6-K 1 finalmadisonform6kmarch18doc.htm FORM 6-K

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER


Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of MARCH, 2004


MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP. (File #0-29250)

(Translation of registrant's name into English)


Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V6E 2E9

(Address of principal executive offices)

Attachments:

1.

Madison Ent. Corp. News Release Dated March 2, 2004,

2.

Madison Ent. Corp. BC Form 53-901F, Dated March 3, 2004,

3.

Madison Ent. Corp. News Release Dated March 3, 2004,

4.

Madison Ent. Corp. News Release Dated March 11, 2004,

5.

Madison Ent. Corp. News Release Dated March 18, 2004,

6.

Madison Ent. Corp. News Release Dated March 19, 2004,

7.

Information Circular, Schedules B and C, Proxy and Return Card, (Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended October 31, 2003, EDGAR Filed Under the Companies Form 20F Annual Report Form on March 19, 2004),

8.

Interim Financial Statements for the Period Ended January 31, 2004.


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F    X     Form 40-F __________


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes           No    X     


If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):   82-_________


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

(Registrant)


Date:   April 2, 2004   

By:   “James G. Stewart”   

 James G. Stewart


Its:     Secretary

(Title)



Madison Enterprises Corp.

2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9

Phone:  (604) 331-8772  Fax:  (604) 331-8773



April 2, 2004



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                                         VIA EDGAR

Judiciary Plaza Office Building

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.   20549


Dear Sir or Madam:


RE:

Madison Enterprises Corp - (File #0-29250)

Form 6-K


On behalf of Madison Enterprises Corp., a corporation under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, we enclose for filing, one (1) copy of Form 6-K, including exhibits.


If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at your convenience.


Very truly yours,


MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.



“James G. Stewart”


per:

James G. Stewart

Secretary


Enclosures


cc:

Standard & Poor's Corporation (w. 3 copies)

OTCBB Filings, Attention:  Pam Morris

Lynne M Charbonneau, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP






MADISON     

  Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.  Canada V6E 2E9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

ENTERPRISES CORP.

     

      Tel: (604) 331-8772   *  Fax: (604) 331-8773




March 2, 2004

Trading Symbols:  TSX Venture – MNP

OTC\BB-MDSEF

Web Site:  www.madison-enterprises.com



MADISON ARRANGES BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT



Madison Enterprises Corp. (“Madison”) is pleased to report that it has, subject to regulatory approval, arranged a brokered private placement of 17,150,000 units at a price of $0.35 per unit to generate gross proceeds of $6,002,500.  Each unit will consist of one common share of Madison and one half warrant, every full warrant entitling the purchase of an additional common share of Madison at a price of $0.50 per share for two years.  Canaccord Capital Corporation (“Canaccord”) has agreed to act as Madison’s agent in respect of this placement and will receive a commission of 7.5% of the gross proceeds, such fee to be payable half in cash and half in units at Canaccord’s election, a broker’s warrant entitling the purchase of up to 2,058,000 shares of Madison at a price of $0.50 per share for two years, an administration fee of $10,000 and a corporate finance fee of 300,000 shares.


Canaccord also has the right to increase the amount of the offering by up to a further 5,715,000 units or $2,000,250 to cover over-allotments.  In the event of an increase in the size of the offering, Canaccord will receive additional broker’s warrants equal to 12% of such increase.


The proceeds of this private placement will be used primarily to fund ongoing exploration of Madison’s Mt. Kare Property in Papua New Guinea and its Lewis Property in central Nevada.



On behalf of the Board of Directors of

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.



“Chet Idziszek”


Chet Idziszek, President



NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN




This is the form of material change report required under Section 85(1) of the Securities Act and section 151 of the Securities Rules.


BC FORM 53-901F

(formerly Form 27)


Securities Act



MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT UNDER SECTION 85(1) OF THE ACT



NOTE:

This form is intended as a guideline.  A letter or other document may be used if the substantive requirements of this form are complied with.


NOTE:

If this report is filed on a confidential basis, put at the beginning of the report in block capitals “CONFIDENTIAL - SECTION 85", and in an envelope marked “Confidential - Attention: Supervisor, Financial Reporting”.


Item 1.

Reporting Issuer


Madison Enterprises Corp.

Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, B.C.

V6E 2E9


Item 2.

Date of Material Change


March 2, 2004


Item 3.

Press Release


March 2, 2004, Vancouver, B.C.


Item 4.

Summary of Material Change


The Issuer has, subject to regulatory approval, arranged a private placement of 17,150,000 units at a price of $0.35 per unit to generate gross proceeds of $6,002,500.  Each unit will be comprised of one share and one half warrant, each full warrant entitling the purchase of one additional share of the Issuer at a price of $0.50 for a period of two years.


Item 5.

Full Description of Material Change


The Issuer has, subject to regulatory approval, arranged a private placement of 17,150,000 units at a price of $0.35 per unit to generate gross proceeds of $6,002,500.  Each unit will be comprised of one share and one half warrant, each full warrant entitling the purchase of one additional share of the Issuer at a price of $0.50 for a period of two years. Canaccord Capital Corporation (“Canaccord”) has agreed to act as the Issuer’s agent in respect of this placement and will receive a commission of 7.5% of the gross proceeds, such fee to be payable half in cash and half in units at Canaccord’s election, a broker’s warrant entitling the purchase of up to 2,058,000 shares of the Issuer at a price of $0.50 per share for two years, an administration fee of $10,000 and a corporate finance fee of 300,000 shares.  Canaccord also has the right to increase the amount of the offering by up to a further 5,715,000 units or $2,000,250 to cover over-allotments.  In the event of an increase in the size of the offering, Canaccord will receive additional broker’s warrants equal to 12% of such increase.


The proceeds of this private placement will be used primarily to fund ongoing exploration of the Issuer’s Mt. Kare Property in Papua New Guinea and its Lewis Property in central Nevada.


Item 6.

Reliance on Section 85(2) of the Act


Not applicable


Item 7.

Omitted Information


There are no other proposed material changes in the affairs of the Issuer which have not been disclosed in this form.


Item 8.

Senior Officers


Enquiries may be directed to J.G. Stewart, the Issuer's Secretary at

604-331-8772


Item 9.

Statement of Senior Officer


The foregoing accurately discloses the material change referred to here.


Dated at Vancouver, B.C. this 3rd day of March, 2004.


MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.



By:

“James G. Stewart”

Secretary


(Official Capacity)

J.G. Stewart


(Please print here name of individual

 whose signature appears above.)





MADISON     

  Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.  Canada V6E 2E9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

ENTERPRISES CORP.

     

      Tel: (604) 331-8772   *  Fax: (604) 331-8773




March 3, 2004

Trading Symbols:  TSX Venture – MNP

OTC\BB-MDSEF

Web Site:  www.madison-enterprises.com



DRILLING PLANNED FOR BOTH MT. KARE AND LEWIS PROPERTIES



Madison Enterprises Corp. (“Madison”) is pleased to provide an update on its 2004 exploration plans for its Mt. Kare Property in Papua New Guinea and for its Lewis Property in Nevada.  Madison has begun preparatory work for a ground geophysical survey to be carried out in early April, immediately followed by a diamond drilling program designed to expand on the current gold and silver resource at its Mt. Kare Property.  Madison will also continue its aggressive exploration of its Lewis Property near Battle Mountain, Nevada with a three phase program of reverse circulation and core drilling to begin in April.


Mt. Kare Property


Madison is presently establishing a 30 line-kilometre grid over the area of the Pinuni Creek Valley in preparation for an Induced Polarization (“IP”) geophysical survey to begin in early April.  Madison believes the Pinuni Creek Valley is an extensive, broad structural corridor enabling the emplacement of mineralizing fluids into favorable host stratigraphy, similar to that identified at Madison’s Western Roscoelite Zone and at the nearby world-class Porgera Gold Deposit (where gold reserves, including past production, exceed 28 million ounces).  A second IP grid will be established to connect the northern extent of the north-south trending Western Roscoelite Zone to the north-easterly trending Pinuni Creek grid.


Previous IP surveys at Mt. Kare clearly identified the high grade Western Roscoelite Zone mineralization as a distinct resistivity low and coincident chargeability high.  This distinct geophysical feature was observed on every survey line comprising the limited 600 by 600 metre grid coverage and the anomaly remains strong on both the southernmost and northernmost lines surveyed.  Madison plans to expand IP surveying in its 2004 exploration program, at both the northern extension of the Western Roscoelite Zone and the Pinuni Creek Valley, immediately followed by diamond drilling.


In addition to the grid work in preparation for the IP geophysics, Madison will continue with its ongoing prospecting, pitting and trenching program in areas of geologic interest.  This geologic prospecting program recently identified an area of considerable interest, which may represent a southern extension to the Black Zone mineralization.  Although early in its discovery stage, three trenches have exposed base-metal sulphide mineralization along a minimum strike extent of 60 metres, displaying widths of 10 to 15 metres, within favorably altered and brecciated limestone in contact with altered diorite intrusives.  This occurrence is nearly identical to Madison’s Black Zone mineralization.  The initial prospecting grab samples from this area returned up to 1.5 g/t gold, 24 g/t silver and 1.2% zinc.  Trench results include an 11.9 metre section with a weighted grade of 1.1 g/t gold, 42.4 g/t silver and 1.7% zinc.  Immediate follow-up trenching will be undertaken to extend the mineralization both north and south beyond its current exposure, in preparation for drilling evaluation.


Madison is planning to initiate a minimum 5,000 metre diamond drilling program at Mt. Kare to commence immediately after the completion of the IP geophysical survey.  Drilling will be focused on expanding the existing geologic resource at Mt. Kare, currently estimated by the independent engineering firm of Watts Griffis & McOuat to be 25.5 million tonnes grading 2.2 g/t gold and 29.0 g/t silver (using a 1.0 g/t gold equivalent cut-off and with the cutting of high grade gold assays to 30 g/t) representing approximately 1.8 million ounces of gold and 23.8 million ounces of silver.


Lewis Property


In April, Madison will begin a three phase program of reverse circulation and core drilling at its Lewis Property in Nevada.  Exploration planned for 2004 includes the expansion of surface geologic and structural mapping, ground geophysics and MMI geochemical surveying northwards from the Virgin Structural Zone as well as over the two sub-parallel target zones along the Trinity and Buena Vista Structural Zones.


Madison anticipates that a total of approximately 20,000 metres of reverse circulation and core drilling will be completed at the Lewis Property in 2004.  The initial phase of 5,000 metres will be used, in conjunction with the previous drilling success at the Virgin Structural Zone, to prepare an initial resource calculation.


Targets beyond the Virgin Structural Zone, at Trinity, Buena Vista and Virgin North, will also be drilled later in the year, following surface geological, geophysical and geochemical evaluation.  Madison also plans to initiate preliminary metallurgical and engineering studies at the Lewis Property.


Madison’s Lewis Property is strategically located within the Battle Mountain Mineral Belt, immediately adjacent to the north and northwest of Newmont Mining Corporation’s Phoenix-Fortitude Property, in respect of which Newmont has reported current mineable reserves of 174 million tons grading 0.034 oz/t gold, containing 6,000,000 ounces of gold at US$300 per ounce along with an additional 73.8 million tons grading 0.026 oz/t gold not included as mineable reserves.  Past production for the Phoenix-Fortitude Property exceeded 2,000,000 ounces of gold.


Exploration of the Lewis Property has successfully outlined a geological environment identical to that underlying the Phoenix-Fortitude Property, including a direct on-strike extension of the hosting stratigraphy, controlling structures and mineralizing styles.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.


“Chet Idziszek”


Chet Idziszek, President




NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN




MADISON     

  Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.  Canada V6E 2E9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

ENTERPRISES CORP.

     

      Tel: (604) 331-8772   *  Fax: (604) 331-8773




March 11, 2004

Trading Symbols:  TSX Venture – MNP

OTC\BB-MDSEF

Web Site:  www.madison-enterprises.com



NEWS RELEASE



Madison Enterprises Corp. (“Madison”) is pleased to report that it has agreed, subject to regulatory approval, to appoint Stewart Armstrong to act as an investor relations representative for a period of eight months beginning March 1, 2004.  His primary responsibilities will be to answer investor inquiries and to liaise with investment advisors.  Mr. Armstrong is based in Monterey California and will be providing his services on a consulting basis.  He will receive consulting fees of $3,700 per month and has, subject to regulatory approval, been granted an incentive stock option to purchase 250,000 shares of Madison at a price of $0.35 per share until March 10, 2009.  Mr. Armstrong presently owns 1,010,000 shares of Madison that he acquired for investment purposes.  For the past twelve years, he has been the principal of Seacoast Publishing, a California-based publishing house, and public relations consultant.


Madison also reports that it has, subject to regulatory approval, granted incentive stock options entitling the purchase of up to 325,000 shares at a price of $0.35 per share until March 10, 2009.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.



“Chet Idziszek”


Chet Idziszek, President




NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN





MADISON     

  Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.  Canada V6E 2E9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

ENTERPRISES CORP.

     

      Tel: (604) 331-8772   *  Fax: (604) 331-8773




March 18, 2004

Trading Symbols:  TSX Venture – MNP

OTC\BB-MDSEF

Web Site:  www.madison-enterprises.com



NEWS RELEASE



Madison Enterprises Corp. (TSX-V: MNP) is pleased to report that it continues to receive the support and encouragement of the key members of the Government of Papua New Guinea for its ongoing work at Mt. Kare.  Senior management of Madison met last week with the Minister for Mining, The Honourable Sam Akotai, and the Director of the Mines Department, Tony Williamson, to present the work plan for the current exploration program at Mt. Kare which was announced March 11, 2004.


Both the Minister of Mines and the Director of the Mines Department complimented Madison on its current exploration plans as well as its ongoing community affairs work at Mt. Kare which includes on-site healthcare, assistance to religious groups, employment for local landowners, and assistance to the various schools in the land holders residential areas.


Madison owns a 90% interest in the Mt. Kare Property and holds the remaining 10% interest in trust for the Mt. Kare landowners.  The existing geologic resource at Mt. Kare is currently estimated by the independent engineering firm of Watts Griffis & McOuat to be 25.5 million tonnes grading 2.2 g/t gold and 29.0 g/t silver (using a 1.0 g/t gold equivalent cut-off and with the cutting of high grade gold assays to 30 g/t) representing approximately 1.8 million ounces of gold and 23.8 million ounces of silver.


To find out more about Madison Enterprises Corp. (TSX-V: MNP), visit our website at www.madison-enterprises.com.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.


“Chet Idziszek”


Chet Idziszek, President



NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN





MADISON     

  Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.  Canada V6E 2E9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

ENTERPRISES CORP.

     

      Tel: (604) 331-8772   *  Fax: (604) 331-8773




March 19, 2004

Trading Symbols:  TSX Venture – MNP

OTC\BB-MDSEF

Web Site:  www.madison-enterprises.com



NEWS RELEASE



Further to its news release of March 18, 2004, Madison Enterprises Corp. (“Madison”) reports, at the request of the B.C. Securities Commission, that the independent resource estimate reported in its news release of March 18, 2004 is comprised of the following categories of mineral resources using a 1.0 g/t gold equivalent cut-off and with the cutting of high grade gold assays to 30 g/t:


Resource Classification

Million Tonnes

g Au/t

g Ag/t

g Aueq/t

Indicated Mineral Resources

Inferred Mineral Resources

14.68

10.85

2.36

1.98

33.7

22.7

2.98

2.40


This independent mineral resource estimate was prepared by the independent engineering firm of Watts Griffis & McOuat (“WGM”) in February 2000 on behalf of Madison.  It conforms to the July, 1996 version of the Australian “JORC” code, was calculated using 3-D block modeling and is based on the results of all drilling completed to November 1998 at Mt. Kare, including the 216 holes drilled to that date by Madison.


In calculating the mineral resource estimate, WGM used the following block modeling parameters:


-   10 m x 10m x 5m block size

-   a minimum of two and a maximum of twelve data points for each interpolated block

-   a maximum of ten samples from any single hole

-   assay and equivalent gold grades were composited to 2.5m intervals within each shell; and

-   density data was interpolated with a true inverse distance search that had no preferred weighting in any orientation


For the calculation of estimated grade within a single block, composite assay data was anisotropically weighted based on distance from the block centroid relative to the maximum search distance in that direction.  The mineral resource estimate was performed for the gold-bearing zones on an individual basis and was constrained by those geological factors which influence each zone such as:


-   orientation of the zone (strike and dip)

-   offsets of the zone by late faults

-   occurrence of unmineralized intrusive rocks

-   potential for high-grade cross-structures influencing grade

-   continuity of grade within the zone as it influences search radii; and

-   the weathering profile as it is reflected in individual specific gravity determinations.


Sectional outlines of each zone were developed based on:


-   the generalized limits of a 0.3 g/t equivalent mineralization envelope

-   interpretation of significant geological features; and

-   bisecting the zones with topographical surface


These sectional outlines were then used to digitally create 3D solids that defined the volumetric limits of each zone.  Raw gold assays were cut to a value of 30 g/t.  Gold equivalent was calculated using a gold price of US$300 per ounce and a silver price of US$5.50 per ounce.


WGM estimated the average specific gravity for the Western Roscoelite Zone, the Central Zone, the C9 Zone and the Black Zone to be 2.70, 2.49, 2.59 and 2.36, respectively.


Madison does not expect the estimate of mineral resources and mineral reserves to be materially affected by any known environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.  These mineral resources are not mineral reserves and thus do not have demonstrated economic viability as a feasibility study with applied economic parameters has not been completed.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.


“Chet Idziszek”


Chet Idziszek, President


NO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN




MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

Suite 2000 - 1055 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, B.C., V6E 2E9

TELEPHONE: (604) 331-8772



NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the members of MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP. (the "Company") will be held at Suite 2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, on April 20, 2004, at the hour of 10:00 A.M., Vancouver time, for the following purposes:

1.  

To receive and consider the report of the Directors and the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company together with the auditor's report thereon for the financial year ended October 31, 2003.

2.  

To ratify and approve the change of the Company’s auditors from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, to Davidson & Company, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year.

3.

To authorize the directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor.

4.

To fix the number of directors at six (6).

5.

To elect directors for the ensuing year.

6.

To reaffirm the Company’s existing stock option plan for the ensuing year, as more fully set forth in the information circular accompanying this Notice.

7.

To transact such further or other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.

The accompanying information circular provides additional information relating to the matters to be dealt with at the meeting and is deemed to form part of this Notice.

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please complete, sign and date the enclosed form of proxy and return the same in the enclosed return envelope provided for that purpose within the time and to the location set out in the form of proxy accompanying this notice.


DATED this 8th day of March, 2004.


BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


“Chet Idziszek”

Chet Idziszek,

(President and Chief Executive Officer)




MADISON     

  Suite 2000, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.  Canada V6E 2E9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

ENTERPRISES CORP.

     

      Tel: (604) 331-8772   *  Fax: (604) 331-8773




REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS




During the last fiscal year, Madison continued its exploration of its Mt. Kare Property in Papua New Guinea and its Lewis Property in Nevada.  During the period, Madison raised over $2.8 million to fund this exploration.


At Mt. Kare, Madison carried out additional geological mapping, data interpretation and trenching in preparation for Madison’s current program of IP geophysical surveying and diamond drilling on the Pinuni Creek structural target.


At the Lewis Property, Madison successfully tested the upper portion of the Virgin Structural Zone, the lateral extent of the sub-horizontal, stratigraphic mineralized zones and the projected intersections of these two mineralized features and confirmed the excellent continuity of these zones.  The objective of this, and subsequent drilling programs, is to enable Madison to calculate a preliminary resource estimate for the Virgin Structural Zone and the associated sub-horizontal, stratigraphic mineralized zones.


Subsequent to the end of the last fiscal year, Madison completed its acquisition of its initial 50% interest in the agreement to acquire the Lewis Property. Madison expects to increase this interest to 60% shortly at which point its joint venture partner, Great American Minerals Inc. (“GAM”), has the right to elect to participate on a 60/40 joint venture basis or to allow Madison to acquire a further 15% interest (75% in the aggregate) by completing an industry standard bankable feasibility study and arranging on behalf of GAM non-recourse project financing for GAM’s remaining 25% interest.



BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.


“Chet Idziszek”


Chet Idziszek

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer



MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

(the “Company”)

 Suite 2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9

TELEPHONE: (604) 331-8772


INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(As at March 8, 2004, except as indicated)


This information circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Madison Enterprises Corp. (the "Company") for use at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on April 20, 2004 and at any adjournments thereof.  Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the Company include the Company and its subsidiaries.  The solicitation will be conducted by mail and may be supplemented by telephone or other personal contact to be made without special compensation by officers and employees of the Company.  The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company.


APPOINTMENT OF PROXYHOLDER


A duly completed form of proxy will constitute the person(s) named in the enclosed form of proxy as the shareholder's proxyholder.  The persons whose names are printed in the enclosed form of proxy for the Meeting are officers or Directors of the Company (the “Management Proxyholders”).


A shareholder has the right to appoint a person other than a Management Proxyholder, to represent the shareholder at the Meeting by striking out the names of the Management Proxyholders and by inserting the desired person’s name in the blank space provided or by executing a proxy in a form similar to the enclosed form.  A proxyholder need not be a shareholder.


VOTING BY PROXY


Common shares of the Company (the “Shares”) represented by properly executed proxies in the accompanying form will be voted or withheld from voting on each respective matter in accordance with the instructions of the member (the “shareholder”) on any ballot that may be called for.


If no choice is specified and one of the Management Proxyholders is appointed by a shareholder as proxyholder, such person will vote in favour of the matters proposed at the Meeting and for all other matters proposed by management at the Meeting.


The enclosed form of proxy also confers discretionary authority upon the person named therein as proxyholder with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of the Meeting and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting.  At the date of this Information Circular, management of the Company knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Meeting.


COMPLETION AND RETURN OF PROXY


Completed forms of proxy must be deposited at the office of the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, Pacific Corporate Trust Company, 10th Floor – 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B8, not later than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, prior to the time of

the Meeting, unless the chairman of the Meeting elects to exercise his discretion to accept proxies received subsequently.


NON-REGISTERED HOLDERS


Only registered shareholders or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting.  Most shareholders of the Company are “non-registered” shareholders because  the Shares they own are not registered in their names but are instead registered in the name of the brokerage firm, bank or trust company through which they purchased the Shares.  More particularly, a person is not a registered shareholder in respect of Shares which are held on behalf of that person (the “Non-Registered Holder”) but which are registered either: (a) in the name of an intermediary (an “Intermediary”) that the Non-Registered Holder deals with in respect of the Shares (Intermediaries include, among others, banks, trust companies, securities dealers or brokers and trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSP's, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans); or (b) in the name of a clearing agency (such as The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (“CDS”)) of which the Intermediary is a participant.  In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company has distributed copies of the Notice of Meeting, this Information Circular and the Proxy (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”) to the clearing agencies and Intermediaries for onward distribution to Non-Registered Holders.


Intermediaries are required to forward the Meeting Materials to Non-Registered Holders unless a Non-Registered Holder has waived the right to receive them. Very often, Intermediaries will use service companies to forward the Meeting Materials to Non-Registered Holders. Generally, Non-Registered Holders who have not waived the right to receive Meeting Materials will either:


(a)

be given a form of proxy which has already been signed by the Intermediary (typically by a facsimile, stamped signature), which is restricted as to the number of shares beneficially owned by the Non-Registered Holder but which is otherwise not completed.  Because the Intermediary has already signed the form of proxy, this form of proxy is not required to be signed by the Non-Registered Holder when submitting the proxy.  In this case, the Non-Registered Holder who wishes to submit a proxy should otherwise properly complete the form of proxy and deliver it to Pacific Corporate Trust Company as provided above; or


(b)  

more typically, be given a voting instruction form which is not signed by the Intermediary, and which, when properly completed and signed by the Non-Registered Holder and returned to the Intermediary or its service company, will constitute voting instructions (often called a “proxy authorization form”) which the Intermediary must follow.  Typically, the proxy authorization form will consist of a one page pre-printed form.  Sometimes, instead of the one page pre-printed form, the proxy authorization form will consist of a regular printed proxy form accompanied by a page of instructions which contains a removable label containing a bar-code and other information.  In order for the form of proxy to validly constitute a proxy authorization form, the Non-Registered Holder must remove the label from the instructions and affix it to the form of proxy, properly complete and sign the form of proxy and return it to the Intermediary or its service company in accordance with the instructions of the Intermediary or its service company.


In either case, the purpose of this procedure is to permit Non-Registered Holders to direct the voting of the Shares which they beneficially own.  Should a Non-Registered Holder who receives one of the above forms wish to vote at the Meeting in person, the Non-Registered Holder should strike out the names of the Management Proxyholders and insert the Non-Registered Holder's name in the blank space provided.

In either case, Non-Registered Holders should carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediary, including those regarding when and where the proxy or proxy authorization form is to be delivered.


REVOCABILITY OF PROXY


Any registered shareholder who has returned a proxy may revoke it at any time before it has been exercised.  In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked by instrument in writing, including a proxy bearing a later date, executed by the registered shareholder or by his attorney authorized in writing or, if the registered shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized.  The instrument revoking the proxy must be deposited at the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the date of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, or with the chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting.  Only registered shareholders have the right to revoke a proxy.  Non-Registered Holders who wish to change their vote must, at least 7 days before the Meeting, arrange for their respective Intermediaries to revoke the proxy on their behalf.


VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF


The Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares designated as Common Shares without par value (the "common shares"), of which 82,442,583 common shares are issued and outstanding. The holders of common shares are entitled to one vote for each common share held.  Holders of common shares of record at the close of business on March 8, 2004 will be entitled to receive notice of and vote at the meeting. The Company has only one class of shares.


To the knowledge of the Directors and senior officers of the Company, no person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all shares of the Company.


The directors have determined that all Shareholders of record as of the 8th day of March, 2004 will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting. Those Shareholders so desiring may be represented by proxy at the Meeting. The instrument of proxy, and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy thereof, must be deposited either at the office of the Registrar and Transfer Agent of the Company, Pacific Corporate Trust Company, 10th Floor - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3B8 or at the Head Office of the Company at Suite 2000 - 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 2E9 not less than 48 hours, Saturdays and holidays excepted, prior to the time of the holding of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.


ELECTION OF DIRECTORS


The Directors of the Company are elected at each annual general meeting and hold office until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are appointed. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the enclosed proxy will be voted for the nominees herein listed.


Member approval will be sought to fix the number of directors of the Company at six (6).


The Company is required to have an audit committee. Members of this committee are as set out below.


Management of the Company proposes to nominate each of the following persons for election as a Director. Information concerning such persons, as furnished by the individual nominees, is as follows:

Name, Municipality of

Residence and

Position

Previous Service

As a Director

Number of

common shares

beneficially owned or, directly or indirectly,  controlled (1)

Principal  Occupation

or employment and, if

not a previously elected

Director, occupation during

 the past 5 years

ABDULLAH BASODAN

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Director

December 17, 1997

2,192,849

Private economic consultant since 1999, formerly President of Nimir Petroleum Company from 1991 to 2000.

NELL M. DRAGOVAN

Vancouver, British Columbia

Director and

Audit Committee Member

June 6, 2003

601,514

Financier

CHET IDZISZEK

Vancouver, British Columbia

President, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive

Officer and Director

November 7,

1993

717,972

Geologist; President of Adrian

Resources Ltd.

DONALD W. KOHLS

Lakewood, Colorado

Director and

Audit Committee Member

November 7,

1993

272,237

Independent geological consultant

ROBERT A. SIBTHORPE

Vancouver, British Columbia

Director and

Audit Committee Member

July 23, 1996

nil

Consulting geologist; previously

mining analyst for Canaccord Capital Corp. from 1996 to 2001.

J. G. STEWART

Vancouver, British Columbia

Director and

Corporate Secretary

April 23, 1997

       7,500

Secretary and General Counsel of

Adrian Resources Ltd.

(1)

 Shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised, as at March 8, 2004, based upon information furnished to the Company by individual Directors. Unless otherwise indicated, such shares are held directly.


Advance Notice of the Meeting was published pursuant to Section 111 of the Company Act at Vancouver, B.C. on  February 16, 2004.


EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

(Form 41, B.C. Securities Act and Regulations)


During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, the Company paid a total of $252,525 in cash compensation to its directors and officers.  This amount does not take account of incentive stock options granted to or exercised by such directors and officers or other non-cash compensation, as more particularly described below.  No other funds were set aside or accrued by the Company during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or officers of

the Company pursuant to any existing plan provided or contributed to by the Company or its subsidiaries under applicable Canadian laws.


The Company is required, under applicable securities legislation in Canada to disclose to its shareholders details of compensation paid to its executive officers.  The following fairly reflects all material information regarding compensation paid to the Company's executive officers which has been disclosed to the Company's shareholders under applicable Canadian law.


Cash and Non-Cash Compensation - Executive Officers and Directors


The Company currently has two executive officers: Chet Idziszek, President and J.G. Stewart, Secretary (the “Named Executive Officers”).


The following table sets forth all annual and long term compensation for services in all capacities to the Company for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 in respect of the individuals who were, at October 31, 2003, the Named Executive Officers.


Summary Compensation Table


  

Annual Compensation

Long Term Compensation

 
     

Awards

Payouts

 




Name and

Principal

Position

(a)






Year

(b) (1)





Salary

($)

(c)





Bonus

($)

(d)


Other

Annual

Compen-sation(3)

($)

(e)


Securities

Under

Options

granted

(#)(2)

(f)

Restricted

Shares or

Restricted

Share

Units

($)

(g)




LTIP

Payouts

($)

(h)


All

Other

Compen-

sation

($)

(i)

Chet Idziszek

Chairman of the Board, President  and CEO

2003

2002

2001

$133,125

$133,125

$148,594

$2,500

$1,000

$3,000

nil

nil

nil

427,000

nil

488,080

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

nil

nil

nil

J.G. Stewart

Corporate

Secretary

2003

2002

2001

nil

nil

nil

$2,500

$1,000

nil

$114,400

$107,300

$85,500

325,000

nil

300,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

nil

nil

nil

(1)

Fiscal years ended October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.

(1)

Indicates options granted in each of the fiscal periods shown.

(2)

Indicates legal fees paid to Mr. Stewart.


Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year


The following table sets forth stock options granted during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 to the Named Executed Officers:







Name

(a)




Securities Under Options Granted

(#)

(b)




% of Total Options

Granted in

Fiscal Year*

(c)




Exercise or

Base Price

($/Security)(1)

(d)

Market Value of Securities Underlying Options on

Date of Grant

($/Security)

(e)






Expiration Date

(f)

Chet Idziszek

427,000

16%

$0.20

$0.20

December 30, 2007

J.G. Stewart

325,000

12%

$0.20

$0.20

December 30, 2007

*

Percentage of all options granted during the fiscal year.

(1)

The exercise price of stock options is set at not less than 100% of the market value (as defined in the Stock Option Plan referred to below) of a common share of the Company on the date of grant. The exercise price of stock options may only be adjusted in the event that specified events cause dilution of the Company's share capital.  Options vest immediately upon grant.


Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option Values


The following table sets forth details of all exercises of stock options during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 by the Named Executive Officers and the fiscal year-end value of unexercised options on an aggregated basis:







Name

(a)



Securities

Acquired on

Exercise

(#)(1)

(b)



Aggregate

Value

Realized

($)(2)

(c)

Unexercised Options at

Fiscal Year-End

(#)(3)(4)

Exercisable/

Unexercisable (5)

(d)

Value of Unexercised

In-the-Money Options

at Fiscal Year-End

($)(3)(4)

Exercisable/

Unexercisable (5)

(e)

Chet Idziszek

nil

nil

915,080 / 0

$51,245 / 0

J.G. Stewart

nil

nil

625,000 / 0

$34,000 / 0

(1)

Number of common shares of the Company acquired on the exercise of stock options.

(2)

Calculated using the average of the high and low prices for a board lot of common shares of the Company on the TSX.

(3)

The figures relate solely to stock options.

(4)

Value of unexercised in-the-money options calculated using the closing price of common shares of the Company on the TSX on October 31, 2003 of $0.24, less the exercise price of in-the-money stock options.

(5)

All such options are currently exercisable.


Defined Benefit or Actuarial Plan Disclosure


The Company does not provide retirement benefits for directors and executive officers.


Termination of Employment, Changes in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts


The Company has not entered into any formal employment agreements with its Named Executive Officer.


Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) Awards


The Company does not have a LTIP, pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation intended to serve as an incentive for performance (whereby performance is measured by reference to financial performance or the price of the Company’s securities), and therefore did not make any awards pursuant to a LTIP which were paid or distributed to the Named Executive Officers during the most recently completed financial year.


Stock Appreciation Rights


Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) means a right, granted by an issuer or any of its subsidiaries as compensation for services rendered or in connection with office or employment, to receive a payment of cash or an issue or transfer of securities based wholly or in part on changes in the trading price of the Company’s shares. No SARs were granted to or exercised by the Named Executive Officer or directors during the most recently completed financial year.


Executive Compensation Program


The Company has no compensation committee. The Company’s executive compensation program is administered by the Board of Directors. The Company’s executive compensation program is based on a pay for performance philosophy. The executive compensation program is designed to encourage, compensate and reward employees on the basis of individual and corporate performance, both in the short and the long term. Base salaries are set at levels which are below those competitive with the base salaries paid by leading corporations of a size comparable to the Company within the resource industry. However, share ownership

opportunities in the form of incentive stock options are provided to align the interests of executive officers with the longer term interests of members.


Compensation for the Named Executive Officer, as well as for executive officers as a whole, consists of a base salary, along with a longer term incentive in the form of stock options granted. As an executive officer’s level of responsibility increases, a greater percentage of total compensation is based on performance (as opposed to base salary and standard employee benefits) and the mix of total compensation shifts towards stock options, thereby increasing the mutuality of interest between executive officers and members.


The Board of Directors has sole discretion to determine the key employees to whom it grants incentive stock options and to determine the terms and conditions of the options. The Board of Directors approves ranges of stock option grants for each level of executive officer based on recommendations of the Compensation Committee. Individual grants are determined by an assessment of an individual’s current and expected future performance, level of responsibilities and the importance of the position to the Company.


Shareholder Return Performance Graph


The chart below (as required by the Regulation) compares the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on the Company's common shares against the cumulative total shareholder return of The S&P/ TSX Composite Index  for the five fiscal year period commencing November 1, 1998 and ending October 31, 2003*).

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*)

Assumes that the initial value of the Company's common shares and in the S&P/TSX Composite Index was $100 on November 1, 1998 and that all dividends were reinvested.


 

Oct. 31, 1999

Oct. 31, 2000

Oct. 31, 2001

Oct. 31, 2002

Oct. 31, 2003

The Company

$57.14

$13.71

$4.00

$8.57

$13.71

S&P/TSX Composite

$116.88

$155.27

$110.91

$100.65

$125.20


Directors’ Compensation


The Company has no arrangements, standard or otherwise, pursuant to which directors are compensated by the Company or its subsidiaries for their services in their capacity as directors, or for committee participation, or involvement in special assignments during the most recently completed financial year or subsequently up to and including the date of this Information Circular, except that directors are compensated for their actual expenses incurred in pursuance of their duties as directors and certain directors may be compensated for services rendered as consultants or experts.  In this regard, J.G. Stewart, the Secretary and a Director of the Company, received $114,400 for legal services rendered during the last completed fiscal year.  


The following table sets forth stock options granted by the Company during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 to directors who are not Named Executive Officers of the Company.






Name

(a)


Securities

Under Options Granted

($) (b)


% of Total Options Granted in Fiscal Year *(c)



Exercise or

Base Price

($/Security) (1)

(d)

Market Value of

Securities Underlying

Options on

Date of  Grant

($/Security)

(e)





Expiration Date

(f)

Abdullah M. Basodan

150,000

5.6%

$0.20

$0.20

December 30, 2007

Nell Dragovan

150,000

5.6%

$0.20

$0.20

December 30, 2007

Donald W. Kohls

150,000

5.6%

$0.20

$0.20

December 30, 2007

Catherine McLeod-Seltzer (2)

150,000

5.6%

$0.20

$0.20

December 30, 2007

Robert Sibthorpe

150,000

5.6%

$0.20

$0.20

December 30, 2007

*

Percentage of all options granted during the fiscal year.

(1)

The exercise price of stock options is set at not less than 100% of the market value (as defined in the Stock Option Plan referred to below) of a common share of the Company on the date of grant. The exercise price of stock options may only be adjusted in the event that specified events cause dilution of the Company’s share capital. Options vest immediately upon grant.

(2)

Ms. McLeod-Seltzer resigned as a director on June 5, 2003.


The following table sets forth details of all exercises of stock options during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 by directors who are not Named Executive Officers of the Company, and the fiscal year-end value of unexercised options on an aggregated basis:


Name

(a)

Securities

Acquired on

Exercise

(#) (1)

(b)

Aggregate

Value

Realized

($) (2)

(c)

Unexercised Options at Fiscal Year-End

(#) (3)

Exercisable/

Unexercisable (5)

(d)

Value of Unexercised

In-the-Money Options

at Fiscal Year-End

($) (3)(4)


Exercisable/

Unexercisable (5)

(e)

 Abdullah M. Basodan

nil

nil

475,000 / 0

$28,750 / 0

 Nell Dragovan

nil

nil

449,000 / 0

$26,930 / 0

 Donald W. Kohls

nil

nil

345,000 / 0

$19,650 / 0

 Catherine McLeod-Seltzer(6)

nil

nil

275,000 / 0

$14,750 / 0

 Robert A. Sibthorpe

nil

nil

275,000 / 0

$14,750 / 0

(1)

Number of common shares of the Company acquired on the exercise of stock options.

(2)

Calculated using the closing prices on the exercise date for a board lot of common shares of the Company on the TSX.

(3)

The figures relate solely to stock options.

(4)

Value of unexercised in-the-money options calculated using the closing price of common shares of the Company on the TSX on October 31, 2003 of $0.24, less the exercise price of in-the-money stock options.

(5)

All such options are currently exercisable.

(6)

Ms. McLeod-Seltzer resigned as a director on June 5, 2003


There were no repricings of stock options held by directors and Named Executive Officers of the Company during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003.


INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR OFFICERS


None of the directors or senior officers of the Company, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, and no associates or affiliates of any of them, is or has been indebted to the Company or its subsidiaries at any time since the beginning of the Company's last completed financial year.


INTEREST OF INSIDERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS


No Insider of the Company, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company and no associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing, has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company's last financial year or in any proposed transaction, which, in either case, has materially affected or will materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than as disclosed under the headings "Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon" .


MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS


No management functions of the Company are performed to any substantial degree by a person other than the Directors or senior officers of the Company.


INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON


None of the directors or senior officers of the Company, no management nominee for election as a director of the Company, none of the persons who have been directors or senior officers of the Company since the commencement of the Company's last completed financial year and no associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting other than as disclosed under the headings "Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon".


PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON


(a)

Change of Auditors and Remuneration of Auditors


On October 30, 2003, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants of Vancouver. B.C. (the “Former Auditors”) resigned as auditors of the Company and Davidson & Company, Chartered Accountants of Vancouver, B.C. (the “Successor Auditors”) agreed to act as the Company’s auditor effective immediately.  A copy of the Notice of Change of Auditors, letter from the Former Auditors and letter from the Successor Auditors (attached hereto as Schedule “A”) form part of this Information Circular.


Members will be asked to approve the following ordinary resolution:


“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the change of the Company’s auditors from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, to Davidson & Company, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors of the Company, be ratified and approved.”


Unless otherwise instructed, the form of proxy given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted for the appointment of Davidson & Company, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company, to hold office until the close of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors of the Company.


ALL PROXIES RECEIVED BY MANAGEMENT WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF THE ELECTION OF DAVIDSON & COMPANY, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, AS AUDITORS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR UNLESS THE PROXIES ARE DIRECTED TO BE WITHHELD ON THE VOTING FOR AUDITORS.


(b)

Stock Options

During the next year, the Company may grant additional stock options pursuant to its existing Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), subject to all necessary regulatory approvals.  Under the current policy of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), member approval of the Plan is required on an annual basis. Exchange policy also requires that  any decrease in the exercise price of stock options held by insiders be approved by a majority of the members at the Meeting, excluding insiders and their associates (the “disinterested members”).  Therefore, the members will be asked at the Meeting to approve the Plan for another year and the disinterested members at the Meeting will be asked to authorize the directors in their discretion to amend stock options granted to insiders, subject to all necessary regulatory approvals.


For the purposes hereof, an "insider" is a director or senior officer of the Company, a director or senior officer of a company that is itself an insider or subsidiary of the Company, or a person whose control, or direct or indirect beneficial ownership, or a combination thereof, over securities of the Company extends to securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all the Company's outstanding voting securities.


The number of shares under option from time to time and the exercise price of such options, and any amendments thereto, will be and have been determined by the Directors in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.


(c)

Other Matters

Management of the Company is not aware of any other matter to come before the Meeting other than as set forth in the notice of Meeting.  If any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote the shares represented thereby in accordance with their best judgment on such matter.

The foregoing contains no untrue statement of material fact (as defined in the Securities Act (Alberta)) and does not omit to state a  material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement contained herein not misleading in the light of the circumstances in which it was made.    

DATED this 8th day of March, 2004.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Signed “Chet Idziszek”

Chet Idziszek,

President and Chief Executive Officer

Signed “James G. Stewart”

James G. Stewart,

Secretary














SCHEDULE “A”
















NOTICE


NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT NUMBER 31


TO:

Alberta Securities Commission

British Columbia Securities Commission

Ontario Securities Commission

Saskatchewan Securities Commission


The Auditors of the Company have been the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”), Chartered Accountants of Vancouver, British Columbia.


PWC and the Company mutually agreed that PWC would cease to be the Auditors of the Company.  PWC resigned as the Auditors effective October 30, 2003, and Davidson & Company, Chartered Accountants, were appointed by the Directors of the Company as the new Auditors of the Company commencing October 30, 2003.


The proposal to appoint Davidson & Company, Chartered Accountants, as the new Auditors for the Company was approved by the Company’s Audit Committee.


There have been no reservations in any of the Auditors’ Reports on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2002 and October 30, 2001, or for any period subsequent to the last completed fiscal year and there have been no reportable events.


The Reporting Package, consisting of a copy of this Notice and copies of the letters from the former Auditors and the successor Auditors, indicating their agreement with the information contained in this Notice, has been reviewed by the Directors of the Company and the Audit Committee.


DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 25th day of November, 2003.


BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS



Signed “Chet Idziszek”

Chet Idziszek

President





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants

PricewaterhouseCoopers Place

250 Howe Street, Suite 700

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada V6C 3S7

Telephone +1 (604) 806 7000

Facsimile +1 (604) 806 7806



December 2, 2003



British Columbia Securities Commission

Alberta Securities Commission

Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission

Ontario Securities Commission



Subject:

Madison Enterprises Corp.



Dear Sirs:


Pursuant to Paragraph 4.7 of National Policy No. 31, we hereby confirm our agreement with the information contained in the Notice sent to us by the above-noted company dated November 25, 2003. This confirmation is based on our knowledge of the information at this date.


Yours very truly,



“PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP”



Chartered Accountants






DAVIDSON & COMPANY

Chartered Accountants

A Partnership of Incorporated Professionals



November 27, 2003



British Columbia Securities Commission

Alberta Securities Commission - Alberta Office

PO Box 10142, Pacific Centre

4th Floor, 300 - 5th Avenue S.W.

12th Floor, 701 West Georgia Street

Calgary, AB

Vancouver, BC

T2P 3C4

V7Y 1L2



Saskatchewan Securities Commission

Ontario Securities Commission

6th Floor, 1919 Saskatchewan Drive

Inquiries & Contact Centre

Regina, SK

20 Queen Street West, 19th Floor, Box 55

S4P 3V7

Toronto Ontario

M5H 3S8


Dear Sirs:


Re:

Madison Enterprises Corp. (the "Company")

Notice of Change of Auditor


As required by the National Policy No. 31, entitled "Change of Auditor of a Reporting Issuer", and in connection with our proposed engagement as auditor of the Company, we have reviewed the information contained in the Company's Notice of Change of Auditor, dated November 25, 2003, and agree with the information contained therein, based upon our knowledge of the information relating to the said notice and of the Company at this time.


Yours very truly,



“DAVIDSON & COMPANY”



DAVIDSON & COMPANY

Chartered Accountants


cc:  TSX Venture Exchange



A Member of SC INTERNATIONAL

1200 – 609 Granville Street, P.O. Box 10372, Pacific Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada V7Y 1G6

Telephone (604) 687-0947  Fax (604) 687-6172





British Columbia Securities Commission

QUARTERLY AND  YEAR END REPORT

BC FORM 51-901F

(previously Form 61)

INCORPORATED AS PART:

X

Schedule A

 

X

Schedule B and C

ISSUER DETAILS

Name of Issuer

For the Year Ended

Date of Report

YY/MM/DD

Madison Enterprises Corp.

October 31, 2003

2004/03/12

Issuer’s Address

Issuer’s Fax No.

Issuer’s Telephone No.

2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9

(604) 331-8773

(604) 331-8772

Contact Person


James G. Stewart

Contact’s Position


Secretary

Contact’s Telephone No.


(604) 331-8772

Contact Email Address

Jstewart@mine-tech.com

Web Site Address

www.madison-enterprises.com


CERTIFICATE

  

The three schedules required to complete this Report are attached and the disclosures contained herein has been approved by the Board of Directors. A copy of this Report will be provided to any shareholder who requests it.

Director’s Signature


“Chet Idziszek”

Print Full Name


Chet Idziszek

Date Signed

YY/MM/DD

2004/03/12

Director’s Signature


“James G. Stewart”

Print Full Name


James G. Stewart

Date Signed

YY/MM/DD

2004/03/12















SCHEDULE B


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION















MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2003



1.

(a)   Deferred costs:


See Schedule A – Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Note 4. “Resource properties and deferred costs”


 

(b)   Breakdown of Office and Rent costs:


 

Office

$

108,305

 

Rent

 

114,362

  

$

222,667


 

(c)   Breakdown of Public Relations costs:


 

Expenses

$

9,958

 

Investor relations consultants

 

74,250

 

Internet

 

2,000

  

$

86,208


2.

Expenditures made to non-arm’s length parties:



See Schedule A – Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Note 9.





MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2003


3.

(a)   Securities issued during the period:


        See Schedule A – Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Note 6 and:


Date of

Issue

Type of

Security

Type of

Issue

Number of

Shares


Price

Net

Proceeds

Type of

Consideration

       


05-Nov-02


Units

Private

Placement


  4,163,466


$0.15


   $539,181


Cash


28-Nov-02

Common

shares

Compensation shares


       62,500


$0.15


       $9,375

See note

6f)


08-Jan-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


       46,000


$0.15


       $6,900


Cash


13-Jan-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


     500,000


$0.12


     $60,000


Cash


14-Jan-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


     250,000


$0.14


     $35,000


Cash


30-Jan-03

Common

shares

Compensation

shares


       42,613


$0.22


       $9,375

See note

6f)


03-Feb-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


     100,000


$0.12


     $12,000


Cash


06-Feb-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


     100,000


$0.12


     $12,000


Cash


07-Feb-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


       20,000


$0.12


       $2,400


Cash


13-Feb-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


       42,000


$0.15


       $6,300


Cash


24-Feb-03


Units

Private

placement


 11,004,000


$0.20


$1,998,311


Cash


24-Feb-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


       10,000


$0.12


       $1,200


Cash


26-Feb-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


       50,000


$0.17


       $8,500


Cash


11-Mar-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


       10,000


$0.12


       $1,200


Cash


25-Mar-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


            500


$0.14


            $70


Cash


25-Mar-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


       19,000


$0.12


       $2,280


Cash


21-May-03

Common

shares

Compensation

shares


       55,147


$0.17


       $9,375

See note

6f)



MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2003



Date of

Issue

Type of

Security

Type of

Issue

Number of

Shares


Price

Net

Proceeds

Type of

Consideration

       


05-Aug-03

Common

shares

Exercise

Warrants


   351,000


$0.12


  $42,120


Cash


05-Aug-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


       4,500


$0.14


       $630


Cash


13-Aug-03

Common

shares

Compensation

shares


     78,125


$0.12


    $9,375


See note 6f)


13-Aug-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


   100,000


$0.12


  $12,000


Cash


15-Sep-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


   100,000


$0.14


  $14,000


Cash


15-Sep-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


   200,000


$0.12


  $24,000


Cash


17-Sep-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


1,750,000


$0.12


$210,000


Cash


17-Sep-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


   350,000


$0.12


  $42,000


Cash


19-Sep-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants

   

   640,000


$0.12


  $76,800


Cash


19-Sep-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


       5,000


$0.14


       $700


Cash


25-Sep-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


   750,000


$0.12


  $90,000


Cash


02-Oct-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


     10,000


$0.17


    $1,700


Cash


21-Oct-03

Common

shares

Compensation

shares


     55,147


$0.17


    $9,375


See note 6f)




MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2003


(a)

Options granted during the period:


 

Date Granted

Number

Type

Name

Exercise

Price

Expiry Date

       
 

30-Dec-02

150,000

Director

Abdullah Basodan

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

427,000

Director

Chet Idziszek

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

150,000

Director

Donald Kohls

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

150,000

Director

Catherine McLeod-

Seltzer

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

150,000

Director

Robert Sibthorpe

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

325,000

Director

James G. Stewart

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

575,000

Consultant

Jeff Cocks

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

150,000

Consultant

Nell Dragovan

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

100,000

Consultant

Max Fugman

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  61,920

Consultant

David Scott

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

100,000

Consultant

David Mallo

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  41,000

Consultant

Douglas Turnbull

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  48,000

Employee

Naomi Corrigan

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  47,500

Employee

Roswitha Davidson

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  55,000

Employee

Elizabeth Anderson

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  45,000

Employee

Elvie Valenzuela

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  48,000

Employee

Sandra Hjerpe

$0.20

30-Dec-07

 

30-Dec-02

  45,000

Employee

Graham Pople

$0.20

30-Dec-07



4.       (a)   Authorized and issued share capital at October 31, 2003


    

Issued

 

Class

Par Value

Authorized

Number

Amount

 

Common

N.P.V.

300,000,000

76,545,583

$56,033,615




MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2003


          (b)   Summary of options and warrants outstanding at October 31, 2003


 

Security

 Number or Amount

Exercise or convertible price

Expiry Date

 

Options

2,615,580

$0.17

March 6, 2006

 

Options

552,000

$0.15

May 21, 2007

 

Options

2,668,420

$0.20

December 30, 2007

 

Warrants

2,001,666

$0.18

$0.20

November 5, 2003

November 5, 2004

 

Agents Warrants

680,566

$0.18

$0.20

November 5, 2003

November 5, 2004

 

Warrants

5,500,000

$0.25

February 24, 2004

 

Agent Warrants

1,652,000

$0.25

February 24, 2004


          (c)   Share in escrow or subject to a pooling agreement as at October 31, 2003


  

Number of Shares

 


Escrow


NIL



5.       List of Directors and Officers as at March 12, 2004


 

Name

Position

   
 

Chet Idziszek

Director, President, Chairman & C.E.O.

 

James Stewart

Director, Secretary

 

Dr. Abdullah Basodan

Director

 

Donald Kohls

Director

 

Nell Dragovan

Director

 

Robert Sibthorpe

Director













SCHEDULE C


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION














MADSON ENTERPRISES CORP.

 (the “Company”)


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION FOR

THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2003



Operating Results


Madison Enterprises Corp. (the “Company”) is in the business of the acquisition, exploration, exploration management and sale of mineral properties, with the primary aim of advancing them to a stage where they can be exploited at a profit.  At that stage, the Company's operations would, to some extent, be dependent on the prevailing market prices for any of the minerals produced by such operations.  The Company does not currently have any producing properties and its current operations on its various properties are exploratory searches for mineable deposits of minerals.  Before and during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, the Company was primarily engaged in the continued exploration of its Mt. Kare Property in Papua New Guinea and its Lewis Property in Nevada.  The Company’s future mineral exploration and potential mining activities in Papua New Guinea may be affected in varying degrees by Papua New Guinea's political stability and government regulation, all of which are beyond the control of the Company.


Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2003 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2002


During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, the Company recorded interest income of $84,658, a foreign exchange gain of $9,653 and a loss on sale of marketable securities of $15,744.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, the Company recorded interest income of $15,289, a foreign exchange loss of $5,828, a loss on settlement of receivables of $6,825 and a write-down of marketable securities of $2,250.


Expenses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 were $807,583, up from $678,381 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.  This increase is primarily due to increased stock based compensation that increased to $158,853 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 from $30,131 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.


The net loss for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 was $729,046 or $0.01 per share as compared with a net loss for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 of $677,995 or $0.01 per share.  The Company also expects to incur a net operating loss for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2004.


Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2002 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2001


During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, the Company recorded interest income of $15,289, a foreign exchange loss of $5,828, a loss on settlement of receivables of $6,825 and a write-down of marketable securities of $2,250.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001, the Company recorded a foreign exchange gain of $30,530, interest income of $82,895 and a write-off of resource properties and deferred expenditures of $2,557,593 primarily related to its Belencillo property.


Expenses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 were $678,381, up slightly from $645,644 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001.  This increase is primarily due to increased wages.  Wages for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 increased to $297,325 from $230,399 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001, largely as a result of a greater percentage of wages being allocable to general and administrative expenses rather than to resource properties.


The net loss for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 was $677,995 or $0.01 per share as compared with a net loss for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 of $3,089,312 or $0.07 per share.


Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2001 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2000


During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001, the Company recorded a foreign exchange gain of $30,530, interest income of $82,895 and a write-off of resource properties and deferred expenditures of $2,557,593 primarily related to its Belencillo property.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000, the Company recorded a foreign exchange loss of $25,167 and interest income of $170,644.  Interest income fluctuates due to the amount of funds on deposit and the rate of interest paid thereon.


Expenses for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 were $645,644, down from $735,481 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000.  This decrease is primarily due to decreased audit and accounting fees, depreciation, filing fees and public relations costs.  Audit and accounting fees for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 decreased to $49,176 from $69,228 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000, largely as a result of the cost of tax structuring advice during the prior year.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001, the Company incurred depreciation of $24,783, as compared with $66,863 in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000.  Filing fees for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 decreased to $8,804 from $18,098 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000, largely as a result of fees associated with the acquisition by the Company of an additional interest in the Mt. Kare Property and with financings carried out during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000.  Public relations expenses fell to $70,677 in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 from $159,594 in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 as a result of market awareness programs undertaken in the prior year.


The net loss for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 was $3,089,312 or $0.07 per share as compared with a net loss for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 of $590,004 or $0.01 per share.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


In management's view, given the nature of the Company's activities, which consist of the acquisition, exploration, exploration management and sale of mineral properties, the most meaningful and material financial information concerning the Company relates to its current liquidity and capital resources.  The Company does not currently own or have an interest in any mineral producing properties and has not derived any revenues from the sale of gold, silver or other materials in the last three financial years.  One of the Company's two principal properties, the Mt. Kare Property, is located in Papua New Guinea, and as a result the Company's operations on the property may be subject to additional risks.


The Company's mineral exploration activities have been funded through sales of common shares, and the Company expects that it will continue to be able to utilize this source of financing until it develops cash flow from its operations.  There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to obtain required financing in the future on acceptable terms, or at all, and should this occur, there is substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.  In the near term, the Company plans to continue its exploration activities on its currently held properties.  Based on its existing working capital, the Company does not expect to require additional financing for its currently held properties during the upcoming fiscal year.  The Company has not carried out debt financing nor has it made use of any financial instruments for hedging purposes.  The Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures at the end of its most recent fiscal year.


Management of the Company regularly reviews the net carrying value of the Company’s interest in each mineral property.  Where information is available and conditions suggest impairment, estimated future net cash flows from each property are calculated using estimated future prices, proven and probable reserves, and operating, capital and reclamation costs on an undiscounted basis.  Reductions in the carrying value of each property would be recorded to the extent the net book value of the investment exceeds the estimated future cash flows.  Where estimates of future net cash flows are not available and where other conditions such as the exploration results incurred by the Company and others suggest impairment, management assesses if carrying value can be recovered.


At October 31, 2003, the Company had working capital of $821,370, which management believes will be sufficient to meet the Company’s general and administrative expenses and minimum expenditure commitments on the Lewis Property for the coming year.  If the Company is to advance or develop its mineral properties further, it will be necessary to obtain additional funding and while the Company has been successful in the past, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so in the future.  If such funds are not available or cannot be obtained and its joint venture arrangements are insufficient to cover the costs of the Company's mineral exploration activities, the Company will be forced to curtail its exploration activities to a level for which funding is available or can be obtained.


Other than as discussed herein, the Company is not aware of any trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that may result in the Company's liquidity either materially increasing or decreasing at present or in the foreseeable future.  Material increases or decreases in the Company's liquidity will be substantially determined by the success or failure of its exploration programs on its mineral exploration properties.


October 31, 2003 Compared to October 31, 2002


At October 31, 2003, the Company's current assets totaled $950,364 compared to $368,397 at October 31, 2002.  The increase is primarily attributable to the sale of share capital.  During the same period, total liabilities increased slightly to $128,994 from $124,397.   As a result of these same factors, working capital was $821,370 at October 31, 2003 as compared with working capital of $244,000 at October 31, 2002.  The Company had no long-term debt at either October 31, 2003 or October 31, 2002.


At October 31, 2003, the Company had total assets of $44,267,125 as compared with $41,586,554 at October 31, 2002.  This increase is due principally to the sale of share capital during the year.


Share capital as at October 31, 2003 was $55,882,956, up from $52,787,448 as at October 31, 2002 due to the issuance of share capital.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, the Company issued 4,003,333 common shares at a price of $0.15 per share pursuant to a private placement to generate net cash proceeds of $539,181, 11,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.20 per share pursuant to a private placement to generate net cash proceeds of $1,998,311, 5,260,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants to generate net proceeds of $638,400, 148,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options to generate net proceeds of $23,400 and 293,532 shares recorded at $46,875 as compensation for certain employees and consultants.


The Company's largest cash outflow in the fiscal years ended October 31, 2003 and October 31, 2002 was expenditures resulting from its investment in mineral properties, namely its Mt. Kare Property and its Lewis Property.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, the Company incurred property expenditures of $2,142,394, compared to $1,067,823 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.  The amount of exploration costs incurred by the Company fluctuates based on the scope of any exploration program the Company carries out during a specific period and cash available.


October 31, 2002 Compared to October 31, 2001


At October 31, 2002, the Company's current assets totalled $368,397 compared to $1,232,047 at October 31, 2001.  The decrease is primarily attributable to expenditures resulting from its investment in the Mt. Kare Property and the Lewis Property.  During the same period, total liabilities decreased slightly  to $124,397 from $133,149.   As a result of these same factors, working capital was $244,000 at October 31, 2002 as compared with working capital of $1,098,898 at October 31, 2001.  The Company had no long-term debt at either October 31, 2002 or October 31, 2001.


At October 31, 2002, the Company had total assets of $41,586,554 as compared with $41,372,266 at October 31, 2001.  This increase is due principally to the sale of share capital during the year.


Share capital as at October 31, 2002 was $52,787,448, up from $51,916,544 as at October 31, 2001 due to the issuance of share capital.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, the Company issued 8,700,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share pursuant to a private placement to generate net proceeds of $775,468 and issued 320,000 shares recorded at $32,000 pursuant to a finder’s fee and 583,579 shares recorded at $63,436 as compensation for certain employees and consultants.


The Company's largest cash outflow in the fiscal years ended October 31, 2002 and October 31, 2001 was expenditures resulting from its investment in mineral properties, namely its Mt. Kare Property and its Lewis Property.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, the Company incurred property expenditures of $1,012,883, compared to $1,441,446 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001.  The amount of exploration costs incurred by the Company fluctuates based on the scope of any exploration program the Company carries out during a specific period and cash available.


October 31, 2001 Compared to October 31, 2000


At October 31, 2001, the Company's current assets totalled $1,232,047 compared to $3,063,332 at October 31, 2000.  The decrease is primarily attributable to expenditures resulting from its investment in the Mt. Kare Property.  During the same period, total liabilities decreased to $133,149 from $228,090, due primarily to the Company’s decreased exploration activities on the Mt. Kare Property.   As a result of these same factors, working capital was $1,098,898 at October 31, 2001 as compared with working capital of $2,835,242 at October 31, 2000.  The Company had no long-term debt at either October 31, 2001 or October 31, 2000.


At October 31, 2001, the Company had total assets of $41,372,266 as compared with $44,340,619 at October 31, 2000.  This decrease is due principally to general and administrative expenses and a write-off of resource properties offset by proceeds from the sale of share capital during the year.


Share capital as at October 31, 2001 was $51,916,544, up from $51,700,144 as at October 31, 2000 due to the issuance of share capital.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000, the Company issued 733,137 common shares at a price of $0.21 per share pursuant to a private placement to generate net proceeds of $151,284 and issued 609,353 shares recorded at $65,116 as compensation for certain employees and consultants.


The Company's largest cash outflow in the fiscal years ended October 31, 2001 and October 31, 2000 was expenditures resulting from its investment in mineral properties, namely its Mt. Kare Property.  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001, the Company incurred property expenditures of $1,441,446, compared to $3,315,257 during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000.  The amount of exploration costs incurred by the Company fluctuates based on the scope of any exploration program the Company carries out during a specific period and cash available.


Material Differences between Canadian and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada (Canadian GAAP) which differ in certain respects from those principles that the Company would have followed had its financial statements been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP).  The major measurement differences between Canadian and U.S. GAAP, which affect the Company’s financial statements, are described below:


Under U.S. GAAP, deferred exploration costs are written off as incurred.  Had the Company presented its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, its earnings for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 would have been reduced by $1,894,394 and $1,067,823 and increased by $409,936, respectively.


Outlook


For the remainder of the fiscal year ending October 31, 2004, the Company’s activities will focus on the exploration of the Mt. Kare Property and the Lewis Property.  Based on its existing working capital, the Company does not expect to require additional financing during the upcoming fiscal year unless it accelerates all planned exploration on its Mt. Kare and Lewis properties such that it is carried out during the current fiscal year.  The Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures at the end of its most recent fiscal year.


BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.


“Chet Idziszek”


Chet Idziszek

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer



PROXY


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS  OF

MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.


TO BE HELD AT:   Suite 2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia


ON TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2004 AT 10:00 AM


The undersigned member (“Registered Shareholder”) of the Company hereby appoints, Chet Idziszek, President of the Company, or failing this person, James G. Stewart, Secretary of the Company, or in the place of the foregoing, ____________________  (print the name), as proxyholder for and on behalf of the  Registered Shareholder with the power of substitution to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the Registered Shareholder in respect of all matters that may properly come before the aforesaid meeting of the Registered Shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) and at every adjournment thereof, to the same extent and with the same powers as if the undersigned Registered Shareholder were present at the said Meeting, or any adjournment thereof.

The Registered Shareholder hereby directs the proxyholder to vote the securities of the Company recorded in the name of the Registered Shareholder as specified herein.

The undersigned Registered Shareholder hereby revokes any proxy previously given to attend and vote at said Meeting.

REGISTERED HOLDER SIGN HERE: ___________________________________

DATE SIGNED: ___________________________


Resolutions

(For full details of each item, please see the enclosed Notice of Meeting and Information Circular)

 

   For

Against

 Withhold

1. Appointment of  Davidson & Company as auditors of the Company

 


    N/A

 

2. To authorize the Directors to fix the Auditors’ remuneration

  


    N/A

3. To determine the number of Directors at six (6)

  

    N/A

4. To elect as Director, Abdullah Basodan

 

    N/A

 

5. To elect as Director, Nell M. Dragovan

 

    N/A

 

6. To elect as Director, Chet Idziszek

 

    N/A

 

7. To elect as Director, Donald W. Kohls

 

    N/A

 

8. To elect as Director, Robert Sibthorpe

 

    N/A

 

9. To elect as Director, J. G. Stewart

 

    N/A

 

10. To reaffirm the Company’s existing stock option plan for the ensuing year, as more fully set forth in the Information Circular accompanying this Proxy

  

    N/A

11. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting

 


    


    N/A


THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED.

SEE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE.



INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF PROXY


1.

This Proxy is solicited by the Management of the Company.


2.

This form of proxy (“Instrument of Proxy”) must be signed by you, the Registered Shareholder, or by your attorney duly authorized by you in writing, or, in the case of a corporation, by a duly authorized officer or representative of the corporation; and if executed by an attorney, officer, or other duly appointed representative, the original or a notarial copy of the instrument so empowering such person, or such other documentation in support as shall be acceptable to the Chairman of the Meeting, must accompany the Instrument of Proxy.

3.

If this Instrument of Proxy is not dated in the space provided, authority is hereby given by you, the Registered Shareholder, for the proxyholder to date this proxy seven (7) calendar days after the date on which it was mailed to you, the Registered Shareholder, by Pacific Corporate Trust Company.  

4.

A Registered Shareholder who wishes to attend the Meeting and vote on the resolutions in person, may simply register with the scrutineers before the Meeting begins.  

5.

A Registered Shareholder who is not able to attend the Meeting in person but wishes to vote on the resolutions, may do the following:

(a)   

appoint one of the management proxyholders named on the Instrument of Proxy, by leaving the wording appointing a nominee as is (i.e. do not strike out the management proxyholders shown and do not complete the blank space provided for the appointment of an alternate proxyholder).  Where no choice is specified by a Registered Shareholder with respect to a resolution set out in the Instrument of Proxy, a management appointee acting as a proxyholder will vote the resolution as if the Registered Shareholder had specified an affirmative vote;

OR


(b)   

appoint another proxyholder, who need not be a Registered Shareholder of the Company, to vote according to the Registered Shareholder’s instructions, by striking out the management proxyholder names shown and inserting the name of the person you wish to represent you at the meeting in the space provided for an alternate proxyholder. If no choice is specified, the proxyholder has discretionary authority to vote as the proxyholder sees fit.


6.  

The securities represented by this Instrument of Proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the Registered Shareholder on any poll of a resolution that may be called for and, if the Registered Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the securities will be voted accordingly.  Further, if so authorized by this Instrument of Proxy, the securities will be voted by the appointed proxyholder with respect to any amendments or variations of any of the resolutions set out on the Instrument of Proxy or matters which may properly come before the Meeting as the proxyholder in its sole discretion sees fit.  

7.  

If a Registered Shareholder has submitted an Instrument of Proxy, the Registered Shareholder may still attend the Meeting and may vote in person.  To do so, the Registered Shareholder must record his/her attendance with the scrutineers before the commencement of the Meeting and revoke, in writing, the prior votes.  


To be represented at the Meeting, voting instructions must be DEPOSITED at the office of "PACIFIC CORPORATE TRUST COMPANY" no later than

forty eight ("48") hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the time of the Meeting, or adjournment thereof.

The mailing address of Pacific Corporate Trust Company is 10th Floor - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B8, and its fax number is (604) 689-8144.

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MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

(the "Company")  CUSIP NO. 55744F101


TO:

Registered and Non-Registered Shareholders of the Company


RE:

REQUEST FOR INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


National Policy Statement 54-102 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, Interim Financial Statements and Report Exemption, provides shareholders with the opportunity to elect annually to have their names added to an issuer’s Supplemental Mailing List in order to receive interim financial statements of the Company.  If you are interested in receiving such statements or other selective shareholder communications, please complete, sign and return this form by mail or fax to:


MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2E9

[Fax #604-331-8773]

 

The undersigned certifies to be the owner of securities of MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.  and requests to be placed on the Company=s Supplemental Mailing List in order to receive the Company=s interim financial statements.


DATED: _____________________, 2004


NAME:

 
 

(please print)

ADDRESS:

 
 


 



 
 


Signature


 
 

Name and Title of Person signing, if different from name above


NOTE:

As the supplemental list will be updated each year, a Request for Interim Financial Statements will be required annually in order to remain on the list.




British Columbia Securities Commission

QUARTERLY AND  YEAR END REPORT

BC FORM 51-901F

(previously Form 61)

INCORPORATED AS PART:

X

Schedule A

 

X

Schedule B and C

ISSUER DETAILS

Name of Issuer

For Quarter Ended

Date of Report

YY/MM/DD

Madison Enterprises Corp.

January 31, 2004

2004/03/31

Issuer’s Address

Issuer’s Fax No.

Issuer’s Telephone No.

2000 – 1055 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9

(604) 331-8773

(604) 331-8772

Contact Person


James G. Stewart

Contact’s Position


Secretary

Contact’s Telephone No.


(604) 331-8772

Contact Email Address

Jstewart@mine-tech.com

Web Site Address

www.madison-enterprises.com


CERTIFICATE

  

The three schedules required to complete this Report are attached and the disclosures contained herein has been approved by the Board of Directors. A copy of this Report will be provided to any shareholder who requests it.

Director’s Signature


“Chet Idziszek”

Print Full Name


Chet Idziszek

Date Signed

YY/MM/DD

2004/03/31

Director’s Signature


“James G. Stewart”

Print Full Name


James G. Stewart

Date Signed

YY/MM/DD

2004/03/31
















MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.


QUARTERLY REPORT


JANUARY 31, 2004


(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

















Madison Enterprises Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

As at

 

January 31, 2004

October 31, 2003

ASSETS

  
   

Current

  

     Cash and cash equivalents

$         289,852

$         664,653

     Marketable securities

40,000

40,000

     Receivables

266,326

241,854

     Prepaid expenses and deposits

3,857

3,857

 

600,035

950,364

   

Resource properties and deferred costs

43,617,917

43,271,169

Equipment

42,862

45,592

 

$    44,260,814

$   44,267,125

   

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  
   

Current

  

     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$        128,336

$       128,994

   

Shareholders’ Equity

  

     Capital Stock

  

        Authorized

  

           300,000,000 common shares without par value

  
   

        Issued

  

    77,355,583 (October 31, 2003 – 76,545,583)

      common shares    


56,071,976


55,882,956

     Stock options

185,630

188,984

     Share purchase warrants

150,659

150,659

     Contributed surplus

1,167,167

1,167,167

     Deficit

(13,442,954)

(13,251,635)

   
 

44,132,478

44,138,131

   
 

$    44,260,814

$    44,267,125

Nature and continuance of operations (Note 1)

Subsequent events (Note 9)


Approved by the Board: _”Chet Idziszek”              Director

          _”James G. Stewart”        Director



Madison Enterprises Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Loss and Deficit

 (expressed in Canadian dollars, unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

January 31,

2004

$

Three Months

Ended

January 31,

2003

$

EXPENSES

  

     Audit and accounting

-

4,500

      Bank charges

449

445

      Consulting

3,000

-

      Depreciation

2,730

3,658

      Filing fees

2,026

4,761

      Insurance

863

3,725

      Legal fees

19,420

16,723

      Office and rent

27,057

68,215

      Office rent reimbursement

-

(47,195)

      Public relations

28,192

25,335

      Shareholder information

-

2,883

      Stock-based compensation

30,416

158,853

      Transfer agent’s fees

2,343

1,718

      Travel

19,828

7,415

      Wages

57,049

101,395

 

(193,373)

(352,431)

   

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)

  

Interest earned

1,893

3,044

Foreign exchange gain

161

4,995

 

2,054

8,039

   

Loss for the period

(191,319)

(344,392)

   

Deficit - Beginning of period

(13,251,635)

(12,522,589)

   

Deficit - End of period

(13,442,954)

(12,866,981)

   

Net loss per share

(0.00)

(0.00)

   

Madison Enterprises Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(expressed in Canadian dollars, unaudited)

 

Three Months

Ended

January 31,

2004

$

Three Months

Ended

January 31,

2003

$

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  

   Loss for the period

(191,319)

(344,392)

      Items not affecting cash

  

         Depreciation

2,730

3,658

         Stock-based compensation

30,416

158,853

   

Change in non-cash working capital items:

  

      Increase in accounts receivable

(24,472)

(67,859)

      Decrease in prepaid expenses and deposits

-

12,857

      Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

2,496

5,697

 

(180,149)

(231,186)

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITY

  

      Capital stock issued for cash

155,250

657,408

   

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITY

  

      Expenditures on resource properties

(349,902)

(331,133)

   
   

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(374,801)

95,089

   

Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period

664,653

262,096

   

Cash and cash equivalents - End of period

289,852

357,185


Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows (Note 7)



Madison Enterprises Corp.

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three months ended January 31, 2004

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)



1.

NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS


The Company was incorporated in the Province of British Columbia and is in the process of exploring its resource properties and has not determined whether these properties contain ore reserves that are economically recoverable.  To date, the Company has not earned significant revenues and is considered to be in the exploration stage.


At January 31, 2004, the Company had working capital of $471,699, which, together with the proceeds from share issuances subsequent to period end (Note 9), management believes will be sufficient to meet the Company’s general and administrative expenses and minimum expenditure commitments on its resource properties for the coming year.  If the Company is to advance or develop its mineral properties further, it will be necessary to obtain additional funding and while the Company has been successful in the past, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so in the future.


These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the Company will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.  These consolidated financial statements do not include the adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.


The business of exploring resource properties involves a high degree of risk and there can be no assurance that current exploration programs will result in profitable operations.  The recoverability of amounts shown for resource properties is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable ore reserves, securing and maintaining title and beneficial interest in the properties, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete exploration and subsequent developments, and upon future profitable production from the properties or proceeds from disposition.  The amounts shown as resource properties represent net costs to date, and do not necessarily represent present or future values.


Although the Company has taken steps to verify the title to resource properties in which it has an interest, in accordance with industry standards for the current stage of exploration of such properties, these procedures do not guarantee the Company’s title.  Property title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements, transfers or native land claims, and title may be affected by undetected defects.


2.

Interim Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


While these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements do not conform in all respects to the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements, they follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as the most recent annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2003.



Madison Enterprises Corp.

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three months ended January 31, 2004

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)



3.

Significant Accounting Policies


These interim consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as the most recent annual financial statements of the Company except as described below.


Effective November 1, 2003, the Company elects to follow the fair value-based methodology for measuring all stock-based compensation.  The Company had previously used the intrinsic value-based method of accounting for employee and director stock options.


4.

Resource Properties and Deferred Costs


  

Mt. Kare,

Papua

New Guinea

Lewis Property, Nevada

Totals

  



 
 

Balance, October 31, 2003

$  41,722,002

$   1,549,167

$  43,271,169

  



 
 

Assays

3,320

63,289

66,609

 

Camp/Office

16,084

340

16,424

 

Communications

7,765

722

8,487

 

Community Relations

732

-

732

 

Compensation Payments

-

8,869

8,869

 

Computers/Drafting

-

5,322

5,322

 

Contractors-Surveying

-

6,637

6,637

 

Drilling

-

35,070

35,070

 

Food Supplies and

   Catering


26,268


-


26,268

 

Fuel Supplies

9,187

-

9,187

 

Geologic Staff

24,723

35,587

60,310

 

Geological

   Supplies/Equipment


-


489


489

 

Helicopter

36,128

-

36,128

 

Land & Legal

-

671

671

 

Lawyer Fees

20,987

-

20,987

 

Local Labour-Wages

16,252

-

16,252

 

Option fees

-

54,749

54,749



Madison Enterprises Corp.

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three months ended January 31, 2004

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)



 

Outside Contractors-

   Community Relations


70,936


-


70,936

 

Port Moresby Office

2,817

-

2,817

 

Security

890

-

890

 

Technical Reports, Printing/

    Copying


-


4,900


4,900

 

Travel & Accommodation

7,170

10,594

17,764

 

VAT Refundable

(123,750)

-

(123,750)

  

119,509

227,239

346,748

     
 

Balance, January 31, 2004

$  41,841,511

$   1,776,406

$  43,617,917


During the period ended January 31, 2004, the Company met its requirements to earn a 51% interest in the Lewis Property.


5.

Capital Stock


The Company’s authorized share capital consists of 300,000,000 common shares without par value.


  

  Number of Shares

      Amount

      $

  



 

Balance, October 31, 2003

76,545,583

55,882,956

 

Exercise of Stock Options

575,000

135,770

 

Exercise of Warrants

235,000

53,250

 

Balance, January 31, 2004

77,355,583

56,071,976


During the three months ended January 31, 2004, the Company granted a 100,000 share incentive stock option exercisable at a price of $0.46 per share until December 3, 2008.  Stock-based compensation of $30,416 was recorded pursuant to the granting of this stock option.


6.

Related Party Transactions


a)

The Company incurred the following expenses with directors and a company related by way of directors in common during the three months ended January 31, 2004, and 2003:



Madison Enterprises Corp.

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three months ended January 31, 2004

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)



  

2004

$

2003

$

  



 

Consulting fees

    3,000

-

 

Legal fees

15,975

14,029

 

Exploration management and other expenditures

   on resource assets


12,375


19,833

 

Share issue costs charged to capital stock

-

4,515


b)

As at January 31, 2004, accounts payable and accrued liabilities include $16,374

      (October 31, 2003 - $1,546) due to officers of the Company and companies related  

      by way of directors in common.


c)

During the three months ended January 31, 2004, the Company recorded reimbursements of $Nil (2003 - $43,518) for rental of office space from companies related by way of directors in common, under rental agreements between the related companies.


d)

During the three months ended January 31, 2004, the Company funded some general and administrative expenses for companies related by way of directors in common.  At January 31, 2004, accounts receivable include $129,653 (October 31, 2003 - $223,575) due from these related companies.


7.  

Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows


During the period ended January 31, 2004, the Company conducted the following non-cash transactions:


Transferred $33,770 to Capital Stock on the exercise of stock options for which stock-based compensation had previously been recorded.


8.

Segmented Information


The Company has one operating segment being the exploration of mineral properties located in Papua New Guinea and the United States.  All equipment is held in Canada.



Madison Enterprises Corp.

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three months ended January 31, 2004

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)




9.

Subsequent Events


The following events occurred subsequent to January 31, 2004:


a)

The Company issued 500,000 common shares for proceeds of $100,000 on the exercise of stock options.


b)

The Company issued 4,587,000 common shares for proceeds of $1,143,750 on the exercise of warrants.

 















SCHEDULE B


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION













MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2004



1.

(a)   Deferred costs:


See Schedule A – Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Note 4. “Resource properties and deferred costs”


(b)   Breakdown of Office and Rent costs:


 

Office

 

$

19,782

 

Rent

  

7,275

   

$

27,057


(c)   Breakdown of Public Relations costs:


 

Fax

 

$

3,467

 

Investment conferences

  

5,757

 

Investor relations consultants

  

8,350

 

Internet

  

7,682

 

Printing

  

2,936

   

$

28,192



2.

Expenditures made to non-arm’s length parties:


See Schedule A – Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Note 6.




MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2004



3.

(a)   Securities issued during the period:


        See Schedule A – Notes to Interim Financial Statements, Note 5 and:


 

Date of

Issue

Type of

Security

Type of

Issue

Number of

Shares


Price

Net

Proceeds

Type of

Consideration

        
 


18-Nov-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


165,000


$0.17


 $28,050


Cash

 


25-Nov-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


100,000


$0.20


 $20,000


Cash

 


28-Nov-03

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


  37,500


$0.25


   $9,375


Cash

 


01-Dec-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


  50,000


$0.17


   $8,500


Cash

 


01-Dec-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


  50,000


$0.15


   $7,500


Cash

 


17-Dec-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


  10,000


$0.17


   $1,700


Cash

 


18-Dec-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


125,000


$0.17


 $21,250


Cash

 


29-Dec-03

Common

shares

Exercise

option


  75,000


$0.20


 $15,000


Cash

 


02-Jan-04

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


  37,500


$0.25


   $9,375


Cash

 


19-Jan-04

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


  10,000


$0.20


   $2,000


Cash

 


22-Jan-04

Common

shares

Exercise

option


100,000


$0.20


 $20,000


Cash

 


30-Jan-04

Common

shares

Exercise

warrants


  50,000


$0.25


 $12,500


Cash


MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2004



           (b) Options granted during the period:


 

Date Granted

Number

Type

Name

Exercise Price

Expiry Date

       
 

03-Dec-03

100,000

Director

Douglas Brown

$0.46

03-Dec-08



4.        (a)  Authorized and issued share capital at January 31, 2004


    

Issued

 

Class

Par Value

Authorized

Number

Amount

 

Common

N.P.V.

300,000,000

77,355,583

$56,071,976


            (b)  Summary of options and warrants outstanding at January 31, 2004


 

Security

 Number or Amount    

Exercise or convertible price

Expiry Date

 

Options

2,140,580

$0.17

March 6, 2006

 

Options

502,000

$0.15

May 21, 2007

 

Options

2,343,420

$0.20

December 30, 2007

 

Options

100,000

$0.46

December 3, 2008

 

Warrants

1,891,666

$0.20

November 5, 2004

 

Agents Warrants

680,566

$0.20

November 5, 2004

 

Warrants

5,375,000

$0.25

February 24, 2004

 

Agents Warrants

1,652,000

$0.25

February 24, 2004


            (c)   Share in escrow or subject to a pooling agreement as at January 31, 2004


  

Number of Shares

 


Escrow


NIL


MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2004



5.     

List of Directors and Officers as at March 31, 2004


 

Name

Position

   
 

Chet Idziszek

Director, President, Chairman & C.E.O.

 

James Stewart

Director, Secretary

 

Dr. Abdullah Basodan

Director

 

Donald Kohls

Director

 

Nell Dragovan

Director

 

Robert Sibthorpe

Director
















SCHEDULE C


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION
















MADISON ENTERPRISES CORP.

(the “Company”)


MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION FOR

THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2004



During the three months ended January 31, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of its initial 51% interest in the agreement to acquire the Lewis Property. The Company expects to increase this interest to 60% shortly at which point its joint venture partner, Great American Minerals Inc. (“GAM”), has the right to elect to participate on a 60/40 joint venture basis or to allow the Company to acquire a further 15% interest (75% in the aggregate) by completing an industry standard bankable feasibility study and arranging on behalf of GAM non-recourse project financing for GAM’s remaining 25% interest.


Subsequent to the end of the period, the Company arranged, subject to regulatory approval, a brokered private placement of 17,150,000 units at a price of $0.35 per unit to generate gross proceeds of $6,002,500.  Each unit will be comprised of one share and one half warrant, each full warrant entitling the purchase of one additional share of the Issuer at a price of $0.50 for a period of two years.


The proceeds from this placement will be used to fund exploration on the Company's Mt. Kare gold property in Papua New Guinea and the Lewis Property in Nevada.



OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


At January 31, 2004, the Company had total assets of $44,260,814 as compared with $44,267,125 at October 31, 2003.  This decrease is due to general and administrative expenses incurred during the period.  Working capital at January 31, 2004 decreased to $471,699 from working capital of $821,370 at October 31, 2003.   The Company's largest cash outflow in the three month period ended January 31, 2004 was as a result of exploration expenditures of $349,902.  During the three month period ended January 31, 2003, the Company’s largest cash outflow resulted from general and administrative expenses of $352,431.


During the three month period ended January 31, 2004, the Company recorded interest income of $1,893 and a foreign exchange gain of $161.  During the three month period ended January 31, 2003, the Company recorded interest income of $3,044 and a foreign exchange gain of $4,995.


Expenses for the three month period ended January 31, 2004 were $193,373, down from $352,431 for the three month period ended January 31, 2003 due principally to reduced stock-based compensation and wages.  During the three month period ended January 31, 2004, the Company incurred expenses of $60,938 with or on behalf of parties not at arm’s length to the Company.  These expenses are comprised of legal fees paid to directors of the Company or its Papua New Guinea subsidiaries totalling $15,975, consulting fees of $15,375 and office costs and wages incurred on behalf of companies with directors in common totalling $29,588 pursuant to cost sharing arrangements with such companies.  The net loss for the three month period ended January 31, 2004 was $191,319 or $0.00 per share as compared with a net loss for the three month period ended January 31, 2003 of $344,392, or $0.00 per share.



CAPITAL STOCK


During the three months ended January 31, 2004, the Company issued 575,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options and 235,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants to generate proceeds of $135,770 and $53,250, respectively.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES


In management's view, given the nature of the Company's activities, which consist of the acquisition, exploration, exploration management and sale of mineral properties, the most meaningful and material financial information concerning the Company relates to its current liquidity and capital resources.  The Company does not currently own or have an interest in any mineral producing properties and has not derived any revenues from the sale of gold, silver or other materials in the last three financial years.


The Company's mineral exploration activities have been funded through sales of common shares, and the Company expects that it will continue to be able to utilize this source of financing until it develops cash flow from its operations.  There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to obtain required financing in the future on acceptable terms, or at all, and should this occur, there is substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.  In the near term, the Company plans to continue its exploration activities on its currently held properties.  Based on its existing working capital, the Company does not expect to require additional financing for its currently held properties during the upcoming fiscal year.  The Company has not carried out debt financing nor has it made use of any financial instruments for hedging purposes.  The Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures at the end of its most recent fiscal year.


Management of the Company regularly reviews the net carrying value of the Company’s interest in each mineral property.  Where information is available and conditions suggest impairment, estimated future net cash flows from each property are calculated using estimated future prices, proven and probable reserves, operating capital and reclamation costs on an undiscounted basis.  Reductions in the carrying value of each property would be recorded to the extent the net book value of the investment exceeds the estimated future cash flows.  Where estimates of future net cash flows are not available and where other conditions such as the exploration results incurred by the Company and others suggest impairment, management assesses if carrying value can be recovered.


At January 31, 2004, the Company had working capital of $471,699, which, together with the proceeds from the exercise of share purchase warrants and stock options subsequent to the end of the period, management believes will be sufficient to meet the Company’s general and administrative expenses and minimum expenditure commitments on the Lewis Property for the coming year.  If the Company is to advance or develop its mineral properties further, it will be necessary to obtain additional funding and while the Company has been successful in the past, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so in the future.  If such funds are not available or cannot be obtained and its joint venture arrangements are insufficient to cover the costs of the Company's mineral exploration activities, the Company will be forced to curtail its exploration activities to a level for which funding is available or can be obtained.


Other than as discussed herein, the Company is not aware of any trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that may result in the Company's liquidity either materially increasing or decreasing at present or in the foreseeable future.  Material increases or decreases in the Company's liquidity will be substantially determined by the success or failure of its exploration programs on its mineral exploration properties.



INVESTOR RELATIONS ACTIVITIES


The Company handles most investor relations activities internally by assigning various duties to officers, directors and employees.  These duties consist primarily of responding to enquiries from the Company's shareholders and the public, distribution of news and information about the Company and other developments in the resource industry, preparation for and attendance at industry conferences, maintenance of web sites on the Internet, increasing the Company's shareholder base and assisting in raising any capital which the Company might require.  However, subsequent to the end of the period, the Company appointed Stewart Armstrong to act as an investor relations representative for a period of eight months beginning March 1, 2004.  His primary responsibilities will be to answer investor inquiries and to liaise with investment advisors



SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


Subsequent to the end of the period, the Company issued 4,587,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants to generate proceeds of $1,143,750 and issued 500,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options to generate proceeds of $100,000.  In addition, subsequent to the end of the period the Company arranged, subject to regulatory approval, a brokered private placement of 17,150,000 units at a price of $0.35 per unit to generate gross proceeds of $6,002,500.  Each unit will be comprised of one share and one half warrant, each full warrant entitling the purchase of one additional share of the Issuer at a price of $0.50 for a period of two years.