Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-13596
Prospectus Supplement No. 3
(To Prospectus dated April 9, 2006)
GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION
This prospectus supplement supplements the Prospectus dated April 9, 2006, relating to the sale, transfer or distribution of up to of 21,525,685 shares of our common stock. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.
_________________Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
On November 15, 2006, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the attached Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The text of the 10-QSB is attached hereto.
_________________Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
See Risk Factors beginning on page 6 of the Prospectus.
_________________
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed on the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
_________________
The date of this prospectus supplement is November 15, 2006
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2006
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number: 333-127635
Gryphon Gold Corporation |
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) |
Nevada | 92-0185596 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
390 UNION BLVD, SUITE 360 | |
LAKEWOOD, CO | 80228 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
Issuer's Telephone Number: (303) 988-5777
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 __
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes __ No X
As of September 30, 2006 there were 41,373,120 shares of common stock outstanding. Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one)
Yes __ No X
GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION
September 30, 2006
INDEX
Page No.(s) | ||
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2006 | 2 |
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2006 and Audited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2006 | 2 | |
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 | 3 | |
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | 4 | |
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and six months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 | 5 | |
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | 6 | |
Item 2. | Plan of Operation | 14 |
Item 3 | Controls and Procedures | 19 |
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 20 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 20 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 21 |
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 21 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 21 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 21 |
SIGNATURES | 24 |
i
Gryphon Gold Corporation
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As at |
As at |
|
September 30 |
March 31, |
|
2006 |
2006 |
|
$ |
$ |
|
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
Current |
|
|
Cash |
6,240,563 |
9,390,925 |
Accounts receivable |
59,901 |
81,250 |
Prepaid expenses |
69,437 |
110,090 |
Total current assets |
6,369,901 |
9,582,265 |
Reclamation deposit [note 8] |
111,900 |
59,800 |
Equipment [note 3] |
183,649 |
152,946 |
Mineral property costs [note 4] |
1,920,371 |
1,898,207 |
8,585,821 |
11,693,218 |
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
Current |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
589,715 |
1,197,823 |
Current portion of capital lease [note 10] |
18,963 |
10,058 |
Total current liabilities |
608,678 |
1,207,881 |
|
|
|
Capital lease [note 10] |
42,352 |
19,324 |
|
|
|
Commitments [note 8 & 9] |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity |
|
|
Common stock |
41,373 |
40,295 |
Additional paid-in capital |
21,008,313 |
19,669,399 |
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | (13,114,895) | (9,243,681) |
Total stockholders' equity |
7,934,791 |
10,466,013 |
8,585,821 |
11,693,218 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes |
|
|
2
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Stated in U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Period from |
|
|
|
|
|
April 24, 2003 |
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
(inception) to |
|||
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
|
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration [note 5] |
1,067,703 |
503,248 |
2,321,218 |
843,320 |
7,429,633 |
Management salaries and consulting |
|
|
|
|
|
fees |
482,009 |
244,643 |
890,602 |
440,943 |
3,500,960 |
General and administrative |
240,176 |
46,968 |
481,218 |
126,059 |
1,165,151 |
Legal and audit |
87,393 |
19,612 |
164,759 |
189,471 |
795,241 |
Travel and accommodation |
65,762 |
42,170 |
185,439 |
96,157 |
549,984 |
Depreciation |
13,937 |
2,409 |
25,482 |
4,144 |
57,544 |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | (1,798) | (4,540) | (20,975) |
10,223 |
(27,453) |
Interest income | (84,102) | (41,240) | (176,529) | (79,129) | (356,165) |
Net loss for the period | (1,871,080) | (813,270) | (3,871,214) | (1,631,188) | (13,114,895) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share | $(0.05) | $(0.03) | $(0.10) | $(0.06) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted weighted average |
|
|
|
|
|
number of common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
outstanding |
41,154,718 |
27,722,370 |
40,435,024 |
26,940,586 |
|
See accompanying notes
3
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
Deficit |
|
|
|
|
|
accumulated |
|
|
|
|
Additional |
during the |
|
|
Common stock |
paid-in |
exploration |
|
||
Shares |
Amount |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
# |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2004 |
14,376,000 |
14,376 |
2,480,824 |
(1,115,925) |
1,379,275 |
Shares issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
For private placements |
7,315,962 |
7,316 |
4,598,059 |
|
4,605,375 |
Share issue costs |
|
|
(156,015) |
|
(156,015) |
Compensation component of shares |
|
|
|
|
|
issued |
|
|
150,000 |
|
150,000 |
Fair value of agent's warrants issued |
|
|
|
|
|
[note 6[b]] |
|
|
45,100 |
|
45,100 |
Fair value of options granted to a |
|
|
|
|
|
consultant [note 6[c]] |
|
|
34,300 |
|
34,300 |
Net loss for the year |
|
|
|
(2,525,420) | (2,525,420) |
Balance, March 31, 2005 |
21,691,962 |
21,692 |
7,152,268 |
(3,641,343) |
3,532,615 |
Shares issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
For private placements |
11,505,408 |
11,505 |
9,762,404 |
|
9,773,909 |
Share issue costs |
|
|
(489,013) |
|
(489,013) |
Initial Public Offering (IPO) |
6,900,000 |
6,900 |
5,029,597 |
|
5,036,497 |
Share issue costs (IPO) |
|
|
(2,241,940) |
|
(2,241,940) |
Fair value of agents' warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
issued on private placements |
|
|
|
|
|
[note 6[b]] |
|
|
111,640 |
|
111,640 |
Fair value of underwriters' |
|
|
|
|
|
compensation warrants on IPO |
|
|
|
|
|
[note 6[b]] |
|
|
135,100 |
|
135,100 |
Exercise of warrants |
197,500 |
198 |
194,085 |
|
194,283 |
Fair value of options granted to |
|
|
|
|
|
consultants [note 6[c]] |
|
|
15,258 |
|
15,258 |
Net loss for the year |
|
|
|
(5,602,336) | (5,602,336) |
Balance, March 31, 2006 |
40,294,870 |
40,295 |
19,669,399 |
(9,243,681) |
10,466,013 |
Shares issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
For private placements |
129,000 |
129 |
165,722 |
|
165,851 |
Share issue costs |
|
|
(3,533) |
|
(3,533) |
Fair value of options granted |
|
|
|
|
|
[note 6[c]] |
|
|
250,064 |
|
250,064 |
Exercise of warrants |
901,750 |
901 |
887,598 |
|
888,499 |
Exercise of options |
47,500 |
48 |
39,063 |
|
39,111 |
Net loss for the period |
|
|
|
(3,871,214) | (3,871,214) |
Balance, September 30, 2006 |
41,373,120 |
41,373 |
21,008,313 |
(13,114,895) |
7,934,791 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes |
|
|
|
|
|
4
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period from |
|
|
|
|
|
April 24, 2003 |
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
(inception) to |
|||
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
|
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the period | (1,871,080) | (813,270) | (3,871,214) | (1,631,188) | (13,114,895) |
Items not involving cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
13,937 |
2,409 |
25,482 |
4,144 |
57,544 |
Fair value of options, warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
and other non-cash compensation |
225,691 |
|
250,064 |
|
603,997 |
Changes in non-cash working |
|
|
|
|
|
capital items: |
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts receivable |
45,527 |
(17,222) |
21,349 |
(11,795) | (59,901) |
Accounts payable and accrued |
|
|
|
|
|
liabilities | (55,280) |
512,026 |
(608,108) |
456,204 |
589,715 |
Prepaid expenses |
17,655 |
(732,177) |
40,653 |
(732,958) | (69,437) |
Cash used in operating activities | (1,623,550) | (1,048,234) | (4,141,774) | (1,915,593) | (11,992,977) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
Reclamation deposit | (52,100) |
|
(52,100) |
|
(111,900) |
Purchase of equipment | (3,015) | (37,837) | (17,370) | (40,453) | (172,996) |
Mineral property expenditures | (665) | (349,865) | (22,164) | (599,865) | (1,920,371) |
Cash used by investing activities | (55,780) | (387,702) | (91,634) | (640,318) | (2,205,267) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease principal payments | (4,466) |
|
(6,881) |
|
(6,881) |
Cash received for shares |
399,302 |
|
1,093,460 |
3,919,765 |
22,655,224 |
Share issue costs |
|
|
(3,533) | (60,288) | (2,598,661) |
Subscription receivables collected |
|
|
|
54,360 |
389,125 |
Cash provided by financing |
|
|
|
|
|
activities |
394,836 |
|
1,083,046 |
3,913,837 |
20,438,807 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cash during |
|
|
|
|
|
the period | (1,284,494) | (1,435,936) | (3,150,362) |
1,357,926 |
6,240,563 |
Cash, beginning of period |
7,525,057 |
5,859,298 |
9,390,925 |
3,065,436 |
|
6,240,563 |
4,423,362 |
6,240,563 |
4,423,362 |
6,240,563 |
|
See accompanying notes |
5
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS
Gryphon Gold Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Borealis Mining Company (collectively, "the Company"), were incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2003. The Company is an exploration and pre-development stage company in the process of exploring its mineral properties and developing, subject to financing, its fully permitted Borealis Heap Leach Gold Mine.
The recoverability of amounts shown for mineral property interests in the Company's consolidated balance sheets are dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to arrange appropriate financing to complete the development of its properties, the receipt of necessary permitting and upon achieving future profitable production or receiving proceeds from the disposition of the properties. The timing of such events occurring, if at all, is not yet determinable.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial statements, applied on a consistent basis. These interim financial statements follow the same significant accounting policies and methods of application as those disclosed in Note 2 to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended March 31, 2006 (the "Annual Financial Statements''), with the exception of Stock Based Compensation. Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures required for annual financial statements. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereon should be read in conjunction with the Annual Financial Statements.
The preparation of these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. In the opinion of management, these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to state fairly the results for the periods presented. Actual results could vary from these estimates and the operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
Stock-based compensation
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 123R, Share-Based Payment, ("SFAS 123 (R)") a revision to SFAS 123. SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to be recognized in the financial statements based on their values using either a modified-prospective or modified-retrospective transition method.
Prior to March 31, 2006, the Company's stock-based employee compensation plans were accounted for under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and related interpretations, as permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"). The Company did not recognize employee stock-based compensation costs in its statement of operations for the periods prior to March 31, 2006, as all options granted had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant.
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), using the modified-prospective-transition method. As a result of adopting FAS 123(R) the net loss for the quarter ending September 30, 2006 increased by $179,261 and for the six months ended September 30, 2006 by $189,374.
6
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. EQUIPMENT
September 30, 2006 |
|||
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Cost |
Depreciation |
Net Book Value |
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
Office and lab equipment |
166,012 |
41,834 |
124,178 |
Trucks under capital lease |
71,319 |
11,848 |
59,471 |
Total |
237,331 |
53,682 |
183,649 |
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|||
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Cost |
Depreciation |
Net Book Value |
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
Office and lab equipment |
152,504 |
27,974 |
124,530 |
Truck under capital lease |
32,504 |
4,088 |
28,416 |
Total |
185,008 |
32,062 |
152,946 |
4. MINERAL PROPERTY
The Company initially entered into a property option agreement dated July 21, 2003 to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Borealis property in Nevada, USA from Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. for cash consideration of $125,000 and the obligation to make qualifying expenditures over several years. On January 28, 2005, the Company purchased outright the rights to a full 100% interest in the property for $1,400,000. A cash payment of $400,000 was made on closing. The Company paid the full outstanding consideration of $1,000,000, in four quarterly payments of $250,000 during the year ended March 31, 2006.
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Mineral property costs, March 31, 2005 |
1,775,326 |
Expenditures during the year |
122,881 |
Mineral property costs, March 31, 2006 |
1,898,207 |
Expenditures during the period |
22,164 |
Mineral property costs, September 30, 2006 |
1,920,371 |
7
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. EXPLORATION
|
|
|
|
Period from |
|
|
|
|
|
April 24, 2003 |
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
(inception) to |
|||
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
September 30, |
|
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEVADA, USA |
|
|
|
|
|
Borealis property |
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration : |
|
|
|
|
|
Property maintenance |
224,231 |
127,118 |
431,360 |
193,921 |
1,732,071 |
Project management |
145,660 |
8,224 |
275,244 |
13,247 |
883,470 |
Drilling |
540,855 |
221,866 |
1,108,357 |
382,228 |
3,078,501 |
Engineering |
37,006 |
68,015 |
151,870 |
68,015 |
599,418 |
Geological |
119,526 |
76,585 |
336,028 |
184,469 |
901,991 |
Metallurgy |
425 |
1,440 |
18,359 |
1,440 |
234,182 |
Total exploration |
1,067,703 |
503,248 |
2,321,218 |
843,320 |
7,429,633 |
6. CAPITAL STOCK
a] Authorized capital stock consists of 150,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share and 15,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.001 per share.
On April 4, 2006, the Board of Directors approved, reserving 1,000,000 common shares to be granted as Restricted Stock Units. On July 24, 2006 the plan name was revised to the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan. On April 4, 2006, 8,000 common shares were granted to an officer of the company which will vest over 12 to 24 months.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Company completed private placements to an officer and an employee of 129,000 units at Cdn$1.35, with each unit comprising of one common share and ½ of one common share 'series D' warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share at a price of Cdn$1.82 per share until June 10, 2007. Compensation expense in the amount of $7,740 was recorded in relation to the discount received by the participants of the private placement.
8
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
b] Warrants:
The following table contains information with respect to all warrants:
|
Number of Warrants |
Fair Value of Warrants |
|
# |
$ |
|
|
|
Warrants outstanding, March 31, 2004 |
|
|
Issued for: |
|
|
Private placements |
3,407,981 |
|
Agents' compensation |
141,008 |
45,100 |
Exercised |
|
|
Warrants outstanding, March 31, 2005 |
3,548,989 |
45,100 |
Issued for: |
|
|
Private placements |
3,015,204 |
|
Agents' compensation on private placement |
130,000 |
35,100 |
Initial Public Offering (IPO) Series A |
6,900,000 |
|
Underwriters' compensation on IPO |
690,000 |
135,100 |
Private placements Series B |
2,737,500 |
|
Agents' compensation on private placement Series C |
280,500 |
76,540 |
Exercised |
(197,500) |
|
Warrants outstanding, March 31, 2006 |
17,104,693 |
291,840 |
Issued for: |
|
|
Private placements Series D |
64,500 |
|
Exercised |
(901,750) |
|
Warrants outstanding, September 30, 2006 |
16,267,443 |
291,840 |
9
Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6. CAPITAL STOCK (cont'd.)
The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding and exercisable as at September 30, 2006:
Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable |
|||
Average Remaining Life | Weighted average | ||
Warrants | Years | exercise price | Expiry date |
# | # | ||
572,250 | 0.2 | Cdn$0.85 | December 22, 2006 |
6,355,685 | 0.2 | $0.90 | December 22, 2006 |
5,986,000 | 0.2 | Cdn$1.15 | December 22, 2006 |
280,500 | 0.5 | Cdn$1.40 | March 23, 2007 |
2,737,500 | 0.5 | Cdn$1.65 | March 23, 2007 |
130,000 | 0.5 | $0.65 | April 01, 2007 |
64,500 | 0.7 | Cdn$1.82 | June 10, 2007 |
141,008 | 1.3 | $0.65 | January 28, 2008 |
16,267,443 | 0.3 | $1.04* |
* Based on the September 30, 2006 exchange rate of Cdn$1.1172 equals US$1.
c] Stock options:
On April 4, 2006 (amended July 24, 2006), the Board of Directors approved the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which increased the number of reserved shares of common stock for issuance to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors, from 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 shares. The 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan authorizes the Company to grant 3,000,000 options. On April 4, 2006, 1,570,000 options were granted to directors, officers and a consultant, of which 1,475,000 have been granted under the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan. On vesting, the options granted are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
On April 18, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 290,000 stock options to an officer, employee and a consultant. The options vest over 12 to 30 months and are exercisable, once vested, for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
On May 26, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 30,000 stock options to an outside consulting firm who will be providing certain investor relations services to the company. The options vest over the next 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.60 per share.
On July 24, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 80,000 stock options to two outside consulting firms who will be providing certain investor relations and consulting services to the company. The options vest within 12 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.29 per share.
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Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6. CAPITAL STOCK (cont'd.)
The 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan was ratified by the shareholders at the company's annual general meeting on September 12, 2006, along with all options previously granted thereunder, pending such ratification.
On September 25, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 40,000 stock options to an employee of the Company. The options vest over 4 to 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
Total compensation expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 related to the expensing of options totalled $225,691 [September 30, 2005 $Nil]. Included in this amount is compensation expense related to consulting services totalling $46,430.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as at September 30, 2006:
Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable | |||
Average Remaining Life | Weighted average | ||
Stock Options | Years | exercise price | |
# | # | ||
Outstanding | Exercisable | ||
2,262,500 | 2,187,500 | 3.54 | $0.75 |
215,000 | 110,000 | 4.05 | Cdn$0.82 |
90,000 | 36,000 | 4.30 | Cdn$1.15 |
100,000 | 50,000 | 4.30 | Cdn$1.25 |
255,000 | 79,000 | 4.50 | Cdn$1.37 |
1,765,000 | 10,000 | 5.50 | Cdn$1.37 |
30,000 | | 5.70 | Cdn$1.60 |
80,000 | 55,000 | 4.80 | Cdn$1.29 |
40,000 | | 5.00 | Cdn$1.37 |
4,837,500 | 2,527,500 | $0.94 |
* Based on the September 30, 2006 exchange rate of Cdn$1.1172 equals US$1.
Compensation expense recorded in the financial statements has been estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used in the pricing model include:
2007 | 2006 | |
|
||
Dividend yield |
0% | 0% |
Expected volatility |
59% | 53% - 70% |
Risk free interest rate |
4.54% - 5.21% | 3.38% - 4.7% |
Expected lives |
3 years | 3 years |
Options pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, particularly as to the expected price volatility of the stock. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate and therefore it is management's view that the existing models do not necessarily provide a single reliable measure of the fair value of the Company's equity instruments.
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Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations and are measured at their exchange amount as determined by management. All material transactions and balances with related parties not disclosed elsewhere are described below.
During the six months ended September 30, 2006, the Company paid consulting fees to a non-independent director in the amount of $90,882 [September 30, 2005 - $37,102] for services rendered on the exploration of the Borealis property.
8. RECLAMATION DEPOSIT
During the six months ended September 30, 2006, the Company increased the amount of their performance bond from $59,800 to $90,900 by purchasing a further performance bond in the amount of $31,100 from an insurance company. The total bond purchase is in support of the potential future obligations the Company may incur under a Plan of Operation for exploration within the brown-field area of the Borealis property filed with the U.S. Forest Service. The Company also deposited directly $21,000 with the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") in support of its potential future obligations for reclamation during the Company's exploration activities within the BLM area. At September 30, 2006, the Company recorded a reclamation liability of $5,600 (September 30, 2005 $10,000) representing future obligations related to its drilling activities completed to September 30, 2006. The Company continues to hold the bond in support of potential future obligations under the Plan of Operation for exploration filed with the U.S. Forest Service.
9. COMMITMENTS
[a] A portion of the Borealis Property is subject to a mining lease. The Company is required to make monthly lease payments of $8,916, adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index, for the duration of the lease term. In addition, production of precious metals from the Borealis Property will be subject to the payment of a royalty under the terms of the mining lease. The mining lease expires in 2009, but may be renewed by the Company annually thereafter, so long as mining activity continues on the Borealis Property. The Company has the option to terminate the mining lease at any time prior to expiry in 2009.
[b] The Company rents office space in Lakewood, CO and Vancouver, BC for 5 and 3 year terms, respectively. The following are related commitments in the next 5 fiscal years:
|
$ |
2007 |
35,942 |
2008 |
72,287 |
2009 |
52,180 |
2010 |
38,016 |
2011 |
22,412 |
[c] During September 2006, the Company entered into an advisory services agreement with a consulting company mandated to assist the Company with securing of debt financing for the Borealis Heap Leach Gold project. As part of the consideration for these services, the consulting company will be able to earn, dependant on the achievement of certain milestones outlined in the agreement, warrants to purchase up to 180,000 common shares of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of Cdn$1.86 per share until September 11, 2008.
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Gryphon Gold Corporation
(an exploration stage company)
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. CAPITAL LEASE
The Company entered into a lease, maturing in May 2008, to acquire a second truck. The trucks are both accounted for as capital leases, with the present value of the required lease payments recorded as a liability and an asset at inception and thereafter lease payments reduce the liability and result in interest expense and the asset is depreciated. The actual combined lease payments are $2,371 per month with a residual payment of $12,000 due October 2007 and $13,854 due May 2008.
The present value of required payments per each fiscal year:
$ | |
2007 | 11,849 |
2008 | 32,158 |
2009 | 17,307 |
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Item 2. Plan of Operation.
Overview
Gryphon Gold Corporation was incorporated in Nevada on April 24, 2003 and has corporate offices in Lakewood, Colorado and Vancouver, British Columbia. Our objective is to establish a producing gold company through the development and extraction of gold deposits, beginning with the Borealis Property. Currently, our sole asset is a 100% interest in the Borealis Property, located in Mineral County, Nevada. We have not determined if the mineralized material from the Borealis Property can be economically exploited.
In July 2003, we initially acquired from Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. ("Golden Phoenix") an option to earn a 70% joint venture interest in the Borealis Property by incurring qualified development expenditures. On January 28, 2005 we acquired the remaining interest held by Golden Phoenix in the Borealis Property for $1,400,000. Our subsidiary, Borealis Mining, paid to Golden Phoenix $400,000 upon closing of the purchase on January 28, 2005, with four additional quarterly payments of $250,000 due to Golden Phoenix. On January 24, 2006, with a final payment of $250,000, Borealis Mining completed all of its financial requirements with respect to Golden Phoenix.
As sole shareholder of Borealis Mining, we control all of the lease rights to a portion of the Borealis Property, subject to advance royalty, production royalty, and other payment obligations imposed by the lease. Our acquisition of the interest of Golden Phoenix in the Borealis Property terminated the July 2003 Option and Joint Venture Agreement.
In addition to our leasehold interest to a portion of the Borealis Property, through Borealis Mining we also own numerous unpatented mining claims that make up the balance of the Borealis Property, and we also own all of the documentation and samples from years of exploration and development programs carried out by the previous operators of the Borealis Property (totaling thousands of pages of data including, but not limited to, geophysical surveys, mineralogical studies and metallurgical testing reports).
A portion of the Borealis Property is subject to the mining lease. We are required to make monthly lease payments of $8,916, adjusted annually based on change in the Consumer Price Index. In addition, the production of precious metals from the Borealis Property will be subject to the payment of a royalty under the terms of the mining lease. The terms of the mining lease and royalty are described below under "Borealis Property". We have also entered into office lease arrangements for offices in Lakewood, Colorado; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Hawthorne, Nevada.
On June 10, 2006, we completed private placements to an officer and employee of 129,000 units for gross proceeds of Cdn$174,150. The units were sold at a price of Cdn$1.35 each and consist of one common share and one half of one purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable until June 10, 2007 at a price of Cdn$1.82.
On June 26, 2006, we announced that the USDA Forest Service and the Nevada Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation have both approved the Plan of Operations and Reclamation Plan, allowing Gryphon Gold to proceed with the development of a heap leach mine at the Borealis Gold Project. These approvals, combined with the previously approved operating permits from the State of Nevada, represent the key regulatory approvals required to place the Borealis gold mineralization into production.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, our exploration work focused on extension and definition drilling and the broadening of district exploration and we expended $3.6 million on exploration of the Borealis property.
On August 17, 2006, we announced the completion and receipt of a positive feasibility study for the Borealis Property. The study was conducted by Samual Engineering, Inc. and was focused on an open pit mine with two-stage crushing and conventional carbon absorption extraction through a 7,300 metric tonnes per day heap leach operation.
The results of the base case model assumes a gold price of $475 per ounce and a silver price of $7.92/oz (60:1), allows for all taxes and is unlevered. The projected base case details are:
Completion of construction and the first gold pour is targeted within 8 months of securing the financing. We are in discussions with several financial institutions for a debt or combination debt/equity financing of the mine. The cash flow from this mine is expected to fund the multi-year exploration programs required to fully assess this 27.5 square mile property, which hosts multiple-targets. It may also fund participation in other opportunities.
The study estimates the open pit gold deposits presently contain proven and probable leachable reserves of 13.7 million metric tonnes containing approximately 433,500 ounces of gold and 8.2 million ounces of silver, using a gold price of $475 per ounce and a silver price of $7.92 per ounce. Estimated total gold and silver recovery from the oxide deposits over a six year mine life will be approximately 297,000 ounces gold and 2.9 million ounces silver.
The terms "proven mineral reserve" and "probable mineral reserve" used in this Quarterly Report are in reference to the mining terms defined in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Standards, which definitions have been adopted by Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The definitions of proven and probable reserves used in NI 43-101 differ from the definitions in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Industry Guide 7. In the United States, a mineral reserve is defined as a part of a mineral deposit which could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time the reserve determination is made. Accordingly, information contained in this Form 10-QSB and the documents incorporated by reference herein containing descriptions of our mineral deposits in accordance with NI 43-101 may not be comparable to similar information made public by other U.S. companies under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Until such time as production financing has been secured we continue to expense costs related to the Borealis property. Once definitive financing has been arranged we intend to capitalize development costs.
The base case contemplates an average production rate of 7,300 metric tonnes per day of heap leach material (amounts vary year to year). Life-of-mine strip ratio will be 1.4:1 with annual production averaging approximately 58,000 ounces of gold and 546,000 ounces of silver. The cutoff gold grade for both mineral reserves and mineral resources is 0.34g/t for in-place material and 0.21 g/t for previously mined and stockpiled material based on a gold price of $475 per ounce and a silver price of $7.92.
During fiscal 2007, we plan to continue extension drilling within the Graben deposit. This 20-hole drilling program consists of a series of broad step-out holes along the northern extension of the Graben trend which commenced in September 2006. Guided by the new geophysical surveys and reinterpreted existing geophysical data, this program is designed to delineate the northern and western limits of the Graben deposit's gold mineralization (budgeted at $1.4 million). Simultaneously, we intend to begin a broader scale district exploration reconnaissance and drilling program (budgeted at $0.55 million). This program is designed to determine which of the six other gold mineralized targets identified to date will be the focus of the next exploration program. The following activities are planned for fiscal 2007:
Continue the Graben deposit drilling extension program, a 20-hole drilling program which commenced in September 2006 and consists of a series of broad step-out holes along the northern extension of the Graben trend.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Unaudited Interim Financial Statements and related notes. The discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the unaudited interim financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates and assumptions. The estimates were based on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions, but we do not believe such differences will materially affect our financial position or results of operations. Critical accounting policies, the policies we believe are most important to the presentation of its financial statements and require the most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, are outlined below in "Critical Accounting Policies," and have not changed significantly.
We use words like "expects," "believes," "intends," "anticipates," "plans," "targets," "projects" or "estimates" in this quarterly report. When used, these words and other, similar words and phrases or statements that an event, action or result "will," "may," "could," or "should" occur, be taken or be achieved identify "forward-looking" statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, the risks and uncertainties outlined in Exhibit 99.1 titled "Risk Factors and Uncertainties" contained in our Form 10-QSB filed on August 14, 2006, which Exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Our management has included projections and estimates in this quarterly report, which are based primarily on management's experience in the industry, assessments of our results of operations, discussions and negotiations with third parties and a review of information filed by our competitors with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise publicly available. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report by the foregoing cautionary statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our unaudited interim financial statements is in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We do not reconcile our unaudited interim financial statements to Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. The following are critical accounting policies and estimates which we believe are important to understanding our financial results.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the revenues and expenses for the period reported. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and the effect on the financial statements of changes in such estimates in future periods could be significant. Actual results will likely differ from these estimates.
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Exploration of mineral property interests
We expense exploration costs as they are incurred. When we determine that a mining deposit can be economically and legally extracted or produced based on established proven and probable reserves, development costs incurred after such determination will be capitalized. The establishment of proven and probable reserves is based on results of final feasibility studies which indicate whether a property is economically feasible. Upon commencement of commercial production, we will transfer capitalized costs to the appropriate asset category and amortize them over their estimated useful lives and/or ounces produced, as appropriate. We capitalize the cost of acquiring mineral property interests (including original claim establishment) until we have determined the viability of the property. We expense capitalized acquisition costs if we determine that the property has no future economic value and ongoing claim maintenance costs. We will also write down capitalized amounts if estimated future cash flows, including potential sales proceeds, related to the mineral property are estimated to be less than the carrying value of the property.
Stock-based compensation
As regulated by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123(R), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation ("SFAS No. 123(R)"), commencing the quarter ended June 30, 2006, we have adopted the fair value method of accounting for share-based payments to employees and record compensation expense based on requisite service period of options granted to its employees, directors and consultants.
Asset retirement obligations
We record the present value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which we incur a legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal use of the assets with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. This amount is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the related assets. The liability is subsequently accreted through charges to expense over its expected life. Currently, we have no asset retirement obligations.
Tax valuation allowance
We have recorded a valuation allowance that fully reserves for our deferred tax assets because at this time we cannot establish that we will be able to utilize the tax loss carryforwards in the future. If in the future we determine that we will be able to use all or a portion of our deferred tax assets in the future, based on our projections of future taxable income, we will reduce the valuation allowance, thereby increasing income in that period.
Foreign currency translation
The United States dollar is our functional currency. Transactions involving foreign currencies for items included in operations are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates; monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date and all other balance sheet items are translated at the historical rates applicable to the transactions that comprise those amounts. Translation gains and losses are included in our determination of net income.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified the consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force that stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine are variable production costs that should be included in the costs of the inventory produced during the period that the stripping costs are incurred. This consensus is effective for the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, with early adoption permitted. To date we have not incurred any stripping costs. We have adopted the consensus effective April 1, 2006.
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Results of Operations
We are in an exploration stage and currently have no producing mineral properties and thus we had no revenues during all reporting periods.
Three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to three months ended September 30, 2005
For the three months ended September 30, 2006 we had a net loss of $1,871,080 or $0.05 per share compared to a net loss of $813,270 or $0.03 per share in the same period in the prior year, as spending on our exploration activities increased significantly, along with an increase in staffing levels and higher corporate administration costs.
Exploration expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $1,067,703 or 57% of our total expenses compared to $503,248 or 62% of total expenses in the prior year. The increase in spending was related to continuation of permitting activities, exploration drilling program and completing the feasibility study on our Borealis property, which commenced May 2005 and was completed in August 2006.
Management salaries and consulting fees in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 were $482,009 compared to $244,643 incurred in the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as staffing increased and the company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", which resulted in additional compensation expense of $179,262 to be recognized in the quarter. Salaries and consulting fees are expected to continue to increase in future periods as we expect to hire additional personnel in anticipation of mine development and future gold production from our heap leach mine on the Borealis property. Legal and audit fees for the period increased to $87,393 from $19,612 for the three months ended September 30, 2005, this is mainly due to costs associated with being a public company that reports in both Canada and the United States and is therefore subject to additional reporting and compliance requirements. Travel and accommodation during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 was $65,762, compared to $42,170 expended on travel in the prior year's comparable quarter. The increase is due to greater corporate travel associated with investor relations and property site visits. General and administrative expenses totaled $240,176, compared to $46,968 in the prior year's comparable quarter. The increase is due to higher spending on investor relations, rent related to our Lakewood and Hawthorne offices, related office support and insurance. Travel and general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in future periods with the expected continuing increase in activity to support the development of our Borealis property and with the additional obligations as a public company in the United States and in Canada. Interest income earned on cash deposits was $84,102 for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, compared to $41,240 in the prior year quarter due to significantly higher cash balances then the prior quarter.
Six months ended September 30, 2006 compared to Six months ended September 30, 2005
For the six month period ended September 30, 2006 we incurred a net loss of $3,871,214 or $0.10 per share compared to a net loss of $1,631,188 or $0.06 per share incurred during the same period in the prior year, as spending increased on our exploration activities, along with an increase in our staffing levels and higher corporate administration costs.
Exploration expenses during the six month period ended September 30, 2006 were $2,321,218 or 60% of our total expenses compared to $843,320 or 56% of total expenses in the prior year. The increase in spending was related to continuation of permitting activities, exploration drilling program and completing the feasibility study on our Borealis property, which commenced May 2005 and was completed in August 2006.
Management salaries and consulting fees in the six months ended September 30, 2006 were $890,602 or 22% of our total expenses compared to $440,943 or 23% of total expenses in the prior year as staffing increased significantly and with the adoption of fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), stock-based compensation expense of $189,375 has been recognized. It is expected that salaries and consulting fees will continue to increase in future periods as we expect to hire additional personnel in anticipation of mine development and future gold production from our heap leach mine on the Borealis property. Legal and audit fees for the six month period decreased to $164,759 from $189,471 incurred in the prior years comparable period. The higher costs reported in the six months ended September 30, 2006 are associated to changing reporting to US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) from Canadian GAAP and the legal and auditing costs incurred to become a public company. Travel and accommodation during the six months ended September 30, 2006 was $185,439, compared to $96,157 reported in prior year six month period ended September 30, 2005. The increase is due to greater corporate travel associated with investor relations and property site visits. General and administrative expenses of $481,218, compared to $126,059 in the prior years comparable period. The increase is due to higher spending on investor relations, rent related to our Lakewood office which opened during fiscal 2006, office support and insurance. Travel, general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in future periods with the continuing increase in activity to support the development of our Borealis property and with the additional obligations as a public company in the United States and in Canada. Interest income earned on cash deposits was $176,529 for the six months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $79,129 in the prior year comparable period due to significantly higher average cash balances during the six month period.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal source of liquidity is cash which is raised by way of sale of commons shares from treasury.
At September 30, 2006 we had working capital of $5,761,223, and we had current assets consisting of $6,240,563 in cash, $59,901 in accounts receivable and $69,437 in prepaid expenses. We had $608,678 in current liabilities at September 30, 2006, consisting of $589,715 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and $18,963 in current portion of capital leases. We believe we have sufficient working capital to fund completion of our drilling program, costs related to lease and claim maintenance fees and general and administrative expense for the next 8 to 12 months. We currently have approximately 12.8 million 'in-the-money' warrants with exercise price ranging from $0.75 to $1.021,and an average exercise price of $0.95, which are set to expire on December 22, 2006. We believe that it is reasonable to anticipate that they will be exercised given the current market price of our company stock ($1.18 per share at November 9, 2006); however, there can be no assurance that such warrants will be exercised. If all warrants are exercised, we could realize cash proceeds of approximately $12.2 million.
The feasibility study completed for the Borealis Heap Leach Mine estimates an initial capital cost of approximately $15.4 million, made up of $9.2 million in fixed assets, $4.2 million in bonding requirements and $2 million in working capital. In order to bring the Borealis property into production we will need to obtain additional capital, most likely from a combination of the sale of common shares, the exercise of existing outstanding warrants, or debt financing. We have received indicative term sheets for a $12 million production loan from four international banks; we have selected two of these banks to proceed with technical due diligence which is currently in process. We anticipate we will receive a definitive term sheet from one of the two banks on or about December 31, 2006.
Summary of any product research and development that the company will perform for the term of the plan.
We do not anticipate performing any product research and development under our plan of operation.
Expected purchase or sale of plant and significant equipment.
We anticipate the development of the Borealis Heap Leach Mine subject to securing financing. Our feasibility study announced in August 2006, shows a fixed asset investment of approximately $9.2 million. The study estimates the following investments in fixed asset purchases:
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Surface Mine Construction |
Amount |
Initial Pads and Ponds |
$1,924,362 |
ADR Recovery Plant |
1,413,144 |
Equipment Mobilization |
1,400,000 |
Power Distribution |
1,017,818 |
Water Supply |
788,233 |
Other, including Ancillary Facilities, Buildings, Construction |
|
and Contingency Overheads and EPCM |
2,693,310 |
Total |
$9,236,867 |
We have signed two Letters of Intent with suppliers and contractors who will provide us with the 'ADR plant design, supply and construction', 'contract mining and crushing' and 'heap leach pad construction'. The Letters of Intent are non-binding agreements which set forth a means to enter into formal contracts with specific suppliers and/or contractors for the aforementioned services.
Significant changes in number of employees.
We expect the number of employees to gradually increase from current level of 12 employees. We will require additional employees once we begin developing our Borealis Property.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
Contractual Obligations
We make advance royalty payments of $8,916 per month to certain lease holders while exploration is proceeding on the Borealis Property. Also, to maintain its existing claims, we make payments totaling approximately $102,000 annually. These payments are contingent upon us maintaining an interest in the property.
As of September 30, 2006, we had the following non-cancelable contractual obligations:
Payments Due by Period | |||||
Less than | More | ||||
1 | than 5 | ||||
Total | year | 2-3 Years | 4-5 Years | Years | |
Capital Lease obligations | $61,314 | $11,849 | $49,465 | $0 | $0 |
Operating Lease Obligation (1) | 65,367 | 17,827 | 50,511 | 0 | 0 |
Operating Lease Obligation (2) | 152,499 | 18,114 | 73,957 | 60,428 | 0 |
Total | $282,351 | $47,990 | $173,933 | $60,428 | $0 |
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The capitalized leases is for the purchase of two trucks.
(1)
Obligation for the rental of office space in Vancouver BC with an initial 3 year term, terminating August 2008 and payments of approximately $2,839 per month.(2) Obligation for the rental of office space in Lakewood CO with an initial term 5 year term, terminating October 2010 and payments of approximately $2,995 per month.
Certain information contained in this "Management Discussion and Analysis" constitutes forward looking information and actual results could differ from estimates, expectations or beliefs contained in such statements.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. As of the end of the period covered by this report, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation, which disclosed no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective and that our disclosure controls and procedures were adequately designed and are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms. In addition, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed under the Exchange Act are accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) or 15(d)-15(f)) that occurred during the company's most recent fiscal quarter and the period covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Except as provided below, neither we nor any of our property, including the Borealis Property, are currently subject to any material legal proceedings or other regulatory proceedings and to our knowledge no such proceedings are contemplated.
On September 16, 2005, our subsidiary, Borealis Mining Company, was named as a co-defendant in an ongoing civil action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, entitled United States v. Walker River Irrigation District (Court Doc. No. In Equity C-125, Subfile C-125-B). The action seeks to determine the existence and extent of water rights held by the federal government in the Walker River drainage area for use on federally reserved lands such as Indian reservations, National Forests, military reservations, and the like. The suit does not dispute nor seek to invalidate any existing water rights (including ours); rather, it seeks to determine the extent and priority of the federal government's water rights. On May 27, 2003, the Court stayed all proceedings to allow the United States, the State of Nevada, the State of California, the Walker River Paiute Tribe, the Walker River Irrigation District, Mono County, California, Lyon County, Nevada, Mineral County, Nevada and the Walker Lake Working Group to attempt to mediate a settlement. Borealis Mining Company was named as one of several hundred co-defendants in this action because it owns water rights within a portion of the Walker River drainage area in Nevada, which were granted under a permit on September 16, 2005. We, like most private water right owners, do not intend to participate in the merits of the lawsuit. We do not believe that this civil action, which will determine the extent and priority of federally reserved water rights in the area, will have any effect on our planned business operations as we currently have permits to access water from two sites for our Borealis Property, one of which is not subject to this action and either of which, individually, would provide a sufficient water supply for our planned operations.
Item 1A. Risks Factors.
Refer to Exhibit 99.1
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Since March 31, 2006, we have offered and sold the following securities in unregistered transactions pursuant to exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On April 4, 2006 (amended July 24, 2006), the Board of Directors approved a 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan reserving 1,000,000 common shares to be granted as Restricted Stock Units. On the date of adoption 25,000 common shares, which were later amended to 8,000 common shares on September 12, 2006, were granted to an officer of the company, which vest over 12 to 24 months, under section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The grant was subject to shareholder approval which was received September 12, 2006. On April 4, 2006 (amended July 24, 2006), the Board of Directors adopted the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("the Plan"). Under the Plan a total of 3,000,000 options may be granted. On the date of adoption 1,590,000 options were granted to directors, officers and a consultant, of which 1,475,000 were issued under the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan and were subject to shareholder approval. The options are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share. Our 2004 Stock Option Plan authorized the grant of 3,000,000 options of which 2,990,000 were issued and 2,942,500 remain outstanding. The options were granted pursuant to an exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Shareholder approval was received September 12, 2006.
On April 18, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 290,000 stock options to an officer, employee and a consultant, 270,000 options were subject to shareholder approval. The options vest over 12 to 30 months and are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share. The consultant received 20,000 options which resulted in compensation expense of $2,553 being recorded for the portion which vested. The options were granted pursuant to an exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Shareholder approval was received September 12, 2006.
22On May 26, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 30,000 stock options to an outside consulting firm who will be providing certain investor relations services to the company. The options vest over the next 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.60 per share. The options were granted pursuant to an exemption available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The grant was subject to shareholder approval which was received September 12, 2006.
On June 10, 2006, we completed private placements of 129,000 units at Cdn$1.35, with each unit comprising one common share and ½ of one common share warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share at a price of Cdn$1.82 per share until June 10, 2007. The private placement was made to accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) of regulation D) pursuant to an exemption from registration available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
On July 24, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 80,000 stock options, subject to shareholder approval, to two outside consulting firms who will be providing certain investor relations and consulting services to the company. The options vest within 12 months and are exercisable for 5 years from the date of grant at a price of Cdn$1.29 per share. Shareholder approval was received September 12, 2006.
On September 25, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 40,000 stock options to an employee of the company. The options vest over 4 to 24 months and are exercisable for 5 years at a price of Cdn$1.37 per share.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 12, 2006, Gryphon Gold Corporation held its annual general meeting of shareholders at the Vancouver Club, 915 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, at 1:30PM. Shareholders representing 23,244,397 shares or 56.55% of the shares authorized to vote (41,105,620) were present in person or by proxy, representing a quorum for the purposes of the annual meeting. The shareholders approved the following:
Proposal #1 - Election of Directors | Voted For | Withheld |
The election of the Nominees to the Company's Board to | ||
serve until the Company's 2007 Annual Meeting of | ||
Shareholders or until successors are duly elected and | ||
qualified: | ||
Allen S. Gordon | 23,244,397 | 0 |
Albert J. Matter | 23,244,397 | 0 |
Donald E. Ranta | 23,244,397 | 0 |
Christopher E. Herald | 23,244,397 | 0 |
Richard W. Hughes | 23,244,397 | 0 |
Rohan Hazelton | 23,244,397 | 0 |
Donald W. Gentry | 23,244,397 | 0 |
Anthony (Tony) D.J. Ker | 23,244,397 | 0 |
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Proposal #2 | For | Against | Abstain |
To ratify the Company's Amended and Restated | 21,984,397 | 1,260,000 | 0 |
Bylaws | |||
Proposal #3 | For | Against | Abstain |
To ratify the Company's 2006 Omnibus Incentive | 23,024,397 | 140,000 | 80,000 |
Plan | |||
Proposal #4 | For | Against | Abstain |
To ratify the Company's 2006 audited financial | 23,194,397 | 0 | 50,000 |
statements | |||
Proposal #5 | For | Against | Abstain |
To ratify the appointment of the Company's | 23,194,397 | 0 | 50,000 |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for | |||
the 2007 fiscal year |
Proxies were solicited under the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2006. Each nominee for director was elected, and each proposal was approved by the Shareholders.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
3.1(1) | Articles of Incorporation of Gryphon Gold Corporation, filed April 24, 2003 |
3.2(1) | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Gryphon Gold Corporation, filed August 9, 2005 |
3.3(1) | Bylaws of Gryphon Gold Corporation |
3.4(1) | Articles of Incorporation of Borealis Mining Company, filed June 5, 2003 |
3.5(1) | Bylaws of Borealis Mining Company |
4.1(4) | Specimen Common Stock certificate |
4.2(3) | Form of Warrant Indenture |
4.3(4) | Form of Underwriters' Compensation Options |
10.1(1) | Investor Rights Agreement by and among Gryphon Gold Corporation and the Stockholders Party Hereto, dated as of May 1, 2003, as amended |
10.2(1) | Assignment of Borealis Mining Lease, dated January 10, 2005, between Golden Phoenix Mineral Company and Borealis Mining Company |
10.3(1) | Agreement and Consent to Assignment of Borealis Mining Lease, entered into as of January 26, 2005, between Richard J. Cavell, Hardrock Mining Company, John W. Whitney, Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc., Borealis Mining Company and Gryphon Gold Corporation |
10.4(1) | Escrow Agreement, dated January 10, 2005, between Borealis Mining Company, Gryphon Gold Company and Lawyers Title Agency of Arizona (Regarding Purchase Agreement dated January 10, 2005) |
10.5(1) | Purchase Agreement dated January 10, 2005, as amended, Seller: Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc., Buyer: Borealis Mining Company and Guarantor: Gryphon Gold Corporation |
10.6(1) | Agreement between Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. and Borealis Mining Company (Borealis Property, Mineral County, Nevada), dated July 21, 2003 |
10.7(1) | Agency Agreement/ Investment Advisory Retainer, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Desjardins Securities Inc., signed March 9, 2005 |
10.8(1) | Service Agreement between Gryphon Gold Corporation and The Kottmeier Resolution Group Ltd., dated May 17, 2005. Replaced by Contact Financial dated December 22, 2005. |
10.9(1) | Office Building Lease dated June 22, 2005, related to Lakewood, Colorado office |
10.10(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Allen Gordon dba Evergreen Mineral Ventures LLC |
10.11(1) | Assignment Assumption Agreement between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Allen Gordon |
10.12(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Albert Matter |
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Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
10.13(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated February 1, 2004, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Tony Ker |
10.14(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated November 1, 2004, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Thomas Sitar |
10.15(1) | Executive Compensation Agreement, dated June 1, 2005 between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Donald Ranta |
10.16(1) | Gryphon Gold Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan |
10.17(4) | Form of Escrow Agreement |
10.18(2) | Form of Lock Up Agreement Shareholders |
10.19(2) | Form of Lock Up Agreement for Executive Officers and Directors |
10.20(2) | Warrant Agreement dated August 10, 2005, between Gryphon Gold Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, Inc. (Golden, Colorado) |
14.1(2) | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics |
16.1(2) | Letter on Change of Certifying Accountant |
31.1 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2 | Certification Required Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
99.1 | Risk Factors and Uncertainties |
(1) | Previously filed on Form SB-2 on August 17, 2005. |
(2) | Previously filed on Form SB-2 on October 6, 2005. |
(3) | Previously filed on Form SB-2 on October 27, 2005. |
(4) | Previously filed on Form SB-2 on November 9, 2005 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION | |
By: /s/ Anthony D.J. Ker | |
Anthony D.J. Ker |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(On behalf of the registrant and as |
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principal executive officer) |
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Date: November 14, 2006 | |
By: /s/ Michael K. Longinotti | |
Michael K. Longinotti |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(On behalf of the registrant and as |
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principal financial and accounting officer) |
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Date: November 14, 2006 |