Item 1.
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Financial Statements
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The following unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements of Handeni Gold Inc. (sometimes referred to as we, us or our
Company) are included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q:
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Handeni Gold Inc.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
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November 30, 2016
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May 31, 2016
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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ASSETS
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Current Assets
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Cash
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$
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49,076
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$
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52,373
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Amounts
receivable (Note 3)
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7,861
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14,142
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Prepaid expenses and deposits (Note 4)
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6,754
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1,941
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Total Current Assets
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63,691
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68,456
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Restricted cash equivalent
(Note 5)
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12,845
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13,158
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Mineral licenses (Note 6)
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1,415,000
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1,415,000
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Equipment, net (Note 7)
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143
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358
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$
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1,491,679
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$
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1,496,972
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LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
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Current Liabilities
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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65,291
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$
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72,880
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities - related parties (Note 8(b) and (d))
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457,000
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451,000
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Current portion of loans from related parties (Note 8 (a))
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-
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1,625,000
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Total Current Liabilities
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522,291
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2,148,880
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Loans from related parties -
Long-term portion (Note 8 (a)(iv))
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1,855,000
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90,000
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Total Liabilities
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2,377,291
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2,238,880
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Nature of Operations and
Going Concern (Note 1)
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Stockholders' Deficiency
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Common stock (Note 9)
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Authorized:
500,000,000 shares, $0.001 par
value
Issued and
outstanding: 2,142,778 shares (May 31, 2016 2,142,778 shares)
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2,143
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2,143
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Additional paid-in capital (Note 9)
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116,734,098
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116,734,098
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Donated capital (Note 8 (a))
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611,740
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502,897
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Deficit accumulated during the exploration
stage
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(118,233,593
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)
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(117,981,046
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)
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Total Stockholders'
Deficiency
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(885,612
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)
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(741,908
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)
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
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$
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1,491,679
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$
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1,496,972
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(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
consolidated financial statements)
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Handeni Gold Inc.
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Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Loss
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(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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For the Three Months Ended,
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For the Six Months Ended,
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November 30, 2016
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November 30, 2015
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November 30, 2016
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November 30, 2015
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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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$
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-
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$
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-
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Expenses
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Consulting fees
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1,350
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1,350
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2,700
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2,700
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Depreciation
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108
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107
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215
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902
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Exploration expenses (Note 8 (b))
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13,552
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84,269
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42,822
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104,572
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General and
administrative (Note 8 (c))
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40,584
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44,543
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84,210
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92,399
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Interest expense (Note 8 (a))
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55,004
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37,772
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108,843
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73,779
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Professional
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4,064
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8,049
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19,110
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11,396
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Rent (Note 8 (b)
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159
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1,583
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26,718
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37,994
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Travel and
investor relations
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600
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2,032
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774
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2,197
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Total Expenses
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115,421
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179,705
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285,392
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325,939
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Loss From Operations
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(115,421
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)
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(179,705
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)
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(285,392
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)
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(325,939
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)
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Other Income (Expenses)
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Gain on disposal
of equipment (Note 7)
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-
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-
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35,000
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10,000
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Loss on write-down of amounts receivable (Note 3)
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(963
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)
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-
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(2,155
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)
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-
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Total Other Income (Expenses)
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(963
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)
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-
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32,845
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10,000
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Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss
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$
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(116,384
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)
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$
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(179,705
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)
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$
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(252,547
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)
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$
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(315,939
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)
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Net Loss per Share - Basic and Diluted
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.08
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)
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$
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(0.12
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)
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$
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(0.15
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)
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Basic and Diluted Weighted
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (Note 9)
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2,142,778
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2,142,778
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2,142,778
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2,142,778
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(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
consolidated financial statements)
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Handeni Gold Inc.
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Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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For the Six Months Ended,
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November 30, 2016
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November 30, 2015
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CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN):
Operating Activities:
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Net loss
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$
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(252,547
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)
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$
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(315,939
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)
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Adjustments for non-cash items in net loss:
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Depreciation
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215
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902
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Donated capital, services, interest and rent
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108,843
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73,779
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Loss on unrealized foreign exchange
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313
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940
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Loss on write-down of amounts receivable
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2,155
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-
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Gain on disposal of equipment
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(35,000
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)
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(10,000
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)
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Changes in non-cash operating working capital:
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Amounts receivable
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4,126
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3,682
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Prepaid expenses and deposits
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(4,813
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)
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(6,934
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)
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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(7,589
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)
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25,095
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Due to related parties
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6,000
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(3,615
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)
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Cash Used in Operating
Activities
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(178,297
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)
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(232,090
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)
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Investing Activities:
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Proceeds from disposal of equipment
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35,000
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10,000
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Cash Provided by Investing
Activities
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35,000
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10,000
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Financing Activities:
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Loan from a related party
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140,000
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270,000
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Cash Provided by Financing
Activities
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140,000
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270,000
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Change in cash
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(3,297
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)
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47,910
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Cash, at beginning of the
period
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52,373
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85,985
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Cash, at end of the period
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$
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49,076
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$
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133,895
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(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim
consolidated financial statements)
5
Handeni Gold Inc.
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
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(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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1.
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Nature of Operations and Going
Concern
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The Company was incorporated in the
State of Nevada on January 5, 2004. On February 14, 2012, the Company changed
its name from Douglas Lake Minerals Inc. to Handeni Gold Inc. (the Company).
The Companys principal business is the acquisition and exploration of mineral
resources located in Tanzania, Africa. The Company has not presently determined
whether its properties contain mineral reserves that are economically
recoverable.
These consolidated financial statements
have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will
continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal
course of business. The Company has never generated revenues since inception and
has never paid any dividends and is unlikely to pay dividends or generate
earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future. The continuation of the Company
as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its
stockholders, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary equity financing to
continue operations and to determine the existence, discovery and successful
exploitation of economically recoverable reserves in its resource properties,
confirmation of the Companys interests in the underlying properties, and the
attainment of profitable operations.
As at November 30, 2016, the Company
has not generated any revenues, has a working capital deficiency of $458,600 and
has accumulated losses of $118,233,593 since inception. These factors raise
substantial doubt regarding the Companys ability to continue as a going
concern. The Company plans to raise equity and/or debt financing to fund its
operations which may result in substantial dilution to the Companys
stockholders or may not be available, if at all, in amounts or on terms
acceptable to the Company. If additional capital is not obtained, the Company
may be forced to cease operations. These consolidated financial statements do
not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded
asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should
the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Such adjustments could be
material.
2.
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Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
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a)
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Basis of Presentation
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These consolidated financial statements and related notes
are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States, and are expressed in U.S. dollars. These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and
its subsidiaries described as follows. In June 2011, the Company
incorporated in Tanzania a wholly-owned subsidiary, HG Limited (formerly
DLM Tanzania Limited), which undertakes mineral property exploration
activities in Tanzania. The Company also has a wholly-owned non-operating
Tanzanian subsidiary (Douglas Lake Tanzania Limited).
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All significant intercompany transactions and balances
have been eliminated. The Companys fiscal year-end is May 31.
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b)
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Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with
the instructions to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Form 10-Q.
They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto for the year ended May 31, 2016, included in the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 19, 2016 with the
SEC.
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The interim financial statements included herein are
unaudited; however, they contain all normal recurring accruals and
adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present
fairly the Companys financial position at November 30, 2016, and the
results of its operations and cash flows for the interim period ended
November 30, 2016. The results of operations for the three months and the
six months ended November 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for future quarters or the full year.
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c)
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Use of Estimates
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The preparation of consolidated financial statements in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in
the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and
assumptions related to the recoverability and useful life of long-lived
assets, mineral prospecting licenses, stock-based compensation, deferred
income tax asset valuation allowances and contingent liabilities. The
Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical
experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable
under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making
judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the
accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ
materially and adversely from the Companys estimates. To the extent there
are material differences between the estimates and the actual results,
future results of operations will be affected.
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6
Handeni Gold Inc.
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
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(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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2.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
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d)
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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
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The Company computes net income (loss) per share in
accordance with ASC 260,
Earnings per Share
which requires
presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the
face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income
(loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted
average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period.
Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares
outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and
convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing
diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining
the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock
options or warrants. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if
their effect is anti-dilutive.
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The Company retroactively adjusted the number of common
shares outstanding in accordance with ASC 260-10-55-12,
Earnings per
Share Implementation Guidance and Illustrations.
ASC 260-10-55-12
requires the computations of basic and diluted EPS shall be adjusted
retroactively for all periods presented to reflect that change in capital
structure, if the number of common shares outstanding increases as a
result of a stock dividend or stock split or decreases as a result of a
reverse stock split. If changes in common stock resulting from stock
dividends, stock splits, or reverse stock splits occur after the close of
the period but before the consolidated financial statements are issued or
are available to be issued, the per-share computations for those and any
prior-period consolidated financial statements presented shall be based on
the new number of shares. If per-share computations reflect such changes
in the number of shares, that fact shall be disclosed.
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e)
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Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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ASC 220,
Comprehensive Income
establishes
standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income (loss) and
its components in the consolidated financial statements. As at November
30, 2016, the Company has no component of other comprehensive income
(loss) and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
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f)
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Cash and cash equivalents are carried at fair value and
they comprise cash on hand, deposits held with banks and other highly
liquid investments. Highly liquid investments are readily convertible to
cash and generally have maturities of three months or less from the time
acquired. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high
quality financial institutions which the Company believes limits credit
risk.
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g)
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Equipment
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Property and equipment consists of office equipment,
automobiles and computer software recorded at cost and depreciated on a
straight- line basis as follows:
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Automobile equipment
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3 years
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Camp and equipment
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3 years
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Office furniture and
equipment
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3 years
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Software
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1 year
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h)
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Mineral Property Costs
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The Company has been in the exploration stage since its
inception on January 5, 2004 and has not yet realized any revenues from
its planned operations. It is primarily engaged in the acquisition and
exploration of mining properties. Mineral property exploration costs are
expensed as incurred. Mineral prospecting licenses and mineral property
acquisition costs are initially capitalized in accordance with ASC
805-20-55-37,
Whether Mineral Rights are Tangible or Intangible
Assets
. The Company assesses the carrying costs for impairment under
ASC 360-10-35-21,
Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets,
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying costs may not be recoverable.
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When it has been determined that a mineral property can
be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable
reserves, the costs then incurred to develop such property, are
capitalized. Such costs will be amortized using the units-of-production
method over the estimated life of the probable reserve. If mineral
properties are subsequently abandoned or impaired, any capitalized costs
will be charged to operations.
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i)
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Long-Lived Assets
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In accordance with ASC 360
, Property, Plant and
Equipment
the Company tests long-lived assets or asset groups for
recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their
carrying amount may not be recoverable. Circumstances which could trigger
a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the
market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business
climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of
the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the
asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a
history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the
use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely
than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated
useful life.
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7
Handeni Gold Inc.
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
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(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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2.
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
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i)
|
Long-Lived Assets (continued)
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Recoverability is assessed based on the carrying amount
of the asset and its fair value, which is generally determined based on
the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and
the eventual disposal of the asset, specific third-party appraisal in
certain instances, and evaluation of the project characteristics and level
of advancement. If the Company is unable to estimate the sum of the
undiscounted future net cash flows, it will adopt a market approach to
estimate fair value by using a combination of observed market value
metrics based on comparable transactions. An impairment loss is recognized
when the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds fair
value.
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j)
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Asset Retirement Obligations
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The Company accounts for asset retirement obligations in
accordance with the provisions of ASC 440,
Asset Retirement and
Environmental Obligations,
which requires the Company to record the
fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period
in which it incurs a legal obligation associated with the retirement of
tangible long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction,
development and/or normal use of the assets. The Company did not have any
asset retirement obligations as of November 30, 2016 and May 31,
2016.
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k)
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Financial Instruments
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ASC 825,
Financial Instruments,
requires an entity
to maximize the use of observable inputs, and the fair value of financial
instruments, which include cash, restricted cash equivalent, restricted
marketable securities, and accounts payable were estimated to approximate
their carrying values due to the immediate or short-term maturities of
these financial instruments.
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The Companys operations are in Canada and Africa, which
results in exposure to market risks from changes in foreign currency
rates. The financial risk is the risk to the Companys operations that
arise from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and the degree of
volatility of these rates. Currently, the Company does not use derivative
instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk.
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l)
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Income Taxes
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|
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The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and
liability method in accordance with ASC 740,
Income Taxes.
The
asset and liability method provides that deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of
temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of
assets and liabilities, and for operating loss and tax credit
carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the
currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the
differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation
allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed
more likely than not to be realized.
|
|
|
|
|
m)
|
Foreign Currency Translation
|
|
|
|
|
|
The functional and reporting currency of the Company is
the United States dollar. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies are translated to United States dollars in accordance
with ASC 830,
Foreign Currency Translation Matters
, using the
exchange rate prevailing at the consolidated balance sheet date.
Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are
translated at rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction.
Average rates are used to translate revenues and expenses.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains and losses arising on translation or settlement of
foreign currency denominated transactions or balances are included in the
determination of income. The Company has not, to the date of these
consolidated financial statements, entered into derivative instruments to
offset the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
To the extent that the Company incurs transactions that
are not denominated in its functional currency, they are undertaken in
Canadian dollars (Cdn$) and Tanzanian shillings. The Company has not, to
the date of these consolidated financial statements, entered into
derivative instruments to offset the impact of foreign currency
fluctuations.
|
|
|
|
|
n)
|
Stock-based Compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company records stock-based compensation in
accordance with ASC 718,
Compensation Stock Based Compensation,
and ASC 505,
Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees
, which
requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense based on
estimated fair values for all share-based awards made to employees and
directors, including stock options.
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of
share-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The
Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as its method of
determining fair value. This model is affected by the Companys stock
price as well as assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables.
These subjective variables include, but are not limited to the Companys
expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual
and projected employee stock option exercise behaviours. The value of the
portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as
an expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive
loss over the requisite service period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All transactions in which goods or services are the
consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are
accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the
fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably
measurable.
|
8
Handeni Gold Inc.
|
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
|
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
|
(Unaudited)
|
2.
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
|
|
o)
|
Reclassification
|
|
|
|
|
|
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior
periods consolidated financial statements to conform to the current
periods presentation.
|
|
|
|
|
p)
|
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company has adopted all new accounting pronouncements
that are mandatorily effective and none have a material impact on its
consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
New accounting pronouncements effective June 1,
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company does not believe that there are any new
accounting pronouncements that have been issued that are expected to have
a material impact on its financial position or results of
operations.
|
The components of amounts receivable
are as follows:
|
|
|
November 30, 2016
|
|
|
May 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recoverable goods and
services / harmonized sales tax
|
|
7,861
|
|
|
14,058
|
|
|
Other receivable
|
|
-
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,861
|
|
|
14,142
|
|
The Company had recoverable value added
tax (VAT) of $29,407 (TZS 63,841,924) as at November 30, 2016 and $28,002 (TZS
61,107,912) as at May 31, 2016. In January 2015, the Company submitted VAT
refund certificates to the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) requesting TZS
49,061,634 recoverable VAT refund. In June 2016, the Company received a letter
from TRA dated May 2, 2016 to reject the refund application of TZS 49,061,634
based on changed interpretation on the provisions of subsection (2) of section
17 of the VAT Act cap 148 (repealed) whereby to consider a person to be eligible
for VAT refund, such person must have the VAT charged on the supplies made for
the period of the refund. The Company has filed a Notice of Objection to appeal
TRAs decision. Expecting difficulties to challenge TRAs decision, the Company
wrote off $2,155 of recorded revocable VAT as at November 30, 2016 and $28,002
of recorded recoverable VAT as at May 31, 2016, respectively.
4.
|
Prepaid Expenses and
Deposits
|
The components of prepaid expenses and
deposits are as follows:
|
|
|
November 30, 2016
|
|
|
May 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
6,702
|
|
|
1,888
|
|
|
Rent
|
|
52
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,754
|
|
|
1,941
|
|
5.
|
Restricted Cash Equivalent
|
As of November 30, 2016, the Company
has pledged a GIC of $12,845 ($17,250 CAD) (May 31, 2016: $13,158 ($17,250 CAD))
as security held on a corporate credit card. The $313 difference compared to May
31, 2016 is attributed to loss on unrealized Canadian dollar foreign exchange.
6.
|
Mineral Properties and
Licenses
|
Handeni Properties, Tanzania, Africa
|
a)
|
Prospecting Licenses (PLs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
On September 21, 2010, the Company completed a Mineral
Property Acquisition Agreement with IPP Gold Limited (IPP Gold), and the
Company acquired four PLs totaling approximately 800 square kilometers,
located in the Handeni District of Tanzania (the Handeni Properties).
IPP Gold retained a 2.5% net smelter royalty (NSR) on the Handeni
Properties and the Company has the option to reduce the NSR to 1.25% by
paying $5,000,000. If the NSR is reduced to 1.25% the maximum NSR for any
year is capped at $1,000,000. In any year the NSR payment is less than
$1,000,000 the difference between the actual NSR payment and $1,000,000
will be carried forward to subsequent years. In addition if the London
spot price for gold is equal to or greater than $1,500 then the NSR will
increase from 2.5% to 3%. The Company issued 888,889 (133,333,333
pre-consolidation) restricted shares of common stock to IPP Gold to
acquire the Handeni Properties and no further payments to IPP Gold in
shares or cash are required.
|
9
Handeni Gold Inc.
|
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
|
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
|
(Unaudited)
|
6.
|
Mineral Properties and Licenses
(continued)
|
Handeni Properties, Tanzania, Africa
(continued)
|
a)
|
Prospecting Licenses (PLs) (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
On September 1, 2010, the Company entered into a
Transaction Fee Agreement with a consultant for services related to
soliciting offers from and in assisting in the negotiation with potential
Company financiers, purchasers, acquisition targets and/or joint venture
development partners (each such party being a Potential Investor). The
initial term of the agreement was a period of 60 days and automatically
renews monthly unless otherwise specifically renewed in writing by each
party or terminated by the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company
agreed to pay the consultant a transaction fee for each completed property
acquisition transaction in Tanzania (a Completed Transaction). The
transaction fee is 12.5% of the shares issuable under each Completed
Transaction, payable in restricted common shares at the lowest priced
security issuable under each Completed Transaction. On September 30, 2010,
the Company issued 111,111 (16,666,667 pre-consolidation) restricted
shares of common stock pursuant to the Transaction Fee Agreement in
relation to the acquisition of the Handeni Properties.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The fair value of the 888,889 (133,333,333
pre-consolidation) shares of the Companys common stock issued to IPP Gold
pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and the 111,111 (16,666,667
pre-consolidation) shares of the Companys common stock issued pursuant to
the Transaction Fee Agreement totaled $60,000,000. On November 30, 2010,
the capitalized acquisition costs of the Handeni Properties were tested
for impairment by the Companys management as required by ASC 360.
Management determined that no positive cash flows from the Handeni
Properties could be identified or supported and a full impairment loss was
recognized in expenses for the $60,000,000 acquisition cost.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under Tanzanian law, 50% of the area of PLs need to be
relinquished following a period of three years after allocation of the PLs
to the Company (1998 Mining Act applicable to the Companies PLs). The
Company has received four renewal PLs of the renewal areas under
PL6742/2010, PL6744/2010, PL6743/2010 and PL6779/2010 effective on October
5, 2013, September 13, 2013, October 13, 2013 and September 13, 2013,
respectively. These four PLs namely PL6742/2010 (4/10/2016), PL6743/2010
(12/10/2016), PL6744/2010 (12/09/2016) and PL6779/2010 (12/09/2016) are
valid with their current sizes to dates indicated in brackets. Following
these dates each of the PLs sizes need to be reduced by 50% according to
Tanzanian mining law. HNDI has delineated the new PL outlines, to comply
with a 50% reduction in size, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy
and Minerals. The combined area of the 4 renewed PLs will be
approximately 173.69 km
2
(50% of
359,80km
2
).
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company also remains with four additional PLs under
licenses PL9853/2014, PL10000/2014, PL10262/2014 and PL10409/2014
effective on July 2, 2014, July 22, 2014, September 25, 2014 and December
2, 2014, respectively. These four PLs are valid for four years and cover
areas of 63.23 km
2
. The Company now holds a total license area
of approximately 236.65 km
2
(29.6% of its original 800 km
2
license area).
|
|
|
|
|
b)
|
Primary Mining Licenses (PMLs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
On August 5, 2011, the Company entered a Mineral Property
Acquisition Agreement (the 2011 Acquisition Agreement) with Handeni
Resources Limited (Handeni Resources), a limited liability company
registered under the laws of Tanzania. The Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company has an existing ownership and/or beneficial
interest(s) in Handeni Resources. Pursuant to the 2011 Acquisition
Agreement, the Company had an exclusive option to acquire from Handeni
Resources a 100% interest in mineral licenses covering an area of
approximately 2.67 square kilometers to the east of Magambazi Hill, which
is adjacent to the area covered by the Companys four existing PLs in the
Handeni District.
|
|
|
|
|
|
On November 30, 2011, the Company completed the 2011
Acquisition Agreement and issued 100,000 (15,000,000 pre-consolidation)
restricted common shares to Handeni Resources as payment. As at November
30, 2011, the fair market price of the Companys common stock was $0.11
per share; accordingly, the Company recorded a total fair market value of
$1,650,000 as the mineral licenses acquisition cost.
|
|
|
|
|
|
To comply with the laws and regulations of the Republic
of Tanzania whereby foreign companies may not own PMLs, on July 19, 2012,
the Company entered into an Addendum agreement to the 2011 Acquisition
Agreement whereby Handeni Resources, on behalf of the Company, administers
the 32 PMLs until such time as a mining license on the 32 PMLs (2.67
km
2
) have been allocated. During this period Handeni Resources
is conducting exploration and mining activities on the PMLs as directed by
the Company.
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at May 31, 2016, the Company had recognized an
impairment loss of $235,000 with respect to the carrying value of its
mineral licenses as a result of managements intention to let four of the
32 PMLs pertaining to the Handeni Properties lapse. This impairment loss
represents the write-off of the original acquisition cost relating to
these four PMLs. As the intention to let these four PMLs lapse was
considered an indicator of impairment, management performed a
recoverability test for the remaining 28 PMLs and noted that their
carrying value did not exceed their estimated fair value, thereby
resulting in no additional impairment loss.
|
During the six months ended November 30, 2016, the Company paid
$6,685 (the six months ended November 30, 2015: $69,162) in annual rental and
licenses renewal fees for PLs and PMLs. Such license related fees have been
recorded as exploration expenses on the consolidated statement of operations and
comprehensive loss.
10
Handeni Gold Inc.
|
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
|
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
November 30, 2016
|
|
|
May 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Net Book
|
|
|
Net Book
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Automobile vehicles
|
|
139,169
|
|
|
139,169
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Camp and equipment
|
|
197,011
|
|
|
197,011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Office furniture and
equipment
|
|
100,222
|
|
|
100,079
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
Software
|
|
7,930
|
|
|
7,930
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
444,332
|
|
|
444,189
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
358
|
|
During the six months ended November
30, 2016, the Company sold certain of its fully amortized equipment and
recognized a gain on disposal of $35,000 (the year ended May 31, 2016: $10,653)
in the interim consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
8.
|
Related Party
Transactions
|
|
a)
|
The Company has entered into the following facility
agreements with related parties:
|
|
i)
|
On December 7, 2012, and as amended on September 4, 2013,
June 18, 2014, March 20, 2015 and August 30, 2016, the Company entered
into a facility agreement with IPP Ltd., a private company controlled by
the Chairman of the Company. The funding is in the form of an
interest-free unsecured loan to the Company of up to $720,000 due December
31, 2018. As of November 30, 2016 and May 31, 2016, IPP Ltd. has fully
advanced $720,000 to the Company pursuant to this facility
agreement.
|
|
|
|
|
ii)
|
On October 9, 2013, and as amended on June 18, 2014,
March 20, 2015 and August 30, 2016, the Company entered into a facility
agreement with Consultancy & Finance Company Associates Ltd.
(C&F), a private company controlled by the Chairman of the Company.
The funding is in the form of an interest-free unsecured loan to the
Company of up to $405,000. During the current period the due date has been
extended from May 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018 without any interest or
penalties. As of November 30, 2016 and May 31, 2016, C&F has fully
advanced $405,000 to the Company pursuant to this facility
agreement.
|
|
|
|
|
iii)
|
On November 20, 2014, and as amended on August 30, 2016,
the Company entered into a facility agreement with C&F. The funding is
in the form of an interest-free unsecured loan to the Company of up to
$500,000. During the current period, the due date has been extended from
May 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018 without any interest or penalties. As of
November 30, 2016 and May 31, 2016, C&F has fully advanced $500,000 to
the Company pursuant to this facility agreement.
|
|
|
|
|
iv)
|
On January 16, 2016, the Company entered into an
additional facility agreement with C&F. The funding is in the form of
an interest-free unsecured loan to the Company of up to $360,000. During
the current period the due date has been extended from May 31, 2017 to
December 31, 2018 without any interest or penalties. A maximum amount of
$30,000 may be drawn by the Company per calendar month. As of November 30,
2016 and May 31, 2016, C&F has advanced $230,000 and $90,000
respectively to the Company pursuant to this facility
agreement.
|
For the six months ended November 30,
2016, $108,843 of deemed interest was calculated at an annual interest rate of
12% (the six months ended November 30, 2015: $73,779 calculated at an annual
interest rate of 10%). Such deemed interest approximates the fair market value
of the borrowings, and was recorded as interest expense and donated capital.
|
b)
|
The Companys President and Chief Executive Officer (the
CEO) did not change for administration and professional services during
the six months ended November 30, 2016 and 2015. As at November 30, 2016
and May 31, 2016, accounts payable included $306,000 of unpaid CEO
fees.
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the six months ended November 30, 2016, the
Company paid $26,400 (the six months ended November 30, 2015: $36,000)
representing 60% of annual rental expenses associated with renting the
CEOs family house in Tanzania.
|
|
|
|
|
|
In addition, during the six months ended November 30,
2016, the Company incurred geological service fees of $9,000 (the six
months ended November 30, 2015: $18,000) to a private company controlled
by a person who is related to the CEO. This amount is included in
exploration expenses. As at November 30, 2016, accounts payable included
$6,000 (May 31, 2016, $Nil) of unpaid fees.
|
|
|
|
|
c)
|
During the six months ended November 30, 2016, the
Company incurred administration and consulting services fees of $34,301
(the six months ended November 30, 2015: $34,643) to a private company
controlled by the Companys Chief Financial Officer (the CFO). The
Company also incurred salary of $20,581 (the six months ended November 30,
2015: $20,786) to the Companys CFO. These amounts are included in general
and administrative expense.
|
|
|
|
|
d)
|
During the six months ended November 30, 2016 and 2015,
the Company did not incur any directors fees. As at November 30, 2016 and
May 31, 2016, accounts payable included $145,000 of unpaid independent
directors fees.
|
11
Handeni Gold Inc.
|
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
|
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
|
(Unaudited)
|
9.
|
Common Stock and Additional Paid-in
Capital
|
The authorized common stock of the
Company consists of 500,000,000 shares, with $0.001 par value. On June 8, 2016,
the Company effected a reverse stock split (the Reverse Split) of its issued
and outstanding shares of common stock, in which one (1) new share was exchanged
for one-hundred-fifty (150) old shares (1:150), as set for in a Certificate of
Amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation effected and filed on May
24, 2016 with the Nevada Secretary of State.
As a result of the Reverse Split, the
Companys issued and outstanding shares of common stock have decreased from
321,416,653 shares of common stock to 2,142,778 shares of common stock. The
Company gave retroactive effect in the consolidated financial statements for the
Reverse Split at May 31, 2016.
During the six months ended November
30, 2016, the Company had no changes in its common stock and additional paid-in
capital.
The Company adopted a Stock Option
Plan, dated November 29, 2010 (the November 2010 Stock Incentive Plan), under
which the Company is authorized to grant stock options to acquire up to a total
of 266,667 (40,000,000 pre-consolidation) shares of common shares. The stock
options outstanding are exercisable for cash or on a cashless exercise basis
using a prorated formula whereby the number of shares issuable is equal to (a)
the average closing price for the five days prior to exercise date (ACP) in
excess of the exercise price, divided by (b) the exercise price multiplied by
(c) the number of options exercised.
During the six months ended November
30, 2016 and 2015, there were no stock options granted or exercised. As at
November 30, 2016 and May 31, 2016, there were no intrinsic values attributed to
outstanding options, all stock options were fully vested, and the Company had
71,333 (10,700,000 pre-consolidation) shares of common stock available to be
issued under the November 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
The following table summarizes the
continuity of the Companys stock options:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted Average
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Contractual Terms
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
#
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
(years)
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Outstanding, May 31, 2015
|
|
188,667
|
|
|
35.10
|
|
|
5.56
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Outstanding, May 31, 2016
|
|
188,667
|
|
|
35.10
|
|
|
4.56
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Outstanding and exercisable, November 30, 2016
|
|
188,667
|
|
|
35.10
|
|
|
4.06
|
|
|
-
|
|
11.
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
ASC 820,
Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures
, requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and
minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820
establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective
evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial
instruments categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the
lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820
prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1
applies to assets or
liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities.
Level 2
applies to assets or
liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are
observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets
or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or
liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less
active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are
observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable
market data.
Level 3
applies to assets or
liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology
that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or
liabilities.
Pursuant to ASC 820, the fair value of
cash and restricted cash equivalent are determined based on Level 1 inputs,
which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. As at
November 30, 2016 and May 31, 2016, there were no Level 2 and Level 3 inputs and
no liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis presented on the
Companys consolidated balance sheets.
Management believes that the recorded
values of all of the Companys other financial instruments approximate their
current fair values because of their nature and respective maturity dates or
durations. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were presented on
the Companys consolidated balance sheets as of November 30, 2016 and May 31,
2016, as follows:
12
Handeni Gold Inc.
|
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as
of November 30, 2016
|
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
|
(Unaudited)
|
11.
|
Fair Value Measurements
(continued)
|
|
|
|
Fair Value
Measurements Using
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active
|
|
|
Balance as of
|
|
|
|
|
Markets For Identical
|
|
|
November 30,
|
|
|
Markets For Identical
|
|
|
May 31,
|
|
|
|
|
Instruments (Level 1
|
)
|
|
2016
|
|
|
Instruments (Level 1
|
)
|
|
2016
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
$
|
49,076
|
|
$
|
49,076
|
|
$
|
52,373
|
|
$
|
52,373
|
|
|
Restricted cash equivalent
|
|
12,845
|
|
|
12,845
|
|
|
13,158
|
|
|
13,158
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets measured at fair value
|
$
|
61,921
|
|
$
|
61,921
|
|
$
|
65,531
|
|
$
|
65,531
|
|
The Company operates in one reportable
segment, being the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. Segmented
information has been compiled based on the geographic regions that the Company
and its subsidiary registered and performed exploration and administration
activities. Assets by geographical segment are as follows:
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
Tanzania, Africa
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
$
|
23,900
|
|
$
|
39,791
|
|
$
|
63,691
|
|
|
Restricted cash
equivalent
|
|
12,845
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
12,845
|
|
|
Mineral
licenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,415,000
|
|
|
1,415,000
|
|
|
Equipment, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
Total assets, at November 30,
2016
|
$
|
36,745
|
|
$
|
1,454,934
|
|
$
|
1,491,679
|
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
Tanzania, Africa
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
$
|
42,193
|
|
$
|
26,263
|
|
$
|
68,456
|
|
|
Restricted cash
equivalent
|
|
13,158
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
13,158
|
|
|
Mineral
licenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,415,000
|
|
|
1,415,000
|
|
|
Equipment, net
|
|
-
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
Total assets, at May 31, 2016
|
$
|
55,351
|
|
$
|
1,441,621
|
|
$
|
1,496,972
|
|
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Item 2.
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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The following discussion of our financial condition, changes in
financial condition and results of operations for the three months and the six
months ended November 30, 2016 and 2015 should be read in conjunction with our
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes for the
three months and six months ended November 30, 2016 and 2015 included herewith
and our audited consolidated financial statements as at May 31, 2016 and 2015
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended May 31,
2016 as filed with the SEC. All financial information in this Managements
Discussion and Analysis (MD&A or the discussion) is expressed and
prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. All
dollar references are to the U.S. dollar, the Companys reporting currency,
unless otherwise noted. Some numbers in this MD&A have been rounded to the
nearest thousand for discussion purposes.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to the Companys
activities and future financial results, which are made based upon managements
current expectations and beliefs. These forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Companys capital needs,
business plans and expectations. Our actual results may differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many
factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under Risk Factors and
elsewhere in this annual report. Any statements contained herein that are not
statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements.
Management disclaims any obligation to publicly update these statements, or
disclose any difference between its actual results and those reflected in these
statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral
properties. Our principal area of focus is the Handeni Gold Project located in
the Handeni district, within the Tanga region of the Republic of Tanzania in
East Africa, in which we have interests in mineral claims through prospecting
licenses (PLs) and/or primary mining licenses (PMLs) issued by the
government of the Republic of Tanzania.
None of our mineral claims contain any substantiated mineral
deposits, resources or reserves of minerals to date. Exploration has been
carried out on these claims, in particular the eight PLs in the Handeni
District. Accordingly, additional exploration of these mineral claims is
required before any conclusion can be drawn as to whether any commercially
viable mineral deposit may exist on any of our mineral claims. Our plan of
operations is to continue exploration and drilling work when funds are available
in order to ascertain whether our mineral claims warrant further advanced
exploration to determine whether they possess commercially exploitable deposits
of minerals. We will not be able to determine whether or not any of our mineral
claims contain a commercially exploitable mineral deposit, resource or reserve,
until appropriate exploratory work has been completed and an economic evaluation
based on that work concludes economic viability.
We are considered an exploration or exploratory stage company,
because we are involved in the examination and investigation of land that we
believe may contain valuable minerals, for the purpose of discovering the
presence of ore, if any, and its extent. There is no assurance that a
commercially viable mineral deposit exists on the properties underlying our
mineral claim interests, and considerable further exploration will be required
before a final evaluation as to the economic and legal feasibility for our
future exploration is determined.
Illegal artisanal activity on the Companys license areas is a
continuous and remaining concern to the companys interests in the Handeni
district. During the past 2 years illegal artisanal activities on our properties
seriously interfered with the companys exploration programs as outlined in our
quarterly reports. The Company has and is addressing this issue with responsible
local, regional and central government authorities on a continuous basis. The
Company was given assurances by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (the MEM)
that illegal artisanal miners would be removed from our target areas, including
Mjembe and Target 5 following an agreed date of November 24, 2015, then
postponed to April 2, 2016.In June 2016, illegal miners were removed by
governmental authorities and the police force from two of our target areas
namely Ngwila and Mjembe. The Company is establishing a base camp on the Mjembe
site to continue with exploration and to secure the site from interference by
illegal artisanal miners. Although the Company is relieved that the Tanzanian
government acted to protect our legal interests, we are of the opinion that much
more needed to be done to address the illegal artisanal problem with the aim of
having a long term solution. The Company will continue to follow all available
legal structures to protect our exploration assets whilst at the same time work
with authorities and artisanal miners to further the interest of both parties
based on a secure legal framework. Not Handeni Gold Inc. or Tanzania as a
country can afford the sterilization of its mining assets by unbridled illegal
artisanal activity as it is currently conducted.
Our Mineral Claims
Handeni District Gold Project
Location and Access
The Handeni Gold properties lie within the historic Handeni
artisanal gold mining district, located in Tanga Province, roughly 175 km
northwest of Tanzanias largest city, Dar Es Salaam, and 100 km southwest of the
more northerly coastal city of Tanga (Fig. 1). The road from Dar Es Salaam to
Tanga is paved; the secondary road that heads northwest from this road to the
town of Handeni, a distance of 65 km, has recently been paved. The Handeni
properties are located roughly 35 km south of the town of Handeni along a
secondary gravel road. From this point, a number of dirt roads head south across
various portions of the Handeni property and beyond. Driving time from Dar Es Salaam to the Handeni Gold
properties is approximately five hours, depending on traffic and the weather.
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Fig. 1: Location Map: Handeni Property in Tanzania.
Prospecting Licenses (PLs)
Currently, our primary focus is on the undivided 100% legal,
beneficial and registerable interest in and to eight PLs, located in the Handeni
District of Tanzania. The total area held by the Company in the Handeni district
is now approximately 236.65 km
2
(Fig. 2a, b) (Table 1).
Fig. 2(a). Outline of Handeni Gold PLs in the Handeni district (prior to 2016 reduction). An area containing 32 PMLs is represented in black.
Fig. 2(b). Outline of Handeni Gold PLs in the Handeni district (following 2016 reduction to date). See Fig. 2a for colour codes with license numbers.
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Table 1: Status of Handeni Gold Prospecting Licenses.
Licence No.
|
Registered
Holder
|
Date Issued
|
Validity Period
|
Current Status
2015 - 2016
|
Area-km
2
|
PL Status
2016 - 2017
|
Area-km
2
(Following
completion of reduction)
|
PL6742/2010
|
Douglas Lake
Minerals Inc.
|
10/05/2013
|
10/04/2016
|
1st Renewal-3rd yr
|
70.32
|
2nd Renewal-1st yr
|
33.05
|
PL6743/2010
|
Douglas Lake
Minerals Inc.
|
13/10/2013
|
10/12/2016
|
1st Renewal-3rd yr
|
95.08
|
2nd Renewal-1st yr
|
45.84
|
PL6744/2010
|
Douglas Lake
Minerals Inc.
|
13/09/2013
|
09/12/2016
|
1st Renewal-3rd yr
|
97.56
|
2nd Renewal-1st yr
|
46.83
|
PL6779/2010
|
Douglas Lake
Minerals Inc.
|
13/09/2013
|
09/12/2016
|
1st Renewal-3rd yr
|
96.84
|
2nd Renewal-1st yr
|
47.79
|
PL9853/2014
|
HG Limited
|
07/02/2014
|
07/01/2018
|
Initial-2yr
|
12.23
|
Initial-3rd yr
|
12.23
|
PL10000/2014
|
HG Limited
|
22/07/2014
|
21/07/2018
|
Initial-2yr
|
33.62
|
Initial-3rd yr
|
33.62
|
PL10262/2014
|
HG Limited
|
25/09/2014
|
24/09/2018
|
Initial-2yr
|
6.97
|
Initial-3rd yr
|
6.97
|
PL10409/2014
|
HG Limited
|
12/02/2014
|
12/01/2018
|
Initial-2yr
|
10.32
|
Initial-3rd yr
|
10.32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
236.65
|
During September, October and November of 2016, the company
reduced the areas of 4 of our PLs (namely PL6742/2010, PL6743/2010, PL6744/2010
and PL6779/2010) by approximately 50%. Combined with the additional 4 PLs that
we are holding (Table 1) the company is now prospecting an area of approximately
236,65km
2
in the Hnadeni district.
To expand its operations to the Lake Victoria gold fields, the
company applied for a prospecting license (PL11157/2016) bordering an active
mining site with the ore zone potentially extending to the PL of interest. Due
to the potential of illegal artisanal miners interfering with prospecting
activities on this property, the company declined the offer for the license
received from the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.
Primary Mining Licenses (PMLs)
On November 30, 2011, the Company acquired from Handeni
Resources a 100% interest in primary mining licenses covering an area of
approximately 2.67 square kilometers to the east of Magambazi Hill (Figs. 2 and
4). To comply with the laws and regulations of the Republic of Tanzania whereby
foreign companies may not own PMLs, on July 19, 2012, the Company:
|
(1)
|
entered into an Addendum agreement to the 2011
Acquisition Agreement whereby Handeni Resources will administer the 32
PMLs until such time as a mining license (ML) on the 32 PMLs (2.67
km
2
) have been allocated; and
|
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
during this period Handeni Resources will be conducting
exploration and mining activities on the PMLs as directed by the
Company.
|
An enlargement of the excluded area as delineated on Fig. 2
is presented below (Fig. 3). An area within the outline of the 32 PMLs without
a PML number (Fig. 3) has now been confirmed to be part of PL6743/2010. The
block of 32 PMLs, shown in grey below, belongs to the Company as described above
and are being explored.
Fig. 3: Exclusion areas within PL6743/2010. Note area in white within PML’s is part of PL6743/2010.
West of the western border of PL 6743/2010 are several more
PMLs that do not belong to the Company. The area colored in green (Fig. 3) is a
unitized block of four PMLs that were apparently acquired by Canaco Resources
Inc. (CRI) (now East Africa Metals Inc.) from their owners.
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Handeni District Project
We obtained a Technical Report on the Handeni Property (the
Handeni Report), dated April 25, 2011, as prepared at our request by Avrom E.
Howard, MSc, FGA, PGeol (Ontario), Principal Consultant at Nebu Consulting LLC.
Mr. Howard is a Qualified Person in accordance with Canadian National Instrument
43-101 Standards for Disclosure of Mineral Projects and its Companion Policy
(collectively, NI 43-101) and is a Practicing Professional Geologist
registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario
(registration number 0380).
Subsequent to the publishing of the April 25, 2011 NI 43-101
report by Mr. Howard, the Company produced numerous in-house technical reports
and is in the process of compiling an updated NI 43-101 report that will include
the updated model for mineralization on our Handeni property. The drilling
conducted by the Company was done implementing and following Quality Control and
Quality Assessment procedures recommended by SRK (Stephen, Robertson and
Kirsten).
Property Description
General
Exploration, mining and related activities is regulated and
controlled under the Mining Act of 1998 (revised in 2010) (the Mining Act).
Tanzania is Africas fourth leading gold producer, with several
major companies producing and exploring for gold, mostly in northwestern
Tanzania, south of Lake Victoria, in an area informally known as the Lake
Victoria gold belt.
The Handeni Property
The increase in gold prices at the turn of the century and
consequent increase in artisanal gold mining activity in the Handeni area led to
the discovery of deposits of placer gold, in turn leading in 2003 to a classic
gold rush. The discovery and mining of lode deposits followed, soon after, along
with the growth of a shanty mining town at the northern base of Magambazi Hill.
Between 2005 and 2010, IPP Gold carried out exploration over
its Prospecting Reconnaissance License leading to the upgrading of its holdings
from one PLR to four PLs of 800 km
2
, in August 2010. Exploration
work included airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys, ground magnetic
surveys, reconnaissance geological mapping, soil sampling, pitting and
trenching. It is these four PLs that were acquired by the Company from IPP Gold
under the September 2010 agreement.
Geological Setting
Regional
Geology
Regional geological mapping programs led to the recognition of
several major litho-structural provinces from Archean to recent age in Tanzania.
The Archean craton covers most of the western two thirds of the country, roughly
bounded to the east by the East African Rift. Archean rocks host all of the
countrys kimberlite pipes and contained lode diamond deposits, and most of its
lode gold deposits. The Archean basement terrain is bounded to the east and west
by a series of Proterozoic mobile belts; this area, particularly that to the
east, hosts most of the countrys wide variety of colored gemstone deposits.
Some recent research suggests that portions of this assumed Proterozoic terrane
may actually consist of Archean crust that has undergone a later phase of higher
grade metamorphism.
The Handeni district forms part of the Tanzanian Mozambique
belt. The belt was subjected to four tectonothermal events at 830-800Ma, ~760Ma,
630-580Ma and 560-520Ma. All except the last attained upper amphibolite /
granulite grade metamorphic conditions.
Property Geology
The Handeni area is situated in the Palaeoproterozoic,
Usugaran/Ubendian Metamorphic Terrane of Tanzania, along the northern extension
of the north-trending Proterozoic Mozambique Mobile Belt.
The geology of the Handeni area comprises amphibolite to
granulite facies metamorphic rocks interpreted to originally have formed a
sequence of ultramafic to felsic volcanic flows, black shales and quartz-bearing
sedimentary rocks. It is furthermore interpreted to comprise a
metamorphosed/overprinted eastern extension/remnant of the Lake Victoria
cratonic greenstone belt. High grade metamorphism has converted these original
lithologies to a variety of metamorphic equivalents, including
biotite-hornblende-garnet-pyroxene gneiss, migmatitic augen garnet-
hornblende-pyroxene gneiss, quartzo-feldspathic hornblende-biotite-pyroxene
gneiss, pyroxene-hornblende-biotite-garnet granulite and others.
Recent research by geologists from the University of Western
Australia suggests that much of what has previously been considered to be of
Proterozic age (Usagaran System) may in fact be overprinted Archean crust. This
hypothesis has been invoked to help interpret the geology within which gold in
this area is found and as the basis for an analogy between this gold
mineralization and that found in less metamorphosed, bona fide Archean rocks in
the Lake Victoria gold district, a few hundred km to the northwest. However,
this is a hypothesis only, one that may be used for exploration modeling
purposes but one that still requires more work.
Mineralization
The Handeni property is at an early stage of exploration. There
are no known mineral resources or reserves on the Handeni property, nor are
there any known economically mineable deposits on the property. Gold is found
within garnet-amphibolite zones within biotite-feldspar gneiss at three k n o w
n locations in the Companys property, locations where historical lode gold
occurrences have been documented. Gold occurs in quartz veins as well as within
the garnet amphibolites adjacent to the quartz veins. Proof of this association
is informally corroborated by the testimony of local, illegal artisanal miners,
who recover gold both from quartz veins and gold-bearing gneiss that is not
quartz vein bearing. Gold in the Companys property has also been documented in
soils and placers, at a variety of locations, as well.
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Our geophysical and structural geological interpretation on
which the drilling program conducted in 2012 was based, supported the
mineralization model described above in broad terms.
Whereas gold was known in the Handeni area prior to the arrival
in 2005 of the Companys predecessor, IPP Gold, there is no history of any
formal exploration in the area aside from limited work at Magambazi Hill itself
and the work conducted in recent years by Canaco (East African Metals) in the
region.
Handeni Golds intensive early exploration program following
the Companys September 2010 agreement with IPP achieved the following in terms
of mineralization on the properties:
|
It outlined a number of locations where intensive placer
and illegal artisanal gold mining took place within the Handeni property,
notably the Kwandege, Magambazi and Mjembe areas.
|
|
|
|
A helicopter based TEM electromagnetic and radiometric
aerial survey program clearly delineated subsurface geological features of
importance to gold and base metal mineralization in this high grade
metamorphic terrain. The data proved to be invaluable in the definition of
structurally important sites and target definition and was key in defining
areas for ground geophysical surveys including ground magnetics, -
radiometrics and I.P (Induced Polarization Surveys). Based on this
exploration, priority drill targets were selected including Magambazi East
as well as the Kwandege targets that were subsequently drilled.
|
|
|
|
Twenty-eight (28) diamond core holes (5,347 meters) were
drilled on the Magambazi East and related targets and delineated a gold
enriched mineralization zone extending for a distance of approximately 500
meters to the south east of the Magambazi Hill mineralization as defined
by CRI. Based on drill data and re-interpretation of this target we are
now convinced that the gold potential of this target may be proven or
disproven with drilling of 5 directional drill holes.
|
|
|
|
Thirty-seven (37) drill holes (4,989 meters in total)
have been drilled on the Kwandege mineralized zone, completing the first
phase drilling program on this project. Twenty-six of the 32 drill holes
on the main Kwandege target yielded gold assay values of more than 0.5 g/t
over a one-meter interval or thicker intersection, whereas four of the
remaining holes had anomalous gold values of up to 0.49 g/t. An important
feature of the Kwandege target is the fact that low level gold values (0.5
g/t to 1 g/t) were encountered in numerous intersections in the drill
holes and also confirmed by the latest assay results. Anomalous gold with
some potentially economic intersections have been encountered in an E - W
(strike) direction of 1,501 meters (based on the results of the completed
phase 1 drilling program). The open ended nature of the mineralization in
an E-W direction was confirmed. Recently acquired data confirms the
potential of the Kwandege target area as part of a much larger structure
with high gold potential. In terms of our new geological model continued
drilling on the Kwandege target is highly recommended.
|
|
|
|
The results of the soil sampling program on Target 5
yielded gold in soil values of up to 200 ppb. Au (gold) assay results
received for 2331 samples coincides with a magnetic and electro-magnetic
geophysical anomaly on surface over an area of approximately 1.8 km (N-S)
by 900 m (E-W). The evaluation of this target is to be continued by
pitting, trenching and ground IP. The exploration on this target was
interrupted by the on-going activity of illegal artisanal miners. The
activity of these miners and the fact that their activity might lead to
the sterilization of a potentially viable gold deposit forced the company
to avoid work on the site as our activities may provide clues as to our
interpretation of the mineralization. It is hoped that the evacuation of
miners from the Mjembe target by authorities as described above will
discourage illegal artisanal activity on Target 5.
|
|
|
|
Data collected from our intensive efforts to delineate
alluvial gold mineralization with economic potential yielded the
following:
|
|
a)
|
The fluvial environment has the largest potential for the
extraction of coarse grained gold in the Handeni area.
|
|
b)
|
A large proportion of gold is contained as fine grained
gold. This conclusion was based on the fact that geochemically analyzed
samples of the same locations as the bulk sampled areas yielded
significantly higher gold values.
|
|
c)
|
Some specific horizons in the fluvial horizon yield
higher values than others.
|
|
d)
|
Allowing for a mere 50% efficiency of the applied
processes, the overburden, the grade as well as consistency of gold on the
alluvial targets evaluated thus far our results indicated that secondary
gold mineralization is not economically mineable.
|
|
e)
|
Recent activities of illegal artisanal miners on our
Ngwila alluvial target provided a classic example of the disastrous effect
of illegal artisanal miners on a potential viable gold deposit. Within a
period of 2 months the activity of a thousand or more illegal miners led
to the almost certain sterilization of a low grade alluvial gold deposit
by unplanned pitting and excavation along a strike distance of more than 1
km. Although the illegal activity was stopped by authorities, exploration
and potential resource determination on this deposit will now require a
substantially larger exploration budget.
|
|
The exploration results on our Mjembe target defined a
significant potential gold mineralization zone with a high correlation
between geochemical, structural and geophysical data. Mjembe will be the
Companys primary target during the 2016/2017 field season. The potential
of this area has been exploited by illegal artisanal miners. As described
above the area has now been secured and our exploration activities are
continuing.
|
Exploration conducted during the past six months
included:
The company is currently focusing exploration on its Mjembe
target area (Target 7). Our evaluation of the Mjembe target areas is that gold
is present in rocks formed during ductile, transitional and brittle deformation
episodes a classical example of mobilization and remobilization of gold over a
long term period of geological deformation and metamorphism. Exploration on
Target 7 (Mjembe) was highly successful and 3 potential drill sites have been
delineated within the larger Mjembe target area. A limited grab sampling program
was conducted on illegal artisanal sites within the Mjembe target. The results
in these primary source rocks are highly encouraging with visible gold present
in many of the samples. Twelve grab samples (12 kg each) on illegal artisanal
mine dumps yielded gold values of between 2 and 7 grams per ton. These mine dumps are providing
minimum values for gold as they represent an un-concentrated mixture of ore
zone, hanging wall and foot wall material. HNDI is currently planning an
exploration shaft to enable the company to gain a better understanding of the
nature of the structural geology on the Mjembe-1 project as well as to conduct
bulk sampling on the mineralization zone. Whole rock samples collected from a 60
m long and up to 10 m deep trench dug on our Mjembe-1 target yielded gold values
of up to 6,1 g/t on specific horizons. The trench provided the necessary
geological input to effectively determine the position of the exploration shaft.
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|
The Company is still experiencing illegal mining
activities on its Mjembe targets despite the fact that exploration on this
target is now continuing as reported above.
|
|
|
|
XRF analyses and evaluation of drill core on the
Magambazi East and Kwandege sites continued.
|
|
|
|
An updated NI43-101 is being compiled. Based on the
strategic and confidential nature of the results contained in this report
and the Companys experiences gained over the past three years related to
the securing of our exploration targets, it is deemed in the companys
interest not to publish this report at this stage.
|
|
|
|
The Company now has 5 high potential drill targets of the
17 areas investigated in detail on its approximately 423 km
2
license areas in the Handeni district. Significant anomalous results
have been achieved on 3 additional targets.
|
|
|
|
Detail geological mapping on the Gole sheath fold, a
structural feature of 11 km by 4.5 km (Targets 12, 13, 14 and 17), have
commenced and is continuing. Potential gold bearing amphibolite zones have
been identified, which will be the focus of further investigation. Due to
a lack of funding the Gole target will most likely not be further explored
during the 2016/2017 field season.
|
|
|
|
Further detailed mapping was conducted on Target 16. This
was followed by gold assays using specialized geochemical techniques to
test the potential of increasing the effectivity of the Companys soil
sampling program. The results were highly successful and the Company will
implement this technique on Target 10 when funds become available.
|
Compliance with Government Regulation
We are subject to local laws and regulation governing the
exploration, development, mining, production, importing and exporting of
minerals; taxes; labor standards; occupational health; waste disposal;
protection of the environment; mine safety; toxic substances; and other matters.
We require licenses and permits to conduct exploration and mining operations.
Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and activities
of mining companies or more stringent implementation thereof could have a
material adverse impact on our Company. Applicable laws and regulations will
require us to make certain capital and operating expenditures to initiate new
operations. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to close an
operation once it is started until a particular problem is remedied or to
undertake other remedial actions. This would have a material adverse effect on
our results and financial condition.
Four of our mineral interests in Tanzania are currently held
under PLs granted pursuant to the Mining Act for an initial period of three
years and are renewable in two successive periods of two years only. The
remaining four PLs are being held under the 2010 Mining Act and are valid for
an initial period of 4 years (the initial period expiring in 2018 (Table 2)).
Following this the first renewal is for 3 years and the second renewal for 2
years, each renewal accompanied by a mandatory relinquishment of at least 50% of
the license area. The application fees are $300 on initial application and $300
for each renewal. There is a preparation fee of $500 applicable on each license.
The annual rent for the licenses are $100/km
2
(initial period),
$150/km
2
(1
st
renewal) and $200/km
2
(2
nd
renewal).
All PLs in Tanzania require the holder to employ and train
local residents, typically amounting to $5,000 per year, and make exploration
expenditures, as set out in the Mining Act. At each renewal, at least 50% of our
licensed area must be relinquished. If we wish to keep the relinquished one-half
portion, we must file a new application for the relinquished portion.
The geographical area covered by a PL may contain one or more
previously granted PMLs. A PML is a mining license granted only to a Tanzanian
citizen consisting of an area of not to exceed 10 hectares. Once a PL is
granted, no additional PMLs can be granted within the geographical area covered
by the PL. The PL is subject to the rights of previously granted and existing
PMLs. The holder of a PL will have to work around the geographical area of the
PML unless the PL holder acquires the PML and any rights to the land covered by
the PML.
We must hold a mining license to carry out mining activities,
which are granted only to the holder of a PL covering a particular area. A
mining license is granted for a period of 25 years or the life of the mine. It
is renewable after 10 years for a period not exceeding 15 years. Other than the
PMLs being held under Handeni Resources, we do not hold any mining licenses,
only PLs. An application for the 32 PMLs being held under agreement by Handeni
Resources to be changed into a mining license (ML) is underway. Prospecting and
mining license holders must submit regular reports in accordance with mining
regulations. Upon commercial production, the government of Tanzania imposes a
royalty on the gross value of all production at the rate of 3% of all gold
produced. The applicable regulatory body in Tanzania is the Ministry of Energy
and Minerals.
In July 1999, environmental management and protection
regulations under the Mining Act came into force. An environmental impact
statement and an environmental management plan must accompany special mining
license, mining license and gemstone mining license applications for mineral
rights. In addition to the establishment of environmental regulations, the
Tanzanian government has improved management procedures for effective monitoring
and enforcement of these regulations by strengthening the institutional
capacity, especially in the field offices. The government has provided rules for
the creation of reclamation funds to reinstate land to alternative uses after
mining and it has developed guidelines for mining in restricted areas, such as
forest reserves, national parks, near sources of water and other designated areas. These regulations have not had any
material effect on our operations to date.
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Competition
We operate in a highly competitive industry, competing with
other mining and exploration companies, and institutional and individual
investors, which are actively seeking minerals exploration properties throughout
the world together with the equipment, labour and materials required to exploit
such properties. Many of our competitors have financial resources, staff and
facilities substantially greater than ours. The principal area of competition is
encountered in the financial ability to cost effectively acquire prime minerals
exploration prospects and then exploit such prospects. Competition for the
acquisition of minerals exploration properties is intense, with many properties
available in a competitive bidding process in which we may lack technological
information or expertise available to other bidders. Therefore, we may not be
successful in acquiring, exploring and developing profitable properties in the
face of this competition. No assurance can be given that a sufficient number of
suitable minerals exploration properties will be available for acquisition,
exploration and development.
Employees
Other than our directors and executive officers, we had
approximately three full-time equivalent employees and consultants located in
Tanzania as of November 30, 2016. We also utilize independent geologists and
consultants on a contract basis to conduct the work programs on our mineral
properties in order to carry out our plan of operations.
Research and Development Expenditures
We have not incurred any research or development expenditures
since our incorporation.
Subsidiaries
The Company has two subsidiaries, both of which are Tanzanian
companies: (i) HG Limited (formerly DLM Tanzania Limited); and (ii) Douglas Lake
Tanzania Limited, which is inactive.
Plan of Operations
Our plan of operations through our fiscal year ending May 31,
2017 is to continue to focus on the exploration of our Handeni mineral property
in Tanzania, and the budget for this plan requires approximately $0.6 million
for our plan of the exploration work, $100,000 for mineral licenses fees and a
minimum of $0.5 million for our general and administration expenses,
professional and consulting fees and other operating expenses.
Handeni Gold Inc. has clearly identifiable goals for its
exploration program in Tanzania, which has been adapted to reflect recent
changes in the situation on the ground and our exploration activities:
a)
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The company will now focus on its outlined drill targets
for the next financial year, including Mjembe, Targets 5 and Target
16.
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b)
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Intensive exploration on the larger Mjembe target area
will be conducted, including ground geophysics with the aim of outlining
additional drill targets on the structure.
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c)
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Reduce the Companys license holding in the Handeni
district by at least 50% reduction of our currently held license
areas.
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d)
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Acquire additional licenses bordering our target areas
for reconnaissance work for a one year period. Relinquish those with low
potential after one year.
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e)
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Continue efforts to secure funding for drilling on drill
targets.
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Other low cost exploration activities being conducted on a
continuous basis on the Companys Handeni licenses include:
a)
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Identification of potential alluvial mining areas other
than those currently known and being evaluated by utilizing remote sensing
activities.
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b)
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A detailed interpretation of already collected
geophysical data.
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c)
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A petrological, geochemical and mineralogical
investigation of the Kwandege drill core to understand the style of gold
mineralization at this locality.
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d)
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The planning and siting of drill holes as a follow up
Reverse Circulation program to evaluate the near surface potential of
the Kwandege target.
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The estimated budget for the completion of these exploration
programs is provided below:
EXPLORATION WORK
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BUDGET (US$)
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Ground Geophysics
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10,000
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Mapping, trenching, sampling, etc.
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20,000
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Drilling
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350,000
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Geologists, field personnel and general exploration
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150,000
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Sundry & contingencies
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50,000
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TOTAL
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$580,000
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Our exploration efforts are severely restricted by a cash-flow
problem as well as by the efforts to curb the activity of illegal artisanal
mining activities. To this extent the company has only spent limited funding on
exploration of our planned 2017 and 2016 operations. Solving the illegal
artisanal mining situation on the Mjembe target has now enabled the company to
focus our efforts on this target which is well defined and the target that will
most likely yield further positive results with a relatively low input of cash.
For the six months ended November 30, 2016, the Company spent
$285,000 in operations. At November 30, 2016, we had cash of $49,000 and a
working capital deficit of $459,000. In addition, we have a total of $130,000
funds available to be withdrawn pursuant to a facility agreement with a related
party. We assume $457,000 of payables due to related parties would not be
demanded to pay in the fiscal year. As such, we estimated that we will still
need a minimum of $787,000 additional funds in order to cover our planned
operations over the fiscal year ending May 31, 2017. Our actual expenditures may
exceed our estimations.
We anticipate that we will not generate any revenues for so
long as we are an exploration stage company. Accordingly, we will be required to
obtain additional financing in order to pursue our plan of operations.
We believe that external debt financing will not be an
alternative for funding our next fiscal year exploration, as we do not have
significant tangible assets to secure any debt financing. Therefore, we
anticipate that additional funding will be in the form of further related
parties debt financing and/or equity financing from the sale of our common
stock. We cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to
obtain sufficient financing to fund our acquisition and exploration program
going forward. In the absence of sufficient funding, we will not be able to
continue acquisition and exploration of mineral claims and we will be forced to
abandon our mineral claims and our plan of operations. Even if we are successful
in obtaining financing to fund our acquisition and exploration program, there is
no assurance that we will obtain the funding necessary to pursue any advanced
exploration of any mineral claims.
Results of Operations
We have had no operating revenues and accumulated net loss of
$118 million since our inception (January 5, 2004) to November 30, 2016. The
following table sets out our losses from operations for the periods indicated:
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For the Three Months Ended,
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For the Six Months Ended,
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November 30, 2016
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November 30, 2015
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November 30, 2016
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November 30, 2015
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Revenue
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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Expenses
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Consulting fees
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1,350
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1,350
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2,700
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2,700
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Depreciation
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108
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107
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215
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902
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Exploration expenses (Note 8 (b))
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13,552
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84,269
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42,822
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104,572
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General and
administrative (Note 8 (c))
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40,584
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44,543
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84,210
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92,399
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Interest
expense (Note 8 (a))
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55,004
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37,772
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108,843
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73,779
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Professional
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4,064
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8,049
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19,110
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11,396
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Rent
(Note 8 (b)
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159
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1,583
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26,718
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37,994
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Travel and investor
relations
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600
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2,032
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774
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2,197
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Total Expenses
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115,421
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179,705
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285,392
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325,939
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Loss From Operations
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$
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(115,421
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)
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$
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(179,705
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)
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$
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(285,392
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)
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$
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(325,939
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)
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Three Months Ended November 30, 2016 Compared to Three
Months Ended November 30, 2015
Our net loss for the three months ended November 30, 2016 was
$116,000, compared to $180,000 for the same period ended November 30, 2015, the
difference is mainly due to our operating expenses for the three months ended
November 30, 2016 decreased by $65,000 to $115,000 from $180,000 for the same
period ended November 30, 2015. The main operating expenses changes are as
follows:
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our consulting, general and administrative fees decreased
by $4,000 to $42,000 during the period ended November 30, 2016 (three
months ended November 30, 2015 - $46,000), primarily due to fund
limitation and continuing general and administrative cost management;
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|
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our exploration expenses decreased by $70,000 to $14,000
during the three months ended November 30, 2016 (three months ended
November 30, 2015 - $84,000). Some of PLs annual fees payments were
deferred due to licenses renewal; also, our funding limitations caused our
reduced exploration activities;
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interest expenses increased by $17,000 to $55,000 during
the three months ended November 30, 2016 (three months ended November 30,
2015 - $38,000), which represented deemed interest on increased interest
free unsecured loans from related parties as well as increased deemed
interest rate. Such deemed interest was recorded as donated capital;
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our professional fees decreased by $4,000 to $4,000
during the three months ended November 30, 2016 (three months ended
November 30, 2015 - $8,000) primarily due to decreased legal fees;
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our rent expenses were further decreased by $1,400 to
$160 during the three months ended November 30, 2016 (three months ended
November 30, 2015 - $1,600) mainly due to our fund limitation caused our
Tanzania and Canadian office space limitation;
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our travel and investor relations expenses further
decreased by $1,400 to $600 during the three months ended November 30,
2016 (three months ended November 30, 2015 - $2,000) mainly due to our
funding limitations caused no investor relations expenses.
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Six Months Ended November 30, 2016 Compared to Six Months
Ended November 30, 2015
Our net loss for the six months ended November 30, 2016 was
$253,000, compared to $316,000 for the same period ended November 30, 2015, the
difference is mainly due to gain on disposal of equipment increased by $25,000
for the six months ended November 30, 2016 and our operating expenses for the
six months ended November 30, 2016 decreased by $41,000 to $285,000 from
$326,000 for the same period ended November 30, 2015. The main operating
expenses changes are as follows:
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our consulting, general and administrative fees decreased
by $8,000 to $87,000 during the period ended November 30, 2016 (the six
months ended November 30, 2015 - $95,000), primarily due to fund
limitation and continuing general and administrative cost management;
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our exploration expenses decreased by $62,000 to $43,000
during the six months ended November 30, 2016 (six months ended November
30, 2015 - $105,000). Some of PLs annual fees payments were deferred due
to licenses renewal; also, our funding limitations caused our reduced
exploration activities;
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interest expenses increased by $35,000 to $109,000 during
the six months ended November 30, 2016 (the six months ended November 30,
2015 - $74,000), which represented deemed interest on increased interest
free unsecured loans from related parties as well as increased deemed
interest rate. Such deemed interest was recorded as donated capital;
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our professional fees increased by $8,000 to $19,000
during the six months ended November 30, 2016 (the six months ended
November 30, 2015 - $11,000) primarily due to increased audit fees on
property impairment test and legal fees on capital reorganization;
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our rent expenses decreased by $11,000 to $27,000 during
the six months ended November 30, 2016 (the six months ended November 30,
2015 - $38,000) mainly due to our fund limitation caused our Tanzania and
Canadian office space limitation; Included in the rent for the six months
ended November 30, 2016, there was $26,400 (the six months ended November
30, 2015: $36,000) representing 60% of the rental expense associated with
renting our CEOs family house in Tanzania;
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our travel and investor relations decreased by $1,400 to
$800 during the six months ended November 30, 2016 (the six months ended
November 30, 2015 - $2,200) mainly due to our funding limitations.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has been reviewing its budgets for its current
business needs and its further exploration. We estimate that our total
expenditures for our fiscal year ending May 31, 2017 are approximately $1.2
million, as outlined above under the heading Plan of Operations. For the six
months ended November 30, 2016, the Company spent $285,000 in operations. At
November 30, 2016, we had cash of $49,000 and a working capital deficit of
$459,000. We believe that we have insufficient capital to fund our plan of
operations.
On January 16, 2016, the Company entered into a credit facility
agreement with a private company controlled by our Chairman of the Board of
Directors. The funding is in the form of an interest-free unsecured loan to the
Company of up to $360,000 due December 31, 2018. A maximum amount of $30,000 may
be drawn by the Company per calendar month. As of the date of this report, we
received a total of $250,000, with $110,000 available to be withdrawn pursuant
to this facility agreement.
We have not generated revenues since the date of inception on
January 5, 2004, and our cash has been generated primarily from the sale of our
securities and loans from related parties. We anticipate that we will not
generate any revenue in near future. We anticipate that additional funding will
be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock, related
parties debt financing, joint ventures or some combination of these or other
means. We believe that external debt financing will not be an alternative at
this stage for funding additional phases of our exploration as we do not have
significant tangible assets to secure any debt financing.
We cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be
able to raise sufficient funding to continue our acquisition and exploration
program going forward. If we are not able to obtain financing in the amounts
required or on terms that are acceptable to us, we may be forced to scale back,
or abandon, our plan of operations. Even if we are successful in obtaining
equity and/or debt financing to fund our acquisition and exploration program,
there is no assurance that we will obtain the funding necessary to pursue any
advanced exploration of any mineral claims. If we do not continue to obtain
additional funding, we will be forced to abandon our mineral claims and our plan of operations.
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $54,000 to
$178,000 during the six months ended November 30, 2016, as compared to $232,000
during the same period in 2015.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash provided in investing activities was $35,000 during
the six months ended November 30, 2016 (the six months ended November 30, 2015:
10,000) due to proceeds from disposal of automobile vehicles.
Net Cash from Financing Activities
During the six months ended November 30, 2016, we received
$140,000 (the six months ended November 30, 2015: $270,000) in loans pursuant to
facility agreements with related parties. We have funded our business to date
primarily from sales of our common stock and loans from related parties.
There are no assurances that we will be able to achieve further
sales of our common stock or any other form of additional financing. If we are
unable to achieve the financing necessary to continue our plan of operations,
then we will not be able to continue our exploration of the property underlying
our mineral claim interest and our venture will fail.
Going Concern
We have not attained profitable operations and are dependent
upon obtaining financing to pursue any extensive exploration activities. The
Company has not generated any revenues and has accumulated losses of $118
million since inception to November 30, 2016. In addition, we had working
capital deficit of $459,000 as of November 30, 2016.
Future Financings
We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our common
shares, debt financing from our related parties, and/or other financing in order
to continue to fund our business operations through our fiscal year ending
May 31, 2017. 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 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.
Related Party Transactions
The details of related party transactions are disclosed in
footnote 8 of our Companys interim unaudited consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2016 (Item 1, above).
Segment Disclosures
The Company operates in one reportable segment, located in
Tanzania Africa, being the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties.
The details of segment disclosures are disclosed in footnote 12 of our Companys
interim unaudited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended
November 30, 2016 (Item 1, above).
Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a significant impact
on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Contractual Obligations
a)
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On December 7, 2012, and as amended on September 4, 2013,
June 18, 2014, March 20, 2015 and August 30, 2016, the Company entered
into a facility agreement with IPP Ltd., a private company controlled by
the Chairman of the Company. The funding is in the form of an interest
free unsecured loan to the Company of up to $720,000. During the current
period the due date has been extended from May 31, 2017 to December 31,
2018 without any interest or penalties. As of the date of this report, IPP
Ltd. has fully advanced $720,000 to the Company pursuant to this facility
agreement.
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b)
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On October 9, 2013, and as amended on June 18, 2014,
March 20, 2015 and August 30, 2016, the Company entered into a facility
agreement with Consultancy & Finance Company Associates Ltd.
(C&F), a private company controlled by the Chairman of the Company.
The funding is in the form of an interest free unsecured loan to the
Company of up to $405,000. During the current period the due date has been
extended from May 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018 without any interest or
penalties. As of the date of this report, C&F has fully advanced
$405,000 to the Company pursuant to this facility agreement.
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c)
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On November 20, 2014, and as amended on August 30, 2016,
the Company entered into a facility agreement with C&F. The funding is
in the form of an interest-free unsecured loan to the Company of up to
$500,000. During the current period the due date has been extended from May 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018
without any interest or penalties. As of the date of this report, C&F has
fully advanced $500,000 to the Company pursuant to this facility agreement.
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d)
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On January 16, 2016, the Company entered into an
additional facility agreement with C&F. The funding is in the form of
an interest-free unsecured loan to the Company of up to $360,000 due
December 31, 2018. A maximum amount of $30,000 may be drawn by the Company
per calendar month. As of the date of this report, C&F has advanced
$250,000 to the Company pursuant to this facility
agreement.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of
consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods.
We regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates
that we use to prepare our consolidated financial statements. In general,
managements estimates are based on historical experience, on information from
third party professionals, and on various other assumptions that are believed to
be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ
from those estimates made by management.
The critical accounting policies are disclosed in footnote 2 of
our Companys interim unaudited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal
quarter ended November 30, 2016 (Item 1, above).
We believe the critical accounting policies require us to make
significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our consolidated
financial statements.