EX-99.1 9 exhibit99-1.htm AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Amarc Resources Ltd. - Exhibit 99.1

AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     YEARS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)


D E V I S S E R G R A Y
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

401 - 905 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6C 1L6

Tel: (604) 687-5447
Fax: (604) 687-6737

AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Shareholders of Amarc Resources Ltd.

We have audited consolidated balance sheets of Amarc Resources Ltd. as at March 31, 2004 and 2003, and the consolidated statements of operations and deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended March 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Canada and the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2004 and 2003 and the results of its operations and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended March 31, 2004 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada.

“De Visser Gray”

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Vancouver, British Columbia
July 19, 2004

COMMENTS BY AUDITORS FOR U.S. READERS ON CANADA – U.S. REPORTING CONFLICT

In the United States, reporting standards for auditors require the addition of an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when the financial statements are affected by conditions and events that cast substantial doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, such as those referred to in note 1 to these financial statements. Our report to the shareholders dated July 19, 2004 is expressed in accordance with Canadian reporting standards which do not require a reference to such matters when the uncertainties are adequately disclosed in the financial statements.

“De Visser Gray”

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Vancouver, British Columbia
July 19, 2004


AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

    March 31     March 31  
    2004     2003  
             
ASSETS         
             
Current assets         
         Cash and equivalents  $ 13,724,673   $ 9,849  
         Marketable securities (note 4)    125,000     605,050  
         Amounts receivable and prepaids    121,888     256,982  
         Balances receivable from related parties (note 9)    81,839      
    14,053,400     871,881  
             
Equipment (note 5)    60,188     77,225  
Mineral property interests (note 6)    73,929      
Reclamation deposit (note 10)        70,000  
             
  $ 14,187,517   $ 1,019,106  
             
             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY         
             
Current liabilities         
         Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $ 182,759   $ 90,451  
         Balances payable to related parties (note 9)        165,550  
    182,759     256,001  
             
Shareholders' equity         
         Share capital (note 8(b))    20,638,830     8,635,675  
         Contributed surplus (note 8(e))    413,168     5,805  
         Deficit    (7,047,240   (7,878,375
    14,004,758     763,105  
Nature of operations (note 1)         
Commitments (note 13)         
Subsequent events (note 14)         
             
  $ 14,187,517   $ 1,019,106  

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

 

Approved by the Board of Directors

 

/s/ Ronald W. Thiessen   /s/ Jeffrey R. Mason 
   
Ronald W. Thiessen  Jeffrey R. Mason 
Director  Director 


AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

    Years ended March 31  
    2004      2003     2002  
                   
Expenses             
         Conference and travel  $ 33,404   $ 12,157   $ 73,266  
         Depreciation    17,037     20,750     4,052  
         Exploration (note 7)    460,252     405,330     3,735,839  
         Exploration - stock-based compensation (note 8(c))    186,935          
         Legal, audit, and accounting    53,913     158,814     178,908  
         Management and consulting    79,964     73,697     110,971  
         Office and administration    28,468     107,304     79,820  
         Salaries and benefits    140,619     272,965     110,766  
         Shareholder communication    21,495     126,193     20,552  
         Stock-based compensation (note 8(c))    220,428     5,805      
         Trust and filing    43,915     11,550     11,843  
         Gain on sale of capital assets            (2,907
    1,286,430     1,194,565     4,323,110  
                   
Other items             
         Foreign exchange gain (loss)    (9,621   (64,609   1,580  
         Gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities    2,052,596     (19,500    
         Government grants (note 11)            387,880  
         Interest    74,590     4,963     47,032  
         Write down of marketable securities        (581,010    
    2,117,565     (660,156   436,492  
                   
Net income (loss) for the year  $ 831,135   $ (1,854,721 )  $ (3,886,618 ) 
                   
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share  $ 0.04   $ (0.12 $ (0.37
                   
Weighted average number             
         of common shares outstanding    21,421,096     15,170,448     10,441,233  
                   
                   
Consolidated Statements of Deficit             
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)             
    Years ended March 31  
    2004      2003     2002  
Deficit, beginning of year  $ (7,878,375 $ (6,023,654 $ (2,137,036
Net income (loss) for the year    831,135     (1,854,721   (3,886,618
Deficit, end of year  $ (7,047,240 )  $ (7,878,375 )  $ (6,023,654 ) 

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


AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

  Years ended March 31   
Cash provided by (applied to):  2004   2003      2002  
                   
Operating activities         
         Income (loss) for the year  $ 831,135   $ (1,854,721 $ (3,886,618
         Items not involving cash         
                  Common shares received    (1,300,000    
                  Common shares issued for property fees    53,699      
                  Depreciation  17,037   20,750     4,052  
                  Gain on sale of capital assets        (2,907
                  Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities  (2,052,596 19,500      
                  Stock-based compensation (note 8(c))  407,363   5,805      
                  Write down of marketable securities    581,010      
         Changes in non-cash working capital items         
                  Amounts receivable and prepaids  135,094   3,257     (205,551
                  Balances receivable from and payable to         
                           related parties  (247,389 1,344,464     (851,433
                  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  92,308   (130,869   203,866  
  (817,048 (1,257,105   (4,738,591
                   
Investing activities         
         Proceeds from sale of marketable securities  2,657,646   94,440      
         Mineral property interests  (73,929      
         Proceeds from sale of capital assets        4,813  
         Purchase of equipment    (76,984   (24,514
         Purchase of marketable securities  (125,000      
         Reclamation deposit (note 10)  70,000       (70,000
  2,528,717   17,456     (89,701
                   
Financing activities         
         Issuance of share capital, net of costs  12,003,155   221,224     1,819,393  
  12,003,155   221,224     1,819,393  
                   
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents  13,714,824   (1,018,425 )    (3,008,899 ) 
Cash and equivalents, beginning of year  9,849   1,028,274     4,037,173  
                   
Cash and equivalents, end of year  $ 13,724,673   $ 9,849   $ 1,028,274  

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

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:

During the year ended March 31, 2003, the Company issued an aggregate of 265,680 common
shares at a value of $53,699 for property fees. The Company also recorded 7,000,000 common
shares of Expatriate Resources Ltd. at a value of $1.3 million. Refer to note 6(c).



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS 
   
Amarc Resources Ltd. (the "Company") is incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, and its principal business activity is the exploration of mineral properties. Its principal mineral property interests are located in British Columbia, Canada, and Durango State, Mexico.
   
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared using Canadian generally accepted accounting principles assuming a going concern. The Company has incurred losses since inception and its ability to continue as a going concern depends upon its capacity to develop profitable operations and to continue to raise adequate financing. These financial statements do not reflect adjustments, which could be material, to the carrying values of assets and liabilities which may be required should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
   
   
2.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION 
   
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and are reconciled to United States generally accepted accounting principles in note 15. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Compania Minera Amarc, S.A. de C.V. and Amarc Exploraciones Mineras, S.A. de C.V., which are incorporated in Mexico. Also included are the accounts of the Precious Exploration Limited Partnership, which is subject to the Company's control and primary beneficial ownership (note 6).
   
   
3.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
   
(a)
Cash and equivalents 
   
Cash and equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments, having maturity dates of three months or less from the date of purchase, which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash. 
   
(b)
Marketable securities 
   
Marketable securities are recorded at the lower of cost and quoted market value. 
   
(c)
Equipment 
   
Equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated over its estimated useful life using the declining balance method at various rates ranging from 20% to 30% per annum. 
   
(d)
Reclamation deposits 
   
Reclamation deposits are recorded at cost (note 10). 



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

(e)     
Mineral property interests
 
 
The acquisition costs of mineral properties are deferred until the properties are placed into production, sold or abandoned. These deferred costs are amortized on a unit-of-production basis over the estimated useful life of the related properties following the commencement of production or written off if the properties are allowed to lapse or are abandoned. If the deferred mineral property costs are determined not to be recoverable over the estimated useful life or are less than estimated fair market value, the unrecoverable portion is charged to earnings in that period.
 
 
Mineral property acquisition costs include the cash consideration and the fair market value of common shares, based on the trading price of the shares, on the date of issue or as otherwise provided under the agreement terms for the mineral property interest. Costs for properties for which the Company does not possess unrestricted ownership and exploration rights, such as option agreements, are expensed in the period incurred or until a feasibility study has determined that the property is capable of commercial production.
 
 
Exploration costs and option payments are expensed in the period incurred. Option payments which are solely at the Company's discretion are recorded as they are made.
 
 
Administrative expenditures are expensed in the period incurred.
 
(f)     
Share capital
 
 
Common shares issued for mineral property interests are recorded at the fair market value based upon the trading price of the shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on the date of issue or as otherwise provided under the agreement terms to issue the shares.
 
 
The proceeds from common shares issued pursuant to flow-through share financing agreements are credited to share capital as the tax benefits of the exploration expenditures incurred pursuant to these agreements are transferred to the purchaser of the flow-through shares.
 
 
Share issue costs are deducted from share capital.
 
(g)     
Share-based compensation
 
 
Subsequent to April 1, 2002, the Company accounts for all non-cash share-based payments to non- employees, and employee awards that are direct awards of shares, that call for settlement in cash or other assets, or that are share appreciation rights which call for settlement by the issuance of equity instruments, using the fair value method.
 
 
Under the fair value method, share-based payments are measured at the fair value of the consideration received, or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, or liabilities incurred, whichever is more reliably measurable. The fair value of non-cash share-based payments is periodically re-measured until counterparty performance is complete, and any change therein is recognized over the period and in the same manner as if the Company had paid cash instead of paying with or using equity instruments. The cost of non-cash share-based payments to service providers that are fully vested and non-forfeitable at the grant date is measured and recognized at that date. For awards that vest at the end of a vesting period, compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis; for awards that vest on a graded basis, compensation cost is recognized on a pro-rata basis over the vesting period.



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

 
Prior to April 1, 2003, no compensation cost was required to be recorded for all other non-cash share-based employee compensation awards. Pursuant to new accounting standards issued by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Company commenced recording non-cash share-based payments to employees using the fair value method on a prospective basis effective April 1, 2003. There has been no effect on any prior periods presented.
 
 
Consideration received by the Company upon the exercise of share purchase options, and the stock-based compensation previously credited to contributed surplus related to such options, is credited to share capital.
 
(h)     
Use of estimates
 
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include the determination of potential impairments of asset values, and rates for depreciation of equipment, as well as the assumptions used in determining the fair value of non-cash share-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
(i)     
Foreign currency translation
 
 
All of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are considered integrated.
 
 
Monetary assets and liabilities of the Company and its integrated foreign operations are translated into Canadian dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical exchange rates unless such items are carried at market, in which case they are translated at the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses, except depreciation, are translated at average exchange rates for the period. Depreciation is translated at the same exchange rates as the assets to which it relates.
 
 
Foreign exchange gains or losses are expensed.
 
(j)     
Income taxes
 
 
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, future income tax assets and liabilities are computed based on differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and their corresponding tax values, generally using the enacted or substantively enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

Future income tax assets also result from unused loss carryforwards and other deductions. Future tax assets are recognized to the extent that they are considered more likely than not to be realized. The valuation of future income tax assets is adjusted, if necessary, by the use of a valuation allowance to reflect the estimated realizable amount. 
   
The Company's accounting policy for future income taxes currently has no effect on the financial statements of any of the periods presented. 
   
(k)
Loss per share 
   
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. 
   
Diluted loss per share is calculated using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used for the calculation of diluted loss per share assumes that the proceeds to be received on the exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants are used to repurchase common shares at the average market price during the period. 
   
Diluted loss per share has not been presented as the effect of outstanding options and warrants would be anti-dilutive. 
   
(l)
Fair value of financial instruments 
   
The carrying values of cash and equivalents, amounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their short term nature. The Company is not exposed to significant credit risk or interest rate risk. 
   
(m)
Comparative figures 
   
Certain of the prior years' comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the financial statement presentation adopted for the current year. 
   
   
4.
MARKETABLE SECURITIES 

    Number             
    of Shares      Book value      Market value 
  March 31, 2004               
           Expatriate Resources Ltd. common shares  250,000    $ 125,000    $ 112,500 
           StrataGold Corporation common shares  206,093      –      84,498 
                 
  March 31, 2003               
           Expatriate Resources Ltd. common shares  6,050,500    $ 605,050    $ 605,050 

 
The common shares of StrataGold Corporation ("StrataGold") were acquired pursuant to the sale by Expatriate Resources Ltd. ("Expatriate") of its gold property assets to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Stratagold, and the subsequent divestiture of Stratagold shares by Expatriate to the existing



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

 
shareholders of Expatriate on a pro-rata basis. In November 2003, the Company received 702,093 unrestricted common shares of StrataGold from Expatriate pursuant to this divestiture.
 
 
5.      EQUIPMENT

            Accumulated      Net Book   
      Cost      Depreciation      Value   
  March 31, 2004                   
                     Automotive  $ 24,514    $ 14,058    $ 10,456   
                     Site equipment    77,551      27,819      49,732   
    $ 102,065    $ 41,877    $ 60,188   
                     
  March 31, 2003                   
                     Automotive  $ 24,514    $ 9,576    $ 14,938   
                     Site equipment    77,551      15,264      62,287   
    $ 102,065    $ 24,840    $ 77,225   


6.      MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS

  Acquisition Costs                   
  British Columbia, Canada    Buck      RAD         
      Property      Property      Total   
                     
  Balance at March 31, 2004  $ 65,929    $ 8,000    $ 73,929   

(a)      British Columbia, Canada
 
 
In January 2004, Amarc entered into agreements to acquire 100% interests in each of the Buck, RAD, Sitka and Bob and JMD mineral properties, subject to regulatory approvals.
 
 
The 4,750 hectare Buck claims, located 20 kilometres south of Houston, were acquired by reimbursing the optionee $65,929, which represents the cost of staking the property and line cutting to establish a survey grid over it.
 
 
The 2,000 hectare RAD claims, located 250 kilometres west of Williams Lake, were acquired from United Mineral Services Ltd., a private company owned by a director of the Company, by reimbursing the $8,000 staking cost.
 
 
The 1,275 hectare Sitka Gold Property ("Sitka"), located 30 kilometres northeast of Port Hardy, was acquired subsequent to the year end and after receipt of regulatory approvals, by paying $20,000 in cash and issuing 80,000 shares of the Company.
 
 
The 1,200 hectare Bob and the adjacent 100 hectare JMD properties, located 80 km west of Quesnel, were acquired subsequent to the year end after receipt of regulatory approvals by issuing 200,000 shares of the Company, to a prospecting partnership. Of these 200,000 shares, 50,000 will



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

 
be held in escrow until the Company has reached a third party joint venture agreement or has completed a total of $250,000 in exploration expenditures.
 
 
In February and March 2004, the Company entered into agreements to acquire the 2,000 hectare Crystal Property, the 2,000 hectare Orr Property, and the 2,175 hectare Jim Property by agreeing to pay the costs of staking. The Crystal and Orr claims are located approximately 45 kilometres southeast and 35 kilometres southeast of the town of 100 Mile House respectively, and the Jim Property is located 6 kilometres northeast of Horsefly. Subsequently, the Company staked four mineral claims to this property.
 
 
In March 2004, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the 6,400 hectare GBR Property (formerly known as the Wolverine Property) located approximately 70 kilometres northwest of Dease Lake. Amarc has the option to acquire a 100% interest in the mineral claims, subject to a net smelter royalty, from the Iskut North Syndicate by making cash payments totaling $225,000 (of which $15,000 was paid subsequent to year end) and issuing 450,000 shares (of which 30,000 were issued subsequent to the year end).
 
(b)     
Durango State, Mexico
Inde Property
 
 
The Inde Property ("the Property") comprises approximately 270 hectares and consists of five mineral concessions, of which three are owned outright by the Company and two are held under option. The Company was assigned its interest in the Property in November 2001 from Hunter Dickinson Group Inc., ("HDGI"), a private company related by certain directors in common, in consideration for US$475,000, which was paid during the 2002 fiscal year. The Company also assumed the position of HDGI in the option agreement to acquire two of the claims from the underlying vendor which, as amended during the current fiscal year, will require future semi-annual payments of US$125,000 commencing in December, 2003 until a required balloon payment of US$3.0 million in June 2006. These two claims carry a net smelter returns royalty of 4%, capped at an aggregate of US$2.0 million.
 
 
During the 2003 fiscal year, the Company paid finder's fees in connection with the Property of $43,393 and 265,680 common shares, and also paid the underlying property vendor US$25,000 (2002 – US$125,000) in connection with the option agreement assigned from HDGI. No further finder's fees are owed on this property.
 
 
In December 2003, and concurrent with the amendment to the underlying option agreement, the Company optioned the Property to Minera Bugambilias, S.A. de C.V. ("Bugambilias"). Bugambilias can earn up to a 70% interest in the Inde Property by exercising two options. Under the First Option, Bugambilias can earn a 51% interest by incurring $2.2 million in expenditures on the property within three years (of which $100,000 must be spent in the first year, $500,000 in the second year and a further $1.6 million in the third year). Bugambilias must also make all required option payments to the underlying property vendor for the first year.



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

(c)      Manitoba, Canada
Fox River Property
 
 
By an agreement dated November 15, 2001, the Company acquired the right to participate in the Fox River Project by investing in, and becoming a general partner of, a limited partnership which held an option to acquire property interests comprising four Special Exploration Permits located near Thompson, Manitoba.
 
 
The Fox River Property comprised two permits covering 285,588 hectares owned 100% by Falconbridge Limited ("Falconbridge") and two permits covering 28,392 hectares which were subject to an option agreement between Falconbridge and W. Bruce Dunlop Limited NPL. The Fox River Project option rights held by the partnership entitled it to earn a 60% interest in the Project by expending an aggregate of $12.5 million prior to December 31, 2005, subject to Falconbridge's right to back-in to a 60% interest by completing and financing a bankable feasibility study and by arranging financing and completion guarantees for mine development. The expenditures were to be made at the rate of $2.5 million per year, with the completion date of the first year's amount extended to September 30, 2002, which the Company met.
 
 
The other significant general partner of the limited partnership was initially Expatriate Resources Ltd. ("Expatriate"), an unrelated public company. Expatriate's departure from the limited partnership resulted in it surrendering its interest to HDGI and issuing to HDGI 7 million common shares, which shares were then allotted to the Company during the comparative fiscal year at a value of $1.3 million. Refer to note 9(b).
 
 
During the year ended March 31, 2003, the Company sought an extension to earn an interest in the Fox River property, which was not agreed to by Falconbridge. In January 2003, the Company terminated its option to earn the joint venture interest from Falconbridge Limited on the Fox River Project.
 
(d)     
Other Properties
 
Yukon Territory and Saskatchewan
 
 
The Company has a 5% net profits interest (NPI) in the 46 mineral claims comprising the Ana Property in the Yukon, and a 2.5% NPI in a mineral lease comprising the Mann Lake Property in Saskatchewan. The Company has neither active exploration programs nor does it plan to undertake any new programs on these properties at the present time.



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

7.      EXPLORATION EXPENSES

          British          Year ended  
      Mexico - Inde     Columbia      Fox River     March 31,  
  Year ended March 31, 2004    Property     Properties      Property     2004  
  Assays and analysis  $ 575   $ 115,087    $   $ 115,662  
  Engineering        6,431          6,431  
  Equipment rental    1,119     1,446          2,565  
  Geological    3,964     287,284          291,248  
  Graphics        7,197          7,197  
  Helicopter        2,302          2,302  
  Property fees/assessment    (6,051   500          (5,551 ) 
  Site activities    24,361     15,055      662     40,078  
  Travel and accommodation    238     82          320  
  Incurred during the year    24,206     435,384      662     460,252  
  Cumulative exploration expenses,                   
           beginning of year    2,323,210     –      1,810,526     4,133,736  
                           
  Cumulative exploration expenses,                   
           end of year  $ 2,347,416   $ 435,384    $ 1,811,188   $ 4,593,988  
                           
                           
          British          Year ended  
      Mexico - Inde     Columbia      Fox River     March 31,  
  Year ended March 31, 2003    Property     Properties      Property     2003  
  Assays and analysis  $ 51,273   $ –    $ 15,582   $ 66,855  
  Drilling    467,227     –      170,756     637,983  
  Engineering    3,940     –      1,140     5,080  
  Equipment rental    24,588     –      5,756     30,344  
  Freight    13,071     –      663     13,734  
  Geological    297,126     –      198,247     495,373  
  Government grants        –      (97,438   (97,438 ) 
  Graphics    29,519     –      1,633     31,152  
  Helicopter        –      70,097     70,097  
  Option earn-in rights        –      (1,300,000   (1,300,000 ) 
  Option payments    45,078     –          45,078  
  Property fees/assessment    121,301     –      (5,128   116,173  
  Site activities    226,417     –      22,973     249,390  
  Travel and accommodation    34,078     –      7,431     41,509  
  Incurred during the year    1,313,618     –      (908,288 )    405,330  
  Cumulative exploration expenses,                   
           beginning of year    1,009,592     –      2,718,814     3,728,406  
                           
  Cumulative exploration expenses,                   
           end of year  $ 2,323,210   $ –    $ 1,810,526   $ 4,133,736  



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

8. SHARE CAPITAL 
   
(a) Authorized share capital 
 
The Company's authorized share capital consists of 100,000,000 common shares, without par value. 
   
(b) Issued and outstanding common shares 

        Number of       
  Common shares issued:  Price    Shares    Amount   
  Balance March 31, 2001      9,770,000    $ 6,541,359   
  Issued during fiscal 2002             
           Private placement, January 2002 (net of issue costs)  $0.40    2,500,000    913,649   
           Private placement, March 2002 (net of issue costs)  $0.40    2,500,000    905,744   
  Balance March 31, 2002      14,770,000    8,360,752   
  Issued during fiscal 2003             
           Warrants exercised  $0.40    87,500    35,000   
           Property option payment, September 2002  $0.42    25,500    10,467   
           Property option payment, October 2002  $0.18    240,180    43,232   
           Private placement, August 2002 (net of issue costs)  $0.60    345,710    186,224   
  Balance March 31, 2003      15,468,890    8,635,675   
  Issued during fiscal 2004             
           Options exercised  $0.18    30,000    5,400   
           Options exercised  $0.31    215,000    66,650   
           Options exercised  $0.48    513,000    246,240   
           Warrants exercised  $0.40    2,412,500    965,000   
           Warrants exercised  $0.50    2,500,000    1,250,000   
           Warrants exercised  $0.73    32,167    23,482   
           Private placement, October 2003 (i)  $0.30    13,000,000    3,849,889   
           Private placement, December 2003 (ii)  $0.55    8,002,084    4,189,297   
           Private placement, March 2004 (iii)  $0.75    2,000,000    1,407,197   
  Balance March 31, 2004      44,173,641    $ 20,638,830   

  (i)     
On October 31, 2003 the Company announced a private placement of 13,000,000 units, of which 5,047,000 were flow-through units and 7,953,000 were non flow-through units, at a price of $0.30 per unit. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant exercisable to purchase a common share at a price of $0.34 for a two year period. The warrants are subject to a 45 day accelerated expiry if the closing trade price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is at least Cdn$0.68 for any ten consecutive trading days. This placement completed on December 31, 2003 (note 8(d)), and the Company incurred $50,111 in share issue costs in respect to it.
 
  (ii)     
In December 2003, the Company announced and completed a private placement of 8,002,084 units, of which 4,397,906 were flow-through and 3,604,178 were non flow- through, at a price of $0.55 per unit. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant exercisable to purchase a common share at a price of $0.60 for a one year period. The warrants are subject to a 45 day accelerated expiry if, for any period of ten consecutive trading days following the expiry of the four month hold period, the



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

   
closing price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is at least Cdn$1.10. The Company incurred share issue costs of $211,849 in connection with this financing.
 
 
(iii)
On March 9, 2004, the Company completed a private placement of 2,000,000 units at a price of $0.75 per unit. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant (note 8(d)), exercisable to purchase a common share at a price of $0.85 for a one year period. The warrants are subject to a 45 day accelerated expiry if, for any period of ten consecutive trading days following the expiry of the four month hold period, the closing price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange is at least $1.50.
 
 
Subsequent to March 31, 2004, 80,000 shares were issued to an independent prospector to acquire the Sitka Gold Property, 150,000 common shares were issued to a third party prospecting partnership to acquire the Bob and JMD properties and 30,000 common shares were issued to a syndicate to acquire the GBR Property (note 6(a)).
 
(c)     
Share purchase option compensation plan
 
 
The Company has a share purchase option compensation plan approved by the shareholders that allows the Company to grant up to 2,970,000 share purchase options, vesting over up to two years, subject to regulatory terms and approval, to its employees, officers, directors and consultants. The exercise price of each option can be set equal to or greater than the closing market price of the common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on the day prior to the date of the grant of the option, less any allowable discounts. Options have a maximum term of five years and terminate 30 days following the termination of the optionee's employment, except in the case of retirement or death.
 
 
The continuity of share purchase options for the year ended March 31, 2004 is:

    Exercise      Mar. 31                Expired/     Mar. 31   
  Expiry date  Price      2003      Granted      Exercised     Cancelled     2004   
  April 5, 2003  $0.56      1,200,000      –          (1,200,000   –   
  January 30, 2004  $0.48      667,000      –      (513,000   (154,000   –   
  December 20, 2004  $0.18      97,000      –      (30,000       67,000   
  May 9, 2005  $0.17      –      7,000              7,000   
  March 21, 2005  $0.31      –      2,253,000      (215,000   (5,000   2,033,000   
  March 21, 2005  $0.36      –      25,500              25,500   
  March 21, 2005  $0.49      –      73,000              73,000   
          1,964,000      2,358,500      (758,000 )    (1,359,000 )    2,205,500   
  Weighted average                               
          exercise price      $ 0.51    $ 0.32    $ 0.42   $ 0.55   $ 0.31   

 

The weighted-average contractual remaining life of share purchase options is 0.97 years.

Subsequent to March 31, 2004, 35,000 share purchase options were exercised at $0.31.




AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

  The continuity of share purchase options for the year ended March 31, 2003 is:

    Exercise    Mar. 31                  Expired/   Mar. 31   
  Expiry date  Price    2002      Granted      Exercised      Cancelled   2003   
  April 5, 2003 (i)  $0.56    1,200,000      –      –        1,200,000   
  January 30, 2004  $0.48    688,000      –      –      (21,000 667,000   
  December 20, 2004  $0.18    –      97,000      –        97,000   
        1,888,000      97,000            (21,000 )  1,964,000   
  Weighted average                             
          exercise price      $ 0.53    $ 0.18    $ –    $ 0.48   $ 0.51   


 
The exercise prices of all share purchase options granted during the period were equal to the market price at the grant date. Using an option pricing model with the assumptions noted below, the estimated fair value of all options granted during the period have been reflected in the statement of operations as follows:

      Year ended      Year ended   
      Mar. 31, 2004      Mar. 31, 2003   
  Exploration             
          Engineering  $ 32,130    $ –   
          Environmental, socioeconomic and land    8,682      –   
          Geological    146,123      –   
      186,935      –   
  Office and administration    220,428      5,805   
  Total compensation cost recognized in operations,             
          credited to contributed surplus  $ 407,363    $ 5,805   

  The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of options granted during the year were:

    Risk free interest rate  3%  
    Weighted average expected life  1.4 years  
    Vesting period  0–6 months  
    Weighted average expected volatility  103%  
    Expected dividends  nil  



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

(d)      Share purchase warrants
 
  The continuity of share purchase warrants (each warrant exercisable into one common share) for the year ending March 31, 2004 is:

      Exercise      Mar. 31                  Expired/     Mar. 31   
  Expiry date    Price      2003      Issued      Exercised     Cancelled     2004   
  December 27, 2003 (ii)  $ 0.73      345,710      –      (32,167   (313,543   –   
  December 31, 2003 (iii)  $ 0.50      200,000      –          (200,000   –   
  January 7, 2004 (i)  $ 0.40      2,412,500      –      (2,412,500       –   
  March 8, 2004 (iv)  $ 0.50      2,500,000      –      (2,500,000       –   
  December 31, 2004  $ 0.60      –      8,002,084              8,002,084   
  March 9, 2005  $ 0.85      –      2,000,000              2,000,000   
  December 31, 2005  $ 0.34      –      13,000,000              13,000,000   
            5,458,210      23,002,084      (4,944,667 )    (513,543 )    23,002,084   
  Weighted average                                 
            exercise price        $ 0.47    $ 0.47    $ 0.45   $ 0.64   $ 0.47   


  The continuity of share purchase warrants (each warrant exercisable into one common share) for the year ended March 31, 2003 is:

      Exercise      Mar. 31                  Expired/      Mar. 31   
  Expiry date    Price      2002      Issued      Exercised     Cancelled      2003   
  January 7, 2003  $ 0.40      87,500      –      (87,500   –      –   
  September 8, 2003  $ 0.50      2,500,000      –          –      2,500,000   
  December 27, 2003 (ii)  $ 0.73      –      345,710          –      345,710   
  December 31, 2003 (iii)  $ 0.50      200,000      –          –      200,000   
  January 7, 2004 (i)  $ 0.40      2,412,500      –          –      2,412,500   
            5,200,000      345,710      (87,500 )          5,458,210   
  Weighted average                                   
            exercise price        $ 0.45    $ 0.73    $ 0.40   $ –    $ 0.47   

 
(i)     
In December 2002, the TSX Venture Exchange gave approval for 2,412,500 warrants to have their original expiry dates of January 7, 2003 and July 7, 2003 extended to January 7, 2004.
 
(ii)     
Each share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional common share at a price of $0.73 until December 27, 2003. The share purchase warrants are subject to a 45-day accelerated expiry if the closing price of the common shares of the Company as traded on the TSX Venture Exchange is at least $1.10 for ten consecutive trading days.
 
(iii)     
In December 2002, the Company amended the exercise price of 200,000 warrants from their original price of $1.00 to $0.50.
 
(iv)     
In September 2003, the TSX Venture Exchange gave approval to extend the expiry date of 2,500,000 share purchase warrants from September 8, 2003 to March 8, 2004.
     
 

The contractual remaining life of share purchase warrants is 1.33 years.

Subsequent to March 31, 2004, 356,668 share purchase warrants were exercised at $0.34




AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

(e)      Contributed surplus

  Balance, March 31, 2002  $ –   
  Changes during 2003:       
            Non-cash share-based compensation (note 7(c))    5,805   
  Contributed surplus, March 31, 2003    5,805   
  Changes during 2004:       
            Non-cash share-based compensation (note 7(c))    407,363   
  Contributed surplus, March 31, 2004  $ 413,168   


9.      RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS


      As at March 31  
  Balances receivable (payable)    2004     2003     2002  
            Hunter Dickinson Inc. (a)  $ 85,263   $ (258,534 $ 1,057,075  
            Hunter Dickinson Group Inc. (b)    (3,424   92,984     160,976  
            Anooraq Resources Corporation (c)            48,652  
            Farallon Resources Ltd. (d)            (87,789
     Total  $ 81,839   $ (165,550 $ 1,178,914  
                     
      Years ended March 31   
  Transactions    2004     2003      2002  
  Services rendered and expenses reimbursed             
            Hunter Dickinson Inc. (a)  $ 502,474   $ 973,289   $ 375,964  
            Hunter Dickinson Group Inc. (b)    12,800     20,736     745,238  
            C.E.C. Engineering Ltd. (c)        10,123     7,888  
  Property acquisitions             
            United Mineral Services Ltd. (d)    73,929          

  (a)     
Hunter Dickinson Inc. ("HDI") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are private companies with certain directors in common that provide geological, technical, corporate development, administrative and management services to, and incur third party costs on behalf of, the Company on a full cost recovery basis pursuant to an agreement dated December 31, 1996. Balances receivable from (payable to) Hunter Dickinson Inc. have arisen in the normal course of exploration work on the Company's mineral properties and from the provision of ongoing administrative services.
 
  (b)     
Hunter Dickinson Group Inc. ("HDGI") is a private company with certain directors in common that provides consulting services at market rates to the Company.
 
  (c)     
C.E.C. Engineering Ltd. is a private company controlled by a director, that provides engineering and project management services to the Company based on the fair market value of those services.
 
  (d)     
United Mineral Services Ltd. ("UMS") is a private company owned by a director. The Company acquired the 2,000 hectare RAD claims by paying the $8,000 staking cost which



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

   
had been paid for by UMS and acquired the Buck claims by paying $65,929, the cost of staking the property and line cutting (note 6(a)).
 
 
10.   
RECLAMATION DEPOSIT
 
 
In March 2002, the Company deposited $70,000 in trust with Gordon J. Fretwell Law Corporation as a reclamation deposit related to the Fox River Property (note 6(c)). On January 10, 2003, the Company terminated the option with Falconbridge on the Fox River property. The reclamation deposit in the amount of $70,000 was returned to the Company in June 2003.
 
 
11. 
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
 
 
During the year ended March 31, 2003, the Company received $97,438 (year ended March 31, 2002 - $387,880) from the Manitoba Mineral Exploration Assistance Program, a program which provides financial assistance for non-fuel mineral exploration in Manitoba, in respect of its work on the Fox River Property. Under the terms of this program, the Company is eligible for a rebate of 35% of qualifying expenditures. As each grant application is subject to government review and approval, the Company records the proceeds of these grants upon receipt, and as a reduction of exploration expenses.
 
 
12. 
INCOME TAXES
 
 
As of March 31, 2004, the Company had approximately $1.6 million (2003 - $2.0 million) in non- capital losses and approximately $1.55 million (2003 - $2.0 million) in capital losses for Canadian tax purposes available to reduce taxable income in future years. These non-capital losses expire in various periods ranging from 2010 to 2011. Future tax benefits, if any, resulting from the application of these losses have not been reflected in these financial statements, as it cannot be considered more likely than not that they will be realized.
 
 
13.     
COMMITMENTS
 
 
At March 31, 2004, the Company is committed to incur prior to December 31, 2004, on a best efforts basis, approximately $3.5 million in qualifying Canadian exploration expenses, pursuant to a private placement for which flow-through proceeds were received on or before December 31, 2003 and renounced to subscribers as at that date. To March 31, 2004, approximately $436,000 had been incurred.
 
 
14. 
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
 
Subsequent to the year end, the Company
 
 
(a)
issued 391,668 common shares pursuant to the exercise of share purchase options and warrants,



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

(b)
acquired a 100% interest in the Sitka Gold Property by paying $20,000 in cash and issuing 80,000 common shares of Amarc to a third party prospecting partnership (note 6(a)), 
     
(c)
issued 150,000 common shares to a third party prospecting partnership to acquire a 100% interest in the 1,200 hectare Bob and JMD properties (note 6(a)), 
     
(d)
issued 30,000 common shares to a third party prospecting group to acquire a 100% interest in the GBR Property (note 6(a)), and 
     
(e)
announced an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Spius gold-copper-molybdenum porphyry property located near Merritt, BC. 
     
15.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) 
     
(a)
Mineral property costs 
     
The Company's policy of expensing all property costs except where an outright property interest has been acquired results in an accounting treatment for these costs which the Company considers to be materially congruent with US GAAP. Accordingly, the Company considers that no US/Canadian GAAP difference exists with respect to mineral property costs in these consolidated financial statements. 
     
(b)
Stock-based compensation 
     
United States Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 ("SFAS 123"), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", requires that stock-based compensation be accounted for based on a fair value methodology, although in certain instances, it allows the effects to be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements rather than in the statement of operations. SFAS 123 also allows an entity to continue to measure compensation costs for stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic value based method of accounting as prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25 ("APB 25"). To March 31, 2002, the Company had elected to measure compensation cost for those plans using APB 25 for US GAAP purposes. There were no material differences in the treatment by the Company with respect to stock based compensation under US and Canadian GAAP for the year ended March 31, 2002. 
     
United States Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 148 ("SFAS 148"), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123", permits the Company to adopt a fair value methodology on a prospective basis. Effective April 1, 2002, for US GAAP purposes the Company prospectively adopted the fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation, a treatment consistent with the accounting treatment used for Canadian GAAP. Accordingly the Company considers there were no material differences in the treatment by the Company with respect to stock based compensation under US and Canadian GAAP for the years ended March 31, 2003 and 2004. 



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

(c)     
Available for sale securities
 
 
Under US GAAP, the common shares of StrataGold Corporation ("StrataGold") and of Expatriate Resources Ltd. ("Expatriate") held by the Company would be considered available-for-sale securities to be recorded at fair value in accordance with SFAS 115, " Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities". Unrealized gains and losses are recorded as other comprehensive income which is a separate component of shareholders' equity, except for declines in fair value that are determined to be other than temporary. These declines in value are charged to the statement of operations, which is consistent with the treatment prescribed under Canadian GAAP for that occurrence.
 
 
US GAAP requires the Company to present comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with SFAS 130, " Reporting Comprehensive Income", which establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income (loss), its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income (loss) comprises net income (loss) and all changes to shareholders' equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Canadian GAAP does not require the presentation of comprehensive income (loss).
 
 
During the year ended March 31, 2004, for US GAAP purposes the Company would have recorded an upward mark-to-market adjustment of $84,498 (year ended March 31, 2003 – $nil; year ended March 31, 2002 – $nil) related to its investment in common shares of StrataGold.
 
(d)     
Summary of effect of differences in Canadian and US GAAP
 
 
The effect of the above differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP on the balance sheet and statement of operations and deficit is summarized as follows:

  Total assets   
2004 
   
2003
   
  Total assets under Canadian GAAP  $ 14,187,517    $ 1,019,106    
  Mark-to-market adjustment, StrataGold    84,498         
  Total assets under US GAAP  $ 14,272,015    $ (1,019,106 )   

  Loss for the year   
2004 
   
2003
   
2002
 
  Income (loss) for the year under Canadian               
  GAAP and US GAAP  $ 831,135    $ (1,854,721 $ (3,886,618
  Other comprehensive income               
       Mark-to-market adjustment on StrataGold    84,498           
  Comprehensive income (loss)  $ 915,633    $ (1,854,721 )  $ (3,886,618 ) 
                     
  Comprehensive income (loss) per share    0.04    $ (0.12 )  $ (0.37 ) 



AMARC RESOURCES LTD.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended March 31, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
 

  Deficit    2004     2003     2002  
  Deficit under Canadian GAAP  $ (7,047,240 $ (7,878,375 $ (6,023,654
  Mark-to-market adjustment, StrataGold    84,498          
  Deficit under US GAAP  $ (6,962,742 )  $ (7,878,375 )  $ (6,023,654 )