ITEM 2.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION
AND
ANALYSIS
OF
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND
RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report
constitute "forward-looking statements. These statements, identified by words
such as plan, "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "should," "expect" and
similar expressions include our expectations and objectives regarding our future
financial position, operating results and business strategy. These statements
reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual
results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially
different from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include those set forth under the caption "Part II Item 1A. Risk
Factors" and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. We do not intend to update the
forward-looking information to reflect actual results or changes in the factors
affecting such forward-looking information. We advise you to carefully review
the reports and documents, particularly our Annual Reports, Quarterly Reports
and Current Reports, that we file from time to time with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
OVERVIEW
We were incorporated on December 14, 2005 under the laws of the
State of Nevada. We are an exploration stage company and our primary objectives
are to: (i) commercially extract and refine precious metals from our own and
others mineralized materials; (ii) use our leaching process (Cholla) to recover
precious metals from specific ore bearing materials; and (iii) joint venture,
acquire and develop mining projects in North America.
We are focusing our business on commercially processing
specific fly ash and other mineable materials, using a leach process that
exposes extractable gold (the Cholla Process) at our processing and refining
plant located in Scottsdale, Arizona (the Scottsdale Facility). In November
2012, we shut down our Phoenix Facility and we have no plans to continue that
operation.
We entered into a Memorandum of Understanding dated October 19,
2010 with Golden Anvil, SA de CV (Golden Anvil) with respect to the proposed
formation and funding of a proposed joint venture for the exploration and
development of mineral concessions owned by Golden Anvil in the State of
Nayarit, Mexico (the Golden Anvil Mine). We are currently working with
management of Golden Anvil to move the assets of Golden Anvil to an entity on
the TSX Venture Exchange from which we would receive a percentage ownership via
common stock from the conversion of our loans.
In August 2012, we did not pay the renewal fee on our interest
a gold project that consisted of a mineral lease covering 20.61 acres of
patented claims and an option to acquire a 100% interest in 20 unpatented claims
located near the mineral lease.
We are actively seeking to enter into joint ventures with third
parties who have legal rights to fly ash resources, including
landfills/monofills. There is no assurance that we will be able to commercially
extract precious metals from fly ash or other mineable ores using our Cholla
process or that we will be able to enter into joint ventures for the exploration
and development of additional mining projects.
RECENT CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
The following corporate developments occurred since the filing
of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2013:
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
On August 26, 2013, we filed a certificate of change with the
Nevada Secretary of State, amending our Articles of Incorporation to increase
the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 shares to
900,000,000 shares. The Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was approved
at our Annual General Meeting and Special Meeting on August 22, 2013, as
described under the heading Annual General Meeting an Special Meeting below.
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Annual General Meeting and Special Meeting
On August 22, 2013, we held our Annual General Meeting and
Special Meeting (the Meeting). There were 23,931,000 shares represented in
person and 105,040,875 shares represented by proxy, for a total of 131,190,875
shares or 71.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock
represented at the Meeting.
At the Meeting the stockholders voted: (1) to approve the
election of Jason S. Mitchell, K. Ian Matheson and Michael C. Boyko as members
our Board of Directors; (2) to ratify the appointment the De Joya Griffith, LLC
as our independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ended April
30, 2014; (3) to approve our 2013 Stock Option Plan; (4) to approve the
amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized
shares of common stock to 900,000,000 shares; (5) to approve, on a advisory
basis, the compensation of the our named executive officers; and (6) to approve,
on advisory basis that an advisory vote on executive compensation take place
every three years.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Summary
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Three Months Ended
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Percentage
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July
31, 2013
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July
31, 2012
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Increase / (Decrease)
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Revenue
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$
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-
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$
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-
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n/a
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Operating Expenses
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(212,423
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)
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(385,301
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(44.9)%
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Interest Expense
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(26,680
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)
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(12,185
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119.0%
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Net Loss
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$
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(239,103
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$
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(397,486
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)
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(39.8)%
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Revenues
We earned no revenues during the three months ended July 31,
2013 and 2012. We are currently in the exploration stage of our business. We can
provide no assurances that we will be able to develop a commercially viable
process or earn significant revenue from the processing of fly ash.
Expenses
The major components of our operating expenses for the three
months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 are outlined in the table below:
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Percentage
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Three Months Ended
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Increase /
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July
31, 2013
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July
31, 2012
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(Decrease)
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Mineral exploration and
evaluation expenses
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$
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87,683
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$
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239,055
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(63.3)%
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Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses
related party
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15,000
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5,000
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200.0%
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General and administrative
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48,695
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64,386
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(24.4)%
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General and administrative related party
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35,000
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51,000
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(31.4)%
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Depreciation and amortization
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26,045
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25,860
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0.7%
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Total Expenses
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$
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212,423
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$
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385,301
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(44.9)%
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Our operating expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2013
decreased as compared to the three months ended July 31, 2012. The decrease in
our operating expenses primarily relates to decreases in mineral exploration and
evaluation expenses and general and administrative expenses.
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Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses primarily consisted
of rent, leased equipment, extraction-processing costs, consulting fees and
labor expenses in connection with our Phoenix Facility and Scottsdale Facility.
The decrease in mineral exploration and evaluation expenses during the three
months ended July 31, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease in consulting fees,
contract labor and extraction processing costs due to reduced activities at our
Scottsdale Facility and the fact that we shut down our Phoenix Facility in
November 2012.
During the three months ended July 31, 2013, our general and
administrative and general and administrative related party expenses primarily
consisted of: (i) monthly consulting fees paid to our Chief Financial Officer,
Mr. Mitchell; and (ii) legal and audit fees in connection with meeting our
reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. We anticipate that our operating
expenses will increase significantly as we implement our plan of operation for
our Scottsdale Facility.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Working Capital
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Percentage
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At
July 31, 2013
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At
April 30, 2013
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Increase / (Decrease)
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Current Assets
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$
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54,911
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$
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25,243
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117.5%
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Current Liabilities
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(1,778,945
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(1,731,745
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2.7%
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Working Capital Deficit
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$
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(1,724,034
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$
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(1,706,502
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1.0%
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Cash Flows
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Three Months Ended
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July
31, 2013
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July
31, 2012
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Net Cash Used in Operating
Activities
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$
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(167,455
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)
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$
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(312,395
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Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
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200,123
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255,000
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Net Increase (Decrease) in
Cash During Period
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$
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32,668
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$
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(57,395
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As at July 31, 2013, we had a working capital deficit of
$1,724,034 as compared to a working capital deficit of $1,706,502 as at April
30, 2013. The increase in our working capital deficit is primarily due to an
increase in accounts payable and accrued interest offset by an increase in cash.
FINANCING REQUIREMENTS
Currently, we do not have sufficient financial resources to
complete our plan of operation for the next twelve months. As such, our ability
to complete our plan of operation is dependent upon our ability to obtain
additional financing in the near term.
We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our common
shares in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of
additional shares will result in dilution to our existing shareholders. There is
no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of our equity securities
or arrange for debt or other financing to fund our planned mining, development
and exploration activities.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We have no significant 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 stockholders.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
We have identified certain accounting policies, described
below, that are most important to the portrayal of our current financial
condition and results of operations. Our significant accounting policies are
disclosed in Note 1 to our unaudited audited financial statements included in
this Quarterly Report.
Use of Estimates
- The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Exploration Costs
Mineral exploration costs are
expensed as incurred.
Research and Development
- All research and development
expenditures are expensed as incurred.