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PATRIOT GOLD CORP - Quarter Report: 2010 November (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended November 30, 2010
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____________ to _____________
Commission file number 000-32919

PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
3651 Lindell Road, Suite D
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(702) 456-9565
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

_______________________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 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 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 [  ]
Smaller reporting company  [X]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 26,224,400 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, issued and outstanding as of January 7, 2011.

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
Page
 
     
PART I  - Financial Information
   
     
Item 1. Financial Statements
   
Balance Sheets November 30, 2010 (unaudited) and May 31, 2010
   
Statements of Operations for the three and six-month periods ended
   
November 30, 2010 and 2009, and for the period from inception
   
of the exploration state on June 1, 2000 to November 30, 2010
   
Statements of Cash Flows for the six-month periods ended
   
November 30, 2010 and 2009, and for the period from inception
   
of the exploration state on June 1, 2000 to November 30, 2010
   
Notes to the Financial Statements
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
   
    Item 4. Controls and Procedures
   
     
PART II – Other Information
   
     
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
   
Item 1A.  Risk Factors
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
   
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
   
Item 5. Other Information
   
Item 6. Exhibits
   

 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
November 30,
   
May 31,
 
   
2010
   
2010
 
ASSETS:
 
(Unaudited)
       
Current Assets:
           
    Cash
  $ 381,075     $ 606,501  
    Prepaid Expenses
    5,000       5,000  
                 
Total Current Assets
  $ 386,075     $ 611,501  
                 
Reclamation Deposits
    14,155       14,155  
                 
Total Assets
  $ 400,230     $ 625,656  
                 
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Current Liabilities:
               
    Accounts Payable
  $ 34,181     $ 31,081  
Total Current Liabilities
    34,181       31,081  
                 
Stockholders' Equity:
               
   Preferred Stock, Par Value $.001
               
      Authorized 20,000,000 shares,
               
      No shares issued at November 30, 2010 and May 31, 2010
    -       -  
  Common Stock, Par Value $.001
               
    Authorized 100,000,000 shares,
               
    Issued 26,224,400 shares at
               
    November 30, 2010 and May 31, 2010
    26,224       26,224  
  Paid-In Capital
    26,381,625       26,381,625  
  Currency Translation Adjustment
    (16,361 )     (16,361 )
  Deficit Accumulated Since Inception of Exploration State
    (25,984,357 )     (25,755,831 )
  Retained Deficit
    (41,082 )     (41,082 )
 
               
     Total Stockholders' Equity
    366,049       594,575  
                 
     Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 400,230     $ 625,656  
 
               

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


 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
               
Cumulative
 
               
Since
 
   
For the Three Months
   
For the Six Months
   
June 1, 2000
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Inception of
 
   
November 30,
   
November 30,
   
Exploration
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
State
 
Revenues
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
Cost of Revenues
   
     
     
     
     
 
                                         
Gross Margin
   
     
     
     
     
 
                                         
Expenses:
                                       
Mineral Claim Payments and Exploration Expenditures
   
4,476
     
28,948
     
94,625
     
184,190
     
3,736,170
 
General & Administrative
   
83,909
     
84,926
     
136,416
     
157,893
     
22,704,218
 
                                         
Net Loss from Operations
   
(88,385)
     
(113,874)
     
(231,041)
     
(342,083)
     
(26,440,388)
 
                                         
Other Income (Expense)
                                       
Interest, Net
   
491
     
2,619
     
1,119
     
5,918
     
454,915
 
Currency Exchange
   
3,317
     
3,245
     
1,396
     
2,940
     
1,116
 
                                         
Net Loss
 
$
 (84,577)
   
$
(108,010
   
$
 (228,526)
   
$
(333,225)
   
$
(25,984,357)
 
                                         
Basic & Diluted
                                       
Loss per Share
 
$
 (0.00
)
 
$
 (0.00
   
$
 (0.01
)
 
$
 (0.01
)
       
                                         
Weighed Average Shares
                                       
Outstanding
   
26,224,400
     
26,224,400
     
26,224,400
     
26,224,400
         

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


 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

               
Cumulative
 
               
Since
 
         
June 1, 2000
 
   
For the Six Months Ended
   
Inception of
 
   
November 30,
   
Exploration
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
State
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Net Loss
  $ (228,526 )   $ (333,225 )   $ (25,984,357 )
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net
                       
Cash Used in Operating Activities:
                       
   Compensation Expense of Stock Options
    -       -       5,003,484  
   Common Stock Issued for Services
    -       -       16,267,500  
Depreciation
    -       -       4,193  
                         
Change in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
                       
   (Increase) Decrease in Prepaid Expenses
    -       (5,000 )     (5,000 )
   Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable
    3,100       (39,333 )     27,938  
                         
  Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
    (225,426 )     (377,558 )     (4,686,242 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
  Purchase of Office Equipment
    -       -       (4,193 )
  Reclamation Deposit
    -       -       (14,155 )
                         
  Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
    -       -       (18,348 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from Sale of Common Stock
    -       -       5,105,825  
Redemption of Common Shares
    -       -       (30,000 )
Proceeds from Contributed Capital
    -       -       9,840  
                         
  Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    -       -       5,085,665  
                         
Net (Decrease) Increase in
                       
  Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (225,426 )     (377,558 )     381,075  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
                       
  at Beginning of Period
    606,501       1,195,886       -  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
                       
  at End of Period
  $ 381,075     $ 818,328     $ 381,075  


 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Continued)

               
Cumulative
 
               
Since
 
         
June 1, 2000
 
   
For the Six Months Ended
   
Inception of
 
   
November 30,
   
Exploration
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
State
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
       
Cash paid during the year for:
                 
  Interest
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
  Income taxes
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 

Settlement of Subscription Receivable by the
                 
  Cancellation of Common Stock
  $ -     $ -     $ 79,000  


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

 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
 
This summary of accounting policies for Patriot Gold Corp. (An Exploration State Company) is presented to assist in understanding the Company's financial statements.  The accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

Interim Reporting

The unaudited financial information furnished herein reflects all adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary to fairly state the financial position of Patriot Gold Corp. (the “Company”) and the results of its operations for the periods presented.  This report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010.  The Company assumes that the users of the interim financial information herein have read or have access to the audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal year and that the adequacy of additional disclosure needed for a fair presentation may be determined in that context.  Accordingly, footnote disclosure, which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010 has been omitted.  The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended November 30, 2010 is not necessary indicative of results for the entire year ending May 31, 2011.

Nature of Operations

The Company has no products or services as of November 30, 2010.  The Company operated from November 30, 1998 through approximately May 31, 2000 in the production of ostrich meat.  On June 1, 2000, the Company ceased operations.

In June 2003, Management decided to change the direction of the Company and became a natural resource exploration company and will continue to seek opportunities in this field.  The Company is currently engaging in the acquisition, exploration, and if warranted and feasible, development of natural resource properties. Since June 1, 2000, the Company has been in the exploration state.

On April 16, 2010 we caused the incorporation of our wholly owned subsidiary, Provex Resources, Inc., (“Provex”) under the laws of Nevada.  On April 16, 2010 the Company entered into an Assignment Agreement to assign the exclusive option to an undivided right, title, and interest in the Bruner and Vernal property; the NK, Weepah Hills and the Whiskey Flat projects; the Imperial property; and the Bruner Expansion property to Provex.  Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Provex assumed the rights, agreed to perform all duties and obligations of the Company arising under the Bruner and Vernal Property Option Agreement; the NK project, Weepah Hills Project and the Whiskey Flat project Property Option Agreements; the Imperial Property Option Agreement; and the Bruner Expansion Property Option Agreement.  Provex’s only assets are the aforementioned agreements and it does not have any liabilities.  On May 28, 2010, Provex Resources, Inc. entered into an exclusive right and option agreement with Canamex Silver Corp. (“Canamex”) to acquire up to a 75% undivided interest in the Bruner and Bruner Expansion Property.

Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the amounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Provex Resources, Inc.  Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Going Concern
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
 
As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred a net loss of $25,984,357 for the period from June 1, 2000 (inception of exploration state) to November 30, 2010, and has no sales.  The future of the Company is dependent upon its ability to obtain future financing and upon future profitable operations from the development of its mineral properties.  Management is not currently seeking additional capital but will be required to do so in order to continue to operate in the future.  The 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.
 
If the Company were unable to continue as a “going concern”, then substantial adjustments would be necessary to the carrying values of assets, the reported amounts of its liabilities, the reported expenses, and the balance sheet classifications used.

 

 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Organization and Basis of Presentation

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 30, 1998.  On June 11, 2003, the Company changed its name to Patriot Gold Corp.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents to the extent the funds are not being held for investment purposes.

Office Equipment

Office equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated using the straight-line method over its expected useful life which is estimated at three years.  As of May 31, 2010 the office equipment had been fully depreciated.

Pervasiveness of Estimates

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

Foreign Currency

Prior to the quarter ending August 31, 2003, the Company’s primary functional currency was the Canadian dollar.  During the quarter ended August 31, 2003, the Company underwent some significant changes in its operations.  Prior to May 31, 2000, the Company was in the business of producing ostrich meat in Canada.  Subsequently on June 1, 2000, the Company ceased operations and remained dormant until June 2003, when the Company decided to enter the mining industry in the United States.  Due to the change in direction the Company was headed, the majority of its operations and transactions would be located in the United States and the majority of the transaction would be in U.S. dollars.  This was considered “a significant change in economic facts and circumstances” per ASC 830 (formerly SFAS 52, Appendix A) and thus the Company changed its functional currency from the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar.

The Company's primary functional currency is the U.S. dollar.  However, the Company still has a few transactions with Canadian suppliers.  Transaction gains and losses are included in income.  For the period six months November 30, 2010 the Company recognized a transaction gain of $1,396 (2009 - $2,940 gain).

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company has no significant off-balance-sheet concentrations of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, options contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements.  The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with one financial institution, in the form of demand deposits.

Loss per Share

Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The effect of the Company’s common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive for November 30, 2010 and 2009 and are thus not presented.

Comprehensive Income

The Company has adopted ASC 220 (formerly SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”), which establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances.  The Company is disclosing this information on its Consolidated Statement of Operations. Comprehensive income is comprised of net income (loss) and all changes to capital deficit except those resulting from investments by owners and distribution to owners.


 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Stock Options

Effective June 1, 2006, the company adopted the provisions of ASC 505 and 718 (formerly SFAS No. 123(R)). ASC 505 and 718 requires employee equity awards to be accounted for under the fair value method. Accordingly, share-based compensation is measured at grant date based on the fair value of the award. Prior to June 1, 2006, the company accounted for awards granted to employees under its equity incentive plans under the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25), and related interpretations, and provided the required pro forma disclosures prescribed by ASC 505 and 718 (formerly SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS No. 123)), as amended.  No stock options were granted to employees during the three months ended August 31, 2010 or 2009 and accordingly, no compensation expense was recognized under APB No. 25 for the years ended May 31, 2010 or 2009.  In addition, no compensation expense is required to be recognized under provisions of ASC 505 and 718 with respect to employees.

Under the modified prospective method of adoption for ASC 505 and 718, the compensation cost recognized by the company beginning on June 1, 2006 includes (a) compensation cost for all equity incentive awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of June 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of ASC 505 and 718, and (b) compensation cost for all equity incentive awards granted subsequent to June 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 505 and 718. The company uses the straight-line attribution method to recognize share-based compensation costs over the service period of the award. Upon exercise, cancellation, forfeiture, or expiration of stock options, or upon vesting or forfeiture of restricted stock units, deferred tax assets for options and restricted stock units with multiple vesting dates are eliminated for each vesting period on a first-in, first-out basis as if each vesting period was a separate award. To calculate the excess tax benefits available for use in offsetting future tax shortfalls as of the date of implementation, the company followed the alternative transition method discussed in FASB Staff Position No. 123(R)-3.

During the six months ended November 30, 2010 and 2009, no stock options were granted to non-employees.  Accordingly, no stock-based compensation expense for the grant of new stock options was recognized in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss at November 30, 2010 and 2009.

Compensation expense for unvested options granted to non-employees in previous periods is revalued at each period end and is being amortized over the vesting period of the options.   As of May 31, 2009 all outstanding stock options have fully vested and as a result no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized for the six months ended November 30, 2010.

Exploration and Development Costs

On June 1, 2000, the Company ceased operations and until June 2003 conducted minimal administrative activities.  The Company has been in the exploration state since that time and has not yet realized any revenue from its planned operations. It is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mining properties. Mineral exploration costs and payments related to the acquisition of the mineral rights are expensed as incurred. When it has been determined that a mineral property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves, the costs incurred to acquire and develop such property will be capitalized. Such costs will be amortized using the units-of-production method over the estimated life of the probable reserve.

NOTE 2 RECLAMATION DEPOSITS

The Company has been granted an exploration permit from the State of Nevada for its Vernal property.  As part of the application process, the Company is required to pay a refundable deposit to the State as surety for the estimated reclamation costs associated with the executed exploration program.    In addition, as part of the Company’s acquisition of the Imperial Property the reclamation bond for this property was transferred to the Company. Both programs have had the required reclamation completed and the Company will receive a refund of the deposits at such time as the projects are reviewed by the appropriate Federal authorities.

NOTE 3 - INCOME TAXES

As of May 31, 2010, the Company had a net operating loss carry forward for income tax reporting purposes of approximately $8,950,000 that may be offset against future taxable income through 2029. Current tax laws limit the amount of loss available to be offset against future taxable income when a substantial change in ownership occurs. Therefore, the amount available to offset future taxable income may be limited. No tax benefit has been reported in the financial statements, because the Company believes there is a 50% or greater chance the carry forwards will expire unused. Accordingly, the potential tax benefits of the loss carry forwards are offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount


 
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.PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 4 - EXPLORATION STATE COMPANY/ GOING CONCERN

The Company has not begun principal operations and as is common with a company in the exploration state, the Company has had recurring losses.  Continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the additional working capital necessary to be successful in its planned activity, and the management of the Company has developed a strategy, which it believes will accomplish this objective through additional equity funding and long term financing, which will enable the Company to operate for the coming year.

NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On November 1, 2005, the Company signed a service agreement with its former President, Robert Coale.  Pursuant to the agreement the Company paid Mr. Coale, beginning November 2005, $2,500 per month for his expertise to identify and acquire certain exploration style properties that fit the parameters of the Company’s business plan, oversee and manage, as directed by the Company, the Company’s exploration programs that will be undertaken from time-to-time, and perform all of the duties normally associated with serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of a publicly traded mining company.  The service agreement was for an indefinite term, cancellable in writing by either party with 30 days written notice.  Effective July 1, 2008, Mr. Coale agreed to indefinitely suspend payments under the agreement and effective September 12, 2008 the agreement was cancelled when Mr. Coale resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director of the Company.  For the six months ended November 30, 2010, the Company paid $Nil (2009 - $Nil) pursuant to this agreement.

On September 12, 2008 Mr. Herb Duerr was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director of the Company.  Mr. Duerr is also an Officer of MinQuest Inc (“MinQuest”).  All of the Company’s mineral properties have either been directly or indirectly optioned from MinQuest.  All exploration work undertaken on any of the Company’s properties will be at the direction and discretion of the Company.   For the quarter ended November 30, 2010, the Company made total property option payments of $Nil (2009 - $Nil) to MinQuest.  Included in the net loss for six months ended November 30, 2010 is an amount of $Nil (2009 - $Nil) with respect to fees paid to Mr. Duerr for geological services rendered to the Company.  Accordingly on October 18, 2010, Mr. Duerr resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director of the Company and its subsidiaries.

NOTE 6 - STOCK OPTIONS / WARRANTS
 
Pursuant to the 2005 and 2003 Stock Option Plans, grants of shares can be made to employees, officers, directors, consultants and independent contractors of non-qualified stock options as well as for the grant of stock options to employees that qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Code”) or as non-qualified stock options. The Plan is administered by the Option Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”), which has, subject to specified limitations, the full authority to grant options and establish the terms and conditions for vesting and exercise thereof. Currently the entire Board functions as the Committee.
 
In order to exercise an option granted under the Plan, the optionee must pay the full exercise price of the shares being purchased. Payment may be made either: (i) in cash; or (ii) at the discretion of the Committee, by delivering shares of common stock already owned by the optionee that have a fair market value equal to the applicable exercise price; or (iii) with the approval of the Committee, with monies borrowed from us.
 
Subject to the foregoing, the Committee has broad discretion to describe the terms and conditions applicable to options granted under the Plan. The Committee may at any time discontinue granting options under the Plan or otherwise suspend, amend or terminate the Plan and may, with the consent of an optionee, make such modification of the terms and conditions of such optionee’s option as the Committee shall deem advisable.

On May 26, 2003, the Board of Directors approved a stock option plan whereby 2,546,000 common shares have been set aside for employees and consultants to be distributed at the discretion of the Board of Directors. On September 22, 2003, the Board of Directors amended the stock option plan to allow 3,000,000 additional options.  As of November 30, 2010, 4,835,000 stock options had been granted to various directors and consultants for an exercise price ranging from $.05 to $1.50 per share.  An additional 711,000 remain available to be granted under the 2003 plan.

On November 18, 2005, the Board of Directors approved the 2005 stock option plan whereby 2,000,000 common shares have been set aside for employees and consultants to be distributed at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  As of November 30, 2010, 300,000 stock options had been granted to various directors and consultants for an exercise price of $0.25 per share.  An additional 1,700,000 remain available to be granted under the 2005 plan.


 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 6 – STOCK OPTIONS/WARRANTS (continued)

No stock options were granted under either plan during the six months ended November 30, 2010 or 2009. The following table sets forth the options outstanding under the 2003 Plan as of November 30, 2010:
   
 
Available for Grant
   
Options Outstanding
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Balance, May 31, 2010
    711,000       180,000     $ 0.49  
Options granted
    -       -       -  
Options cancelled
    -       -       -  
Options exercised
    -       -       -  
Balance, November 30, 2010
    711,000       180,000     $ 0.49  


The following table sets forth the options outstanding under the 2005 Plan as of November 30, 2010:

   
Available for Grant
   
Options Outstanding
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Balance, May 31, 2010
    1,700,000       300,000     $ 0.25  
Options granted
    -       -       -  
Options cancelled
    -       -       -  
Options exercised
    -       -       -  
Balance, November 30, 2010
    1,700,000       300,000     $ 0.25  


The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable common stock options under the 2003 and 2005 Plans at November 30, 2010:

 
 
 
Exercise Prices
 
 
Options Outstanding
Remaining Contractual Life
(in years)
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Number of Options Currently Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
$ 0.05
100,000
2.58
$ 0.05
100,000
$ 0.05
$ 0.25
300,000
5.25
$ 0.25
300,000
$ 0.25
$ 1.03
80,000
2.67
$ 1.03
80,000
$ 1.03
 
480,000
 
$ 0.34
480,000
$ 0.34


The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding at November 30, 2010 was $8,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercisable at November 30, 2010 was $8,000.  No stock options were exercised during the quarter ended November 30, 2010.  As of November 30, 2010 all outstanding stock options had fully vested resulting in there being no unrecognized compensation cost at November 30, 2010.


 
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PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
(An Exploration State Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

NOTE 6 – STOCK OPTIONS/WARRANTS (continued)

The following table sets forth common share purchase warrants outstanding as of November 30, 2010:

   
Warrants Outstanding
 
Balance, May 31, 2010
    3,456,000  
Warrants granted
    -  
Warrants exercised
    -  
Balance, November 30, 2010
    3,456,000  


The following table lists the common share warrants outstanding at November 30, 2010.  Each warrant is exchangeable for one common share.

 
 
Number Outstanding
 
 
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (years)
 
Number Currently Exercisable
 
 
Exercise
Price
864,000
$ 1.40
  3.00
864,000
$ 1.40
864,000
$ 1.45
3.00
864,000
$ 1.45
864,000
$ 1.50
3.00
864,000
$ 1.50
864,000
$ 1.55
3.00
864,000
$ 1.55
3,456,000
   
3,456,000
 

On June 8, 2009 the expiry date of all of the warrants was extended to November 27, 2013.


 
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Item 2.                      Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of Patriot Gold Corp. (the “Company”), which are included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.  Certain statements contained in this report, including statements regarding the anticipated development and expansion of the Company's business, the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers, primarily with respect to the future operating performance of the Company and the products it expects to offer and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are "forward-looking" statements.  Future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, future press releases and future oral or written statements made by or with the approval of the Company, which are not statements of historical fact, may contain forward-looking statements. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a more detailed listing of some of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company, please see the Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2010 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they are made.

General

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 30, 1998.  The Company operated from incorporation through approximately May 31, 2000 in the production of ostrich meat.  On June 1, 2000, the Company ceased operations.  On June 11, 2003, the Company changed its name to Patriot Gold Corp. and become a natural resource exploration company and will seek opportunities in this field.  The Company is currently engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and if warranted and feasible, development of natural resource properties. Since June 1, 2000, the Company has been in the exploration state.  Upon location of a commercial minable reserve, the Company expects to actively pursue development alternatives.

Financing Over the Next Twelve Months

Over the next twelve months, the Company intends to explore various properties to determine whether they contain commercially exploitable reserves of gold and silver or other metals.  The Company does not intend to hire any employees or to make any purchases of equipment over the next twelve months, as it intends to rely upon outside consultants to provide all the tools needed for the exploratory work being conducted.

Current cash on hand is insufficient for all of the Company’s commitments for the next 12 months. We anticipate that the additional funding that we require in the future will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock.  However, we cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the sale of our common stock to fund additional phases of the exploration program, should we decide to proceed.  We believe that debt financing will not be an alternative for funding any further phases in our exploration program.  The risky nature of this enterprise and lack of tangible assets places debt financing beyond the credit-worthiness required by most banks or typical investors of corporate debt until such time as an economically viable mine can be demonstrated.  We do not have any arrangements in place for any future equity financing

Notwithstanding, we cannot be certain that any required additional financing will be available or available on terms favorable to us. If additional funds are raised by the issuance of our equity securities, such as through the issuance and exercise of warrants, then existing stockholders will experience dilution of their ownership interest. If additional funds are raised by the issuance of debt or other equity instruments, we may be subject to certain limitations in our operations, and issuance of such securities may have rights senior to those of the then existing holders of common stock. If adequate funds are not available or not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund expansion, develop or enhance services or respond to competitive pressures.

Overview

We are a natural resource exploration company with an objective of acquiring, exploring, and if warranted and feasible, exploiting natural resource properties. Our primary focus in the natural resource sector is gold. We do not consider ourselves a “blank check” company required to comply with Rule 419 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, because we were not organized for the purpose of effecting, and our business plan is not to effect, a merger with or acquisition of an unidentified company or companies, or other entity or person. We do not intend to merge with or acquire another company in the next 12 months.

Though we have the expertise on our board of directors to take a resource property that hosts a viable ore deposit into mining production, the costs and time frame for doing so are considerable, and the subsequent return on investment for our shareholders would be very long term. We therefore anticipate optioning or selling any ore bodies that we may discover to a major mining company.  Most major mining companies obtain their ore reserves through the purchase of ore bodies found by junior exploration companies. Although these major mining companies do some exploration work themselves, many of them rely on the junior resource exploration companies to provide them with future deposits for them to mine. By optioning or selling a deposit found by us to these major mining companies, it would provide an immediate return to our shareholders without the long time frame and cost of putting a mine into operation ourselves, and it would also provide future capital for the company to continue operations.

 
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The search for valuable natural resources as a business is extremely risky. We can provide investors with no assurance that the properties we have in Arizona and Nevada contain commercially exploitable reserves.  Exploration for natural reserves is a speculative venture involving substantial risk. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing commercially feasible reserves. Problems such as unusual or unexpected geological formations and other conditions are involved in mineral exploration and often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. In such a case, we would be unable to complete our business plan and any money spent on exploration would be lost.
 
 
Natural resource exploration and development requires significant capital and our assets and resources are limited. Therefore, we anticipate participating in the natural resource industry through the purchase or option of early stage properties.   To date we have acquired several properties and we have several properties under option. We have already conducted various kinds of exploration on these properties, including mapping, sampling, geophysical surveying and drilling, and we expect to conduct further exploration of these properties. There is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists on any of our properties. Further exploration will be required before a final evaluation as to the economic and legal feasibility is determined.
 
 
In the following discussion, there are references to “patented” mining claims and “unpatented” mining claims. A patented mining claim is one for which the U.S. government has passed its title to the claimant, giving that person title to the land as well as the minerals and other resources above and below the surface. The patented claim is then treated like any other private land and is subject to local property taxes. An unpatented mining claim on U.S. government lands establishes a claim to the locatable minerals (also referred to as stakeable minerals) on the land and the right of possession solely for mining purposes. No title to the land passes to the claimant.  The Company is obligated through its various leases to pay fees to maintain the mining claims.  These fees are due to both Federal and County entities each year.  In the event the fees are not paid within the given time frame, then the title to the claim is forfeit and the claim becomes null and void.
 
 
Exploration Programs
 
Bruner and Vernal Agreement

Pursuant to a Property Option Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2003, with MinQuest, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“MinQuest”), we have the option to earn a 100% interest in the Bruner and Vernal mineral exploration properties located in Nevada.   Together, these two properties originally consisted of 28 unpatented mining claims on a total of 560 acres in the northwest trending Walker Lane located in western Nevada.  In September, 2008 the company expanded the Bruner position from 16 unpatented mining claims to 51 unpatented mining claims.  This brought the total number acres at Bruner under the Company’s control to 1,020 acres at that time.
 
In order to earn a 100% interest in these two properties, the Company must pay MinQuest and incur expenditures relating to mining operations in accordance with the following schedule: (i) on or before July 25, 2004, $20,000 to MinQuest and $75,000 in expenditures; (ii) on or before July 25, 2005, $20,000 to MinQuest and an additional $100,000 in expenditures; (iii) on or before July 25, 2006, $20,000 to MinQuest and an additional $100,000 in expenditures; (iv) on or before July 25, 2007, $20,000 to MinQuest and an additional $100,000 in expenditures; and (v) on or before July 25, 2008, an additional $125,000 in expenditures. If the Company has not incurred the requisite expenditures to maintain the option in good standing, the Company has a 60-day period subsequent to July 25th to make such payment along with such amount which shall be deemed to have been an expenditure incurred by us during such period. Since the payment obligations are non-refundable, if the Company does not make any payments, it will lose any payments made and all our rights to the properties. If all said payments are made, then the Company will acquire all mining interests in the properties, subject to MinQuest retaining a 3% royalty of the aggregate proceeds. The Company has the right at any time to discontinue making the payments if the exploration is determined to be unfeasible.

The Company has made all of its property option payments with the payment on July 25, 2007 being the final payment due under the property option agreement for the Bruner and Vernal properties.  In addition, we have spent in excess of $500,000 on exploration and as a result we have completed our obligations under the original property option agreement.

On April 16, 2010 the Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with its wholly owned subsidiary, Provex Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“Provex”), to assign the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in the Bruner and Vernal properties to Provex.  Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Provex assumed the rights, and agreed to perform all of the duties and obligations, of the Company arising under the Bruner and Vernal Property Option Agreement.

On May 28, 2010, Provex Resources, Inc. entered into an exclusive right and option agreement with Canamex Silver Corp. (“Canamex”) to acquire up to a 75% undivided interest in the Bruner property.


 
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Bruner Property Expansion

On April 1, 2009, the Company entered into a Property Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) with American International Ventures Inc. (“AIV”), to acquire the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in 28 patented Federal mining claims and mill sites located in Nye County, Nevada (the “Property”). Simultaneous with the execution and delivery of the Agreement, the Company paid AIV $30,000.  In order to earn its option in the Property, the Company must make annual property option payments each year on April 1 consisting of $35,000 in 2010, $40,000 in 2011, $45,000 in 2012, $50,000 in 2013, $55,000 in 2014, $60,000 in 2015, and $1,185,000 in 2016.  Following which the Company shall be deemed to have exercised its option under the Agreement and shall be entitled to an undivided 100% right, title and interest in and to the Property subject to a 1.5% Net Smelter Return (“NSR”) royalty payable to AIV and a 2% NSR payable to the former Property owner.  The 2% NSR royalty may be purchased by the Company for a total payment of $500,000 and 1% of AIV’s 1.5% NSR royalty can be purchased by the Company for an additional payment of $500,000 at any time up to 30 days after beginning mine construction.
The claims optioned under the agreement with AIV are contiguous with the Company’s existing Bruner property claims.

 On April 16, 2010 the Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with its wholly owned subsidiary, Provex Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“Provex”), to assign the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in the Bruner Expansion property to Provex.  Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Provex assumed the rights, and agreed to perform all of the duties and obligations, of the Company arising under the Bruner Expansion Property Option Agreement.

On May 28, 2010, Provex Resources, Inc. entered into an exclusive right and option agreement with Canamex Silver Corp. (“Canamex”) to acquire up to a 75% undivided interest in the Bruner Expansion property.

An overview of our activities and obligations with respect to these properties are set forth below.

BRUNER PROPERTY

The property is located approximately 130 miles east-southeast of Reno, Nevada at the northern end of the Paradise Range. Access from Fallon, the closest town of any size, is by 50 miles of paved highway and 16 miles of gravel roads. We now hold the property via 51 unpatented mining claims (1,020 acres) and 28 patented claims (477.655 acres).

In addition to our drilling programs noted below, our exploration program to date at Bruner has included:
 
·  
geologic mapping (producing a plan map of the rock types, structure and alteration),
·  
rock chip geochemical sampling (sample of soil, rock, silt, water or vegetation analyzed to detect the presence of valuable metals or other metals which may accompany them (e.g., Arsenic may indicate the presence of gold),
·  
a ground magnetic survey, and
·  
a Controlled Source Magneto Telluric (CSMT) survey which recorded variations in a generated electrical field using sophisticated survey methods.

In October 2004, we received the approval of a Notice of Intent for Exploration Drilling, and an environmental bond filed with the Nevada office of the Bureau of Land Management. A total of 18 drill sites were located to target both extensions of the gold intercepts in previous drilling and in geophysical anomalies found by a CSMT survey. A CSMT survey is an electromagnetic method used to map the variation of the Earth’s resistance to conduct electricity by measuring naturally occurring electric and magnetic fields at the Earth’s surface. With the proper approvals in place, we began drilling on the Bruner property on December 20, 2004. This drilling program was completed in March 2005 at a total cost of approximately $153,800, with a total of 3,200 feet of reverse circulation (RC) drilling in 7 holes. The depths of the holes ranged from 300 to 750 feet. We have received assays for all holes and the results were encouraging enough that additional drilling was conducted.

Because of the favorable drilling results from the drilling program we began on December 20, 2004, we decided to conduct additional drill testing on the Bruner property, including both reverse circulation and core drilling.  In April 2005, we filed an amended drilling plan with the Bureau of Land Management that allowed three fences of drill holes with the fences spaced 400 feet apart along the apparent trend of the mineralization.  This program was completed in the fall of 2005 with 11 holes totaling 4,205 feet being drilled.

The Board of Directors approved a 2007 exploration budget of approximately $120,000 for the Bruner Property.  In November 2007, the Company drilled three holes at Bruner to test deeper targets within the gold-bearing tuffaceous host rocks.  The holes were drilled using an RC drill rig and totaled 3,240 feet. The holes were spaced roughly 400 feet apart on a line running east-northeast.  All holes were angled steeply to the north to cut projected, south-dipping shear zones. Drill hole B-18 and B-19 were drilled to a depth of 1,000 and B-20 was drilled 1,240 feet deep.  All three holes contained intermittent gold at various depths.

The results show a distinct increase in gold grade from the southwest (B-18) to the northeast (B-20). Only hole B-20 contained significant grade gold over any significant width. Further drilling north and east of B-20 may be warranted to vector in on the strongest part of the gold system. The drill program confirmed that gold mineralization continues at depth and is hosted by tuffaceous rocks.


 
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The Company recently expanded the Bruner property by adding to its unpatented claim position and acquiring a lease/option on 28 patented claims within the project area.  The recent acquisition of the entire district has required a thorough compilation of all available data for the project area.  This compilation has identified at least four viable drill targets separate from the company’s original target.  These targets include the Duluth, Penelas, Paymaster and Bruno targets.  These targets have seen moderate to intense drill programs in the past due to surface mineralization and alteration consistent with large precious metals systems located in other parts of the Great Basin.  The Duluth area has sufficient drilling to entertain significant past resource estimates by Newmont and Miramar.  However, no recent resource or reserve estimates have been conducted by the Company.

Future plans for the Bruner Project will be conducted by Canamex under the above described joint venture agreement and will entail finalizing all compilations then designing a drill program that will expand and in-fill within the Duluth area and include step out drilling of high grade gold mineralization at the Penelas target.  Evaluation of the Bruno and Paymaster targets will include mapping and surface sampling and eventual drill program to test their potential at depth.  Additional surface grid sampling will be conducted on other localized gold anomalies within the project boundaries.  Past work has included a widespread BLEG survey.  The survey has identified several outlying anomalies that require further mapping and surface sampling to properly assess their merits.

VERNAL PROPERTY

The property is located approximately 140 miles east-southeast of Reno, Nevada on the west side of the Shoshone Mountains. Access from Fallon, the closest town of any size, is by 50 miles of paved highway and 30 miles of gravel roads.   We hold the property via 12 unpatented mining claims (240 acres).

In July 2003, members of our Board of Directors and geology team made an onsite inspection of Vernal.  At the Vernal property, mapping (the process of laying out a grid on the land for area identification where samples are taken) and sampling (the process of taking small quantities of soil and rock for analysis) have been completed.  In March 2005, we initiated the process to secure the proper permits for trenching and geochemical sampling from the U.S. Forest Service.

Our exploration of the Vernal property to date has consisted of geologic mapping, trenching and rock chip geochemical sampling.   The Board of Directors approved a budget of approximately $55,000 (including the refundable bond of $900) for the Vernal property.  An exploration program was conducted in November, 2008.  The program consisted of 200 feet of trenching, sampling and mapping, and opening, mapping and sampling of an underground workings consisting of approximately 275 feet of workings.  The Company is currently evaluating the results of the program at the Vernal property.

MOSS PROPERTY

The Moss Property is located in Mohave County, Arizona in the historic Oatman District, and is located some 5 miles northwest of the town of Oatman, with Kingman, Arizona to the east, Laughlin, Nevada to the west and Las Vegas, Nevada to the north. Access is via gravel roads from Bullhead City.   We hold the property in the Moss Mine region via 104 unpatented mining claims and 15 patented claims.  The Company acquired these claims in a series of transactions during fiscal 2004 and 2005.

Gintoff Claim

On November 14, 2003 the Company entered into a letter of intent to acquire a single patented claim from Gregory Gintoff.  The total purchase price of $50,000 was made in one installment of $10,000 in December 2003 and one installment of $40,000 in February 2004.

MinQuest Claims

We hold the MinQuest claims via 104 unpatented mining claims that were acquired from MinQuest.   On March 4, 2004, we signed the agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in these claims by paying MinQuest a one-time lease fee of $50,000.   The fee of $50,000 was paid on July 7, 2004.  A three percent NSR production royalty is retained by MinQuest.

Williams Property

The property is comprised of six patented claims, which as a group, we call the Williams Property. These claims were held collectively by as many as 23 owners within an extended family who were represented by Barbara Williams, a realtor, and a member of this extended family, who put together the letter of intent and arranged for the signing of the agreement by the numerous owners. None of these owners, including Barbara Williams, has or has had any relationship or affiliation with us prior to the agreement for the Williams Property.


 
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In October 2003, our former director Robert Sibthorpe (who is a geologist by training) had evaluated the proposal for the purchase of the Williams Property. His recommendation was to visit the site, and if the visual inspection supported the information presented in the proposal, then an offer to purchase should be drawn up.  In November 2003 we executed a letter of intent to purchase a 100% interest in Williams Property owned by the extended family. This property is unrelated to and separate from the MinQuest Claims.  The sellers delivered to us all information in their possession regarding the Williams Property.  During the six-month period after the signing of the letter of intent we had the right to conduct our due diligence on the Williams Property and if we decided not to proceed we had to give the sellers and escrow agent notice no less than 10 days prior to the six-month anniversary of our intention not to close. During this period we could not perform mining or remove any ore from the property. We were responsible for all costs and expenses associated with the purchase of the Williams Property, including escrow fees, cost of feasibility study, charges resulting from any tests, environmental assessments reports or surveys, and any exploration activity costs. Once we had concluded our analysis and had determined that it is feasible to close on the purchase of the Williams Property, doing so would give us full rights to begin mining operations.

At the recommendation of Mr. Sibthorpe, in January, 2004, Mr. Robert Coale (P.E.), another one of our directors and our then-current President, visited the site to see the overall geological setting and occurrence of mineralization and evaluated the drilling program proposed by MinQuest, the company that we would contract to co-ordinate any work programs undertaken. At that time, the metallurgical data and reports that had been collected from the sellers were reviewed. Mr. Coale’s analysis revealed that reagent (liquid chemicals used for leaching) consumptions are acceptable and deleterious compounds (minerals present in the ore that would be difficult to work with) were not apparent. He recommended bulk sampling at a selected location in the future once the definition of the ore body was further advanced through drilling.  On January 31, 2004 Robert Sibthorpe wrote a report with a summary of the property, a review of the draft budget supplied by Richard Kern, our work program contractor, and a layout of the drilling program planned for the property.

The drilling was conducted throughout the spring and early summer of 2004, and in June 2004, Mr. Sibthorpe wrote a report incorporating the results of the drill program which encouraged us to pursue the project. Also in June 2004, Mr. Kern sent a memo to the Company regarding the potential at the Williams property. Mr. Kern’s recommendation was that we should proceed with the purchase of the Williams Property.

On February 19, 2004, we executed a formal agreement to purchase the Williams Property for $350,000. On February 27, 2004 we deposited $25,000 with the title company, which was acting as escrow agent, and three months after signing, on June 14, 2004, we deposited an additional $25,000. When the title company, acting as escrow agent, received the signature pages from the various sellers, the initial $25,000 deposit was to be delivered to the sellers. On the three-month anniversary after we signed the definitive agreement, the second $25,000 was to be delivered to the sellers. By mid-July, 2004, the escrow agent had received 19 of the 23 signatures, which under Arizona law was enough to complete the transaction, and on July 24, 2004, the first and second deposits of $25,000 each were released to the sellers. On or before the 6-month anniversary after we signed the definitive agreement, the balance of $300,000 was due to the sellers. As a result of our due diligence, we decided to complete the purchase of the Williams Property. On August 27, 2004 we paid the final $300,000 to the escrow agent for the closing of the sale. On November 11, 2004, the escrow agent released the $300,000 to the sellers for the closing of the sale, and, as a result, we now own 100% interest in the Williams Property.

Greenwood Claim

On January 18, 2005 the Company completed the acquisition of a single patented claim from an individual for $150,000.

Martinez Claims

The Company acquired five patented claims from Ramon and Edna Martinez for a total of $150,000.  The Company made one payment of $75,000 on November 8, 2004 and made the final payment of $75,000 on February 14, 2005.

Ruth and Rattan Claims

On January 18, 2005, the Company made a single payment of $25,000 to acquire two patented claims known as the Ruth and Rattan claims.

Exploration Programs

Our exploration of the Moss Property has consisted of geologic mapping, geochemical sampling and drill testing of the identified veins.  The Moss Property contains the site of the former Moss Mine.  The most significant historic mining at the Moss Mine occurred on narrow veins that trend sub-parallel to the Moss Mine vein and dip steeply northerly. These veins should intersect the Moss Mine vein at depth. The deepest vein intercepts at Moss are less than 400 feet. The Ruth vein should intersect the Moss Mine vein at 800-900 feet below the surface. If the Moss Mine vein is the feeder for the Ruth vein it should contain similar gold values at that level. The Moss Mine vein needs drill testing to a depth of 900 feet to determine its potential to contain high-grade gold mineralization.


 
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Phase 1 drilling was completed at the Moss Property in 2004. A total of 36 holes were drilled totaling 8,807 feet. Thirty holes were drilled on the Gintoff Claim on the Moss Property, and six holes were drilled on one of the adjacent parcels of land.   The easternmost section of the Property, which was mostly untested by drilling, was drilled with thirty reverse circulation holes. This allowed accurate cross-sections to be made for this area. The coverage on this section is generally two or three holes on 100 foot sections testing grades and widths from 50-250 feet down dip. In the western area, limited confirmation drilling was carried out and the results obtained were generally in line with the values obtained by previous operators. Geological information obtained may now provide a structural explanation for the lack of success obtained here to date by previous operators.

A study of all drilling results at the Moss Property indicates a tendency for total gold content to increase with intercept depth. Roughly 60% of the deeper holes have better intercepts than shallow holes. An example from our drilling tests the vein over a vertical extent of 300 feet. In this example the gold content nearly doubles between AR-5 and AR-23.

An expanded program (Phase 2)  began in April 2005, and was expected to be completed by May 2006.  Approximately 12,000 feet of reverse circulation (RC) drilling was planned to be done to test for possible high-grade (0.30 ounces per ton or above) down-dip extensions of the Moss vein. We planned to drill 10 to 15 holes.  The depths of these holes were to have ranged from 500 to 1,300 feet. The program budget for this program was $643,700.

The first portion of this expanded drilling program was expected to be completed by the fall of 2005.  However, after eight holes were attempted, drilling was halted because of difficulty in drilling through the granite, because the drilling rig that we contracted to use was too light to penetrate the rock.  We had sought to contract a heavier rig to continue the program, which we had expected to happen by December 2005.  The remainder of the program was completed when the Company conducted a 6 core hole program from November 2006 to February 2007 for a total amount drilled of 3,917 feet.  The exploration program failed to find higher grades but it did show that the vein system continues to at least 800 feet below the surface and appears to be thickening.
 
In the spring of 2008, the Company submitted core samples to a laboratory where leach testing was conducted.  Leaching was conducted in both bench scale (Bottle rolls) and in columns using crushed ore as the feed sample.  Three column leach tests at 3 different crush sizes were completed on the Moss drilling samples. They were leached for 120 days. The fine crush of ¼ inch had 66% of the gold and 42% of the silver recovered in 120 days.  The recovery curve is still not flat at the end of 120 days indicating additional gold/silver could be recovered. The recoveries are already near the 70% gold and 50% silver that is average for the industry.  The 1 inch crush column recovered 39% of the gold and 14% of the silver after 120 days, but the leach curve again indicates no significant decrease in percent recovery by month indicating that greater recoveries may be obtained over longer periods of time.
 
Using the column leach data obtained from the testing program completed in April 2008 as well as additional information, the Company may engage an outside firm to conduct a preliminary economic analysis that will evaluate the overall value of the property considering metallurgical recovery, volume and gold grade of mineralized rock, capital and operating costs, and other factors.  This information will be used to define additional work needed to enhance the value of the property.

In May 2009 the Board of Directors approved a $200,000 exploration budget for the Moss Property.  Six holes totaling 2,929 feet were drilled to test the down-dip extension of the Moss vein. Five of the six holes reached target depth and contain significant intercepts of +0.01 oz/ton gold equivalent. This material will be used for additional metallurgical testing to determine the leachability of the deeper sulfide mineralization.


 
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WHISKEY PROPERTY

On March 15, 2008, the Company executed a property option agreement with MinQuest granting the Company the right to acquire 100% of the mining interests in the Whiskey Property (“Whiskey”) currently controlled by MinQuest.  Annual option payments and minimum annual exploration expenditures under the agreement are as noted below:

   
Property
 
Work
   
Payments
 
Expenditures
   
$USD
 
$USD
Upon Execution of the Agreement
$
50,000
$
-
By March 15, 2009
 
50,000
 
50,000
By March 15, 2010
 
50,000
 
150,000
By March 15, 2011
 
65,000
 
200,000
By March 15, 2012
 
80,000
 
350,000
By March 15, 2013
 
100,000
 
200,000
By March 15, 2014
 
100,000
 
200,000
By March 15, 2015
 
100,000
 
200,000
By March 15, 2016
 
100,000
 
200,000
By March 15, 2017
 
100,000
 
200,000
By March 15, 2018
 
250,000
 
750,000
 
$
1,045,000
$
2,500,000

 
Upon execution of the Agreement, the Company paid MinQuest $50,000 in relation to the execution of the agreement.  Since the payment obligations are non-refundable, if any payments under the Agreement are not made, the Company will lose any previous payments made and all its rights to the respective property. If all said payments under the Agreement are made, then the Company will acquire all mining interests in the property. If the Company fails to make any payment when due, the Agreement gives the Company a 60-day grace period to pay the amount of the deficiency.  MinQuest retains a 3% royalty of the aggregate proceeds received by the Company from any smelter or other purchaser of any ores, concentrates, metals or other material of commercial value produced from the property, minus the cost of transportation of the ores, concentrates or metals, including related insurance, and smelting and refining charges, including penalties.
 
On April 16, 2010, the Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with its wholly owned subsidiary Provex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Provex”), to assign the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in the Whiskey property to Provex.

Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Provex assumed the rights, and agreed to perform all of the duties and obligations, of Patriot arising under the Property Agreement.  Included in the assignment were, without limitation, all sums incurred by Patriot in connection with the Whiskey property, specifically; (i) the $53,214 of exploration expenditures incurred by Patriot prior to the Assignment Agreement; and (ii) the $100,000 paid to Minquest Inc. as property payments under the Property Agreement.

At November 30, 2010, Provex is in default of the $50,000 property payment due on March 15, 2010.  In addition, Provex has incurred approximately $19,595 on exploration expenditures of the property leaving a shortfall of $127,191.  Provex currently has a combined shortfall in property payments/exploration expenditures of approximately $177,191.  Provex is at risk of losing its interest in the property by not making the indicated property payments and incurring the exploration expenditures, when demanded.

To date the work completed on the Whiskey Property has consisted of detailed mapping of the entire property, cursory surface sampling, compilation of historic data, and definition of drill targets.  Further work considered for the project area entails grid sampling of various highly altered volcanic tuffs expanding areas of known gold mineralization with additional drilling.


 
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NK PROPERTY

On March 15, 2008, the Company executed a property option agreement with MinQuest granting the Company the right to acquire 100% of the mining interests in the NK Property (“NK”) currently controlled by MinQuest.  On July 25, 2008 the NK Property Option Agreement was amended whereby the annual minimum work expenditures were lowered to match those of the Weepah Agreement as the two properties are at a similar stage of exploration.  Annual option payments and minimum annual exploration expenditures under the agreement are as noted below:

   
Property
 
Work
   
Payments
 
Expenditures
   
$USD
 
$USD
Upon Execution of the Agreement
$
20,000
$
-
By March 15, 2009
 
20,000
 
50,000
By March 15, 2010
 
20,000
 
75,000
By March 15, 2011
 
35,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2012
 
45,000
 
250,000
By March 15, 2013
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2014
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2015
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2016
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2017
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2018
 
100,000
 
250,000
 
$
490,000
$
1,225,000

 
Upon execution of the Agreement, the Company paid MinQuest $20,000 in relation to the execution of the agreement.  Since the payment obligations are non-refundable, if any payments under the Agreement are not made, the Company will lose any previous payments made and all its rights to the respective property. If all said payments under the Agreement are made, then the Company will acquire all mining interests in the property. If the Company fails to make any payment when due, the Agreement gives the Company a 60-day grace period to pay the amount of the deficiency.  MinQuest retains a 3% royalty of the aggregate proceeds received by the Company from any smelter or other purchaser of any ores, concentrates, metals or other material of commercial value produced from the property, minus the cost of transportation of the ores, concentrates or metals, including related insurance, and smelting and refining charges, including penalties.

On April 16, 2010, the Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with its wholly owned subsidiary Provex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Provex”), to assign the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in the NK property to Provex.

Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Provex assumed the rights, and agreed to perform all of the duties and obligations, of Patriot arising under the Property Agreement.  Included in the assignment were, without limitation, all sums incurred by Patriot in connection with the NK property, specifically; (i) the $17,452 of exploration expenditures incurred by Patriot prior to the Assignment Agreement; and (ii) the $40,000 paid to Minquest Inc. as property payments under the Property Agreement.

At November 30, 2010, Provex is in default of the $20,000 property payment due on March 15, 2010.  In addition, Provex has incurred approximately $6,598 on exploration expenditures of the property leaving a shortfall of $175,950.  Provex currently has a combined shortfall in property payments/exploration expenditures of approximately $195,950.  Provex is at risk of losing its interest in the property by not making the indicated property payments and incurring the exploration expenditures, when demanded.

To date the exploration work undertaken on the NK property has consisted of detailed mapping, additional surface sampling and definition of drill targets.  Additional work contemplated for the project includes a detailed geophysical survey along the range front to determine potential for buried mineralization and a drill program to test the resultant anomalies.


 
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WEEPAH PROPERTY

On March 15, 2008, the Company executed a property option agreement with MinQuest granting the Company the right to acquire 100% of the mining interests in the Weepah Property (“Weepah”) currently controlled by MinQuest. Annual option payments and minimum annual exploration expenditures under the agreement are as noted below:

   
Property
 
Work
   
Payments
 
Expenditures
   
$USD
 
$USD
Upon Execution of the Agreement
$
20,000
$
-
By March 15, 2009
 
20,000
 
50,000
By March 15, 2010
 
20,000
 
75,000
By March 15, 2011
 
35,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2012
 
45,000
 
250,000
By March 15, 2013
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2014
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2015
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2016
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2017
 
50,000
 
100,000
By March 15, 2018
 
100,000
 
250,000
 
$
490,000
$
1,225,000

Upon execution of the Agreement, the Company paid MinQuest $20,000 in relation to the execution of the agreement.  Since the payment obligations are non-refundable, if any payments under the Agreement are not made, the Company will lose any previous payments made and all its rights to the respective property. If all said payments under the Agreement are made, then the Company will acquire all mining interests in the property. If the Company fails to make any payment when due, the Agreement gives the Company a 60-day grace period to pay the amount of the deficiency.  MinQuest retains a 3% royalty of the aggregate proceeds received by the Company from any smelter or other purchaser of any ores, concentrates, metals or other material of commercial value produced from the property, minus the cost of transportation of the ores, concentrates or metals, including related insurance, and smelting and refining charges, including penalties.

On April 16, 2010, the Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with its wholly owned subsidiary Provex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Provex”), to assign the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in the Weepah property to Provex.


Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Provex assumed the rights, and agreed to perform all of the duties and obligations, of Patriot arising under the Property Agreement.  Included in the assignment were, without limitation, all sums incurred by Patriot in connection with the Weepah property, specifically; (i) the $6,823 of exploration expenditures incurred by Patriot prior to the Assignment Agreement; and (ii) the $40,000 paid to Minquest Inc. as property payments under the Property Agreement.

At November 30, 2010, Provex is in default of the $20,000 property payment due on March 15, 2010.  In addition, Provex has incurred approximately $2,130 on exploration expenditures of the property leaving a shortfall of $116,046.  Provex currently has a combined shortfall in property payments/exploration expenditures of approximately $136,046.  Provex is at risk of losing its interest in the property by not making the indicated property payments and incurring the exploration expenditures, when demanded.

IMPERIAL PROPERTY

On May 30, 2008, the Company entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Agreement”) with American Goldfields Inc., a Nevada corporation (“American Goldfields”), to acquire the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in 22 unpatented Federal mining claims located in Esmeralda County, Nevada (the “Property”). American Goldfields had originally acquired its exclusive option on the Property on June 30, 2004, when it entered into a Property Option Agreement (the “Property Agreement”) with MinQuest, the owner of the Property.


 
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Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company assumed the rights, and agreed to perform all of the duties and obligations, of American Goldfields arising under the Property Agreement. Simultaneous with the execution and delivery of the Agreement, the Company paid American Goldfields $250,000, which amount represents the full payment and satisfaction for the assignment by American Goldfields to the Company of the Property Agreement and all rights and obligations with respect thereto. Included in the assignment were, without limitation, all sums incurred by American Goldfields in connection with the Property, specifically (i) the refunding of the reclamation bond previously paid by American Goldfields to the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada in the amount of $13,255; (ii) the approximately $277,000 of expenditures incurred by American Goldfields prior to the Agreement; and (iii) the $120,000 paid to MinQuest as option payments under the Property Agreement.

On April 16, 2010, the Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with its wholly owned subsidiary Provex Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Provex”), to assign the exclusive option to an undivided right, title and interest in the Imperial property to Provex.

Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Provex assumed the rights, and agreed to perform all of the duties and obligations, of Patriot arising under the Property Agreement.  Included in the assignment were, without limitation, all sums incurred by Patriot in connection with the Imperial property, specifically; (i) the $13,769 of exploration expenditures incurred by Patriot prior to the Assignment Agreement; and (ii) the final $20,000 property payment paid to Minquest Inc. under the Property Agreement.

At November 30, 2010, Provex has incurred approximately $5,708 on exploration expenditures of the property leaving a shortfall of $203,579.  Provex currently has a shortfall in exploration expenditures of approximately $203,579.  Provex is at risk of losing its interest in the property by not making the indicated property payments and incurring the exploration expenditures, when demanded.

Results of Operations

We did not earn any revenues during the three or six months ended November 30, 2010 or 2009.  We do not anticipate earning revenues until such time as we have entered into commercial production of our mineral properties.  We are presently in the exploration stage of our business and we can provide no assurance that we will discover commercially exploitable levels of mineral resources on our properties, or if such resources are discovered, that we will enter into commercial production of our mineral properties.

During the six months ended November 30, 2010 we incurred a net loss of $228,526 compared to a net loss of $333,225 for the comparative period in 2009.  Our year to date net loss for 2010 has decreased over 2009 largely due to lower exploration costs and administrative expenses.  Exploration and property option payments for 2010 were $94,625 while in 2009 they totaled $184,190.  During 2010, exploration expenditures were mainly due to claim payments whereas in 2009 the Company commenced a drill program on the Moss property.

General and administrative costs decreased to $136,416 in the six months ended November 30, 2010 from $157,893 in the comparative period in 2009.  The decrease relates to lower costs associated with the Company’s corporate development activities countered with increased costs to consulting.

During the three months ended November 30, 2010 we incurred a net loss of $84,577 compared to a net loss of $108,010 for the comparative period in 2009.  Our current quarter loss in 2010 has decreased from 2009 largely due to lower exploration expenses and lower administration costs.  For the quarter ended November 30, 2010, the Company incurred $4,476 in exploration costs compared to $28,948 in 2009.  The three-months ended November 30, 2010 exploration costs related primarily to geological fees while during the three-months ended November 30, 2009 exploration costs related primarily to claim staking fees.    General and administrative costs decreased to $83,909 in 2010 from $84,926 in 2009 due to lower costs associated with the Company’s corporate development activities, countered with increased costs to consulting.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had cash of $381,075 as of November 30, 2010. We anticipate that we will incur the following expenses through the next twelve months:

·  
$1,167,766 in property option payments, exploration expenditures and annual claim payments for the Company’s properties; and

·  
$100,000 for operating expenses, including working capital and general, legal, accounting and administrative expenses associated with reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended November 30, 2010 was $225,426 compared to $377,558 during the six months ended November 30, 2009.   The difference was due to a decrease in net loss for the six months ended November 30, 2010 of $228,526 compared to the net loss of $333,225 in the six months ended November 30, 2009 offset by a large reduction in accounts payable in 2009 compared to 2010.  In the six months ended November 30, 2010 the Company’s accounts payable increased by $3,100 resulting in a cash inflow,  compared to a cash outflow of $39,333 due to accounts payable being paid down in the six months ended November 30, 2009  For the six months ended November 30, 2009, there was also a cash outflow of $5,000 for payment of a prepaid expense.  There were no financing activities for either the six months ended November 30, 2010 or 2009.

There were no investing activities for either the six-months ended November 30, 2010 or 2009.

 
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Going Concern Consideration

As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred a net loss of $25,984,357 for the period from June 1, 2000 (inception of exploration state) to November 30, 2010, and has no sales.  The future of the Company is dependent upon its ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations from the development of its mineral properties.  Management has plans to seek additional capital through a private placement and public offering of its common stock.  The consolidated 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.
 
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph in their report on the May 31, 2010 financial statements regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our independent auditors.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We  do  not  have  any  off-balance sheet debt nor did we have any transactions, arrangements,  obligations  (including  contingent  obligations)  or  other relationships  with any unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material  current or future effect on financial conditions, changes in financial conditions,  result  of  operations,  liquidity,  capital  expenditures, capital resources,  or  significant  components  of  revenue  or  expenses.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our  disclosure controls and procedures are designed  to  ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods specified  in the rules and forms of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Our principal executive officer and  principal  financial officer have reviewed the effectiveness  of  our "disclosure controls  and  procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report and  have  concluded  that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported in a  timely  manner.  There were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the last day they were evaluated by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

 Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the last quarterly period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

There are no pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or in which any director, officer or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the Company, or security holder is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company.  The Company’s property is not the subject of any pending legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this Item 1A.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

None.


 
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

There was no matter submitted to a vote of security holders during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2010.

Item 5. Other information.

The disclosure provided pursuant to Part II Item 2 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
Where Found
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d14(a) Certifications
Attached Hereto
32.1
Section 1350 Certifications
Attached Hereto


 
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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.

 
Date:   January  07, 2011
 
PATRIOT GOLD CORP.
 
By:   /s/ Robert Coale
       Robert Coale
       President, Chief Executive
       Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
       (Principal Executive, Financial, and Accounting Officer)