Bunker Hill Mining Corp. - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012
[] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 333-150028
LIBERTY SILVER CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
| 32-0196442 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 2330 Brookfield Place, P.O. Box 848 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 2T3 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||
888-749-4916 | ||
Registrants 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for 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. [ X ] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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). [ X ] Yes [ ] 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 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 [X ] No
As of October 24, 2012 the Issuer had 83,694,167 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements of Liberty Silver Corp., (Liberty Silver, the Company, or the Registrant) a Nevada corporation, included herein were prepared, without audit, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Because certain information and notes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America were condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the audited financial statements of the Company in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, and all amendments thereto.
LIBERTY SILVER CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
INTERIM UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
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Balance Sheets | 3 |
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Statements of Operations | 4 |
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Statements of Cash Flows | 5-6 |
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Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements | 7-10 |
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Liberty Silver Corp. | ||||||||
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Balance Sheets | ||||||||
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ASSETS | ||||||||
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| June 30, | ||||
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Current Assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 874,564 | $ | 1,694,914 | |||
| Deposit |
| 11,221 |
| 10,906 | |||
| Other |
| 63,222 |
| 34,335 | |||
| Prepaid |
| 203,033 |
| 56,624 | |||
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| Total current assets |
| 1,152,040 |
| 1,796,779 | ||
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Property and Equipment |
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| Furniture and office equipment |
| 34,732 |
| 34,732 | |||
| Accumulated depreciation |
| (5,951) |
| (4,214) | |||
| Mining interests |
| 129,119 |
| 129,119 | |||
| Total property and equipment |
| 157,900 |
| 159,637 | |||
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| Total assets | $ | 1,309,940 | $ | 1,956,416 | |||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities |
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| Accounts payable | $ | 59,634 | $ | 96,323 | |||
| Accrued liabilities |
| 98,080 |
| 71,625 | |||
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| Total current liabilities |
| 157,714 |
| 167,948 | ||
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| Total liabilities |
| 157,714 |
| 167,948 | ||
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders Equity |
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| Capital stock, $.001 par value, |
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| 200,000,000 shares authorized; |
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| 80,810,834 and 80,710,834 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
| 80,811 |
| 80,711 | |||
| Additional paid-in-capital |
| 10,934,059 |
| 9,937,509 | |||
| Issue costs |
| (205,071) |
| (202,763) | |||
| Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage |
| (9,657,573) |
| (8,026,989) | |||
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| Total stockholders equity |
| 1,152,226 |
| 1,788,468 | ||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $ | 1,309,940 | $ | 1,956,416 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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Liberty Silver Corp. | |||||||
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Statements of Operations | |||||||
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| For Three Months Ended |
| Cumulative During the Exploration Stage February 20, 2007 (inception) to | |||
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| September 30, | |||||
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Revenue | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |
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Operating expenses |
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| Financing costs associated with valuation of warrants |
| 781,968 |
| 77,291 |
| 3,170,319 |
| Operation and administration |
| 439,668 |
| 13,803 |
| 2,141,299 |
| Exploration |
| 198,401 |
| 9,646 |
| 1,689,834 |
| Consulting |
| 2,916 |
| 199,133 |
| 1,101,381 |
| Stock compensation |
| 139,682 |
| 200,051 |
| 1,066,164 |
| Legal and accounting |
| 77,235 |
| 199,648 |
| 478,583 |
| Impairment of mining interests |
| - |
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| 11,800 |
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| Total operating expenses |
| 1,639,870 |
| 699,572 |
| 9,659,380 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
| (1,639,870) |
| (699,572) |
| (9,659,380) | |
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Other income (expense) |
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| Interest income |
| - |
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| 1,220 |
| Interest expense |
| (81) |
| (97) |
| (484) |
| Total other income (expense) |
| (81) |
| (97) |
| 736 |
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Loss before income tax |
| (1,639,951) |
| (699,669) |
| (9,658,644) | |
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Provision for income taxes |
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Net loss |
| (1,639,951) |
| (699,669) |
| (9, 658,644) | |
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| Gain (loss) foreign exchange |
| 9,367 |
| (27,559) |
| 1,071 |
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Comprehensive loss | $ | (1,630,584) | $ | (727,228) | $ | (9,657,573) | |
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Loss per common share basic and fully diluted | $ | (0.02) | $ | (0.01) |
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Weighted average common shares |
| 78,278,094 |
| 70,933,334 | |||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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Liberty Silver Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comprehensive loss | $ | (1,630,584) | $ | (727,228) | $ | (9,657,573) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Valuation of warrants associated with financing |
| 781,968 |
| 77,291 |
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| Valuation of stock option issuance |
| 139,682 |
| 200,051 |
| 1,066,164 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in to settle contractual obligation |
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| 416,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense |
| 1,737 |
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| 5,951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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| (Increase) in prepaid expenses |
| (146,409) |
| (34,151) |
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| (Increase) in deposit |
| (315) |
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| (Increase) in other assets |
| (28,887) |
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| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable |
| (36,689) |
| (6,192) |
| 59,634 | |||||||||||||||
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| Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses |
| 26,455 |
| (1,137) |
| 98,080 | |||||||||||||||
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| Net cash used in operating activities |
| (893,042) |
| (491,366) |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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| Cash used for furniture and equipment |
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| Cash paid for mining interests |
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| (29,765) |
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| Net cash used in investing activities |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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| Proceeds from related party note |
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| 150,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Payments on related party note |
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| Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
| 75,000 |
| 688,639 |
| 6,362,387 | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue costs |
| (2,308) |
| - |
| (205,071) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities |
| 72,692 |
| 688,639 |
| 6,157,316 | ||||||||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| (820,350) |
| 167,508 |
| 874,564 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
| 1,694,914 |
| 16,723 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 874,564 | $ | 184,231 | $ | 874,564 | |||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
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Supplement Disclosures: |
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Cash paid for interest |
| $ | 81 | $ | 97 | $ | 484 | ||||||||||||||||
Cash paid for income tax |
| $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
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Liberty Silver Corp.
An Exploration Stage Company
Notes to Interim Unaudited Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, stockholders deficit or cash flows. It is management's opinion, however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation. The interim unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains the annual audited financial statements and notes thereto, together with the Managements Discussion and Analysis, for the year ended June 30, 2012. The interim results for the period ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year. The interim unaudited financial statements are presented in USD, unless otherwise stated.
Note 2 Nature of Operations
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 20, 2007. The Company is considered an exploration stage company since its formation, and the Company has not yet realized any revenues from its planned operations. The Company is primarily focused on the exploration, acquisition and development of mining and mineral properties. Upon the location of commercially minable reserves, the Company may plan to prepare for mineral extraction and enter the development stage.
On May 24, 2007, the Company had acquired a mineral property located in Elko County, within the state of Nevada. The Company was not able to determine whether this property contained reserves that were economically recoverable. The Company has since discontinued exploration activities on this mineral property.
On February 11, 2010, the Company amended its articles of incorporation. The articles of incorporation were amended for the purposes of (1) changing the name of the registrant to Liberty Silver Corp., and (2) increasing the authorized shares of the Company from 75,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock to 200,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock.
On March 29, 2010, the Company entered into an Exploration Earn-In Agreement (the Agreement) with AuEx Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
The Agreement relates to the Trinity Silver property (the Property) located in Pershing County, Nevada, which consists of a total of approximately 10,600 acres, including 5,700 acres of fee land and 240 unpatented mining claims.
The Company is reviewing other potential acquisitions in the resource and non-resource sectors. While the Company is in the process of completing due diligence reviews of several opportunities, there is no guarantee that it will be able to reach any agreement to acquire such assets.
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Note 3 - Mineral Property
Pursuant to a mineral property purchase agreement dated May 24, 2007, the Company acquired a 100% undivided right, title and interest in a mineral claim, located in Section 8 of T35N, R36E Mount Diablo Base Meridian in Elko County, within the state of Nevada for a cash payment of $10,000. The Company was required to annually renew the lease on the land with the state for $1,800 and has not renewed the lease as of fiscal year end, June 30, 2010. The lease has expired.
Since the Company had not established the commercial feasibility of the mineral claim, the acquisition costs had been capitalized. The Company has not depleted the mineral claims as no proven reserves have been found. The Company was not able to keep the mineral claim in good standing due to lack of funding. The Company allowed the mineral claim to lapse at the end of June 2009. At June 30, 2009, the Company determined that there was little, or no, possibility of the company generating revenues related to the mining interests. This, coupled with the lapse of the mineral claims lease, was determined to be an impairment of the asset. As such, the Companys management determined to fully impair the mining interests, which was charged to the Companys statements of operations in the amount of $11,800.
On March 29, 2010, the Company entered into an Exploration Earn-In Agreement (the Agreement) with AuEx Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation. The Agreement relates to the Trinity Silver property (the Property) located in Pershing County, Nevada, which consists of a total of approximately 10,600 acres, including 5,700 acres of fee land and 240 unpatented mining claims.
Under the Agreement, the Company may earn-in a 70% undivided interest in the Property during a 6-year period in consideration of: (1) a signing payment of $25,000, which has been made and has been capitalized; (2) an expenditure of a cumulative total of $5,000,000 in exploration and development expenses on the Property by March 29, 2016; and, (3) completion of a bankable feasibility study on the Property on or before the 7th anniversary date of the Agreement.
On August 8, 2012, Liberty Silver entered into a conditional letter agreement with Primus Resources, L.C. to acquire approximately 100 acres located adjacent to the former Trinity Silver mine on the Companys Trinity property in Nevada (the Hi Ho Properties). The Hi Ho Properties are the only acreage not controlled by Liberty Silver or its joint venture partner Renaissance Gold Inc. on the Trinity land package. The Company completed the transaction on October 15, 2012, as further described in Note
6 Subsequent Events.
The Company has completed some financing transactions, and continues to pursue additional financing opportunities in order to obtain the capital needed to fulfill its financial obligations under the terms of the Earn-In Agreement. There has been no mining of resources to date.
Note 4 Capital Stock and Warrants
Authorized
The total authorized capital is 200,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per common share.
Issued and outstanding
On September 28, 2012, the Company issued 100,000 common shares upon the exercise of 100,000 whole warrants at an exercise price of CDN $0.75 per common share, for gross proceeds of CDN $75,000. The warrants were originally issued pursuant to a private placement offering of 200,000 Units
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on July 27, 2011. The Units were comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant.
Note 5 Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $9,657,573 and further losses are anticipated in the development of its business. Management currently believes that the Company may not have sufficient working capital needed to meet its current fiscal obligations. This raises substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to generate profitable operations in the future and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due.
In order to continue to meet its fiscal obligations beyond the next nine to twelve months, management has plans to pursue various financing alternatives including, but not limited to, merger and acquisition activity, raising capital through the capital markets and debt financing. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.
The ability of the Company to emerge from the exploration stage is dependent upon, among other things, obtaining additional financing to continue operations, explore and develop the mineral properties and the discovery, development, and sale of reserves.
These factors, among others raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 6 Subsequent Events
On October 3, 2012, the Company issued 300,000 common shares upon the exercise of 300,000 whole warrants at an exercise price of CDN $0.75 per common share, for gross proceeds of CDN $225,000. The warrants were originally issued pursuant to a private placement offering of 1,000,000 Units on August 4, 2011. The Units were comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. For the above share issuances, the shares were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon the exemptions from registration contained in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. No underwriters were used, nor were any brokerage commissions paid in connection with the above share issuances.
On October 5, 2012, Liberty Silver was named in an Order of Suspension of Trading (the "Order") from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Pursuant to the Order, trading in the Company's securities was suspended from October 5, 2012 through October 18, 2012. Furthermore, effective October 11, 2012, the Company had its stock quotation under the symbol "LBSV" removed from the OTC Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB") as it became Ineligible for quotation on OTCBB due to quoting inactivity under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-11.
On October 12, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission issued a cease trade order providing that trading in the securities of Liberty Silver Corp. (excepting issuances from treasury) shall cease until 11:59 pm EST on October 18, 2012 (the OSC Order). The OSC Order was effective for the same time frame as the Order of Suspension of Trading imposed by the SEC.
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On October 15, 2012, the Company completed a transaction to acquire approximately 100 acres of land located adjacent to the former Trinity Mine on the Companys Property in Nevada (the Hi Ho Property). In closing the Hi Ho Property transaction, Liberty Silver paid cash consideration of US$250,000 plus transaction expenses, issued 2,583,333 Liberty Silver common shares (the Liberty Silver Shares) to Primus Resources, L.C., a Wyoming limited liability company, and James A. Freeman (collectively Seller) at a deemed value of US$1,860,000 (US$0.72 per share), and also granted Seller a 2% net smelter royalty on future production from the Hi Ho Property. In addition, pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into between Liberty Silver and Seller, Liberty Silver will pay Seller additional consideration as follows:
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if a registration statement is declared effective by the United States Securities Exchange Commission in respect of the Liberty Silver Shares by March 1, 2013, Liberty Silver will issue an additional 277,778 Liberty Silver common shares to Primus, thereby increasing the total aggregate number of shares issued to 2,861,111 shares at a deemed value of US$2,060,000 (US$0.72 per share); or
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if a registration statement is not declared effective by the United States Securities Exchange Commission in respect of the Liberty Silver Shares by March 1, 2013, Liberty Silver will pay Primus US$200,000. As well, if the five-day weighted average trading price of Liberty Silvers common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange as of March 1, 2013 (the Market Price) exceeds US$0.72 per share, Liberty Silver will issue an additional number of Liberty Silver common shares to Primus equal to (a) 277,778 less (b) US$200,000 divided by the Market Price.
The total consideration for the acquisition of the Hi Ho Property will be applied to Liberty Silvers expenditure commitment under its Earn-In Agreement with Renaissance pursuant to the applicable area of interest provisions. With the addition of the Hi Ho Property payment, Liberty Silver will have contributed in excess of 85% of its required US$5 million expenditure commitment to earn its 70% interest in the project. Pursuant to the terms of its Earn-In Agreement with Renaissance, the Company has until March 29, 2016 to incur the balance of its expenditure commitment and, in addition, produce a bankable feasibility study in the following year.
On October 19, 2012, the cease trade orders imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission expired. Trading in the Companys shares on the TSX in Canada resumed on Monday, October 22, 2012. The Company's stock was not immediately listed, traded or quoted on any of the OTC Markets. The Company is taking steps to meet requirements necessary to permit its stock to resume trading on the OTCBB. The Companys stock may be traded in the US on the grey market or through US broker dealers who have access to the TSX.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events for the interim period ended September 30, 2012 through the date that the financial statements were issued, and concluded, aside from the foregoing, that there were no other events or transactions occurring during this period that required recognition or disclosure in its interim financial statements.
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SPECIAL NOTE OF CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
CERTAIN STATEMENTS IN THIS REPORT, INCLUDING STATEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, ARE WHAT ARE KNOWN AS "FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS", WHICH ARE BASICALLY STATEMENTS ABOUT THE FUTURE. FOR THAT REASON, THESE STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISK AND UNCERTAINTY SINCE NO ONE CAN ACCURATELY PREDICT THE FUTURE. WORDS SUCH AS "PLANS," "INTENDS," "WILL," "HOPES," "SEEKS," "ANTICIPATES," "EXPECTS "AND THE LIKE OFTEN IDENTIFY SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS, BUT ARE NOT THE ONLY INDICATION THAT A STATEMENT IS A FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT. SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE STATEMENTS CONCERNING OUR PLANS AND OBJECTIVES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY, AND STATEMENTS WHICH EXPRESS OR IMPLY THAT SUCH PRESENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS WILL OR MAY PRODUCE REVENUES, INCOME OR PROFITS. NUMEROUS FACTORS AND FUTURE EVENTS COULD CAUSE THE COMPANY TO CHANGE SUCH PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OR FAIL TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT SUCH PLANS OR ACHIEVE SUCH OBJECTIVES, OR CAUSE SUCH PRESENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS TO FAIL TO PRODUCE REVENUES, INCOME OR PROFITS. THEREFORE, THE READER IS ADVISED THAT THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF THE DISCUSSION OF RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND IN THE COMPANY'S OTHER FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NO STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS A GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE OR FUTURE RESULTS.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The Corporation
Liberty Silver Corp. was incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada, on February 20, 2007 under the name Lincoln Mining Corp. Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment dated February 11, 2010, the Company changed its name to Liberty Silver Corp. The Companys registered office is located at 1802 N. Carson Street, Suite 108, Carson City Nevada 89701, and its head office is located at 181 Bay Street, The Bay / Wellington Tower, Suite 2330, P.O. Box 848, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 2T3, and the telephone number is 888-749-4916.
Current Operations
Overview
The Company was incorporated for the purpose of engaging in mineral exploration activities, and on May 24, 2007, purchased the Zone Lode mining claim located in Elko County, Nevada, for a purchase price of $10,000. The objective was to conduct mineral exploration activities on the Zone Lode claim to assess whether it contained economic reserves of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum or zinc. The Company was not able to determine whether this property contained reserves that were economically recoverable and as a result, ceased to explore this property. The Companys current business operations are focused on exploring and developing the Trinity Silver property located in Pershing County, Nevada (the Trinity Project).
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The Company acquired its interest in the Trinity Project through an Exploration Earn-In Agreement (the Earn-In Agreement), discussed below in Item 2 - Properties. On March 29, 2010, the Company entered into the Earn-In Agreement relating to the Trinity Project with AuEx, Inc., a Nevada company providing the Company with a right to earn a 70% undivided interest in rights of AuEx, Inc. in the Trinity Project (the 70% Interest); as discussed below, the 70% Interest is subject to the rights and obligations of AuEx, Inc. and its successors and assigns under a Minerals Lease and Sublease between AuEx, Inc. and Newmont Mining USA Limited. AuEx, Inc. is beneficially owned by another Nevada company AuEx Ventures, Inc. AuEx, Inc. held an exclusive interest in the Trinity Project by way of a Minerals Lease and Sublease with Newmont Mining USA Limited, a Delaware corporation who owns or leases the various unpatented mining claims and portions of private land comprising the Trinity Project; the Minerals Lease and Sublease is discussed below. As part of a restructuring transaction by AuEx Ventures, Inc., another Nevada company Renaissance Gold Inc. (Renaissance) was spun out, and on July 1, 2010 AuEx, Inc. assigned all of its interest in the Trinity Project and the Earn-In Agreement to Renaissance, who currently holds a 100% leasehold interest in the Trinity Project pursuant to the Minerals Lease and Sublease. The Companys rights in the Trinity Project are derived from and based upon the rights of Renaissance through the Minerals Lease and Sublease. The Minerals Lease and Sublease grants to Newmont, a right of first offer on any transfer of AuEx, Inc.s interests in the Trinity Project to any non-affiliate of AuEx, Inc., and also gives Newmont a right to either enter into a joint venture agreement covering the Trinity Project and any other real property interests that AuEx, Inc. holds or acquires within the Trinity Project, or receive a royalty on all mineral production from such properties.
The Trinity Project consists of a total of approximately 10,600 acres, including 5,700 acres of fee land and 240 unpatented mining claims. Under the Earn-In Agreement, the Company may earn-in the 70% Interest in the rights of Renaissance in the Trinity Project during a 6-year period in consideration of (1) a signing payment of $25,000, (2) an expenditure of a cumulative total of $5,000,000 in exploration and development expenses on the Trinity Project by March 29, 2016, including a minimum of $500,000 which must be expended within one year from the effective date of the Agreement, and (3) completion of a bankable feasibility study on the Trinity Project on or before the 7th anniversary date of the Agreement. Item (1) has been completed by the Company, and the Company is current with item (2).
The Companys business operations are currently focused on efforts to develop the Trinity Project. The Company foresees future operations at the Trinity Project consisting of (i) an effort to expand the known resource through drilling, (ii) permitting for operation, if deemed economically viable, (iii) metallurgical studies aimed at enhancing the recovery of the silver and by-product lead and zinc, and (iv) engineering design related to potential construction of a new mine. Exploration of the property will be conducted simultaneously with the mine development in order to locate additional resources.
Products
The Companys anticipated product will be precious and base metal-bearing concentrates and/or precious metal bullion produced from ores from mineral deposits which it hopes to discover and exploit through exploration and acquisition. The Company anticipates such products will be silver, lead and zinc.
Trinity Project Location
The Trinity Project is located along the west flank of the Trinity Range in Pershing County, Nevada, about 25 miles by road northwest of Lovelock, NV, the county seat. The Trinity Project consists of approximately 10,600 acres, which includes 248 unpatented lode mining claims and portions of nine sections of private land. The specific location of the Trinity Project is discussed in more detail in Item 2 entitled Properties herein.
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Infrastructure
The Trinity Project is situated in western Nevada, a locale that is host to many metal mines, mining equipment companies, drilling companies, mining and metallurgical consulting expertise, and experienced mining personnel. Its location is accessible by all-weather road through an area of very sparse population.
Government Regulation and Approval
The following permits will be necessary to put the Trinity Project into production.
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| - Mine registry | Nevada Division of Minerals |
| - Mine Opening notification | State Inspector of Mines |
| - Solid Waste Landfill | Nevada Bureau of Waste Management |
| - Hazardous Waste Management Permit | Nevada Bureau of Waste Management |
| - General Storm Water Permit | Nevada Bureau of Pollution Control |
| - Hazardous material Permit | State Fire Marshal |
| - Fire and Life Safety | State Fire Marshal |
| - Explosives Permit | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms |
| - Notification of Commencement of Operations | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
| - Radio License | Federal Communications Commission |
Environmental Regulations
Current exploration activities and any future mining operations, if any, are subject to extensive laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment, waste disposal, worker safety, mine construction, and protection of endangered and protected species. The Company has incurred, and expects to incur in the future, significant expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations. Future changes in applicable laws, regulations and permits or changes in their enforcement or regulatory interpretation could have an adverse impact on the Companys financial condition or results of operations. In the event of a mineral discovery, and if management decides to proceed with production, the costs and delays associated with compliance with these laws and regulations could stop the Company from proceeding with a project or the operation or further improvement of a mine or increase the costs of improvement or production.
The Company expects the following environmental permits will be necessary for any anticipated operations:
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Permit for Reclamation
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Water Pollution Control Permit
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Air Quality Operating Permit
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Industrial Artificial Pond Permit
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Water Rights
The Company anticipates that it will begin soliciting bids for the programs necessary to obtain these permits in due course. The cost, timing, and work schedules are not yet available.
Competition
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The Company competes with other mining and exploration companies in connection with the acquisition of mining claims and leases on silver and other precious metals prospects and in connection with the recruitment and retention of qualified employees. Many of these companies are much larger than Liberty Silver, have greater financial resources and have been in the mining business for much longer. As such, these competitors may be in a better position through size, finances and experience to acquire suitable exploration properties. Liberty Silver may not be able to compete against these companies in acquiring new properties and/or qualified people to work on the current Trinity Project, or any other properties that may be acquired in the future.
Given the size of the world market for precious metals such as silver and gold relative to the number of individual producers and consumers, management believes that no single company has sufficient market influence to significantly affect the price or supply of precious metals such as silver and gold in the world market.
Employees
The Company currently has six full-time employees, Geoff Browne, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Manish Z. Kshatriya, the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, William Tafuri, the President and Chief Operating Officer, H. Richard Klatt, the Vice President of Exploration, and two additional employees.
Trinity Project
Trinity Project Location
The Trinity Project is situated approximately 25 road miles north-northwest of Lovelock, Nevada, in Pershing County, Nevada, on the northwest flank of the Trinity Range, in the Trinity mining district. The latitude-longitude coordinates of the mine site are 40o 23 47 N, 118o 36 38 W; the mine is located SE ¼, Section 9, Township 29 North, Range 30 East, MDB&M.
The Trinity Project includes public and leased/subleased fee land consisting of the following:
(1) 248 unpatented lode mining claims, the Seka 1-6, 8-16, 61-64, 73-76, 95-112, TS 1-18 claims, Elm1-183, and XXX 1-6 totaling approximately 5000 acres, located in sections 2, 4, 10, 16, and 21, Township 29 North, Range 30 East, and section 26, 28, 34 and 35, Township 30 North, Range 30 East MDB&M. The claims are located on public land open to mineral entry, currently valid, and subject to Bureau of Land Management regulations.
(2) Approximately 4,396 acres of fee land leased by Newmont Mining Corp. from Southern Pacific Land Co., and its successors, and from Santa Fe Pacific Minerals Corporation, and its successors located in sections 3, 5, 11, and 17, Township 29 North, Range 30 East, and sections 27, 33, and 35, Township 30 North, Range 30 East MDB&M.
(3) Approximately 1,280 acres of fee land owned by Newmont Mining Corp. located in sections 9 and 15, Township 29 North, Range 30 East, MDB&M.
The Companys joint venture area of interest is currently sections 2-5, 8-11, 14-17, Township 29 North, Range 30 East, MDB&M, and sections, 26-28, 32-35, Township 30 North, Range 30 East, MDB&M. The Companys rights, which apply to all of the above properties include exploration, development, and production of valuable minerals except geothermal, hydrocarbons, and sand/gravel, and also include the authority to apply for all necessary permits, licenses and other approvals from the United States of
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America, the State of Nevada or any other governmental or other entity having regulatory authority over any part of the Trinity Project.
Location and Access
The following maps identify the location and access of the Trinity Project located in Pershing County Nevada:
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Trinity Project Agreements
The Company acquired its interest in the Trinity Project through an Exploration Earn-In Agreement, discussed below. On March 29, 2010, the Company entered into the Earn-In Agreement relating to the Trinity Project with AuEx, Inc., a Nevada company beneficially owned by another Nevada company AuEx Ventures, Inc. AuEx, Inc. held an exclusive interest in the Trinity Project by way of a Minerals Lease and Sublease with Newmont Mining USA Limited, a Delaware corporation who owns or leases the various unpatented mining claims and portions of private land comprising the Trinity Project; the Minerals Lease and Sublease is discussed below. As part of a restructuring transaction by AuEx Ventures, Inc., another Nevada company Renaissance Gold Inc. (Renaissance) was spun out, and on July 1, 2010 AuEx, Inc. assigned all of its interest in the Trinity Project and the Earn-In Agreement to Renaissance, who currently holds a 100% leasehold interest in the Trinity Project pursuant to the Minerals Lease and Sublease. The Companys rights in the Trinity Project are derived from and based upon the rights of Renaissance through the Minerals Lease and Sublease.
Lease and Sublease Agreement
Renaissances rights in the Trinity Project are derived through a Minerals Lease and Sublease dated July 29, 2005 (the Lease) by and between Newmont Mining USA Limited, a Delaware corporation (Newmont) and AuEx, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
Consideration
The Lease was granted to Renaissance for the following consideration:
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Renaissance agreed to pay Newmont a claim fee reimbursement of $10,955 concurrently with the execution of the Lease (this amount was paid);
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Renaissance is required to expend a total of $2,000,000 in ascertaining the existence, location, quantity, quality or commercial value of a deposit of minerals within the Trinity Project on or before the seventh anniversary of the Lease; and
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Prior to the commencement of any commercial production, Renaissance shall supply Newmont with a feasibility study with respect to the Trinity Project.
Joint Venture / Royalty
The Lease gives Newmont a right to either enter into a joint venture with Renaissance covering the Trinity Project and any other real property interests that Renaissance holds or acquires within the Trinity Project, or receive a royalty on all mineral production from such properties.
Joint Venture: The Lease contemplates the following schedule with respect to Newmonts rights to enter into a joint venture with Renaissance:
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Before Renaissance spends $5 million and provides a feasibility study, Newmont can elect at any time to enter into a joint venture in which event Newmont would be required to pay all future joint venture expenses up to 250% of the expenditures made by Renaissance as of the date of Newmonts election to enter into the joint venture.
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Upon Renaissance spending $5 million, but before the feasibility study, Renaissance shall deliver written notice to Newmont containing a summary of the expenditures made by Renaissance on the Trinity Project. Newmont may thereafter elect to enter into a joint venture by notifying Renaissance in writing of such election within 60 days of Newmonts receipt of Renaissances initial notice. Under the joint venture, Newmont would be required
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to pay all future joint venture expenses up to 250% of the expenditures made by Renaissance as of the date of Newmonts election to enter into the joint venture.
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After Renaissance spending $5 million, but before the feasibility study, at any time after the expiration of the 60 day period identified in section b above, Newmont can elect to enter into a joint venture in which event Newmont would be required to pay Renaissance 50% of the expenditures made in the Trinity Project up to the date of Newmonts election to participate in a joint venture, and all future joint venture expenses up to 200% of such expenditures.
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At any time within 60 days after Renaissances delivery of feasibility study, Newmont can elect to enter into a joint venture at which time Newmont would be required to pay Renaissance 200% of expenditures made by Renaissance as of the date of Newmonts election to enter into the joint venture. Additionally, Renaissance can elect to have Newmont finance Renaissances share of the joint venture expenses until the Trinity Project is put into commercial production. Following the commencement of commercial production, Newmont shall be entitled to recover such paid expenses with interest at the London Interbank Offering Rate. If Newmont fails to elect to participate in the Joint Venture within 60 days following the delivery of the feasibility study, Newmonts right to participate in a joint venture shall terminate.
Should Newmont elect to participate in a joint venture with Renaissance, pursuant to the Lease, Newmont will serve as the manager of the joint venture and own 51% of the joint venture with an option to acquire an additional 14% for additional payments to Renaissance (for a total participating interest of 65%).
Royalty: In the event Newmont does not elect to participate in a joint venture, then Newmont shall have the right to receive a royalty on all mineral production from the Trinity Project. Pursuant to the Lease, if Newmont elects to not participate in the joint venture, then Renaissance shall pay to Newmont $1 million and the Lease shall terminate and Newmont shall transfer title to all property comprising the Trinity Project to Renaissance, and thereafter receive a royalty payment of up to 5% of the net smelter returns generated from the properties comprising the Trinity Project. The Company is current in respect of the consideration requirements of the Earn-in Agreement.
Buyout Option
The Lease provides Renaissance with a buyout option pursuant to which Renaissance holds the right to purchase Newmonts rights in the Trinity Project through the payment of $1 million to Newmont. In the event Renaissance elects the buyout option, Newmont would transfer title to the Trinity Project to Renaissance through quitclaim deed while retaining certain rights in the Trinity Project; such rights may include some form of joint venture or a royalty interest.
Ownership Interest Earn-In Agreement
As noted above, the rights to the Trinity Project are held 100% by Renaissance, pursuant to an assignment of such rights from AuEx, Inc. The Company entered into the Earn-in Agreement providing the Company with a right to earn a 70% undivided interest in rights of Renaissance in the Trinity Project (the 70% Interest), as set out below. The following is intended to be a summary of some of the material terms of the Earn-in Agreement, and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety, by the full text of the Earn-in Agreement.
Consideration
The exclusive right to acquire the 70% Interest in the rights of Renaissance in the Trinity Project was granted to the Company for the following consideration:
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The Company agreed to pay $25,000 upon execution of the Earn-in Agreement (this amount was paid);
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In order to obtain the 70% Interest in the Trinity Project, the Company is required to (i) produce a bankable feasibility study by March 29, 2017 and (ii) to expend a minimum of $5,000,000 in exploration on the Trinity Project as follows: $500,000 in the first year; $1,000,000 in the second year; $1,000,000 in the third year; $1,000,000 in the fourth year; $1,000,000 in the fifth year; and $500,000 in the sixth year
Any excess expenditure in any year shall be carried forward and applied to the subsequent years expenditure requirement, and the Company may accelerate the expenditures at its discretion. If the Company elects not to meet the minimum expenditure obligation during any year but wishes to maintain the Earn-in Agreement in full force and effect, or if it is subsequently determined that the minimum amount was not expended in any given year, the Company shall pay the amount of any deficiency to Renaissance. The Company is current in respect of the consideration requirements of the Earn-In Agreement.
Work Program
The Company shall be the operator and shall have full control over the content of work programs and annual expenditure amounts during the earn-in period, including having the authority to apply for all necessary permits, licenses and other approvals from the U.S., the State of Nevada or any other governmental or other entity having regulatory authority over any part of the Trinity Project.
Joint Venture
Upon the Company having acquired the 70% Interest in the Trinity Project by satisfying the minimum expenditure amounts and producing a bankable feasibility study, the Company and Renaissance shall enter into a formal joint venture agreement, and the Company will be the operator of the joint venture.
At such time as the Company earns the 70% Interest in the Trinity Project, the parties will thereafter participate in expenditures on the Trinity Project in accordance with their respective interests therein, or have their interest diluted in accordance with a straight-line dilution formula, as set forth in the joint venture agreement.
If through dilution the interest of a party is reduced to less than 10%, then that partys participating interest shall automatically be converted to a 3% net smelter returns royalty interest. Should third party claims be acquired with royalties within the area of interest, the 3% royalty described above would be reduced by the amount of such royalty but not below 1%. This reduction does not apply to the royalty described under the heading Royalty upon Termination of Interest below.
Royalty upon Termination of Interest
If the Company elects to terminate its right to earn interest in the Trinity Project prior to completing a bankable feasibility study by March 29, 2017, but has expended at least $3,000,000, the Company shall be entitled to a 4% net smelter return royalty capped at twice its expenditure on the Trinity Project.
Termination
The Company may in its sole discretion terminate the Earn-in Agreement at any time by giving not less than 30 days prior written notice to that effect to Renaissance. Upon expiry of the 30-day notice period,
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the Earn-in Agreement will be of no further force and effect. Upon such termination, the Company shall have no further obligation to incur expenses on or for the benefit of the Trinity Project and shall have no further obligations or liabilities to Renaissance under the Earn-in Agreement or with respect to the Trinity Project (including without limitation liability for lost profits or consequential damages as a result of an election by the Company to terminate the agreement), other than (a) as set forth below, and (b) to reclaim (in accordance with applicable law) any disturbances of the Trinity Project made by the Company.
At any time the Company may, at its option, terminate its interest in some but less than all of the claims comprising the Trinity Project by written notice to Renaissance, provided that if such notice (or notice of termination of the Earn-in Agreement in its entirety) is received by Renaissance after June 30th of any year, the Company shall remain obligated to pay the claim maintenance fees (and make all filings and recordings required in connection therewith) for those claims to which such termination applies for the upcoming assessment year. To the extent the Company terminates its interest in some but less than all of the claims, the Earn-in Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the remaining claims.
In the event the Company is in default in the observance or performance of any of the Companys covenants, agreements or obligations under the Earn-in Agreement, Renaissance may give written notice of such alleged default specifying the details of same. The Company shall have 30 days following receipt of said notice within which to remedy any such default described therein, or to diligently commence action in good faith to remedy such default. If the Company does not cure or diligently commence to cure such default by the end of the applicable 30-day period, then Renaissance shall have the right to terminate the Earn-in Agreement by providing 30 days advance written notice to the Company.
Confidentiality
All data and information coming into possession of Renaissance or the Company by virtue of the Earn-in Agreement with respect to the business or operations of the other party, or the Trinity Project generally, shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person not a party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party, except: (a) as required by law, rule, regulation or policy of any stock exchange or securities commission having jurisdiction over a party; (b) as may be required by a party in the prosecution or defense of a lawsuit or other legal or administrative proceedings; (c) as required by a financial institution in connection with a request for financing relating to development or mining activities; or (d) as may be required in connection with a proposed conveyance to a third party of an interest in the Trinity Project or the Earn-in Agreement, provided such third party agrees in writing in a manner enforceable by the other party to abide by all of the applicable confidentiality provisions of the Earn-in Agreement with respect to such data and information.
To the extent either party intends to disclose data or information via press release or other similar format as may be required, the disclosing party shall provide the other party with not less than five business days notice of the text of the proposed disclosure, and the other party shall have the right to comment on the same.
Subsequent Events
On October 3, 2012, the Company issued 300,000 common shares upon the exercise of 300,000 whole warrants at an exercise price of CDN $0.75 per common share, for gross proceeds of CDN $225,000. The warrants were originally issued pursuant to a private placement offering of 1,000,000 Units on August 4, 2011. The Units were comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. For the above share issuances, the shares were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon the exemptions from registration contained in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
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No underwriters were used, nor were any brokerage commissions paid in connection with the above share issuances.
On October 5, 2012, Liberty Silver was named in an Order of Suspension of Trading (the "Order") from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the Order, trading in the Company's securities was suspended from October 5, 2012 through October 18, 2012. Furthermore, effective October 11, 2012, the Company had its stock quotation under the symbol "LBSV" removed from the OTC Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB") as it became Ineligible for quotation on OTCBB due to quoting inactivity under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-11.
On October 12, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission issued a cease trade order providing that trading in the securities of Liberty Silver Corp. (excepting issuances from treasury) shall cease until 11:59 pm EST on October 18, 2012 (the OSC Order). The OSC Order was effective for the same time frame as the Order of Suspension of Trading imposed by the SEC.
On October 15, 2012, the Company completed a transaction to acquire approximately 100 acres of land located adjacent to the former Trinity Mine on the Companys Property in Nevada (the Hi Ho Property). In closing the Hi Ho Property transaction, the Company paid cash consideration of US$250,000 plus transaction expenses, issued 2,583,333 Liberty Silver common shares (the Liberty Silver Shares) to Primus Resources, L.C., a Wyoming limited liability company, and James A. Freeman (collectively Seller) at a deemed value of US$1,860,000 (US$0.72 per share), and also granted Seller a 2% net smelter royalty on future production from the Hi Ho Property. In addition, pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into between the Company and Seller, the Company will pay Seller additional consideration as follows:
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if a registration statement is declared effective by the United States Securities Exchange Commission in respect of the Liberty Silver Shares by March 1, 2013, Liberty Silver will issue an additional 277,778 Liberty Silver common shares to Seller, thereby increasing the total aggregate number of shares issued to 2,861,111 shares at a deemed value of US$2,060,000 (US$0.72 per share); or
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if a registration statement is not declared effective by the United States Securities Exchange Commission in respect of the Liberty Silver Shares by March 1, 2013, Liberty Silver will pay Primus US$200,000. As well, if the five-day weighted average trading price of Liberty Silvers common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange as of March 1, 2013 (the Market Price) exceeds US$0.72 per share, Liberty Silver will issue an additional number of Liberty Silver common shares to Primus equal to (a) 277,778 less (b) US$200,000 divided by the Market Price.
The total consideration for the acquisition of the Hi Ho Property will be applied to Liberty Silvers expenditure commitment under its Earn-In Agreement with Renaissance pursuant to the applicable area of interest provisions. With the addition of the Hi Ho Property payment, Liberty Silver will have contributed in excess of 85% of its required US$5 million expenditure commitment to earn its 70% interest in the project. Pursuant to the terms of its Earn-In Agreement with Renaissance, the Company has until March 29, 2016 to incur the balance of its expenditure commitment and, in addition, produce a bankable feasibility study in the following year.
On October 19, 2012, the cease trade orders imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission expired. Trading in the Companys shares on the TSX in Canada resumed on Monday, October 22, 2012. The Company's stock was not immediately listed, traded or
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quoted on any of the OTC Markets. The Company is taking steps to meet requirements necessary to permit its stock to resume trading on the OTCBB. The Companys stock may be traded in the US on the grey market or through US broker dealers who have access to the TSX.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis provides information that the Company believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of its results of operation and financial condition for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Results of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Revenue
During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company generated no revenue.
Expenses
During the three month period ended September 30, 2012, the Company reported total operating expenses of $1,639,870 compared to $699,572 during the three month period ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $940,298, or approximately 134%. The increase in operating expenses is primarily due to increases in financing cost associated with valuation of warrants, operation and administration expense, and exploration expense. The increase in these expenses was partially offset by a decrease in consulting expense, legal and accounting expense, and stock compensation expense. The net increase in operating expenses is primarily attributable to the Companys effort to finance, explore and develop the Trinity Silver properties located in Pershing County, Nevada.
Comprehensive Loss
The Company had a comprehensive loss of $1,630,584 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to a comprehensive loss of $727,228, for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a change of $903,356 or approximately 124%. The change in comprehensive loss was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses as described above, partially offset by the gain from foreign exchange translations during the current period, versus a loss from foreign exchange translations during the comparative period.
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Management currently believes that the Company may not have sufficient working capital needed to meet its current fiscal obligations. In order to continue to meet its fiscal obligations beyond the next nine to twelve months, management has plans to pursue various financing alternatives including, but not limited to, merger and acquisition activity, raising capital through the equity markets and debt financing.
On November 10, 2011, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement (the Subscription Agreement) with Look Back Investments, Inc. (Investor), pursuant to which an investor acquired Subscription Receipts (Subscription Receipts) for U.S. $0.50 per Subscription Receipt for gross proceeds of U.S. $3,250,000; the gross proceeds of U.S. $3,250,000 (the Escrow Proceeds) were held in
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escrow pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Receipt. Each Subscription Receipt entitled the investor to receive one unit (a "Unit") from the Company without payment of any additional consideration upon conditional approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange for the listing of the common shares of the Company. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company and one common stock purchase warrant (a Warrant); each Warrant is exercisable at a price of US $0.65 per share at any time until 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on December 31, 2013. On December 19, 2011, each Subscription Receipt was automatically converted for no additional consideration, into one Unit of the Company as a result of the Companys receipt of notice that its common stock was accepted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol, LSL, effective as of December 22, 2011. On December 19, 2011, the Escrow Proceeds were delivered to the Company from the escrow agent. As a result of the foregoing private placement transaction, the Company currently has the necessary working capital needed to meet its current budget.
Additionally, on December 19, 2011, the Company completed a private placement offering, pursuant to which the Company raised a total of US $1,313,750 through the sale of 2,627,500 Units at a purchase price of US $0.50 per Unit; there were no underwriting discounts or commissions paid. Each Unit consisted of one share of common stock of the Company and one common stock purchase warrant (a Warrant). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one share of common stock at a price of US $0.65 for a period of two years following the date of the closing of the financing.
Effective September 28, 2012, the Company issued 100,000 common shares upon the exercise of 100,000 whole warrants for gross proceeds of CDN$ 75,000.
Effective October 3, 2012, the Company issued 300,000 common shares upon the exercise of 300,000 whole warrants for gross proceeds of CDN$ 225,000.
As at the date of this Form 10-Q, there are 9,627,500 warrants outstanding, which may be exercised at various exercise prices, for gross proceeds of $6,247,875.
Current Assets and Total Assets
As of September 30, 2012, the unaudited balance sheet reflects that the Company had: i) total current assets of $1,152,040, as compared to total current assets of $1,796,779 at June 30, 2012, a decrease of $644,739, or approximately 36%; and ii) total assets of $1,309,940, as compared to total assets of $1,956,416 at June 30, 2012, an decrease of $646,476 or approximately 33%. The decrease in assets was primarily due to cash used in operating activities, partially offset by a net increase in other working capital items.
Total Current Liabilities and Total Liabilities
As of September 30, 2012, the unaudited balance sheet reflects that the Company had total current liabilities and total liabilities of $157,714, compared to total current liabilities and total liabilities of $167,948 at June 30, 2012, a decrease of $10,234 or approximately 6%. The net decrease in liabilities was due to a decrease in accounts payable, partially offset by an increase in accrued liabilities. The current liabilities of the Company are expected to be settled in the regular course of business.
Cash Flow
During the three months ended September 30, 2012 cash was primarily used to fund operations. The Company reported a net decrease in cash during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to September 30, 2011. See below for additional discussion and analysis of cash flow.
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Net cash used in operating activities | $ (893,042) |
| $ (491,366) |
Net cash used in investing activities | - |
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Net cash from financing activities | 72,692 |
| 688,639 |
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Net Change in Cash | $ (820,350) |
| $ 167,508 |
During the three months ended September 30, 2012, net cash used in operating activities was $893,042, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $491,366 during the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in net cash used in operating activities of $401,676 is primarily due to: a comprehensive loss of $1,630,584 during the current period versus a comprehensive loss of $727,228 in the comparative period; net changes in working capital items of $185,845 during the current period versus net changes in working capital items of $41,480 during the comparative period; partially offset by non-cash items of $923,387 during the current period versus non-cash items of $277,342 during the comparative period.
During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company did not use any cash for investing activities, as compared to $29,765 used in investing activities during the comparative period when the Company invested in furniture and office equipment.
During the three months ended September 30, 2012, net cash from financing activities was $72,692, compared to net cash from financing activities of $688,639 during the three months ended September 30, 2011. During the current period, the Company issued 100,000 common shares upon the exercise of 100,000 whole warrants at an exercise price of CDN $0.75 per common share, for gross proceeds of CDN $75,000. The warrants were originally issued pursuant to a private placement offering of 200,000 Units on July 27, 2011. The Units were comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. During the comparative period, the Company issued a combined 1,200,000 Units, consisting of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant, at CDN $0.55 per Unit, for gross proceeds of CDN $660,000. The CDN proceeds were translated to USD $688,639.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
Not Applicable.
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ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Securities and Exchange Commission defines the term disclosure controls and procedures to mean a Company's controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the issuers management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company maintains such a system of controls and procedures in an effort to ensure that all information which it is required to disclose in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under the SEC's rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to principal executive and principal financial officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the objectives of timely alerting them to material information required to be included in the Companys periodic SEC reports and of ensuring that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified. The Companys chief executive officer and chief financial officer also concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to provide reasonable assurance of the achievement of these objectives.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the period ended September 30, 2012, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
None
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS.
Not Applicable.
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ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Subsequent to the period covered by this report, on October 3, 2012, the Company issued 300,000 common shares upon the exercise of 300,000 whole warrants at an exercise price of CDN $0.75 per common share, for gross proceeds of CDN $225,000. The warrants were originally issued pursuant to a private placement offering of 1,000,000 Units on August 4, 2011. The Units were comprised of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant. For the above share issuances, the shares were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon the exemptions from registration contained in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. No underwriters were used, nor were any brokerage commissions paid in connection with the above share issuances.
Subsequent to the period covered by this report, as reported on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2012, as partial consideration for the Companys acquisition of the Hi Ho Properties discussed in Part I Item 2 herein, the Company issued 2,583,333 restricted shares of common stock of the Company to the Seller at a deemed value of US $1,860,000 (US $0.72 per share). For the above share issuance the shares were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. No underwriters were used, nor were any brokerage commissions paid in connection with the above share issuances.
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) requires the operators of mines to include in each periodic report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission certain specified disclosures regarding the Companys history of mine safety. The Company is currently in the exploration phase and does not operate mines at any of its properties, and as such is not subject to disclosure requirements regarding mine safety that were imposed by the Act.
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS.
(a)
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
31.1
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.2
Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.
SCH XBRL Schema Document.
101
INS XBRL Instance Document.
101.
CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.
LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.
PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.
DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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.
By: /s/ Manish Z. Kshatriya
Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 24, 2012
By: /s/ R. Geoffrey Browne
R. Geoffrey Browne, Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 24, 2012
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