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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from _______________ to
_______________
Commission
file number 0-27355
CIGMA
METALS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
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98-0203244
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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18, 80 Furmanova Str,
Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
(Address
of principal executive offices)
+7 327 2611
026
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
YES x NO ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files).
YES x NO
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated
filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨
(do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller
reporting company x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES ¨ NO x
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE
YEARS
Indicate
by check mark, whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required
to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by
court.
YES ¨ NO ¨
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
equity, as of the latest practicable date: 53,500,000 shares of Common Stock
were outstanding as of February 17, 2010.
CIGMA
METALS CORPORATION
This
quarterly report contains statements that plan for or anticipate the future and
are not historical facts. In this Report these forward looking statements are
generally identified by words such as “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,”
“estimate,” and the like. Because forward looking statements involve future
risks and uncertainties, these are factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the estimated results. These risks and uncertainties are
detailed in Part 1 – Financial Information - Item 1. “Financial Statements” and
Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.”
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which provides a “safe harbor”
for such statements, may not apply to this Report.
PART
1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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II – OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
Financial Statements
CIGMA
METALS CORPORATION
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(An
exploration stage enterprise)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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March
31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
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(Expressed
in U.S. Dollars)
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March
31
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December
31
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2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
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Cash
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$ | 234,247 | $ | 1,148,702 | ||||
Available-for-sale
securities
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84,258 | 92,445 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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95,615 | 51,420 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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414,120 | 1,292,567 | ||||||
Equipment,
net
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114,051 | 115,709 | ||||||
Mineral
properties
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2,509,597 | 2,676,096 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 3,037,768 | $ | 4,084,372 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 1,177,460 | $ | 1,077,410 | ||||
Total
current liabilities
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1,177,460 | 1,077,410 | ||||||
Long-term
debt
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771,095 | 1,166,056 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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1,948,555 | 2,243,466 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interest
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- | 526,651 | ||||||
Stockholders'
Equity
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Common
stock
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Authorized
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100,000,000
common shares, par value $0.0001
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Issued
and outstanding:
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40,000,000
(2007 - 39,700,000) common shares
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4,000 | 3,970 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital
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6,924,444 | 6,810,474 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit during the development stage
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(5,741,692 | ) | (5,418,938 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
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(97,539 | ) | (81,251 | ) | ||||
Stockholders'
equity
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1,089,213 | 1,314,255 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 3,037,768 | $ | 4,084,372 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
CIGMA
METALS CORPORATION
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(An
exploration stage enterprise)
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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(Expressed
in U.S. Dollars)
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Cumulative
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(Unaudited)
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January
13
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Three
months
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Three
months
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1989
(inception)
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Ended
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Ended
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March
31
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March
31
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March
31
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2008
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2008
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2007
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Expenses
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Administrative
and general
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$ | 614,112 | $ | 61,222 | $ | 11,018 | ||||||
Exploration
costs
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-
HaldeyGold Project - partnership
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796,261 | - | - | |||||||||
-
HaldeyGold Project - other
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185,126 | - | - | |||||||||
-
Tugojakovsk Project
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453,821 | - | - | |||||||||
-
Kazakhstan
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1,548,679 | 136,414 | 174,708 | |||||||||
Interest,
bank charges and foreign currency Exchange losses
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23,188 | 2,062 | 1,633 | |||||||||
Professional
fees
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573,079 | 7,151 | 59,898 | |||||||||
Property
investigation costs
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119,717 | - | - | |||||||||
Management
and consulting fees
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1,456,774 | 120,355 | 72,391 | |||||||||
Loss
before other items
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5,770,757 | 327,204 | 319,648 | |||||||||
Other
income (loss)
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Writedown
of available-for-sale securities
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(148,180 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Writedown
of investment in partnership interest
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(190,601 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Interest
income
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237,107 | 4,450 | 33,432 | |||||||||
Total
other income (loss)
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(101,674 | ) | 4,450 | 33,432 | ||||||||
Net
loss before non-controlling interest
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(5,872,431 | ) | (322,754 | ) | (286,216 | ) | ||||||
Non-controlling
interest
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130,739 | - | 11,069 | |||||||||
Net
income (loss) for the period
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$ | (5,741,692 | ) | $ | (322,754 | ) | $ | (275,147 | ) | |||
Basic
and diluted loss per share
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
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39,926,667 | 39,500,000 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
CIGMA
METALS CORPORATION
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(An
exploration stage enterprise)
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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(Expressed
in U.S. Dollars)
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Cumulative
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(Unaudited)
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January
13
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Three
months
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Three
months
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1989
(inception)
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Ended
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Ended
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to
March 31,
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March
31
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March
31
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2008
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2008
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2007
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Cash
flows used in operating activities
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Net
loss for the period
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$ | (5,741,692 | ) | $ | (322,754 | ) | $ | (275,147 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities
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-
depreciation
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15,938 | 4,928 | 175 | |||||||||
-
stock compensation expense on stock option grants
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366,844 | - | - | |||||||||
-
issuance of common stock for mineral property rights
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600 | - | - | |||||||||
-
expenses satisfied with issuance of common stock
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211,000 | 114,000 | 137,000 | |||||||||
-
partnership exploration costs
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1,125,711 | - | - | |||||||||
-
writedown of investment in partnership interest
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190,601 | - | - | |||||||||
-
writedown of available for sale securities
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148,180 | - | - | |||||||||
-
minority interest in income (loss) of subsidiary
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(130,740 | ) | - | (11,068 | ) | |||||||
Changes
in working capital assets and liabilities, net of acquired
subsidiary
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-
decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets
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(95,725 | ) | (44,445 | ) | (177,513 | ) | ||||||
-
increase (decrease) in accounts payables and accrued
liabilities
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1,180,729 | 122,110 | (696,871 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(2,728,554 | ) | (126,161 | ) | (1,023,424 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows used in investing activities
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-
purchase equipment
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(131,024 | ) | (4,305 | ) | (66,111 | ) | ||||||
-
investment in available-for-sale securities
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(329,977 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
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investment in partnership interest
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(1,316,312 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
-
acquisition of mineral property costs
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(2,360,152 | ) | (360,152 | ) | (300,000 | ) | ||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(4,137,465 | ) | (364,457 | ) | (366,111 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities
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-
issuance of common stock
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6,350,000 | - | - | |||||||||
-
loan proceeds
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758,511 | (401,744 | ) | 1,156,111 | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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7,108,511 | (401,744 | ) | 1,156,111 | ||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
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(8,245 | ) | (22,093 | ) | 16,164 | |||||||
Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
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234,247 | (914,455 | ) | (217,260 | ) | |||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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- | 1,148,702 | 3,082,432 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 234,247 | $ | 234,247 | $ | 2,865,172 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1.
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Nature
of Business and Going Concern
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Cigma
Metals Corporation ("the Company") was formed on January 13, 1989 under the laws
of the State of Florida as Cigma Ventures Corporation. On April 17, 1999 the
Company changed its name to Cigma Metals Corporation and is in the business of
location, acquisition, exploration and, if warranted, development of mineral
properties. The Company’s focus is on the exploration and development
of its exploration properties located in the Pavlodar Oblast Region in
Kazakhstan and the Tomsk Oblast Region, of the Russian Federation. The Company
has not yet determined whether its properties contain mineral reserves that may
be economically recoverable and has not generated any operating revenues to
date.
These
unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern
which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
and commitments in the normal course of business. The general
business strategy of the Company is to acquire mineral properties either
directly or through the acquisition of operating entities. The
Company has incurred recurring operating losses since inception, has not
generated any operating revenues to date and used cash of $126,161 from
operating activities in 2008. The Company requires additional funds to meet its
obligations and maintain its operations. These conditions raise
substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Management's plans in this regard are to raise equity financing through private
or public equity investment in order to support existing operations and expand
its business. There is no assurance that such additional funds will be available
to the Company when required or on terms acceptable to the Company. These
unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from this uncertainty.
2.
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Significant
Accounting Policies
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We follow
accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, commonly
referred to as the “FASB.” The FASB sets generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) that we follow to ensure we consistently report our financial
condition, results of operations, and cash flows. References to GAAP
issued by the FASB in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards
Codification, referred to as codification or “ASC.” The FASB finalized the
codification effective for periods ending on or after September 15,
2009.
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(a)
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Principles
of Accounting
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The interim period
unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the
Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and include the
accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cigma Metals BVI
Limited (“Cigma BVI”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Dostyk LLP. Collectively,
they are referred to herein as "the Company". Significant inter-company accounts
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Cigma BVI is inactive.
Certain information and footnote disclosures
normally included in consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to
such SEC rules and regulations. The interim period unaudited
consolidated financial statements should be read together
with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes
included in the Company's consolidated audited financial
statements for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006. In the opinion
of the Company, the unaudited
consolidated financial statements contained herein contain all
adjustments (consisting of a normal recurring nature, with the
exception of the impairment adjustment discussed below in
"Long-Lived Assets Impairment") necessary to present a fair
statement of the results of the interim periods presented.
2.
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Significant
Accounting
Policies (continued)
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(b)
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Accounting
Estimates
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The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates and assumptions.
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(c)
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Cash
Equivalents
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Cash
equivalents comprise certain highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three
months or less when purchased. The Company did not have any cash
equivalents at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. No amounts were paid for
income taxes or interest in 2008 or 2007.
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(d)
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Marketable
Securities
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The
Company's available-for-sale securities consist of shares of common stock of
three publicly traded companies at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and are
stated at fair value. The cost of these securities is $181,797 at March 31, 2008
(2007 - $181,797) and the net unrealized holding losses of $97,539 and (2007 -
$89,352) is included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at March
31, 2008. If a loss in value in the available-for-sale securities is considered
to be other than temporary, it is recognized in the determination of net income.
Any realized holding losses at March 31, 2008 are on securities that have a fair
market value of $84,258 at March 31, 2008. Cost is based on the specific
identification method for the individual securities to determine realized gains
or losses.
Fair
values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in
active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The following
table presents information about the Company’s financial assets that have been
measured at fair value as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and indicates
the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs utilized to determine such fair
value.
Description
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Fair
Value at March 31, 2008
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Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
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Assets:
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Cash
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$ | 234,247 | $ | 234,247 | ||||
Available-for-sale
securities
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84,258 | 84,258 | ||||||
Assets
measured at fair value at March 31, 2008
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$ | 318,505 | $ | 318,505 |
Description
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Fair
Value at December 31, 2007
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Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
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Assets:
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Cash
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$ | 1,148,702 | $ | 1,148,702 | ||||
Available-for-sale
securities
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92,445 | 92,445 | ||||||
Assets
measured at fair value at December 31, 2007
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$ | 1,241,147 | $ | 1,241,147 |
2.
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Significant
Accounting
Policies (continued)
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(e)
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Equipment
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Depreciation
is based on the estimated useful lives of the assets and is computed using the
straight-line method. Equipment is recorded at
cost. Depreciation is provided over the following useful
lives:
Vehicles
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10
years
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Office
equipment, furniture and fixtures
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2
to 5 years
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(f)
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Mineral
Properties and Exploration Expenses
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The
Company accounts for its mineral properties on a cost basis whereby all direct
costs, net of pre-production revenue, relative to the acquisition of the
properties are capitalized. All sales and option proceeds received
are first credited against the costs of the related property, with any excess
credited to earnings. Once commercial production has commenced, the net costs of
the applicable property will be charged to operations using the
unit-of-production method based on estimated proven and probable recoverable
reserves. The net costs related to abandoned properties are charged to
operations.
Exploration
costs are charged to operations as incurred until such time that proven reserves
are discovered. From that time forward, the Company will capitalize all costs to
the extent that future cash flow from mineral reserves equals or exceeds the
costs deferred. Exploration activities conducted jointly with others are
reflected at the Company's proportionate interest in such
activities.
The
Company reviews the carrying values of its mineral properties on a regular basis
by reference to the project economics including the timing of the exploration
and/or development work, the work programs and the exploration results
experienced by the Company and others. The review of the carrying value of any
producing property will be made by reference to the estimated future operating
results and net cash flows. When the carrying value of a property exceeds its
estimated net recoverable amount, provision is made for the decline in value.
The deferred costs will be amortized over the recoverable reserves when a
property reaches commercial production. As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the
Company did not have proven reserves.
The
recoverability of the amounts shown for mineral properties is dependent on the
confirmation of economically recoverable reserves, confirmation of the Company’s
interest in the underlying mineral claims, the ability of the Company to obtain
the necessary financing to successfully complete their development and the
attainment of future profitable operations or proceeds from
disposition.
Estimated
costs related to site restoration programs during the commercial development
stage of the property are accrued over the life of the project.
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(g)
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Share-Based
Payment
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The
Company accounts for share-based payments under the fair value method of
accounting for stock-based compensation consistent with GAAP.
Under the
fair value recognition provisions of this statement, stock-based compensation
cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is
recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period, which is generally the vesting period.
2.
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Significant
Accounting
Policies (continued)
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(h)
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Foreign
Currency Translations and
Transactions
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The
Company's reporting currency is the U.S. Dollar. Dostyk LLP is a
foreign operation and its functional currency is the Kazakhstan Tenge (Tenge).
Certain contractual obligations in these consolidated financial statements are
stated in Kazakhstan Tenges. The Kazakhstan Tenge to U.S. dollar exchange rate
at March 31, 2008 was U.S. $0.008407 to 1 Tenge.
The
Company translates foreign assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries, other
than those denominated in U.S. dollars, at the rate of exchange at the balance
sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange
throughout the year. Gains or losses from these translations are reported as a
separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) until all or a part of
the investment in the subsidiaries is sold or liquidated. The translation
adjustments do not recognize the effect of income tax because the Company
expects to reinvest the amounts indefinitely in operations.
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency are included
in interest, bank charges, and foreign exchange loss in the consolidated
statements of operations and were not material in 2008 or 2007 or in the
cumulative period ending March 31, 2008.
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions
denominated in a currency other than the local functional currency are included
in interest, bank charges, and foreign exchange loss in the consolidated
statements of operations and were not material in 2008 or 2007.
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(i)
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Concentration
of Credit Risk
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The
Company places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions in
Canada and Kazakhstan. The Company had funds deposited in banks beyond the
insured limits as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
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(j)
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Long-Lived
Assets Impairment
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Long-lived
assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, in accordance with
GAAP. An impairment loss would be recognized when the carrying amount of an
asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result
from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition.
The
amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is calculated by the excess of the
asset's carrying value over its fair value. Fair value is generally
determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. The Company has not recognized
any impairment losses through March 31, 2008.
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(k)
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Comprehensive
income
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The
Company has adopted Reporting
Comprehensive Income, which establishes standards for reporting and
display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. The
Company is disclosing this information on its Consolidated Statement of
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency). Comprehensive income comprises equity except
those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to
owners.
2.
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Significant
Accounting
Policies (continued)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income consists of the following at March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007:
Components
of comprehensive income (loss)
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March
31,
2008
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December
31, 2007
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Net
income (loss) for the period
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$ | (322,754 | ) | $ | (1,909,808 | ) | ||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
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8,101 | |||||||
Unrealized
gains (loss) on available-for-sale securities
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(97,539 | ) | (73,864 | ) | ||||
Total
comprehensive income (loss)
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$ | (420,293 | ) | $ | (1,975,571 | ) |
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(l)
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Fair
Value of Financial Instruments and
Risks
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Fair
value estimates of financial instruments are made at a specific point in time,
based on relevant information about financial markets and specific financial
instruments. As these estimates are subjective in nature, involving
uncertainties and matters of significant judgment, they cannot be determined
with precision. Changes in assumptions can significantly affect
estimated fair value.
The
carrying value of cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, accounts payable
– related parties, and loan payable approximate their fair value because of the
short-term nature of these instruments. Available for sale securities are
recorded at the current market value.
Management
is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or
credit risks arising from these financial instruments.
The
Company operates outside of the United States of America (primarily in
Kazakhstan) and is exposed to foreign currency risk due to the fluctuation
between the currency in which the Company operates in and the U.S.
dollar.
(m)
|
Income
Taxes
|
The
Company has adopted ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes,
which requires the Company to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets for
the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the
Company's financial statements or tax returns using the liability
method. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are
determined based on the differences between the financial statement carry
amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in
effect in the years in which the differences are expected to
reverse.
In July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an interpretation
which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a
company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP. This
interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a
tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods,
disclosure and transition.
Recognition
criterion to a tax provision is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2006. The adoption of this interpretation did not have a
material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
position. As such, the Company has not recorded any liabilities for
uncertain tax positions or any related interest and penalties. The
Company’s tax returns are open to audit for the years ending December 31, 2004
to 2008.
2.
|
Significant
Accounting
Policies (continued)
|
|
(n)
|
Earnings
(Loss) Per Share
|
Earnings
(loss) per share is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the year including common stock issued effective the date committed. Diluted
loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the sum of (a) the
basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the
period and (b) additional shares that would have been issued and potentially
dilutive securities and is equivalent to basic loss per share for 2008 and 2007
because potentially dilutive securities were anti-dilutive due to the net losses
incurred in each year. Potentially dilutive securities outstanding consist of
800,000 stock options for 2008 (2007 – 800,000) and 0 warrants for 2008 (2007 –
8,000,000).
3.
|
Equipment
|
March 31,
2008
|
December
31,
2007
|
|||||||
Fixed
assets
|
$ | 128,536 | $ | 126,719 | ||||
Other
intangible assets
|
1,453 | - | ||||||
129,989 | 126,719 | |||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(15,938 | ) | (11,010 | ) | ||||
$ | 114,051 | $ | 115,709 |
The
majority of equipment held at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 is located in
Kazakhstan.
4.
|
Loan
Payable
|
The
Company’s subsidiary Dostyk had a loan payable to Eureka Mining PLC. The loan is
unsecured, non- interest bearing with repayment to begin when the Company shall
begin to generate profit as a direct or non direct result of exploration. On
March 15, 2007, the Company and Eureka signed an Assignment Agreement under
which the Company assumed responsibility for repayment of all amounts due under
the loan. The Company does not expect to generate funds from Dostyk’s operations
during the next five years to make any principal repayments on the loan. No
repayment of principal, interest and default interest has been made under the
Agreement. The loan balance at March 31, 2008 is $771,095 (2007 -
$1,166,056).
5.
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
Cost
$
|
Gross
Unrealized Gains
$
|
Gross
Unrealized (Losses)
$
|
Net
Accumulated Unrecognized Gains (Losses)
$
|
Market
Value
$
|
||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2006, equity securities
|
181,797 | 36,504 | (51,992 | ) | (15,488 | ) | 166,309 | |||||||||||||
Change
during the year
|
- | - | (73,864 | ) | (73,864 | ) | (73,864 | ) | ||||||||||||
December
31, 2007, equity securities
|
181,797 | 36,504 | (125,856 | ) | (89,352 | ) | 92,445 | |||||||||||||
Change
during the period
|
- | 14,667 | (22,854 | ) | (8,187 | ) | (8,187 | ) | ||||||||||||
March
31, 2008, equity securities
|
181,797 | 51,171 | (148,710 | ) | (97,539 | ) | 84,258 |
6.
|
Common
Stock
|
In the
quarter ending March 2008 the Company issued 300,000 common shares valued at
$114,000 as a finder’s fee in consideration for arranging property acquisitions
in Kazakhstan. As at March 2007 the Company had not issued any new common
stock.
7.
|
Share
Purchase Warrants
|
A summary
of the Company’s warrants outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2008 is presented
below:
Number
of warrants to Purchase shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
8,000,000 | $ | 0.713 | |||||
Warrants
granted in 2008
|
- | - | ||||||
Balance,
March 31, 2008
|
8,000,000 | $ | 0.713 |
|
1.
|
Each
warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share of
the Company at a price of US $0.675 per share for a period of one year
from the May 12, 2006, closing date of the placement, and at a price of US
$0.75 per share for a period of one year commencing on the first
anniversary of the Closing Date.
|
|
2.
|
Each
warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share of
the Company at a price of US $0.675 per share for a period of one year
from the May 26, 2005, closing date of the placement, and at a price of US
$0.75 per share for a period of one year commencing on the first
anniversary of the Closing Date
|
8.
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
Related
party transactions not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial
statements include:
|
a.
|
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008 Consulting Fees of $75,425 (three
months ended March 31, 2007 - $40,000) were incurred by the Company. The
transactions were recorded at the exchange amount, being the value
established and agreed to by the related
parties.
|
|
b.
|
Included
in accounts payable - related parties at March 31, 2008 is $0 (2007 - $0)
payable to directors of the Company and its subsidiary for consulting fees
and various expenses incurred on behalf of the
Company
|
9.
|
Mineral
Properties Dostyk LLP – Maykubensk area in the Pavodar Oblast of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
|
During
2008 we have been evaluating our property holdings in order to determine whether
to implement exploration programs on our existing properties or to acquire
interests in new properties.
In
January 2007, the Company entered in an agreement with Eureka Mining PLC, a
company registered in the United Kingdom, to acquire an ownership interest in
the Dostyk Limited Liability Partnership, (the “Partnership” or "Dostyk"). The
Partnership holds the exploration rights to explore 14,000 square kilometers in
the Maykubensk area in the Pavodar Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan for
precious and base metals.
Under the
terms of the agreement with Eureka Mining PLC, the Company acquired a 51%
interest in the Partnership by paying US $300,000 (paid January 25, 2007) into
the charter capital of the Partnership. The acquisition is accounted for using
purchase accounting. As a result of the purchase, the Company acquired control
of Dostyk and consolidated the financial results of Dostyk including
consideration of a non-controlling interest. In June 2007, the Company increased
its ownership in the Partnership from 51% to 71% by contributing a further US
$700,000 (paid June 13, 2007) to the Partnership’s charter capital. On September
14, 2007, the Company increased its ownership interest in the Partnership from
71% to 90% by contributing a further US $1,000,000 to the Partnership’s charter
capital. In February 2008 the Company increased its ownership in the Partnership
from 90% to 100% by paying US $400,000 (paid February 13, 2008) to the owners of
the Partnership.
The
Company’s results of operations include Dostyk’s results of operations since the
date of acquisition. Pro forma results for the pre-consolidation period are not
presented as they are not materially different from the Company’s historical
consolidated financial statements.
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company held a 90% interest in Dostyk. The aggregate cost
of the acquisition through December 31, 2007 was $2,000,000. The following
represents a summary of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed during
the year. Assets and liabilities at the dates of acquisition have been
translated from Dostyk’s functional currency, the Kazakhstan Tenge (“Tenge”).
The average effective exchange rate used was US$ 0.008462 to 1
Tenge.
Cash
|
$ | 1,040,115 | ||
Prepaids
and other assets
|
39,540 | |||
Mineral
properties
|
2,676,096 | |||
Equipment
|
119,341 | |||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(46,806 | ) | ||
Long-term
debt
|
(1,168,818 | ) | ||
Minority
interest
|
(659,468 | ) | ||
Purchase
price paid in 2007
|
$ | 2,000,000 |
During
the three month period ended March 31, 2008, the Company acquired an additional
10% interest in Dostyk for a purchase price of US$400,000. At that date, the
balance of non-controlling interest was in excess of the purchase price by
$166,499. This amount was credited against the capitalized balance in mineral
properties. As of that date, the Company owned 100% of Dostyk.
The 2008
acquisition of the remaining 10% interest in Dostyk was accounted for using the
purchase method. The aggregate allocation of purchase price to mineral
properties was $2,509,597.
During
January 2010, subject to shareholder approval, the Company agreed to sell its
ownership interest in its Kazakhstan subsidiary to a third party for $1,500,000
and other consideration. The total value of the potential consideration to
be received has not been determined. The only significant asset owned by
the subsidiary is the mineral exploration license described in these financial
statements. Management continues to believe that the value of the mineral
property owned by the subsidiary has not been impaired, however an agreement for
the sale of the subsidiary for less than its carrying value of $2,509,597 as of
January 2010, would be an indication of impairment and result in the Company
recording a loss on the sale.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(A) General
This
portion of the Quarterly Report provides management's discussion and analysis of
the financial condition and results of operations to enable a reader to assess
material changes in financial condition and results of operations as at and for
the three months ended March 31, 2008, in comparison to the corresponding
prior-year period. This MD&A has been prepared as of February 17, 2010. This
MD&A is intended to supplement and complement the unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, prepared in accordance with
US GAAP, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (collectively, the
"Financial Statements"), which are included in this Quarterly Report. The reader
is encouraged to review the Financial Statements in conjunction with your review
of this MD&A. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with both the
annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2007 and the related annual MD&A included in the December 31, 2007 Form 10-K
on file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain notes to the
Financial Statements are specifically referred to in this MD&A and such
notes are incorporated by reference herein. All dollar amounts in this MD&A
are in US dollars, unless otherwise specified.
For the
purposes of preparing this MD&A, we consider the materiality of information.
Information is considered material if: (i) such information results in, or would
reasonably be expected to result in, a significant change in the market price or
value of Cigma Metals Corporation's shares; or (ii) there is a substantial
likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making an
investment decision or if it would significantly alter the total mix of
information available to investors. Materiality is evaluated by reference to all
relevant circumstances, including potential market sensitivity.
This
document contains numerous forward-looking statements relating to our
business. The United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking
statements. Operating, exploration and financial data, and other
statements in this document are based on information we believe reasonable, but
involve significant uncertainties as to future gold and silver prices, costs,
ore grades, estimation of gold and silver reserves, mining and processing
conditions, changes that could result from our future acquisition of new mining
properties or businesses, the risks and hazards inherent in the mining
business (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents,
weather or geologically related conditions), regulatory and
permitting matters, and risks inherent in the ownership and operation
of, or investment in, mining properties or businesses in foreign countries.
Actual results and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates
presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update publicly these
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
We are a
mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration of base, precious metals
and industrial minerals worldwide. We were incorporated under the
laws of the State of Florida on January 13, 1989, under the name "Cigma Ventures
Corp."
We have
no revenues, have sustained losses since inception, have been issued a going
concern opinion by our auditors and rely upon the sale of our securities to fund
operations. We will not generate revenues even if any of our exploration
programs indicate that a mineral deposit may exist on our properties.
Accordingly, we will be dependent on future financings in order to maintain our
operations and continue our exploration activities. Funds raised in fiscal 2008
and 2007 were used for exploration of our properties and general
administration.
(B) Significant
developments during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and Subsequent
Events
During
2008 we have been evaluating our property holdings in order to determine whether
to implement exploration programs on our existing properties or to acquire
interests in new properties.
In
January 2007, the Company entered in an agreement with Eureka Mining PLC, a
company registered in the United Kingdom, to acquire an ownership interest in
the Dostyk Limited Liability Partnership, (the “Partnership” or "Dostyk"). The
Partnership holds the exploration rights to explore 14,000 square kilometers in
the Maykubensk area in the Pavodar Oblast of the Republic of Kazakhstan for
precious and base metals.
Under the
terms of the agreement with Eureka Mining PLC, the Company acquired a 51%
interest in the Partnership by paying US $300,000 (paid January 25, 2007) into
the charter capital of the Partnership. The acquisition is accounted for using
purchase accounting. As a result of the purchase, the Company acquired control
of Dostyk and consolidated the financial results of Dostyk including
consideration of a non-controlling interest. In June 2007, the Company increased
its ownership in the Partnership from 51% to 71% by contributing a further US
$700,000 (paid June 13, 2007) to the Partnership’s charter capital. On September
14, 2007, the Company increased its ownership interest in the Partnership from
71% to 90% by contributing a further US $1,000,000 to the Partnership’s charter
capital. In February 2008 the Company increased its ownership in the Partnership
from 90% to 100% by paying US $400,000 (paid February 13, 2008) to the owners of
the Partnership.
The
Company’s results of operations include Dostyk’s results of operations since the
date of acquisition. Pro forma results for the pre-consolidation period are not
presented as they are not materially different from the Company’s historical
consolidated financial statements.
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company held a 90% interest in Dostyk. The aggregate cost
of the acquisition through December 31, 2007 was $2,000,000. The following
represents a summary of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed during
the year. Assets and liabilities at the dates of acquisition have been
translated from Dostyk’s functional currency, the Kazakhstan Tenge (“Tenge”).
The average effective exchange rate used was US$ 0.008462 to 1
Tenge.
Cash
|
$ | 1,040,115 | ||
Prepaids
and other assets
|
39,540 | |||
Mineral
properties
|
2,676,096 | |||
Equipment
|
119,341 | |||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(46,806 | ) | ||
Long-term
debt
|
(1,168,818 | ) | ||
Minority
interest
|
(659,468 | ) | ||
Purchase
price paid in 2007
|
$ | 2,000,000 |
During
the three month period ended March 31, 2008, the Company acquired an additional
10% interest in Dostyk for a purchase price of US$400,000. At that date, the
balance of non-controlling interest was in excess of the purchase price by
$166,499. This amount was credited against the capitalized balance in mineral
properties. As of that date, the Company owned 100% of Dostyk.
The 2008
acquisition of the remaining 10% interest in Dostyk was accounted for using the
purchase method. The aggregate allocation of purchase price to mineral
properties was $2,509,597.
During
January 2010, subject to shareholder approval, the Company agreed to sell its
ownership interest in its Kazakhstan subsidiary to a third party for $1,500,000
and other consideration. The total value of the potential consideration to
be received has not been determined. The only significant asset owned by
the subsidiary is the mineral exploration license described in these financial
statements. Management continues to believe that the value of the mineral
property owned by the subsidiary has not been impaired, however an agreement for
the sale of the subsidiary for less than its carrying value of $2,509,597 as of
January 2010, would be an indication of impairment and result in the Company
recording a loss on the sale.
(C) Exploration
and Development
We
conduct our exploration and property acquisition activities from our head
office, which is located at 18, 80 Furmanova Str, Almaty, Republic of
Kazakhstan. The telephone number is +7 327 2611 026.
Our
general business strategy is to acquire mineral properties either directly or
through the acquisition of operating entities. Our continued
operations and the recoverability of mineral property costs is dependent upon
the existence of economically recoverable mineral reserves, confirmation of our
interest in the underlying properties, our ability to obtain necessary financing
to complete the development and upon future profitable production.
We are
currently concentrating our exploration activities in Kazakhstan.
Since
1989 we have acquired and disposed of a number of properties. We have not been
successful in any of our exploration efforts to establish reserves on any of the
properties that we owned or in which we have or have had an
interest.
Our
properties are in the exploration stage only and are without a known body of
mineral reserves. Development of the properties will follow only if satisfactory
exploration results are obtained. Mineral exploration and development involves a
high degree of risk and few properties that are explored are ultimately
developed into producing mines. There is no assurance that our
mineral exploration and development activities will result in any discoveries of
commercially viable bodies of mineralization. The long-term profitability of our
operations will be, in part, directly related to the cost and success of our
exploration programs, which may be affected by a number of factors.
Russian
Federation
Haldeevskaya
License
The
Haldeevskaya exploration license covers an area of 576 km2 and is located
approximately 16 kilometers NE from Tomsk via paved highway. Excellent
infrastructure is currently in place, including, maintained tarmac access roads,
high tension power lines at 500 kilowatts per line, gravel vehicular access
roads over the project area with close-spaced, 100 meter, cut lines over the
target areas. The area is also close to the railheads in Tomsk, with links to
the Trans Siberian Railway, and all infrastructures associated with a regional
centre.
Geology
of Haldeevskaya area is represented by the mid Devonian volcanogenic-sedimentary
sediments of the Mitrofan suite, terrigenous (“black shale”) sediments of the
Jurginsk, Pachinsk, Salamat suites of upper Devonian, and the Yarsk,
Lagernosadsk stratus of the lower Carboniferous age. The rock
formations are deformed into the linear folds with the north-north-eastern
strike and they are cut by the series of longitudinal, lateral and diagonal
fractures of different type and order. The area is located at the
front zone of the Tomsk thrust above the granitoid intrusions that are inferred
by geophysics. Dolerite and Monzonite dikes intrude Paleozoic rocks forming the
series of dike zones with a north-western trend with an echelon-like arrangement
of some dikes and their groups. Mineralisation is focussed into areas
associated with the thrusting. Towards the end of 19th and first half of the
20th centuries the region was one of the most prolific gold mining spots in
Russia. The coarse gold was panned from the Tom river and the numerous drainage
systems around the city of Tomsk. In late 1980 Geosphera made its first gold
discoveries in hard rock. As a result of the geochemical
and geophysical surveys a series of 6 highly prospective gold soil anomalies
have been outlined Of the 6 large anomalies the area currently
considered the most perspective are the Semiluzhenskoye, Verkhnekamensk and
Sukhorechenskoye prospects. The Verkhnekamensk anomaly is located in
the eastern part of the Haldeiskaja license on the tectonic contact between the
clay shales and volcanics. As a result of the litho-geochemical, geological and
geophysical studies, conducted by Cigma, two mineralized zones of east-west
strike have been outlined and plotted at 1:20,000. These zones were traced
across the area for 3 kilometres with widths ranging from 250 to 700 meters.
Within these zones 3 anomalies were found and appear prospective for gold
mineralization. The first diamond drilling program has outlined vast areas of
hydrothermal alteration, preliminary mineralogical investigations have
discovered free gold in drill core from the upper part of the mineralization
zone.
Tugojakovsk
License
The
Tugojakovsk exploration license covers an area of 164 km2 and
is located 25 kilometers SE from the regional centre of Tomsk via paved highway.
An excellent infrastructure is in place including excellent sealed roads, close
access to railheads and the infrastructure associated with the regional centre
of Tomsk.
The
geology of Tugojakovsk area is represented by the sedimentary rock formations of
Carboniferous age composed of carbonaceous shales, siltstones and sandstones
united under the common term "black shale". The rocks are deformed into linear
folds and cut by the series of longitudinal, lateral and diagonal faults. The
dolerite and monzonite dikes intrude Palaeozoic rocks forming a series of dike
zones controlling quartz stock works with gold mineralization.
The
Baturinsk occurrence, located within the Tugojakovsk license is composed of a
series silicified shear zones (mylonite zones) consisting of numerous, locally
intense, small quartz veinlets carrying gold. The surrounding geological units
are composed of mineralized carbonaceous shales.
Republic of
Kazakhstan
Dostyk Area, Pavlodar
Oblast
The
Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Dostyk Ltd holds high potential
Maykubinsk exploration and mining license located in Pavlodar Oblast Region in
Kazakhstan and two mineral exploration licenses in the Tomsk Oblast Region, of
the Russian Federation. In 2007 the Company was focused on exploration on
Maykubinsk license in Kazakhstan due to advanced exploration stage of this area
and high potential to discovery large-scale gold-copper porphyry
deposits. The Company’s strategy is to concentrate its investigations
into: (i) Existing operations where an infrastructure already exists; (ii)
Properties presently being developed and/or in advanced stages of exploration
which have potential for additional discoveries; and (iii) Grass-roots
exploration opportunities.
The
region’s economy of Central Kazakhstan is predicated on mining, power generation
and agriculture. Mining consists of giant coal mining at Karaganda, Ekibastuz
and Maikube, mining of polymetallic, gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulphide
deposits at Abyz, Maikain, Alpys and Souvenir. Roads and trails criss-cross the
region to serve the agriculture and mining areas. Numerous high-tension power
lines radiate out of several power generation stations in Ekibastuz to serve
Kazakhstan and for power export to Russia.
Regional Geology and
mineralization
Central
Kazakhstan geological structure is represented by strong folded and dislocated
Cambrian-Ordovician submarine volcanic and sedimentary rocks, covered by
Silurian-Devonian sediments and Devonian felsitic volcanic suites with a whole
series of stocks, dikes and sills of various ages. Late Paleozoic rocks are
represented by Carboniferous and Jurassic marine and continental
suites.
Mineral
deposits are related in time and space to the various lithologies:
Gold-rich
volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits associated with Ordovician
submarine volcanic rocks.
Porphyry
gold-copper deposits associated with altered sub-volcanic dioritic intrusives
presumable of Ordovician age.
Epithermal
gold deposits associated with quartz veins and quartz-sulphide stockworks in
Ordovician, Devonian and Permian intrusives of diorite to granite
composition.
Lead-zinc
mineralization associated with Silurian-Devonian siltstone and carbonate
beds.
Coal
deposits associated with Carboniferous marine and deltaic sedimentary
rocks.
Titanium
and zirconium-rich sands in Late Carboniferous beach sands.
Bauxite
and nickel laterite deposits formed from modern weathering of Paleozoic
limestones and Cambrian ultramafic rocks.
License and Contract
commitments
License
#785 of Central Kazakhstan area dated January 8, 1996 and Subsoil Contract #
759, dated Oct 11, 2001 belongs to Dostyk Ltd. Contract is valid until Jan 8,
2021. Exploration period expires on Dec 31, 2009. Dostyk has currently submitted
to Kazakh Government an application for exploration extension till Dec 2011. The
area of contract territory is at the present 2,774 sq km. The contract territory
will be returned to the State by December 2011 except areas, which Dostyk would
claim as commercial discoveries i.e. those prospects on which Kazakh style
resources of C1-C2 categories would be proved.
Exploration
Works 2008
March
2008 Quarter
Works
completed on each prospect in quarter March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prospect
|
Drill
holes
|
Meters
drilled
|
Sample
processing
|
Assays
|
Geological
mapping
|
USD
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
FA,
Au
|
ICP,
Cu,Mo
|
km2
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Berezki
East
|
4 | 1,398 | 1,340 | 1,340 | 5,360 | 0 | 310,207 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
4 | 1,398 | 1,340 | 1,340 | 5,360 | 0 | 310,207 |
Berezki
East Gold-Copper Prospect
Primary Geology &
Infrastructure
Berezki
East is a part of a large-scale K-OZEK gold-copper-porphyry system with total
area of 15km2.
The
K-OZEK area is composed by strongly hydrothermaly altered volcanic and intrusive
formations with numerous geochemical gold-copper anomalies. The gold-copper
mineralization is associated with pyrite and chalcopyrite within wide-spread
zones of chlorite-epidotic alteration.
Dostyk
project is located in the North Eastern region of Kazakhstan near the Russian
and Chinese border. Infrastructure is just perfect with roads and railways
crossing the license area. The region has been mined for gold, base metals,
nickel, coal and others. Power lines with voltage up to 1,150 kW cross the
project area.
Berezki
East is located 22km away from Ekibastuz with perfect roads connection, 19km by
sealed road and 3km by dirt road. Ekibastuz is a town with 110,000 population, a
regional centre with well developed leaving infrastructure. It is the largest
coal industry centre in Central Asia with number of power stations supplying
energy to entire Kazakhstan and Asian part of Russia.
Exploration works &
results
Berezki
East 2008
|
|||
Type
of work
|
Volume
|
USD
|
|
Drill
holes
|
drill
holes
|
8
|
|
meters
drilled
|
m
|
2,524
|
369,251
|
samples
treatment
|
sample
|
2,545
|
42,610
|
Fire
assays
|
assay
|
2,545
|
|
ICP
assays
|
assay
|
10,180
|
|
Geol
mapping
|
sq
km
|
0
|
0
|
Data
processing & administration
|
45,200
|
||
Berezki
East total cost 2008
|
457,061
|
In March
2008 Quarter the Company has completed 4 diamond drill holes (DDH) for a total
of 1,398 meters with an average drill hole depth of 340 meters.
The
drilling has confirmed over 420 meters of continuity for the mineralization zone
along strike with an average width of approximately 50 meters and reaching 80
meters in places. The mineralization is characterized by the steep dipping. It
has been traced down to a depth of 350 meters and remains open both on strike
and depth. The oxidation zone extends from surface down to 40 meters and could
be suitable for free-milling and heap-leach gold-copper extraction.
·
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The
most interesting results were obtained along drilling fence
F2.
|
|
o
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In
DDH Bz8, 69m grading 0.5g/t gold and 0.14% copper from 148m, including 19m
at 1.45g/t gold and 0.2% copper
|
·
|
Drilling Fence
F3. Two drill holes of the fence intercepted the mineralization
zone and confirmed that it extends from the surface to the depth of over
180 meters below the surface with an average thickness of
50m:
|
|
o
|
In
DDH Bz9 an interval of 80m grading 0.52g/t gold and 0.13% copper from
surface, including 22.5m at 1.4g/t gold and 0.18%
copper
|
|
o
|
In
DDH Bz16 an interval of 93m grading 0.51g/t gold and 0.18% copper from
75m, including 35m at 1.11g/t gold and 0.19%
copper
|
|
·
|
Drilling Fence
F10. Drilling fence F10 was set to test
the north eastern flank of the deposit and revealed the mineralization
zone with the thickness of 60m and close proximity to the
surface.
|
|
o
|
In
DDH Bz14 an interval of 136m grading 0.9g/t gold and 0.1% copper from 32m,
including 52m at 2.1g/t gold and 0.2%
copper
|
(D) Results
of Operations
Three
months Ended March 31, 2008 versus Three months Ended March 31,
2007
For the
three months ended March 31, 2008 we recorded a net loss of $322,754 (2007 -
$275,147) or $0.01 per share (2007 - $0.01).
Expenses
– For the three months ended March 31, 2008 we recorded expenses of $327,204
(2007 - $319,648). This amount includes, professional fees - accounting $0 (2007
- $7,796) and legal $7,151 (2007 - $52,102). Management and consulting fees were
$120,355 (2007 - $72,391), interest, bank charges and foreign currency exchange
losses were $2,062 in March 31, 2008 compared to $1,633 in March 31,
2007.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2008 we recorded exploration expenses of $136,414
(2007 - $174,708). The following is a breakdown of the exploration expenses by
property: Maykubinsk license, Kazakhstan $136,414 (2007 - $174,708) and Tomsk
Oblast, Russian Federation $0 (2007 - $0).
Depreciation
expense – For the three months ended March 31, 2008 we recorded depreciation
expense of $4,928 (2007 - $175).
(E) Capital
Resources and Liquidity
March 31,
2008 versus March 31, 2007
At March
31, 2008, we had cash of $234,247 (2007 - $2,865,172) and working capital
deficiency of $763,340 (2007 working capital - $3,134,828) respectively. Total
liabilities as of March 31, 2008 were $1,948,555 as compared to $1,202,845 on
March 31, 2007, an increase of $745,710.
Our
general business strategy is to acquire mineral properties either directly or
through the acquisition of operating entities. Our consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America and applicable to a going concern
which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
and commitments in the normal course of business. As discussed in note 1 to the
financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring operating losses since
inception, has not generated any operating revenues to date and used cash of
$126,161 from operating activities in 2008. The Company requires additional
funds to meet its obligations and maintain its operations. We do not
have sufficient working capital to (i) pay our administrative and general
operating expenses through March 31, 2009 and (ii) to conduct our preliminary
exploration programs. Without cash flow from operations, we may need to obtain
additional funds (presumably through equity offerings and/or debt borrowing) in
order, if warranted, to implement additional exploration programs on our
properties. While we may attempt to generate additional working capital through
the operation, development, sale or possible joint venture development of its
properties, there is no assurance that any such activity will generate funds
that will be available for operations. Failure to obtain such
additional financing may result in a reduction of our interest in certain
properties or an actual foreclosure of its interest. We have no agreements or
understandings with any person as to such additional financing.
Our
exploration properties have not commenced commercial production and we have no
history of earnings or cash flow from its operations. While we may attempt to
generate additional working capital through the operation, development, sale or
possible joint venture development of its property, there is no assurance that
any such activity will generate funds that will be available for
operations.
(F) Plans
for Year 2008
During
the next 12 months we intend to raise additional funds through equity offerings
and/or debt borrowing to meet its administrative/general operating expenses and
to conduct work on our exploration properties. There is, of course, no assurance
that we will be able to do so.
In 2008
the Company intended to continue exploration works on prospects explored in 2007
and look for potential on further extensions as well as set a drill program on
Ushtogan prospect and others. We were planning also further metallurgical
studies to achieve commercial flotation concentrate. For purpose of resource
estimation proposed is a hydrogelogical study on three prospects submitted for
resource estimation.
Dostyk
Exploration Program 2008
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Program
|
Units
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Q-ty
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Price
|
Total
US$
|
Diamond
drilling
|
m
|
12,500
|
107
|
1,342,975
|
core
samples splitting, crushing, pulverization
|
sample
|
12,500
|
11.00
|
137,500
|
Assays,
incl metallurgy
|
assay
|
12,500
|
15.60
|
195,000
|
Metallurgical
test
|
sample
|
1
|
2,850.00
|
2,850
|
Resource
estimation, JORC standard
|
prospect
|
3
|
25,000.00
|
75,000
|
Transportation
|
month
|
12
|
4,500.00
|
54,000
|
Hydrogeology
|
study
|
1
|
60,000.00
|
60,000
|
Subtotal
drilling+assays+resource, etc
|
$
|
1,802,325
|
||
Exploration
staff salary
|
$
|
129,350
|
||
Other
on-site expenses
|
$
|
20,705
|
||
Total
exploration works
|
$
|
1,952,380
|
||
Overheads
|
$
|
46,380
|
||
Other
administration expenses
|
$
|
67,800
|
||
Sub
total
|
$
|
2,066,560
|
||
Sundries
5 %
|
$
|
100,339
|
||
Total
|
$
|
2,166,899
|
|
(G)
|
Application
of Critical Accounting Policies
|
The
accounting policies and methods we utilize in the preparation of our unaudited
consolidated financial statements determine how we report our financial
condition and results of operations and may require our management to make
estimates or rely on assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain.
Our accounting policies are described in note 2 of our December 31, 2007 and
March 31, 2008 unaudited consolidated financial statements. Our accounting
policies relating to depreciation and amortization of property, plant and
equipment are critical accounting policies that are subject to estimates and
assumptions regarding future activities.
Depreciation
is based on the estimated useful lives of the assets and is computed using the
straight-line method. Equipment is recorded at
cost. Depreciation is provided over the following useful
lives: vehicles 10 years and office equipment, furniture and fixtures
2 to 5 years.
Exploration
costs are charged to operations as incurred until such time that proven reserves
are discovered. From that time forward, the Company will capitalize all costs to
the extent that future cash flow from mineral reserves equals or exceeds the
costs deferred. The deferred costs will be amortized over the recoverable
reserves when a property reaches commercial production. As at March 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, the Company did not have proven reserves.
Exploration
activities conducted jointly with others are reflected at the Company's
proportionate interest in such activities.
Costs related to site restoration programs are accrued
over the life of the project.
US GAAP
requires us to consider at the end of each accounting period whether or not
there has been an impairment of the capitalized property, plant and equipment.
This assessment is based on whether factors that may indicate the need for a
write-down are present. If we determine there has been impairment, then we would
be required to write-down the recorded value of its property, plant and
equipment costs which would reduce our earnings and net assets.
|
(H)
|
Off-balance
Sheet Arrangements and Contractual
Obligations
|
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements or contractual obligations that are
likely to have or are reasonably likely to have a material 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 have not been disclosed in our financial statements.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk
Our
exposure to market risk is confined to our cash equivalents and short-term
investments. We invest in high-quality financial instruments; primarily money
market funds, federal agency notes, and US Treasury obligations, with the
effective duration of the portfolio within one year which we believe are subject
to limited credit risk. We currently do not hedge interest rate exposure. Due to
the short-term nature of our investments, we do not believe that we have any
material exposure to interest rate risk arising from our
investments.
Item
4T. Controls and Procedures
Attached
as exhibits to this Interim Report on Form 10-Q are certifications of
our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), which
are required pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act. This “Controls and
Procedures” section of this Interim Report on Form 10-Q includes information
concerning the controls and controls evaluation referenced in the
certifications. This section of the Interim Report on Form 10-Q should be read
in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the
matters presented.
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
We
evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Interim
Report on Form 10-Q. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the
Exchange Act, such as this Interim Report on Form 10-Q is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC. Disclosure
controls are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on
the evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and
procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), have
concluded that, subject to the inherent limitations noted in this Part II,
Item 4, as of March 31, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures were
not effective due to the existence of several material weaknesses in our
internal control over financial reporting, as discussed below.
Limitations
on Effectiveness of Controls
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our
internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud.
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system
are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that
there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered
relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control
systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been
detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in
decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple
error or mistake. Additional controls can be circumvented by the individual acts
of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override
of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon
certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no
assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies
or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a
cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
not be detected.
Material
Weaknesses Identified
In
connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for the
period ended March 31, 2008, certain significant deficiencies in internal
control became evident to management that represent material weaknesses,
including,
(i)
|
Lack
of a sufficient number of independent directors for our board and audit
committee. We currently only have one independent director on
our board, which is comprised of two directors, and on our audit
committee, which is comprised of two directors. As a publicly-traded
company, we should strive to have a majority of our board of directors be
independent.
|
(ii)
|
Lack
of an independent financial expert on our audit committee. We
currently do not have an independent audit committee financial expert on
our audit committee as defined by the SEC. Pursuant to Section
407, we are required to disclose whether we have at least one "audit
committee financial expert" on our audit committee in addition to whether
the expert is independent of management. Since we do not have an
independent audit committee financial expert, we have disclosed this fact;
however, it is still the expectation that we obtain a financial expert on
our audit committee.
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(iii)
|
Insufficient
segregation of duties in our finance and accounting functions due to
limited personnel. During the period ended March 31, 2008, we
had one person on staff at our executive office and two persons at our
Kazakhstan office that performed nearly all aspects of our financial
reporting process, including, but not limited to, access to the underlying
accounting records and systems, the ability to post and record journal
entries and responsibility for
the preparation of the
financial statements. This creates certain incompatible duties
and a lack of review over the financial reporting process that would
likely result in a failure to detect errors in spreadsheets, calculations,
or assumptions used to compile the financial statements and related
disclosures as filed with the SEC. These control deficiencies
could result in a material misstatement to our interim or annual
consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or
detected.
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(iv)
|
Insufficient
corporate governance policies. Although we have a code of
ethics which provides broad guidelines for corporate governance, our
corporate governance activities and processes are not always formally
documented. Specifically, decisions made by the board to be
carried out by management should be documented and communicated on a
timely basis to reduce the likelihood of any misunderstandings regarding
key decisions affecting our operations and
management.
|
Plan
for Remediation of Material Weaknesses
We intend
to take appropriate and reasonable steps to make the necessary improvements to
remediate these deficiencies. We intend to consider the results of our
remediation efforts and related testing as part of our year-end 2008 assessment
of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting.
We have
implemented certain remediation measures and are in the process of designing and
implementing additional remediation measures for the material weaknesses
described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Such remediation activities
include the following:
|
•
|
We
continue to recruit one or more additional independent board members to
join our board of directors. We continue to recruit at least
one additional financial expert to join as an independent board member and
as an audit committee member.
|
|
•
|
In
addition, we will continue to update the documentation of our internal
control processes, including formal risk assessment of our financial
reporting processes.
|
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There
were no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or
are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financing
reporting.
PART
II. OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1.
|
Legal
Proceedings
|
We are
not party to any litigation, and have no knowledge of any pending or threatened
litigation against us.
Item
1A.
|
Risk
Factors
|
|
Not
Applicable
|
Item
2.
|
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
|
In the
quarter ending March 2008 the Company issued 300,000 common shares valued at
$114,000 as a finder’s fee in consideration for arranging property acquisitions
in Kazakhstan.
Item
3.
|
Defaults Upon Senior
Securities
|
Not Applicable
Item
4.
|
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
|
Not
Applicable
Item
5.
|
Other
Information
|
|
None.
|
Item
6.
|
Exhibits
|
3.1.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation incorporated by reference to the registration statement
on Form 10SB filed on September 16, 1999 (SEC File No. 000-27355
99712713). *
|
3.1.2
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation incorporated by reference
to the Form 10SB12G filed on September 16, 1999 (SEC File No. 000-27355
99712713).*
|
3.2.1
|
By-laws
incorporated by reference to the Form 10SB12G filed on September 16, 1999
(SEC File No. 000-27355 99712713).
*
|
10.1.1
|
Haldeevskaya
Joint Activity Agreement dated August 30, 2004, incorporated by reference
to the Form 10-KSB filed on June 6, 2006 (SEC File No.
000-27355-06888704). *
|
10.1.2
|
Amendment
to Haldeevskaya Joint Activity Agreement dated April 22, 2005,
incorporated by reference to the Form 10-KSB filed on June 6, 2006 (SEC
File No. 000-27355-06888704). *
|
10.1.3
|
Amendment
to Haldeevskaya Joint Activity Agreement dated December 31, 2005,
incorporated by reference to the Form 10-KSB filed on June 6, 2006 (SEC
File No. 000-27355-06888704). *
|
10.1.4
|
Amendment
to Haldeevskaya Joint Activity Agreement dated July 7, 2006, incorporated
by reference to the Form 10-QSB filed on August 14, 2006 (SEC File No.
000-27355-061028644). *
|
10.2.1
|
Tugoyakovka
Joint Activity Agreement dated June 17, 2005, incorporated by reference to
the Form 10-KSB filed on June 6, 2006 (SEC File No. 000-27355-06888704).
*
|
10.2.2
|
Amendment
to Tugoyakovka Joint Activity Agreement dated December 31, 2005,
incorporated by reference to the Form 10-KSB filed on June 6, 2006 (SEC
File No. 000-27355-06888704). *
|
10.2.3
|
Amendment
to Tugoyakovka Joint Activity Agreement dated July 7, 2006, incorporated
by reference to the Form 10-QSB filed on August 14, 2006 (SEC File No.
000-27355-061028644). *
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
99.1
|
Corporate
Governance Principles, incorporated by reference to the registration
statement on Form 10KSB filed on November 4, 2004 SEC File No. 000-27355
041117794). *
|
*
Previously filed
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
Cigma Metals Corporation
|
|||
Registrant
|
|||
Date: February 17, 2010 |
BY:
|
/s/ Agustin Gomez de
Segura
|
|
Agustin
Gomez de Segura
|
|||
Director
|
|||
Date: February 17, 2010 |
BY:
|
/s/ Waldemar Mueller
|
|
Waldemar
Mueller
|
|||
Director
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