Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KsWlsNvuNRlcAXaTnt9zxVieyUNlLHSrWCXaWjXJVGZ52Bn6zyZJ6e+tRqoahDCJ a4QoSj2o26c9U03xuJZFbQ== 0001193125-09-022653.txt : 20090209 0001193125-09-022653.hdr.sgml : 20090209 20090209170934 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-022653 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090209 GROUP MEMBERS: ARTHUR RICHARDS RULE GROUP MEMBERS: EXPLORATION CAPITAL PARTNERS 1998-B LTD PARTNERSHIP GROUP MEMBERS: RESOURCE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: RULE FAMILY TRUST UDT 12/17/98 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EXPLORATION CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 LTD PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001127457 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GLOBAL RESOURCE INVESTMENT LTD. STREET 2: 7770 EL CAMINO REAL CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92009 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RIMFIRE MINERALS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001135347 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-78196 FILM NUMBER: 09582065 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 1350 BOX 11620 STREET 2: 1350 WEST GEORGIA STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6B 4N9 BUSINESS PHONE: (604) 669-6660 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 1350 BOX 11620 STREET 2: 1350 WEST GEORGIA STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6B 4N9 SC 13G/A 1 dsc13ga.htm AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13G Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Amendment No. 3)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Rimfire Minerals Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares without par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

766748107

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2008

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership 88-0451737
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Nevada


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6 SHARED VOTING POWER 674,800
		7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 674,800


9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 674,800
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.6%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Exploration Capital Partners 1998-B Limited Partnership 20-8197121
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6 SHARED VOTING POWER 1,820,000
		7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,820,000


9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,820,000
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.9%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Resource Capital Investment Corporation 88-0384205
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Nevada


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,494,800
		7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,494,800


9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,494,800
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.5%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Rule Family Trust udt 12/17/98 Not Applicable
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,661,000
		7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,661,000


9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,661,000
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.1%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

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1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Arthur Richards Rule Not Applicable
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,661,000
		7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,661,000


9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,661,000
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES	¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.1%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

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The Statement on Schedule 13G, dated April 20, 2006, filed by Exploration Capital 2000, RCIC, the Trust, Mr. Rule (all as defined in Item 2 below) and by Exploration Capital Partners Limited Partnership, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated February 13, 2007, and by Amendment No. 2, dated February 8, 2008, which was filed by Exploration Capital 2000, Exploration Capital 1998-B (as defined in Item 2 below), RCIC, the Trust, Mr. Rule and by Resource Investment Management Corporation (“RIMC”), is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows. (NOTE: As of December 31, 2008, RIMC merged with RCIC, with the latter being the surviving entity in the merger. RCIC has accordingly replaced RIMC as General Partner of Exploration Capital 1998-B.)

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

Rimfire Minerals Corporation

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

Suite 700 - 700 West Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1G8

Item 2(a).

(c). Name, Principal Business Address and Citizenship of Persons Filing:

(1) Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership (“Exploration Capital 2000”)

7770 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92009

Citizenship: Nevada

(2) Exploration Capital Partners 1998-B Limited Partnership (“Exploration Capital 1998-B”)

7770 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92009

Citizenship: California

(3) Resource Capital Investment Corporation (“RCIC”)

7770 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92009

Citizenship: Nevada

(5) Rule Family Trust udt 12/17/98 (the “Trust”)

7770 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92009

Citizenship: California

(6) Arthur Richards Rule (“Mr. Rule”)

7770 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92009

Citizenship: California

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Shares without par value

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

766748107

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

(b)

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.

(c)

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.

(d)

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.

(e)

An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f)

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h)

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

(i)

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.

(j)

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

(k)

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

Not Applicable

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Item 4.				Ownership.

				The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover pages (pp. 2-6) on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.

				This Statement is filed by (i) Exploration Capital 2000, as the direct beneficial owner of 674,800 Common Shares of the Issuer; (ii) Exploration Capital 1998-B, as the direct beneficial owner of 1,820,000 Common Shares of the Issuer (including 560,000 immediately exercisable warrants); (iii) by virtue of its position as General Partner of Exploration Capital 2000 and of Exploration Capital 1998-B, by RCIC; (iv) by virtue of its indirect ownership and control of (A) Exploration Capital 2000 and Exploration Capital 1998-B (as owner of 100% of RCIC) and (B) Global Resource Investments Ltd. (“Global Resource”), a direct beneficial owner of Common Shares, as set forth below, by the Trust; and (v) by virtue of his positions with RCIC and ownership interest in the Trust, as described in the following sentence, by Mr. Rule. Mr. Rule is President and a Director of RCIC, and, with his wife, is co-Trustee of the Trust, which owns 100% of RCIC.

				Global Resource, which is not a Reporting Person, is the direct beneficial owner of 166,200 Common Shares (83,100 of which are immediately exercisable share purchase warrants), aggregating less than 1% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Shares. The corporate General Partner of Global Resource is Rule Investments, Inc. (“Rule Investments”). The Trust owns 100% of Rule Investments.

Item 5.				Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

				Not Applicable

Item 6.				Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

				Not Applicable

Item 7.				Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

				Not Applicable

Item 8.				Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

				Not Applicable

Item 9.				Notice of Dissolution of Group.

				Not Applicable

Item 10.				Certification.

				By signing below, each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Date: February 6, 2009	Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership

	By:	Resource Capital Investment Corporation, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Secretary/Treasurer

Date: February 6, 2009	Exploration Capital Partners 1998-B Limited Partnership

	By:	Resource Capital Investment Corporation, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Secretary/Treasurer

Date: February 6, 2009	Resource Capital Investment Corporation

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Secretary/Treasurer

Date: February 6, 2009	Rule Family Trust udt 12/17/98

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Attorney-in-Fact

Date: February 6, 2009	Arthur Richards Rule, individually

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Attorney-in-Fact

EXHIBIT 1

AGREEMENT TO FILE JOINTLY

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of the undersigned of Common Shares of Rimfire Minerals Corporation. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.


Date: February 6, 2009	Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership

	By:	Resource Capital Investment Corporation, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Secretary/Treasurer

Date: February 6, 2009	Exploration Capital Partners 1998-B Limited Partnership

	By:	Resource Capital Investment Corporation, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Secretary/Treasurer

Date: February 6, 2009	Resource Capital Investment Corporation

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Secretary/Treasurer

Date: February 6, 2009	Rule Family Trust udt 12/17/98

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Attorney-in-Fact

Date: February 6, 2009	Arthur Richards Rule, individually

	By:	/s/ Gretchen Carter
		Gretchen Carter, Attorney-in-Fact

EXHIBIT 2

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JEFFREY HOWARD and GRETCHEN CARTER, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power to sign for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, any report required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to either Section 13 or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any successor or alternate provisions thereto (the “Exchange Act”) of securities of all entities in which the undersigned may, from time to time, have direct or indirect ownership interests, on, without limitation, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or any other such schedules or forms as may be designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for such purpose, and any and all amendments thereto and any and all exhibits and other documents necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting to said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and revocation in the premises, and generally to do and perform each and every act and thing which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, may deem necessary or advisable to facilitate compliance with the provisions of said sections of the Exchange Act, and all regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or any substitute or substitutes for any or all of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd day of October, 2004.


/s/ Arthur Richards Rule
Arthur Richards Rule

RULE FAMILY TRUST U/D/T 12/17/98

By:		/s/ Arthur Richards Rule
		Arthur Richards Rule, as trustee

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