently do not use), we may not be able to eliminate the effects of currency fluctuations. Thus, exchange rate fluctuations could have a material adverse impact on our operating results and stock price.
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10. Since the majority of our shares of common stock are owned by our President, Chief Executive Officer and director, our other stockholders may not be able to influence control of the Company or decision making by management of the Company.
Mr. Jag Sandhu, our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, beneficially owns 65.4% of our outstanding common stock. The interests of Mr. Sandhu may not be, at all times, the same as that of our other shareholders. Since Mr. Sandhu is not simply a passive investor but is also an executive officer and director of the Company, his interests as an executive may, at times be adverse to those of passive investors. Where those conflicts exist, our shareholders will be dependent upon Mr. Sandhu exercising, in a manner fair to all of our shareholders, his fiduciary duties as an officer or as a member of the Companys Board of Directors. Also, Mr. Sandhu will have the ability to significantly influence the outcome of most corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, including the merger of Nava with or into another company, the sale of all or substantially all of our assets and amendments to our articles of incorporation. This concentration of ownership with Mr. Sandhu may also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of Nava, which may be disadvantageous to minority shareholders.
11. Since our officers and directors have the ability to be employed by or consult for other companies, their other activities could slow down our operations.
Mr. Jag Sandhu, our President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, works with other mineral exploration companies. Our officers and directors are not required to work exclusively for us and do not devote all of their time to our operations. Therefore, it is possible that a conflict of interest with regard to their time may arise based on their employment by other companies. Their other activities may prevent them from devoting full-time to our operations which could slow our operations and may reduce our financial results because of the slowdown in operations. It is expected that each of our directors will devote between 10 and 20 hours per week to our operations on an ongoing basis, and when required will devote whole days and even multiple days at a stretch when property visits are required or when extensive analysis of information is needed. We do not have any written procedures in place to address conflicts of interest that may arise between our business and the business activities of Mr. Sandhu, or any of our other officers or directors.
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock
12. Since public trading in our common stock is limited and sporadic, there can be no assurance that our stockholders will be able to liquidate their holdings of our common stock.
Our common stock price is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol NAVA. However, trading has been limited and sporadic and we can provide no assurance that the market for our common stock will be sustained. We cannot guarantee that any stockholder will find a willing buyer for our common stock at any price, much less a price that will result in realizing a profit on an investment in our shares. There may be limited opportunity for stockholders to liquidate any of their holdings in common stock of the Company. Trading volume may be insignificant and stockholders may be forced to hold their investment in Company shares for an extended period of time. The lack of liquidity may also cause stockholders to lose part or all of their investment in our common stock.
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13. Since public trading in our common stock is limited and sporadic, the market price of our common stock may be subject to wide fluctuations.
There is currently a limited public market for our common stock and we can provide no assurance that the market for our common stock will be sustained. If a market is sustained, however, we anticipate that the market price of our common stock will be subject to wide fluctuations in response to several factors, including:
(1) actual or anticipated variations in our results of operations;
(2) our ability or inability to generate new revenues;
(3) increased competition; and
(4) conditions and trends in the mining industry.
Further, our stock price may be impacted by factors that are unrelated or disproportionate to our operating performance. These market fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rates or international currency fluctuations, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
14. Our common stock is subject to the penny stock rules of the SEC and the trading market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.
Under U.S. federal securities legislation, our common stock will constitute penny stock. Penny stock is any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require that a broker or dealer approve a potential investors account for transactions in penny stocks, and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve an investors account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person, and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination. 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. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
15. We may, in the future, issue additional common shares, which would reduce investors percent of ownership and may dilute our share value.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of 400,000,000 shares of common stock. As of January 30, 2009, the Company had 12,578,104 shares of common stock outstanding, assuming the exercise of all 352,000 warrants. Accordingly, we may issue up to an additional 387,421,896 shares of common stock. The future issuance of common stock may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then existing shareholders. We may value any common stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance of common stock for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by our investors, and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our common stock.
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16. State securities laws may limit secondary trading, which may restrict the states in which and conditions under which you can sell shares of our common stock.
Secondary trading in our common stock will not be possible in any state until the common stock is qualified for sale under the applicable securities laws of the state or there is confirmation that an exemption, such as listing in certain recognized securities manuals, is available for secondary trading in the state. If we fail to register or qualify, or to obtain or verify an exemption for the secondary trading of, the common stock in any particular state, the common stock could not be offered or sold to, or purchased by, a resident of that state. In the event that a significant number of states refuse to permit secondary trading in our common stock, the liquidity for the common stock could be significantly impacted thus causing you to realize a loss on your investment.
17. Re-sale restrictions for British Columbia residents and other Canadian residents may limit the ability of our shareholders to sell their securities.
Shareholders who are residents of British Columbia have to rely on an exemption from prospectus and registration requirements of B.C. securities laws to sell their shares. Shareholders have to comply with B.C. Securities Commissions BC Instrument 72-502 Trade In Securities of U.S. Registered Issuers to resell their shares. BC Instrument 72-502 requires, among other conditions, that B.C. residents hold the shares for four months and limit the volume of shares sold in a 12-month period. These restrictions will limit the ability of B.C. resident shareholders to resell our common stock in the United States, and therefore may materially affect the market value of your shares. Residents of other Canadian provinces have to rely on available prospectus exemptions to re-sell their securities, and if no exemptions can be relied upon then the shareholders may have to hold the securities for an indefinite period of time. Shareholders of other Canadian provinces should consult with independent legal counsel to determine the availability and use of prospectus exemptions to re-sell their securities.
18. Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. There is no assurance that stockholders will be able to sell shares when desired.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
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None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit | Description |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of Registrant* |
3.2 | Bylaws of the Registrant* |
3.3 | Articles of Incorporation of Nava Resources Canada, Inc.* |
3.4 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Registrant* |
4.1 | Specimen Common Stock Certificate* |
4.2 | Form of Regulation S Subscription Agreement for Shares of Common Stock* |
4.3 | Form of Regulation S Subscription Agreement for Units* |
4.4 | Form of Warrant Certificate* |
10.1 | Bill of Sale of North Claim 1 to Jag dated August 22, 2007* |
10.2 | Bill of Sale of North Claim 2 to Jag dated August 22, 2007* |
10.3 | Mineral Tenure Bill of Sale Completion for North Claim 1 dated November 22, 2007* |
10.4 | Mineral Tenure Bill of Sale Completion for North Claim 2 dated November 22, 2007* |
21.1 | Subsidiaries of Registrant |
31. | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d14(a) Certifications |
32. | Section 1350 Certifications |
99.1 | Report of MineStart Management Inc. dated December 7, 2007* |
- Incorporated by reference to the registration statement on Form S-1, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2008.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NAVA RESOURCES INC.
By: | "Jag Sandhu" |
Jag Sandhu | |
President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date: February 3, 2009 | |
By: | "Johnny Astorino" |
Johnny Astorino | |
Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
Date: February 3, 2009 |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jag Sandhu, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Nava Resources, Inc. (the Company), certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a. |
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
b. |
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting got be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c. |
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
d. |
Disclosed in this report any change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companys fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The Companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the Companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. |
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
b. |
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 3, 2009
By: /s/ Jag Sandhu
Name: Jag Sandhu
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Johnny Astorino, Chief Financial Officer of Nava Resources, Inc., Inc. (the Company), certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The Companys other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
a. |
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
b. |
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting got be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c. |
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
d. |
Disclosed in this report any change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companys fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The Companys other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the Companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. |
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
b. |
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: February 3, 2009
By: /s/ Johnny Astorino
Name: Johnny Astorino
Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The undersigned, Jag Sandhu, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Nava Resources, Inc. (the Company), and Johnny Astorino, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, under the standards set forth and solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of our knowledge, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the Quarter ended December 31, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in that Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: February 3, 2009
By: /s/ Jag Sandhu
Name: Jag Sandhu
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By: /s/ Johnny Astorino
Name: Johnny Astorino
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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