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ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2012
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
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ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
 
Aurum, Inc. ("Aurum” or the “Company") is a Delaware corporation, originally incorporated in Florida as Liquid Financial Engines, Inc. The principal stockholder of Aurum is Golden Target Pty Ltd., an Australian corporation (“Golden”), which owned 96.21% of Aurum as of July 31, 2012.
 
On January 20, 2010, the Company re-incorporated in the state of Delaware (the “Reincorporation”) through a merger involving Liquid Financial Engines, Inc. (“Liquid”) and Aurum, Inc., a Delaware Corporation that was a wholly owned subsidiary of Liquid. The Reincorporation was effected by merging Liquid with Aurum, with Aurum being the surviving entity. For financial reporting purposes Aurum is deemed a successor to Liquid.
 
In July 2009, Golden acquired a 96% interest in Aurum from certain stockholders. In connection therewith, the Company appointed a new President/Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Secretary and a new sole Director. The sole director and stockholder of Golden is also the President and CEO of the Company.
 
Commencing August 2009, the Company decided to focus on mineral exploration for gold and copper in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao P.D.R or Laos). The Company’s planned operations have not commenced and are considered to be in the exploration stage.
 
In December 2010, the Company executed a Management and Shareholders Agreement with Argonaut Overseas Investments Ltd (“AOI”), an indirectly wholly owned Subsidiary of Argonaut Resources N.L., in respect to Argonaut’s 70% held Century Concession in Laos.
 
The agreement appoints Aurum as the manager of the Century Thrust Joint Venture Agreement (“Joint Venture”), which currently exists between Argonaut and two other parties, and gives the Company the right to earn 72.86% of AOI’s interest in the Joint Venture which is equivalent to a 51% beneficial interest in the Century Concession. In order to acquire this interest, Aurum may be required to spend US$6.5 million on exploration within five years (see note 13).
 
On February 10, 2011, the Company entered into a Deed of Agreement with the shareholders of the Lao Inter Mining Options Ltd (“LIMO”) which granted Aurum an option to purchase LIMO’s 20% interest in the Joint Venture. This Agreement, in conjunction with the Management and Shareholders Agreement with AOI would have enabled Aurum to acquire, at its option, a 71% beneficial interest in the Century Concession. On October 24, 2011, the Company executed a Deed of Variation of Call Option extending the exercise date of the Option to April 24, 2012, for a consideration of $55,000 for each month extended (see note 14). The Company decided not to exercise the option to purchase 20% of the Joint Venture.
 
The Company’s ability to continue operations through the remainder of 2012 is dependent upon future funding from affiliated entities, capital raisings, or its ability to commence revenue producing operations and positive cash flows.