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Bunker Hill Mining Corp. - Quarter Report: 2012 March (Form 10-Q)

10Q



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 March 31, 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)

 

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

181 Bay Street, Suite 2330

Brookfield Place, P.O. Box 848

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 2T3

(Address of principal executive offices)

888-749-4916

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 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 May 10, 2012 the Issuer had 80,060,834 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, 2011, and all amendments thereto.


LIBERTY SILVER CORP.

(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)

INTERIM UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012



INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

Page

 

 

Balance Sheets

3

 

 

Statements of Operations

4

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

5-6

 

 


Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements   


7-9





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Liberty Silver Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Balance Sheets

 

ASSETS

 

 

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,739,680

$

16,723

 

Accounts receivable

 

2,260

 

-

 

Deposit

 

11,095

 

-

 

Other

 

29,748

 

-

 

Prepaid

 

142,555

 

10,294

 

 

Total current assets

 

2,925,338

 

27,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Furniture and Office Equipment

 

34,732

 

-

 

Accumulated Depreciation

 

(2,477)

 

-

 

Mining interests

 

127,276

 

97,511

 

Total property and equipment

 

159,531

 

97,511

 

 Total assets

$

3,084,869

$

124,528

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

190,413

$

60,924

 

Accrued expense

 

160,318

 

367,396

 

Related party payable

 

-

 

150,000

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

350,731

 

578,320

 

 

Total liabilities

 

350,731

 

578,320

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

 

Capital stock, $.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

80,060,834 and 69,733,334 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

80,062

 

69,734

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

9,017,833

 

1,814,207

 

Issue costs

 

(276,901)

 

-

 

Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage

 

(6,086,856)

 

(2,337,733)

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

2,734,138

 

(453,792)

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

$

3,084,869

$

124,528


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements



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Liberty Silver Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For Three Months Ended

 

For Nine Months Ended

 

Cumulative During the Exploration Stage February 20, 2007 (inception) to

March 31,

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

Revenue

$

-

 $

 -

 $

 -

 $

 -

 $

 -

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing costs associated with valuation of warrants

 

1,015,408

 

 -

 

1,437,427

 

 -

 

1,999,618

 

Consulting

 

84,550

   

188,035

 

419,821

   

455,027

   

1,101,948

 

Exploration

 

685,741

 

48,679

 

704,142

 

168,216

 

922,083

 

Operation and administration

 

255,790

 

52,600

 

487,839

 

190,117

 

877,855

 

Stock compensation

 

171,647

 

112,200

 

524,138

 

185,700

 

810,888

 

Legal and accounting

 

61,581

 

10,279

 

175,975

 

54,752

 

362,681

 

Impairment of mining interests

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

                11,800

 

     Total operating expenses

 

2,274,717

 

411,793

 

3,749,342

 

1,043,812

 

6,086,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(2,274,717)

 

(411,793)

 

(3,749,342)

 

(1,043,812)

 

(6,086,873)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

         -

 

53

 

     -

 

882

 

                  1,220

 

Interest expense

 

(45)

 

(41)

 

(165)

 

(183)

 

                  (399)

 

     Total other income          (expense)

 

(45)

 

12

 

(165)

 

699

 

                     821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income tax

 

(2,274,762)

 

(411,781)

 

(3,749,507)

 

(1,043,113)

 

         (6,086,052)

Provision for income taxes

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

  -

Net (loss)

 

(2,274,762)

 

(411,781)

 

(3,749,507)

 

(1,043,113)

 

(6,086,052)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) foreign exchange

 

26,319

 

     -

 

384

 

     -

 

              (804)

Comprehensive loss

$

(2,248,443)

$

(411,781)

$

(3,749,123)

$

(1,043,113)

$

(6,086,856)

Loss per common share – basic and fully diluted

$

                   (0.03)

 $

                     (0.01)

 $

                     (0.05)

 $

                     (0.01)

 

 

Weighted average common shares

 

74,188,097

 

69,733,334

 

74,188,097

 

69,733,334

 



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements



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Liberty Silver Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For Nine Months ended March 31,

 

Accumulated from February 20, 2007 (inception) through

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

$

(3,749,123)

$

(1,043,113)

$

(6,086,856)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Valuation of warrants associated with financing

 

1,437,427

 

-

 

1,999,618

 

    Valuation of stock options issuance

 

524,138

 

185,700

 

810,888

 

    Depreciation expense

 

2,477

 

-

 

2,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

(2,260)

 

-

 

(2,260)

 

 

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

 

(132,261)

 

17,322

 

(142,555)

 

 

Increase in deposit

 

(11,095)

 

850

 

(11,095)

 

 

Increase in other assets

 

(29,748)

 

-

 

(29,748)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

129,490

 

58,437

 

190,413

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

 

(207,078)

 

62,630

 

160,318

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(2,038,033)

 

(718,174)

 

(3,108,800)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Cash used for furniture and equipment

 

(34,732)

 

-

 

(34,732)

 

    Cash paid for mining interest

 

(29,765)

 

-

 

(127,276)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(64,497)

 

-

 

(162,008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Proceeds from related party note

 

-

 

-

 

150,000

 

    Payments on related party note

 

(150,000)

 

-

 

(150,000)

 

    Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

5,252,388

 

-

 

6,287,389

 

    Issue costs

 

(276,901)

 

-

 

(276,901)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

4,825,487

 

-

 

6,010,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

2,722,957

 

(718,174)

 

2,739,680

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

16,723

 

724,488

 

                          -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

2,739,680

$

6,314

$

2,739,680

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements



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Liberty Silver Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

For Nine Months ended March 31,

 

Accumulated from February 20, 2007 (inception) through

March 31,

 

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

Supplement Disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

165

$

183

$

                          399

Cash paid for income tax

 

$

-

$

-

$

                          -





























The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Liberty Silver Corp.

An Exploration Stage Company

Notes to Interim Unaudited Financial Statements

For the Nine Months Ended March 31, 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 Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains the annual audited financial statements and notes thereto, together with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis, for the year ended June 30, 2011. The interim results for the period ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year.  The interim unaudited financial statements are presented in USD.


Note 2 – Nature of Operations


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.


The Company’s current business operations are focused on exploring and developing the Trinity Silver property located in Pershing County, Nevada.  On March 29, 2010, the Company acquired its interest in the Trinity Silver property through an Exploration Earn-In Agreement (the “Agreement”) with AuEx Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation.  The Agreement relates to the Trinity Silver 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 primarily in the resource sector. While the Company is in the process of completing due diligence reviews of several opportunities, there is no guarantee that an agreement to acquire such assets will be reached.



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Note 3 - Mineral Property

    

The Company acquired its interest in the Trinity Silver property through an Exploration Earn-In Agreement, discussed below.  On March 29, 2010, the Company entered into the Earn-In Agreement relating to the Trinity Silver property 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 Silver property (the “70% Interest”); 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 Silver property 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 Silver property. 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 Silver property and the Earn-in Agreement to Renaissance, who currently holds a 100% leasehold interest in the Trinity Silver property pursuant to the Minerals Lease and Sublease.  The Company’s rights in the Trinity Silver property 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 Silver property to any non-affiliate of AuEx, Inc., and also gives Newmont a right to either enter into a joint venture agreement covering the Trinity Silver property and any other real property interests that AuEx, Inc. holds or acquires within the Trinity Silver property, or receive a royalty on all mineral production from such properties.  


The Company has commenced financing activities to be in compliance with 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 July 27, 2011, the Company issued 200,000 units (“Units”) for cash at CDN $0.55 (US $0.58) per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole such warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of CDN$0.75 until the date which is 60 months following the closing date of the private placement offering (the “Warrant Term”), provided, however, that the Company may accelerate the Warrant Term under certain conditions.  


On August 4, 2011, the Company issued 1,000,000 units (“Units”) for cash at CDN $0.55 (US $0.57) per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole such warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of CDN$0.75 until the date which is 60 months following the closing date of the private placement offering (the “Warrant Term”), provided, however, that the Company may accelerate the Warrant Term under certain conditions.  


On November 10, 2011, Liberty Silver issued 6,500,000 subscription receipts to an investor (the “Subscription Receipts”) pursuant to a private placement at a price of US$ 0.50 per Subscription Receipt for gross proceeds of US $3,250,000; there were no underwriting discounts or commissions paid.  On



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December 19, 2011, each Subscription Receipt was automatically converted for no additional consideration, into one unit of the Company (a “Unit”) as a result of the Company’s 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.  Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase one warrant (“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.  In conjunction with the issuance of Subscription Receipts, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the investor, pursuant to which the Company has agreed, following the conditional approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange, to file a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission which registers the common stock and common stock underlying the Warrants acquired by the Investor for resale.  If the registration statement does not become effective on or before six months from the date of conditional approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange for the listing of the common stock of the Company, Investor shall receive an additional common share and Warrant for, respectively, each ten (10) common shares and each ten (10) Warrants held by the investor.  


On December 19, 2011, Liberty Silver 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 (“Units”) at a purchase price of US $0.50 per Unit; there were no underwriting discounts or commissions paid.  Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”).  Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at a price of US $0.65 for a period of two years following the date of the closing of the financing. The Units were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) in reliance upon the exemptions from registration contained in Section 4(2) and Regulation D thereunder, and Regulation S of the Securities Act.


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 $6,086,856 and further losses are anticipated while the Company is in the exploration stage of its business. This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s 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.


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 operations.


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 Company’s 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


The Company has evaluated subsequent events for the period March 31, 2012 through the date the financial statements were issued, and has concluded there were no events or transactions occurring during this period that required recognition or disclosure in its financial statements.


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ITEM 2.

 MANAGEMENT’S 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 Company’s registered office is located at 1802 N. Carson Street, Suite 212, Carson City Nevada 89701, and its head office is located at 181 Bay Street, 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 Company’s 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, 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 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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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, (iv) engineering design related to potential construction of a new mine, and (v) complete feasibility studies relating to possible re-opening the historic mine. Exploration of the property will be conducted simultaneously with the mine development in order to locate additional resources.


Products


The Company’s 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 23 miles by road northwest of Lovelock, NV, the county seat. The Trinity Project consists of approximately 10,600 acres, which includes 162 unpatented lode mining claims and portions of nine sections of private land.  The specific location of the Trinity Project is discussed in more detail the section



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entitled “Properties” herein.

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.


 

Permit/notification

Agency

 

 

 

 

- 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 Company’s 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:


§

Permit for Reclamation

§

Water Pollution Control Permit  

§

Air Quality Operating Permit

§

Industrial Artificial pond permit

§

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.





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Competition


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.


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.  It is located approximately 25 miles northwest of the Rochester silver mine, one of the largest silver mines in the United States.  The latitude-longitude coordinates of the mine site are 40o 23’ 47” N, 118o 36’ 38” W; it is situated in sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, and 17, Township 29 North, Range 30 East, MDB&M and sections 26-28, 33, and 35, Township 30 North, Range 30 East, MDB&M.


The Trinity Project includes public and leased/subleased fee land consisting of the following:


(1)

240 unpatented lode mining claims, the Seka 1-6, 8-16, 61-64, 73-76, 95-112, TS 1-18 claims, Elm1-18, and XXX 1-6 totaling approximately 4800 acres, located in sections 2, 4, 10, and 16, Township 29 North, Range 30 East, and section 34 and 35, Township 30 North, Range 30 East.  The claims are located on public land open to mineral entry, currently valid, and subject to Bureau of Land Management regulations.

         

(2)

4,396.44 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.

 

(3)

1,280 acres of fee land owned by Newmont Mining Corp. located in sections 9 and 15, Township 29 North, Range 30 East.  


The Company’s joint venture area pursuant to the Agreement with AuEx, Inc. 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 Company’s 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 America, the State of Nevada or any other governmental or other entity having regulatory authority over any part of the Trinity Project.




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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 Company’s 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


Renaissance’s 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:


a)

Renaissance agreed to pay Newmont a claim fee reimbursement of $10,955 concurrently with the execution of the Lease  (this amount was paid);

b)

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;

c)

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 Newmont’s rights to enter into a joint venture with Renaissance:


a)

 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 Newmont’s election to enter into the joint venture.

b)

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 Newmont’s receipt of Renaissance’s 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 Newmont’s election to enter into the joint venture.

c)

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 Newmont’s election to participate in a joint venture, and all future joint venture expenses up to 200% of such expenditures.

d)

At any time within 60 days after Renaissance’s 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 Newmont’s election to enter into the joint venture.  Additionally, Renaissance can elect to have Newmont finance Renaissance’s 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, Newmont’s 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 Newmont’s 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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a)

The Company agreed to pay $25,000 upon execution of the Earn-in Agreement (this amount was paid);

b)

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 year’s 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 party’s 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 Company’s 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.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The following discussion and analysis provides information that we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operation and financial condition for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2011.  


Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011.


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Revenue

          

During the three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company generated no revenue.


Expenses


During the three month period ended March 31, 2012, the Company reported total operating expenses of $2,274,717 as compared to $411,793 during the three month period ended March 31, 2011, an increase of $1,862,924, or approximately 452%.   The increase in operating expenses is primarily due to increases in stock compensation, financing cost associated with valuation of warrants, exploration, legal and accounting, and operation and administration expense.   The increases in these expenses are primarily attributable to the Company’s effort to finance, explore and develop the Trinity Silver property located in Pershing County, Nevada.



Comprehensive Loss


The Company had a comprehensive loss of $2,248,443 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to a comprehensive loss of $411,781 for the three months ended March 31, 2011, a change of $1,836,662 or approximately 446%.  The change in comprehensive loss was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses, which was partially offset by the gain from foreign exchange during the three months ended March 31, 2012.


Results of Operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2011.


Revenue

          

During the nine month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company generated no revenue.


Expenses


During the nine month period ended March 31, 2012, the Company reported total operating expenses of $3,749,342 as compared to $1,043,812 during the nine month period ended March 31, 2011, an increase of $2,705,530 or approximately 259%.   The increase in operating expenses is primarily due to increases in stock compensation, financing cost associated with valuation of warrants, exploration, legal and accounting expense and operation and administration.   The increases in these expenses are primarily attributable to the Company’s effort to finance, explore and develop the Trinity Silver property located in Pershing County, Nevada.


Comprehensive Loss


The Company had a comprehensive loss of $3,749,123 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to a comprehensive loss of $1,043,113 for the nine months ended March 31, 2011, a change of $2,706,010 or approximately 259%.  The change in comprehensive loss was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses, which was partially offset by the gain from foreign exchange during the nine months ended March 31, 2012.



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ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION


Liquidity and Capital Resources


Management currently believes that the Company has sufficient working capital needed to meet its current budget.


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 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 Company’s 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.


Current Assets and Total Assets


As of March 31, 2012, the unaudited balance sheet reflects that the Company had: i) total current assets of $2,925,338, as compared to total current assets of $27,017 at June 30, 2011, an increase of $2,898,321, or approximately 10,728%; and ii) total assets of $3,084,869, as compared to total assets of $124,528 at June 30, 2011, an increase of $2,960,341 or approximately 2,377%.  The increase in total current assets and total assets was primarily attributable to the proceeds raised from the Company’s issuance of common stock.

 

Total Current Liabilities and Total Liabilities


As of March 31, 2012, the unaudited balance sheet reflects that the Company had total current liabilities and total liabilities of $350,731, as compared to total current liabilities and total liabilities of $578,320 at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $227,589 or approximately 39%.  This decrease was due to a decrease in accrued liabilities and related party payable, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable.



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Cash Flow


During the nine months ended March 31, 2012 cash was primarily used to fund operations. The Company reported a net increase in cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to March 31, 2011.  See below for additional discussion and analysis of cash flow.


 

For the nine months ended March 31,

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$                 (2,038,033)

 

$               (718,174)

Net cash used in investing activities

(64,497)

 

-

Net cash provided by financing activities

4,825,487   

 

-

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash

$                  2,722,957

 

$                 (718,174)


During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, net cash used in operating activities was $2,038,033, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $718,174 during the nine months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase in net cash used in operating activities of $1,319,860 is primarily due to an increase in comprehensive loss of $2,760,010, net changes in working capital items of $392,192, partially offset by net increases of $1,778,342 in non-cash items.


During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, net cash used by investing activities was $64,497, compared to net cash used by investing activities of $0 during the nine months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was due to the Company acquiring additional mining interests and furniture and fixtures.


During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, net cash provided by financing activities was $4,825,487, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $0 during the nine months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was due to net proceeds raised from the issuance of common stock by the Company.


During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, no officer or director advanced money to the Company.

  

As discussed herein, the Company reported a comprehensive net loss of $3,749,123 during the nine months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $1,043,113 during the nine months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to increases in: stock compensation, exploration, legal and accounting, financing costs associated with valuation of warrants, and operation and administration expense.


OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS


The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.



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ITEM 3.

        QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET

RISK.


Not Applicable.


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 Commission’s 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 issuer’s 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 Company’s periodic SEC reports and of ensuring that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified.  The Company’s 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 March 31, 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.



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Not Applicable.


ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.


None.


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 Company’s 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.


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.

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.





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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.


By: /s/    Manish Z. Kshatriya

 Manish Z. Kshatriya, Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer

Date:  May 10, 2012


By: /s/   R. Geoffrey Browne

R. Geoffrey Browne, Chief Executive Officer

Date:  May 10, 2012



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