WEED, INC. - Quarter Report: 2010 March (Form 10-Q)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
For the transition period from N/A to N/A
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Commission File No. 333-137170
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United Mines, Inc.
(Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Arizona | 83-0452269 | |
State of Incorporation | IRS Employer Identification No. |
11924 North Centauras Place, Oro Valley, AZ 85737
(Address of principal executive offices)
(520) 742-3111
(Issuer’s telephone number)
None
(Former name, former address, and former telephone number since last report)
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
None
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required 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:
Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No o
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
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b–2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
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Outstanding at May 14, 2010
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Common stock, $0.001 par value
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11,168,604
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UNITED MINES, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q FILING
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Condensed Financial Statements
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3
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Balance Sheets
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4
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Statements of Income
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5
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Statement of Cash Flows
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6
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Notes to Financial Statements
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7
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Item 2.
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Management Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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15
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Item 3
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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27
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Item 4T.
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Controls and Procedures
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27
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings
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28
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Item 1A
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Risk Factors
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28
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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32
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Item 3.
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Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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33
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Item 4.
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Removed and Reserved
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33
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Item 5
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Other information
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33
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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33
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
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Interim Financial Statements and Notes to Interim Financial Statements
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The accompanying reviewed interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Therefore, they do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and stockholders' equity in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Except as disclosed herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. 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 three months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.
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(A Exploration Stage Company)
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BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2010
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2009
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ASSETS:
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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CURRENT ASSETS
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Cash
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$ | 6,869 | $ | 28,097 | ||||
Prepaid expense
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40,000 | - | ||||||
Total current assets
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46,869 | 28,097 | ||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
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5,292 | 732 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS
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Other assets - mining claims
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100,500 | 100,500 | ||||||
Deposit
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11,000 | 11,000 | ||||||
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111,500 | 111,500 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
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$ | 163,660 | $ | 140,328 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Notes payable
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$ | 35,000 | $ | 35,000 | ||||
Accounts payable
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11,500 | - | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
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7,854 | 6,991 | ||||||
Advances from affiliates
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69,276 | 48,470 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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123,630 | 90,461 | ||||||
Total liabilities
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123,630 | 90,461 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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- | - | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
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Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized;
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10,966,097 and 10,987,597 issued and outstanding as of
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March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2008, respectively
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10,967 | 10,988 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital
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4,740,970 | 4,632,199 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit during this exploration stage
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(4,711,906 | ) | (4,593,320 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity
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40,031 | 49,867 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$ | 163,660 | $ | 140,328 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
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UNITED MINES, INC.
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(A Exploration Stage Company)
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - (unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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from August 20, 1999
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March 31,
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2010
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2009
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March 31, 2010
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REVENUES:
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Revenues
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES:
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General and administrative expenses
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106,748 | 35,676 | 4,537,979 | |||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses
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- | - | 76,082 | |||||||||
Exploration expenses
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10,534 | 77,973 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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440 | 440 | 4,991 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses
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117,723 | 36,116 | 4,697,026 | |||||||||
OPERATING LOSS
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(117,723 | ) | (36,116 | ) | (4,697,026 | ) | ||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
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Interest expense
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(863 | ) | (875 | ) | (14,880 | ) | ||||||
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
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(863 | ) | (875 | ) | (14,880 | ) | ||||||
NET LOSS
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$ | (118,586 | ) | $ | (36,991 | ) | $ | (4,711,906 | ) | |||
NET INCOME PER SHARE:
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Basic and diluted:
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||||
Weighted average of number of shares outstanding
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10,958,808 | 10,642,897 | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
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( A Exploration Stage Company)
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (unaudited)
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For the Period from
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Three Months Ended
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August 20, 1999
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March 31
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2010
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2009
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March 31, 2010
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net Loss
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$ | (118,586 | ) | $ | (36,991 | ) | $ | (4,711,906 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
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(used in) operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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440 | 440 | 4,990 | |||||||||
Amortization of coversion option
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- | - | 8,750 | |||||||||
Common stock issued for compensation
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108,750 | - | 4,073,580 | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid expenses
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(40,000 | ) | (40,000 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable
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11,500 | 4,414 | 11,500 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
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863 | 875 | 7,853 | |||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities
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(37,033 | ) | (31,262 | ) | (645,233 | ) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Deposits
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- | - | (11,000 | ) | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment
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(5,000 | ) | - | (10,784 | ) | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
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(5,000 | ) | - | (21,784 | ) | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Advances from affilites
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20,806 | 24,000 | 149,416 | |||||||||
Repayments to affiliates
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- | - | (74,580 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from stock subscriptions
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- | - | 599,050 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
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20,806 | 24,000 | 673,886 | |||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
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(21,227 | ) | (7,262 | ) | 6,869 | |||||||
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR
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28,097 | 11,427 | - | |||||||||
CASH, END OF PERIOD
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$ | 6,869 | $ | 4,164 | $ | 6,869 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
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Interest paid
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Taxes paid
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Arizona on August 20, 1999 ("Inception date") as Plae, Inc. to engage in the exploration of gold and silver mining properties The Company has a calendar year end for reporting purposes. The Company is in the process of acquiring mineral properties or claims located in the State of Arizona, USA. The recoverability of amounts from the properties or claims will be dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, confirmation of the Company's interest in the underlying properties and/or claims, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to satisfy the expenditure requirements under the property and/or claim agreements and to complete the development of the properties and/or claims, and upon future profitable production or proceeds for the sale thereof. The name was changed on February 18, 2005 to King Mines, Inc. and then subsequently changed to its current name on March 30, 2005. No shares were issued until the Company became United Mines, Inc. The Company's corporate office is located at 11924 N Centaurus PI, Oro Valley, AZ 85737.
NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN ISSUES
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. However, the Company has sustained losses from operations and no revenues from operations. Through March 31, 2010 the Company accumulated a net loss of $4,711,906. Further, the Company has inadequate working capital to maintain or develop its operations, and is dependent upon funds from private investors and the support of certain stockholders.
These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. In this regard, Management is planning to raise any necessary additional funds through loans and additional sales of its common stock. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising additional capital.
The Company's ability to meet its obligations and continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain additional financing, achievement of profitable operations and/or the discovery, exploration, development and sale of mining reserves. The Company cannot reasonably be expected to earn revenue in the exploration stage of operations. Although the Company plans to pursue additional financing, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to secure financing when needed or to obtain such financing on terms satisfactory to the Company, if at all.
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Significant accounting policies are as follows:
Basis of Presentation
The Company has produced minimal revenue from its principal business and is an exploration stage company as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 915-10 “Development Stage Entities”. The Company devotes substantially all of its efforts to acquiring and exploring mining interests that will eventually provide sufficient net profits to sustain the Company’s existence. Until such interests are engaged in major commercial production, the Company will continue to prepare its financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with entities in the development stage. Mining companies subject to this Topic are required to label their financial statements as an “Exploratory Stage Company,” pursuant to guidance provided by SEC Guide 7 for Mining Companies.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires 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. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Revenue Recognition
As the Company is continuing exploration of its mineral properties, no significant revenues have been earned to date. The Company recognizes revenues at the time of delivery of the product to the customers
Revenue includes sales value received for our principle product, silver, and associated by-product revenues from the sale of by-product metals consisting primarily of gold and copper. Revenue is recognized when title to silver and gold passes to the buyer and when collectibility is reasonably assured. The passing of title to the customer is based on terms of the sales contract. Product pricing is determined at the point revenue is recognized by reference to active and freely traded commodity markets for example, the London Bullion Market, an active and freely traded commodity market, for both gold and silver, in an identical form to the product sold.
Pursuant to guidance in Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition for Financial Statements", revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable, no obligations remain and collectibility is probable. The passing of title to the customer is based on the terms of the sales contract. Product pricing is determined at the point revenue is recognized by reference to active and freely traded commodity markets, for example the London Bullion Market for both gold and silver, in an identical form to the product sold.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of year ended or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include cash on hand and cash in the bank.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using principally the straight-line method. When items are retired or otherwise disposed of, income is charged or credited for the difference between net book value and proceeds realized thereon. Ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and replacements and betterments are capitalized.
The range of estimated useful lives used to calculated depreciation for principal items of property and equipment are as follow:
Asset Category
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Depreciation
Amortization Period
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Furniture and Fixture
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3 Years
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Office equipment
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3 Years
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Leasehold improvements
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5 Years
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Mine Exploration and Development Costs
All exploration costs are expensed as incurred. Mine development costs are capitalized after proven and probable reserves have been identified. Amortization is calculated using the units-of-production method over the expected life of the operation based on the estimated recoverable mineral ounces.
Mineral Properties
Significant payments related to the acquisition of mineral properties, mineral rights, and mineral leases are capitalized. If a commercially mineable ore body is discovered, such costs are amortized when production begins using the units-of-production method based on proven and probable reserves. If no commercially mineable ore body is discovered, or such rights are otherwise determined to have no value, such costs are expensed in the period in which it is determined the property has no future economic value.
Property Evaluations
Management of the Company will periodically review the net carrying value of its properties on a property-by-property basis. These reviews will consider the net realizable value of each property to determine whether a permanent impairment in value has occurred and the need for any asset write-down. An impairment loss will be recognized when the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest) expected to result from the use of an asset are less than the carrying amount of the asset. Measurement of an impairment loss will be based on the estimated fair value of the asset if the asset is expected to be held and used.
Although management will make its best estimate of the factors that affect net realizable value based on current conditions, it is reasonably possible that changes could occur in the near term which could adversely affect management's estimate of net cash flows expected to be generated from its assets, and necessitate asset impairment write-downs.
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Reclamation and Remediation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations)
The Company had no operating properties at March 31, 2010, but the Company’s mineral properties will be subject to standards for mine reclamation that are established by various governmental agencies. For these non-operating properties, the Company accrues costs associated with environmental remediation obligations when it is probable that such costs will be incurred and they are reasonably estimable. Costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation are not discounted to their present value. Such costs are based on management's current estimate of amounts that are expected to be incurred when the remediation work is performed within current laws and regulations.
It is reasonably possible that due to uncertainties associated with defining the nature and extent of environmental contamination, application of laws and regulations by regulatory authorities, and changes in remediation technology, the ultimate cost of remediation and reclamation could change in the future. The Company continually reviews its accrued liabilities for such remediation and reclamation costs as evidence becomes available indicating that its remediation and reclamation liability has changed.
The Company recognizes the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the associated long-lived assets and depreciated over the lives of the assets on a units-of-production basis. Reclamation costs are accreted over the life of the related assets and are adjusted for changes resulting from the passage of time and changes to either the timing or amount of the original present value estimate on the underlying obligation.
Mineral property rights
All direct costs related to the acquisition of mineral property rights are capitalized. Exploration costs are charged to operations in the period incurred until such time as it has been determined that a property has economically recoverable reserves, at which time subsequent exploration costs and the costs incurred to develop a property are capitalized.
The Company reviews the carrying values of its mineral property rights whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may exceed their estimated net recoverable amounts. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying value of those assets is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. As of March 31, 2010, management has determined that no impairment loss is required.
At such time as commercial production may commence, depletion of each mining property will be provided on a unit-of-production basis using estimated proven and probable recoverable reserves as the depletion base. In cases where there are no proven or probable reserves, depletion will be provided on the straight-line basis over the expected economic life of the mine.
Asset retirement obligations
The Company plans to recognize liabilities for statutory, contractual or legal obligations, including those associated with the reclamation of mineral and mining properties and any plant and equipment, when those obligations result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal operation of the assets. Initially, a liability for an asset retirement obligation will be recognized at its fair value in the period in which it is incurred. Upon initial recognition of the liability, the corresponding asset retirement cost will be added to the carrying amount of the related asset and the cost will be amortized as an expense over the economic life of the asset using either the unit-of-production method or the straight-line method, as appropriate. Following the initial recognition of the asset retirement obligation, the carrying amount of the liability will be increased for the passage of time and adjusted for changes to the amount or timing of the underlying cash flows needed to settle the obligation.
The Company has posted reclamation bonds with the State of Arizona Reclamation Bond Pool for its properties as required by the United States Bureau of Land Management, to secure potential clean-up and land restoration costs if the projects were to be abandoned or closed. The Company has recorded the cost of these bonds as an asset in the accompanying balance sheets.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360, Long-lived Assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Goodwill and other intangible assets are tested for impairment annually. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. There were no events or changes in circumstances that necessitated an impairment of long lived assets.
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided based on the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, "Accounting for Income Taxes", to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740; "Accounting For Uncertainty In Income Taxes-An Interpretation Of ASC Topic 740 ("Topic 740"). Topic 740 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount, which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating the Company's tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments. At March 31, 2010, the Company did not record any liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its operating cash balances in banks in Oro Valley, Arizona. The Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures accounts at each institution up to $250,000.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company applies FASB ASC Topic 718 “Share-Based Payments” (“Topic 718”) to share-based compensation, which requires the measurement of the cost of services received in exchange for an award of an equity instrument based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost is recognized when the event occurs. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of options granted.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per share was computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of shares was calculated by taking the number of shares outstanding and weighting them by the amount of time that they were outstanding. Diluted net loss per share for the Company is the same as basic net loss per share, as the inclusion of common stock equivalents would be antidilutive. At March 31, 2010 the common stock equivalents consisted of no options and no common stock warrants.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a forced sale or liquidation.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income tax payable and related party payable approximate fair value due to their most maturities.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation for comparative purposes.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent accounting pronouncements that the Company has adopted or that will be required to adopt in the future are summarized below.
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires new disclosures on the transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers. Additionally, the guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). The guidance became effective for us with the reporting period beginning January 1, 2010, except for the disclosure on the roll forward activities for Level 3 fair value measurements, which will become effective for us with the reporting period beginning July 1, 2011. Other than requiring additional disclosures, adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
On July 1, 2009, we adopted guidance issued by the FASB on business combinations. The guidance retains the fundamental requirements that the acquisition method of accounting (previously referred to as the purchase method of accounting) be used for all business combinations, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized and measured as a result of business combinations. It also requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. We have applied this guidance to business combinations completed since July 1, 2009.
On July 1, 2009, we adopted guidance issued by the FASB that changes the accounting and reporting for non-controlling interests. Non-controlling interests are to be reported as a component of equity separate from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change in control are to be accounted for as equity transactions. In addition, net income attributable to a non-controlling interest is to be included in net income and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained, is to be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in net income. Adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
On July 1, 2009, we adopted guidance on fair value measurement for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
In October 2009, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition that will become effective for us beginning July 1, 2010, with earlier adoption permitted. Under the new guidance on arrangements that include software elements, tangible products that have software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance, and software-enabled products will now be subject to other relevant revenue recognition guidance. Additionally, the FASB issued guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables that are outside the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance. Under the new guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. We believe adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities, which is effective for us beginning July 1, 2010. The new guidance requires revised evaluations of whether entities represent variable interest entities, ongoing assessments of control over such entities, and additional disclosures for variable interests. We believe adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.
NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The Company has fixed assets as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 as follows:
2010
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2009
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Equipment
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$ | 10,282 | $ | 5,282 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation
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(4,990 | ) | (4,550 | ) | ||||
Total
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$ | 5,292 | $ | 732 | ||||
NOTE 5 – PURCHASE OF MINING RIGHTS
On October 1, 2005 the Company purchased 23 mining claims and related assets from two then unrelated third parties in exchange for 3,600,000 common shares. Since the sellers did not obtain majority ownership of the Company in the transaction it was accounted for as a purchase rather than a reverse merger.
According to the FASB ASC Topic 845, transfers of nonmonetary assets to a company by its promoters or shareholders in exchange for stock prior to the company’s initial public offering normally should be recorded at the transferor’s historic cost basis determined under GAAP. Since the sellers were unable to determine and document their historic cost as determined under GAAP, management elected to record the purchase at an investment of $100,000, the estimated scrap value of the equipment.
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 5 – PURCHASE OF MINING RIGHTS - continued
Additionally, according to the SEC, Issues in Extractive Industries No. 1 “Recoverability of capitalized costs is likely to be insupportable under FASB ASC 944 prior to determining the existence of a commercially minable deposit, as contemplated by SEC Industry Guide 7 for a mining company in the exploration stage. As a result, the staff would generally challenge capitalization of exploration costs, and believes that those costs should be expensed as incurred during the exploration state under US GAAP.”
NOTE 6 – SHARE CAPITAL
On August 20, 1999 the Company authorized 1,000,000 and amended is articles of incorporation in 2006 to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, at $.001 par value and 10,966,097 are issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2010
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company issued 26,000 shares of common for compensation to consultants for the fair value of the services rendered by consultants and expensed $40,000. The Company also cancelled 37,500 shares of common stock which resulted in a reduction to previously recognized consulting expenses of $18,750. In March 2010 the Company Board of Directors granted 38,000 common shares but the shares were not issued until April 2010. Of these 10,000 shares were for prepaid services of $40,000, 13,000 shares were for past consulting services of $47,500, and 15,000 shares for future advisory services. The issuance of stock for consulting services consideration to consultants, management and the Board of Directors for the fair value at the services rendered. The value of those shares is normally determined based on the value of the stock at the dates on which the agreements entered into for the services.
NOTE 7 – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718, which addresses the accounting for employee stock options. FASB ASC Topic 718 requires that the cost of all employee stock options, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements, be reflected in the financial statements over the vesting period based on the estimated fair value of the awards.
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company may enter into various consulting agreements with outside consultants. Certain of these agreements may include additional compensation on the basis of performance.
NOTE 9– NOTES PAYABLE
On December 7, 2007 the Company issued a 10% note payable to the Lebrecht Group, PC for services rendered related to the registration of certain securities of the Company. The note and accrued interest were due December 7, 2008 and at the option of the holder payable in full on the maturity date or in 12 monthly payments beginning on the maturity date. The note and accrued interest are convertible to common shares at any time at the option of the holder at 75% of the average closing bid price on the five trading days immediately preceding the conversion. Management estimates that 20,000 shares may be issued if this conversion feature is exercised.
In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the 25% discount to market related to the conversion feature has been reported as a component of additional paid in capital. Additionally, since this represents a prepayment for services related to a future public offering, management has elected to offset the cost to future capital raised as a result of the offering, if any.
NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES
The provision (benefit) for income taxes from continued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 consist of the following:
March 31,
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2009
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
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$ | 40,319 | $ | 11,445 | ||||
State
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10,554 | 3,329 | ||||||
50,873 | 14,774 | |||||||
Benefit from the operating loss carryforward
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(50,873 | ) | (14,774 | ) | ||||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes, net
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES - continued
The difference between income tax expense computed by applying the federal statutory corporate tax rate and actual income tax expense is as follows:
March 31,
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2009
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Statutory federal income tax rate
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34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | ||||
State income taxes and other
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8.9 | % | 8.9 | % | ||||
Valuation Allowance
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(42.9 | %) | (42.9 | %) | ||||
Effective tax rate
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- | - |
Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences in the recognition of income and expenses for the financial reporting purposes and for tax purposes. The tax effect of these temporary differences representing deferred tax asset and liabilities result principally from the following:
March 31,
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2009
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Net operating loss carryforward
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50,873 | 14,774 | ||||||
Valuation allowance
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(50,873 | ) | (14,774 | ) | ||||
Deferred income tax asset
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
The Company has a net operating loss carryforward of approximately $4,711,906 available to offset future taxable income through 2028.
FASB ASC 740 requires the consideration of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the Company considered available positive and negative evidence, giving greater weight to its recent cumulative losses and its ability to carry-back losses against prior taxable income and lesser weight to its projected financial results due to the challenges of forecasting future periods. The Company also considered, commensurate with its objective verifiability, the forecast of future taxable income including the reversal of temporary differences. The Company performed this evaluation as of the year ended December 31, 2009 and the quarters ended March 31, 2010. At that time the Company determined that a valuation allowance was required. At the end of the quarter ended March 31, 2010, changes in previously anticipated expectations and continued operating losses necessitated a valuation allowance against the tax benefits recognized in this quarter and prior quarters since they are no longer “more-likely-than-not” realizable. Under current tax laws, this valuation allowance will not limit the Company’s ability to utilize U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets provided it can generate sufficient future taxable income in the U.S.
The Company anticipates it will continue to record a valuation allowance against the losses of certain jurisdictions, primarily federal and state, until such time as we are able to determine it is “more-likely-than-not” the deferred tax asset will be realized. Such position is dependent on whether there will be sufficient future taxable income to realize such deferred tax assets The Company’s effective tax rate may vary from period to period based on changes in estimated taxable income or loss by jurisdiction, changes to the valuation allowance, changes to federal, state or foreign tax laws, future expansion into areas with varying country, state, and local income tax rates, deductibility of certain costs and expenses by jurisdiction.
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
NOTE 11 – LOSSES PER SHARE
The following table represents the computation of basic and diluted losses per share at March 31, 2010 and 2009:
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March 31,
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2009
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Losses available for common shareholders
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$ | (118,586 | ) | $ | (36,991 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per share
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(0.01 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
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10,958,808 | 10,642,897 | ||||||
Net loss per share is based upon the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding
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NOTE 12 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company is managed by its key shareholders who are also officers and directors of the Company. The balance of advances from our key shareholders for cash advanced to the Company as of March 31, 2010 is $69,276 and $48,470 at December 31, 2009. These advances do not convert to common stock and they are non interest bearing advances.
An entity affiliated with two of the shareholders provides office space and other support on a month to month basis. The entity has been paid $6,300 in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2010. An officer and the above mentioned affiliated entity have also been paid $12,225 in cash for executive salaries and wages for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Other board members were paid a total of $6,000 for exploration related services for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (through May 15, 2010)
On March 24, 2010 the Company’s Board of Directors granted 38,000 common shares of stock to consultants for services. The common shares were not issued until later in April 2010 as described in Note 6 above. The common stock is valued at the trading value of the stock at the date of common stock granted by the Board of Directors.
In January 2010, the Company announced its 2010 annual stock dividend program. Under the program holders of the Company’s common stock at the end of each fiscal quarter in 2010, March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st, will receive a stock dividend equal to 1.5% of the Company’s common stock they own on each record date. The first quarterly 1.5% stock dividend will be payable on April 1, 2010 to all holders of the Company’s common stock on March 31, 2010, with subsequent payment dates occurring within 10 days after the end of each fiscal quarter record date. The Company issued a stock dividend of 164, 507 common shares on April 7, 2010 in accordance with the stock dividend program.
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In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “Company,” “our company,” “us,” “United Mines” and “our” refer to United Mines, Inc. and our subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.
ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains various “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding future events or the future financial performance of the Company that involve risks and uncertainties. Certain statements included in this Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements related to anticipated cash flow sources and uses, and words including but not limited to “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “expects”, “future” and similar statements or expressions, identify forward looking statements. Any forward-looking statements herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties in the Company’s business, including but not limited to, reliance on key customers and competition in its markets, market demand, product performance, technological developments, maintenance of relationships with key suppliers, difficulties of hiring or retaining key personnel and any changes in current accounting rules, all of which may be beyond the control of the Company. Management will elect additional changes to revenue recognition to comply with the most conservative SEC recognition on a forward going accrual basis as the model is replicated with other similar markets (i.e. SBDC). The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth therein.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors and risks that could affect our results and achievements and cause them to materially differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include those identified in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as other factors that we are currently unable to identify or quantify, but that may exist in the future.
In addition, the foregoing factors may affect generally our business, results of operations and financial position. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made. We do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Corporate History
The Mining Industry
Mining operations generally progress through four stages: (1) prospecting, or the search for mineral deposits; (2) exploration, or the work involved in assessing the size, shape, location, and economic value of the deposit; (3) development, or the work of preparing access to the deposit so that the minerals can be extracted from it; and (4) exploitation, the work of extracting the minerals.
Companies in the mining industry are categorized based on the current activities taking place at the properties where they own rights. An exploration stage company is one that is engaged in the search for minerals (reserves) which are not in either the development stage or production stage. A development stage company is one that is engaged in the preparation of an established commercially mineable deposit (reserves) for its extraction which is not in the production stage. A production stage company is one that is engaged in the exploitation of a mineral deposit (reserve).
The exploration stage of mining consists of numerous steps, including: i) locate vein structures; ii) rock chip sample along the lengths of the vein; iii) rock chip sample the surrounding host rock; iv) send samples to assay labs for assay results; v) upon favorable results, perform a soil geochemical assay test along and around the vein structure to get a better detail of where the vein runs; vi) assay the soils that are collected; vii) using test results, map out a test drill pattern for the Diamond Core drilling; viii) drill the cores based on the drill map created; ix) sample the cores at various depths and send to assay; and x) either plot out a total drilling program or put together a pilot production plant for approximately the same cost as a full drill program (approximately $1.2 million).
A glossary of the mining and mineral resource terms used in this Registration Statement is attached as hereto Exhibit 99.3.
Company Overview
We were originally incorporated under the name Plae, Inc., in the State of Arizona on August 20, 1999. At the time we operated under the name Plae, Inc., no business was conducted. No books or records were maintained and no meetings were held. In essence, nothing was done after incorporation until Glenn E. Martin took possession of Plae, Inc. On February 18, 2005, the corporate name was changed to King Mines, Inc. and then subsequently changed to its current name, United Mines, Inc., on March 30, 2005. No shares were issued until the company became United Mines, Inc.
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We are an exploration stage mineral exploration company and have been in the mining industry since January 2005, when we began doing business in the mining industry. An exploration stage company is one engaged in the search for mineral deposits or reserves which are not in either the development or production stage. We currently own four groups of mining claims. These groups include one primary silver exploration stage mining project, seven gold exploration stage mining projects, three copper exploration stage projects, and one placer gold exploration stage project, all in Arizona, USA. To date we have no assurance that commercially viable mineral deposits exist on any of the properties we own or where we have mineral rights. Further exploration, at a significant cost to us, will be required before a final evaluation as to the economic and legal feasibility of the properties is determined. If this evaluation determines that some of the properties do have mineral deposits we will have to spend substantial funds for their drilling and engineering studies before we will know if we have a commercially viable mineral deposit (a reserve).
In October, 2005, we contracted with Glynn A. Burkhardt and Glynn G. Burkhardt, our current Senior Vice President and our former Emeritus Chairman of the Board, respectively, to transfer the rights and interests they held in 23 mining claim to us, by quitclaim deed, in exchange for 3,600,000 shares of our common stock. These rights and interests were actually transferred to us in June 2006 (See Exhibit 10.4 Quitclaim Deeds).
In March and April 2006, we obtained 3 state “exploration permits” from the state of Arizona, which are renewable on an annual basis for a maximum of 5 years. The “exploration permits” are the precursor to obtaining a lease from the state, but leases cannot be obtained until we either conduct exploration for a year on the properties or show economic feasibility.
During 2006, we acquired 69 additional unpatented mining claims on BLM land, including the 9 claims that make up the Blue Copper mining property.
As a result of these acquisitions, we currently own four groups of mining claims. As detailed below, these groups include one primary silver exploration stage mining project, seven gold exploration stage mining projects, three copper exploration stage projects, and one placer gold exploration stage project, all in Arizona, USA.
Our four groups of mining claims include 92 unpatented Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mining claims in Southern Arizona, USA, totaling 1,840 acres. These claims are renewable annually for $140 per claim and currently paid through August 31, 2009. (See Exhibit 99.1 Mining Claim Ledger for both our 38 material mining claims and our 54 non-material mining claims).
In addition to the unpatented mining claims, we own three Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) Mineral Exploration Permits, Nos. 08-110135, 08-110136 and 08-110137, each of which are each good for 5 years, currently thru April 13, 2011. This Arizona state land department position totals 1,920 acres of land. These are renewable annually, at $2.00 per acre for year one, no charge per acre for the second year, and $1.00 per acre for years 3-5, plus a $500 renew application fee. This fee had been paid thru April 13, 2011. (Exhibit 99.2 ASLD Mineral Exploration Permits).
A brief description of the properties where we have mineral rights are discussed below. For ease of reference we have split our claims and permitted land into “material” projects, those where we plan to begin our exploration activities, and “non-material” projects, those that we will begin any activity on until after we have begun initial exploration on our “material” projects. For our material projects we have included various maps and information related to the project in our exhibits. For our non-material projects we do not include as much in-depth information.
Our Current Material Projects
Primary Silver Mining Exploration Project (Group 1 Claims and State Exploration Permits)
Overview
Our primary silver exploration project is known as “The Cerro Colorado Silver Mining Project.” This project contains the famous “Cerro Colorado” mine, also known as the Heintzelman Silver Mines. The Cerro Colorado mines have produced silver in the past, but, to date, we have not extracted any silver from this mine, but we have conducted test sampling.
Size: This project encompasses 24 unpatented lode claims totaling 480 acres and three state mineral exploration permits, encompassing 1,920 acres. All land under this project falls within T.20S., R10E of the Salt River Base Meridian, Pima County, Arizona.
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Lode claims C-1 through C-9 and LC 58 and 59 form a contiguous block in Section 25 and the north 1/2 of Section 36. One additional 20 acre lode claim covers the Waterman Mine on the SW 1/4 of Section 22. Claim corner posts and DM monuments were observed on the ground, and appear in accordance with federal staking regulations. (See our permits and the Project Area and Lode Claim/State Lease Maps for this project in Exhibit 99.4.). These are the lode claims that were purchased from the Burkhardts.
Permitted heap leach facilities, under lead agency jurisdiction of the Arizona State Department of Environmental Quality, are located in central portions of lode claim 58 and 59 (LC58 and LC59). The permitted twin plant facility is discussed in further detail under “Mill Sites” below.
The reclamation bonds are currently held by Glynn A. Burkhardt in the name of Glynn A. Burkhardt and Glynn G. Burkhardt, under contract to us. A BLM required Reclamation Bond of $9,000 is in place. In addition, a $5,000 ADEQ bond is in place for aquifer protection permit #P-101031. Transfer of these bonds from the Burkhardts to UMI, is in process.
Bonding requirements for proposed exploration and mining activities on state land have been met. Currently, we have $11,000 in mineral exploration reclamation bonds covering UMI’s 3 Arizona State Land Department Mineral Exploration Permits 08-110135, 08-110136 and 08-110137.
Cerro Colorado Exploration: Several groups of mining claims on the Cerro Colorado properties are currently being evaluated for various phases of exploration activity. Planned 2011/2012 exploration includes underground and surface drilling on The South Clark properties in an effort to discover any possible mineralized materials. (See Exhibit 99.4)
Cerro Colorado Strategy: This is the location we plan on exploring first. We hope to establish precious metals production from this location in order to produce cash flow which will sustain the company while exploration of further company owned sites is begun. We will initiate bulk sample metallurgical testing of mineralized material from several of our silver mines at this location.
United Mines Assets at Cerro Colorado and Processing Facility: Currently, we have mineralized materials in side cast mine dumps, ready to process. However, this material is not listed on our financial statements as we will not consider these materials as assets until the mineralized materials from the property is processed and extracted. Bureau of Land Management Inspector William Auby visited our Twin Plant mineralized material processing facility on September 28, 2007 and gave permission to go ahead under the current Plan of Operations to start to processing mineralized material with our permitted 100-ton a day gravity float and to upgrade our heap leach system. A modified Plan of Operations will be submitted for approval once we receive sufficient funding to cover our anticipated costs associated with these operations. In November 2007, our Twin Plant mill site passed our ADEQ permitting processing.
Nicholas Barr, Geologist, was commissioned in 2000 by Glynn A. Burkhardt and Glynn G. Burkhardt, to do a pre-feasibility geological investigation on the Cerro Colorado Mining District. Ongoing sampling and assays reported from 2001 through 2005 were incorporated into the Barr pre-feasibility report, complete thru 2006.
UMI Group 1 Claims:
The UMI Group 1 Claims comprising our Cerro Colorado silver properties consist of 6 sub-groups of claims and 3 AZ State Exploration Permits which, all total, contain 2,400 acres are as follows:
1.
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Twin Plant Mineralized Material Processing Facility (claims LC58 and LC59)
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T20S, R10E, Sec 25, G & SR Meridian 2 X 20 acre claims or 40 acres.
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Twin Plant contiguous Cerro Colorado mining claims (claims C1-9)
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T20S, R10E, Sec 25, G & SR Meridian 9 X 20 acre claims or 180 acres.
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Silver Hill: T20S, R10E, Sec. 17, G&SR Meridian 2 X 20 acre claims or 40 acres
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Walapi Tiger: T20S, R10E, Sec. 22, G&SR Meridian 4 X 20 acre claims or 80 acres
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Walapi Tiger: T20S, R10E, Sec. 22, G&SR Meridian 2 X 20 acre claims or 40 acres
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Liberty: T20S, R10E, Sec. 16, G&SR Meridian 4 X 20 acre claims or 80 acres
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UMI Group 1 Claims - continued
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Waterman #1: T20S, R10E, Sec 22, G&SR Meridian 1 X 20 acre claim or 20 acres
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Mary G: T20S, R10E, Sec. 21, G&SR Meridian. State Lease 08-110136
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South Clark: T20S, R10E, Sec. 35 G&SR Meridian.
State Lease 08-110135
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Central Clark; T20S, R10E, Sec. 26 G&SR Meridian.
State Lease 08-110137
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North Clark: T20S, R10E, Sec. 26 G&SR Meridian.
State Lease 08-110137
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State Mineral Exploration Permit No. 08-110135
T20S, R10E, Sec. 26, G & SR Meridian. 640 acres.
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State Mineral Exploration Permit No. 08-110136
T20S, R10E, Sec. 21, G & SR Meridian. 640 acres.
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State Mineral Exploration Permit No. 08-110137
T20S, R10E, Sec. 35, G & SR Meridian. 640 acres
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Location and Access
The UMI Group 1 claims are located in Pima County, Arizona, about 40 miles southwest of Tucson, off exit 48 on Interstate 19 going to Nogales. Take Amado/Arivaca Rd west 15 miles to properties. Various gravel/dirt roads go north into the claim group area.
Geology of Group One Claims Area
Mineralization is hosted by a low relief sequence of Tertiary or Cretaceous-age andesite porphyry, quartz latite porphyry, rhyodacite and flow breccia. Extensive faulting, including numerous broad hematitic fracture zones is thought related to multiple episodes of uplift and fracturing generated by Laramide intrusive activity allowed by Tertiary caldera formation and basin and range extension. A long duration of tectonic activity has allowed for deep penetration of descending solutions and development of secondary mineralization to depths of 300 feet or greater.
Mill Site Buildings
We own a twin plant facility which includes a heap leach mill with a 100-ton a day gravitational float mill. In November 2009, we received our current Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) permit, approving this mill for general use. We must still obtain operating permits when we actually begin processing minerals through the mill, but the ADEQ permit is the primary permit approving the mill for operations. Within one year we plan on having limited production on our side cast mine dumps at the Cerro Colorado mine site, and gradually increase production thereafter.
Existing buildings include the precipitation house, spare parts and hardware storage building and a laboratory. There are four small mobile homes used for on-site housing. During the expansion of mining activities, the heap leach pad and ponds will be reconstructed, as will a shower/locker room/restroom building and a 120' by 40' maintenance and storage building. The precipitation house will eventually be upgraded with higher capacity processing equipment.
We will operate strictly in accordance with Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Arizona State Mine Inspector and ADEQ regulations. We will install heavier gauge geomembranes in the heap leach pad and ponds than required by ADEQ together with a compacted clay liner underneath the geomembranes in order to further decrease the potential for cyanide solution leakage into the ground.
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UMI Group 1 Claims - continued
Chain link fence topped with barbed wire will be erected to surround the heap leach pad, the pregnant solution pond and the overflow pond. Each of these fences will be lined at the bottom with 2 inch mesh chicken wire from ground level to two feet high to keep out small animals and snakes. To avoid birds landing in the two ponds, the ponds will be protected by one inch netting that is stretched from the top of the fences and supported by cables.
All employees will be required to take mine safety training and cyanide safe handling training. Employees will be equipped with safety equipment including hard hats, gloves, ear plugs, respirators and protective clothing suitable for their particular jobs. Emergency showers and emergency eye washes will be provided.
The heap leach pad and ponds, and all the buildings, will be lighted with bright lights on 25 foot poles for safety and security. We will provide several gasoline and diesel engine generators to keep the processing going 24 hours a day in case of power failure.
Heap Leach Pad and Ponds
The heap leach facility is a hydrometallurgical silver leaching operation that will process mineralized material from active and inactive mines throughout the Cerro Colorado Mining District as well as open pit mined mineralized material. The heap leach facility will consist of a lined heap leach pad (initially one acre in size); a double-lined, pregnant (metal-bearing) solution pond (25 feet by 25 feet); a non-storm water, single-lined overflow pond (60 feet by 145 feet); process pipelines, pumps and holding tanks; and storm water berms and diversion trenches.
Mineralized Material Crushing, Screening and Agglomeration
Mineralized material will be deposited on the lined heap leach pad. The pad has been designed to accommodate 55,000 tons of mineralized material for processing. Mineralized material bearing rock will be crushed and conveyed to a vibrator screen. Mineralized material that is +1/2" to 3/4" will be transferred directly to the mineralized material heap via conveyor belt. Mineralized material that is less than 1/2" will move to a cement agglomeration unit and, after agglomeration, be transported via conveyor belt to the mineralized material heap. The mineralized material will be stacked on the leach pad in 5 foot lifts to a height of 55 feet.
The maximum height of the mineralized material heap will be 55 feet; however, after it is at that height, tests will be conducted, and an engineering opinion obtained, in the interest of adding another 10,000 to 20,000 tons to the original pad. If compression test and slope stability check out, the angle of repose may be amended to accommodate the additional mineralized material. This is a cost saving measure and offers the added benefit of leaching small amounts of gold and silver that will result from the additional leaching time for the earlier lifts. Each 5,000 ton lift is projected to yield 10 oz Ag per ton and 0.03 oz Au per ton based on a 75% recovery rate. Pilot testing without fine crushing has yielded 72-77% recovery. With agglomeration, the actual recovery rate should be in the 77%-82% range.
While the one acre heap leach pad is being constructed, UMI will begin preparing an application for the ADEQ to permit expansion of the pad to 4.9 acres. When the additional 3.9 acre pad is available, it will be loaded and heap leached as two sections. Each section will take one month to load and will be leached for two months. Lifts for each section will be 10 feet high and cover nearly twice the area of the one acre pad resulting in approximately 3.75 times as much production as the original one acre pad. The larger pad will permit the height to be increased to at least 100 feet, perhaps as high as 150 feet depending on test results.
Heap Leach Process
Each lift of mineralized material on the one acre pad will be leached for approximately 21 days with a dilute solution of sodium cyanide. The solution will be dripped onto the mineralized material from a grid of PVC pipes. The resulting pregnant solution will be collected by another grid of perforated piping which overlays the geomembrane pad liner. The piping network will transport the pregnant solution from the leach pad to the pregnant solution pond.
Extraction Process and Cyanide Recirculation
The pregnant solution from the pond is pumped to the precipitation house where a Merrill-Crowe zinc extraction plant will be used to extract the silver. Barren solution from the extraction plant will flow by gravity to a 500 gallon tank where it is pumped to a 1,000 gallon makeup tank for the addition of cyanide. The solution is then re-circulated to the heap leach pad.
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UMI Group 1 Claims - continued
Primary Copper Exploration Project (Group 2)
Overview
Our primary copper exploration project is called the Blue Copper/Green Copper/Red Beds mining exploration project.
Size: This project consists of 14 material BLM mining claims and 4 non-material BLM mining claims totaling 20 acres each.
UMI Group 2 Claims
The UMI Group 2 Claims consist of 3 sub-groups of claims as follows:
1. | BLUE COPPER; T8S, R12E, Sec 18 and 19, G and SR Meridian. | |
13 X 20 acre claims or 260 acres. This includes 9 material claims and 4 non-material claims (See our Project Area and Lode Claim Maps for the 9 material claims in this project in Exhibit 99.5). (See Exhibit 99.1 for the ledger of the non-material claims, AMC #s 161026, 161027, 161041, 161043). | ||
2. | GREEN COPPER; T9S, R12E, Sec 15, G and SR Meridian. | |
1 x 20 acre claims or 20 acres. (See our Project Area and Lode Claim Maps for this project in Exhibit 99.5). | ||
3. | RED BEDS; T8S, R12E, Sec 33 and 34. 4 x 20 acre claims or 80 acres. (See our Project Area and Lode Claim Maps for this project in Exhibit 99.5). | |
The above Group 2 Claims contain a total of 360 acres.
To date we have not performed any work on these Group 2 UMI 100% owned properties. We are presently in the exploration stage and there is no assurance that commercially viable mineralized material, or a reserve, exists on this property. We will not be able to make such a determination until exploration and drilling programs are completed and a comprehensive evaluation concludes economic and legal feasibility.
Blue Copper Project 2011/2012 Exploration: We plan on road repair, surface mapping/ sampling, possible geo-physical and drilling, and then initiate surface and underground mapping/ sampling, exploration, bulk sample metallurgical testing, drilling, step out and possible in-fill reverse circulation and core drilling of high grade areas, at some point in the future. However, we will not begin any of these activities until we submit a proposed Plan of Operations. We do not plan on submitting a proposed Plan of Operations for this property until we receive sufficient funding to move forward with activities at this location.
Location and Access
Our Group 2 Claims are located 25 miles northwest of Oracle AZ, in Pinal County, Arizona along state highway 77. Turn at mile post 106, 5 miles west to Red Beds property, turn at mile post 108, turn west on dirt road ½ mile to Blue Copper, and Green Copper properties. Electrical access is 1/2 mile away on highway 77 and there are no current water facilities at these claims.
Physiography
The Durham Hills are located approximately 30 mi NW of Tucson, Pinal County, Arizona off State highway 77 at between Mile Posts 104 and 108. Two main Cr0x deposits are hosted in two structural blocks, a west block and an east block, separated by a NW-trending high-angle normal fault. There are two deposits known as the Cross Triangle Ranch deposit, located in the western block and the Magna Well deposit, located in the eastern. The Magma Well deposit has also been referred to as the Edwards Mine, the Owen Mine and more regularly as the Blue Copper Mine. In this report, the name Blue Copper will be used.
The Cross Triangle ranch deposit is located in a series of NW to NS trending, low-lying hills, informally referred to by the owners as, from north to south, Rattlesnake Hill, Green Hill, and Blue Hill. The Cross Triangle has been heavily prospected by trenches and pits, and minor amounts of Cu0x-strained building stone have been shipped. The Blue Copper mine is located approximately ¾ of a mile NE of the Cross Triangle and consists of a heavily prospected, low-lying hill adjacent to a cattle tank with several surrounding small prospect pits. Building stone has also reportedly been shipped from this deposit.
Structural Geology
Folation and lineation in the quartz monzonite and mylonitic schist is highly suggestive of detachment fault processes. The overall strike and dip of the foliation and lineation would seem to suggest a top to the NE extension. However, preliminary analysis of possible shear indicators in the mylonite (stretched and rotated quartz grains) suggests top to the SW extension, which is consistent with the regional sense of shear in the Catalina-Tortolita metamorphic core complex. This geometry indicates that the rocks in the Durham Hills have been rotated and back-tilted along high-angle, listric normal faults.
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Our Current Non-Material Projects (Group 3 and 4 Claims)
Description of Properties
To complement the primary silver and copper projects under exclusive control and operation of United Mines, Inc., we also own 100% of the following unpatented non-material mining properties under jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.
Primary Gold Mining Exploration Projects
Overview
Our primary gold exploration consists of three projects: The Big Three/Ostrich, Tres Amigos and Sorrel Top.
Size: The Ostrich/Big Three gold exploration project consists of 17 BLM mining claims (20 acres each) and the Tres Amigos/Sorrel Top gold exploration project consists of 18 BLM mining claims (20 acres each).
The Ostrich/Big Three 2011/2012 Explorations: We will handle road repair, surface mapping and/or sampling and possible geo-physical & drilling. Cleanup of the mine portals as well as collar repair and/or replacement will be accomplished as required. In the future we also hope to proceed with road repair, surface and underground mapping and/sampling, underground clean out, repair and exploration, bulk sample metallurgical testing, surface and possible underground drilling. We will not begin any of these activities until we submit a proposed Plan of Operations. The Plan of Operations will not be submitted to BLM until we receive sufficient funding to conduct operations at this property.
Tres Amigos & Sorrel Top 2011/2012 Exploration: Several portions of mining claims on the Tres Amigos and Sorrel Top properties are currently being evaluated for after we receive sufficient funding to conduct operations at this property. Exploration activities will include underground and surface drilling on the Tres Amigos and Sorrel Top properties. Surface and underground mapping & sampling, geo-chem, and possible geo-physical exploration is also planned for this site once we receive sufficient funding to conduct operations at this property.
Ostrich/Big Three/Tres Amigos & Sorrel Top Strategy: Once we receive sufficient funding, we plan to establish precious metals exploration which, in the future, we believe will produce cash flow to sustain us and allow the opportunity to then initiate core drilling & bulk sample metallurgical testing of mineralized materials from our gold mining claims.
UMI Group 3 Non-Material Claims:
The UMI Group 3 claims consist of 4 sub-groups of claims as follows:
1. Ostrich; T22S, R10E, Sec. 22; G & SR Meridian.
7 X 20 acre claims or 140 acres.
2. Big Three; T22S, R10E, sec. 27; G & SR Meridian.
10 X 20 acre claims or 200 acres.
3. Tres Amigos; T23S, R11E Sec. 19; G & SR Meridian.
17 X 20 acre claims or 340 acres.
4. Sorrel Top; T23S, R11E, Sec. 18 & 19, G & SR Meridian.
1 X 20 acre claim or 20 acres
The above UMI Group 3 claims contain a total of 700 acres.
To date we have not performed any work on these four properties. We are presently in the exploration stage and there is no assurance that commercially viable mineralized material, or a reserve, exists on this property. We will not be able to make such a determination until exploration and drilling programs are completed and a comprehensive evaluation concludes economic and legal feasibility.
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Location and Access
The UMI Group 3 claims are located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, about 62 miles southwest of Tucson off exit 48 on Interstate 19 going to Nogales.
Ostrich/Big Three mining claims: Take Amado/Arivaca Rd west 24 miles to Town of Arivaca; then south on Ruby road (paved) 3.5 miles to Yellow Jacket Road (dirt), follow 5 miles to Ostrich/Big Three Gold mining properties.
Tres Amigos/Sorrel Top mining claims: Take Amado/Arivaca Rd west 24 miles to Town of Arivaca, then south on Ruby road (paved) 12 miles east to various gravel/dirt roads going south & east on to the claim group area.
Geology of Group 3 Claim Area
Physical Geology
Topography of the project area is moderately steep with elevations ranging from about 4,200 to 4,700 feet. NW-SE trending Cobre Ridge, characterized by mostly bluffy outcrops, flanks the project area. Fraguita Peak (elev. 5,374), is a prominent landmark about 1 mile to the northwest.
Regional Geology and Mineralization
The Oro Blanco Mining District, extending from Arivaca south to the international boundary, encompasses roughly 40 square miles and lies within the southern part of the Basin and Range Province of Arizona. Jurassic-age welded and non-welded quartz latite tuff and rhyolite tuff, underlying Cobre Ridge and central portions of the district are the oldest rocks. Outcrops of conglomerate and sandstone of the Cretaceous Oro Blanco Formation are common east of Cobre Ridge and across southern sections of the District. Mostly flat lying and bluff forming Tertiary-age dacite and andesite flows, tuffs and pryoclastics mark the south and east edge of the area. Plutonic rocks, consisting of Jurassic quartz monzonite and Cretaceous diorite and andesite are widely scattered as irregular masses up to 0.5 to 1 mile in aerial extent. Aligned closely with the northwest tectonic fabric of the region are conspicuous dikes, dike swarms and elongate plugs of Tertiary-age quartz monzonite and lesser andesite and porphyritic rhyolite.
UMI Group 4 Non-Material Claims
The UMI Group 4 Claims consist of 3 sub-groups of claims as follows:
1. EDWARDS GOLD MINE; T22S, R10E, Sec 8, G and SR Meridian.
6 X 20 acre claims or 120 acres.
2. AJAX GOLD MINE; T22S, R10E, Sec 5, G and SR Meridian.
7 X 20 acre claims or 140 acres
3. Placer gold claims; T22S, R10E, Sec. 22 and 27, G and SR Meridian
2 X 20 acre claims or 40 acres
The above Group 4 Claims contain a total of 300 acres.
To date we have not performed any work on these 3 UMI 100% owned properties. We are presently in the exploration stage and there is no assurance that commercially viable mineralized material, or a reserve, exists on this property. We will not be able to make such a determination until exploration and drilling programs are completed and a comprehensive evaluation concludes economic and legal feasibility.
Location and Access
Take Interstate 19 south to exit 48 at Amado. Then take Amado/Arivaca Rd west 24 miles to Town of Arivaca; then south on Ruby road (paved) 3.5 miles to Yellow Jacket Road (dirt), follow 6 miles on Yellow Jacket Road past Ajax/Edwards mines to placer gold mining properties.
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UMI Placer Gold Claims
The placer gold claims (GPA-1 and 2) are primarily a recreational gold panning area and do not anticipate active exploration on commercial level until future circumstances warrant.
Overview
Due to our fairly recent formation and acquisition of the mineral rights associated with the above properties, we are still early in the process of mapping and sampling these properties for potential mineral deposits. Therefore, despite our ownership of the mineral rights described above and the fact we have begun plotting, mapping, and sampling from some of the properties, as of the date of this Registration Statement we have not extracted any minerals from these properties, other than samples, and have not received any revenue from these exploration activities. We do not know when, or if, we will begin to receive revenue from these activities.
As noted above, our current and immediate plans for exploration are only at the Cerro Colorado Silver Mining Project. Though we have had a geologist out to the other properties, we do not intend to move ahead with any exploration activities at the other properties, until we receive sufficient money to fund operations at the properties.
At our properties we have controls in place to ensure that no unauthorized individuals tamper with any mineralized material. To that effect we have hired Burkhardt Mining to gather samples being used for assay. The samples are sent to, or dropped off at, a certified assay lab by the person that removed the sample from the property. The assays are prepared and the data is sent via email with a hard copy follow-up (in most cases) to the independent geologist and/or mining engineer with copies to us. At no time does the sample leave the professional handling the sampling of the mineralized material. When we are ready to proceed with assay work we plan on utilizing the services of Jacobs Assay Office in Tucson, Arizona, BSI Spectorate, and IPL Laboratories, to conduct our assay work. The assay work is what determines what minerals, if any, are contained in the rock samples.
Our Growth Strategy
Our objective is to successfully locate properties with mineral deposits, acquire the necessary rights to explore those properties, and then sell those minerals on the open market.
We intend to grow in two ways. First, we intend to continue exploring the existing properties where we have mineral rights to hopefully locate mineral reserves that we can excavate and sell on the open market. Second, we intend to be active in locating and acquiring mineral rights at properties that we explore and that we believe will have a high probability of having mineral reserves. As noted above, we are currently in the various stages of exploring the locations where we have mineral rights. Currently, in addition to our existing properties, we are targeting the Southwestern United States in our search for additional mineral rights that we may be interested in purchasing.
Results of Operations
We are an exploration stage company that is in the process of acquiring mineral properties or claims located in the State of Arizona. The recoverability of amounts from the properties or claims will be dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, confirmation of the our interest in the underlying properties and/or claims, our ability to obtain necessary financing to satisfy the expenditure requirements under the property and/or claim agreements and to complete the development of the properties and/or claims, and upon future profitable production or proceeds for the sale thereof.
For the period ended March 31, 2010 and for fiscal 2009, we generated no revenue. Our future revenue plan is uncertain and is dependent on our ability to effectively mine our products, generate sales, and obtain contract mining opportunities. There are no assurances of the ability of our company to begin to mine our claim. The cost of mining is cost intensive. Accordingly, it is critical for us to raise appropriate capital to implement our business plan. We incurred losses of $118,586 and $36,991 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 respectively. Our losses since our inception through March 31, 2010 amount to $4,711,906.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have maintained a minimum of three months of working capital in its bank account since June 1, 2008. This reserve was intended to allow for an adequate amount of time to secure additional funds from investors as needed. To date, we have has succeeded in securing capital as needed, but there is no guarantee this will continue.
There is no historical financial information about us on which to base an evaluation of our performance. We are an exploration stage company and have not generated revenues from operations. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business operations. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in the exploration of our property, and possible cost overruns due to increases in the cost of services. To become profitable and competitive, we must conduct the exploration of our properties before we start into production of any minerals we may find.
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We believe we will have to rely on public and private equity and debt financings to fund our liquidity requirements over the intermediate term. We may be unable to obtain any additional financings on terms favorable to us, or obtain additional funding at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, and if cash and cash equivalents together with any income generated from operations fall short of our liquidity requirements, we may be unable to sustain operations. Continued negative cash flows could create substantial doubt regarding our ability to fully implement our business plan and could render us unable to expand our operations, successfully promote our brand, develop our products, respond to competitive pressures, or take advantage of acquisition opportunities, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our business. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity securities, our stockholders may experience dilution of their ownership interest, and the newly issued securities may have rights superior to those of our common stock. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt, we may be subject to limitations on our operations, including limitations on the payments of dividends.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements including arrangements that would affect the liquidity, capital resources, market risk support and credit risk support or other benefits.
Critical Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Company has produced minimal revenue from its principal business and is an exploration stage company as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 915-10 “Development Stage Entities”. The Company devotes substantially all of its efforts to acquiring and exploring mining interests that will eventually provide sufficient net profits to sustain the Company’s existence. Until such interests are engaged in major commercial production, the Company will continue to prepare its financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with entities in the development stage. Mining companies subject to this Topic are required to label their financial statements as an “Exploratory Stage Company,” pursuant to guidance provided by SEC Guide 7 for Mining Companies.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires 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. These estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
As the Company is continuing exploration of its mineral properties, no significant revenues have been earned to date. The Company recognizes revenues at the time of delivery of the product to the customers
Revenue includes sales value received for our principle product, silver, and associated by-product revenues from the sale of by-product metals consisting primarily of gold and copper. Revenue is recognized when title to silver and gold passes to the buyer and when collectibility is reasonably assured. The passing of title to the customer is based on terms of the sales contract. Product pricing is determined at the point revenue is recognized by reference to active and freely traded commodity markets for example, the London Bullion Market, an active and freely traded commodity market, for both gold and silver, in an identical form to the product sold.
Pursuant to guidance in Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition for Financial Statements", revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable, no obligations remain and collectibility is probable. The passing of title to the customer is based on the terms of the sales contract. Product pricing is determined at the point revenue is recognized by reference to active and freely traded commodity markets, for example the London Bullion Market for both gold and silver, in an identical form to the product sold.
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Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using principally the straight-line method. When items are retired or otherwise disposed of, income is charged or credited for the difference between net book value and proceeds realized thereon. Ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and replacements and betterments are capitalized.
The range of estimated useful lives used to calculated depreciation for principal items of property and equipment are as follow:
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Mine Exploration and Development Costs
All exploration costs are expensed as incurred. Mine development costs are capitalized after proven and probable reserves have been identified. Amortization is calculated using the units-of-production method over the expected life of the operation based on the estimated recoverable mineral ounces.
Mineral Properties
Significant payments related to the acquisition of mineral properties, mineral rights, and mineral leases are capitalized. If a commercially mineable ore body is discovered, such costs are amortized when production begins using the units-of-production method based on proven and probable reserves. If no commercially mineable ore body is discovered, or such rights are otherwise determined to have no value, such costs are expensed in the period in which it is determined the property has no future economic value.
Property Evaluations
Management of the Company will periodically review the net carrying value of its properties on a property-by-property basis. These reviews will consider the net realizable value of each property to determine whether a permanent impairment in value has occurred and the need for any asset write-down. An impairment loss will be recognized when the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest) expected to result from the use of an asset are less than the carrying amount of the asset. Measurement of an impairment loss will be based on the estimated fair value of the asset if the asset is expected to be held and used.
Although management will make its best estimate of the factors that affect net realizable value based on current conditions, it is reasonably possible that changes could occur in the near term which could adversely affect management's estimate of net cash flows expected to be generated from its assets, and necessitate asset impairment write-downs.
Reclamation and Remediation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations)
The Company had no operating properties at March 31, 2010, but the Company’s mineral properties will be subject to standards for mine reclamation that are established by various governmental agencies. For these non-operating properties, the Company accrues costs associated with environmental remediation obligations when it is probable that such costs will be incurred and they are reasonably estimable. Costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation are not discounted to their present value. Such costs are based on management's current estimate of amounts that are expected to be incurred when the remediation work is performed within current laws and regulations.
It is reasonably possible that due to uncertainties associated with defining the nature and extent of environmental contamination, application of laws and regulations by regulatory authorities, and changes in remediation technology, the ultimate cost of remediation and reclamation could change in the future. The Company continually reviews its accrued liabilities for such remediation and reclamation costs as evidence becomes available indicating that its remediation and reclamation liability has changed.
The Company recognizes the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the associated long-lived assets and depreciated over the lives of the assets on a units-of-production basis. Reclamation costs are accreted over the life of the related assets and are adjusted for changes resulting from the passage of time and changes to either the timing or amount of the original present value estimate on the underlying obligation.
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Mineral property rights
All direct costs related to the acquisition of mineral property rights are capitalized. Exploration costs are charged to operations in the period incurred until such time as it has been determined that a property has economically recoverable reserves, at which time subsequent exploration costs and the costs incurred to develop a property are capitalized.
The Company reviews the carrying values of its mineral property rights whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may exceed their estimated net recoverable amounts. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying value of those assets is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. As of March 31, 2010, management has determined that no impairment loss is required.
At such time as commercial production may commence, depletion of each mining property will be provided on a unit-of-production basis using estimated proven and probable recoverable reserves as the depletion base. In cases where there are no proven or probable reserves, depletion will be provided on the straight-line basis over the expected economic life of the mine.
Asset retirement obligations
The Company plans to recognize liabilities for statutory, contractual or legal obligations, including those associated with the reclamation of mineral and mining properties and any plant and equipment, when those obligations result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal operation of the assets. Initially, a liability for an asset retirement obligation will be recognized at its fair value in the period in which it is incurred. Upon initial recognition of the liability, the corresponding asset retirement cost will be added to the carrying amount of the related asset and the cost will be amortized as an expense over the economic life of the asset using either the unit-of-production method or the straight-line method, as appropriate. Following the initial recognition of the asset retirement obligation, the carrying amount of the liability will be increased for the passage of time and adjusted for changes to the amount or timing of the underlying cash flows needed to settle the obligation.
The Company has posted reclamation bonds with the State of Arizona Reclamation Bond Pool for its properties as required by the United States Bureau of Land Management, to secure potential clean-up and land restoration costs if the projects were to be abandoned or closed. The Company has recorded the cost of these bonds as an asset in the accompanying balance sheets.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360, Long-lived Assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Goodwill and other intangible assets are tested for impairment annually. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. There were no events or changes in circumstances that necessitated an impairment of long lived assets.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided based on the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, "Accounting for Income Taxes", to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740; "Accounting For Uncertainty In Income Taxes-An Interpretation Of ASC Topic 740 ("Topic 740"). Topic 740 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount, which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating the Company's tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments. At March 31, 2010, the Company did not record any liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a forced sale or liquidation.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income tax payable and related party payable approximate fair value due to their most maturities.
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Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation for comparative purposes.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
You are advised to read this Form 10-Q in conjunction with other reports and documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. In particular, please read our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual report on Form 10-K, and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we file from time to time. You may obtain copies of these reports directly from us or from the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F. Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549, and you may obtain information about obtaining access to the Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains information for electronic filers at its website http://www.sec.gov.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QULAITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We do not hold any derivative instruments and do not engage in any hedging activities. Most of our activity is the exploration stage.
ITEM 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the controls and procedures would meet their objectives. As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management has conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Management has used the framework set forth in the report entitled Internal Control-Integrated Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, known as COSO, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Based on this assessment, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2010. This Quarterly Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Quarterly Report. There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Controls
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could materially affect, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. There have not been any significant changes in the Company's critical accounting policies identified since the Company filed its Form 10-K as of December 31, 2009
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. Other than described below, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our company’s or our company’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
ITEM 1A - Risk Factors
As a smaller reporting company we are not required to provide a statement of risk factors. However, we believe this information may be valuable to our shareholders for this filing. We reserve the right to not provide risk factors in our future filings. Our primary risk factors and other considerations include:
We have a limited operating history and limited historical financial information upon which you may evaluate our performance.
We only have a limited history and we are subject to all risks inherent in a developing business enterprise. Our likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications, and delays frequently encountered in connection with a new business in general and those specific to the mineral exploration and extraction businesses and the competitive and regulatory environment in which we operate. You should consider, among other factors, our prospects for success in light of the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies that, like us, are in their early stages of exploration. We may not successfully address these risks and uncertainties or successfully implement our operating and acquisition strategies. If we fail to do so, it could materially harm our business to the point of having to cease operations and could impair the value of our common stock to the point investors may lose their entire investment. Even if we accomplish these objectives, we may not generate positive cash flows or profits we anticipate in the future.
The only known mineralized materials we have at any of the properties where we have mineral rights is at the Cerro Colorado property.
According to the pre-feasibility report entitled, Geological Studies of the Cerro Colorado, by Nicholas Barr, Geologist, the Cerro Colorado property has mineralized material in side cast mine dumps, ready to process. No proved reserves have been discovered at any of the exploration properties where we have mineral rights. Although we have geological reports that indicate possible mineralized material on a couple of the properties, the probability of any of the exploration properties ever having reserves that are commercially viable is remote. The failure to locate proved reserves at the exploration properties we own would render those properties valueless. If those mineral rights are found to be valueless, or if we run out of funds prior to discovering proved reserves at these locations, then we may have to cease operations, which would impair the value of our common stock to the point investors may lose their entire investment.
Our strategy of exploring the existing exploration properties and acquiring additional mineral rights may not produce positive financial results for us.
Our strategy of exploring the existing exploration properties and acquiring additional mineral rights is subject to a variety of risks, including the:
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If we are not able to successfully address these risks, it would materially harm our business to the point of having to cease operations and impair the value of our common stock to the point investors may lose their entire investment.
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If we do not obtain new financings in an amount sufficient to pursue mineral exploration activities at the exploration properties, and to pursue exploration and mineral rights at other mineral properties, our exploration operations will be reduced.
To date we have relied on recent private placement financings in order to fund exploration of the properties. We will continue to require additional financing to complete our plan of operations for exploration work at the properties and to pursue additional exploration at other mineral properties. While our financing requirements may be reduced if we successfully extract valuable minerals, any impairment in our ability to raise additional funds through financings would reduce the available funds for the exploration of the properties, including additional exploration activities, with the result that our plan of operations may be adversely affected and potential recoveries reduced or delayed. We believe we currently have working capital to remain in business for three months under our current business plan.
We have never had any revenues since our inception and there is no assurance that we will be able to achieve the financing necessary to enable us to precede with our exploration activities.
We have never had any revenues since our inception. We will apply any proceeds from gold or other mineral sales generated from our exploration activities at the properties to help cover our exploration expenditures, but we anticipate that our projected expenditures will far exceed any proceeds from those sales over the next twelve months, which will require that we obtain substantial financing in order for us to pursue our current plan of operations. If we do not achieve the necessary financing, then we will not be able to proceed with our planned exploration activities, including our planned exploration activities, and our financial condition, business prospects and results of operations will be materially adversely affected to the point of having to cease operations, which would likely cause our investors to lose their entire investment.
We have not established that there are any commercially viable mineral deposits on any of the properties and we have not established commercially viable operations on the properties, and, therefore, there is no assurance that we will recover any gold or other minerals from the properties, or if we do that any amounts we recover from exploration activities will be sufficient to continue our operations.
Our activities at the properties are currently in the exploration stage. We have permitted Plans of Operations for our three state permit properties, which include mapping, surveying, rock-chip sampling, road improvement, assay tests, and other exploration activities at the properties as part of our exploration program, but we have not yet established a commercially viable operation on the properties. There is no requirement that we have any activities at the 89 unpatented mining claims, as these claims are renewable annually at $140 per claim. We are currently paid through August 31st 2010 on these claims. There is no assurance that we will recover any gold, silver, copper or other minerals on any of our properties, and no assurance that if we do, that we will recover quantities that will enable us to continue our operations. If we are not able to continue our operations our investors would likely lose their entire investments.
If we are unable to achieve projected mineral recoveries from our exploration activities at the properties, then our financial condition will be adversely affected and we will have less cash with which to pursue our operations.
We plan to undertake exploration activities as part of our plan for the properties. Our objective is to recover minerals from exploration activities to help offset the cost of those exploration activities. As we have not established any reserves on these properties, there is no assurance that actual recoveries of minerals from material excavated during the exploration activities will equal or exceed our exploration costs. If our mineral recoveries are less than projected, then our mineral sales will be less than anticipated and may not equal or exceed the cost of exploration and recovery in which case our operating results and financial condition will be adversely affected.
If the cost of recovering mineralized material at the properties is higher than anticipated, then our financial condition and ability to pursue additional exploration will be adversely affected.
We have proceeded with geological surveys and sampling. If the actual costs are greater than anticipated, then cash used in the exploration activities at the properties will be greater than anticipated. An increase in the funds used in sampling and surveying activities will cause us to have fewer funds for other expenses, such as administrative and overhead expenses and exploration of our other mineral properties. In this event, our financial condition will be adversely affected and will have fewer funds with which to pursue our exploration programs.
The mineral exploration industry is highly speculative and subject to many outside risks and influences.
Gold, silver and strategic metals exploration is highly speculative in nature, involving many risks which even a combination of scientific knowledge and experience frequently cannot overcome, often resulting in unproductive efforts. Further, the market price of gold, silver and other minerals is quite volatile and beyond our control. If the price of any of these precious metals drops dramatically, our exploration efforts, which have been limited and have not, to date, been profitable, could be further reduced or continue to be rendered uneconomical. The degree of speculation is further magnified when a company is in the exploration stages and is operating at a loss, as has been the case with us. Despite the business experience of our officers, directors and principal shareholders, there can be no assurance that the mining properties acquired by us will be productive and/or profitable, or that such production and/or profitability will be sufficient to permit us to be successful in the future or to expand or continue to operate. As such, any investment in our company is extremely risky and, where, as here, the mining exploration is poorly financed, the risks become even higher and the most common result would be a loss of the investor’s entire investment.
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Exploration activities are inherently hazardous.
Mineral exploration activities involve many risks that even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome. Operations that we undertake will be subject to all the hazards and risks normally incidental to the exploration for minerals, any of which could result in work stoppages, damage to property and possible environmental damage. The nature of these risks are such that liabilities might result in us being forced to incur significant costs that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and business prospects.
If we experience exploration accidents or other adverse events at the properties then our financial condition and profitability could be adversely affected.
Our exploration activities are subject to adverse operating conditions. Exploration accidents or other adverse incidents, such as cave-ins or flooding, could affect our ability to continue mining activities. The occurrence of any of these events could cause a substantial delay in the exploration of minerals or could reduce the amount of gold, silver, copper or other minerals that we may be able to recover, with the result that our ability to achieve recoveries from sales of the minerals and to sustain operations would be adversely impacted. Adverse operating conditions may also cause our operating costs to increase. Exploration accidents or other adverse events could also result in an adverse environmental impact to the land on which our operations are located with the result that we may become subject to the liabilities for environmental clean up and remediation.
As we have never reported revenues since our inception, there is no assurance that we will be able to continue as a going concern.
Our financial statements included with this Annual Report for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. Our auditors have made reference to the substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report on our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. If we are not able to achieve revenues, then we likely will be forced to cease operations and investors will likely lose their entire investment.
Our current liabilities exceed our current assets and we are reliant on loans from certain of our officers and directors to pay our obligations as they become due, if those officers and directors cease loaning us money we would have problems paying our liabilities as they become due.
As of December 31, 2009, we had working capital of over $28,000. We also rely on loans from certain officers and directors and the sale of our common stock in private sales to pay our obligations as they become due. If those officers and directors do not continue to loan us money in the future, or if we are unable to continue to sell our common stock, then we will have problems paying our obligations as they become due. Obviously if we are unable to pay our obligations as they become due we could be forced to cease operations and investors would likely lose their entire investment.
We face intense competition in the mineral exploration industry and must compete with our competitors for financing and for qualified managerial and technical employees.
The mineral exploration industry is intensely competitive in all of its phases. Competition includes large established exploration companies with substantial capabilities and with greater financial and technical resources than we have. As a result of this competition, we may be unable to acquire additional attractive properties or financing on terms we consider acceptable. We also compete with other exploration companies in the recruitment and retention of qualified managerial and technical employees. If we are unable to successfully compete for financing or for qualified employees, our exploration programs may be slowed down, suspended, or cease altogether. If we were to cease operations our investors would lose their entire investment.
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There may be challenges to the titles to our property.
Titles to mining properties in the western United States involves certain inherent risks due to the impossibility of determining the validity of unpatented claims from real estate records, as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveyance history characteristic of many mining properties. Although we believe we have conducted reasonable investigations (in accordance with standard mining industry practice) of the validity of ownership of and the ability of certain holders of certain mining claims to transfer to certain rights and other interests therein to us, there can be no assurance that we hold good and marketable title to all of our U.S. properties. There may be challenges to the title to our properties. If there are title defects with respect to any of the properties, we might be required to compensate other persons or perhaps reduce or change our interest in the affected property. Also, in any such case, the investigation and resolution of title issues would divert management's time from ongoing exploration programs. Any significant successful challenges to our mineral rights would cause us to cease operations and for our investors to lose their entire investment. We have conducted limited reviews of title and obtained representations regarding ownership from holders of mineral rights. Our practice will be, if possible, to obtain title insurance with respect to its major mineral properties when a decision is made to proceed with large scale mining. This insurance however may not be sufficient to cover loss of investment or guarantee of future profits.
Certain shares of our common stock are restricted from immediate resale. The lapse of those restrictions, coupled with the sale of the related shares in the market, or the market’s expectation of such sales, could result in an immediate and substantial decline in the market price of our common stock.
Most of our shares of common stock are restricted from immediate resale in the public market. The restricted shares are restricted in accordance with Rule 144, which states that if unregistered, restricted securities are to be sold, a minimum of one year must elapse between the later of the date of acquisition of the securities from the issuer or from an affiliate of the issuer, and any resale of those securities in reliance on Rule 144. The Rule 144 restrictive legend remains on the stock until the holder of the stock holds the stock for longer than six months (unless an affiliate) and meets the other requirements of Rule 144 to have the restriction removed. The sale or resale of those shares in the public market, or the market’s expectation of such sales, may result in an immediate and substantial decline in the market price of our shares. Such a decline will adversely affect our investors, and make it more difficult for us to raise additional funds through equity offerings in the future.
Our management has discretion as to how to use any proceeds from the sale of securities.
We reserve the right to use any funds obtained from any sale of our securities in any manner which our management deems to be in the best interests of the company and our shareholders in order to address changed circumstances or opportunities. As a result of the foregoing, our success will be substantially dependent upon the discretion and judgment of management with respect to application and allocation of the net proceeds from any offering of our securities. Investors for the common stock offered will be entrusting their funds to our management, upon whose judgment and discretion the investors must depend.
Our management controls a large block of our common stock.
As of December 31, 2009, our officers and directors owned approximately 75.08% of our outstanding common stock, and are able to elect all of the directors and continue to control United Mines, Inc. Non-affiliate shareholders own a minority percentage of our common stock and will have minority voting rights. Investors will not have the ability to control either a vote of our shareholders or Board of Directors.
Some of our officers and directors have other business ventures.
As disclosed in their biographies contained herein, some of our officers and directors work with other companies in addition to their work for us, including some in the mining industry. Although none of our officers and directors are currently working for any other companies in the mining industry, they are not prohibited from doing so. If one or more of our officers or directors began working for another mining company it could take away from the time they currently spend working on our business affairs and could create a potential conflict of interest.
Holders of our common stock have a risk of potential dilution if we issue additional shares of common stock in the future.
Although our Board of Directors intends to utilize its reasonable business judgment to fulfill its fiduciary obligations to our then existing stockholders in connection with any future issuance of our common stock, the future issuance of additional shares of our common stock would cause immediate, and potentially substantial, dilution to the net tangible book value of those shares of common stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to such transaction. Any future decrease in the net tangible book value of our issued and outstanding shares could have a material effect on the market value of the shares.
Shares of our common stock have limited transferability and liquidity.
To satisfy the requirements of certain exemptions from registration under the Securities Act, and to conform with applicable state securities laws, each investor must acquire his Shares for investment purposes only and not with a view towards distribution.
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Consequently, certain conditions of the Securities Act may need to be satisfied prior to any sale, transfer, or other disposition of the shares. Some of these conditions may include a minimum holding period, availability of certain reports, including financial statements from United Mines, Inc., limitations on the percentage of shares sold and the manner in which they are sold. United Mines, Inc. can prohibit any sale, transfer or disposition unless it receives an opinion of counsel provided at the holder’s expense, in a form satisfactory to United Mines, Inc., stating that the proposed sale, transfer or other disposition will not result in a violation of applicable federal or state securities laws and regulations. The public market for our shares of common stock has been extremely limited since we became public on July 14, 2009. Consequently, owners of our shares may have to hold their investment indefinitely and may not be able to liquidate their investments in United Mines, Inc. or pledge them as collateral for a loan in the event of an emergency.
Sales of shares of our common stock by broker – dealers may not be permitted.
Although our common stock is quoted on the over the counter bulletin board, there can be no assurances that a trading market for the stock will develop. As a result, our common stock is covered by a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that opposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. For transactions covered by the rule, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and may also affect the ability of shareholders to sell their shares in any secondary market.
Currently, there is no market for our securities.
Although our common stock is quoted on the over the counter bulletin board, there is presently no market for our securities and there can be no assurance that any such market will develop. In the event a public trading market does develop, there is no assurance it will continue. Therefore, any investment in our common stock may be highly illiquid and without a market value.
We do not have insurance and, therefore, liability we incur could have substantial impact on our ability to continue as a going concern.
We have limited capital and, therefore, we do not currently have a policy of insurance against liabilities arising out of the negligence of our officers and directors and/or arising from deficiencies in any of our business operations. Even assuming we obtained insurance, there is no assurance that such insurance coverage would be adequate to satisfy any potential claims made against us, our officers and directors, or our business operations or assets. Any such liability which might arise could be substantial and would likely exceed our total assets. However, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for indemnification of officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Arizona law. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officer and controlling persons, it is the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission that such indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Act, and is therefore, unenforceable.
We are subject to all governmental rules, laws and regulations relating to the mining industry in the U.S.
We are subject to all governmental rules, laws and regulations relating to the mining industry in the U.S., and we fully intend to comply therewith. However, there is no assurance the governmental agencies having jurisdiction over us, our operations and properties, will not enact laws, rules and/or regulations in the future which may have an adverse impact on us and our operations.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS SECURITIES
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company issued 26,000 shares of common for compensation to consultants for the fair value of the services rendered by consultants and expensed $40,000. The Company also cancelled 37,500 shares of common stock which resulted in a reduction to previously recognized consulting expenses of $18,750. In March 2010 the Company Board of Directors granted 38,000 common shares but the shares were not issued until April 2010. Of these10, 000 shares were for prepaid services of $40,000, 13,000 shares were for past consulting services of $47,500, and 15,000 shares for future advisory services. The issuance of stock for consulting services consideration to consultants, management and the Board of Directors for the fair value at the services rendered. The value of those shares is normally determined based on the value of the stock at the dates on which the agreements entered into for the services. The offer and sale of such shares of our common stock were effected in reliance on the exemptions for sales of securities not involving a public offering, as set forth in Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act and in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. A legend was placed on the certificates representing each such security stating that it was restricted and could only be transferred if subsequent registered under the Securities Act or transferred in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
There were no defaults upon senior securities during the period ended March 31, 2010.
ITEM 4. REMOVED AND RESERVED.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
There is no information with respect to which information is not otherwise called for by this form.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
United Mines, Inc.
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Dated: May 17, 2010
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/s/ Glenn E. Martin
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Glenn E. Martin
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President and Chairman of the Board
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Dated: May 17, 2010
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/s/ Robert Leitzman
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Robert Leitzman
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Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer
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