10QSB/A 1 a07-2108_110qsba.htm 10QSB/A

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-QSB/A

(Mark One)

x                             QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

o                                TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from             to            

U.S. GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

 

001-33190

 

84-0796160

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

2201 Kipling Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-1545
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code:  (303) 238-1438

N/A
(Former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes   o   No  x

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:  49,996,755 shares outstanding as of November 13, 2006.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format:  Yes   o   No  x

 




 

U.S. GOLD CORPORATION

Index

 

 

 

Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited) at September 30, 2006

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

6

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

 

16

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Controls and Procedures

 

22

 

 

 

 

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

24

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

24

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

24

 

Explanatory Note : This amendment to Form 10-QSB is being filed to include restated financial statements  for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006. The restatement is being made to reverse the amortization of deferred offering costs during these periods. Except to the extent relating to the restatement of our financial statements, the financial statements and other disclosures in this Form 10-QSB do not reflect any events that have occurred after this Form 10-Q was initially filed on November 14, 2006. This amendment contains the entire report as amended and restated.

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U.S. GOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
(Unaudited and restated)

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

60,641,189

 

Interest receivable

 

51,369

 

Prepaid expenses

 

52,359

 

Total current assets

 

60,744,917

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

592,690

 

Restrictive time deposits for reclamation bonding

 

3,102,696

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

Inactive milling equipment

 

777,819

 

Long-lived asset-asset retirement

 

2,231,036

 

Other assets

 

2,125

 

Total other assets

 

3,010,980

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

67,451,283

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

3,850,333

 

Installment purchase contracts

 

24,177

 

Retirement obligation (reclamation activities)

 

360,054

 

Total current liabilities

 

4,234,564

 

 

 

 

 

Installment purchase contracts, long-term

 

9,260

 

Retirement obligation

 

2,769,673

 

Other permit obligations

 

72,511

 

Total liabilities

 

7,086,008

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 49,996,755 shares issued and outstanding

 

162,620,797

 

Accumulated (deficit)

 

(102,255,522

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

60,365,275

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

67,451,283

 

 

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

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U.S. GOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited and restated)

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

REVENUE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Total revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

1,302,500

 

2,008,726

 

2,751,570

 

2,456,667

 

Proposed acquisitions

 

963,812

 

 

4,348,190

 

 

Property holding costs

 

844,635

 

367,269

 

1,626,488

 

438,511

 

Exploration costs

 

3,374,671

 

 

4,375,095

 

 

Stock option expense

 

304,857

 

 

840,857

 

 

Write-off of purchase price receivable

 

 

 

 

182,748

 

Equity share of GRC loss

 

 

 

 

58,888

 

Realization reserve-GRC stock

 

 

 

 

168,960

 

Interest

 

2,439

 

625

 

5,880

 

2,961

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

 

70,062

 

47,387

 

206,051

 

62,856

 

Change in value of derivatives

 

(7,346,580

)

 

51,680,304

 

 

Depreciation

 

22,418

 

1,914

 

35,012

 

11,565

 

Total costs and expenses

 

(461,186

)

2,425,921

 

65,869,447

 

3,383,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

461,186

 

(2,425,921

)

(65,869,447

)

(3,383,156

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnest money payment

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

Interest income

 

1,395,647

 

8,971

 

1,884,025

 

17,155

 

Management fee

 

 

 

 

330,000

 

Realized gain from GRC shares

 

 

520,428

 

 

520,428

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

(17,948

)

 

(29,982

)

Total other income

 

1,395,647

 

511,451

 

1,884,025

 

1,037,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

1,856,833

 

(1,914,470

)

(63,985,422

)

(2,345,555

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,856,833

 

$

(1,914,470

)

$

(63,985,422

)

$

(2,345,555

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.04

 

$

(0.07

)

$

(1.76

)

$

(0.10

)

Diluted

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.07

)

$

(1.76

)

$

(0.10

)

 

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

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U.S. GOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
(Unaudited and restated)

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

 

$

(10,377,078

)

$

(1,987,788

)

Interest received

 

1,858,323

 

2,371

 

Interest paid

 

(5,880

)

(2,961

)

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

Cash (used in) operating activities

 

(8,524,635

)

(1,988,378

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Ernest money payment

 

 

200,000

 

Capital expenditures

 

(577,505

)

 

Increase to bonding securing reclamation

 

(150,000

)

(1,118,733

)

BacTech Nevada purchase price payments

 

 

185,776

 

Cash (used in) investing activities

 

(727,505

)

(732,957

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of subscription receipts for cash, net of issuance costs

 

69,295,760

 

 

Sale of stock for cash

 

 

4,000,000

 

Sale of assets for cash

 

 

10,000

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(80

)

Payments on installment purchase contracts

 

(79,949

)

(13,050

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

69,215,811

 

3,996,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

59,963,671

 

1,275,535

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

677,518

 

74,988

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

60,641,189

 

$

1,350,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of net (loss) to cash (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)

 

$

(63,985,422

)

$

(2,345,555

)

Forfeited earnest monies

 

 

(200,000

)

Items not requiring (providing) cash:

 

 

 

 

 

Write-off of BacTech purchase price receivable

 

 

182,748

 

Management fee paid with GRC shares

 

 

(320,000

)

Realized gain from GRC shares

 

 

(520,428

)

Equity share of GRC loss

 

 

58,888

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

29,982

 

Change in interest receivable

 

(25,702

)

(14,784

)

Non-cash portion of termination payments

 

 

423,824

 

Stock option expense

 

840,857

 

294,400

 

Realization reserve-GRC stock

 

 

168,960

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

 

206,051

 

62,856

 

Change in value of derivative

 

51,680,304

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

35,012

 

11,565

 

Decrease in other assets related to operations

 

59,246

 

1,308

 

Increase in liabilities related to operations

 

2,665,019

 

177,858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (used in) operating activities

 

$

(8,524,635

)

$

(1,988,378

)

 

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

 

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U.S. GOLD CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

1.             Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation.  The interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

Certain reclassifications have been made in the financial statements at September 30, 2005, and for the three and nine month periods then-ended, to conform to the financial statement presentation for the periods ended September 30, 2006.  The changes had no effect on Net (loss) for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Effective with the withdrawal of a subsidiary of BacTech Mining Corporation (“BacTech”) from Tonkin Springs LLC (“TSLLC”) effective May 12, 2005, the Company consolidated the accounts of TSLLC in its consolidated financial statements while prior to that date the Company reflected its minority interest in TSLLC under the equity method of accounting.

These statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the information contained therein.  However, the results of operations for the interim periods may not be indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year.  It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB/A, for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management routinely makes estimates and judgments about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.  Estimates that are critical to the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the identification and valuation of derivative instruments, and the amortization of discounts on convertible securities arising from warrants and bifurcated derivative instruments.  Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates.  Estimates and assumptions are revised periodically and the

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effects of revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period it is determined to be necessary.

Critical accounting policies are those where the Company has made the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments in making estimates, and/or where these estimates can significantly impact the financial results under different assumptions and conditions. One such critical accounting policy relates to Derivative Financial Instruments.

Derivative Financial Instruments.  In connection with the sale of debt or equity instruments, the Company may sell warrants to purchase common stock.  In certain circumstances, these warrants may be classified as derivative liabilities, rather than as equity.  Additionally, debt or equity instruments may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as conversion options, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative liability.

The Company reviews the terms of convertible debt, if any, and equity instruments, such as the subscription receipts sold in February 2006 (“Subscription Receipts”), to determine whether there are embedded derivative financial instruments, including the embedded conversion rights, that are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately as a derivative financial instrument.  In circumstances where the convertible instrument contains more than one embedded derivative financial instrument, including the conversion right, that is required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative financial instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative financial instrument.

In connection with the sale of Subscriptions Receipts (see Note 5) in 2006, the Company issued freestanding warrants (“Warrants”) and a right to receive shares of common stock (the embedded conversion feature).  Although the terms of the Warrants or issuance of common stock does not provide for net-cash settlement, in certain circumstances, physical or net-share settlement is deemed to be outside the control of the Company and, accordingly, the Company was required to account for these freestanding Warrants as derivative liabilities, rather than as equity.  In these cases, the Company deducts the fair value of the derivative financial instrument from the proceeds of sales of the equity instrument.  Effective July 24, 2006, the Company entered into agreements that modified the terms of the indentures executed in connection with the Subscription Receipts which amendments terminated the requirements for derivative accounting and the balance of derivative liability was reclassified and transferred to common stock within shareholders’ equity.

The identification of, and accounting for, derivative financial instruments is extremely complex.  Derivative financial instruments are initially measured at their fair value.  The Company’s derivative liabilities are re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the estimated fair value reported as charges or credits to income, in the period in which the changes occur. For warrants and bifurcated conversion options that are accounted for as derivative liabilities, the Company determines the fair value of these instruments using the Cox-Rabb-Rubinstein binomial option pricing model. That model requires assumptions related to the remaining term of the instruments and risk-free rates of return, the Company’s current common stock price and expected dividend yield, and the expected volatility of its common stock price over the life of the warrant based

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upon certain historical measurements.  The identification of, and accounting for, derivative financial instruments and the assumptions used to value them can significantly affect the Company’s financial statements.

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.  Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.  The Company does do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks.

Per Share Amounts.  SFAS 128, “Earnings Per Share,” provides for the calculation of “Basic” and “Diluted” earnings per share.  Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period (42,472,579 and 36,366,608, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006, and 29,444,834 and 23,495,593, respectively for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005).  Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of the Company, similar to fully diluted earnings per share.  For the three months ended September 30, 2006, fully diluted shares total 61,281,755.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, subscription receipts, brokers options, warrants and stock options are not considered in the computation of diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be antidilutive.

Stock Option Plans.  Effective January 1, 2006, the Company implemented SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” requiring the Company to provide compensation costs for the Company’s stock option plans determined in accordance with the fair value based method prescribed in SFAS 123.  The Company estimates the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and provides for expense recognition over the service period, if any, of the stock option.

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company applied APB Opinion 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations in accounting for all stock option plans.  Under APB Opinion 25, no compensation cost was recognized for stock options issued to employees as the exercise price of the Company’s stock options granted equaled or exceeded the market price of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  SFAS 107, “Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments.  Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2006.

The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximate their fair values.  These financial instruments include cash, cash equivalents, interest receivable, restrictive time deposits, accounts payable and installment purchase contracts.  Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair value or they are receivable or payable on

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demand. The carrying value of the Company’s long-term purchase contracts approximates fair values of similar debt instruments.

Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.  The Company implemented FIN 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations,” effective January 1, 2006, which clarifies that the term ‘conditional asset retirement obligation’ as used in SFAS 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity.  FIN 47 requires an entity to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value can be reasonably estimated.  Adoption of FIN 47 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

2.             Tonkin Springs Project

The Company owns 100% of Tonkin Springs LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TSLLC”) which, in turn, owns the Tonkin Springs gold property located in Eureka County, Nevada.  Effective May 12, 2005, BacTech withdrew from TSLLC and its 55% interest reverted back to the Company, following which the Company owned 100% of TSLLC.  The Company then assumed responsibilities for management and funding for the project.

In 2006 the Company commenced an extensive multi-year, property-wide, integrated exploration program at the Tonkin Springs property, focusing on evaluation of the structural and stratigraphic setting of the project. The Company’s objectives are to expand the known mineralization and to discover new mineralization in areas previously untested, targeting deeper mineralization. This multi-year program contemplates completing approximately 400,000 feet of drilling at a total program cost of approximately $25 to $30 million. Of that amount, the Company anticipates spending approximately $10 million in 2006, conditional upon continuing receipt of necessary regulatory agency permits and the availability of drill rigs and personnel.  The Company has spent approximately $4,375,095 in exploration and related expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

The Company is responsible for reclamation of certain past and future disturbances at the Tonkin Springs property.  The Company maintains required bonding and at September 30, 2006 has cash bonding in place of $3,102,696 including bonding of approximately $150,000 related to the 2006 initial exploration program.  The Company completed an updated reclamation cost estimate in September 2006 which was submitted for review to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The new estimate represents reclamation costs for bonding purposes and totals $2,774,806.  This estimate is exclusive of (i) remaining 2006 reclamation program which is estimated at approximately $280,550, (ii)  $150,000 exploration reclamation bonding for the current year exploration program and (iii) reclamation bonding for the pending property-wide exploration permit of $376,000 anticipated to be required during the first quarter of 2007.  Reclamation activities are currently projected to be incurred primarily through 2013.  Reclamation expenditures for 2006 are projected at approximately $1,369,706 of which $1,089,156 have been incurred through September 30, 2006 and approximately $280,550 are expected to be spent in the fourth quarter of 2006.

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Related to its obligations, the Company follows SFAS 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” The following is a reconciliation of the aggregate of projected asset retirement obligation for financial reporting since January 1, 2006:

Asset retirement and reclamation liability-January 1, 2006

 

$

2,724,721

 

Retirement expenditures during nine months ended September 30, 2006

 

(1,089,156

)

Increase (decrease) in liability related to 2006 updated estimate and new activity including property wide exploration

 

1,288,111

 

Accretion of liability at 8.72% annual rate

 

206,051

 

Asset retirement and reclamation liability-September 30, 2006

 

$

3,129,727

 

 

It is anticipated that the capitalized asset retirement costs will be charged to expense based on the units of production method commencing with gold production at Tonkin Springs, if any.  There was no projected adjustment during 2006 for amortization expense of capitalized asset retirement cost required under SFAS 143 since the Tonkin Springs property was not in operation.    Actual asset retirement and reclamation, generally, will be commenced upon the completion of operations at the property.

3.             Property and Equipment

At September 30, 2006, property and equipment consisted of the following:

Office furniture and equipment

 

$

111,341

 

Trucks and trailers

 

504,962

 

Other equipment

 

44,873

 

Subtotal

 

661,176

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(68,486

)

Total

 

$

592,690

 

 

4.             Potential Acquisitions

On March 5, 2006, the Company announced its intention to acquire four Canadian companies with properties in the Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend in Nevada.  These companies, White Knight Resources Ltd., Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd., Coral Gold Resources Ltd. and Tone Resources Limited (collectively, the “Target Companies”), have mineral properties that are adjacent to or near the Company’s Tonkin Springs property.  The Company’s intention is to acquire all of the shares of each of the Target Companies in exchange for the issuance of shares of its common stock as follows:

·       0.35 of a share of Company common stock for each outstanding share of White Knight;

·       0.23 of a share of Company common stock for each outstanding share of Nevada Pacific Gold;

·       0.63 of a share of Company common stock for each outstanding share of Coral Gold; and

·       0.26 of a share of Company common stock for each outstanding share of Tone Resources.

On May 1, 2006, the Company commenced an offer to the shareholders of White Knight for all the common shares of that company, which offer was subsequently terminated on June 5, 2006 in view of regulatory requirements.  On October 26, 2006, the Company filed a registration

 

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statement with the SEC in anticipation of recommencing its offer to purchase all of the shares of White Knight at the rate of 0.35 of an exchangeable share of the Company’s Canadian acquisition subsidiary (“Canadian Exchange Co.”) for each share of White Knight.

On October 30, 2006, the Company filed registration statements in anticipation of commencing an offer for the common shares of Nevada Pacific and Tone Resources, and on November 13, 2006, the Company filed a registration statement in anticipation of commencing an offer for the common shares of Coral Gold.

If commenced, any of the  offers will be subject to numerous conditions, including but not limited to (i) the tender of a minimum number of common shares; (ii) approval for listing of the Company’s common stock on the AMEX; (iii) receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals from the United States and Canadian securities agencies, as well as any other approvals, consents, clearances or waivers required by other governmental or regulatory agencies; and (iv) approval from the Company’s shareholders for actions necessary to consummate the transaction.

If all of these acquisitions are completed on the previously announced terms, the Company would issue up to approximately 46.5 million shares of Canadian Exchange Co. (or 54.4 million shares if the Target Companies’ currently outstanding options and warrants are exercised), which shares are exchangeable for shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-to-one basis.  This would represent 48% of the Company’s common stock outstanding after all of the transactions (52% if the Target Companies’ outstanding options and warrants are exercised).  As a result of these transactions, the Company may experience a change in control upon issuance of the shares, although it appears unlikely that will be the case due to Mr. McEwen’s ownership in the Target Companies.

The Company is unable to predict when, if ever, such offers will be made or whether any of these proposed acquisition transactions will be completed.

The Company has incurred significant fees and expenses in connection with the proposed acquisitions, including investment banking, printing, legal and accounting fees, and expects to incur additional fees and expenses in the future.  In addition to the fees and expenses of its own advisors, the Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Target Companies under provisions of applicable law.  Through September 30, 2006, the Company has incurred approximately $4,348,190 in costs connected with the proposed acquisitions.  The total estimated amount of these fees and expenses is presently $6.5 million, although that estimate is subject to change.  A significant amount of the estimated fees and expenses will be incurred whether or not one or more of the proposed acquisitions is successful.

5.             Financing and Derivative Liabilities

On February 22, 2006, the Company completed a private placement of 16,700,000 subscription receipts (“Subscription Receipts”) at $4.50 per Subscription Receipt, from which the Company received $75,150,000 in gross proceeds (the “Private Placement”).  Of that total, $34,940,510 (net of issuance costs) were immediately received by the Company with the balance of $34,355,250, also net of issuance costs, received by the Company August 10, 2006 with release of escrowed funds for a total of $69,295,760 in net proceeds.  Effective August 10, 2006, each Subscription Receipt was converted, for no additional payment, into one share of the Company’s common stock and one-half of one

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common stock purchase warrant (“Warrant”).  Each whole Warrant is exercisable until February 22, 2011 to acquire one additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00.

Under applicable accounting rules, the Company accounted for the sale of the Subscription Receipts using derivative instrument accounting. The derivative accounting was required by certain provisions in the financing documents relating to the offering of the Subscription Receipts which provided for adjustments in the amount of common stock which could be issued upon conversion of the derivative instruments in certain events, as described in Emerging Issue Task Force (EITF) 00-19.  Under the relevant provisions in such documents as originally constituted, if the Company issued rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase common stock at a price per share which was less than 95% of the then current market price, the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscription Receipts would be adjusted upward under a formula.  Further, since the Company has a maximum number of authorized common shares and theoretically might not have sufficient common stock available to satisfy such adjustments, the Company could be forced to settle such adjustments in cash.  This possibility, even though extremely remote, required derivative instrument accounting.

In connection with the sale of Subscriptions Receipts, the Company issued freestanding Warrants and a right to receive common stock (the embedded conversion feature).  Although the terms of the Warrants or Subscription Receipts do not provide for net-cash settlement, in certain circumstances, physical or net-share settlement is deemed to be outside the Company’s control and, accordingly, the Company accounted for these freestanding Warrants and the embedded conversion feature as derivative financial instrument liabilities, rather than as equity.

When derivative accounting is required, the Company deducts the fair value of the derivative instrument from the proceeds of sales of the equity instrument.  For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported as charges or credits to income.  The Company uses the Cox-Rabb-Rubinstein binomial option pricing model to value the Warrants and the embedded conversion right components of any bifurcated embedded derivative instruments that are recorded as derivative liabilities.

On July 24, 2006, the Company entered into agreements that modified the terms of the indentures executed in connection with the Private Placement.  The execution of the Supplemental Indentures terminates derivative financial instrument accounting treatment for the Warrants and the Subscription Receipts effective July 24, 2006, and the derivative liability balance determined at that date was reclassified into common stock within shareholders’ equity.

In valuing the Warrants and the embedded conversion right components at the time they were issued and to the date of termination of required derivative accounting, July 24, 2006, the Company used the market price of our common stock on the date of valuation, an expected dividend yield of 0%, the remaining period to the expiration date of the Warrants, and an expected volatility of our common stock over the remaining life of the Warrants of 102%.  The risk-free rates of return used at February 22, 2006, and July 24, 2006, applicable to the Warrants were 4.57% and 4.99%, respectively, based on constant maturity rates published by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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Derivative Instrument Liability Analysis.  At the date of termination of requirements for derivative accounting, July 24, 2006, the following derivative liabilities related to the Warrants and the embedded derivative instruments were reclassified into common stock:

 

Issue Date

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

Value — Issue
Date

 

Value —
July 24,
2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of freestanding derivative instrument liability for warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-22-2006

 

2-22-2011

 

4,175,000 warrants

 

$10.00

 

$13,918,112

 

$

23,708,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of bifurcated embedded derivative instrument liability associated with Subscription Receipts offering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-22-2006

 

N/A

 

8,350,000 shares of underlying Common Stock

 

N/A

 

40,915,000

 

65,547,501

Balance reclassified to common stock with termination of accounting treatment

 

$

89,255,941

 

6.                                      Termination and Other Agreements

Effective July 28, 2005, and in consideration of prior uncompensated services and termination of outstanding stock options, the Company consummated agreements with each of its then existing executive officers pursuant to which their employment contracts with the Company were terminated resulting in expense of $1,423,824.

In July 2005, the Company issued an aggregate of 450,000 shares of its common stock to its then existing four independent members of the Board of Directors resulting in Stock compensation expense of $238,000.

7.             Gold Resource Corporation

Effective July 28, 2005, and related to termination agreements noted in  Note 6, the Company disposed of all of its shares of the common stock of GRC, a private Colorado corporation.   The Company’s share of GRC’s net loss for 2005 prior to the disposition of its interest in GRC was $(58,888).

GRC owed the Company $330,000 under a 2002 management contract that expired by its term December 31, 2002, which amount had not been previously recognized as a receivable or as revenue by the Company until the amount was realized.  In June 2005, GRC paid $10,000 of the amount in cash and issued to the Company 1,280,000 shares of GRC stock with an agreed upon value of $0.25 per share in full satisfaction of its obligations under the 2002 management contract.  Since the shares of GRC were not publicly traded at that time, the 1,280,000 shares of GRC received in satisfaction of the 2002 management contract were determined by third party evaluation to have a fair value of $151,040 and the Company recorded a reserve for realization of $168,960 related to the value of the 1,280,000 shares.

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8.             Shareholders’ Equity

Release of Funds from Escrow.         On August 4, 2006, the Company and the agent who acted in the Private Placement notified the Indenture Trustee that the release conditions contained in the Subscription Receipt Indenture dated February 22, 2006 had been satisfied or waived.  As a result, 16,700,000 shares of common stock and 8,350,000 Warrants were issued effective August 10, 2006 and the proceeds of escrow, excluding accrued interest, were released to the Company and the agent with the Company receiving $34,940,510 in net proceeds after commissions and other costs.  With the initial proceeds received in the February 22, 2006 sale of Subscription Receipts of $34,355,250 plus $34,940,510 from escrow totals $69,295,760 in net proceeds from the sale.

Stock Options.     Effective January 1, 2006, the Company implemented SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” which requires the Company to expense as compensation the value of grants and options under the Company’s stock option plan as determined in accordance with the fair value based method prescribed in SFAS 123.  The Company estimates the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  Related to this implementation, the Company recorded an increase in Common Stock of $337,476 and a corresponding charge to Accumulated (deficit) to reflect the prior year’s effect of this implementation, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, expensed $304,857 and $840,857 of similar costs related to the service period.  At September 30, 2006, there remains $1,458,852 of future expense related to existing stock option grants which will be expensed $314,749 during the remainder of 2006, $670,017 during 2007, $370,696 during 2008 and $103,390 in 2009.

9.             Related Party Transactions

Robert McEwen, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, participated in the private placement completed on February 22, 2006, (see Note 5), purchasing 670,000 Subscription Receipts on the same terms and conditions as the other purchasers.

Effective June 1, 2006, the Company entered into a management services agreement (“Services Agreement”) with 2083089 Ontario Inc. (“208”) pursuant to which 208 agreed to provide the Company with services including public and investor relations, market analysis and research, property evaluation, sales and marketing and other administrative support during the term of the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement extends until December 31, 2006, and provides for total payments of $540,400 in seven equal monthly installments beginning with the execution of the Services Agreement and continuing each month thereafter, plus additional amounts incurred by 208 at its actual cost and subject to approval of the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors. A company owned by Robert McEwen is the owner of 208, and Mr. McEwen is the chief executive officer and sole director of 208.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company paid 208 $311,539 and $388,739, respectively, under the Services Agreement.

The Company occasionally charters the use of aircraft in support of its business activities through charter aircraft services which in turn leases an airplane from the Company’s chief executive officer.  During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006, the Company paid or accrued $42,561 and $73,930, respectively, related to Company use of charter aircraft though these charter services.  The independent members of the Board of Directors reviewed and approved these expenditures.

10.          Restatement

The consolidated unaudited statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, have been restated to reverse the amortization expense related to offering costs related to the financing completed February 22, 2006 (see Note 5).  Related to the same issue, the consolidated unaudited balance sheet at September 30, 2006 has been restated to reverse the expense associated the the amortization expense related to the offering costs and the resultant change to capital stock since the adjusted offering costs were reclassified to capital stock.  The Company initially amortized the offering costs until the subscription receipts were converted into common stock and warrants, effective August 10, 2005, when the balance of offering costs were charged against the gross proceeds of the offering.  As specific costs directly attributable to a proposed or actual offering of securities are to be deferred and charged against the gross proceeds of the offering, the total of offering costs should have been deferred without amotization and charged to capital stock with the conversion of the subscription receipts. These restatements had the impact of increasing the net income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 by $57,123 and reducing the net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 by $285,189.

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The following table of summarized unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2006 and summarized unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months then ended, and reconciles the reported amounts to the restated amounts:

Summarized Consolidated Balance Sheet-
September 30, 2006, Unaudited

 

As Reported

 

Adjustments

 

As Restated

 

Common stock

 

$

162,905,986

 

$

(285,189

)

$

162,620,797

 

Accumulated (deficit)

 

(102,540,711

)

285,189

 

(102,255,522

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summarized Consolidated Statement of Operations-
Three months ended September 30, 2006, Unaudited

 

As Reported

 

Adjustments

 

As Restated

 

Amortization of offering costs

 

$

57,123

 

$

(57,123

)

$

 

Total costs and expenses

 

(404,063

)

57,123

 

(461,186

)

Income before income taxes

 

1,799,710

 

57,123

 

1,856,833

 

Net income

 

$

1,799,710

 

$

57,123

 

$

1,856,833

 

Basic and diluted net income per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.05

 

$

(0.01

)

$

0.04

 

Diluted

 

$

0.03
(restated)

 

$

(0.00

)

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summarized Consolidated Statement of Operations -
Nine months ended September 30, 2006, Unaudited

 

As Reported

 

Adjustments

 

As Restated

 

Amortization of offering costs

 

$

285,189

 

$

(285,189

)

$

 

Total costs and expenses

 

66,154,636

 

(285,189

)

65,869,447

 

(Loss) before income taxes

 

(64,270,611

)

285,189

 

(63,985,422

)

Net (loss)

 

$

(64,270,611

)

$

285,189

 

$

(63,985,422

)

Basic and diluted net (loss) per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(1.77

)

$

0.01

 

$

(1.76

)

Diluted

 

$

(1.77

)

$

0.01

 

$

(1.76

)

 

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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

Overview

The following discussion updates our plan of operation for the foreseeable future. It also analyzes our financial condition at September 30, 2006 and compares it to our financial condition at December 31, 2005. The discussion also summarizes the results of our operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and compares those results to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005.  We suggest that you read this discussion in connection with the MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION contained in our annual report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended December 31, 2005.

We hold a 100% interest in the Tonkin Springs gold property in Eureka County, Nevada through Tonkin Springs LLC (“TSLLC”).  Effective May 12, 2005, we assumed 100% ownership of and management responsibilities for TSLLC with the withdrawal of BacTech.  Subsequent to the withdrawal of BacTech, we consolidate the assets, liabilities, and operating results of TSLLC in our financial statements.  Therefore, the results of operations for 2006 include the activity of TSLLC and the Tonkin Springs property, while prior to May 12, 2005, our results of operations exclude such activity.  In July 2005, we disposed of our interest in Gold Resource Corporation (GRC), terminating our interest in a mining prospect located in Oaxaca, Mexico.

On February 22, 2006, we completed a private placement of 16,700,000 subscription receipts (“Subscription Receipts”) at $4.50 per Subscription Receipt, from which we received $75,150,000 in gross proceeds (“Private Placement”).  On August 10, 2006, each Subscription Receipt was converted, for no additional consideration, into one share of our common stock and one-half of one common stock purchase warrant (“Warrant”).   Each whole Warrant is exercisable until February 22, 2011 to acquire one additional share of our common stock at an exercise price of $10.00.

In connection with the Private Placement, we issued compensation options entitling the broker-dealer which acted as our placement agent (“Agent”) to acquire, for no additional consideration, broker warrants to acquire up to 1,002,000 units at an exercise price of $4.50 per unit until August 22, 2007.  Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one-half of one Warrant.  These compensation options were converted into broker warrants contemporaneously with the conversion of the Subscription Receipts on August 10, 2006.

On March 5, 2006, we announced our intention to acquire four Canadian companies with properties in the Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend in Nevada.  These companies, White Knight Resources Ltd., Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd., Coral Gold Resources Ltd. and Tone Resources Limited, (collectively, the “Target Companies”), have mineral properties that are

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adjacent to or near our Tonkin Springs property.

Our intention is to acquire all of the shares of each of the Target Companies in exchange for the issuance of shares of our common stock as follows:

·      0.35 shares of our common stock for each outstanding share of White Knight;

·      0.23 shares of our common stock for each outstanding share of Nevada Pacific Gold;

·      0.63 shares of our common stock for each outstanding share of Coral Gold; and

·      0.26 shares of our common stock for each outstanding share of Tone Resources

On May 1, 2006, we commenced an offer to the shareholders of White Knight for all the common shares of that company, which offer was subsequently terminated on June 5, 2006 in view of regulatory requirements.  On October 26, 2006, we filed a registration statement with the SEC in anticipation of recommencing our offer to purchase all of the common shares of White Knight at the rate of 0.35 of an exchangeable share of our Canadian acquisition subsidiary (“Canadian Exchange Co.”) for each share of White Knight.  On October 30, 2006, we filed registration statements in anticipation of commencing an offer for the common shares of Nevada Pacific and Tone Resources, and on November 13, 2006, we filed a registration statement in ancticipation of commencing an offer for the common shares of Coral Gold.

The Company has decided to pursue the proposed acquisitions for several reasons, including increasing property available for exploration, gaining access to technical data about the property and obtaining additional, qualified personnel.  An increase in the property available for exploration, we believe, increases the likelihood of finding commercial amounts of gold and other precious metals.   This belief is premised partly on the technical data and qualified personnel that we believe we will obtain if one or more of the acquisitions is successful.  We also believe that it would be more efficient to operate all of the combined properties under a consolidated management team, with concurrent reductions in anticipated administrative expenses.  We believe that pursuing the proposed acquisitions gives us an opportunity to pursue these objectives in a more efficient, cost effective manner than through other means such as individually-negotiated asset acquisitions.

If commenced, all of the offers will be subject to numerous conditions, including but not limited to (i) the tender of a minimum number of common shares; (ii) approval for listing of our common stock on the AMEX; (iii) receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals from the United States and Canadian securities agencies, as well as any other approvals, consents, clearances or waivers required by other governmental or regulatory agencies; and (iv) approval from our shareholders for actions necessary to consummate the transaction.

If all of these acquisitions are completed on the previously announced terms, we would issue up to approximately 46.5 million shares of Canadian Exchange Co. (or 54.4 million shares if the Target Companies’ currently outstanding options and warrants are exercised), which shares are exchangeable for shares of our common stock on a one-to-one basis.  This would represent 48% of our common stock outstanding after all of the transactions are completed (52% if the Target Companies’ outstanding options and warrants are exercised).  As a result of these transactions, we may experience a change in control upon issuance of the shares, although it appears unlikely that will be the case due to Mr. McEwen’s ownership in the Target Companies.

We are unable to predict when, if ever, such offers will be made or whether any of these proposed acquisition transactions will be completed.

Plan of Operation

Exploration.  Our plan of operation for the remainder of 2006 is to continue an extensive exploration and evaluation program at the Tonkin Springs property that began in the spring of 2006.   This program is budgeted for approximately $25 to $30 million, of which approximately

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$10 million is targeted to be spent in 2006. For the first nine months of 2006, we have incurred $4,375,095 in exploration costs, including drilling, geological and permitting efforts pursuant to that effort.  The actual drilling at Tonkin Springs commenced in June 2006 and includes both core as well as rotary drilling.  Approximately 30,000 feet of drilling has been completed through September 30, 2006, with an expanded program planned through the winter months.  Based on drill rig availability and weather, we anticipate that the drilling program would continue uninterrupted through 2006, much of 2007 and possibly into 2008.  At September 30, 2006 we have four drill rigs active at the property with additional drill rigs anticipated to be secured over the fall and winter.  An expanded property-wide exploration permit has been submitted for review to the relevant managing agencies, and it is anticipated to be completed with agency input in the spring of 2007.

Property-wide exploration activities include remote sensing survey and analysis, data reviews, geologic mapping, resource modeling, geophysical surveys and modeling, re-logging of available drill core and rotary cuttings, and rock chips and soil sampling programs.  Geophysical surveys includes gravity and IP surveys, and work continues across the property.  Additional infill and expansion soil sampling is proceeding to gather additional geochemical data in areas where the previous sampling efforts have returned interesting data.

Partial closure work on previously mined areas commenced in 2006, and includes the stabilization of three areas, including the heap leach, water management features, and the TSP-1 pit. Consulting firms acting on our behalf are working with the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the closure plans.  The Company has budgeted approximately $1,369,706 during 2006 for this effort of which $1,089,156 was incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  Earthwork commenced late August 2006 related to these closure activities, which are expected to be substantially completed by the end of November 2006.

Proposed Acquisitions.

We expect to devote substantial efforts during the remainder of 2006 and into 2007 to the formal commencement and completion of the acquisitions of the Target Companies noted above. This process will involve significant executive time, considerable expenditures related to professional fees, and other related costs, and there can be no assurance that any of these acquisitions will be completed.  If any of these acquisitions are successful, we plan to integrate the business plans, assets and the management of the Target Companies in an effort to rationalize and optimize the assets.  The costs of integrating one or more of these businesses could be significant.  We also hope to expand our exploration program in the future to include the property of any of the Target Companies that we successfully acquire.  These efforts are not expected to directly impact our exploration and evaluation of the Tonkin Springs property in the near future.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2006, we had working capital of $56,510,353 comprised of current assets of $60,744,917 and current liabilities of $4,234,564.  This represents a significant increase from the working capital deficit of $(1,002,461) at fiscal year end December 31, 2005, and primarily

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reflects the net proceeds of the Private Placement of $69,295,760.

Net cash used in operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased to $8,524,635 from $1,788,378 for the corresponding period in 2005.  Cash paid to suppliers and employees during the 2006 period increased to $10,377,078 from $1,987,788 during the 2005 period, primarily reflecting increased payments to contractors in connection with exploration of the Tonkin Springs property, property holding costs and fees and expenses in connection with the proposed acquisitions.  Interest received during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased to $1,858,323, primarily reflecting interest on funds from the Private Placement.

Our exploration program at Tonkin Springs as discussed above is budgeted for approximately $25 to $30 million over the next 2 to 3 years, for which we believe we have enough cash.  In addition, we have incurred significant fees and expenses in connection with  the proposed acquisitions, including investment banking, legal and accounting fees, and expect to incur additional fees and expenses in the future.  In addition to the fees and expenses of our own advisors, we are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Target Companies under provisions of applicable law.  The total amount of these fees and expenses is presently estimated at $6.5 million, although that estimate is subject to change.  Through September 30, 2006, we have expended or accrued approximately $4.3 million of such costs.  A significant amount of the estimated fees and expenses will be incurred whether or not one or more of the proposed offers is successful.   If one, more, or all of the acquisitions is ultimately successful, costs of integrating any of those Targets Companies and to fund project holding and current exploration commitment costs are anticipated to be funded by us with potential offset from working capital of the Target Companies, if any, upon completion of the acquisition.

Our only source of capital at present is our working capital and possible exercise of outstanding Warrants, since we have no revenue.  If necessary, we anticipate that we will be able to attract more equity funding if the acquisition of some or all of the Target Companies are successful.

Cash used in investing activities for the first nine months of 2006 was $727,505 compared to $732,957 of cash used in 2005, primarily reflecting capital expenditures in 2006 at Tonkin Springs while 2005 reflected the posting of $1,118,733 reclamation bonding offset in part by purchase price payments from BacTech offset in part by $200,000 in ernest money payment related to a proposed merger with another mining company, which did not materialize.  Cash flows provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2006 increased to $69,215,811 from $3,996,870 in 2005, primarily reflecting net proceeds from the Private Placement of $69,295,760, compared to 2005 which primarily reflected the $4,000,000 sale of stock to our largest shareholder.

Results of Operations

Nine months ended September 30, 2006.   For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded a net loss of $(63,985,422), or $(1.76) per share, compared to a loss for the corresponding period of 2005 of $(2,345,555) or $(.10) per share.  The substantial increase in net loss from the nine month period of 2005 to the comparable period of 2006 is attributable to Derivative Instrument expense (a non-cash expense) of $51,680,304, an increase in general and administrative expenses of $294,903, expenses of proposed acquisitions of $4,348,190,

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exploration expense of $4,375,095, property holding costs of $1,626,488, and stock option expense of $840,857, offset, in part, by 2005 expenses related to employment termination agreements of $1,423,824 and stock compensation expenses of $294,400.

In connection with the Private Placement, we determined that we were required to account for the issuance of the Subscription Receipts and Warrants using derivative instrument accounting.  The Private Placement closed February 22, 2006 and resulted in a charge to expense related to the increase in liability associated with the estimated value of the derivatives instruments in the amount of $51,680,304 through July 24, 2006, the date derivative accounting was no longer required.  This represented the net unrealized (non-cash) change in the fair value of our derivative instrument liabilities during the period through July 24, 2006 related to the Warrants and embedded derivatives in the Subscription Receipts that were bifurcated and accounted for separately.  With the termination of derivative financial instruments accounting for the Warrants and the Subscription Receipts effective July 24, 2006, the derivative liability balance determined at that date of $89,255,941 was reclassified and transferred into common stock within shareholders’ equity.  The Company believes that the derivative accounting expense was an unusual item which is not likely to occur in the foreseeable future.

General and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $294,903 compared to the same period of 2005, primarily reflecting approximately $667,000 of higher legal fees related to increased corporate activities, approximately $655,000 in increased costs related to shareholder communications and investor relations programs, and approximately $510,000 in costs of the Toronto office with no comparable costs in 2005. In addition, in 2005, stock compensation expense of $294,400 and $1,423,824 of contract termination expense with current and former executive officers were recorded, with no comparable costs in 2005.

Costs related to the proposed acquisition of the four Target Companies totaled $4,348,190 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and include legal fees of approximately $2,688,600 with the balance in professional, consulting, printing and accounting fees.  During the 2006 period, we did not incur any write-offs, as we did in 2005 when we wrote off the remaining purchase price from BacTech when that company withdrew from TSLLC.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the holding costs of the Tonkin Springs property totaled $1,626,488, while during the corresponding period of 2005, only $438,511 of similar costs were incurred since BacTech was responsible for funding those costs until May 12, 2005.  The 2006 costs included annual advance royalty payments of $241,150 with the remainder reflecting property holding costs related to  higher levels of activities.  We expended $4,375,095 in exploration costs at Tonkin Springs for the first nine months of 2006 in drilling and other work at the property.  Accretion costs of the retirement obligation at Tonkin Springs for the 2006 period totaled $206,051 while in the corresponding period of 2005, $62,856 was recorded subsequent to the BacTech withdrawal.

 

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The GRC shares received in satisfaction of a management fee of $320,000 were determined by an independent third party to have a fair value of $151,040, leading to a realization reserve expense of $168,960.

Stock option expense of  $840,857 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 since we adopted the expense procedures under SFAS 123 effective January 1, 2006. This pronouncement requires that the Company expense the fair value of the options during the applicable accounting period.  No comparable expense was recognized in the corresponding nine month period of 2005.

Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our only source of other income, was $1,884,025, reflecting earnings on the proceeds from the Private Placement as well as interest on restricted time deposits for reclamation bonding.

As noted, in connection with the acquisition efforts related to the Target Companies, we anticipate substantial additional costs will be incurred during the remainder of 2006 and in 2007 covering our own legal and accounting efforts, investment banking fees and the costs of Target Companies’ accounting and valuation fees and expenses for which we are required to pay, whether the acquisitions are successful or not.

Three months ended September 30, 2006.  For the three months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded net income of $1,856,833, or $0.04 per share, compared to a net loss for the corresponding period of 2005 of $(1,914,470) or $(.07) per share.  The substantial improvement in operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2006 from the comparable period of 2005 is attributable to $7,346,580 positive change in value of Derivative Instrument liability, and by a decrease of $706,226 in general and administrative expenses, offset by $963,812 of costs related to the proposed acquisitions, $3,374,671 of exploration expense, $477,366 in property holding costs and $304,857 in stock option expense. General and administrative expense for the 2005 period included $1,423,824 in severance payments and $238,000 of stock compensation expense with no similar costs in 2006.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-QSB contains or incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements,” as that term is used in federal securities laws, about our financial condition, results of operations and business.  These statements include, among others:

·              statements concerning the benefits that we expect will result from our business activities and exploration activities that we contemplate or have completed, such as increased revenues; and

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·              statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated developments and other matters that are not historical facts.

These statements may be made expressly in this document or may be incorporated by reference to other documents that we will file with the SEC.  You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates” or similar expressions used in this report or incorporated by reference in this report.

These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in those statements.  Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied.  We caution you not to put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.  Further, the information contained in this document or incorporated herein by reference is a statement of our present intention and is based on present facts and assumptions, and may change at any time and without notice, based on changes in such facts or assumptions.

Risk Factors Impacting Forward-Looking Statements

The important factors that could prevent us from achieving our stated goals and objectives include, but are not limited to, those set forth in our other reports filed with the SEC and the following:

·                  The worldwide economic situation;

·                  Any change in interest rates or inflation;

·                  The willingness and ability of third parties to honor their contractual commitments;

·                  Our ability to raise additional capital, as it may be affected by current conditions in the stock market and competition in the gold mining industry for risk capital;

·                  Our costs of production;

·                  Environmental and other regulations, as the same presently exist and may hereafter be amended;

·                  Our ability to identify, finance and integrate other acquisitions; and

·                  Volatility of our stock price.

We undertake no responsibility or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, but may do so in the future in written or oral statements.  Investors should take note of any future statements made by or on our behalf.

Item 3.  Controls and Procedures

(a)           We maintain a system of controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit to under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  As of September 30, 2006, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

(b)           Changes in Internal Controls.  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2006, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II

Item 6.  Exhibits.

a.   Exhibits

31.1                                                                           Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Robert R. McEwen.

31.2                                                                           Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for William F. Pass.

32                                                                                    Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Robert R. McEwen and William F. Pass.

SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the Company caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

U.S. GOLD CORPORATION

 

 

 

/s/ Robert R. McEwen

Dated: January 23, 2007

By: Robert R. McEwen, Chairman of the Board

 

and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

/s/ William F. Pass

Dated: January 23, 2007

By: William F. Pass, Vice President and

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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