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Nature of Business
6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements 
Nature of Business

 

1              Nature of Business
 
Sillenger Exploration Corp. (“Sillenger” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Nevada on February 14, 2007.  Sillenger is an exploration stage company and has not yet realized any revenues from its planned operations. During the period ended February 28, 2008, the Company had acquired a 100% interest in three mining claims in the Bulkley mining district of British Columbia, Canada for cash consideration of $379. On May 15, 2009 the Company abandoned the mineral titles and re-staked them in order to reduce exploration costs. The Company’s rights to these claims expired in June 2011.
 
On May 26, 2010, Sillenger introduced its proprietary CLP Claims Licensing Program which is designed to help governments to provide a fast-track process for issuing the necessary documentation to resource companies. The system helps reduce risk to exploration companies and helps market a country as an attractive investment destination.
 
On June 1, 2010, Sillenger, through its business partnership with FCMI Global Inc. (“FCMI”), whereby FCMI assigned trademarks, intellectual properties, contracts and agreements to Sillenger in exchange for 5% (percent) of Sillenger’s annual net income per Sillenger’s audited financial statements, entered into a contract with the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to conduct an airborne geophysical survey of certain specific areas of Equatorial Guinea.  The survey was to provide the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy of Equatorial Guinea a geological database of the region highlighting the locations where there may be the presence of mineral, hydrocarbon or groundwater deposits, and a preliminary identification of subsurface structures which may present exploration potential, and to identify the likeliest exploration targets within those deposits. In exchange, Sillenger was granted the mineral and hydrocarbon rights to 15% of the claim blocks in the entire area surveyed, as chosen by Sillenger, as well as a preferential right to any other claims that Sillenger desires. The business partnership with FCMI entailed fully reimbursing FCMI for expenses it incurred in negotiating trademarks, intellectual properties, contracts and agreements that were assigned to Sillenger.
 
On June 11, 2010, Sillenger retained Fugro Airborne Surveys, a subsidiary of Fugro Group, to conduct the airborne geophysical survey of the Rio Muni region of Equatorial Guinea. The survey would have helped to reveal the locations of potential deposits, and provide a detailed reading of the subsurface structures.
 
In October 2010, the Company entered into negotiations to finance the cost of this survey. As part of these negotiations, Sillenger fully assigned its commitment with Fugro Airborne Surveys to a third party.  On April 28, 2011, Sillenger executed an agreement with Ivory Resources Inc. (“Ivory”), Brilliant Mining Corp. (“Brilliant”) and others, whereby Sillenger agreed to accept and receive 7,407,407 units of Brilliant [with a 4 month escrow] in exchange for Ivory acquiring from Sillenger the agreement with the government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, which included certain preferential rights to request mining and/or oil concessions. Each Unit consists of one common share of Brilliant and one Common Share purchase warrant. Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share of Brilliant upon the payment of $0.45 per Warrant at any time until 24 months following the date of issuance. As part of the agreement, all the assets of FCMI, including the amounts receivable from Sillenger, would be transferred to a newly set up wholly owned subsidiary of Sillenger. On, May 5, 2011, the Company incorporated a fully owned subsidiary in Ontario, Canada. On July 12, 2011 the Company closed its transaction with Ivory, Brilliant and others.
In late July 2011, Sillenger accepted an invitation to travel to Africa to meet with senior government officials in a number of West African countries. The purpose of the trip was to present the Sillenger/Government partnership model for helping to attract foreign capital investment, and to discuss mutually beneficial business development opportunities.