Portage Resources Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 February (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(X
)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarter period ended February 28,
2009
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( )
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE EXCHANGE
ACT
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For the
transition period
form
to
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Commission File
number 333-144585
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PORTAGE RESOURCES
INC.
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(Exact name of small
business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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75-3244927
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
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990 Richard Street, Saint Wenceslas, Quebec,
Canada, G0Z 1J0
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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1-819-740-0810
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(Issuer’s
telephone number)
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N/A
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(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes [X] No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. See
definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “small
reporting company” Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated
filer [ ] Accelerated
filer
[ ]
Non-accelerated
filer [ ] (Do not check
if a small reporting
company) Small
reporting company [X]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes
[ ] No [X]
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS
DURING THE PROCEDING FIVE YEARS
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section
12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the distribution of
securities subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed
by a court. Yes □ No □
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date:
March 15,
2009: 63,720,000 common shares.
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Page
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PART
1.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.
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Financial
Statements (unaudited)
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3
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Balance
Sheet as at February 28, 2009 and May 31, 2008
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4
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Statement
of Operations
For
the three and nine months ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008
and for the period June 20, 2006 (Date of Inception) to February 28,
2009
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5
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Statement
of Cash Flows
For
the nine months ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008 and for the
period June 20, 2006 (Date of Inception) to February 28,
2009
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6
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Notes
to the Financial Statements.
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7
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ITEM 2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations
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11
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ITEM 3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure of Market Risk
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17
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ITEM 4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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18
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ITEM 4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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18
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PART
11.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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18
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ITEM 1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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18
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ITEM 1A.
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Risk
Factors
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18
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ITEM 2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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23
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ITEM 3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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23
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ITEM 4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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23
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ITEM 5.
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Other
Information
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24
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ITEM 6.
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Exhibits
and Reports on Form 8-K
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24
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SIGNATURES.
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25
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PART
1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
accompanying balance sheets of Portage Resources Inc. (a pre-exploration stage
company) at February 28, 2009 (with comparative figures as at May 31, 2008) and
the statement of operations for the three and nine months ended February 28,
2009 and February 29, 2008 and for the period from July 20, 2006 (date of
incorporation) to February 28, 2009 and the statement of cash flows for the nine
months ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008 and for the period from
July 20, 2006 (date of incorporation) to February 28, 2009 have been prepared by
the Company’s management in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the
results of operations and financial position have been included and all such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
Operating
results for the quarter ended February 28, 2009 are not necessarily indicative
of the results that can be expected for the year ending May 31,
2009.
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PORTAGE
RESOURCES INC.
(A
Pre-exploration Stage Company)
BALANCE
SHEETS
(Unaudited
– Prepared by Management)
February
28, 2009
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May
31, 2008
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
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$ 3,735
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$ 4,757
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Total Current
Assets
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$ 3,735
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$ 4,757
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts payable
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$ 15,230
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$ 15,142
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Accounts payable – related
parties
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79,267
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58,157
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Total Current
Liabilities
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94,497
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73,299
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STOCKHOLDERS’
DEFICIENCY
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Common
stock
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500,000,000 shares authorized, at
$0.001 par value;
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63,720,000 shares issued
and outstanding
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63,720
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63,720
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Capital in excess of par
value
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(42,870)
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(42,870)
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Deficit accumulated during the
pre-exploration stage
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(111,612)
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(89,392)
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Total Stockholders’
Deficiency
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(90,762)
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(68,542)
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$ 3,735
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$
4,757
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudtied financial
statements.
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PORTAGE
RESOURCES INC.
(A
Pre-exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
For the
three and nine months ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008 and for the
period from July 20, 2006 (date of inception) to February 28, 2009
(Unaudited
– Prepared by Management)
Three
months
ended
Feb.
28, 2009
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Three
months ended
Feb.
29, 2008
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Nine
months
ended
Feb.
28, 2009
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Nine
months
ended
Feb.
29, 2008
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From
July 20, 2006
(date
of inception)
to
Feb.
28, 2009
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REVENUES
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$ -
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$ -
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$ -
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$ -
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$ -
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EXPENSES
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Accounting and
auditing
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1,550
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1,560
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4,650
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6,482
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19,358
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Bank charges and
interest
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11
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10
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21
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14
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88
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Consulting
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-
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-
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-
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20,000
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25,000
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Exploration and
staking
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1,909
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-
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1,909
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2,100
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7,272
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Filing fees
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-
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138
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-
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138
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3,237
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Geological report
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4,240
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Incorporation
costs
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-
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-
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-
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-
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650
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Legal
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-
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-
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-
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6,500
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6,500
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Management fees
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3,000
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3,000
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9,000
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9,000
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25,000
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Office
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189
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603
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398
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1,862
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2,442
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Rent
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900
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900
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2,700
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2,700
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7,500
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Travel and
entertainment
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-
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-
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-
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2,025
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3,508
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Transfer agent’s
fees
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2,155
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-
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3,542
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1,663
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6,817
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NET
LOSS FROM
OPERATIONS
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$ (9,714)
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$ (6,211)
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$ (22,220)
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$ (52,484)
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$ (111,612)
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NET
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
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Basic
and diluted
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$ (0.00)
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$ (0.00)
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$ (0.00)
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$ (0.00)
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AVERAGE
OUTSTANDING SHARES
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Basic
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63,720,000
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63,720,000
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63,720,000
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63,720,000
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial
statements.
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PORTAGE
RESOURCES INC.
(A
Pre-exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
For the
nine months ended February 28, 2009 and February 29, 2008 and for the period
from July 20, 2006 (date of inception) to February 28, 2009
(Unaudited
– Prepared by Management)
Nine
months
ended
Feb.
28, 2009
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Nine
months
ended
Feb.
29, 2008
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From
July 20, 2006
(date
of inception) to
Feb. 28, 2009
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
loss
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$ (22,220)
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$(52,484)
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$ (111,612)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Changes
in accounts payable
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88
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5,721
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15,230
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Net
Cash Provided (Used) in Operations
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(22,132)
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(46,763)
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(96,382)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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-
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-
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-
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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Proceeds from loan from related
party
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21,110
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33,242
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79,267
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Proceeds from issuance of common
stock
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-
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-
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20,850
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21,110
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33,242
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100,117
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Net
Increase (Decrease) in Cash
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(1,022)
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(13,521)
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3,735
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Cash
at Beginning of Period
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4,757
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17,517
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-
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CASH
AT END OF PERIOD
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$ 3,735
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$ 3,996
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$ 3,735
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial
statements
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PORTAGE
RESOURCES INC.
(A
Pre-exploration Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
February
28, 2009
(Unaudited
– Prepared by Management)
1. ORGANIZATION
The
Company, Portage Resources Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the State of
Nevada on July 20, 2006 with the authorized common stock of 200,000,000 shares
at $0.001 par value. On May 1, 2008, the Secretary of State for
Nevada approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation where the total
number of shares of common stock was increased to 500,000,000 shares of common
stock with a par value of $0.001 per share.
The
Company was organized for the purpose of acquiring and developing mineral
properties. At the report date mineral claims, with unknown reserves,
had been acquired. The Company has not established the existence of a
commercially minable ore deposit and therefore has not reached the development
stage and is considered to be in the pre-exploration stage.
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting
Methods
The
Company recognizes income and expenses based on the accrual method of
accounting.
Dividend
Policy
The
Company has not yet adopted a policy regarding payment of
dividends.
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Basic and Diluted Net
Income (loss) Per Share
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Basic
net income (loss) per share amounts are computed based on the weighted
average number of shares actually outstanding. Diluted
net income (loss) per share amounts are computed using the weighted
average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding as if
shares had been issued on the exercise of the common share rights unless
the exercise becomes antidulutive and then only the basic per share
amounts are shown in the report.
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Evaluation of Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company periodically reviews its long term assets and makes adjustments, if the
carrying value exceeds fair value.
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PORTAGE
RESOURCES INC.
(A
Pre-exploration Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
February
28, 2009
(Unaudited
– Prepared by Management)
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
Income
Taxes
The
Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income
taxes. Under the liability method deferred tax assets and liabilities
are determined based on differences between financial reporting and the tax
bases of the assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates
and laws that will be in effect, when the differences are expected to be
reversed. An allowance against deferred tax assets is recorded,
when it is more likely than not, that such tax benefits will not be
realized.
On
November 30, 2008 the Company had a net operating loss carry forward of $111,612
for income tax purposes. The tax benefit of approximately $33,400
from the loss carry forward has been fully offset by a valuation reserve because
the future tax benefit is undeterminable since the Company is unable to
establish a predictable projection of operating profits for future
years. Losses will expire on 2029.
Foreign Currency
Translations
Part of
the transactions of the Company were completed in Canadian dollars and have been
translated to US dollars as incurred, at the exchange rate in effect at the
time, and therefore, no gain or loss from the translation is
recognized. The functional currency is considered to be US
dollars.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized on the sale and delivery of a product or the completion of a
service provided.
Advertising and Market
Development
The company expenses advertising and
market development costs as incurred.
Financial
Instruments
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The
carrying amounts of financial instruments are considered by management to
be their fair value due to their short term
maturities.
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PORTAGE
RESOURCES INC.
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(A
Pre-exploration Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
February
28, 2009
(Unaudited
– Prepared by Management)
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
Estimates and
Assumptions
Management
uses estimates and assumptions in preparing financial statements in accordance
with general accepted accounting principles. Those estimates and
assumptions affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities, the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and
expenses. Actual results could vary from the estimates that
were assumed in preparing these financial statements.
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Statement of Cash
Flows
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For
the purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all
highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less to be
cash equivalents.
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Unproven Mining Claim
Costs
Cost of
acquisition, exploration, carrying and retaining unproven properties are
expensed as incurred.
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Environmental
Requirements
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At
the report date environmental requirements related to the mineral claim
acquired are unknown and therefore any estimate of any future cost cannot
be made.
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Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
The
Company does not expect that the adoption of other recent accounting
pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial
statements.
3. AQUISITION
OF MINERAL CLAIM
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In
late 2006, the Company had the ROK 1-20 claims staked and ownership put
into its own name. The claims are located 15 miles east
of Dawson City, Yukon. The expiry dates of the claims are
December 13, 2009. In accordance with the Yukon Quartz Mining
Act, yearly extensions to the expiry dates of quartz claims are dependent
upon conducting $100 (Cdn) for work per claim or paying the equivalent
cash in lieu of work for a total consideration of $2,000
(Cdn.). On the date of this report the Company had not
established the existence of a commercially minable ore deposit on the
claims.
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PORTAGE
RESOURCES INC.
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(A
Pre-exploration Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
February
28, 2009
(Unaudited
– Prepared by Management)
4. SIGNIFICANT
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTY
Officers-directors
and their families have acquired 75% of the common stock issued and have made no
interest, demand loans to the Company of $79,267.
Officers-directors
are compensated for their services in the amount of a total $1,000 per month
starting February 1, 2007.
5. CAPITAL
STOCK
On
February 21, 2007, Company completed a private placement consisting of
48,000,000 post split common shares sold to directors and officers for a total
consideration of $1,200. On May 31, 2007, the Company completed a
private placement of 15,720,000 post split common shares for a total
consideration of $19,650.
On April 30, 2008, the directors of the
Company approved a resolution to forward split the common shares of the Company
on the basis of the issuance of 39 new shares for one existing share of common
stock presently held (the “Forward Split”). As a result of the
Forward Split every one outstanding share of common stock was increased to forty
shares of common stock. As at August 31, 2008, there were 63,720,000
common shares issued and outstanding. The 63,720,000 post split
common shares are shown as split from the date of inception.
6. GOING
CONCERN
The
Company intends to seek business opportunities that will provide a
profit. However, the Company does not have the working capital
necessary to be successful in this effort and to service its debt, which raises
substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Continuation
of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining additional working
capital and the management of the Company has developed a strategy, which it
believes will accomplish this objective through additional loans from related
parties, and equity funding, which will enable the Company to operate for the
coming year.
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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 information
contained in the financial statements of Portage Resources Inc. (“Portage”) and
the notes which form an integral part of the financial statements which are
attached hereto.
The
financial statements mentioned above have been prepared in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and are
stated in United States dollars.
The
Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 20, 2006
under the name of Portage Resources Inc. Our fiscal year end is May
31. Our executive offices are located at 990 Richard Street, Saint
Wenceslas, Quebec, Canada, G0Z 1J0. Our telephone is (819) 740 -
0810. We do not have any subsidiaries, affiliated companies or joint venture
partners.
We are a
start-up mineral company in the pre-exploration stage and have not generated any
operating revenues since inception. We have incurred losses since
inception and our auditors have issued a going concern opinion since we must
raise additional capital, through the sale of our securities, in order to fund
our operations. There is can be no assurance we will be able to raise
this capital.
Our sole
mineral property, the ROK 1-20 Claims (hereinafter the “Portage Claims”), is
located in the Yukon Territory (“Yukon”), Canada. We are the
registered and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the Portage Claims located
in Yukon, Canada. Portage acquired the Portage Claims by staking for
the sum of $3,263 on December 13, 2006. We own no other mineral property and are
not engaged in the exploration of any other mineral properties.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Portage
has had no revenue since inception and its accumulated deficit is
$111,612. To date, the growth of Portage has been funded by the sale
of shares and advances by its director in order to meet the requirements of
filing with the SEC and maintaining the Portage Claims in good
standing.
The plan
of operations during the next twelve months is for us to undertake exploration
work on the Portage Claims and meet our filing
requirements. Presently we do not have the funds to consider
any additional mineral claims.
Our
management estimates that a minimum of $47,905 will be required over the next
twelve months to pay for such expenses as follows:
Funds required
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Estimated
Amount
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Accounting
and audit – quarter and annual financial statements
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$
7,600
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Bank
charges
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60
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Edgar
filing costs – for quarter and annual financial statements
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1,250
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Exploration
costs – as estimated for completion of Phase I
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9,200
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Filing
fees – Nevada; Sec of State
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200
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Management
fees – paid at $1,000 per month to the Portage’s president
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12,000
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Office
and general expenses
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500
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Rent
– use of the President’s residence at $300.00 per month
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3,600
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Transfer
agent fees
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2,000
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Estimated
expenses for the next twelve months
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36,410
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Account
payable – unrelated parties at February 28, 2009
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15,230
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Total
requirements for cash before consideration of money in
bank
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51,640
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Bank
balance as at February 28, 2009
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3,735
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Estimated
funds required over the next twelve months
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$47,905
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Obviously
Portage does not have the required funds on hand to meet the above noted
obligation and therefore it will have to either sell additional shares or obtain
advances from its directors and officers. The directors and
officers are prepared to advance further funds to the company to ensure that it
is able to pay its current obligations as noted above.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Corporate
Organization and History Within Last Five years
Portage
was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 20, 2006 under
the name of Portage Resources Inc. Portage does not have any
subsidiaries, affiliated companies or joint venture partners. We have not been
involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings since inception
nor have we been party to a reclassification, merger, consolidation, or purchase
or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business
other than the ROK 1-20 mineral claims located in the Yukon,
Canada.
Business
Development Since Inception
We raised
$1,200 in initial seed capital on February 21, 2007 from our directors and
officers. Monies used to begin the search for and arrange to acquire
a mineral property that we consider holds the potential to contain uranium and
gold were advanced to Portage by our President Martine Caron.
On
February 16, 2007 we acquired by staking the ROK 1-20 mineral claims
(collectively referred to as the “Portage Claims”), situated in the Yukon
Territories (“Yukon”), Canada.
“Staking”
is the term employed to describe the means by which mineral claims are acquired
from the government of the Yukon, Canada in accordance with the Yukon Quartz
Mining Act. In summary a staked mineral claim is a square or
rectangular area of open ‘Crown land’ (i.e. land owned by the government of the
Yukon). A prospector ‘stakes’ a mineral claim marking out, with a
series of claim posts and blazed lines, the area covered by the
claim. Mineral claims are staked in a square or rectangular shape
with boundaries running north, south, east and west astronomically. The staker
employs a compass to determine his orientation, and thus that of the claim(s)
being staked. Initially the staker erects a claim post on a corner of
the claim. After a claim post is erected, a clearly marked trail
(claim line) is established, leading to where you intend to erect the next
corner or line post. A proper claim line is one that is easy to spot and to
follow. The usual method for marking claim boundaries is with an axe to cut
blazes into trees and to cut underbrush. Blazes are cut into two sides of a tree
and face the direction of the line. If trees are not available, you must erect
pickets (cut from smaller trees) or pile loose rock rubble into
cairns.
On May
31, 2007 Portage completed a private placement pursuant to Regulation S of the
Securities Act of 1933, whereby 393,000 common shares were sold at the price of
$0.05 per share to raise $19,650.
On
January 24, 2007 we engaged R. Alan Doherty, Professional Geologist of Aurium
Geological Consultants Ltd. to conduct a review and analysis of the Portage
Claims and the previous exploration work undertaken on the property and to
recommend a mineral exploration program for the Portage Claims. Mr.
Doherty’s report, summarized below, recommends a three-phase exploration program
for the Portage Claims.
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Our
Business
Provided
we have sufficient funds to do so, we intend to undertake exploration work on
the Portage Claims, located in Yukon, Canada.
We are
presently in the pre-exploration stage and there is no assurance that
mineralized material with any commercial value exits on our
property.
We do not
have any ore body and have not generated any revenues from our
operations. Our planned Phase I work is exploratory in
nature. There can be no assurance that a commercially viable mineral
deposit, an ore reserve, exists on the Portage Claims or can be shown to exist
unless and until sufficient and appropriate exploration work is carried out and
a comprehensive evaluation of such work concludes economic and legal
feasibility. Such work could take many years of exploration and
would require expenditure of very substantial amounts of capital, capital we do
not presently have and may never be able to raise. To date, we have
not conducted any exploration work on the Portage Claims. We hope to have funds
sufficient to complete Phase 1 of a three-phase exploration program recommended
for the Portage Claims.
Our sole
mineral property is:
Portage
Claims
Portage
is the registered and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the Portage Claims,
located in Yukon, Canada.
Beneficial
ownership of the Portage Claims confers the rights to the minerals on the
Portage Claims except for ‘placer minerals’ (being minerals found in loose
gravel or sand and typically located in creeks, steams or rivers) or
coal. We do not own the land itself since it is held in the name of
the “Crown”, i.e. the Province of Yukon. We do not have the
right to harvest any timber on the Portage Claims.
The claim
name, grant number, expiry date, mining district and recorded owner of the
Portage Claims is as follows:
Claim Name
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Grant
Numbers
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Expiry Date
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Mining District
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Owner
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ROK
1 to 20
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YC45186
to YC4502 incl.
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Dec.
13, 2009
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MO82L
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Portage
Resources Inc.
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The
Portage Claims cover an area of approximately 418 hectares (approximately 1,033
acres).
To keep
the claims in good standing, such that they do not expire on the date indicated
in the preceding table, we must undertake exploration work on the Portage Claims
before the expiry date, or pay cash of approximately $1,840 in lieu of doing
exploration work, to the government of the Yukon. This is an
annual obligation. Failure to do either, each year, will result in
the Portage Claims reverting to the government of the Yukon.
The
Portage Claims was selected for acquisition due to previously recorded
exploration work and because the claims are not located in an environmentally
sensitive region.
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Location
and Access
The
Portage Claims are located approximately 25 kilometers (16 miles) east of Dawson
City, Yukon, a town of approximately 2,000. Dawson City provides all
necessary amenities and supplies including, fuel, helicopter services, hardware,
prospecting services and drilling companies. Access to our
claims is via road and exploration trails. No electrical power is required at
this stage of exploration. Gas powered portable generators could
supply any electrical power that might be required in the foreseeable
future.
The
topography and relief of the Portage Claims is fairly rugged. Most of the
property is above the tree line. Vegetation on the property consists
of black and western spruce, poplar, alder and willow in the valleys to ground
cover consisting of moss, alpine plants and dwarf birch above 4,000 feet in
elevation. An interior intercontinental climate, with moderate to low
precipitation of approximately 16 inches per year annually and warm short
summers and long cold winters, typify the area. Permafrost is discontinuous and
sporadically present on the steeper north and east facing slopes and low
marshy-forested areas. The exploration season on our claims is
limited to mid- June through late September. During these months the ground is
typically free of snow cover with long daylight hours (up to 22 hours per
day).
Property
Geology
The
Portage Claims are situated in the southern Dawson and northern Stewart map
areas, southwest of the Mesozoic Tintina fault. Metamorphosed rocks
of Paleozoic Yukon Tanana Terrain (“YTT”) mainly underlie the Portage Claims.
YTT consists of several units including massive and sheared ultramafic unit,
quartz-muscovite (chlorite) schist of Klondike Schist, mainly metasedimentary
rocks of the Nasina Series, and coarse grained metaintrusive quartzofeldspathic
rocks of the Pelly Gneiss. Several generations of Mesozoic and Tertiary
intrusive rocks intruded the YTT rocks. The immediate area of the property is
underlain by mainly gray to black graphitic quartzite with abundant fine-
grained pyrite and green quartz muscovite (-biotite) schist of Nasina Series.
These units are intruded and overlain by Early Tertiary massive quartz-feldspar
porphyry intrusions; felsic brecciated lithic tuffs and felsic volcanic
breccias. White to cream banded quartz carbonate veins also cut this
unit. Nasina Series units are in thrust fault contact with ultramafic
rocks of Permian to the east and
west where the ultramafic units are thrust
over the Nasina Series units. These
ultramafic units
are ariably weathered, brecciated and
silicified. In the southwest, the Permian quartz-muscovite schists of Klondike
Schist are thrusted over the Nasina Series unit. Steeply dipping
reverse faults are abundant throughout the area.
The
Portage Claims are largely overburden covered with < 1% actual outcrop;
mostly found in road cuts and trenches. The Portage Claims
are underlain primarily by Quaternary overburden, Klondike Schist, which is i
ntruded by the Tertiary Quartz feldspar porphyry . The
ultramafic rocks on the property are localized along shallow northeast dipping
thrust faults. They generally have a very high magnetic signature.
There are no mapped outcrops of ultramafic rocks known on the Portage
Claims.
The area
is prospective for uranium and tin as well as gold-quartz veins (Motherlode
style) mineral deposits. Although areas of altered ultramafic rocks
are not currently mapped on the Portage Claims there could still be remnant
scatters about the property and would be prospective for gold quartz
veins. The quartz feldspar intrusion in the center of the property
may be a target for epithermal or intrusive hosted gold
mineralization
Previous
Exploration
The
Portage Claims have seen very limited historical exploration. The
area now covered by the Portage Claims, together with a much larger area, was
formerly covered by the now lapsed ‘Surprise claims’ owned by the ‘Ukon Joint
Venture’ (Chevron Canada Ltd. and Kerr Addison Mines Ltd.) who conducted
geological mapping, water, stream sediment and soil geochemical surveys, ground
radiometrics and magnetometer surveys, soil radon gas surveys, trenching diamond
drilling and down hole radiometric surveys. However, most of this
work was completed well south of the Portage Claims. Work undertaken, on the
area now covered by the Portage Claims, by the Ukon Joint Venture in 1978-80
consisted of limited soil, silt stream and water sampling and geochemical
analyses for uranium, and gold geochemical sampling and radiometric
surveys.
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We have
not yet undertaken any work on the Portage Claims.
There is
no known mineralization on the Portage Claims.
Proposed Exploration
Work – Plan of Operation
We have
no arrangements to raise this additional capital at the present
time. Failure to raise this cash will force us to abandon our planned
exploration work, cease operations and go out of business which could result in
the loss of any funds invested in our shares of common stock.
R. Allan
Doherty, P. Geo., authored the "Technical Report on the Alki Creek Property,
Klondike Area, Yukon” dated March 23, 2007 (the “Doherty Report”), in which he
recommended a phased exploration program to properly evaluate the potential of
the claims. We must conduct exploration to determine what minerals exist on our
property and whether they can be economically extracted and profitably
processed. Subject to having funds sufficient to do so, we plan to proceed with
exploration of the Portage Claims, in the manner recommended in the Doherty
Report, to determine the potential for discovering commercially exploitable
deposits of gold and/or uranium.
We do not
have any ores or reserves whatsoever at this time on the Portage Claims. Our
planned Phase I work is exploratory in nature.
Mr.
Doherty is, and has since 1993 been, a registered Professional Geologist in good
standing in the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the
Province of British Columbia. He is a graduate of the University of New
Brunswick, with a degree in geology (Hons., B. Sc.,1977). Thereafter
he attended graduate school at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and has been
involved in geological mapping and mineral exploration, primarily in the Yukon,
continuously since 1980.
The
Doherty Report concludes that primarily Tertiary quartz feldspar porphyry and
Klondike schist underlie the Portage Claims. While no mapped outcrops
of ultramafics known on the Portage Claim, exposures are very poor and remnants
of the ultramafic assemblage may well be located. There has been very limited
geochemical sampling or exploration work on the Portage Claims and only explored
target for motherlode style gold-quartz veins associated with carbonatized
ultramafic rocks and the for uranium and tin associated with the underlying
Tertiaty quartz-feldspar porphyry. In summary, the Portage Claims represent an
attractive target for uranium mineralization hosted in a fluorite bearing quartz
porphyry intrusion and also for gold quartz vein mineralization associated with
Permiam ophiolite assemblage.
The
Doherty Report recommends a three-phase exploration program to properly evaluate
the potential of the claims. We anticipate, based on the
budgets set forth in the Doherty Report, that Phase I work will cost
$9,200.
Assuming
the results of the Phase I work identify suitable targets, thus indicating
further exploration of the Portage Claims is warranted, we intend, provided we
are able to raise funds to do so, undertake a Phase II trenching program at a
cost of a further $27,600. Assuming the results of a
Phase II trenching program identify suitable drill targets a Phase III drilling
program could be undertaken. Once again, our ability to conduct Phase
III work is subject to our ability to raise funds to do so.
The cost
estimates for the our Phase I work program, detailed below, are based on Mr.
Doherty’s recommendations and reflect local costs for this type of
work:
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Phase I – Budget
Mapping
prospecting and rock sampling. The cost estimate of $9,200 ($10,000Cdn.)
consists of:
Cdn.
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U.S.
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1
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Senior
Geologist and Assistant, 2 days @ $800/day
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$ 1,600
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$ 1,472
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2
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Transportation
and accommodation
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800
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736
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3
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Soil
sampling, 100 x 20 m GSP grid (200 soil samples)6 man days @
$300/man/day
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1,800
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1,656
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4
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Analyses,
200 @ $25 each plus shipping
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5,000
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4,600
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5
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Report
costs
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800
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736
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Subtotal
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$
10,000
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$ 9,200
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Provided
we have the funds available to do so, we intend to complete Phase I work at some
point during the late fall of 2009. Precise timing of the Phase
I work will depend upon availability of funds as well as weather conditions and
the melt of the snow pack on the claims.
Phase I
work will include establishing a grid and the creation of maps showing the
location of all roads in and near the perimeter of the Portage
Claims. The laying out of a grid and line cutting involves the
physical cutting of the underbrush and overlay to establish an actual grid on
the ground whereby items can be related one to another more easily and with
greater accuracy. When we map, we essentially generate a drawing of the physical
features of the land we are interested in as well as a depiction of what may
have been found in relation to the boundaries of the property. So we will
actually draw a scale map of the area and make notes on it as to the location
where anything was found that was of interest or not. In the process
we will also identify any showings which appear to warrant sampling, i.e. any
rock formations that appear to warrant our taking soil and rock samples from the
claims to a laboratory where a determination of the elemental make up of the
sample and the exact concentrations of gold and/or uranium and other indicator
minerals can be made. Based on the Doherty Report we expect the costs
of Phase I work to total approximately $9,200.
Should
Phase I results warrant further work and should we be able to raise additional
funds (through the issuance of additional shares, debt securities or loan
advances from our directors) to undertake additional work on the Portage Claims,
in Phase II (at an estimated cost of a further $27,600) we expect to undertake a
trenching and sampling program rock and geochemical sampling as mentioned
above. This work would be designed to compare the relative
concentrations of uranium and/or gold and other indicator minerals in samples so
the results from different samples can be compared in a more precise manner and
plotted on a map to evaluate their significance. If an apparent
mineralized zone(s) is identified and narrowed down to a specific area by the
Phase I & II work, we expect (again subject to our ability to raise
additional funds to do so, through the issuance of additional treasury shares,
debt securities or loan advances from our directors) to diamond drill selected
targets to test the apparent mineralized zones at an estimated cost of a further
$55,200. Diamond drilled samples would be tested, by assay for gold,
uranium and other minerals; however, our primary focus is the search for gold
and uranium.
The work
is phased in such a manner as to allow decision points to ensure that future
work has a value and will provide better or additional information as to the
viability of the claim. By utilizing a multi-phase work program, at the end of
each phase a decision can be made as to whether the phase has provided the
necessary information to increase the viability of the project. If the
information obtained as a result of any phase indicates that there is no
increased probability of finding an economically viable deposit at the end of
the project, a determination would be made that the work should cease at that
point.
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Phase I,
Phase II and III work cannot be undertaken unless and until Portage is able to
raise additional capital as our existing working capital is largely committed to
administrative expenses of the Company. Consequently, if we are
unable to raise additional capital we may not be able to undertake any work on
the Portage Claims. In addition, provided we are able to finance Phase I
exploration work and the results of Phase I exploration work prove encouraging,
there is no assurance we will be able to raise the capital necessary to conduct
the further exploration work contemplated by Phases II and III. The
earliest we expect to carry out Phase II work, should we be able to raise the
capital to finance Phase II, is the summer of 2008. Furthermore, even
if funding is available, Phase III work will only be undertaken if the results
of Phase I and II are successful in identifying target zones of gold and/or
uranium mineralization deemed worthy, by our geologist, of drilling to determine
if a gold and/or uranium deposit may exist. Should the Phase I
work prove unsuccessful in identifying such drill targets, the Company will
likely abandon the Portage Claims and we may have to go out of
business.
Subject
to having funds available to do so, we intend to complete Phase I exploration
work on the Portage Claims, our sole property. Since the Portage
Claims are located at very high northerly latitude and are subject to cold
winters with snowfall accumulations, Phase I work can not be undertaken until
late in the spring of 2009 or early summer.
Particularly
since we have a limited operating history, no reserves and no revenue, our
ability to raise additional funds might be limited. If we are unable
to raise the necessary funds, we would be required to suspend Portage's
operations and liquidate our company.
ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE OF MARKET
RISK
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Market
Information
There are
no common shares subject to outstanding options, warrants or securities
convertible into common equity of our Company.
The
number of shares subject to Rule 144 is 43,200,000 Share
certificates representing these shares have the appropriate legend affixed on
them.
There are
no shares being offered to the public other than indicated in our effective
registration statement and no shares have been offered pursuant to an employee
benefit plan or dividend reinvestment plan.
While our
shares are traded on the OTCBB. Although the OTCBB does not have any
listing requirements per se, to be eligible for quotation on the OTCBB, we must
remain current in our filings with the SEC; being as a minimum Forms 10-Q and
10-K. Securities already quoted on the OTCBB that become delinquent
in their required filings will be removed following a 30 or 60 day grace period
if they do not make their filing during that time.
In the
future our common stock trading price might be volatile with wide
fluctuations. Things that could cause wide fluctuations in our
trading price of our stock could be due to one of the following or a combination
of several of them:
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our
variations in our operations results, either quarterly or
annually;
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trading
patterns and share prices in other exploration companies which our
shareholders consider similar to ours;
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the
exploration results on the ROK 1-20 claim, and
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other
events which we have no control
over.
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In
addition, the stock market in general, and the market prices for thinly traded
companies in particular, have experienced extreme volatility that often has been
unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These wide
fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our shares regardless of
our future performance. In the past, following periods of volatility
in the market price of a security, securities class action litigation has often
been instituted against such company. Such litigation, if instituted,
whether successful or not, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of
management’s attention and resources, which would have a material adverse effect
on our business, results of operations and financial conditions.
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Trends
We are in
the pre-explorations stage, have not generated any revenue and have no prospects
of generating any revenue in the foreseeable future. We are unaware
of any known trends, events or uncertainties that have had, or are
reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our business or income, either
in the long term of short term, as more fully described under ‘Risk
Factors’.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the
effectiveness of Portage’s controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a, 14(c) and 15d 14(c) as of the end of the period
of the filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation Date”),
have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, Portage’s disclosure and
procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information
relating to it would be made known to it by others, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report on Form 10-Q was being
prepared.
ITEM
4T. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Changes in Internal
Controls
There
were no material changes in Portage’s internal controls or in other factors that
could materially affect Portage’s disclosure controls and procedures subsequent
to the Evaluation Date, nor any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses
in such disclosure controls and procedures requiring corrective
actions.
PART
11 – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
There are
no legal proceedings to which Portage or is a party or to which the Portage
Claims are subject, nor to the best of management’s knowledge are any material
legal proceedings contemplated.
ITEM
1A RISK
FACTORS
Forward
Looking Statements
This
section of this Form 10-Q includes a number of forward-looking statements that
reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial
performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like:
believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions,
or words which, by their nature, refer to future events. You should not place
undue certainty on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the
date of this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from historical results or our predictions.
An
investment in our securities involves an exceptionally high degree of risk and
is extremely speculative. In addition to the other information regarding Portage
contained in this Form 10-Q, you should consider many important factors in
determining whether to purchase the shares in our company.
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The
following risk factors reflect the potential and substantial material risks
which could be involved if you decide to purchase shares in this
offering.
Risk
Factors
An
investment in our securities involves an exceptionally high degree of risk and
is extremely speculative. In addition to the other information regarding Portage
contained in this Form 10-Q, you should consider many important factors in
determining whether to purchase the shares in our Company. The following risk
factors reflect the potential and substantial material risks which could be
involved if you decide to purchase shares in our Company.
Risks
Associated with our Company:
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1. Our
liquidity, and thus our ability to continue to operate, depends upon our
ability to raise additional
capital.
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In order
to finance our continuing operations over the next twelve months we must raise
additional capital. We estimate our cash needs for this period, over
and above cash on hand, to be approximately $47,905. There is
no assurance we will be able to raise this cash. If we fail to do so
we will be forced to suspend our exploration operations and go out of business.
Options available to us for raising the cash we will require include the
issuance of shares of our common stock, through a private placement or public
offering, and loans advanced to us by our officers and directors. We
have no arrangements whatsoever to raise additional cash at the present
time. If we are unable to make such arrangements to raise additional
cash we will be forced to go out of business, which could result in the total
loss of any investment in our shares of common stock.
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2. Because our
auditors have issued a going concern opinion and because our officers and
directors may not loan any additional money to us, we may not be able to
achieve our objectives and may have to suspend or cease exploration
activity.
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Our
auditors' report on our May 31, 2008 financial statements expressed an opinion
that substantial doubt exists as to whether we can continue as an ongoing
business for the next twelve months. Because our officers and directors maybe
unwilling to commit to loan or advance additional capital to us, we believe that
if we do not raise additional capital through the issuance of treasury shares,
we will be unable to conduct exploration activity and may have to cease
operations and go out of business.
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3. Because
the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is
extremely remote, in all probability our property does not contain any
reserves, and any funds spent on exploration will be
lost.
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Because
the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is extremely
remote, in all probability our sole property, the Portage Claims, do not contain
any reserves, and any funds spent on exploration will be lost. If we cannot
raise further funds as a result, we may have to suspend or cease operations
entirely which would result in the loss of your investment.
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4. We
lack an operating history and have losses which we expect to continue into
the future. As a result, we may have to suspend or cease exploration
activity or cease operations.
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We were
incorporated on July 20, 2006, have not yet conducted any exploration activities
and have not generated any revenues. We have an insufficient exploration history
upon which to properly evaluate the likelihood of our future success or
failure. Our net loss from inception to February 28, 2009 is
$111,612. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and
positive cash flow in the future is dependent upon
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our
ability to locate a profitable mineral property
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our
ability to locate an economic ore reserve
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our
ability to generate revenues
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our
ability to reduce exploration
costs.
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Based
upon current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods. This
will happen because there are expenses associated with the research and
exploration of our mineral property. We cannot guarantee we will be successful
in generating revenues in the future. Failure to generate revenues will cause us
to go out of business.
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5. Because
our officers and directors do not have technical training or experience in
starting, and operating an exploration company nor in managing a public
company, we will have to hire qualified personnel to fulfill these
functions. If we lack funds to retain such personnel, or cannot locate
qualified personnel, we may have to suspend or cease exploration activity
or cease operations that will result in the loss of your
investment.
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Because
our officers and directors are inexperienced with exploring for minerals and
starting, and operating a mineral exploration company, we will have to hire
qualified persons to perform surveying, exploration, and excavation of our
property. Our officers and directors have no direct training or
experience in these areas and as a result may not be fully aware of many of the
specific requirements related to working within the industry. Their decisions
and choices may not take into account standard engineering or managerial
approaches, mineral exploration companies commonly use. Consequently our
exploration, earnings and ultimate financial success could suffer irreparable
harm due to certain of management's lack of experience in this
industry. Additionally, our officers and directors have no
direct training or experience in managing and fulfilling the regulatory
reporting obligations of a ‘public company’ like Portage. Unless our
two part time officers are willing to spend more time addressing these matters,
we will have to hire professionals to undertake these filing requirements for
Portage and this will increase the overall cost of operations. As a result we
may have to suspend or cease exploration activity, or cease operations
altogether, which will result in the loss of your investment.
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6. We
have no known ore reserves. Without ore reserves we cannot generate income
and if we cannot generate income we will have to cease exploration
activity which will result in the loss your
investment.
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We have
no known ore reserves. Even if we find gold or uranium
mineralization we
cannot guarantee that any gold or uranium mineralization will
be of sufficient quantity so as to warrant recovery. Additionally, even if we
find gold or uranium mineralization in
sufficient quantity to warrant recovery, we cannot guarantee that the ore will
be recoverable. Finally, even if any gold or uranium mineralization is
recoverable, we cannot guarantee that this can be done at a profit. Failure to
locate gold or uranium deposits in economically recoverable quantities will mean
we cannot generate income. If we cannot generate income we will have
to cease exploration activity, which will result in the loss of your
investment.
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7. If
we don't raise enough money for exploration, we will have to delay
exploration or go out of business, which will result in the loss of your
investment.
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We are in
the very early pre-exploration stage. We need to raise additional
capital to undertake our planned exploration activity. We do not have
sufficient cash on hand to continue operations for twelve
months. Unless we raise additional capital, through loan advances
from our officers and directors and/or the issuance of treasury shares, we may
not be able to complete even Phase I of our planned exploration
activity. You may be investing in a company that will not have the
funds necessary to conduct any meaningful exploration activity due to our
inability to raise additional capital. If that occurs we will have to delay
exploration or cease our exploration activity and go out of business which will
result in the loss of your investment.
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8. Because
we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration
and as a result may not find an ore body. Without an
ore body, we cannot generate revenues and you will lose your
investment.
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Provided
we are able to undertake even Phase I of our planned exploration activity, any
potential development of and production from our exploration property depends
upon the results of exploration programs and/or feasibility studies and the
recommendations of duly qualified engineers and geologists. Because we are small
and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration activity unless and
until we raise additional capital. Any decision to expand our
operations on our exploration property will involve the consideration and
evaluation of several significant factors including, but not limited
to:
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Costs
of bringing the property into production including
exploration
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preparation
of production feasibility studies, and construction of
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production
facilities;
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Availability
and cost of financing;
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Ongoing
costs of production;
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Market
prices for the minerals to be produced;
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Environmental
compliance regulations and restraints; and
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Political
climate and/or governmental regulations and
controls.
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Such
programs will require very substantial additional funds. Because we may have to
limit our exploration, we may not find an ore body, even though our property may
contain mineralized material. Without an ore body, we cannot generate revenues
and you will lose your investment.
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9. We
may not have access to all of the supplies and materials we need to begin
exploration which could cause us to delay or suspend exploration
activity.
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Provided
we have sufficient funds to carry out exploration activity, competition and
unforeseen limited sources of supplies in the industry could result in
occasional spot shortages of supplies, such as dynamite, and certain equipment
such as bulldozers and excavators that we might need to conduct exploration. We
have not attempted to locate or negotiate with any suppliers of products,
equipment or materials. We will attempt to locate products, equipment and
materials as and when we are able to raise the requisite capital. If
we cannot find the products and equipment we need, we will have to suspend our
exploration plans until we do find the products and equipment we
need.
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10. Because
our officers and directors have other outside business activities and may
not be in a position to devote a majority of their time to our exploration
activity, our exploration activity may be sporadic which may result in
periodic interruptions or suspensions of
exploration.
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Our
President and CEO, will be devoting only 10% of her time, approximately 15 hours
per month, to our operations or business. Our CFO and
Secretary-Treasurer will be devoting only approximately 10 hours per month to
our operations. As a consequence our business may
suffer. For example, because our officers and directors have other
outside business activities and may not be in a position to devote a majority of
their time to our exploration activity, our exploration activity may be sporadic
or may be periodically interrupted or suspended. Such
suspensions or interruptions may cause us to cease operations altogether and go
out of business.
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11.
Because we may be unable to meet property maintenance requirements or
acquire necessary mining licenses, we may lose our interest in the Portage
Claims.
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In order
to maintain our interest in the Portage Claims we must make an annual payment
and/or expend certain minimum amounts on the exploration of the mineral claims
of at least $1,840 ($2,000 Cdn) or $92 ($100 Cdn) per claim each
year. If we fail to make such payments or expenditures in a timely
fashion, we may lose our interest in the mineral claims. Further, even if we do
complete exploration activities, we may not be able to obtain the necessary
licenses to conduct mining operations on the property, and thus would realize no
benefit from exploration activities on the property.
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12.
Because mineral exploration and development activities are inherently
risky, we may be exposed to environmental liabilities. If such an event
were to occur it may result in a loss of your
investment.
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The
business of mineral exploration and extraction involves a high degree of risk.
Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into production. At
present, the Portage Claims, our sole property, does not have a known body of
commercial ore. Unusual or unexpected formations, formation pressures, fires,
power outages, labor disruptions, flooding, explosions, cave-ins, landslides and
the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor are
other risks involved in extraction operations and the conduct of exploration
programs. We do not carry liability insurance with respect to our mineral
exploration operations and we may become subject to liability for damage to life
and property, environmental damage, cave-ins or hazards. There are also physical
risks to the exploration personnel working in the rugged terrain of Yukon, often
in poor climatic conditions. Previous mining exploration activities may have
caused environmental damage to the Portage Claims. It may be difficult or
impossible to assess the extent to which such damage was caused by us or by the
activities of previous operators, in which case, any indemnities and exemptions
from liability may be ineffective. If the Portage Claims is found to have
commercial quantities of ore, we would be subject to additional risks respecting
any development and production activities. Most exploration projects do not
result in the discovery of commercially mineable deposits of
ore.
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13.
No matter how much money is spent on the Portage Claims, the risk is that
we might never identify a commercially viable ore
reserve.
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No matter
how much money is spent over the years on the Portage Claims, we might never be
able to find a commercially viable ore reserve. Over the coming
years, we could spend a great deal of money on the Portage Claims without
finding anything of value. There is a high probability the Portage
Claims does not contain any reserves so any funds spent on exploration will
probably be lost.
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14.
Even with positive results during exploration, the Portage Claims might
never be put into commercial production due to inadequate tonnage, low
metal prices or high extraction
costs.
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Even if,
as a result of future exploration programs, we are successful in identifying a
source of minerals of good grade we might still fail to find such minerals in
the quantity, the tonnage, required to make commercial production
feasible. If the cost of extracting any minerals that might be found
on the Portage Claims is in excess of the selling price of such minerals, we
would not be able to develop the Portage Claims. Accordingly even if
ore reserves were found on the Portage Claims, without sufficient tonnage we
would still not be able to economically extract the minerals from the Portage
Claims in which case we would have to abandon the Portage Claims and seek
another mineral property to develop, or cease operations
altogether.
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15.
Because we have not put a mineral deposit into production before, we will
have to acquire outside expertise. If we are unable to acquire such
expertise we may be unable to put our property into production and you may
lose your investment.
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We have
no experience in placing mineral deposit properties into production, and our
ability to do so will be dependent upon using the services of appropriately
experienced personnel or entering into agreements with other major resource
companies that can provide such expertise. There can be no assurance that we
will have available to us the necessary expertise when and if we place a mineral
deposit into production.
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16.
Our directors and officers control a substantial number of our outstanding
shares and will be able to effect corporate transactions without further
shareholder approval.
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Our
directors and officers own 75.3% of our outstanding shares. Because
of their control, they will be able to approve certain corporate transactions
without seeking further shareholder approval. In addition, because of
their control, it will be harder to change the board of directors and
management.
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17.
We anticipate the need to sell additional treasury share in the future
meaning that there will be a dilution to our existing shareholders
resulting in their percentage ownership in the Company being reduced
accordingly.
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We expect
that the only way we will be able to acquire additional funds is through the
sale of our common stock. This will result in a dilution effect to
our shareholders whereby their percentage ownership interest in the Company is
reduced. The magnitude of this dilution effect will be determined by
the number of shares we will have to issue in the future to obtain the funds
required.
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18. Because our
securities are subject to penny stock rules, you may have difficulty
reselling your shares.
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Our
shares are "penny stocks" and are covered by Section 15(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 which imposes additional sales practice requirements on
broker/dealers who sell the Company's securities including the delivery of a
standardized disclosure document; disclosure and confirmation of quotation
prices; disclosure of compensation the broker/dealer receives; and, furnishing
monthly account statements. For sales of our securities, the broker/dealer must
make a special suitability determination and receive from its customer a written
agreement prior to making a sale. The imposition of the foregoing additional
sales practices could adversely affect a shareholder's ability to dispose of his
stock.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
There has been no change in our
securities since the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There have been no matters brought
forth to the securities holders to vote upon during this quarter.
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ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
None
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) (3) Exhibits
The
following exhibits are included as part of this report by
reference:
3.1
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Certificate
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Portage’s Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 16, 2007, Registration No.
333-144585)
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3.2
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Articles
of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Portage’s Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed on July 16, 2007, Registration
No.333-144585)
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3.3
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By-laws
(incorporated by reference from Portage’s Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 filed on July 16, 2007, Registration No.
333-144585)
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4
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Stock
Specimen (incorporated by reference from Portage’s Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 filed on July 16, 2007, Registration No.
333-144585)
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10.1
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Transfer
Agent and Registrar Agreement (incorporated by reference from Portage’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on July16, 2007 Registration No.
333-144585)
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of
the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PORTAGE RESOURCES INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
March 25, 2009
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MARTINE CARON
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
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Date: March
25, 2009
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RUSSELL LESLIE
JAMES
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Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Accounting
Officer,
Secretary and Director
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